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Santos Ruiz, Miguel
GM🇪🇸FIDE 22291482· Male· Spain· Born in 1999
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Miguel Santos Ruiz, a 27-year-old Spanish Grandmaster, is rated 2604 — just 1 short of his peak of 2605 (Sep 2021, age 22) and ranked 5th among Spanish players, and 147th worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: CECLUB PRIMERA DIVISION 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. He reached World #142 in Apr 2026 and has been in Spanish top 10 for 47 months and counting (2 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded GM in 2018 (age 19), IM in 2016 (age 17), and FM in 2013 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #15 in U20, World #19 in U18, World #27 in U16, World #16 in U14 and #1 nationally in U12.
Current rating
2604
Standard
Rpd2493·Blz2544
All-time high
2605
−1 pts below
Sep 2021 · age 22
Sep 2021 · age 22
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · Spanish players · of 18,793
National top 10 since Mar 2024
National top 10 since Mar 2024
Career timeline
26 entries2026
47 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 27 months · since Nov 2019
May 2026
Peak Spanish rank: #5
at age 27 · rated 2604
Apr 2026
Peak World rank: #142
at age 27 · rated 2604
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2600
at age 26
Sep 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2600
at age 25
Mar 2024
2021
Re-crossed 2600
at age 22
Nov 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+8
2596 → 2604
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
3W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #12 | 2674 | +7.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJaime Santos LatasaGM
🇪🇸ESP·2615
+1 −4 =9
14 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsEduardo Iturrizaga BonelliGM
🇪🇸ESP·2589
+2 −1 =9
12 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsRuben Domingo NunezIM
🇪🇸ESP·2404
+5 −1 =4
10 games·last met May 2025
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vsRomain EdouardGM
🇫🇷FRA·2538
+0 −3 =7
10 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsHector Laiz IbanezFM
🇪🇸ESP·2324
+2 −0 =7
9 games·last met Sep 2021
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Rankings
/
Spain
#5
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#77
in continent
World
#147
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Spain
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