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Sousa, Nuno
🇵🇹FIDE 1901826· Male· Portugal· Born in 1976
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Nuno Sousa, a 50-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 1957. He has fluctuated between 1922 and 1967 over the past 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 7, CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 5-6, and CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 4. Also played 4 rapid (including CD Porto Semirrapidas Equipas 2025-26) and 4 blitz events (including CD Porto Rapidas Equipas 2024-25) recently. He took a 14-month break between Oct 2021 and Jan 2023. His peak of 2121 was reached at age 26 (Jul 2002, Portuguese #62 at the time).
Current rating
1957
Standard
Rpd1907·Blz1793
All-time high
2121
−164 pts below
Jul 2002 · age 26
Jul 2002 · age 26
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#35,238
#35,238 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
15th Portuguese 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1967
May 2026
2021
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1926 → returned at 1928
Oct 2021
2017
10th Portuguese 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2010
Apr 2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 41
Apr 2017
2015
Re-crossed 2000
at age 39
Apr 2015
2014
Best 12-month gain (+43 Elo)
1959 → 2002
Sep 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+5
1952 → 1957
Tournaments
8
11 games
Score
6/ 1154.5%
5W4D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | May 2026 | 0/1 | R32 | 1156 | -10.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #34 | 2810 | +11.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #7 | 2570 | +11.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 1872 | -2.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #52 | 1818 | -3.4 |
Knockout | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | R64 | 2869 | +13.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #142 | 1880 | -8.2 |
Knockout | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | R32 | 1661 | -7.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRicardo Sarmento Andrade
🇵🇹POR·1942
+5 −5 =1
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSimao Pintor
🇵🇹POR·2106
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJose Miguel Teixeira Margarido
🇵🇹POR·2143
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2018
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vsDiana Sofia Nogueira
🇵🇹POR·1786
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met May 2019
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vsAntonio Augusto Silva
🇵🇹POR·2050
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2016
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Rankings
/
Portugal
#173
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#26,046
in continent
World
#35,237
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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