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Leonardo, Joao

FM🇵🇹

FIDEFIDE 1900234· Male· Portugal· Born in 1958

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Joao Leonardo, a 68-year-old Portuguese FIDE Master, is rated 2162 and ranked 39th among Portuguese players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2008–2009), 46 months (2009–2013) and 32 months (2013–2016). Recent standard appearances include CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 7-8, CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 5-6, and CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 3. Also played 2 rapid events (including CN Semirrapidas Equipas 2025-26) recently. His peak of 2305 was reached at age 47 (Jul 2005, Portuguese #12 at the time).

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 43).

Current rating

2162

Standard

Rpd2089·Blz2124

All-time high

2305

−143 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 47

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#39

#39 · Portuguese players · of 1,126

Career timeline

20 entries
2025
3rd Portuguese 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2190
Sep 2025
6-month rising streak
+22 Elo
Jun 2025
2019
4th Portuguese 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2227
Aug 2019
2014
2nd Portuguese 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2246
May 2014
2013
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2246 → returned at 2241
Jun 2013
2009
3rd Portuguese 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2236
Nov 2009

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Rui DamasoIM 2,420
CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 5-6 · Mar 2026 · +5.9 Elo
Evolution
-28
2190 → 2162
Tournaments
5
7 games
Score
2.5/ 735.7%
1W3D3L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsTitus Bittner2,057·CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 9·R9·-12.9
2.[L]vsBruno Ribeiro2,138·CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 7-8·R8·-11.0
3.[L]vsSergio RochaIM2,289·CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 3·R3·-7.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 9
Team
May 20260/1#1081257-12.2
CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 7-8
Team
Apr 20260/1#1171338-11.4
CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 5-6
Team
Mar 20261/2#422228+2.0
CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 3
Team
Jan 20260/1#681489-7.2
CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 1-2
Team
Jan 20261.5/2#142190+0.2

Rankings

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Portugal
#39
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#7,432
in continent
World
#10,433
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Portugal
1
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2,525
2
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2,448
3
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2,447
4
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2,436
5
🇵🇹Veiga, Jose Francisco R P NevesFollow Jose Francisco R P Neves VeigaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,417
6
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2,415
7
🇵🇹Martins, Bruno Andre LeiteFollow Bruno Andre Leite MartinsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,408
8
🇵🇹Galego, LuisFollow Luis GalegoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,400
9
🇵🇹Barria, JoseFollow Jose BarriaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,374
10
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2,364
...
39🇵🇹Leonardo, Joao2,162
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
...
7432🇵🇹Leonardo, Joao2,162
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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10433🇵🇹Leonardo, Joao2,162