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Castellana, Michael
🇧🇪FIDE 229695· Male· Belgium· Born in 1974
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Michael Castellana, a 52-year-old Belgian player, is rated 1684. He has slipped back 78 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Combine 24 - Parties Lentes Rondes 4-6, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. Also played 6 rapid (including Triathlon Anderlues 2026 - Rapides) and 3 blitz events (including Triathlon Anderlues 2026 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1770 was reached at age 50 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1684
Standard
Rpd1765·Blz1709
All-time high
1770
−86 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 50
Mar 2024 · age 50
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#115,440
#115,440 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+169 Elo)
1601 → 1770
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1770
at age 50 · −86 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 49
Mar 2023
2019
94th Belgian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1726
Nov 2019
100 career games
at age 45
Sep 2019
7-month rising streak
+108 Elo
Jul 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-74
1758 → 1684
Tournaments
25
66 games
Score
24.5/ 6637.1%
28W9D29L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #4 | 1854 | +13.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1118 | 796 | -12.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #765 | 1699 | +0.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #13 | 2479 | -0.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1204 | 823 | -12.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #12 | 923 | -19.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #7 | 1174 | -3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #935 | 1865 | +4.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #6 | 1665 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/4 | #45 | 1740 | -0.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChristian Henrotte
🇧🇪BEL·1706
+15 −10 =3
28 games·last met Jun 2030
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vsNoa De Nys
🇧🇪BEL·1660
+22 −3 =0
25 games·last met Jun 2030
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vsFrancesco MenolascinaCM
🇧🇪BEL·2256
+9 −15 =1
25 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsNathan Wuillaume
🇧🇪BEL·1891
+6 −8 =4
18 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsEugene Frere
🇧🇪BEL·1858
+4 −7 =2
13 games·last met Jun 2030
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,870
out of 3,309 players
Europe
#80,515
in continent
World
#115,436
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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