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Sala Esquiva, Miguel
🇪🇸FIDE 54766745· Male· Spain· Born in 2010
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Miguel Sala Esquiva, a 16-year-old Spanish player, is rated 2053 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 9% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +147 Elo over the past 12 months. 114 rated games in the past year (≈73/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, Division de Honor FACV 2026 Rondas 6, and Division de Honor FACV 2026 Rondas 9-11. Also played 5 rapid (including MEMORIAL EMILIO PELLICER - BENIDORM CHESS OPEN 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Roquetas Chess Festival 2026 - VII International Blitz Chess Open The Eve of Magi) recently. His peak of 2122 was reached at age 16 (Mar 2026).
At junior level, he reached #30, #10 and #65 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2053
Standard
Rpd2183·Blz1898
All-time high
2122
−69 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 16
Mar 2026 · age 16
Activity
97
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
108 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#880 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 2122
at age 16 · −69 from today
Mar 2026
30th Spanish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2121
Feb 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 16
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 15
Aug 2025
2024
10th Spanish U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2093
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+525 Elo)
1568 → 2093
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+166
1887 → 2053
Tournaments
20
104 games
Score
58/ 10455.8%
45W26D33L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #312 | 1985 | -64.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2848 | +16.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #63 | 1992 | -21.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #54 | 2126 | +0.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #73 | 1903 | -23.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #33 | 2887 | +24.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #11 | 2271 | +37.1 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #47 | 2167 | +63.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/8 | #6 | 2131 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #9 | 2020 | +7.6 |
Worst Elo result: X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A (-64.4 Elo, finished #312).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJordi Munoz Dodin
🇪🇸ESP·2069
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsNestor Emmanuel Mendez Gimenez
🇪🇸ESP·2034
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsLucas Morera Roda
🇪🇸ESP·2008
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met May 2025
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vsDavid William Flores Castro
🇪🇸ESP·1652
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2024
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Rankings
/
Spain
#1,583
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#14,986
in continent
World
#20,420
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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