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Vesga Izeta, Markel
FM🇪🇸FIDE 54544866· Male· Spain· Born in 2006
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Markel Vesga Izeta, a 20-year-old Spanish FIDE Master, is rated 2304 — just 19 short of his peak of 2323 (Feb 2026, age 20) and ranked 7th among Spanish players under 20, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +85 Elo over the past 12 months. 70 rated games in the past year (≈63/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato De Euskadi Absoluto 2026, XLVI Open Internacional Ciudad de San Sebastian, and Campeonato de Euskadi por Equipos DH-26 Rondas 9. Also played 2 rapid (including Match Seleccion de Euskadi - Seleccion Internacional) and 1 blitz events (including I Open Internacional de Ajedrez de Zaragoza) recently.
Awarded FM in 2026 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #6, #23, #13, #45 and #56 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2304
Standard
Rpd2264·Blz2064
All-time high
2323
−19 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 20
Feb 2026 · age 20
Activity
68
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
70 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · Spanish players under 20 · of 651
Career timeline
17 entries2026
6th Spanish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2323
Feb 2026
FM title awardedFM
at age 20
Feb 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 20
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2323
at age 20 · −19 from today
Feb 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 19
Dec 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 19
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+85
2219 → 2304
Tournaments
13
70 games
Score
44.5/ 7063.6%
31W27D12L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsGabriel Quispe ArteagaFM2,425·II Cerrado de Navidad Internacional Ajedrez Diagonal Alcorcon B·R6·+12.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #9 | 2330 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/8 | #22 | 2244 | -4.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #34 | 1764 | -3.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #28 | 1372 | -14.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #24 | 2180 | -12.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 3062 | +9.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #12 | 2379 | +8.0 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #2 | 2391 | +33.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 2349 | +22.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/6 | #7 | 2293 | +6.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexander Larranaga Juaristi
🇪🇸ESP·2180
+5 −1 =6
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAimar Alvarez Etxarri
🇪🇸ESP·2143
+3 −3 =4
10 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsZuhaitz Gimenez Lopez
🇪🇸ESP·2202
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsManex Reguillaga Elias
🇪🇸ESP·2095
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsOier Sarasketa IrastortzaCM
🇪🇸ESP·2149
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Spain
#212
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#2,624
in continent
World
#3,949
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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