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Esteves, Joao Carlos Goncalves
🇵🇹FIDE 1931989· Male· Portugal· Born in 1993
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Joao Carlos Goncalves Esteves, a 33-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 1775 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 66 months (2012–2018) and 93 months (2018–2026). Recent standard appearances include Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Segunda Division Grupo F Rondas 9-10, Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Segunda Division Grupo F Rondas 1-4-8, and Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Segunda Division Grupo F Rondas 1-3. Also played 1 rapid event (including Torneo Xadrez Activo Absoluto Centro Comercial Pontevella 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #29 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1775
Standard
Rpd1738·Blz—
All-time high
1775
at best
May 2026 · age 33
May 2026 · age 33
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#84,222
#84,222 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1775
at age 33
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 33
Apr 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 31
Mar 2024
2018
Inactive for 93 months
paused at 1586 → returned at 1764
May 2018
2012
29th Portuguese U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1589
Dec 2012
Inactive for 66 months
paused at 1589 → returned at 1594
Sep 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+23
1752 → 1775
Tournaments
3
5 games
Score
4/ 580.0%
4W0D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #23 | 2442 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #24 | 1785 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2410 | +12.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Portugal
#468
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#60,601
in continent
World
#84,220
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Portugal
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Europe
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World
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