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de Santiago Soto, Rafael Angel
🇪🇸FIDE 523003529· Male· Spain· Born in 1957
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Rafael Angel De Santiago Soto, a 69-year-old Spanish player, is rated 1664 — just 24 short of his peak of 1688 (Jun 2024, age 67). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 16-month break between Jul 2024 and Dec 2025. Recent standard appearances include Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Tercera Rondas 12-13, Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Tercera Rondas 8-11, and Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Tercera Rondas 5-7. Also played 3 rapid events (including Open Internacional de Ajedrez de Chamartin 2025) recently.
Current rating
1664
Standard
Rpd1599·Blz1692
All-time high
1688
−24 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 67
Jun 2024 · age 67
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#122,591
#122,591 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1688 → returned at 1680
Jul 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 67
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 67
Jun 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 67
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1688
at age 67 · −24 from today
Jun 2024
First FIDE rating
1688 · at age 67
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-24
1688 → 1664
Tournaments
4
6 games
Score
1.5/ 625.0%
1W1D4L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #582 | 1023 | -20.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #309 | 1764 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #958 | 1078 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #418 | 1124 | -8.0 |
Worst Elo result: Campeonato de Liga por Equipos de Madrid 2025-2026 - Tercera Rondas 12-13 (-20.4 Elo, finished #582).
Rankings
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Spain
#11,837
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#84,744
in continent
World
#122,586
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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