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Sousa, Joao Rui

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FIDEFIDE 1911961· Male· Portugal· Born in 1989

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Joao Rui Sousa, a 37-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 1701 — just 27 short of his peak of 1728 (Sep 2025, age 36). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CD Coimbra Equipas 2025-26 r. 5, CD Coimbra Equipas 2025-26 r. 2, and Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open. Also played 2 rapid events (including XXXIV Torneio Aberto de Montemor-o-Velho) recently.

Current rating

1701

Standard

Rpd1639·Blz1642

All-time high

1728

−27 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 36

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#109,593

#109,593 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
43rd Portuguese 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1728
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1728
at age 36 · −27 from today
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+214 Elo)
1509 → 1723
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 35
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1529 → returned at 1536
Jun 2019
2017
Re-crossed 1500
at age 28
Oct 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Manfred Schulze 1,877
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open · Aug 2025 · +14.0 Elo
Evolution
-17
1718 → 1701
Tournaments
3
11 games
Score
5.5/ 1150.0%
5W1D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CD Coimbra Equipas 2025-26 r. 5
Swiss
Mar 20261/2#21493-11.2
CD Coimbra Equipas 2025-26 r. 2
Team
Jan 20260/1#10691-16.0
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/8#471764+10.4
Worst Elo result: CD Coimbra Equipas 2025-26 r. 2 (-16.0 Elo, finished #10).

Rankings

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Portugal
#614
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#76,953
in continent
World
#109,590
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Portugal
1
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2,525
2
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2,448
3
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2,447
4
🇵🇹Martins, David Pires TavaresFollow David Pires Tavares MartinsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,436
5
🇵🇹Veiga, Jose Francisco R P NevesFollow Jose Francisco R P Neves VeigaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,417
6
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2,415
7
🇵🇹Martins, Bruno Andre LeiteFollow Bruno Andre Leite MartinsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,408
8
🇵🇹Galego, LuisFollow Luis GalegoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,400
9
🇵🇹Barria, JoseFollow Jose BarriaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,374
10
🇵🇹Silva, Pedro Gil Ferreira DaFollow Pedro Gil Ferreira Da SilvaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,364
...
614🇵🇹Sousa, Joao Rui1,701
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,713
...
76953🇵🇹Sousa, Joao Rui1,701
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
109590🇵🇹Sousa, Joao Rui1,701