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Martins, David Pires Tavares
IM🇵🇹FIDE 1909991· Male· Portugal· Born in 1997
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David Pires Tavares Martins, a 29-year-old Portuguese International Master, is rated 2436 — just 7 short of his peak of 2443 (Dec 2025, age 28) and ranked 4th among Portuguese players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 16 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLA 2026 round 2, SMM NLA 2026 round 1, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6. He reached Portuguese #4 in Feb 2016 and has been in Portuguese top 5 for 56 months and counting (2 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded IM in 2017 (age 20) and FM in 2014 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #79 in U20, World #91 in U18 and #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2436
Standard
Rpd2314·Blz2320
All-time high
2443
−7 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 28
Dec 2025 · age 28
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · Portuguese players · of 1,156
National top 5 since Dec 2024
National top 5 since Dec 2024
Career timeline
29 entries2026
56 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
longest streak 35 months · since Jan 2016
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 2443
at age 28 · −7 from today
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 28
Feb 2025
2021
Re-crossed 2400
at age 24
Nov 2021
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2398 → returned at 2405
Mar 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 21
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+13
2423 → 2436
Tournaments
11
29 games
Score
17.5/ 2960.3%
12W11D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 3019 | +2.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #31 | 2601 | +2.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #1077 | 2184 | -6.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #739 | 2530 | +1.3 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #10 | 2442 | +1.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #892 | 1519 | -6.7 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #535 | 2462 | +0.5 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/7 | #17 | 2549 | +11.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 2673 | +6.6 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 1/2 | #49 | 2514 | +2.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMaria Ines OliveiraWFM
🇵🇹POR·2036
+8 −0 =1
9 games·last met May 2014
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vsJose PadeiroFM
🇵🇹POR·2140
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Sep 2018
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vsHenrique Rui Neves Aguiar
🇵🇹POR·2183
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met Jun 2014
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vsAntonio P SantosFM
🇵🇹POR·2121
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsIvo Rodrigues DiasCM
🇵🇹POR·2109
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2018
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Rankings
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Portugal
#4
out of 1,729 players
Europe
#719
in continent
World
#1,166
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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