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Galstyan, David
FM🇪🇸FIDE 54516196· Male· Spain· Born in 2006
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David Galstyan, a 20-year-old Spanish FIDE Master, is rated 2282 — just 23 short of his peak of 2305 (Oct 2024, age 18) and ranked 13th among Spanish players under 20, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2125 and 2305 over the past 2 years. 45 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Cto por Equipos de Aragon Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 7-10, Cto por Equipos de Aragon Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 6, and Cto por Equipos de Aragon Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 3-5. Also played 1 rapid (including III Open Internacional de Rapidas Ciudad de Daroca Sub 2200) and 2 blitz events (including II Torneo La Muela) recently.
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #13, #7, #26 and #37 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2282
Standard
Rpd2071·Blz2083
All-time high
2305
−23 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 18
Oct 2024 · age 18
Activity
64
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#13
#13 · Spanish players under 20 · of 651
Career timeline
15 entries2025
13th Spanish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2284
Aug 2025
2024
7th Spanish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2305
Nov 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 18
Nov 2024
Crossed 2300
at age 18
Oct 2024
All-time peak 2305
at age 18 · −23 from today
Oct 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 18
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Best comeback
Cto por Equipos de Aragon Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 3-5finished #3 (seeded #16 of 80)
Evolution
-2
2284 → 2282
Tournaments
9
45 games
Score
30/ 4566.7%
25W10D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJose Escartin LacasaFM2,292·Cto por Equipos de Aragon Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 7-10·R9·+10.3
2.[W]vsFernando Jose Remiro JusteFM2,208·Cto por Equipos de Aragon Division de Honor 2026 Rondas 6·R6·+7.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #6 | 2369 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | 3008 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 2443 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 2214 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #45 | 2288 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/8 | #7 | 2169 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/9 | #4 | 2246 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #22 | 2159 | -19.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #31 | 2205 | -16.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJorge Garcia Estruch
🇪🇸ESP·1876
+5 −0 =4
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsCatalin CononCM
🇪🇸ESP·2139
+2 −0 =5
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsNicolas Asensio Asensio
🇪🇸ESP·2232
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJorge Munoz Valles
🇪🇸ESP·2098
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsDavid Lana RodriguezFM
🇪🇸ESP·2344
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Spain
#272
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#3,141
in continent
World
#4,677
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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