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Botelho, Luis Miguel Rodrigues
🇵🇹FIDE 1904981· Male· Portugal· Born in 1975
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Luis Miguel Rodrigues Botelho, a 51-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 1931. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 13 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Taca Algarve 2026 r. 1, CD Algarve Equipas 2025-26 r. 5-6, and CD Algarve Equipas 2025-26 r. 4. Also played 17 rapid (including CN Semirrapidas Equipas 2025-26) and 4 blitz events (including Silves Christmas Chess Open 2025) recently. He took a 14-month break between Jul 2005 and Oct 2006. His peak of 2052 was reached at age 39 (Nov 2014, Portuguese #83 at the time).
Current rating
1931
Standard
Rpd1997·Blz2142
All-time high
2052
−121 pts below
Nov 2014 · age 39
Nov 2014 · age 39
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#40,727
#40,727 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
16th Portuguese 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1939
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+84 Elo)
1878 → 1962
Oct 2024
2022
9th Portuguese 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2020
Apr 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2000
at age 46
Nov 2021
Re-crossed 2000
at age 46
Aug 2021
2020
12th Portuguese 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1995
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-14
1945 → 1931
Tournaments
7
13 games
Score
9/ 1369.2%
9W0D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | R16 | 1239 | -7.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2393 | +5.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2405 | +2.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2635 | +15.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #12 | 1751 | -30.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJose Prata
🇵🇹POR·1951
+25 −11 =14
50 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJoao Pacheco
🇵🇹POR·1974
+22 −13 =4
39 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJose Paulino
🇵🇹POR·1860
+19 −8 =5
32 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDinis Liborio
🇵🇹POR·1922
+16 −11 =2
29 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsFilipe Barros
🇵🇹POR·1733
+24 −3 =0
27 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Portugal
#201
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#30,065
in continent
World
#40,726
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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