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PJ
Pacheco, Joao
🇵🇹FIDE 1901184· Male· Portugal· Born in 1965
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Joao Pacheco, a 61-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 1974. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 17 months (2001–2002), 23 months (2002–2004), 17 months (2005–2007), 20 months (2007–2008), 21 months (2010–2012) and 17 months (2013–2015). 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. 4. Also played 7 rapid events (including CD Algarve Semirrapidas Equipas 2025-26) recently. His peak of 2133 was reached at age 52 (Jul 2017); he also reached Portuguese #47 in Sep 2017.
Current rating
1974
Standard
Rpd1980·Blz1907
All-time high
2133
−159 pts below
Jul 2017 · age 52
Jul 2017 · age 52
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#31,874
#31,874 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
100 career games
at age 61
May 2026
7th Portuguese 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2031
Jan 2026
2023
4th Portuguese 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2059
May 2023
2017
7th Portuguese 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2133
Nov 2017
Peak Portuguese rank: #47
at age 52 · rated 2133
Sep 2017
All-time peak 2133
at age 52 · −159 from today
Jul 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-51
2025 → 1974
Tournaments
5
7 games
Score
1/ 714.3%
0W2D5L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #130 | 1336 | -12.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #160 | 1255 | -8.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 1873 | -3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #86 | 980 | -16.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #84 | 1813 | -10.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLuis Miguel Rodrigues Botelho
🇵🇹POR·1931
+13 −22 =4
39 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJose Paulino
🇵🇹POR·1860
+9 −3 =6
18 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsJose Prata
🇵🇹POR·1951
+8 −6 =2
16 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsDinis Liborio
🇵🇹POR·1922
+6 −3 =4
13 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsHelio Adelino Silva Pena
🇵🇹POR·1794
+11 −1 =0
12 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Portugal
#154
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#23,562
in continent
World
#31,873
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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