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Castellanos Gomez, Alejandro
FM🇪🇸FIDE 22284141· Male· Spain· Born in 1998
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Alejandro Castellanos Gomez, a 28-year-old Spanish FIDE Master, is rated 2298 — just 26 short of his peak of 2324 (Jun 2018, age 20) and sitting in the top 1% of Spanish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2242 and 2320 over the past 2 years. 54 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, I Festival de Ajedrez La Manga Sub 2400, and Campeonato Regional Individual Absoluto y Femenino 2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including Campeonato Regional de Ajedrez Rapido por Equipos de Clubes "Copa Federacion 2026") recently.
Awarded FM in 2018 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #10, #9, #5 and #69 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2298
Standard
Rpd2194·Blz2215
All-time high
2324
−26 pts below
Jun 2018 · age 20
Jun 2018 · age 20
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#228 · Spanish players · of 18,813
Career timeline
22 entries2026
69th Spanish 20-35 player
at age 28 · rated 2320
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 27
Dec 2025
2021
500 career games
at age 23
Sep 2021
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2247 → returned at 2273
Apr 2020
2018
10th Spanish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2324
Jun 2018
FM title awardedFM
at age 20
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+13
2285 → 2298
Tournaments
8
47 games
Score
34/ 4772.3%
30W8D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJose Carlos Ibarra JerezGM2,547·CAMPEONATO REGIONAL POR EQUIPOS MURCIA 2025 DIVISION HONOR Rondas 4-6·R6·+15.8
2.[W]vsAlfredo GiaccioGM2,306·CAMPEONATO REGIONAL POR EQUIPOS MURCIA 2025 DIVISION HONOR Rondas 1-3·R3·+10.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAsensio Sabater Sanchez1,963·Campeonato Regional Individual Absoluto y Femenino 2026·R7·-17.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #98 | 2271 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #4 | 2267 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/8 | #8 | 2143 | -17.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #3 | 2290 | 0.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 2741 | +2.4 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #4 | 3096 | +30.0 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 3/3 | #1 | 2920 | +19.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/9 | #15 | 2212 | -16.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBeatriz Garcia PorlanWFM
🇪🇸ESP·1995
+6 −4 =7
17 games·last met Oct 2016
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vsMiguel Donado-Mazarron Gomez
🇪🇸ESP·2108
+3 −5 =7
15 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsJose Carlos Ibarra JerezGM
🇪🇸ESP·2533
+2 −9 =3
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsAsensio Sabater Sanchez
🇪🇸ESP·2030
+9 −2 =3
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsH James PlaskettGM
🇬🇧ENG·2308
+3 −7 =3
13 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Spain
#228
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#2,786
in continent
World
#4,169
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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