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Valverde Vega, Santiago
🇨🇷FIDE 6526110· Male· Costa Rica· Born in 2009
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Santiago Valverde Vega, a 17-year-old player, is rated 1611. He is progressing steadily with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Nacional Categorias Menores Pares 2026 U18 Absoluto, Juegos Deportivos Nacionales 2026 Standard U16 Individual Absoluto, and I Open CRChess-Montes de Oca 2025 - Grupo A. Also played 3 rapid (including Torneo Rapid Anexion de Guanacaste 2025) and 2 blitz events (including CRChess Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 1665 was reached at age 17 (Feb 2026); he also reached #85 nationally in Jun 2022.
At junior level, he reached #27, #17 and #6 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1611
Standard
Rpd1606·Blz1542
All-time high
1665
−54 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#142,189
#142,189 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
100 career games
at age 17
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1665
at age 17 · −54 from today
Feb 2026
27th U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 1664
Jan 2026
2025
17th U16 player nationally
at age 16 · rated 1651
Nov 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+378 Elo)
1167 → 1545
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Juegos Deportivos Nacionales Eliminatorias 2025 Z2 U16 Individual Absolutoperf 1947 (+296) · 4.5/5 · #3
Top opponent
Evolution
+52
1559 → 1611
Tournaments
6
35 games
Score
17/ 3548.6%
12W10D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAylin Naomy Salazar Delgado1,709·Torneo Clasificatorio de Tercera Division, Montes de Oca 2025·R7·+24.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGabriel Rivera Mora1,584·Juegos Deportivos Nacionales Eliminatorias 2025 Z2 U16 Individual Absoluto·R3·-23.8
2.[L]vsLarissa Mayorga ArayaWCM1,599·Torneo Clasificatorio de Tercera Division, Montes de Oca 2025·R2·-22.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #16 | 1636 | -6.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1.5/6 | #6 | — | -48.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/7 | #18 | 1711 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/5 | #3 | 1947 | +22.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/4 | #8 | 1659 | +22.0 |
Worst Elo result: Juegos Deportivos Nacionales 2026 Standard U16 Individual Absoluto (-48.0 Elo, finished #6).
Rankings
/
Costa Rica
#233
out of 695 players
Americas
#17,556
in continent
World
#142,179
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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