Jaime Santos Latasa (born 3 July 1996[1]) is a Spanish chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2018.[2]
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Jaime Santos Latasa | |
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![]() Jaime Santos Latasa at the Grenke Chess Open 2018 in Karlsruhe | |
Country | Spain |
Born | (1996-07-03) 3 July 1996 (age 26) San Sebastián |
Title | Grandmaster (2018) |
FIDE rating | 2677 (October 2022) |
Peak rating | 2680 (September 2022) |
Ranking | No. 60 (October 2022) |
Peak ranking | No. 59 (September 2022) |
Santos became a FIDE Master in 2011 and an International Master with effect from 15 August 2013.[3] He was the Spanish U10 champion in 2006, the Spanish U12 champion in 2008 and the Spanish U14 champion in 2010. He was 19th in the San Sebastian Open 2009.[4] He placed =3rd (4th on tiebreak) at the European U18 Junior Championship in 2014.[5]
He led the Dubai Open Chess Tournament in 2017 with 5.5 points after 6 rounds,[6] although finishing the tournament with a 20th place with 6.0/9.[7]
As of May 2022[update], Santos is the 3rd best Spanish player.[8]
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