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Castro Gandara, David
🇪🇸FIDE 24557862· Male· Spain· Born in 2002
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David Castro Gandara, a 24-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1906 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +128 Elo over the past 12 months. 50 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Preferente Grupo B Rondas 9, Campionato Galego Absoluto Open 2026, and Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Preferente Grupo B Rondas 1-4-8. Also played 5 rapid (including XVI Torneo Internacional Concello de Rianxo) and 1 blitz events (including XI Torneo de Xadrez Lostrego Campus de Ourense) recently.
Current rating
1906
Standard
Rpd1778·Blz1639
All-time high
1906
at best
May 2026 · age 24
May 2026 · age 24
Activity
46
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#46,659
#46,659 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1906
at age 24
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+260 Elo)
1482 → 1742
Sep 2024
2021
100 career games
at age 19
May 2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2021
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1413 → returned at 1440
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best comeback
Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Preferente Grupo B Rondas 1-3finished #3 (seeded #55 of 100)
Evolution
+128
1778 → 1906
Tournaments
8
49 games
Score
27/ 4955.1%
23W8D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #30 | 1913 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/8 | #47 | 1946 | +12.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/6 | #10 | 1984 | +18.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2768 | +26.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/4 | #11 | 1967 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/9 | #143 | 1898 | +22.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/9 | #113 | 1866 | +15.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #25 | 1959 | +45.6 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsRuben Garrido Rodriguez
🇪🇸ESP·1879
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsXabier Perez SousaCM
🇪🇸ESP·2107
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsGonzalo Bastos Gonzalez
🇪🇸ESP·1958
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsSergio Perez Estevez
🇪🇸ESP·2005
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsManuel Trigo Carro
🇪🇸ESP·1487
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Spain
#4,164
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#34,379
in continent
World
#46,658
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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