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Perez Ruiz, Santiago
🇪🇸FIDE 22228225· Male· Spain· Born in 1985
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Santiago Perez Ruiz, a 41-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1953. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 20 months. 66 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Absoluto CTL 2026, IV Torneo de Ajedrez BANI EIZA, and 51 Abierto Internacional Ciudad de Sevilla 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including X Open Internacional Magistral de Leon) and 5 blitz events (including Torneo de Reyes Blitz 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2009–2011) and 16 months (2022–2023). His peak of 2025 was reached at age 39 (Aug 2024).
Current rating
1953
Standard
Rpd1880·Blz1833
All-time high
2025
−72 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 39
Aug 2024 · age 39
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#36,051
#36,051 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
All-time peak 2025
at age 39 · −72 from today
Aug 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 39
May 2024
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1966 → returned at 1980
Jan 2022
2014
100 career games
at age 29
Jan 2014
2013
Best 12-month gain (+124 Elo)
1784 → 1908
Aug 2013
2012
Crossed 1800
at age 27
Sep 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-26
1979 → 1953
Tournaments
9
57 games
Score
36/ 5763.2%
29W14D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/6 | #22 | 2208 | +14.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #10 | 1761 | -34.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #75 | 1905 | -17.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #4 | 1967 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/5 | #179 | 1927 | -6.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/6 | #1 | 2119 | +18.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #23 | 1900 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/6 | #76 | 2058 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/5 | #3 | 2208 | +29.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJose Antonio Sande EdreiraFM
🇪🇸ESP·2229
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsJose Luis Gonzalez TrigalIM
🇪🇸ESP·2339
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Oct 2014
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vsAlejandro Moro Murciego
🇪🇸ESP·1909
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsCarlos Llamazares Lopez
🇪🇸ESP·1875
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met May 2023
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Rankings
/
Spain
#3,093
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#26,626
in continent
World
#36,050
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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