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Castillo Melendez, Ashley Valentina
🇻🇪FIDE 23906251· Female· Venezuela· Born in 2014
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Ashley Valentina Castillo Melendez, a 12-year-old Venezuelan player, is rated 1491 — her current career high. She is on a steady climb with +50 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Festival Nacional de Ajedrez Escolar-U13 Femenino 2026, Festival Sudamericano de la Juventud 2025 - Sub 12 Fem Ajedrez Clasico, and Campeonato Nacional Cadetes Femenino 2025. Also played 5 rapid (including III Aniversario Torneo Internacional Stars Chess Academy 2026) and 3 blitz events (including IRT Ajedrez Blitz Simon Bolivar) recently.
At junior level, she reached #29 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1491
Standard
Rpd1475·Blz1441
All-time high
1491
at best
Jan 2026 · age 12
Jan 2026 · age 12
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#189,167
#189,167 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
29th Venezuelan U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1491
Jan 2026
Best 12-month gain (+50 Elo)
1441 → 1491
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1491
at age 12
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 1400
at age 11
Dec 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 11
Dec 2025
First FIDE rating
1441 · at age 11
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
Festival Sudamericano de la Juventud 2025 - Sub 12 Fem Ajedrez Clasicoperf 1736 (+245) · 5/7 · #16
Top opponent
Evolution
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Tournaments
5
35 games
Score
20/ 3557.1%
18W4D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSara Bastidas Bonilla1,496·Festival Sudamericano de la Juventud 2025 - Sub 12 Fem Ajedrez Clasico·R9·-19.7
3.[L]vsLucia Valentina Bauza Fernandez1,532·Festival Nacional de Ajedrez Escolar-U13 Femenino 2026·R5·-17.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/4 | #14 | 2403 | -0.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #16 | 1736 | +49.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #39 | 810 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #20 | 1348 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/3 | #10 | 1605 | 0.0 |
Rankings
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Venezuela
#793
out of 1,613 players
Americas
#22,819
in continent
World
#189,097
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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