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Sarmiento Afonso, Santiago
FM🇪🇸FIDE 2224160· Male· Spain· Born in 1960
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Santiago Sarmiento Afonso, a 66-year-old Spanish FIDE Master, is rated 1965. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Liga Gran Canaria Equipos Categoria Preferente Permanencia 2026, Liga Gran Canaria Equipos Categoria Preferente 2026 Permanencia, and Liga Gran Canaria Equipos Categoria Preferente 2026 Rondas 7. Also played 1 rapid event (including Campeonato de Canarias de Ajedrez Rapido por Equipos 2025) recently. He had 6 career breaks: 23 months (2001–2003), 23 months (2003–2005), 20 months (2007–2009), 23 months (2009–2011), 16 months (2014–2015) and 14 months (2018–2019). His peak of 2283 was reached at age 41 (Jan 2001).
Awarded FM in 2010 (age 50).
Current rating
1965
Standard
Rpd1964·Blz2065
All-time high
2283
−318 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 41
Jan 2001 · age 41
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#33,644
#33,644 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2026
81st Spanish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2007
Jan 2026
2021
46th Spanish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2116
Jul 2021
2020
70th Spanish 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2116
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 60
Apr 2020
2018
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
2050 → 2095
Apr 2018
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2095 → returned at 2098
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-42
2007 → 1965
Tournaments
6
10 games
Score
0/ 100.0%
0W0D10L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAgustin Marrero Cardenes2,088·Liga Gran Canaria Equipos Categoria Preferente 2026 Rondas 1-3·R1·-7.2
2.[L]vsCarla Cristina Sosa SuarezWFM2,092·Liga Gran Canaria Equipos Categoria Preferente 2026 Rondas 1-3·R3·-7.1
3.[L]vsCarla Cristina Sosa SuarezWFM2,091·Liga Gran Canaria Equipos Categoria Preferente Permanencia 2026·R3·-6.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0/1 | #19 | 1291 | -5.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #22 | 1531 | -4.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #38 | 1522 | -2.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #47 | 1417 | -8.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #21 | 1496 | -3.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/3 | #56 | 1373 | -17.8 |
Worst Elo result: Liga Gran Canaria Equipos Categoria Preferente 2026 Rondas 1-3 (-17.8 Elo, finished #56).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJose Garcia PadronIM
🇪🇸ESP·2335
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDragan BarlovGM
🇷🇸SRB·2322
+0 −9 =0
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsCarla Cristina Sosa SuarezWFM
🇪🇸ESP·2142
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsAlfredo Brito GarciaIM
🇪🇸ESP·2203
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAgustin Marrero Cardenes
🇪🇸ESP·2116
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Spain
#2,875
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#24,884
in continent
World
#33,643
out of 400,000+
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