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Palacios Pena, Santiago Daniel
🇻🇪FIDE 3998711· Male· Venezuela· Born in 2011
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Santiago Daniel Palacios Pena, a 15-year-old Venezuelan player, is rated 1698 — just 7 short of his peak of 1705 (Apr 2026, age 15). He is rising rapidly, having gained +150 Elo over the past 12 months. 93 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Festival Nacional de Ajedrez Escolar-U15 Absoluto 2026, Torneo Internacional Cerrado Clasificatorio U20 Masculino Lara 2026, and III Valida Clasificatorio Estadal U20 Absoluto ASOLARA 2026. Also played 6 rapid (including III Aniversario Torneo Internacional Stars Chess Academy 2026) and 5 blitz events (including IRT Blitz Aragua 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #29, #19 and #31 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1698
Standard
Rpd1670·Blz1621
All-time high
1705
−7 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 15
Apr 2026 · age 15
Activity
60
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
72 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#110,665
#110,665 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
29th Venezuelan U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1705
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1705
at age 15 · −7 from today
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 15
Mar 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 14
Dec 2025
19th Venezuelan U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1657
Aug 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
II Valida Circuito IRT Open de la Juventud Absoluto, Grupo Colonos, Lara 2025 · Sep 2025 · +27.8 Elo
Evolution
+154
1544 → 1698
Tournaments
14
88 games
Score
58/ 8865.9%
49W18D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #16 | 1846 | -9.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 7/10 | #2 | 1736 | +36.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/6 | #4 | 1628 | -9.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 1756 | +26.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #1 | 1809 | +62.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #1 | 1766 | -7.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/6 | #33 | 1767 | +6.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #10 | 1575 | -40.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/6 | #12 | 1761 | -9.5 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/3 | #16 | 2401 | -25.5 |
Worst Elo result: I Valida Circuito IRT Open Preparatorio Seleccion 2025-Grupo Colonos (-40.4 Elo, finished #10).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJose Alejandro Ojeda Nieto
🇻🇪VEN·1532
+8 −2 =2
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJose Carlos Matute Luis
🇻🇪VEN·1892
+1 −9 =0
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAndrea Valentina Gallego Diaz
🇻🇪VEN·1730
+3 −7 =0
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsVicente Jesus Mantola Derko
🇻🇪VEN·1547
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsVictor Isaac Romero Mendez
🇻🇪VEN·1527
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Venezuela
#435
out of 1,613 players
Americas
#13,271
in continent
World
#110,662
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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World
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