Format
BP
Builes Palacio, Santiago
🇨🇴FIDE 4465857· Male· Colombia· Born in 1985
Follow Santiago Builes PalacioTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Santiago Builes Palacio, a 41-year-old Colombian player, is rated 1839. He has slipped back 86 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Torneo IRT de Segunda Categoria Antioquia 2026, Heusenstamm Sparkassen Open 2025 B, and FIDE World Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - U2000. Also played 1 rapid (including IRT Rapidas Pre Raza Medellin 2025) and 2 blitz events (including I IRT Blitz Feria de las Flores 2025) recently. He took a 29-month break between Jan 2019 and Jul 2021 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1954 was reached at age 39 (Nov 2024).
Current rating
1839
Standard
Rpd1938·Blz1904
All-time high
1954
−115 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 39
Nov 2024 · age 39
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#64,504
#64,504 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2026
43rd Colombian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1845
Apr 2026
2024
38th Colombian 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 1954
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1954
at age 39 · −115 from today
Nov 2024
100 career games
at age 39
Sep 2024
2019
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1928 → returned at 1891
Jan 2019
2018
Best 12-month gain (+134 Elo)
1756 → 1890
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-67
1906 → 1839
Tournaments
6
46 games
Score
27.5/ 4659.8%
24W7D15L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLuis Fernando Soliz GabarreteCM1,984·Campeonato Panamericano Amateur 2025 (U-2000) Absoluto·R7·+12.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/6 | #20 | 1953 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 1916 | +8.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #68 | 1736 | -32.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #36 | 1703 | -33.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/9 | #6 | 1887 | -3.6 |
Worst Elo result: XXXII IRT Aficionados Sub 1999 Feria de las Flores 2025 (-33.8 Elo, finished #36).
Rankings
/
Colombia
#440
out of 2,941 players
Americas
#7,304
in continent
World
#64,504
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Colombia
| 1 | 🇨🇴Follow Jose Gabriel Cardoso CardosoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,543 |
| 2 | 🇨🇴Follow Santiago Avila PavasTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,504 |
| 3 | 🇨🇴Follow Jaime Alexander CuartasTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,497 |
| 4 | 🇨🇴Follow Roberto Garcia PantojaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,484 |
| 5 | 🇨🇴Follow Sergio E BarrientosTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,476 |
| 6 | 🇨🇴Follow Joshua Daniel Ruiz CastilloTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,472 |
| 7 | 🇨🇴Follow Santiago Lopez RayoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,414 |
| 8 | 🇨🇴Follow Cristhian Camilo Rios GomezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,405 |
| 9 | 🇨🇴Follow Martin Martinez RomeroTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,395 |
| 10 | 🇨🇴Follow Sebastian Felipe SanchezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,390 |
| ... | ||
| 440 | 1,839 | |
Americas
| 1 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸Follow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸Follow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸Follow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,724 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Follow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,718 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸Follow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,696 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,656 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Follow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,653 |
| ... | ||
| 7304 | 1,839 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
| 10 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 64504 | 1,839 | |