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Castaneda, Nelson

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FIDEFIDE 2011549· Male· United States of America· Born in 1958

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Nelson Castaneda, a 68-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2186 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 51 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 5th Annual Old Line Open - Championship, 2026 Connecticut Classical - Open, and 58th annual Liberty Bell Open - Major. He had 4 career breaks: 41 months (2005–2008), 21 months (2014–2016), 35 months (2016–2019) and 75 months (2019–2025). His peak of 2341 was reached at age 43 (Apr 2001).

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 43). Earned IM norms at World Open 1997 and Guelph Pro-Am Intl Open 2003.

Current rating

2186

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2341

−155 pts below
Apr 2001 · age 43

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#8,946 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

20 entries
2025
13th American 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2234
Sep 2025
2019
9th American 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2241
Nov 2019
Inactive for 75 months
paused at 2241 → returned at 2237
Feb 2019
2016
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2241 → returned at 2241
Feb 2016
2014
17th American 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2230
Nov 2014
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2230 → returned at 2241
Apr 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ravi Krishna G 2,122
29th Annual Eastern Chess Congress - Premier · Oct 2025 · +7.1 Elo
Evolution
-44
2230 → 2186
Tournaments
7
22 games
Score
15.5/ 2270.5%
12W7D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
15th Annual Hartford Open - Major
Open Swiss
Jun 20262.5/3#172157-1.2
94th Massachusetts Open
Open Swiss
May 20262.5/3#212187+3.0
5th Annual Old Line Open - Championship
Swiss
Mar 20263/5#62124-7.8
2026 Connecticut Classical - Open
Open Swiss
Feb 20260.5/1#341774-8.4
58th annual Liberty Bell Open - Major
Open Swiss
Jan 20263/5#591969-26.6
29th Annual Eastern Chess Congress - Premier
Open Swiss
Oct 20252/3#432091-8.2
30th Annual Bradley Open - Major
Open Swiss
Jul 20252/2#302673+4.4
Worst Elo result: 58th annual Liberty Bell Open - Major (-26.6 Elo, finished #59).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#322
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#980
in continent
World
#8,946
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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United States of America
1
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,696
7
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2,696
9
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2,656
10
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2,653
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322🇺🇸Castaneda, Nelson2,186
Americas
1
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2,792
1
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2,792
3
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2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
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2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
7
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
980🇺🇸Castaneda, Nelson2,186
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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8946🇺🇸Castaneda, Nelson2,186