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Quiros Cueto, Pelayo
CM🇪🇸FIDE 2284626· Male· Spain· Born in 1990
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Pelayo Quiros Cueto, a 36-year-old Spanish Candidate Master, is rated 2205 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of Spanish players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Asturias por Equipos Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 8-10, Campeonato de Asturias por Equipos Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 4-7, and Campeonato de Asturias por Equipos Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 1-2. Also played 1 rapid (including XXII Open Activo Villa de Gijon 2025) and 3 blitz events (including III Open Relampago RGCC 2025) recently.
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 36). At junior level, he reached #53, #75 and #41 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2205
Standard
Rpd2165·Blz2209
All-time high
2205
at best
May 2026 · age 36
May 2026 · age 36
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#500 · Spanish players · of 18,813
Career timeline
15 entries2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 36
Jun 2026
68th Spanish 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2205
May 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 36
May 2026
All-time peak 2205
at age 36
May 2026
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2194 → returned at 2185
Apr 2020
2012
Crossed 2100
at age 22
Jan 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+14
2191 → 2205
Tournaments
3
4 games
Score
3/ 475.0%
3W0D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsDaniel Centron AntunaFM2,294·Campeonato de Asturias por Equipos Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 4-7·R4·-7.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #43 | 3032 | +11.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #49 | 2168 | -1.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #26 | 2812 | +5.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJose Alberto Cuevas Fernandez
🇪🇸ESP·2016
+8 −2 =5
15 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMiguel Angel Marino BravoCM
🇪🇸ESP·2163
+6 −6 =2
14 games·last met May 2023
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vsEnrique Alvarez FernandezFM
🇪🇸ESP·2284
+1 −6 =5
12 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsDaniel Centron AntunaFM
🇪🇸ESP·2313
+3 −7 =1
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsIvan Fernandez Torre
🇪🇸ESP·2182
+3 −4 =4
11 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Spain
#500
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#5,522
in continent
World
#7,911
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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Spain
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