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Santos, Jose Pinheiro Dos
🇵🇹FIDE 1920421· Male· Portugal· Born in 1948
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Jose Pinheiro Dos Santos, a 78-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 1574 — just 24 short of his peak of 1598 (Mar 2024, age 76). He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015), 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2025–2026). Recent appearance: CD Equipas Porto 2025-26 r. 5-6.
Current rating
1574
Standard
Rpd1588·Blz1620
All-time high
1598
−24 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 76
Mar 2024 · age 76
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#156,996
#156,996 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1572 → returned at 1574
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+225 Elo)
1353 → 1578
Jan 2025
2024
10th Portuguese 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1578
Nov 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 76
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 76
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1598
at age 76 · −24 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
1572 → 1574
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
0.5/ 225.0%
1W1D0L
Top 1 win
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 1652 | +2.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAntonio Adalberto De O Mendes
🇵🇹POR·1684
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsAlvaro Sousa Brandao
🇵🇹POR·1629
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsLuis Bras
🇵🇹POR·1625
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsManuel Abranches Pintor
🇵🇹POR·1740
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2017
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Rankings
/
Portugal
#866
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#103,557
in continent
World
#156,980
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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