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Galindo Montoya, Diego
🇪🇸FIDE 24537144· Male· Spain· Born in 1981
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Diego Galindo Montoya, a 45-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1940 — just 7 short of his peak of 1947 (Feb 2020, age 39). He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 22 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 52 Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de La Roda 2026, I Festival de Ajedrez La Manga Sub 2400, and II Open de Ajedrez Ciudad de Tomelloso Sub2400. Also played 2 rapid (including CTM Rapido A 2026) and 2 blitz events (including VIII CAMPEONATO AJEDREZ BLITZ POR CLUBES CASTILLA LA MANCHA 2025) recently.
Current rating
1940
Standard
Rpd1824·Blz1879
All-time high
1947
−7 pts below
Feb 2020 · age 39
Feb 2020 · age 39
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#38,760
#38,760 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+119 Elo)
1812 → 1931
Oct 2024
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1940 → returned at 1914
Mar 2020
All-time peak 1947
at age 39 · −7 from today
Feb 2020
2016
100 career games
at age 35
Aug 2016
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 34
Mar 2015
2014
Crossed 1800
at age 33
Sep 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+17
1923 → 1940
Tournaments
7
39 games
Score
22/ 3956.4%
17W10D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/6 | #154 | 1943 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #39 | 2047 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #59 | 2086 | +17.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/5 | #50 | 1861 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/7 | #6 | 1949 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/7 | #11 | 1829 | -14.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/4 | #26 | 2123 | +1.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
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Spain
#3,354
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#28,629
in continent
World
#38,759
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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