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Andrade, Ricardo Sarmento
🇵🇹FIDE 1942514· Male· Portugal· Born in 1971
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Ricardo Sarmento Andrade, a 55-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 1942 — just 15 short of his peak of 1957 (Mar 2026, age 55). He is on a steady climb with +50 Elo over the past 12 months. 56 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CD Porto Equipas 2025-26 r. 7-8, Liga da Maia 2025-26 - 2. torneio r. 5-7, and Taca AXP 2025-26 r. 2. Also played 10 rapid (including CN Semirrapidas Equipas 2025-26) and 27 blitz events (including Leca Chess Blitz 2025) recently.
Current rating
1942
Standard
Rpd1899·Blz1815
All-time high
1957
−15 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 55
Mar 2026 · age 55
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#38,328
#38,328 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
11th Portuguese 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1957
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1957
at age 55 · −15 from today
Mar 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 54
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+137 Elo)
1762 → 1899
Jun 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 52
Sep 2023
2022
6-month rising streak
+80 Elo
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+50
1892 → 1942
Tournaments
15
58 games
Score
37/ 5863.8%
31W12D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 2419 | +2.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #5 | 1779 | -14.6 |
Knockout | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | R32 | 2213 | +6.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #11 | 1767 | -10.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2448 | +6.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSimao Pintor
🇵🇹POR·2106
+2 −27 =4
33 games·last met May 2026
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vsMiguel SismeiroFM
🇵🇹POR·2339
+3 −6 =9
18 games·last met May 2026
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vsPaulo Alexandre G Monteiro
🇵🇹POR·2224
+4 −9 =4
17 games·last met May 2026
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vsDiogo Faria Oliveira Martins
🇵🇹POR·1987
+2 −10 =1
13 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsPedro Miguel Gomes Mendes
🇵🇹POR·1947
+3 −3 =6
12 games·last met Aug 2022
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Rankings
/
Portugal
#189
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#28,321
in continent
World
#38,327
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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