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Saldano Dayer, Horacio
IM🇪🇸FIDE 103411· Male· Spain· Born in 1973
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Horacio Saldano Dayer, a 53-year-old Spanish International Master, is rated 2357 and sitting in the top 1% of Spanish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 3 years. 21 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent appearances: I Rio Chess Masters 2025 ITT and Open Ciudad de Buenos Aires 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Copa de Campeones LNA 2026) and 5 blitz events (including BA CHESS BLITZ DGT GRAND PRIX ETAPA 3) recently. He took a 17-month break between May 2023 and Nov 2024. His peak of 2502 was reached at age 40 (Jan 2013); he also reached Spanish #20 in Oct 2004.
Competes for Spain since Oct 2005. Awarded IM in 2001 (age 28) and FM in 2001 (age 28). Earned GM norms at 13 'Elgoibar' Magistral 2003 and Magistral Intl de Ajedrez Apart Hotel Carilo Village 2012.
Current rating
2357
Standard
Rpd2366·Blz2309
All-time high
2502
−145 pts below
Jan 2013 · age 40
Jan 2013 · age 40
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 1%
#122 · Spanish players · of 18,793
Career timeline
20 entries2024
6th Spanish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2378
Apr 2024
2023
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2378 → returned at 2369
May 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2400
at age 49
Oct 2022
2020
8th Spanish 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2429
Oct 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 46
Oct 2019
2017
1,000 career games
at age 44
Mar 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
2367 → 2357
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
8/ 1266.7%
5W6D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #22 | 2356 | +0.3 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/8 | #26 | 2222 | -9.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMario VillanuevaIM
🇦🇷ARG·2463
+4 −4 =9
17 games·last met Mar 2028
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vsManuel Ocantos
🇱🇺LUX·2111
+10 −2 =4
16 games·last met Apr 2021
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vsAndres Eloy Perez CandelasFM
🇻🇪VEN·2224
+11 −2 =2
15 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsPablo BarrionuevoIM
🇦🇷ARG·2255
+6 −3 =4
13 games·last met Mar 2029
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vsJaime Jose Romero BarretoIM
🇻🇪VEN·2323
+4 −3 =5
12 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings
/
Spain
#122
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#1,618
in continent
World
#2,536
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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