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Sousa, Joao Francisco Silva
🇵🇹FIDE 1915207· Male· Portugal· Born in 1992
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Joao Francisco Silva Sousa, a 34-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 2032 — his current career high. He has fluctuated between 1995 and 2032 over the past 2 years. 22 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 7-8, CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 5-6, and Taca de Portugal r. 3. Also played 1 rapid event (including CN Semirrapidas Equipas 2025-26) recently. He took a 12-month break between May 2012 and Jun 2013. He reached Portuguese #89 in Jun 2024.
At junior level, he reached #6, #10 and #7 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2032
Standard
Rpd2022·Blz1938
All-time high
2032
at best
Jun 2026 · age 34
Jun 2026 · age 34
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#22,973
#22,973 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 2032
at age 34
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 34
Feb 2026
2024
Peak Portuguese rank: #89
at age 32 · rated 2025
Jun 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 32
May 2024
2015
Best 12-month gain (+72 Elo)
1915 → 1987
Aug 2015
100 career games
at age 23
Feb 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
2029 → 2032
Tournaments
10
21 games
Score
12/ 2157.1%
9W6D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | R32 | 1929 | -2.2 |
Team | May 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2863 | +22.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #54 | 1957 | -3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #37 | 2800 | +9.8 |
Knockout | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | F | 2470 | +2.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #65 | 1489 | -3.0 |
Knockout | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | R128 | 1722 | -6.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #8 | 2736 | +16.6 |
Knockout | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | R16 | 1999 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/9 | #55 | 1892 | -34.2 |
Rankings
/
Portugal
#108
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#16,916
in continent
World
#22,973
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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