Castro Garcia, Jacob Israel

Jacob Israel Castro Garcia, a 14-year-old Venezuelan player, is rated 1473. He has held steady between 1450 and 1500 for 13 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Festival Nacional de Ajedrez Escolar-U15 Absoluto 2026, Chequeo Escolar Caracas 2026 U17, and Campeonato Nacional Infantil U14 Absoluto. Also played 2 rapid events (including IRT Rapido Chequeo Aso Ajedrez Caracas) recently. He took a 12-month break between May 2023 and Jun 2024. His peak of 1534 was reached at age 12 (Jun 2024).

At junior level, he reached #73, #11 and #6 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.