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Dinis de Sousa, Joao
🇵🇹FIDE 1900226· Male· Portugal· Born in 1962
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Joao Dinis De Sousa, a 64-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 2082 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 51 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Taca da AX Lisboa 2025-26 r.4, CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 4, and Taca da AX Lisboa 2025-26 r. 3. Also played 3 rapid events (including CD Lisboa Semirrapidas Equipas 2025-26) recently. He took a 95-month break between Jun 2015 and Jun 2023. His peak of 2281 was reached at age 52 (Feb 2014, Portuguese #14 at the time).
Current rating
2082
Standard
Rpd2178·Blz2077
All-time high
2281
−199 pts below
Feb 2014 · age 52
Feb 2014 · age 52
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,134 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
2096 → 2147
Mar 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 62
Dec 2024
100 career games
at age 62
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 62
Aug 2024
2023
2nd Portuguese 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2262
Jun 2023
2015
Inactive for 95 months
paused at 2267 → returned at 2262
Jun 2015
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-51
2133 → 2082
Tournaments
11
37 games
Score
16.5/ 3744.6%
13W7D17L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsPranava Ravikumar2,037·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R7·+8.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #29 | 2705 | +5.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #74 | 1293 | -9.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #53 | 1651 | -2.0 |
Knockout | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | R64 | 2502 | +1.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #44 | 2746 | +6.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #580 | 2107 | +0.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1134 | 1359 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/7 | #59 | 2217 | +28.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/5 | #165 | 1181 | -69.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #110 | 2183 | +25.4 |
Rankings
/
Portugal
#80
out of 1,729 players
Europe
#12,502
in continent
World
#17,134
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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