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Gutierrez Castillo, Paloma
WIM🇪🇸FIDE 2250764· Female· Spain· Born in 1985
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Paloma Gutierrez Castillo, a 41-year-old Spanish Woman International Master, is rated 1979. She has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 18 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Andalucia Absoluto-Sub18 2026, VI OPEN INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CIUDAD DE COIN SUB-2400, and Liga Andaluza 2026 Primera E Rondas 5-8. Also played 4 rapid (including CE Individual Absoluto Ajedrez Rapido 2025) and 4 blitz events (including CE Individual Absoluto Ajedrez Relampago 2025) recently. She had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2013–2016) and 16 months (2016–2017). Her peak of 2203 was reached at age 21 (Apr 2006).
Awarded WIM in 2006 (age 21) and WFM in 2003 (age 18). At junior level, she reached #45, #24 and #13 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1979
Standard
Rpd2026·Blz1917
All-time high
2203
−224 pts below
Apr 2006 · age 21
Apr 2006 · age 21
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#30,971
#30,971 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 39
Apr 2024
2016
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2134 → returned at 2116
Feb 2016
2013
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2164 → returned at 2150
Jul 2013
2012
Best 12-month gain (+110 Elo)
2090 → 2200
May 2012
Re-crossed 2200
at age 27
Mar 2012
2011
Re-crossed 2100
at age 26
Jul 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
1998 → 1979
Tournaments
6
31 games
Score
13.5/ 3143.5%
14W6D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJose Alberto Guzman Berlanga1,827·VI OPEN INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CIUDAD DE COIN SUB-2400·R6·-14.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #20 | 2130 | +32.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #46 | 1845 | -13.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #45 | 1682 | -21.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #8 | 2008 | +2.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #41 | 1894 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/1 | #275 | 1077 | -13.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSaul Romero Soler
🇪🇸ESP·1873
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJuan Alberto Gomez AguirreFM
🇪🇸ESP·2338
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsFrancisco Miguel Terron ElenaFM
🇪🇸ESP·2114
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsFederico Perea Fruet
🇪🇸ESP·2003
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met May 2025
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vsDominic Colloridi
🇪🇸ESP·1891
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
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Spain
#2,617
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#22,896
in continent
World
#30,970
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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