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Goncalves, Samuel Jesus P
FM🇵🇹FIDE 1945130· Male· Portugal· Born in 2004
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Samuel Jesus P Goncalves, a 22-year-old Portuguese FIDE Master, is rated 2252 and ranked 19th among Portuguese players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 10 months. 59 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 7-8, Ponte de Lima Chess Festival 2026, and Taca de Portugal r.4. Also played 6 rapid (including CE Equipos Ajedrez Rapido 2025) and 7 blitz events (including Leca Chess Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2304 was reached at age 20 (Nov 2024, Portuguese #14 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 20). Earned a IM norm at X Campeonato Iberoamericano Individual Absoluto 2024. At junior level, he reached #1, #3, #8, #6 and #9 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2252
Standard
Rpd2118·Blz2177
All-time high
2304
−52 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 20
Nov 2024 · age 20
Activity
106
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#19
#19 · Portuguese players · of 1,126
Career timeline
20 entries2024
Peak Portuguese rank: #14
at age 20 · rated 2304
Nov 2024
1st Portuguese U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2304
Nov 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 20
Nov 2024
Crossed 2300
at age 20
Nov 2024
All-time peak 2304
at age 20 · −63 from today
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 20
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-12
2264 → 2252
Tournaments
16
60 games
Score
36.5/ 6060.8%
29W19D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #100 | 2097 | -7.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/7 | #12 | 2222 | +2.0 |
Knockout | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | R32 | 2081 | -4.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #30 | 2283 | +1.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2772 | +3.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2731 | +2.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | 2828 | +4.8 |
Knockout | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | QF | 2389 | +1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #35 | 2931 | +7.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #43 | 2194 | -2.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRaquel Dos Santos Duque
🇵🇹POR·1885
+32 −8 =8
48 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsBruno Andre Leite MartinsIM
🇵🇹POR·2408
+2 −23 =8
33 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsJose Velho Guerreiro
🇵🇹POR·1842
+24 −3 =0
27 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsMiguel SismeiroFM
🇵🇹POR·2339
+4 −9 =8
21 games·last met May 2026
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vsMiguel Patricio Simoes
🇵🇹POR·2101
+6 −9 =6
21 games·last met Oct 2024
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Rankings
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Portugal
#19
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#3,926
in continent
World
#5,760
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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