De Nacimiento Montano, Angel

Angel De Nacimiento Montano, a 34-year-old Spanish player, is rated 2297 — just 1 short of his peak of 2298 (Mar 2026, age 34) and sitting in the top 1% of Spanish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 21 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Extremadura por Equipos Ritmo Clasico Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 9, Campeonato de Extremadura por Equipos Ritmo Clasico Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 7, and IV Open Sub2400 Club Ajedrez Diagonal Alcorcon Rondas 3-5. Also played 3 rapid (including CE Equipos Ajedrez Rapido 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Copa Extremadura por Equipos Ajedrez Relampago 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2012–2014) and 24 months (2015–2017).

At junior level, he reached #22, #15, #15, #19 and #7 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.