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Matos, Joao Guilherme
🇵🇹FIDE 1942743· Male· Portugal· Born in 2000
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Joao Guilherme Matos, a 26-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 1838. He is on a steady climb with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 7-8, CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 5-6, and Taca de Portugal r. 2. Also played 5 rapid (including Open Semirrapidas Braga 2025) and 7 blitz events (including Blitz Chess Open Peixoto Rodrigues 2025) recently. He took a 36-month break between Apr 2019 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1881 was reached at age 25 (Oct 2025).
At junior level, he reached #20, #24 and #15 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1838
Standard
Rpd1830·Blz1787
All-time high
1881
−43 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 25
Oct 2025 · age 25
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#64,871
#64,871 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
81st Portuguese 20-35 player
at age 25 · rated 1881
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 25
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1881
at age 25 · −43 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 25
May 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 24
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 23
May 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+42
1796 → 1838
Tournaments
7
29 games
Score
15.5/ 2953.4%
11W9D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/7 | #71 | 1798 | -7.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #94 | 1738 | -3.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #36 | 1807 | -4.2 |
Knockout | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | R256 | 928 | -14.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #157 | 1190 | -14.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/6 | #8 | 1928 | +22.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #12 | 2051 | +62.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTiago Saraiva Fernandes
🇵🇹POR·1980
+3 −13 =4
20 games·last met May 2024
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vsRodrigo RibeiroFM
🇵🇹POR·2153
+3 −9 =3
15 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsHenrique M A Albergaria Paiva
🇵🇹POR·2045
+0 −13 =0
13 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsJoao Pedro Menezes Andias
🇵🇹POR·2008
+3 −8 =1
12 games·last met May 2024
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vsDavid Nuno M E FariasFM
🇵🇹POR·2344
+5 −6 =0
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Portugal
#351
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#47,365
in continent
World
#64,870
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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