Jaime Santos Latasa Explained

Jaime Santos Latasa
Country:	Spain
Birth Date:	3 July 1996
Birth Place:	San Sebastián, Spain
Grandmaster (2018)
Peakrating:	2680 (September 2022)
Peakranking:	No. 59 (September 2022)
Fideid:	2293307

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]

Chess career

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]

, Santos is the fifth highest-rated Spanish player.^[8]

On 18 December 2022 Santos won the 2022 European Championship in Rapid Chess with a score of 9.5 out of 11 points.^[9]

References

1. Web site: Title Application. 25 January 2018. 6 March 2022.
2. Web site: Santos Latasa, Jaime. FIDE. 6 March 2022.
3. Web site: FIDE Title Applications (GM, IM, WGM, WIM, IA, FA, IO) . 2022-05-06 . ratings.fide.com.
4. Web site: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Donostia Hiria Nazioarteko XXXII. Xake Txapelketa . 2022-05-06 . chess-results.com.
5. Web site: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 24th EUROPEAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 . 2022-05-06 . chess-results.com.
6. Web site: Jaime Santos Latasa continues to impress in Dubai Open Chess Tournament . 2022-05-06 . gulfnews.com . 9 April 2017 . en.
7. Web site: Banjan . Priyadarshan . 2017-04-15 . Dubai Open 2017: Gawain Jones wins . 2022-05-06 . Chess News . en.
8. Web site: PERIOD: SEPTEMBER 2023 – RANK STANDARD RATING Spain. FIDE.
9. Web site: European Open and Women Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2022 - RAPID. 2022-12-18 . en.