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Varela Tavares, Goncalo

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FIDEFIDE 1344773· Male· Switzerland· Born in 2004

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Goncalo Varela Tavares, a 22-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1949 — just 27 short of his peak of 1976 (Apr 2026, age 22). He has fluctuated between 1803 and 1976 over the past 2 years. 43 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open. Also played 3 rapid events (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - RAP) recently.

At junior level, he reached #22, #24 and #17 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

1949

Standard

Rpd1880·Blz1856

All-time high

1976

−27 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 22

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#36,861

#36,861 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
All-time peak 1976
at age 22 · −27 from today
Apr 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 21
Dec 2025
96th Swiss 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 1971
Oct 2025
10-month rising streak
+161 Elo
Jul 2025
Best 12-month gain (+192 Elo)
1697 → 1889
Feb 2025
2024
22nd Swiss U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1853
Dec 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Gabriel Fernandes Barbosa Dos SantosCM 2,154
Open 2025 du CEG - rounds 4-7 · Sep 2025 · +4.8 Elo
Evolution
-15
1964 → 1949
Tournaments
14
34 games
Score
17.5/ 3451.5%
12W13D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

14 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260.5/1#6881993+1.2
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#6152138+4.2
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/8#7101914-32.2
Coupe du Leman 2025-2026 Vaud Category A
Team
Mar 20263.5/3#32685+26.2
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#2892647+7.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#922738+10.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20261/2#4951953+1.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20261/1#1632676+8.8
14. Grandprix de Monthey Standard
Open Swiss
Nov 20251/4#501613-36.8
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20250.5/2#8581804-8.6
Worst Elo result: 14. Grandprix de Monthey Standard (-36.8 Elo, finished #50).

Rankings

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Switzerland
#599
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#27,242
in continent
World
#36,860
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Switzerland
1
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2
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2,547
3
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2,541
4
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2,523
5
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2,520
6
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2,514
7
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2,496
8
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2,483
9
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2,465
10
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2,462
...
599🇨🇭Varela Tavares, Goncalo1,949
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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27242🇨🇭Varela Tavares, Goncalo1,949
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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36860🇨🇭Varela Tavares, Goncalo1,949