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Spanish chess grandmaster (born 1996)
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Santos and the second or maternal family name is Latasa.

Jaime Santos Latasa
Jaime Santos Latasa in 2023
CountrySpain
Born (1996-07-03) 3 July 1996 (age 28)
San Sebastián, Spain
TitleGrandmaster (2018)
FIDE rating2632 (January 2025)
Peak rating2680 (September 2022)
Peak rankingNo. 59 (September 2022)

Jaime Santos Latasa (born 3 July 1996) is a Spanish chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2018.

Chess career

Santos became a FIDE Master in 2011 and an International Master with effect from 15 August 2013. 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. He placed =3rd (4th on tiebreak) at the European U18 Junior Championship in 2014.

He led the Dubai Open Chess Tournament in 2017 with 5.5 points after 6 rounds, although finishing the tournament with a 20th place with 6.0/9.

As of September 2023, Santos is the fifth highest-rated Spanish player.

On 18 December 2022 Santos won the 2022 European Championship in Rapid Chess with a score of 9.5 out of 11 points.

References

  1. "Title Application" (PDF). 25 January 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  2. "Santos Latasa, Jaime". FIDE. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. "FIDE Title Applications (GM, IM, WGM, WIM, IA, FA, IO)". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  4. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Donostia Hiria Nazioarteko XXXII. Xake Txapelketa". chess-results.com. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  5. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 24th EUROPEAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2014". chess-results.com. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  6. "Jaime Santos Latasa continues to impress in Dubai Open Chess Tournament". gulfnews.com. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  7. Banjan, Priyadarshan (15 April 2017). "Dubai Open 2017: Gawain Jones wins". Chess News. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  8. "PERIOD: SEPTEMBER 2023 – RANK STANDARD RATING Spain". FIDE.
  9. "European Open and Women Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2022 - RAPID". Retrieved 18 December 2022.

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