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Farias, David Nuno M E
FM🇵🇹FIDE 1955004· Male· Portugal· Born in 2009
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David Nuno M E Farias, a 17-year-old Portuguese FIDE Master, is rated 2348 — just 26 short of his peak of 2374 (Feb 2026, age 17) and ranked 12th among Portuguese players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +204 Elo over the past 12 months. 76 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 9-10, CN Jovens 2025-26 - U18, and Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-4-8. Also played 6 rapid (including CN Semirrapidas Equipas 2025-26) and 5 blitz events (including CN Rapidas 2024-2025) recently. He reached Portuguese #10 in Jan 2026.
Awarded FM in 2026 (age 17). Earned a IM norm at Maia Chess Open 2025 - Maia Masters. At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2348
Standard
Rpd2307·Blz2142
All-time high
2374
−26 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
73
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
76 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#12
#12 · Portuguese players · of 1,156
Career timeline
18 entries2026
500 career games
at age 17
May 2026
1st Portuguese U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2374
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2374
at age 17 · −26 from today
Feb 2026
Peak Portuguese rank: #10
at age 17 · rated 2370
Jan 2026
FM title awardedFM
at age 17
Jan 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 17
Jan 2026
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+231
2117 → 2348
Tournaments
14
74 games
Score
50.5/ 7468.2%
43W15D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsJesus 2006 Gonzalez Garcia1,992·XIII Torneo Internacional Cidade de Pontevedra "Masters"·R3·-25.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 2772 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/7 | #2 | 2238 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #50 | 2010 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #59 | 1991 | -8.2 |
Knockout | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | R128 | 1422 | -14.0 |
Knockout | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | SF | 2945 | +4.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2504 | +106.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 2224 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #23 | 2128 | -44.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/6 | #10 | 2260 | +52.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRodrigo Andias Sarabando
🇵🇹POR·2049
+10 −16 =5
31 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsMatviy FarymaFM
🇵🇹POR·2318
+9 −13 =7
29 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsGustavo RibeiroFM
🇵🇹POR·2253
+12 −14 =3
29 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBruna Silva Tarelho
🇵🇹POR·1796
+25 −1 =1
27 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsEduardo Jose Ferreira
🇵🇹POR·2043
+12 −6 =5
23 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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Portugal
#12
out of 1,729 players
Europe
#1,772
in continent
World
#2,758
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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