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Gastala, Michael
🇵🇭FIDE 115203782· Male· Philippines· Born in 1995
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Michael Gastala, a 31-year-old Filipino player, is rated 1870 — just 23 short of his peak of 1893 (Mar 2024, age 29). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2025 Philippine National Semifinals Chess Championship Men's Division and ASEAN Challenger Section (FIDE Rating 2199 Below). Also played 1 rapid (including ASEAN Individual Open Rapid Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup) and 1 blitz events (including ASEAN Individual Open Blitz Chess Championship Governor Henry S Oaminal Cup) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2022–2023) and 20 months (2023–2025). He reached Filipino #84 in Apr 2022.
Current rating
1870
Standard
Rpd1920·Blz1868
All-time high
1893
−23 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 29
Mar 2024 · age 29
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#55,831
#55,831 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+35 Elo)
1858 → 1893
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1893
at age 29 · −23 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1822 → returned at 1883
Jun 2023
2022
Peak Filipino rank: #84
at age 27 · rated 1858
Apr 2022
Crossed 1800
at age 27
Feb 2022
Crossed 1600
at age 27
Feb 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
1883 → 1870
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
6/ 1250.0%
5W2D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsIan Gabriel Rusiana1,705·2025 Philippine National Semifinals Chess Championship Men's Division·R2·-28.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #49 | 1501 | -39.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/8 | #27 | 2037 | +26.8 |
Worst Elo result: 2025 Philippine National Semifinals Chess Championship Men's Division (-39.6 Elo, finished #49).
Rankings
/
Philippines
#281
out of 3,067 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,595
in continent
World
#55,830
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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