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Galvao, Henrique
🇵🇹FIDE 1901214· Male· Portugal· Born in 1961
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Henrique Galvao, a 65-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 2103 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 14 months (2001–2002), 14 months (2002–2003), 26 months (2004–2007), 45 months (2011–2015), 13 months (2016–2017) and 15 months (2018–2019). Recent appearance: 7. Memorial Filipe Simoes. Also played 3 blitz events (including BlitzSeries 2026 Mata de Benfica - torneio 4) recently. His peak of 2219 was reached at age 48 (Nov 2009); he also reached Portuguese #24 in Oct 2017.
Current rating
2103
Standard
Rpd2026·Blz1942
All-time high
2219
−116 pts below
Nov 2009 · age 48
Nov 2009 · age 48
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,147 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
24 entries2025
5th Portuguese 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 2127
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
2089 → 2127
Apr 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 63
Aug 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 62
Jun 2023
2018
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2139 → returned at 2114
Aug 2018
2017
2nd Portuguese 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2202
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
2118 → 2103
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
4.5/ 675.0%
4W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 1956 | -15.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsCarlos Manuel M. Goncalves
🇵🇹POR·1680
+8 −0 =1
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsLuis Miguel Alves
🇵🇹POR·1773
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsRuben Jose Melo Santos
🇵🇹POR·1964
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAgostinho Jose Goncalves Roxo
🇵🇹POR·1884
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsTiago Pina
🇵🇹POR·2064
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2021
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Rankings
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Portugal
#62
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#11,001
in continent
World
#15,147
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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