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Castillo Castelan, Miguel Angel
CM🇲🇽FIDE 5101050· Male· Mexico· Born in 1957
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Miguel Angel Castillo Castelan, a 69-year-old Mexican Candidate Master, is rated 1805. He has slipped back 137 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include FIDE Mercenarios 397 Round 1-3, Torneo Mercenarios Fide 392, and XIV Torneo Internacional y Nacional Abierto de Ajedrez de la Ciudad de Mexico. Morelos. He had 2 career breaks: 38 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 30 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2146 was reached at age 45 (Jan 2002); he also reached Mexican #66 in Apr 2002.
Awarded CM in 2015 (age 58).
Current rating
1805
Standard
Rpd1999·Blz1975
All-time high
2146
−341 pts below
Jan 2002 · age 45
Jan 2002 · age 45
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#74,821
#74,821 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2023
11th Mexican 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1903
Dec 2023
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1903 → returned at 1931
Mar 2023
2019
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 1926 → returned at 1903
Dec 2019
2018
9th Mexican 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1979
Apr 2018
2017
Best 12-month gain (+69 Elo)
1957 → 2026
Mar 2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 60
Jan 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-137
1942 → 1805
Tournaments
3
29 games
Score
7.5/ 2925.9%
7W1D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/11 | #12 | 1154 | -94.0 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 3.5/11 | #11 | 1827 | -31.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/7 | #16 | 1872 | -11.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlfredo Zarate ManjarrezCM
🇲🇽MEX·2017
+5 −6 =7
18 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAndres Belmont Hernandez
🇲🇽MEX·1993
+4 −10 =4
18 games·last met May 2019
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vsRoberto de Jesus Gonzalez SaltoFM
🇲🇽MEX·1974
+3 −12 =1
16 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJorge Martin Del Campo C.FM
🇲🇽MEX·1961
+1 −12 =1
14 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJorn Sorensen
🇩🇰DEN·1858
+7 −4 =3
14 games·last met Dec 2016
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Rankings
/
Mexico
#658
out of 3,019 players
Americas
#8,586
in continent
World
#74,820
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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World
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