Horacio Saldano Dayer

ESP · 53 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2502 (Jan 2013)

Best performance: 2634 at IRT cierre 2012 FAGEMAA(Best of 2012)

NOV26 Rating

2357

Live Rating

2357.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month

List	Rating	Change
Nov 2026	2357	0
Oct 2026	2357	0
Sep 2026	2357	0
Aug 2026	2357	0
Jul 2026	2357	0
Jun 2026	2357	0
May 2026	2357	0
Apr 2026	2357	0
Mar 2026	2357	0
Feb 2026	2357	0
Jan 2026	2357	0
Dec 2025	2357	0

Working toward the Grandmaster title1 tracked norm · 9/27 gamesrating metcomposition opendetails ↓

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 6 games (2 wins, 4 draws), since Jun 20, 2025.

From 1,016 classical games on record, the latest on Sep 8, 2025.

Classical games since the November list

No rated standard games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

	Last played	Score	TPR
	I Rio Chess Masters 2025 ITTSep 6, 2025 – Sep 14, 2025TPR 2362	2½/6	2362

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Title Progress

GM title progress

Working toward the Grandmaster title

Tracked norms: 1 · 9 of 27 games credit

Rating requirement met (peak 2502, JAN13 list)

Composition: next norm must come from an event played at one round a day for at least 3 days

projectedMagistral Internacional de Ajedrez Apart Hotel Carilo Village Oct 20127/9Rp 2634

Based on events we cover plus the FIDE norm registers of all federations. Norms filed elsewhere may not show up here yet.

Best wins · Classical

From 1,002 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2006–2025

#	Opponent	Rating
1,	GM Diego Flores, Memorial Antonio Rocha, Jan 2011	, 2628
2,	GM Andres Rodriguez Vila, II Magistral Marcel Duchamps, Dec 2010	, 2556
3,	GM Andres Rodriguez Vila, Memorial Vanderley Cason de Melo, Jan 2010	, 2521
4,	GM Omar Almeida Quintana, ITT Hotel Araucano 2012, Nov 2012	, 2519
5,	IM Raul Claverie, III IRT Carlos Yurrita, Dec 2012	, 2512
6,	GM Andres Carlos Obregon, Abierto Internacional Universidad La Punta Copa Prov. San Luis, Dec 2014	, 2500
7,	IM Jordi Fluvia Poyatos, Campeonato de Catalunya por Equipos - Division de Honor, Apr 2008	, 2498
8,	GM Ramon Mateo, I Magistral Internacional de Ajedrez Casar de Cáceres, Oct 2007	, 2493
9,	IM Diego Rafael Di Berardino, Memorial Antonio Rocha, Jan 2011	, 2490
10,	IM Mario Villanueva, ITT Magistral Szmetan Giardelli 2019, Dec 2019	, 2486

#	Opponent	Score	Rating
1,	GM Diego Flores, XXV Abierto Internacional ProAm Copa Diario Clarin, Nov 2018	, 2½/8	, 2634
2,	GM Giovanni Vescovi, Memorial Antonio Rocha, Jan 2011	, 0/2	, 2631
3,	GM Sandro Mareco, Memorial Antonio Rocha, Jan 2011	, 2/9	, 2627
4,	GM Axel Bachmann, Torneo Magistral Internacional Copa Aloas 2014, Nov 2014	, 0/1	, 2621
5,	GM Rafael Leitao, Memorial Vanderley Cason de Melo, Jan 2010	, ½/3	, 2620
6,	GM Neuris Delgado Ramirez, II Magistral Marcel Duchamps, Dec 2010	, ½/4	, 2619
7,	GM Alexandr Fier, Memorial Vanderley Cason de Melo, Jan 2010	, ½/2	, 2601
8,	GM Gilberto Milos, II Magistral Marcel Duchamps, Dec 2010	, ½/1	, 2596
9,	GM Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suarez, ITT Hotel Araucano 2012, Nov 2012	, ½/2	, 2595
10,	GM Yusnel Bacallao Alonso, ITT Hotel Araucano 2012, Nov 2012	, ½/2	, 2580

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 286 of 1,016 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 58 of 140 games, 1.Nf3 in 35, 1.d4 in 25.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c5 or 1...e5, and 1.d4 with 1...Nf6.

All openings (17 as White, 13 as Black)

Openings in White games	Games	Score
Sicilian Defense	31	63%
English Opening	25	72%
King's Indian Defense	10	85%
Four Knights Game	7	93%
Ruy Lopez	7	64%
Caro-Kann Defense	5	80%
French Defense	5	80%
King's Indian Attack	5	50%
Slav Defense	5	50%
Queen's Gambit Declined	4	38%
Trompowsky Attack	4	75%
Dutch Defense	3	83%
Indian Defense	3	50%
Neo-Grünfeld Defense	3	67%
Pirc Defense	3	67%
Queen's Pawn Game	3	50%
Réti Opening	3	100%

14 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 33, 1...e5 in 21, 1...e6 in 12.

Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 31, 1...d5 in 13.

Against 1.Nf3: 1...Nf6 in 7, 1...c5 in 3, 1...d5 in 3.

Openings in Black games	Games	Score
Sicilian Defense	33	62%
Queen's Gambit Declined	13	58%
French Defense	12	67%
English Opening	10	70%
King's Indian Defense	10	50%
Petrov's Defense	7	36%
Ruy Lopez	7	64%
Caro-Kann Defense	6	67%
Italian Game	4	63%
Nimzo-Indian Defense	4	38%
Queen's Pawn Game	4	75%
Grünfeld Defense	3	83%
Queen's Gambit Accepted	3	33%

30 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Classical

50 of 126 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

Year	Games	Score	Avg opp	TPR
2025	21	14	2178	2303
2024	1	0	1955	—
2023	9	3	2319	2194
2022	59	40	2209	2342
2021	28	19	2234	2367
2020	9	7	2319	2539
2019	74	51	2233	2374
2018	56	38	2242	2375
2017	43	30	2234	2383
2016	66	46	2254	2403
2015	40	24½	2209	2289
2014	38	21½	2373	2423
2013	38	24½	2297	2399
2012	92	68	2276	2460
2011	91	62½	2300	2441
2010	106	60½	2352	2402
2008	39	27	2294	2435

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

I Rio Chess Masters 2025 ITT2362
Sep 2025Swissfederation source
Best of 2025Score 2½/6Opp avg 2267Start 2357
Open Ciudad de Buenos Aires 20252226
Jun 2025Swissfederation source
#3 in 2025Score 5½/9Opp avg 2085Start 2367
ITT Ciudad Vicente Lopez2346
May 2025Round robinfederation source
#2 in 2025Score 6/9Opp avg 2221Start 2369
Liga Nacional Superior 2024—(1)
Aug – Oct 2024Swissfederation source
Score 0/1Opp avg 1955Start 2378
ITT Ajedrez Martelli Jovenes Talentos2194
Apr 2023Round robinfederation source
Best of 2023Score 3/9Opp avg 2319Start 2403
Magistral Copa Mercosur2406
Oct – Nov 2022Round robinfederation source
#4 in 2022Score 6/9Opp avg 2281Start 2402
50 Aniversario Club Los Trebejos2352
Sep 2022Swissfederation source
#5 in 2022Score 7/9Opp avg 2132Start 2392
Liga Nacional Superior 20222480
Aug – Sep 2022Teamfederation source
Best of 2022Score 3½/4Opp avg 2144Start 2390
ITT Grafica Yael - Ventajedrez 50 Aniversario Torre Blanca II2419
Jul – Aug 2022Round robinfederation source
#3 in 2022Score 6½/9Opp avg 2253Start 2406
ITT Grafica Yael - Ventajedrez 50 Aniversario Torre Blanca I2200
Jul 2022Round robinfederation source
#6 in 2022Score 3½/9Opp avg 2280Start 2406
"2do ITT Homenaje a Jorge Luis Borges ""Copa Banco Ciudad""2474
Jul 2022Round robinfederation source
#2 in 2022Score 6½/9Opp avg 2308Start 2406
Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Las Balsas Relais Chateaux - Villa La Angostura—(2)
Jun 2022Swissfederation source
Score 2/3Opp avg 1883Start 2404
51 Abierto Internacional Ciudad de Mar del Plata2188
Apr 2022Swissfederation source
#7 in 2022Score 5/8Opp avg 2093Start 2422
Liga Nacional de Ajedrez Superior2377
Nov – Dec 2021Teamfederation source
#3 in 2021Score 2/4Opp avg 2377Start 2413
IRT Abierto Internacional Dos Orillas 10ma edicion2436
Nov 2021Swissfederation source
#2 in 2021Score 5½/6Opp avg 2035Start 2413
Ajedrez Martelli ITT Ciudad Vicente Lopez2466
Oct 2021Round robinfederation source
Best of 2021Score 7/9Opp avg 2246Start 2413
ITT Memoria, Verdad y Justicia2290
Mar – Apr 2021Round robinfederation source
#4 in 2021Score 4½/9Opp avg 2290Start 2429
ITT Homenaje Jorge Luis Borges2539
Mar 2020Round robinfederation source
Best of 2020Score 7/9Opp avg 2319Start 2416
ITT Magistral Szmetan Giardelli 20192442
Dec 2019Round robinfederation source
#2 in 2019Score 6/11Opp avg 2406Start 2412
Torneo ITT Meranol SACI2447
Oct 2019Round robinfederation source
Best of 2019Score 6½/9Opp avg 2281Start 2404
Magistral Club de Ajedrez Jaque Mate2417
Oct 2019Round robinfederation source
#3 in 2019Score 6/9Opp avg 2292Start 2404
Liga Nacional Superior 2019—(2)
Aug – Sep 2019Swissfederation source
Score 2/2Opp avg 2268Start 2413
ITT Ciudad de Vte Lopez2399
Aug 2019Round robinfederation source
#4 in 2019Score 6/9Opp avg 2274Start 2413
ITT Grafica Yael Torre Blanca 20192282
Jul – Aug 2019Round robinfederation source
#7 in 2019Score 4½/9Opp avg 2282Start 2408
Liga Nacional de Ajedrez Top 16 2019—(1)
Jul 2019Teamfederation source
Score 1/1Opp avg 2340Start 2408

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