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De Nobrega, Santiago
🇸🇿FIDE 20702868· Male· Eswatini· Born in 2008
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Santiago De Nobrega, a 18-year-old player, is rated 1791 — just 2 short of his peak of 1793 (May 2026, age 18). He is rising rapidly, having gained +154 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Powerhouse Chess Cup, Eswatini Chess National Championship, and Eswatini National Championship Qualifiers 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2025 Maseru Youth Games) recently. He reached #4 nationally in Apr 2026 and has been in top 10 for 18 months and counting.
At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1791
Standard
Rpd1646·Blz—
All-time high
1793
−2 pts below
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#79,201
#79,201 · players worldwide · of 218,279
National top 10 since Nov 2025
National top 10 since Nov 2025
Career timeline
10 entries2026
18 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
since Jun 2024
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+154 Elo)
1637 → 1791
Jun 2026
1st U18 player nationally
at age 18 · rated 1793
May 2026
All-time peak 1793
at age 18 · −2 from today
May 2026
Peak national rank: #4
at age 18 · rated 1788
Apr 2026
2024
1st U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1657
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+184
1607 → 1791
Tournaments
7
45 games
Score
31/ 4568.9%
29W6D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #5 | 1996 | -2.4 |
Knockout | Apr 2026 | 4.5/4 | F | 2515 | +4.8 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #3 | 1772 | +37.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/5 | #4 | 2034 | +48.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/4 | #15 | 2096 | +11.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/2 | #7 | 2505 | +10.8 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 5.5/5 | #1 | 2385 | +74.0 |
Rankings
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Eswatini
#4
out of 53 players
Africa
#2,703
in continent
World
#79,199
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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