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Silva, David
IM🇦🇴FIDE 10101314· Male· Angola· Born in 1998
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David Silva, a 28-year-old International Master, is rated 2278 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Torneio de Xadrez Sonangol 50 Anos-Open 1-7, CAMPEONATO NACIONAL INDIVIDUAL ABSOLUTO UIGE 2025 1-9, and FIDE World Cup 2025. His peak of 2392 was reached at age 26 (Jan 2024); he also reached #1 nationally in Feb 2016 and has been #1 for 64 months and counting (4 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded IM in 2015 (age 17). Earned GM norms at African Jinior Championship Open 2014, African Junior Chess Championships 2015 - Open Category, and 2017 African Junior CC - Open. At junior level, he reached #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2278
Standard
Rpd2389·Blz2382
All-time high
2392
−114 pts below
Jan 2024 · age 26
Jan 2024 · age 26
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#4,815 · players worldwide · of 218,279
#1 nationally since May 2022
#1 nationally since May 2022
Career timeline
19 entries2026
64 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 50 months · since Feb 2016
Jun 2026
2024
All-time peak 2392
at age 26 · −86 from today
Jan 2024
2022
500 career games
at age 24
Feb 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2300
at age 23
Jun 2021
2019
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2258 → returned at 2296
Dec 2019
2017
1st U20 player nationally
at age 19 · rated 2285
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-69
2347 → 2278
Tournaments
5
36 games
Score
23/ 3663.9%
18W10D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2277 | -3.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #1 | 2179 | -25.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/7 | #6 | 2165 | -28.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2301 | -6.8 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | R256 | 1848 | -6.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJose CambandoCM
🇦🇴ANG·2082
+14 −6 =5
25 games·last met May 2026
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vsSergio MiguelFM
🇦🇴ANG·2258
+6 −5 =9
20 games·last met May 2026
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vsCristiano AguiarFM
🇦🇴ANG·2162
+9 −7 =3
19 games·last met Mar 2017
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vsVanderson Dias
🇦🇴ANG·2050
+10 −3 =5
18 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsEdivaldo Jr Gama
🇦🇴ANG·2119
+9 −2 =7
18 games·last met Dec 2022
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Rankings
/
Angola
#1
out of 154 players
Africa
#62
in continent
World
#4,815
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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