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Joao Farisse
CM🇲🇿FIDE 14800730· Male· Mozambique· Born in 2004
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Joao Farisse, a 22-year-old Candidate Master, is rated 2027 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +90 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE XADREZ SENIOR MASCULINO -2026, 2025 MALAWI OPEN Chess Championship, and MOAZAMBIQUE CHESS OPEN 2025 - OPEN SECTION. Also played 4 rapid (including CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE XADREZ DE RAPIDAS -2026) and 1 blitz events (including CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE XADREZ DE BLITZ -2026) recently. He took a 28-month break between Feb 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included). He reached #4 nationally in Jun 2026 and has been in top 10 for 26 months and counting.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 20). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2027
Standard
Rpd1961·Blz1920
All-time high
2027
at best
Jun 2026 · age 22
Jun 2026 · age 22
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#23,610
#23,610 · players worldwide · of 218,279
National top 10 since Jun 2025
National top 10 since Jun 2025
Career timeline
15 entries2026
26 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 13 months · since Jan 2018
Jun 2026
Peak national rank: #4
at age 22 · rated 2027
Jun 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 22
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2027
at age 22
Jun 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 21
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+203 Elo)
1686 → 1889
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+90
1937 → 2027
Tournaments
4
34 games
Score
24/ 3470.6%
23W2D9L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsVasco Mateus Felizardo Viageiro1,950·CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE XADREZ SENIOR MASCULINO -2026·R5·+9.4
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsHamid Harmon Gulamo JamalCM2,027·CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE XADREZ SENIOR MASCULINO -2026·R8·-8.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 8.5/9 | #1 | 2360 | +56.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #4 | 2038 | +22.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #23 | 2088 | +11.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/7 | #11 | 1923 | +0.6 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsLourenco NapoleaoCM
🇲🇿MOZ·1977
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSenzo Frederico Magagule
🇲🇿MOZ·1823
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsHamid Harmon Gulamo JamalCM
🇲🇿MOZ·2055
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRafael Bernardo Chirindza
🇲🇿MOZ·1860
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
Mozambique
#4
out of 135 players
Africa
#520
in continent
World
#23,610
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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