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Areal, Pedro
🇵🇹FIDE 1940244· Male· Portugal· Born in 1972
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Pedro Areal, a 54-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 1803. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015), 20 months (2015–2017) and 16 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Leca Chess Open 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including CN Semirrapidas Equipas 2025-26) and 3 blitz events (including Circuito GXP Campeoes Mundiais - Botvinnik) recently. His peak of 1874 was reached at age 42 (Feb 2014).
Current rating
1803
Standard
Rpd1714·Blz1748
All-time high
1874
−71 pts below
Feb 2014 · age 42
Feb 2014 · age 42
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#75,450
#75,450 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
34th Portuguese 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1803
Jun 2026
2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1803 → returned at 1803
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+146 Elo)
1654 → 1800
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 52
Mar 2024
2022
34th Portuguese 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1651
Apr 2022
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 45
Sep 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1803 → 1803
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
2.5/ 641.7%
2W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/6 | #145 | 1807 | -0.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsArtur Jorge Capela Gomes Lemos
🇵🇹POR·1619
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSimao Pintor
🇵🇹POR·2106
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met May 2019
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vsJose Miguel Teixeira Margarido
🇵🇹POR·2143
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsSergey Demyanchuk
🇵🇹POR·1931
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsRicardo Sarmento Andrade
🇵🇹POR·1942
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Portugal
#413
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#54,644
in continent
World
#75,449
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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