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Ruiz Lao, Eric
🇪🇸FIDE 94710716· Male· Spain· Born in 2012
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Eric Ruiz Lao, a 14-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1998 — just 22 short of his peak of 2020 (Apr 2026, age 14) and sitting in the top 2% of Spanish players under 14. He is progressing steadily with +62 Elo over the past 12 months. 61 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Andalucia Absoluto-Sub18 2026, Liga Andaluza 2026 Primera C Rondas 5-8, and Liga Andaluza 2026 Primera C Rondas 1-4. Also played 4 rapid (including CE Individual Absoluto Ajedrez Rapido 2025) and 1 blitz events (including II MARATON BLITZ RINCON LLENO DE VIDA) recently.
At junior level, he reached #18, #25 and #33 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1998
Standard
Rpd1945·Blz1985
All-time high
2020
−22 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 14
Apr 2026 · age 14
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#25 · Spanish players under 14 · of 1,012
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 2020
at age 14 · −22 from today
Apr 2026
18th Spanish U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2019
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 14
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 13
Dec 2025
100 career games
at age 13
Sep 2025
2024
25th Spanish U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1820
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+62
1936 → 1998
Tournaments
11
63 games
Score
40.5/ 6364.3%
34W13D16L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsEduardo Castro QuijanoCM2,200·Roquetas Chess Festival 2026 - XXXVII International Open·R5·+30.1
3.[W]vsErnesto Jesus Doval Rojas1,965·7 Open Internacional Sub2200 Hotel Vertice Sevilla Bormujos·R6·+20.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/6 | #44 | 1948 | -22.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #8 | 2004 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #12 | 1987 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #27 | 2517 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/9 | #92 | 2027 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #19 | 1960 | -13.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/5 | #1 | 2536 | +47.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #16 | 1983 | +33.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/2 | #180 | 2610 | +30.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/8 | #137 | 2020 | -2.8 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#2,308
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#20,565
in continent
World
#27,833
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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