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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 1948 — just 28 short of his peak of 1976 (Apr 2026, age 22). He has fluctuated between 1803 and 1976 over the past 2 years. 42 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, and Coupe du Leman 2025-2026 Vaud Category A. 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

1948

Standard

Rpd1880·Blz1856

All-time high

1976

−28 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 22

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#37,111

#37,111 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
All-time peak 1976
at age 22 · −28 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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Open International de Geneve 2025
perf 2020 (+56) · 4/5 · #27
Top opponent
vs Gabriel Fernandes Barbosa Dos SantosCM 2,154
Open 2025 du CEG - rounds 4-7 · Sep 2025 · +4.8 Elo
Evolution
-12
1960 → 1948
Tournaments
17
44 games
Score
24.5/ 4455.7%
19W13D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 17
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
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
Worst Elo result: 14. Grandprix de Monthey Standard (-36.8 Elo, finished #50).

Rankings

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Switzerland
#612
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#27,435
in continent
World
#37,111
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Switzerland
1
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2,576
2
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2,546
3
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2,535
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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2,491
8
🇨🇭Georgiadis, IoannisFollow Ioannis GeorgiadisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,483
9
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2,465
10
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2,462
...
612🇨🇭Varela Tavares, Goncalo1,948
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
27435🇨🇭Varela Tavares, Goncalo1,948
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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37111🇨🇭Varela Tavares, Goncalo1,948