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Monar Del Castillo, Julio
🇪🇸FIDE 22236465· Male· Spain· Born in 1976
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Julio Monar Del Castillo, a 50-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1790 — just 9 short of his peak of 1799 (Mar 2026, age 50). He is on a steady climb with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Liga de Cantabria 2a Division Grupo A 2026 Rondas 9-10, Liga de Cantabria 2a Division Grupo A 2026 Rondas 8, and Liga de Cantabria 2a Division Grupo A 2026 Rondas 5-7. Also played 1 rapid event (including Open de Ribadesella 2025) recently. He took a 13-month break between Jul 2011 and Sep 2012.
Current rating
1790
Standard
Rpd1711·Blz1715
All-time high
1799
−9 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 50
Mar 2026 · age 50
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#79,521
#79,521 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1799
at age 50 · −9 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+167 Elo)
1585 → 1752
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 48
Mar 2024
2019
100 career games
at age 43
May 2019
2014
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 38
Mar 2014
2013
Crossed 1600
at age 37
Jul 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+22
1768 → 1790
Tournaments
5
10 games
Score
6/ 1060.0%
6W0D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #8 | 1793 | +0.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #19 | 971 | -10.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #7 | 1891 | +8.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2513 | +8.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #2 | 1946 | +13.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVictor Moreno Royano
🇪🇸ESP·2247
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2018
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vsPedro Corral Saiz
🇪🇸ESP·1941
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsAsier 2009 Lopez Fernandez
🇪🇸ESP·1855
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsJuan Antonio Treus Suarez
🇪🇸ESP·1708
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsDiego Pons Rodriguez
🇪🇸ESP·1669
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2021
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Rankings
/
Spain
#7,470
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#57,416
in continent
World
#79,519
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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