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De Sousa Da Silva, Armando
🇵🇹FIDE 1907204· Male· Portugal· Born in 1966
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Armando De Sousa Da Silva, a 60-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 1948. He is on a steady climb with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Preferente Final, Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Preferente Grupo B Rondas 9, and Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Preferente Grupo B Rondas 1-4-8. Also played 3 rapid (including VI OPEN INTERNACIONAL ABANCA SEMANA VERDE DE GALICIA) and 1 blitz events (including XI Torneo de Xadrez Lostrego Campus de Ourense) recently. His peak of 2095 was reached at age 43 (Apr 2009, Portuguese #71 at the time).
Previously known as Armando De Sousa Da Silva (until May 2012).
Current rating
1948
Standard
Rpd1872·Blz1863
All-time high
2095
−147 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 43
Apr 2009 · age 43
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#37,058
#37,058 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+118 Elo)
1820 → 1938
Sep 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 57
Sep 2023
2022
14th Portuguese 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1985
Apr 2022
2020
8th Portuguese 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1985
Oct 2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1985 → returned at 1988
Apr 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 53
Jun 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Preferente Grupo B Rondas 1-4-8perf 2029 (+94) · 5/6 · #1
Top opponent
Best comeback
Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Preferente Grupo B Rondas 1-4-8finished #1 (seeded #55 of 100)
Evolution
+42
1906 → 1948
Tournaments
4
11 games
Score
9.5/ 1186.4%
9W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 2050 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2615 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/6 | #1 | 2029 | +15.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2579 | +13.4 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsArian Gonzalez PerezGM
🇪🇸ESP·2391
+0 −9 =0
9 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsJoaquin Antonio Bello Filgueira
🇪🇸ESP·1727
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsBenjamin Dieguez Novoa
🇪🇸ESP·1664
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsHugo Rivero Rodriguez
🇪🇸ESP·2012
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsRafael Rodriguez LopezIM
🇪🇸ESP·2149
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2023
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Rankings
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Portugal
#179
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#27,392
in continent
World
#37,057
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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