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Castillo Mendez, Carlos Rafael
🇨🇷FIDE 6524133· Male· Costa Rica· Born in 2009
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Carlos Rafael Castillo Mendez, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1640 — just 29 short of his peak of 1669 (Dec 2025, age 16). He is rising rapidly, having gained +92 Elo over the past 12 months. 59 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Centroamericano y del Caribe U20 Absoluto 2026, Campeonato Nacional Categoria U20 absoluto 2026, and Campeonato Nacional Categorias Menores Pares 2026 U18 Absoluto. Also played 3 rapid (including Asdrubal In Memorian Rapid Open 2025) and 4 blitz events (including XLVI Metropolitano Torneo Internacional 2025 Blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #24 and #15 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1640
Standard
Rpd1684·Blz1542
All-time high
1669
−29 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 16
Dec 2025 · age 16
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#131,395
#131,395 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 17
Mar 2026
24th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1669
Jan 2026
2025
15th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1669
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+275 Elo)
1394 → 1669
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 16
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1669
at age 16 · −29 from today
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+69
1571 → 1640
Tournaments
9
67 games
Score
34.5/ 6751.5%
29W11D27L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsKendall Hurtado Anguizola1,615·Torneo Clasificatorio de Tercera Division, ADAES 2025·R2·+22.5
3.[W]vsSantiago Valverde Vega1,664·Campeonato Nacional Categorias Menores Pares 2026 U18 Absoluto·R5·+21.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #37 | 1708 | +28.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #22 | 1710 | -19.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/7 | #15 | 1709 | +48.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/8 | #96 | 1554 | -88.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #2 | 1830 | +98.4 |
Rankings
/
Costa Rica
#196
out of 695 players
Americas
#16,141
in continent
World
#131,389
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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