CChessStats
Format
CM

Castellanos Mendoza, David

CM🇪🇸

FIDEFIDE 2295105· Male· Spain· Born in 1992

Follow David Castellanos MendozaTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.

David Castellanos Mendoza, a 34-year-old Spanish Candidate Master, is rated 2206 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of Spanish players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include II Torneo de Ajedrez Sub2400 Primavera, Campeonato de Extremadura por Equipos Ritmo Clasico Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 5-6, and Campeonato de Extremadura por Equipos Ritmo Clasico Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 1-4. Also played 3 rapid (including CE Equipos Ajedrez Rapido 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Copa Extremadura por Equipos Ajedrez Relampago 2025) recently.

Awarded CM in 2026 (age 34). At junior level, he reached #84, #89 and #25 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2206

Standard

Rpd2125·Blz2152

All-time high

2206

at best
May 2026 · age 34

Activity

24

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#494 · Spanish players · of 18,813

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 34
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2206
at age 34
May 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 34
Apr 2026
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 26
May 2018
2016
Re-crossed 2100
at age 24
May 2016
Best 12-month gain (+96 Elo)
2012 → 2108
Jan 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Lennis Martinez RamirezIM 2,412
Campeonato de Extremadura por Equipos Ritmo Clasico Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 1-4 · Jan 2026 · +5.7 Elo
Evolution
+17
2189 → 2206
Tournaments
5
22 games
Score
15.5/ 2270.5%
12W7D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
II Torneo de Ajedrez Sub2400 Primavera
Open Swiss
Apr 20262/2#312636+5.2
Campeonato de Extremadura por Equipos Ritmo Clasico Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 5-6
Round-Robin
Jan 20262/2#32826+11.6
Campeonato de Extremadura por Equipos Ritmo Clasico Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 1-4
Round-Robin
Jan 20262/4#272209+2.0
V Festival Internacional "Ruy Lopez" de Zafra - Torneo A Sub2200
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/7#32142-6.2
VII OPEN LOS MOLINOS CIUDAD DEL VINO SUB2400
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/7#172200+4.2
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

vsBenjamin Abel Garcia Romero
🇪🇸ESP·2181
+3 −8 =3
14 games·last met Sep 2025
View head-to-head →
vsJuan Manuel Carrasco MartinezIM
🇪🇸ESP·2332
+1 −7 =4
12 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
vsAngel De Nacimiento MontanoFM
🇪🇸ESP·2297
+4 −3 =4
11 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
vsJose Daniel Valle Portillo
🇪🇸ESP·2162
+5 −0 =6
11 games·last met Sep 2025
View head-to-head →
vsJose Antonio Gonzalez Benavides
🇪🇸ESP·2055
+9 −2 =0
11 games·last met May 2022
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Spain
#494
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#5,482
in continent
World
#7,852
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Spain
1
🇪🇸Anton Guijarro, DavidFollow David Anton GuijarroTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,657
2
🇪🇸Chigaev, MaksimFollow Maksim ChigaevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,644
2
🇪🇸Vallejo Pons, FranciscoFollow Francisco Vallejo PonsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,644
4
🇪🇸Santos Latasa, JaimeFollow Jaime Santos LatasaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,615
5
🇪🇸Santos Ruiz, MiguelFollow Miguel Santos RuizTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,604
6
🇪🇸Shirov, AlexeiFollow Alexei ShirovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,597
7
🇪🇸Yuffa, DaniilFollow Daniil YuffaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,592
8
🇪🇸Salgado Lopez, IvanFollow Ivan Salgado LopezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
9
🇪🇸Iturrizaga Bonelli, EduardoFollow Eduardo Iturrizaga BonelliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,587
9
🇪🇸Illescas Cordoba, MiguelFollow Miguel Illescas CordobaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,587
...
494🇪🇸Castellanos Mendoza, David2,206
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
5482🇪🇸Castellanos Mendoza, David2,206
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
7852🇪🇸Castellanos Mendoza, David2,206