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De La Cruz Sanchez, Carlos Gustavo
FM🇪🇸FIDE 2216485· Male· Spain· Born in 1975
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Carlos Gustavo De La Cruz Sanchez, a 51-year-old Spanish FIDE Master, is rated 2271 and sitting in the top 2% of Spanish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2010–2012), 23 months (2018–2020) and 46 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Cto de Tenerife por Equipos 2026 - Preferente Rondas 13-14, Cto de Tenerife por Equipos 2026 - Preferente Rondas 11-12, and Cto de Tenerife por Equipos 2026 - Preferente Rondas 8. Also played 1 rapid (including Campeonato de Canarias de Ajedrez Rapido por Equipos 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Torneo de Reyes de Ajedrez 2026) recently. His peak of 2305 was reached at age 32 (Oct 2007).
Awarded FM in 2007 (age 32).
Current rating
2271
Standard
Rpd2163·Blz2252
All-time high
2305
−34 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 32
Oct 2007 · age 32
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 2%
#307 · Spanish players · of 18,793
Career timeline
17 entries2026
500 career games
at age 51
May 2026
27th Spanish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2274
Apr 2026
2024
26th Spanish 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2270
Nov 2024
2020
30th Spanish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2272
Oct 2020
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 2272 → returned at 2277
Mar 2020
2018
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2270 → returned at 2272
Mar 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+17
2254 → 2271
Tournaments
5
7 games
Score
5.5/ 778.6%
4W3D0L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGabriel Perez PerezFM2,303·Cto de Tenerife por Equipos 2026 - Preferente Rondas 11-12·R12·+10.8
2.[W]vsFrancisco Piqueras Guardiola2,062·Cto de Tenerife por Equipos 2026 - Preferente Rondas 1-2·R2·+4.8
3.[W]vsJuan Carlos Villagran Carrasco2,011·Cto de Tenerife por Equipos 2026 - Preferente Rondas 8·R8·+3.8
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #26 | 2161 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 3103 | +11.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2811 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #15 | 2211 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #2 | 2807 | +8.0 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#307
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#3,400
in continent
World
#5,039
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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