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Jaime Santos Latasa
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Jaime Santos Latasa

SpainBorn 1996 (age 30)FIDE ID 2293307

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2644
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2626
Luft

Flair

Jaime Santos Latasa's classical flairs

0 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • Serial WinnerWon 2+ elite events in the last 12 months
  • UnderdogRegularly beats players rated 50+ higher
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • IronmanPlayed 50+ games over the last 12 months
  • RisingAged 18 or under, Luft rating up 40+ over the last 12 months
  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 90+: converting, saving and not throwing endgames
  • TacticianTactics 90+: sharp, tactical games they made sharp
  • LightningTop 20 at speed chess (mostly blitz, some rapid)
  • Hot StreakAt least 6 points from 7 straight games against strong opposition
  • SignatureSticks to one defence with black far more than most
  • ChameleonPlays a wide range of defences with black
  • WildcardBrilliant one event, off the next: hard to predict
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events
  • FighterRarely draws, and wins far more than they lose
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events

No classical flair in the last year yet.

Trophy cabinet

Jaime Santos Latasa's classical titles

1 classical title, 1 medal, newest first

Attributes

Tactics 80Positional 85Endgame 82Openings 85Composure 83Defence 79Speed 83Consistency 86

Luft classical rating

2644No. 68

From 40 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2634 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2634 level, blended with their FIDE rating+3
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year+10
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event+2
Activity40 classical games in top events+3

Openings

Their most-played, from 158 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense1381%
Ruy Lopez1358%
Italian Game1267%
Nimzo-Indian Defense650%
Queen's Gambit Declined450%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 13 games, won 8, drew 5, lost 0 · 81%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation580%
Accelerated Dragon1100%
Taimanov Variation1100%
Nimzowitsch Variation1100%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack1100%
Kan Variation1100%
Richter-Rauzer Variation150%
Old Sicilian150%
Four Knights Variation150%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 13 games, won 2, drew 11, lost 0 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense450%
Closed350%
Morphy Defense2100%
Cozio Defense250%
Marshall Attack150%
Open150%

Italian Game

With White: 12 games, won 4, drew 8, lost 0 · 67%

VariationGamesScore
Giuoco Pianissimo4100%
Classical Variation450%
Two Knights Defense250%
Giuoco Piano250%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With White: 6 games, won 0, drew 6, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation350%
Kmoch Variation150%
Normal Variation150%
St. Petersburg Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 4, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Charousek Variation250%
Barmen Variation150%
Exchange Variation150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 15 games, won 3, drew 10, lost 2 · 53%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation463%
Moscow Variation350%
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack250%
French Variation1100%
Delayed Alapin Variation150%
Closed150%
Taimanov Variation150%
Classical Variation150%
Modern Variations10%

English Opening

With Black: 10 games, won 3, drew 5, lost 2 · 55%

VariationGamesScore
Symmetrical Variation438%
King's English Variation367%
Neo-Catalan2100%
Agincourt Defense10%

Zukertort Opening

With Black: 7 games, won 0, drew 5, lost 2 · 36%

VariationGamesScore
Reversed Grünfeld540%
Main line225%

Bogo-Indian Defense

With Black: 6 games, won 2, drew 3, lost 1 · 58%

VariationGamesScore
Retreat Variation658%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Ragozin Defense550%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense150%

Recent events

See all
EventPlace+/−+/−
29th Open Bavarian Chess Championship7 Nov 2026½/1−2−2
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20267½/10+11+13
19th Arad Open Grand Prix Classic 20269 Aug 20264/6−3−2
Brasov Grand Prix Classic 202631 Jul 20263/5−4−3
German Bundesliga 2025/2626 Apr 20264½/10−9−7

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMN. Sarin27 Apr 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242698
GMM. Yilmaz13 Jan 2024 · Tata Steel Challengers 20242665
GMA. Korobov6 Mar 2024 · Prague Chess Festival 20242662
GMM. Bluebaum3 Feb 2024 · Bundesliga 2023/242658
GME. L'Ami20 Jan 2024 · Tata Steel Challengers 20242627

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMB. GleduraLast 26 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20264121
GMN. SarinLast 19 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20263120
GMJ. BjerreLast 11 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20253021
GML. McShaneLast 8 Feb 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262020
GMR. SvaneLast 25 Apr 2026 · German Bundesliga 2025/262011

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How attributes are calculated

From their games in top events over the last 12 months, each judged against the opponent's rating

  • TacticsHow well they score in sharp games they chose to make sharp.
  • PositionalHow well they score in quiet, manoeuvring games they steered.
  • EndgameHow they do in endgames against what the position promised when it began: converting a winning one earns a little, saving a losing one earns a lot, and throwing a winning one costs a lot.
  • OpeningsThe engine's verdict on their position around moves 15 to 20, against what's normal for that colour, as the score it points to. Over the last 4 years, with older games counting less.
  • ComposureHow well they score under pressure: the game straight after a loss, and the last 3 games of an event while they can still win it. Over the last 4 years.
  • DefenceHow they do in games where they were 0.8 pawns or more worse after move 18, against what that position usually scores: holding the draw earns, turning it around earns more, and losing costs a little.
  • SpeedTheir Luft rapid and blitz ratings. With neither, an estimate a little below their classical level.
  • ConsistencyTheir Luft rating, less their off days: tournaments (5+ games each) over the last 4 years where they played 50+ below it. Anything better never counts against them.

  • "How well they score" is a performance rating: the opponent's rating, plus 400 for a win and minus 400 for a loss, averaged. So it's always judged against who they played.

    The score out of 100: 80 is a 2600 level, and each 13 rating points adds one, so 2860 and up is 100.

    Fair to everyone: with only a few games of a kind, the result leans towards their overall Luft rating. Strengths and weaknesses are measured against their overall level and compared with the top 100, so a specialist's best side stands out. A little recent form is added to all but Speed.