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Pla Almenar, Nel
🇪🇸FIDE 22273115· Male· Spain· Born in 1997
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Nel Pla Almenar, a 29-year-old Spanish player, is rated 2068 — just 27 short of his peak of 2095 (May 2022, age 25) and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 38-month break between Jan 2014 and Apr 2017. Recent standard appearances include Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Divisio Grup II Rondas 7-9, Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Divisio Grup II Rondas 3-6, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Divisio Grup II Rondas 1-2. Also played 2 rapid (including Copa Catalana Territorial de Barcelona 2026) and 1 blitz events (including VI Blitz Tres Peons Chessable) recently.
At junior level, he reached #76, #38 and #12 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2068
Standard
Rpd2001·Blz1965
All-time high
2095
−27 pts below
May 2022 · age 25
May 2022 · age 25
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#18,644 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2022
All-time peak 2095
at age 25 · −27 from today
May 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 23
Apr 2020
2019
Crossed 2000
at age 22
Apr 2019
2018
Best 12-month gain (+153 Elo)
1817 → 1970
Sep 2018
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2016
2014
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 1808 → returned at 1874
Jan 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-14
2082 → 2068
Tournaments
3
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
2W2D3L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #12 | — | +20.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #100 | — | -15.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #102 | — | -18.8 |
Worst Elo result: Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Divisio Grup II Rondas 1-2 (-18.8 Elo, finished #102).
Rankings
/
Spain
#1,420
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#13,640
in continent
World
#18,644
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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