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Mota, Daniel
🇵🇹FIDE 1903160· Male· Portugal· Born in 1975
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Daniel Mota, a 51-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 1769. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈4/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 7 rapid (including XV Open Internacional Cidade de Mangualde 2025) and 5 blitz events (including CD Aveiro Rapidas Equipas 2024-25) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 26 months (2003–2005), 14 months (2005–2006), 29 months (2012–2014), 27 months (2014–2017) and 58 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1871 was reached at age 35 (Sep 2010).
Current rating
1769
Standard
Rpd1660·Blz1734
All-time high
1871
−102 pts below
Sep 2010 · age 35
Sep 2010 · age 35
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#86,186
#86,186 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
40th Portuguese 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1786
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 50
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+82 Elo)
1764 → 1846
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 49
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 47
Oct 2022
24th Portuguese 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1827
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-25
1794 → 1769
Tournaments
9
20 games
Score
9.5/ 2047.5%
8W3D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #50 | 2367 | +5.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #101 | 1828 | +3.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #91 | 956 | -10.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #120 | 1171 | -5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #205 | 970 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/4 | #33 | 1906 | -28.2 |
Knockout | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | SF | 2525 | +7.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/2 | #2 | 2416 | +11.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsStephane Silva
🇵🇹POR·1971
+1 −8 =2
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRodrigo RibeiroFM
🇵🇹POR·2153
+3 −5 =1
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJose Pedro Figueiredo Alves
🇵🇹POR·1795
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsSergio Cruz
🇵🇹POR
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMadalena Cristina Carval Silva
🇵🇹POR·1698
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Portugal
#492
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#61,911
in continent
World
#86,184
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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