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Sanchez Argandona, Santiago
🇪🇸FIDE 2254735· Male· Spain· Born in 1981
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Santiago Sanchez Argandona, a 45-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1864 — just 6 short of his peak of 1870 (Dec 2025, age 44). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and took a 70-month break between Dec 2017 and Nov 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: Equipos Albacete Primera 2025 Rondas 5-6 and Equipos Albacete Primera 2025 Rondas 2-4.
Current rating
1864
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1870
−6 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 44
Dec 2025 · age 44
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#57,495
#57,495 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 1870
at age 44 · −6 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+120 Elo)
1744 → 1864
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 43
Mar 2024
2017
Inactive for 70 months
paused at 1740 → returned at 1747
Dec 2017
2015
100 career games
at age 34
Jul 2015
2009
Crossed 1600
at age 28
Apr 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1864 → 1864
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
1/ 250.0%
1W0D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #43 | 1231 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #30 | 2493 | +5.6 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#5,218
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#42,149
in continent
World
#57,494
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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