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Avila Sanchez, Miguel Angel
🇪🇸FIDE 2242028· Male· Spain· Born in 1987
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Miguel Angel Avila Sanchez, a 39-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1921 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +69 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IX IRT SUB 2400 QUART DE POBLET, Segunda Autonomica Norte FACV 2026 Rondas 9-11, and Segunda Autonomica Norte FACV 2026 Rondas 5-7. Also played 2 rapid (including IX OPEN INTERNACIONAL QUART DE POBLET) and 6 blitz events (including IV Open Internacional de Ajedrez San Vicente Ferrer) recently. He took a 20-month break between May 2012 and Feb 2014.
Current rating
1921
Standard
Rpd1785·Blz1859
All-time high
1921
at best
Jun 2026 · age 39
Jun 2026 · age 39
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43,000
#43,000 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1921
at age 39
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+140 Elo)
1693 → 1833
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 37
Mar 2024
2014
100 career games
at age 27
Apr 2014
2012
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1860 → returned at 1864
May 2012
2008
Crossed 1800
at age 21
Oct 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
Campeonato Provincial Individual Preferente Valencia 2025 Rondas 3-5finished #3 (seeded #13 of 60)
Evolution
+69
1852 → 1921
Tournaments
10
35 games
Score
21.5/ 3561.4%
19W5D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #23 | 2015 | +24.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #5 | 2026 | +28.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #8 | 2069 | +15.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #8 | 2468 | +11.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 2523 | +7.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #23 | 1805 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #13 | 1813 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 2056 | +16.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #27 | 1256 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/7 | #57 | 1710 | -27.0 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#3,794
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#31,749
in continent
World
#42,999
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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