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Guevara Ruiz, Santiago Jose
FM🇸🇻FIDE 6708870· Male· El Salvador· Born in 2013
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Santiago Jose Guevara Ruiz, a 13-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2207 — just 24 short of his peak of 2231 (Apr 2026, age 13) and ranked 7th among ESA players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +78 Elo over the past 12 months. 85 rated games in the past year (≈77/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Centroamericano y del Caribe U20 Absoluto 2026, Campeonato Nacional Puntuable Victor Murillo in Memoriam 2026, and Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026. Also played 3 rapid (including FIDE World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2025) and 6 blitz events (including Torneo Mundialista de Blitz 2025) recently. He reached #5 nationally in Sep 2024 and has been in top 10 for 18 months and counting.
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 11) and CM in 2024 (age 11). At junior level, he reached World #73 in U14, World #27 in U12, World #25 in U10 and World #68 in U8.
Current rating
2207
Standard
Rpd2041·Blz2157
All-time high
2231
−24 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 13
Apr 2026 · age 13
Activity
80
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
85 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · ESA players · of 206
National top 10 since Aug 2025
National top 10 since Aug 2025
Career timeline
18 entries2026
18 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
since Aug 2024
May 2026
73rd U14 player worldwide
at age 13 · rated 2231
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 13
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2231
at age 13 · −24 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 2200
at age 12
Dec 2025
6-month rising streak
+127 Elo
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
VII Juegos Deportivos Escolares Centroamericanos y del Caribe x Equipos Ajedrez Clasico Masc 2025perf 2683 (+471) · 5/5 · #3
Top opponent
Evolution
+78
2129 → 2207
Tournaments
10
88 games
Score
57.5/ 8865.3%
53W21D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsUriel Gustavo Humpire Quispe1,710·XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 12 Absoluto·R4·-36.5
2.[L]vsMartin Eduardo Barboza ViquezCM2,017·Campeonato Centroamericano y del Caribe U20 Absoluto 2026·R4·-30.0
3.[L]vsEsteban Quesada Fallas2,031·Campeonato Centroamericano y del Caribe U20 Absoluto 2026·R7·-29.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #8 | 2103 | -24.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/8 | #6 | 2347 | +60.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #22 | 2157 | +0.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #5 | 2064 | -42.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 5/5 | #3 | 2683 | +54.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/4 | #13 | 2223 | +19.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/7 | #4 | 2150 | +20.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #6 | 1959 | -22.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 8/10 | #3 | 2196 | +36.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/9 | #9 | 2036 | -44.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIbarra Carlos RobertoFM
🇸🇻ESA·2202
+3 −2 =6
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsErick Marvin Guevara SanchezFM
🇸🇻ESA·2095
+4 −2 =4
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsCarlos E. Burgos FigueroaIM
🇸🇻ESA·2075
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMarvin Andres Guevara RuizFM
🇸🇻ESA·2028
+4 −1 =4
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMorales CarlosFM
🇸🇻ESA·2209
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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El Salvador
#7
out of 224 players
Americas
#832
in continent
World
#7,770
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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