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De La Cruz Perez, Carlos
🇪🇸FIDE 54781078· Male· Spain· Born in 2008
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Carlos De La Cruz Perez, a 18-year-old Spanish player, is rated 2120 — just 22 short of his peak of 2142 (Apr 2026, age 18) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +144 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XVIII Memorial Pedro Lezcano Montalvo 2026, Campeonato de La Palma por Equipos 2026 PRIMERA Rondas 5-6, and Campeonato de La Palma por Equipos 2026 PRIMERA Rondas 4. Also played 1 rapid (including TORNEO DE AJEDREZ FIESTAS DE LA PATRONA 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Torneo de Reyes de Ajedrez 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #41 nationally in U18.
Current rating
2120
Standard
Rpd1837·Blz1948
All-time high
2142
−22 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#778 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,441
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+307 Elo)
1835 → 2142
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2142
at age 18 · −22 from today
Apr 2026
41st Spanish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2138
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2100
at age 17
Dec 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Sep 2025
100 career games
at age 17
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+126
1994 → 2120
Tournaments
9
41 games
Score
26/ 4163.4%
22W8D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsSergio Hernandez LeonCM2,105·Campeonato de La Palma por Equipos 2026 PRIMERA Rondas 1-2·R1·-21.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #48 | 2066 | -22.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #1 | 2099 | +2.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #10 | 2256 | +7.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2731 | +10.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #15 | 1998 | -14.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #3 | 2754 | +39.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/4 | #1 | 2426 | +17.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #68 | 2229 | +63.5 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #17 | 2032 | +23.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlberto 2009 Bethencourt Hernandez
🇪🇸ESP·2155
+3 −7 =2
12 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDaniel Martin Ramos
🇪🇸ESP·2052
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsSergio Hernandez LeonCM
🇪🇸ESP·2125
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJesus Salazar Diaz
🇪🇸ESP·1864
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAlfredo Alonso Perez
🇪🇸ESP·1867
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Spain
#976
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#9,855
in continent
World
#13,621
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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