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Santacruz Sanchez, Jose Luis
🇪🇸FIDE 24517852· Male· Spain· Born in 1961
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Jose Luis Santacruz Sanchez, a 65-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1526. He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Tercera Rondas 12-13, Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Tercera Rondas 8-11, and Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Tercera Rondas 5-7. Also played 4 rapid events (including Campeonato de Madrid de Ajedrez Rapido por Equipos 2025-2026 Rondas 5-10) recently. He took a 20-month break between Mar 2022 and Dec 2023. His peak of 1559 was reached at age 64 (Jan 2025).
Current rating
1526
Standard
Rpd1543·Blz—
All-time high
1559
−33 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 64
Jan 2025 · age 64
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#175,595
#175,595 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+306 Elo)
1253 → 1559
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1559
at age 64 · −33 from today
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 63
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 63
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1260 → returned at 1259
Mar 2022
2019
100 career games
at age 58
Jul 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-11
1537 → 1526
Tournaments
5
12 games
Score
3/ 1225.0%
3W3D6L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #28 | — | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #615 | 805 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/1 | #992 | 2611 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #568 | 2223 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #329 | 847 | -7.0 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#16,235
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#112,545
in continent
World
#175,557
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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