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Branca, Rui

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FIDEFIDE 1902946· Male· Portugal· Born in 1981

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Rui Branca, a 45-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 2060 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 17 months (2004–2005), 14 months (2006–2007), 33 months (2009–2012), 18 months (2012–2013) and 15 months (2014–2016). Recent appearance: Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:1 r7. His peak of 2102 was reached at age 27 (Jul 2008); he also reached Portuguese #62 in Oct 2020.

Current rating

2060

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2102

−42 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 27

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 9%

#19,594 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 44
Mar 2025
2022
8th Portuguese 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2083
Apr 2022
2020
Peak Portuguese rank: #62
at age 39 · rated 2080
Oct 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 38
Jan 2019
2016
Re-crossed 2100
at age 35
Mar 2016
2014
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2088 → returned at 2100
Nov 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Rohan Gore 1,916
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:1 r7 · Mar 2026 · +6.1 Elo
Evolution
-13
2073 → 2060
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
1W0D2L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsRohan Gore1,916·Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:1 r7·R7·+6.1
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsAnders Asberg1,978·Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:1 r1·R1·-12.3
2.[L]vsJussi Jakenberg2,062·Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:1 r2·R2·-9.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:1 r7
Team
Mar 20261/1#222716+10.6
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:1 r2
Team
Nov 20250/1#271262-10.8
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:1 r1
Team
Oct 20250/1#581178-12.6

Rankings

/
Portugal
#87
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#14,358
in continent
World
#19,594
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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87🇵🇹Branca, Rui2,060
Europe
1
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2
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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14358🇵🇹Branca, Rui2,060
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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8
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9
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9
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19594🇵🇹Branca, Rui2,060