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Pinho, Paulo
🇵🇹FIDE 1900498· Male· Portugal· Born in 1971
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Paulo Pinho, a 55-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 2062 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 15 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 5-6, Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-4-8, and CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 4. Also played 4 rapid (including CD Braga Semirrapidas Equipas 2024-25) and 2 blitz events (including CD Braga Rapidas Equipas 2024-25) recently. He took a 53-month break between Jan 2006 and Jul 2010. His peak of 2272 was reached at age 42 (Sep 2013, Portuguese #18 at the time).
Earned IM norms at Tradewise Gibraltar Masters Open 2013 and TRADEWISE GIBRALTAR CHESS FESTIVAL 2016 CHALLENGER A.
Current rating
2062
Standard
Rpd1987·Blz2095
All-time high
2272
−210 pts below
Sep 2013 · age 42
Sep 2013 · age 42
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,331 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 54
Feb 2025
2023
3rd Portuguese 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2198
Sep 2023
2020
500 career games
at age 49
Apr 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 48
Jun 2019
2018
3rd Portuguese 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2212
Oct 2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 47
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2062 → 2062
Tournaments
10
41 games
Score
20.5/ 4150.0%
21W8D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsPablo Cordido Sixto1,919·Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 11·R11·-13.9
3.[L]vsAvelino Leiros Vila2,066·Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-4-8·R6·-10.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0/1 | #51 | 1119 | -14.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #74 | 2677 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #84 | 1730 | -26.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #34 | 1907 | -5.0 |
Knockout | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | R32 | 2711 | +5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #40 | 2057 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #80 | 2167 | +20.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #71 | 2565 | +2.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #81 | 2072 | -0.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #8 | 2106 | +13.4 |
Worst Elo result: Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-4-8 (-26.2 Elo, finished #84).
Most-Played Opponents
vsSergey Demyanchuk
🇵🇹POR·1931
+11 −7 =2
20 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsPedro Gil Ferreira Da SilvaFM
🇵🇹POR·2364
+7 −6 =0
13 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJose Macedo Monteiro
🇵🇹POR·1910
+8 −3 =1
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsLuis Neves Da SilvaFM
🇵🇹POR·2361
+4 −8 =0
12 games·last met Sep 2017
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vsSimao Pintor
🇵🇹POR·2106
+4 −5 =0
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Portugal
#86
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#14,156
in continent
World
#19,331
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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