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Sanchez Aguilar, Arnau
CM🇪🇸FIDE 54530083· Male· Spain· Born in 2007
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Arnau Sanchez Aguilar, a 19-year-old Spanish Candidate Master, is rated 2229 and sitting in the top 4% of Spanish players under 20, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 106 rated games in the past year (≈79/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campionat de Catalunya Individual per Edats 2026 - Sub20, Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Divisio Grup II Rondas 7-9, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Divisio Grup II Rondas 3-6. Also played 7 rapid (including VIII Open de Puigpelat 2025) and 2 blitz events (including TORNEO BLITZ "VILLA DE BENASQUE" 2025) recently. His peak of 2269 was reached at age 17 (Dec 2024).
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #19, #14, #20, #15 and #23 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2229
Standard
Rpd2324·Blz2283
All-time high
2269
−40 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 17
Dec 2024 · age 17
Activity
88
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
106 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#26 · Spanish players under 20 · of 651
Career timeline
18 entries2026
19th Spanish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2256
Jan 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 19
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
Nov 2025
14th Spanish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2259
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 2269
at age 17 · −40 from today
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+24
2205 → 2229
Tournaments
22
106 games
Score
64/ 10660.4%
54W20D32L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsGerard Ano PlaFM2,270·Campionat de Catalunya d'Equips per Edats 2025 - Sub18 Grup II·R1·+27.5
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsVictor Fernandez Escabia1,956·Campionat de Catalunya d'Equips per Edats 2025 - Sub18 Grup II·R3·-29.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #4 | 2174 | -7.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #17 | — | -2.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/4 | #82 | — | -16.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #91 | — | -9.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/8 | #4 | 2211 | +8.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #13 | 2280 | +30.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #14 | 2879 | +27.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 2408 | +39.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #8 | 2773 | +24.8 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 3/3 | #1 | 2738 | +36.8 |
Worst Elo result: Lliga Catalana 2026 - Primera Divisio Grup II Rondas 3-6 (-16.4 Elo, finished #82).
Most-Played Opponents
vsLeo Valle LuisFM
🇪🇸ESP·2363
+3 −6 =5
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRoc Boix RedortaCM
🇪🇸ESP·2159
+7 −4 =3
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsFernando Valenzuela GomezIM
🇨🇱CHI·2346
+0 −10 =2
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsOriol Lacasa Diaz
🇪🇸ESP·2097
+7 −1 =1
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDaniel Salinas TomasFM
🇪🇸ESP·2340
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Spain
#406
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#4,635
in continent
World
#6,727
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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