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Vela Frago, Alberto
FM🇪🇸FIDE 24531685· Male· Spain· Born in 2005
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Alberto Vela Frago, a 21-year-old Spanish FIDE Master, is rated 2299 and sitting in the top 1% of Spanish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2231 and 2330 over the past 2 years. 59 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Ponte de Lima Chess Festival 2026, Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9, and CIS 2026 - Serie A1 Girone 1. Also played 3 rapid (including 9e Rapide International de Cappelle la Grande) and 3 blitz events (including I Open Internacional de Ajedrez de Zaragoza) recently. His peak of 2330 was reached at age 19 (Aug 2024).
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #8, #7, #12, #5, #12 and #43 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2299
Standard
Rpd2143·Blz2246
All-time high
2330
−31 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 19
Aug 2024 · age 19
Activity
76
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
72 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#223 · Spanish players · of 18,813
Career timeline
22 entries2026
80th Spanish 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 2303
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 20
Oct 2025
2024
8th Spanish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2330
Aug 2024
All-time peak 2330
at age 19 · −65 from today
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 19
Jan 2024
2023
7th Spanish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2307
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+25
2274 → 2299
Tournaments
16
72 games
Score
49.5/ 7268.8%
37W25D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsFernando Ereza Vizcarra2,151·Cto por Equipos de Aragon Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 3-5·R4·-13.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/6 | #10 | 2343 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/7 | #7 | 2355 | +21.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #20 | 2210 | -10.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #166 | 2184 | -5.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #8 | 2199 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/8 | #79 | 2277 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #85 | 1351 | -14.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #22 | 2086 | -5.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #38 | 2382 | +4.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #260 | 2156 | -4.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMiguel Miranda Herrera
🇪🇸ESP·2211
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJorge Garcia Estruch
🇪🇸ESP·1876
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsFernando Ereza Vizcarra
🇪🇸ESP·2137
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMarcos Villalba Embid
🇪🇸ESP·2211
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsDavid GalstyanFM
🇪🇸ESP·2282
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2023
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Rankings
/
Spain
#223
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#2,758
in continent
World
#4,136
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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