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 1715 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +121 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IRT NACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CLASIFICATORIO CATEGORIA U18 ABSOLUTO 2026, IRT NACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CLASIFICATORIO CATEGORIA U17 2026, and IRT NACIONAL SELECTIVO U20 ABSOLUTO. Also played 2 rapid (including IRT NACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CLASIFICATORIO CATEGORIA U18 ABSOLUTO RAPIDO 2026) and 3 blitz events (including IRT NACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CLASIFICATORIO CATEGORIA U18 ABSOLUTO BLITZ 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #21, #24 and #16 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1715
Standard
Rpd1683·Blz1691
All-time high
1715
at best
Jun 2026 · age 17
Jun 2026 · age 17
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#104,527
#104,527 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
21st U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1715
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1715
at age 17
Jun 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+62
1653 → 1715
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
18/ 3060.0%
13W10D7L
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
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/8 | #9 | 1806 | +4.8 |
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: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsJoel Alexander Bosquez Leguisamo
🇪🇨ECU·1678
+6 −5 =0
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSantiak Emanuel Peralta Macas
🇪🇨ECU·1839
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDaniel Vladimir Garcia De La Rosa
🇪🇨ECU·2020
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsMatias Khaleb Montano Velasco
🇪🇨ECU·1998
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsCristopher Javier Tituana Quizhpi
🇪🇨ECU·1710
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Ecuador
#154
out of 840 players
Americas
#12,469
in continent
World
#104,524
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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