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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

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

Signature stat

#109,326

#109,326 · players worldwide · of 216,808

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

Last 12 months — 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
4
13 games
Score
7/ 1353.8%
6W2D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 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
CD Coimbra Equipas 2024-25 r.6
Team
May 20251.5/2#11599-3.2
Worst Elo result: CD Coimbra Equipas 2025-26 r. 2 (-16.0 Elo, finished #10).

Rankings

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Portugal
#627
out of 1,729 players
Europe
#76,747
in continent
World
#109,324
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Portugal
1
🇵🇹Ferreira, Jorge ViterboFollow Jorge Viterbo FerreiraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,525
2
🇵🇹Sousa, Andre VenturaFollow Andre Ventura SousaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,449
3
🇵🇹Pereira, RubenFollow Ruben PereiraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,446
4
🇵🇹Martins, David Pires TavaresFollow David Pires Tavares MartinsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,436
5
🇵🇹Damaso, RuiFollow Rui DamasoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,417
6
🇵🇹Martins, Bruno Andre LeiteFollow Bruno Andre Leite MartinsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,408
7
🇵🇹Veiga, Jose Francisco R P NevesFollow Jose Francisco R P Neves VeigaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,403
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.
2,380
10
🇵🇹Vitor, AntonioFollow Antonio VitorTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,362
...
627🇵🇹Sousa, Joao Rui1,701
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
76747🇵🇹Sousa, Joao Rui1,701
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
109324🇵🇹Sousa, Joao Rui1,701