Mikel Huerga Leache
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 22, 1989 Pamplona, Spain |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Spain |
| Title | Grandmaster (2022)[1] |
| Peak rating | 2503 (November 2021) |
Mikel Huerga Leache is a Spanish chess grandmaster. He is the first grandmaster from Navarre.[2]
Chess career
He began playing chess at the age of 6, and won the U18 Spanish Junior Championship in 2007. He is coached by Jesús de la Villa.[3]
He achieved the Grandmaster title in 2022 after surpassing the rating requirement in late 2021, after earning his norms at the:[1]
- XXXIV Open Intl Ciudad de Sevilla in January 2009
- III Open Intl Ajedrez San Juan in August 2009
- Torneo Magistral Intl Elgoibar in December 2009
- LXXX CE Individual Absoluto in August 2015
- VII Cto. Iberoamericano Individual in August 2019
In August 2024, he tied for second place at the Ciudad de Oviedo Open with seven other players, prevailing over the field on tiebreak scores.[4]
References
- 1 2 "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ↑ "Mikel Huerga, único navarro Gran Maestro de Ajedrez". March 2, 2022.
- ↑ de la Ossa, Tomas (December 18, 2009). "El primer Gran Maestro navarro".
- ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (September 3, 2024). "Himal Gusain clear first at Ciudad de Oviedo Open for the second consecutive year".
External links
- Mikel Huerga Leache rating card at FIDE