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Costa, Paulo Jorge Lopes
🇵🇹FIDE 1900900· Male· Portugal· Born in 1977
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Paulo Jorge Lopes Costa, a 49-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 2054 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is currently in the 2050–2100 range. 29 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). 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 2215 was reached at age 28 (Jul 2005); he also reached Portuguese #24 in Mar 2019.
Current rating
2054
Standard
Rpd2023·Blz2080
All-time high
2215
−161 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 28
Jul 2005 · age 28
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,299 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
8th Portuguese 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2054
Jun 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 47
Apr 2024
2022
500 career games
at age 45
Apr 2022
2019
Peak Portuguese rank: #24
at age 42 · rated 2213
Mar 2019
2nd Portuguese 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2213
Mar 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 41
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
2042 → 2054
Tournaments
6
15 games
Score
6.5/ 1543.3%
2W9D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/2 | #52 | 2098 | +1.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #46 | 2014 | -2.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #43 | 2209 | +8.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 2074 | +1.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #30 | 2199 | +8.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/6 | #150 | 2041 | -2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJorge Filipe Egas Da Cruz
🇵🇹POR·2093
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsVladimir PetkovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2414
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsVasco DiogoFM
🇵🇹POR·2154
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAndre Ventura SousaIM
🇵🇹POR·2448
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsPaulo DiasIM
🇵🇹POR·2310
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
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Portugal
#92
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#14,890
in continent
World
#20,299
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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