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Santiago, Yago De Moura
GM🇧🇷FIDE 2103877· Male· Brazil· Born in 1992
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Yago De Moura Santiago, a 34-year-old Brazilian Grandmaster, is rated 2479 and ranked 8th among Brazilian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2449 and 2505 over the past 2 years. 78 rated games in the past year (≈89/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Brazil Chess Series - Floripa 2026, ITT III Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Temuco 2026, and XXXII Abierto Internacional PROAM. Also played 5 rapid (including 9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba Rapido) and 8 blitz events (including 9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba BLZ) recently. His peak of 2513 was reached at age 30 (Jul 2022); he also reached Brazilian #6 in Feb 2022 and has been in Brazilian top 10 for 83 months and counting (4 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded GM in 2017 (age 25), IM in 2012 (age 20), and FM in 2009 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #2, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2479
Standard
Rpd2484·Blz2504
All-time high
2513
−34 pts below
Jul 2022 · age 30
Jul 2022 · age 30
Activity
88
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
78 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#8
#8 · Brazilian players · of 3,099
National top 10 since Feb 2025
National top 10 since Feb 2025
Career timeline
24 entries2026
83 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 58 months · since Mar 2014
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2500
at age 33
Dec 2025
2022
All-time peak 2513
at age 30 · −34 from today
Jul 2022
Re-crossed 2500
at age 30
Jun 2022
Peak Brazilian rank: #6
at age 30 · rated 2494
Feb 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2500
at age 28
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-3
2482 → 2479
Tournaments
9
79 games
Score
58/ 7973.4%
48W20D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKrikor Sevag MekhitarianGM2,564·9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba Classico·R8·+6.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7.5/10 | #29 | 2364 | -5.7 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #43 | 2111 | -20.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2601 | +15.1 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2476 | +3.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2506 | +3.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 2449 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #36 | 2432 | -5.5 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 7/9 | #8 | 2513 | +8.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/5 | #3 | 2836 | -2.7 |
Worst Elo result: ITT III Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Temuco 2026 (-20.4 Elo, finished #43).
Most-Played Opponents
vsEveraldo MatsuuraGM
🇧🇷BRA·2341
+12 −5 =12
29 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsLuismar BritoFM
🇧🇷BRA·2133
+11 −9 =8
28 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsKrikor Sevag MekhitarianGM
🇧🇷BRA·2544
+7 −10 =5
22 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsLeandro PerdomoIM
🇦🇷ARG·2349
+4 −7 =10
21 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMaximo Iack MacedoIM
🇧🇷BRA·2315
+5 −6 =10
21 games·last met Nov 2017
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Rankings
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Brazil
#8
out of 6,387 players
Americas
#93
in continent
World
#743
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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