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Jaime Santos Latasa

Jaime Santos Latasa
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World rank
No. 97 (November 2026)
Rating
2626
Peak rating
2680 (September 2022)
Title
Grandmaster (2018)
Federation
Spain
Born
July 3, 1996, San Sebastián, Spain (age 30)
FIDE ID
2293307

A Spanish grandmaster from San Sebastián. Santos won Spanish youth titles at under-10, under-12 and under-14 level, and became a grandmaster in 2018.

He won the European Rapid Championship in December 2022 with 9½/11. In July 2026 he won the Ciudad de León Masters, beating Lê Quang Liêm 3½–½.

Career highlights

  • European Rapid Champion in 2022
  • Won the 2026 Ciudad de León Masters

Titles

From the winners lists on our event pages.

Jaime Santos Latasa in The Chess Herald

FIDE profile · Wikipedia
Profile last reviewed November 3, 2026. Ratings update monthly from FIDE.