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Sanchez Maldonado, Angel
🇪🇸FIDE 94776644· Male· Spain· Born in 2015
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Angel Sanchez Maldonado, a 11-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1898 — his current career high and ranked 19th among Spanish players under 12. He is climbing fast, having gained +241 Elo over the past 12 months. 72 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, CAMPEONATO DE ALMERIA POR EDADES 2026 SUB 12, and DIVISION DE HONOR POR EQUIPOS DE ALMERIA 2026 Rondas 5-7. Also played 1 rapid (including COPA DE ALMERIA RAPIDO POR EQUIPOS 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Roquetas Chess Festival 2026 - VII International Blitz Chess Open The Eve of Magi) recently.
At junior level, he reached #19 and #13 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1898
Standard
Rpd1857·Blz1814
All-time high
1898
at best
Jun 2026 · age 11
Jun 2026 · age 11
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
71 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#19
#19 · Spanish players under 12 · of 651
Career timeline
9 entries2026
19th Spanish U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1898
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1898
at age 11
Jun 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 11
Apr 2026
100 career games
at age 11
Apr 2026
2025
13th Spanish U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1775
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+296 Elo)
1479 → 1775
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+241
1657 → 1898
Tournaments
14
79 games
Score
48/ 7960.8%
40W16D23L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKarl Erik Clausen1,956·X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A·R4·+25.8
2.[W]vsMario Sanchez Villodres1,942·X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A·R9·+25.1
3.[W]vsRobert Aas1,871·X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A·R8·+21.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDamian Lopez Rebelles1,701·Roquetas Chess Festival 2026 - XIII International Open U2150·R5·-23.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #16 | 2655 | +46.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #331 | 1882 | +35.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/3 | #1 | 2268 | -0.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #17 | 1838 | +10.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2525 | +17.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #45 | 2724 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/4 | #1 | 2347 | +31.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #19 | 1713 | -24.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #43 | 2002 | +26.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/6 | #25 | 1765 | -9.6 |
Worst Elo result: Roquetas Chess Festival 2026 - XIII International Open U2150 (-24.4 Elo, finished #19).
Rankings
/
Spain
#4,348
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#35,805
in continent
World
#48,604
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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