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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 2230 and ranked 1st among Mexican players under 18, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 98 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IV Copa Top 50 (Grupo A), Olimpiada Nacional 2026 17-20 Varonil Estandar, and LXXI Campeonato Nacional e Internacional Abierto Mexicano de Ajedrez. Internacional. Also played 2 rapid (including Olimpiada Nacional 2026 17-20 Rapido 15) and 7 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
2230
Standard
Rpd2074·Blz2104
All-time high
2280
−50 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 17
Nov 2025 · age 17
Activity
78
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
98 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Mexican players under 18 · of 243
Career timeline
19 entries2025
2nd Mexican U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2280
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2280
at age 17 · −50 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
+31
2199 → 2230
Tournaments
11
82 games
Score
55/ 8267.1%
41W28D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAndrey Gonzalez ZharikovFM2,305·Torneo North American Junior Chess Championship U20 Abs·R7·+21.7
3.[W]vsRaul Alejandro Duarte BarahonaCM2,197·Campeonato Nacional Absoluto de Ajedrez Zacatecas 2025·R9·+15.3
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
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 5/7 | #2 | 2261 | +16.4 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #7 | 2177 | -8.0 |
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 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndres Elias May SanchezCM
🇲🇽MEX·2122
+6 −5 =5
16 games·last met May 2026
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vsAtlas Adomaytis Galaviz MedinaCM
🇲🇽MEX·2276
+3 −3 =9
15 games·last met May 2026
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vsMiguel Angel Lopez Garcia
🇲🇽MEX·2217
+3 −3 =7
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsGonzalo Alberto Navarrete MendezFM
🇲🇽MEX·2114
+3 −2 =6
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsCarlos Francisco Varela VelazquezFM
🇲🇽MEX·2269
+5 −0 =6
11 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Mexico
#35
out of 3,019 players
Americas
#746
in continent
World
#6,680
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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