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Zacarias Rodriguez, Santiago
FM🇲🇽FIDE 5148367· Male· Mexico· Born in 2008
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Santiago Zacarias Rodriguez, a 18-year-old Mexican FIDE Master, is rated 2222 and ranked 2nd among Mexican players under 18, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +96 Elo over the past 12 months. 85 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LXXI Campeonato Nacional e Internacional Abierto Mexicano de Ajedrez. Internacional, Olimpiada Nacional 2026. Region VI. Sub 20 Var, and XXXV Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez GM Carlos Torre Repetto in Memoriam 2025. Magistral. Also played 6 blitz events (including Torneo Internacional de Blitz Carlos Torre Repetto 2025) recently. His peak of 2280 was reached at age 17 (Nov 2025); he also reached Mexican #23 in Nov 2023.
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 15). At junior level, he reached #2, #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2222
Standard
Rpd2017·Blz2161
All-time high
2280
−58 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 17
Nov 2025 · age 17
Activity
75
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
85 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Mexican players under 18 · of 252
Career timeline
19 entries2025
2nd Mexican U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2280
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2280
at age 17 · −58 from today
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 17
Sep 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 16
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 16
Jun 2024
2023
Peak Mexican rank: #23
at age 15 · rated 2262
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
TERCERA EDICION DEL CAMPEONATO NACIONAL E INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ "AGUASCALIENTES 2025" Expertosperf 2407 (+144) · 7/8 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+23
2199 → 2222
Tournaments
9
69 games
Score
46/ 6966.7%
36W20D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAndrey Gonzalez ZharikovFM2,305·Torneo North American Junior Chess Championship U20 Abs·R7·+21.7
2.[W]vsRaul Alejandro Duarte BarahonaCM2,197·Campeonato Nacional Absoluto de Ajedrez Zacatecas 2025·R9·+15.3
3.[W]vsLevi Kalani Alexander Fogo EsquivelFM2,190·Torneo North American Junior Chess Championship U20 Abs·R3·+15.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEmmanuel Diaz Gonzalez Jardon1,970·Torneo North American Junior Chess Championship U20 Abs·R2·-34.1
2.[L]vsJose Angel Hernandez LunaCM2,073·Campeonato Nacional Absoluto de Ajedrez Zacatecas 2025·R8·-30.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/8 | #28 | 2200 | -18.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #3 | 2076 | -36.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/7 | #34 | 2240 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #6 | 2238 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/8 | #17 | 2220 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #9 | 2275 | +18.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/9 | #11 | 2183 | -13.3 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/6 | #2 | 2236 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/8 | #1 | 2407 | +64.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndres Elias May SanchezCM
🇲🇽MEX·2149
+5 −5 =5
15 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAtlas Adomaytis Galaviz MedinaCM
🇲🇽MEX·2279
+3 −2 =8
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMiguel Angel Lopez Garcia
🇲🇽MEX·2098
+3 −3 =5
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGonzalo Alberto Navarrete MendezFM
🇲🇽MEX·2126
+2 −2 =6
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsCarlos Francisco Varela VelazquezFM
🇲🇽MEX·2323
+5 −0 =4
9 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
Mexico
#37
out of 3,007 players
Americas
#769
in continent
World
#7,042
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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