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Vega Castaneda, Luis Carlos
CM🇲🇽FIDE 5108110· Male· Mexico· Born in 1988
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Luis Carlos Vega Castaneda, a 38-year-old Mexican Candidate Master, is rated 1836. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 2 years. 45 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LXXI Campeonato Nacional e Internacional Abierto Mexicano de Ajedrez. Internacional, XXXV Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez GM Carlos Torre Repetto in Memoriam 2025. Magistral, and I Campeonato Nacional e Internacional de Ajedrez Monterrey 2025 - Primera. Also played 1 blitz event (including Torneo Internacional de Blitz Carlos Torre Repetto 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 61 months (2007–2012), 12 months (2015–2016) and 13 months (2021–2022). His peak of 1976 was reached at age 29 (Oct 2017).
Awarded CM in 2015 (age 27). At junior level, he reached #31 and #28 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1836
Standard
Rpd1904·Blz1858
All-time high
1976
−140 pts below
Oct 2017 · age 29
Oct 2017 · age 29
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#65,440
#65,440 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+73 Elo)
1785 → 1858
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 36
Mar 2024
50th Mexican 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1763
Jan 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 35
May 2023
2021
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1804 → returned at 1815
Sep 2021
2018
100 career games
at age 30
May 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
1837 → 1836
Tournaments
6
49 games
Score
18/ 4936.7%
13W10D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsChristian Garcia De La Rosa1,558·Campeonato Nacional Absoluto de Ajedrez Zacatecas 2025·R8·-16.4
2.[L]vsJuan Daniel Lopez Vidrio1,598·Campeonato Nacional Absoluto de Ajedrez Zacatecas 2025·R4·-15.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/7 | #95 | 1945 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/8 | #47 | 1973 | +22.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #23 | 1996 | +36.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #65 | 2000 | -20.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/8 | #43 | 1755 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/8 | #64 | 1775 | -15.6 |
Rankings
/
Mexico
#554
out of 3,019 players
Americas
#7,381
in continent
World
#65,439
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Mexico
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