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Galan Saez, Luis Carlos
🇪🇸FIDE 22279229· Male· Spain· Born in 1981
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Luis Carlos Galan Saez, a 45-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1909 — just 5 short of his peak of 1914 (Mar 2024, age 43). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 32-month break between Aug 2023 and May 2026. Recent appearance: Absoluto CTL Avila 2026. Also played 3 rapid events (including XXXI Torneo de Santa Teresa Memorial Felix Garcia Ares) recently.
Current rating
1909
Standard
Rpd1948·Blz1727
All-time high
1914
−5 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 43
Mar 2024 · age 43
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#45,888
#45,888 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
4 entries2024
All-time peak 1914
at age 43 · −5 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1800
at age 42
Aug 2023
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1856 → returned at 1909
Aug 2023
First FIDE rating
1856 · at age 42
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
1914 → 1909
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
3/ 475.0%
3W0D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/3 | #5 | 2511 | -5.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDario Gonzalez Chapado
🇪🇸ESP·2014
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsLeonardo Garcia Herraez
🇪🇸ESP·1806
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsIsrael Rufes Vazquez
🇪🇸ESP·1623
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMiguel Angel Echarte Fernandez
🇪🇸ESP·1672
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Spain
#4,086
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#33,831
in continent
World
#45,887
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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