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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 1598. He plays occasionally (9 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 2 rapid events (including Open Internacional de Ajedrez de Chamartin 2025) recently. His peak of 1688 was reached at age 67 (Jun 2024).
Current rating
1598
Standard
Rpd1599·Blz1692
All-time high
1688
−90 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 67
Jun 2024 · age 67
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#147,797
#147,797 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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 · −90 from today
Jun 2024
First FIDE rating
1688 · at age 67
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-90
1688 → 1598
Tournaments
5
9 games
Score
1.5/ 916.7%
1W1D7L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0/3 | #57 | 829 | -66.0 |
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 |
Rankings
/
Spain
#14,055
out of 20,300 players
Europe
#98,734
in continent
World
#147,784
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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