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Santamaria Meza, Miguel Angel
🇲🇽FIDE 5143217· Male· Mexico· Born in 2001
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Miguel Angel Santamaria Meza, a 25-year-old Mexican player, is rated 1776 — just 4 short of his peak of 1780 (Dec 2025, age 24). He is on a breakout run, having gained +93 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LXXI Campeonato Nacional e Internacional Abierto Mexicano de Ajedrez. Expertos, 5to Clasificatorio 6to Realzando el Ajedrez Grupo Elite, and Campeonato Nacional Absoluto de Ajedrez Zacatecas 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including ROBOTHERO LEAGUE Abierta) recently.
Current rating
1776
Standard
Rpd1658·Blz1790
All-time high
1780
−4 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 24
Dec 2025 · age 24
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#83,904
#83,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1780
at age 24 · −4 from today
Dec 2025
100 career games
at age 24
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+188 Elo)
1569 → 1757
May 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 22
Dec 2023
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Sep 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+65
1711 → 1776
Tournaments
8
39 games
Score
22/ 3956.4%
18W8D13L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsElizabeth Schahrazad Diaz BartoloWFM1,965·3er Clasificatorio VI Realzando el Ajedrez·R3·+15.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsChristian Garcia De La Rosa1,558·Campeonato Nacional Absoluto de Ajedrez Zacatecas 2025·R2·-15.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/7 | #104 | 1758 | -4.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/3 | #2 | 1962 | +15.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/6 | #48 | 1964 | +1.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/1 | #13 | 2485 | -2.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/4 | #2 | 2024 | +29.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/3 | #6 | 1890 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/3 | #15 | 2510 | +29.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/3 | #3 | 2736 | +28.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid Rey Lozano Garay
🇲🇽MEX·2093
+3 −6 =2
11 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsHeber Ramirez Rodriguez
🇲🇽MEX·1782
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsElizabeth Schahrazad Diaz BartoloWFM
🇲🇽MEX·1952
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsAlfredo Sanchez Ramirez
🇲🇽MEX·1802
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2024
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Mexico
#761
out of 3,019 players
Americas
#9,772
in continent
World
#83,902
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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