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Xavier, Paulo Miguel Gaspar
🇵🇹FIDE 1904060· Male· Portugal· Born in 1968
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Paulo Miguel Gaspar Xavier, a 58-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 1666 — just 27 short of his peak of 1693 (Sep 2012, age 44). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between May 2024 and Jun 2025. Recent appearances: CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 5-6 and CD Algarve 2025-26. Also played 1 rapid event (including CD Algarve Semirrapidas 2025-26) recently.
Current rating
1666
Standard
Rpd1679·Blz—
All-time high
1693
−27 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 44
Sep 2012 · age 44
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#122,164
#122,164 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+194 Elo)
1478 → 1672
Aug 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1672 → returned at 1664
May 2024
42nd Portuguese 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1692
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 56
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 56
Mar 2024
2022
40th Portuguese 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1514
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
1664 → 1666
Tournaments
2
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
2W1D2L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #142 | 1803 | +3.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/1 | #34 | 2884 | -1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLuis Miguel Rodrigues Botelho
🇵🇹POR·1931
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsHelio Adelino Silva Pena
🇵🇹POR·1794
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsCarlos Fantasia Sousa
🇵🇹POR·1774
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met May 2018
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vsRicardo Andre C Aderneira
🇵🇹POR·1783
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsManuel Domingos J Machado
🇵🇹POR·1579
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Dec 2022
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Rankings
/
Portugal
#687
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#84,492
in continent
World
#122,158
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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