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Pereira, Ruben

Pereira, Ruben

IM🇵🇹

FIDEFIDE 1903063· Male· Portugal· Born in 1991

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Ruben Pereira, a 35-year-old Portuguese International Master, is rated 2447 — just 10 short of his peak of 2457 (Aug 2024, age 33) and ranked 3rd among Portuguese players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is currently in the 2400–2450 range. 10 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Taca de Portugal r.4, Taca de Portugal r. 3, and Taca da AX Lisboa 2025-26 r. 3. Also played 2 rapid (including CN Semirrapidas Equipas 2025-26) and 2 blitz events (including CN Rapidas Equipas 2024-2025) recently. He reached Portuguese #2 in Nov 2009 and has been in Portuguese top 3 for 103 months and counting (4 consecutive years on his current run).

Awarded IM in 2009 (age 18) and FM in 2006 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #56 in U20, World #33 in U18, World #30 in U16, World #51 in U14 and World #62 in U12.

Current rating

2447

Standard

Rpd2361·Blz2336

All-time high

2457

−10 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 33

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#3

#3 · Portuguese players · of 1,126
National top 3 since May 2024

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
103 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 49 months · since Oct 2008
Jun 2026
2024
All-time peak 2457
at age 33 · −11 from today
Aug 2024
2011
56th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2436
Jan 2011
2009
Peak Portuguese rank: #2
at age 18 · rated 2448
Nov 2009
33rd U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2448
Nov 2009
IM title awardedIM
at age 18 · 2nd quarter Presidential Board 2009
Jul 2009

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Pedro Gil Ferreira Da SilvaFM 2,269
Taca de Portugal 2024-25 sf, final · Jul 2025 · +2.6 Elo
Evolution
-1
2448 → 2447
Tournaments
9
11 games
Score
9/ 1181.8%
9W0D2L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsMiguel SismeiroFM2,326·Taca de Portugal r.4·R4·-6.7
2.[L]vsSergey A. FedorchukGM2,560·Supertaca 2025-26·R1·-3.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Taca da AX Lisboa 2025-26 r. 6
Team
May 20261/1#32776+0.8
Taca de Portugal qf
Knockout
May 20261/1QF2858+0.9
Taca de Portugal r.4
Knockout
Mar 20260/1R641526-6.7
Taca de Portugal r. 3
Knockout
Feb 20261/1R322926+1.3
Taca da AX Lisboa 2025-26 r. 3
Team
Jan 20261/1#262859+1.0
Supertaca AX Lisboa 2025-26
Knockout
Oct 20251/1F2848+0.8
Supertaca 2025-26
Knockout
Oct 20250/1QF1760-3.6
CN Equipas 2024-25
Team
Jul 20252/2#422929+2.7
Taca de Portugal 2024-25 sf, final
Knockout
Jul 20252/2F2945+3.5

Most-Played Opponents

vsAntonio P SantosFM
🇵🇹POR·2108
+12 −4 =3
19 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsJose M Vieira AndradeFM
🇵🇹POR·2188
+3 −2 =5
10 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsNuno Guerreiro
🇵🇹POR·2030
+7 −1 =0
8 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsRui DamasoIM
🇵🇹POR·2415
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsAntonio FernandesGM
🇵🇹POR·2298
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Jul 2018
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Rankings

/
Portugal
#3
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#639
in continent
World
#1,047
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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