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Esteves, Goncalo Maria Franco V.
🇵🇹FIDE 1925300· Male· Portugal· Born in 1957
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Goncalo Maria Franco V. Esteves, a 69-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 1915. He has fluctuated between 1915 and 1962 over the past 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CD Algarve Equipas 2025-26 r. 5-6, CD Algarve Equipas 2025-26 r. 4, and CD Algarve Equipas 2025-26 r. 1-2. Also played 16 rapid (including CN Semirrapidas Equipas 2025-26) and 5 blitz events (including CN Rapidas 2024-2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 47 months (2014–2018) and 36 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2026 was reached at age 61 (Oct 2018); he also reached Portuguese #96 in Oct 2014.
Current rating
1915
Standard
Rpd1908·Blz1840
All-time high
2026
−111 pts below
Oct 2018 · age 61
Oct 2018 · age 61
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#44,461
#44,461 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2023
5th Portuguese 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1967
Dec 2023
2019
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 1996 → returned at 1967
Dec 2019
2018
6th Portuguese 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2026
Oct 2018
All-time peak 2026
at age 61 · −111 from today
Oct 2018
2014
Peak Portuguese rank: #96
at age 57 · rated 2024
Oct 2014
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 2024 → returned at 2026
Oct 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-32
1947 → 1915
Tournaments
7
20 games
Score
14/ 2070.0%
11W6D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | May 2026 | 1/1 | SF | 2544 | +4.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/5 | #125 | 1611 | -41.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2455 | +3.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #5 | 1785 | -4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/1 | #5 | 2359 | +1.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #3 | 1936 | +4.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLuis Miguel Rodrigues Botelho
🇵🇹POR·1931
+6 −14 =2
22 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJose Prata
🇵🇹POR·1951
+5 −4 =6
15 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsValentyn Hips
🇵🇹POR·1739
+10 −3 =0
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsHelio Adelino Silva Pena
🇵🇹POR·1794
+7 −5 =1
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsVitor Morais
🇵🇹POR·1834
+3 −2 =7
12 games·last met Dec 2014
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Rankings
/
Portugal
#223
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#32,789
in continent
World
#44,460
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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