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Varela, Joaquim Antonio Nunes

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FIDEFIDE 1944649· Male· Portugal· Born in 1968

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Joaquim Antonio Nunes Varela, a 58-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 1901 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +58 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 7, CD Lisboa Veteranos 2025-26 - S50, and Taca da AX Lisboa 2025-26 r.4. Also played 3 rapid events (including CN Semirrapidas Equipas 2025-26) recently. He took a 32-month break between Mar 2020 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1901

Standard

Rpd1845·Blz1871

All-time high

1901

at best
May 2026 · age 58

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#47,890

#47,890 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
13th Portuguese 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1901
May 2026
All-time peak 1901
at age 58
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1716 → 1841
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 56
Mar 2024
2023
19th Portuguese 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1796
Jan 2023
2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1793 → returned at 1796
Mar 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
7. Memorial Filipe Simoes
perf 1979 (+119) · 4/6 · #3
Top opponent
vs Henrique Galvao 2,118
7. Memorial Filipe Simoes · Oct 2025 · +16.3 Elo
Evolution
+65
1836 → 1901
Tournaments
7
17 games
Score
12.5/ 1773.5%
10W5D2L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsVeronika RyabukhinaWCM1,882·CN 3. divisao 2024-25 r. 6-7·R7·-8.7
2.[L]vsMarcio Filipe1,997·7. Memorial Filipe Simoes·R4·-6.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 7
Team
Apr 20261.5/2#62002+5.4
CD Lisboa Veteranos 2025-26 - S50
Swiss
Mar 20263.5/3#32568+11.0
Taca da AX Lisboa 2025-26 r.4
Team
Feb 20261/1#182477+4.8
Taca da AX Lisboa 2025-26 r. 3
Team
Jan 20261/1#82522+5.8
CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 1-2
Team
Jan 20261/1#1052823+14.2
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Portugal
#233
out of 1,729 players
Europe
#35,262
in continent
World
#47,890
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Portugal
1
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2,525
2
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2,449
3
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2,446
4
🇵🇹Martins, David Pires TavaresFollow David Pires Tavares MartinsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,436
5
🇵🇹Damaso, RuiFollow Rui DamasoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,417
6
🇵🇹Martins, Bruno Andre LeiteFollow Bruno Andre Leite MartinsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,408
7
🇵🇹Veiga, Jose Francisco R P NevesFollow Jose Francisco R P Neves VeigaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,403
8
🇵🇹Galego, LuisFollow Luis GalegoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,400
9
🇵🇹Barria, JoseFollow Jose BarriaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,380
10
🇵🇹Vitor, AntonioFollow Antonio VitorTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,362
...
233🇵🇹Varela, Joaquim Antonio Nunes1,901
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
35262🇵🇹Varela, Joaquim Antonio Nunes1,901
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
47890🇵🇹Varela, Joaquim Antonio Nunes1,901