Renier Castellanos Rodriguez

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Renier Castellanos Rodriguez
Country Chile (until 2008)
Spain (since 2008)
Born (1982-07-13) July 13, 1982 (age 42)
Matanzas, Cuba
Title Grandmaster (2024) [1]
FIDE   rating 2482 (January 2025)
Peak rating 2529 (December 2012)

Renier Castellanos Rodriguez is a Spanish chess grandmaster.

Chess career

In October 2013, he won the 9th Ciudad de Zaragoza tournament alongside top Spanish grandmaster Francisco Vallejo Pons. [2]

In June 2024, he tied for second place with Ashwath R in the 13th Salento Open Masters, scoring 6.5/9. He was ranked in third place after tiebreak scores. [3]

He achieved the Grandmaster title in 2024, after earning his norms at the: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "VALLEJO AND CASTELLANOS SHARE FIRST PLACE IN CIUDAD DE ZARAGOZA".
  3. ↑ Ahmed, Shahid (June 24, 2024). "Michal Mazurkiewicz triumphs at 13th Salento Open 2024, Ashwath second".
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