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Castro, Neusa Aridas De
WCM🇲🇿FIDE 14800250· Female· Mozambique· Born in 1995
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Neusa Aridas De Castro, a 31-year-old Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1684 — just 27 short of her peak of 1711 (Oct 2024, age 29). She is currently in the 1650–1700 range. 20 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent appearances: CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE XADREZ SENIOR FEMININO -2026 and MOAZAMBIQUE CHESS OPEN 2025 - FEMALE. Also played 5 rapid (including CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE XADREZ DE RAPIDAS -2026) and 3 blitz events (including CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE XADREZ DE BLITZ -2026) recently. She had 4 career breaks: 16 months (2012–2014), 12 months (2015–2016), 13 months (2016–2017) and 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). She reached #3 nationally in Mar 2014 and spent 14 months in top 5.
Awarded WCM in 2016 (age 21). At junior level, she reached #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1684
Standard
Rpd1667·Blz1704
All-time high
1711
−27 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 29
Oct 2024 · age 29
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#115,737
#115,737 · players worldwide · of 218,279
14 months in National top 5 (2014–2016)
14 months in National top 5 (2014–2016)
Career timeline
20 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+226 Elo)
1485 → 1711
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1711
at age 29 · −27 from today
Oct 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 29
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 29
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 28
Jul 2023
2022
100 career games
at age 27
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-17
1701 → 1684
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 1839 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/5 | #3 | 1926 | +9.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVania Fausto Da T. VilheteWIM
🇲🇿MOZ·1837
+1 −9 =2
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsCheila Andre SitoeWCM
🇲🇿MOZ·1721
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsNuzela Zacarias Musindo FarnelaWCM
🇲🇿MOZ·1654
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsKatina Efentakis
🇲🇿MOZ·1599
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSheila Judite Jacinto Sitoe
🇲🇿MOZ·1551
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Mozambique
#51
out of 135 players
Africa
#4,500
in continent
World
#115,732
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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