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Cardoso, Miguel Sanchez
🇵🇹FIDE 1904280· Male· Portugal· Born in 1983
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Miguel Sanchez Cardoso, a 43-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 1861 — just 9 short of his peak of 1870 (May 2025, age 42). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 5-6, CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 1-2, and XVI Open Marques de Pombal. He had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2012–2013), 50 months (2013–2018) and 12 months (2022–2023).
Current rating
1861
Standard
Rpd1849·Blz1818
All-time high
1870
−9 pts below
May 2025 · age 42
May 2025 · age 42
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#58,330
#58,330 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
22nd Portuguese 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1870
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1870
at age 42 · −9 from today
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+100 Elo)
1758 → 1858
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 41
Mar 2024
2022
24th Portuguese 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 1791
Apr 2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1791 → returned at 1793
Jan 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
1870 → 1861
Tournaments
4
14 games
Score
7.5/ 1453.6%
4W7D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #163 | 1744 | -3.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #35 | 2025 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/6 | #26 | 1791 | -11.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/5 | #6 | 1844 | -3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVitor Morais
🇵🇹POR·1834
+1 −10 =0
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsCarlos Manuel M. Goncalves
🇵🇹POR·1680
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsNuno David De Oliveira Reis Ferreira
🇵🇹POR·1707
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsJohn Simoes
🇻🇪VEN·1913
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsArtur Solovyov Eloy Guia
🇵🇹POR·2106
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2020
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Rankings
/
Portugal
#305
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#42,745
in continent
World
#58,329
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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