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Candela Martin, Alvaro
🇪🇸FIDE 24534820· Male· Spain· Born in 2006
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Alvaro Candela Martin, a 20-year-old Spanish player, is rated 2108 — just 6 short of his peak of 2114 (Apr 2024, age 18) and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +112 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Individual Sub-20 de Madrid 2025-2026 - Final, 52 Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de La Roda 2026, and Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Primera A Rondas 12-13. Also played 8 rapid (including Open Internacional de Ajedrez de Chamartin 2025) and 3 blitz events (including BLITZ Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de La Roda 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #71, #38, #48, #60, #49 and #44 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2108
Standard
Rpd2101·Blz1987
All-time high
2114
−6 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 18
Apr 2024 · age 18
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,664 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
17 entries2026
71st Spanish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2108
May 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 20
May 2026
7-month rising streak
+88 Elo
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 19
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 19
Feb 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Primera A Rondas 12-13finished #1 (seeded #15 of 150)
Evolution
+112
1996 → 2108
Tournaments
11
39 games
Score
25.5/ 3965.4%
24W3D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsVicente Almagro Recio1,904·Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Primera A Rondas 8-11·R8·-14.3
2.[L]vsJavier Cuadrado Carmona2,110·Campeonato Individual Sub-20 de Madrid 2025-2026 - Final·R4·-9.9
3.[L]vsAlvaro Rodriguez AvilaCM2,189·Campeonato Individual Sub-20 de Madrid 2025-2026 - Final·R8·-7.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/8 | #9 | 2085 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #45 | 2152 | +23.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2828 | +18.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #56 | 2812 | +10.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #23 | 2098 | +4.4 |
Hot streak: 8 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Spain
#1,062
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#10,649
in continent
World
#14,664
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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