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Cantora Alvarez, Alejandro
🇪🇸FIDE 2239850· Male· Spain· Born in 1981
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Alejandro Cantora Alvarez, a 45-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1916 — just 29 short of his peak of 1945 (Mar 2025, age 44). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2012–2013) and 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Asturias por Equipos Primera 2026 Rondas 8-10, Campeonato de Asturias por Equipos Primera 2026 Rondas 4-7, and Campeonato de Asturias por Equipos Primera 2026 Rondas 3.
Current rating
1916
Standard
Rpd1944·Blz1933
All-time high
1945
−29 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 44
Mar 2025 · age 44
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#44,297
#44,297 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 1945
at age 44 · −29 from today
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+79 Elo)
1856 → 1935
Apr 2024
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1865 → returned at 1869
Apr 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 36
Jun 2017
2012
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1910 → returned at 1892
Jan 2012
2009
Crossed 1800
at age 28
Apr 2009
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-27
1943 → 1916
Tournaments
4
5 games
Score
1.5/ 530.0%
1W1D3L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsAndres Augusto Aragon Dimas2,052·Campeonato de Asturias por Equipos Primera 2026 Rondas 4-7·R4·+13.6
Top 2 losses
2.[L]vsEduardo Pelaez Murias1,949·Campeonato de Asturias por Equipos Primera 2026 Rondas 1-2·R2·-9.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #40 | 1739 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #44 | 1962 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #38 | — | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #57 | 1149 | -9.8 |
Worst Elo result: Campeonato de Asturias por Equipos Primera 2026 Rondas 3 (-15.6 Elo, finished #38).
Rankings
/
Spain
#3,938
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#32,656
in continent
World
#44,297
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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