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Garcia Castro, Pablo
IM🇪🇸FIDE 2209365· Male· Spain· Born in 1978
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Pablo Garcia Castro, a 48-year-old Spanish International Master, is rated 2292 and sitting in the top 1% of Spanish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2296 and 2335 over the past 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 9-10, Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-4-8, and Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-3. Also played 1 rapid event (including Chess Labor City - International Rapid Chess Open) recently. His peak of 2411 was reached at age 33 (Sep 2011); he also reached Spanish #87 in Jul 2007.
Awarded IM in 2007 (age 29) and FM in 2005 (age 27).
Current rating
2292
Standard
Rpd2262·Blz2215
All-time high
2411
−119 pts below
Sep 2011 · age 33
Sep 2011 · age 33
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#245 · Spanish players · of 18,813
Career timeline
17 entries2024
11th Spanish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2335
Oct 2024
2023
16th Spanish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2334
Nov 2023
2020
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2334 → returned at 2336
Apr 2020
2016
1,000 career games
at age 38
May 2016
2011
Re-crossed 2400
at age 33
Sep 2011
All-time peak 2411
at age 33 · −115 from today
Sep 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-31
2323 → 2292
Tournaments
4
11 games
Score
5/ 1145.5%
4W2D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsInes Prado AceboWFM2,242·Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-4-8·R6·+4.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJose Alfonso Arango Fernandez2,130·Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-3·R3·-7.4
2.[L]vsAlexander Zambrano RodriguezFM2,151·Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 9-10·R10·-7.0
3.[L]vsIago Fernandez RamosCM2,187·Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-4-8·R1·-6.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0/1 | #68 | 1561 | -4.1 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #83 | 1376 | -13.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/6 | #14 | 2220 | -5.7 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #33 | 2032 | -6.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJuan Roberto Patino Romaris
🇪🇸ESP·2065
+9 −2 =4
15 games·last met Jul 2017
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vsJose Carlos Pena Torres
🇪🇸ESP·1947
+7 −2 =1
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsManuel Angel Abuin Boullon
🇪🇸ESP·2082
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsDavid Gomez DieguezFM
🇪🇸ESP·2303
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsMarcos Lorenzo Duran
🇪🇸ESP·2130
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
/
Spain
#245
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#2,920
in continent
World
#4,364
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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