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PJ
Padeiro, Jose
FM🇵🇹FIDE 1901311· Male· Portugal· Born in 1980
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Jose Padeiro, a 46-year-old Portuguese FIDE Master, is rated 2140 and ranked 48th among Portuguese players, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent appearances: Ponte de Lima Chess Festival 2026 and UniClass Amsterdam Science Park Chess Tournament 2025 - A. Also played 1 rapid (including III Torneio SR de Pascoa) and 1 blitz events (including CD Porto Rapidas 2025-26) recently. He took a 30-month break between Oct 2018 and May 2021 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2358 was reached at age 35 (Oct 2015); he also reached Portuguese #8 in Aug 2014.
Awarded FM in 2011 (age 31). Earned a IM norm at CN Absoluto 2014-2015 - fase final.
Current rating
2140
Standard
Rpd2198·Blz2171
All-time high
2358
−218 pts below
Oct 2015 · age 35
Oct 2015 · age 35
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#48
#48 · Portuguese players · of 1,126
Career timeline
19 entries2026
4th Portuguese 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2140
May 2026
2021
1,000 career games
at age 41
Oct 2021
2nd Portuguese 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2235
Sep 2021
2018
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2216 → returned at 2217
Oct 2018
2016
Re-crossed 2300
at age 36
Nov 2016
Re-crossed 2300
at age 36
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+21
2119 → 2140
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
7/ 1353.8%
5W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/6 | #44 | 2207 | +15.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/7 | #56 | 2155 | +6.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPaulo DiasIM
🇵🇹POR·2310
+7 −8 =5
20 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsJose Francisco R P Neves VeigaIM
🇵🇹POR·2417
+5 −10 =4
19 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsJorge Viterbo FerreiraGM
🇵🇹POR·2525
+2 −6 =11
19 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsAndre Ventura SousaIM
🇵🇹POR·2448
+4 −8 =5
17 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsAntonio Pedro Caramez Pereira
🇵🇹POR·2085
+5 −6 =4
15 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings
/
Portugal
#48
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#8,638
in continent
World
#12,030
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Portugal
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| 48 | 2,140 | |
Europe
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World
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| 12030 | 2,140 | |