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Garcia Castany, Jose
🇪🇸FIDE 22281088· Male· Spain· Born in 1953
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Jose Garcia Castany, a 73-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1526. He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 16 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V Open Chess Menorca B 2026, Lliga Catalana 2026 - Tercera Categoria Centre Girona Rondas 1-2, and XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados. Also played 1 rapid event (including XXVI Obert Internacional d'Escacs de Figueres "Miquel Mas") recently. His peak of 1609 was reached at age 71 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1526
Standard
Rpd1543·Blz1585
All-time high
1609
−83 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 71
Apr 2024 · age 71
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#175,595
#175,595 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+271 Elo)
1282 → 1553
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1609
at age 71 · −83 from today
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 71
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 71
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 71
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1415 → returned at 1411
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-19
1545 → 1526
Tournaments
6
36 games
Score
11/ 3630.6%
8W10D18L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAntonio Ramirez Mari1,651·XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados·R6·+13.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsValenti Ibanez San Nicolas1,449·49 Open Internacional d'Escacs Vila de Sitges Grup C·R7·-12.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #126 | 1676 | -4.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | — | +11.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/5 | #271 | 1621 | +11.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/5 | #93 | 1537 | -20.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0.5/4 | #60 | 1583 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/2 | #72 | 2347 | -19.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJordi Vidal Palou
🇪🇸ESP·1813
+0 −9 =3
12 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsManel Romera Fernandez
🇪🇸ESP·1630
+0 −2 =6
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJordi Carraminana Puig
🇪🇸ESP·1742
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsAntoni Foix Breto
🇪🇸ESP·1730
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsLeandro Alcaraz Martinez
🇪🇸ESP·1661
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
/
Spain
#16,235
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#112,545
in continent
World
#175,557
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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