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Santa Cruz, Nestor
🇦🇷FIDE 116319· Male· Argentina· Born in 1961
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Nestor Santa Cruz, a 65-year-old Argentine player, is rated 1762 — just 16 short of his peak of 1778 (May 2024, age 63). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 8 career breaks: 14 months (2007–2008), 16 months (2008–2010), 29 months (2011–2013), 22 months (2013–2015), 12 months (2015–2016), 21 months (2016–2018), 28 months (2021–2024) and 14 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: IRT sub 2400 Copa Aniversario Obera 2025.
Current rating
1762
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1778
−16 pts below
May 2024 · age 63
May 2024 · age 63
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#88,511
#88,511 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+156 Elo)
1622 → 1778
May 2024
All-time peak 1778
at age 63 · −16 from today
May 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1778 → returned at 1761
May 2024
2022
43rd Argentine 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1622
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1622 → returned at 1778
Dec 2021
2020
67th Argentine 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1641
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-16
1778 → 1762
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
1W4D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/6 | #12 | 1674 | -16.4 |
Rankings
/
Argentina
#1,117
out of 3,298 players
Americas
#10,355
in continent
World
#88,509
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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