Format
CF
Castro Freire, Mike
🇪🇨FIDE 3638650· Male· Ecuador· Born in 2009
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Mike Castro Freire, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1710 — just 1 short of his peak of 1711 (Apr 2026, age 17). He is climbing fast, having gained +116 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IRT NACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CLASIFICATORIO CATEGORIA U17 2026, IRT NACIONAL SELECTIVO U20 ABSOLUTO, and CAMPEONATO NACIONAL ESCOLAR U17 ABSOLUTO GUAYAQUIL 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including IRT NACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CLASIFICATORIO CATEGORIA U17 RAPIDO 2026) and 2 blitz events (including IRT NACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CLASIFICATORIO CATEGORIA U17 BLITZ 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #19, #24 and #16 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1710
Standard
Rpd1716·Blz1712
All-time high
1711
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 17
Apr 2026 · age 17
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#106,075
#106,075 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
19th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1710
May 2026
All-time peak 1711
at age 17 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
2025
24th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1653
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 16
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+396 Elo)
1224 → 1620
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+116
1594 → 1710
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
12.5/ 2159.5%
10W5D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsIcker Aldair Alarcon Vega2,095·IRT NACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CLASIFICATORIO CATEGORIA U17 2026·R2·+36.0
2.[W]vsJoel Alexander Bosquez Leguisamo1,653·CAMPEONATO NACIONAL ESCOLAR U17 ABSOLUTO GUAYAQUIL 2025·R7·+20.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEduardo Josue Mariduena Villa1,708·IRT NACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CLASIFICATORIO CATEGORIA U17 2026·R4·-20.2
3.[L]vsSantiak Emanuel Peralta Macas1,830·IRT NACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CLASIFICATORIO CATEGORIA U17 2026·R3·-13.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/6 | #6 | 1875 | +22.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/7 | #8 | 1896 | +34.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/6 | #6 | 1788 | +59.2 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Ecuador
#147
out of 815 players
Americas
#12,690
in continent
World
#106,073
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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