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Santamaria Vargas, Miguel
🇨🇴FIDE 4418590· Male· Colombia· Born in 1953
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Miguel Santamaria Vargas, a 73-year-old Colombian player, is rated 1822. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearance: Torneo IRT Clasico Navideno Bogota DC. Also played 1 rapid (including 3er IRT Abierto Rapido Outlet Factory Centro Comercial Av. de las Americas) and 2 blitz events (including IRT Blitz intercentro Enero) recently. He had 7 career breaks: 15 months (2011–2012), 13 months (2012–2014), 27 months (2014–2016), 15 months (2016–2018), 12 months (2018–2020), 26 months (2021–2024) and 16 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1953 was reached at age 58 (Jan 2011).
Current rating
1822
Standard
Rpd1912·Blz1954
All-time high
1953
−131 pts below
Jan 2011 · age 58
Jan 2011 · age 58
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#69,558
#69,558 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2024
2nd Colombian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1908
Dec 2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1847 → returned at 1852
Jan 2024
2021
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1870 → returned at 1847
Oct 2021
2020
7th Colombian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1907
Oct 2020
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1910 → returned at 1907
Dec 2018
2016
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1888 → returned at 1919
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-30
1852 → 1822
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
3W0D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/7 | #59 | 1683 | -30.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEfrain ValleFM
🇨🇴COL·1961
+1 −10 =0
11 games·last met Nov 2016
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vsJuan Carlos Ceron
🇨🇴COL·2085
+4 −7 =0
11 games·last met Aug 2016
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vsAlvaro Garcia AlarconFM
🇨🇴COL·2120
+0 −10 =0
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsLeonardo Enrique Garcia MatosCM
🇨🇴COL·1956
+4 −6 =0
10 games·last met Aug 2016
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vsRicardo Luis Garvin Mejia
🇨🇴COL·1702
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Colombia
#471
out of 2,950 players
Americas
#7,908
in continent
World
#69,557
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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