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Castells Briones, Miquel
🇪🇸FIDE 2219913· Male· Spain· Born in 1966
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Miquel Castells Briones, a 60-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1879. He has slipped back 82 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XXVI Obert Internacional Escacs Foment Martinenc Grup A Rondas 1, Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Categoria Barcelona Grup III Rondas 7-9, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Segona Divisio Grup Tarragona Rondas 7-9. Also played 4 rapid (including Copa Catalana Territorial de Barcelona 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Campionat de Catalunya Llampec per Equips 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2002–2003), 15 months (2011–2013) and 14 months (2015–2016). His peak of 2123 was reached at age 40 (Oct 2006).
Current rating
1879
Standard
Rpd1906·Blz1957
All-time high
2123
−244 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 40
Oct 2006 · age 40
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#53,450
#53,450 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2024
500 career games
at age 58
Oct 2024
2022
Best 12-month gain (+92 Elo)
1929 → 2021
Jul 2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 56
Jul 2022
2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 51
Dec 2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 51
Apr 2017
2015
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2034 → returned at 2046
Feb 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-82
1961 → 1879
Tournaments
8
33 games
Score
10/ 3330.3%
9W4D20L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsOscar Garcia Castellote2,025·XXVI Obert Internacional Escacs Foment Martinenc Grup A Rondas 6·R6·+14.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #18 | 1934 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #44 | 1281 | -4.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #108 | — | -8.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #36 | — | +10.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/4 | #111 | — | -30.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #33 | — | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/10 | #263 | 1866 | -26.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/8 | #93 | 1824 | -24.8 |
Worst Elo result: Lliga Catalana 2026 - Segona Divisio Grup Tarragona Rondas 3-6 (-30.0 Elo, finished #111).
Rankings
/
Spain
#4,848
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#39,283
in continent
World
#53,449
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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