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Munoz Santana, Jose Lisandro
IM🇩🇴FIDE 6400361· Male· Dominican Republic· Born in 1986
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Jose Lisandro Munoz Santana, a 40-year-old International Master, is rated 2323 and ranked 1st among DOM players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 36 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent appearances: Desempate Masculino Nacional 2025 and Campeonato Universitario de Ajedrez Absoluto 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including 3WC Rapid) and 4 blitz events (including Copa Blitz de Ajedrez Juan Pablo Duarte 2026) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2007–2008), 12 months (2017–2018) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2439 was reached at age 28 (Sep 2014); he also reached #1 nationally in Sep 2012 and has been #1 for 158 months and counting.
Awarded IM in 2007 (age 21) and FM in 2004 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2323
Standard
Rpd2338·Blz2451
All-time high
2439
−116 pts below
Sep 2014 · age 28
Sep 2014 · age 28
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · DOM players · of 375
#1 nationally since Sep 2012
#1 nationally since Sep 2012
Career timeline
19 entries2026
158 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 158 months · since Sep 2012
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2359 → returned at 2336
May 2024
2022
500 career games
at age 36
Apr 2022
2017
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2436 → returned at 2434
Jun 2017
2014
All-time peak 2439
at age 28 · −116 from today
Sep 2014
2012
Peak national rank: #1
at age 26 · rated 2432
Sep 2012
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-13
2336 → 2323
Tournaments
2
20 games
Score
6/ 2030.0%
11W8D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match | Nov 2025 | 1.5/4 | lost | 2047 | -14.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/3 | #5 | 2840 | +1.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChristopher GuzmanFM
🇩🇴DOM·2247
+17 −1 =9
27 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJosue Araujo SanchezIM
🇩🇴DOM·2313
+6 −3 =10
19 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsCarlos Paul Abreu JeanFM
🇩🇴DOM·2263
+10 −5 =4
19 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsJonathan Sigfredo SuberviFM
🇩🇴DOM·2027
+11 −0 =7
18 games·last met May 2026
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vsRichards Reynier Lugo MatosCM
🇩🇴DOM·2142
+16 −0 =2
18 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Dominican Republic
#1
out of 536 players
Americas
#388
in continent
World
#3,399
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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