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Palacios Gonzalez, Miguel
🇪🇸FIDE 22200860· Male· Spain· Born in 1994
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Miguel Palacios Gonzalez, a 32-year-old Spanish player, is rated 2079 — his current career high and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 9-10, Campionato Galego Absoluto Open 2026, and Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Preferente Grupo B Rondas 1-4-8. Also played 8 rapid (including XVI Torneo Internacional Concello de Rianxo) and 2 blitz events (including II Open Nadal CRC Porrino 2025) recently. He took a 24-month break between May 2011 and Jun 2013.
At junior level, he reached #69 and #42 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
2079
Standard
Rpd2070·Blz1969
All-time high
2079
at best
May 2026 · age 32
May 2026 · age 32
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 2079
at age 32
May 2026
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 29
Jun 2023
2019
Crossed 2000
at age 25
Aug 2019
2016
Best 12-month gain (+118 Elo)
1759 → 1877
Mar 2016
2015
Crossed 1800
at age 21
Sep 2015
2011
100 career games
at age 17
May 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Preferente Grupo B Rondas 1-4-8perf 2390 (+316) · 4.5/5 · #3
Best comeback
Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Preferente Grupo B Rondas 1-4-8finished #3 (seeded #22 of 100)
Evolution
+22
2057 → 2079
Tournaments
6
26 games
Score
16/ 2661.5%
13W6D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsManuel Angel Nunez Campos1,896·Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Preferente Grupo B Rondas 1-3·R2·-13.6
3.[L]vsLuis Segura Santos2,011·Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 9-10·R10·-11.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #47 | 1990 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/8 | #14 | 2097 | +9.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/5 | #3 | 2390 | +37.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #64 | 2852 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #65 | 1096 | -13.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #101 | 1992 | -16.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGonzalo Bouza-Brey Teijeiro
🇪🇸ESP·1911
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsEduardo Cabanas Lopez
🇪🇸ESP·2186
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsWuayra David Padilla Picuasi
🇪🇸ESP·1755
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsJorge Mendez Rial
🇪🇸ESP·1915
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAlberto Portela PeleteiroFM
🇪🇸ESP·2363
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Spain
#1,298
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#12,708
in continent
World
#17,429
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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