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Belecciu, Richard Gerard

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FIDEFIDE 1947834· Male· Portugal· Born in 1977

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Richard Gerard Belecciu, a 49-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 2069 — his current career high and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 16-month break between Sep 2022 and Feb 2024. Recent standard appearances include CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 5-6, CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 4, and CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 1-2. He reached Portuguese #83 in Jun 2026.

Current rating

2069

Standard

Rpd2085·Blz2012

All-time high

2069

at best
Apr 2026 · age 49

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 8%

#18,527 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
Peak Portuguese rank: #83
at age 49 · rated 2069
Jun 2026
6th Portuguese 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2069
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2069
at age 49
Apr 2026
2024
Crossed 2000
at age 47
Oct 2024
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1979 → returned at 1970
Sep 2022
16th Portuguese 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1969
Apr 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Lucas Gabriel Moldovan 1,967
CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 5-6 · Mar 2026 · +7.1 Elo
Evolution
+20
2049 → 2069
Tournaments
3
4 games
Score
4/ 4100.0%
4W0D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 5-6
Team
Mar 20261/1#512767+7.4
CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 4
Team
Feb 20261/1#312740+6.8
CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 1-2
Team
Jan 20262/2#102526+5.6
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

vsAmerico Jose Costa
🇵🇹POR·1728
+5 −3 =0
8 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsAndre Marques Pereira
🇧🇷BRA·1667
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsTomas Dias Machado
🇵🇹POR·1984
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met May 2024
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vsRaquel Dos Santos Duque
🇵🇹POR·1885
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsMatviy FarymaFM
🇵🇹POR·2316
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings

/
Portugal
#83
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#13,548
in continent
World
#18,527
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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Europe
1
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7
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1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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