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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 1717. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 64 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tournoi individuel FEFB 2026 - ACCESSION, Combine 24 - Parties Lentes Rondes 4-6, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. Also played 6 rapid (including Triathlon Anderlues 2026 - Rapides) and 4 blitz events (including Triathlon Anderlues 2026 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1770 was reached at age 50 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1717
Standard
Rpd1765·Blz1677
All-time high
1770
−53 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 50
Mar 2024 · age 50
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#103,816
#103,816 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+169 Elo)
1601 → 1770
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1770
at age 50 · −53 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-18
1735 → 1717
Tournaments
26
61 games
Score
27/ 6144.3%
27W8D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2579 | +11.8 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #2 | 1776 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #18 | 1853 | +28.0 |
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 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChristian Henrotte
🇧🇪BEL·1686
+15 −10 =3
28 games·last met Jun 2030
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vsNoa De Nys
🇧🇪BEL·1654
+23 −3 =0
26 games·last met Jun 2030
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vsFrancesco MenolascinaCM
🇧🇪BEL·2234
+9 −16 =1
26 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsNathan Wuillaume
🇧🇪BEL·1891
+6 −8 =4
18 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsEugene Frere
🇧🇪BEL·1857
+4 −8 =2
14 games·last met Jun 2030
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Rankings
/
Belgium
#1,670
out of 3,338 players
Europe
#73,372
in continent
World
#103,813
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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