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Seia, Joao Manuel
🇵🇹FIDE 1903616· Male· Portugal· Born in 1953
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Joao Manuel Seia, a 73-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 1691. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 6 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include GXA Primavera 2026, CD Lisboa Veteranos 2025-26 - S65, and GXA Interno 2026. Also played 7 rapid (including XXVII Open da Freguesia de Benfica) and 12 blitz events (including CD Lisboa Rapidas 2024-25) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2005–2007) and 23 months (2016–2018). His peak of 1915 was reached at age 52 (Jan 2005).
Current rating
1691
Standard
Rpd1664·Blz1562
All-time high
1915
−224 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 52
Jan 2005 · age 52
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#113,234
#113,234 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
8th Portuguese 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1717
Nov 2025
500 career games
at age 72
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+201 Elo)
1490 → 1691
Feb 2025
2020
9th Portuguese 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1667
Oct 2020
2016
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1702 → returned at 1696
Apr 2016
2014
10th Portuguese 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1773
Mar 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
1696 → 1691
Tournaments
5
30 games
Score
14/ 3046.7%
10W8D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #18 | 1694 | +1.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #2 | 1762 | +11.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #18 | 1759 | +3.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/6 | #34 | 1411 | -43.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/6 | #10 | 1835 | +21.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVitor Morais
🇵🇹POR·1834
+4 −20 =5
29 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAdelino Vitor Nunes
🇵🇹POR·1587
+16 −6 =1
23 games·last met May 2026
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vsVitor Vieira
🇵🇹POR·1456
+16 −5 =2
23 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDomingos Antonio M Martins
🇵🇹POR·1447
+14 −5 =0
19 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsCarlos Alberto Branco l Aguiar
🇵🇹POR·1764
+0 −11 =7
18 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Portugal
#641
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#79,161
in continent
World
#113,230
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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