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Sandoval Blanco, Gustavo
🇨🇷FIDE 6573177· Male· Costa Rica· Born in 2008
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Gustavo Sandoval Blanco, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1532. He is on a breakout run, having gained +85 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Centroamericano y del Caribe U20 Absoluto 2026, Campeonato Nacional Categoria U20 absoluto 2026, and XLVI Metropolitano Torneo Internacional 2025 B. Also played 2 rapid (including V Torneo por la Plata 2025) and 3 blitz events (including I Blitz Plaza Viquez 2025) recently. His peak of 1580 was reached at age 18 (Mar 2026).
At junior level, he reached #44 nationally in U18.
Current rating
1532
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1519
All-time high
1580
−48 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 18
Mar 2026 · age 18
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#172,387
#172,387 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+133 Elo)
1447 → 1580
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1580
at age 18 · −48 from today
Mar 2026
44th U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1576
Feb 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1400
at age 17
May 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 17
May 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+85
1447 → 1532
Tournaments
5
37 games
Score
16.5/ 3744.6%
15W3D19L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAzael Augusto Baquero Graterol1,698·Campeonato Centroamericano y del Caribe U20 Absoluto 2026·R4·+28.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/7 | #56 | 1613 | -29.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/5 | #25 | 1523 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #67 | 1543 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/4 | #14 | 1468 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #35 | 1713 | -63.6 |
Worst Elo result: Juegos Deportivos Nacionales Eliminatorias 2025 U20 Individual Absoluto (-63.6 Elo, finished #35).
Rankings
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Costa Rica
#346
out of 695 players
Americas
#21,102
in continent
World
#172,351
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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