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Vegas Garcia, Markel
🇪🇸FIDE 94726922· Male· Spain· Born in 2008
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Markel Vegas Garcia, a 18-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1615 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +157 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo 3B Rondas 9, Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo 3B Rondas 8, and Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo 3B Rondas 5-7. Also played 1 blitz event (including Campeonato Individual de Rapidas de Euskadi - Fase Bizkaia 2026) recently.
Current rating
1615
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1578
All-time high
1615
at best
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#141,283
#141,283 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1615
at age 18
Apr 2026
7-month rising streak
+157 Elo
Apr 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+377 Elo)
1096 → 1473
Nov 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+157
1458 → 1615
Tournaments
8
17 games
Score
9.5/ 1755.9%
9W1D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJose Luis Domingo Perez1,852·Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo 3B Rondas 5-7·R5·+33.6
2.[W]vsPeter Rawlings1,703·Campeonato Tercera de Euskadi - Zonal de Bizkaia 2025 Rondas 1-3·R1·+31.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2426 | +23.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2455 | +26.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2652 | +34.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #4 | 1477 | -8.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/4 | #9 | 1598 | +19.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #18 | 2348 | +23.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #60 | 2432 | +16.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #22 | 1677 | +22.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Spain
#13,498
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#95,269
in continent
World
#141,274
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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