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Santos, Joao Carlos Martins

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FIDEFIDE 1961381· Male· Portugal· Born in 2002

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Joao Carlos Martins Santos, a 24-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 1879 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +125 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 5-6, Taca de Portugal r. 3, and CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 1-2. Also played 1 rapid (including CN Semirrapidas Equipas 2025-26) and 2 blitz events (including Leca Chess Blitz 2025) recently. He took a 16-month break between Sep 2021 and Feb 2023.

At junior level, he reached #28, #22 and #20 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

1879

Standard

Rpd1802·Blz1724

All-time high

1879

at best
Jun 2026 · age 24

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#53,450

#53,450 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
94th Portuguese 20-35 player
at age 24 · rated 1879
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1879
at age 24
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 23
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+247 Elo)
1469 → 1716
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 22
Mar 2024
2022
28th Portuguese U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1469
Apr 2022

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
Open Internacional Queima das Fitas 2026
perf 2263 (+384) · 5/6 · #49
Top opponent
vs Simao Pintor 2,127
Torneio Nacional de Honra 2025-26 · Dec 2025 · +17.0 Elo
Evolution
+126
1753 → 1879
Tournaments
10
47 games
Score
24.5/ 4752.1%
24W1D22L

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 9
Team
May 20261/1#62795+14.6
Open Internacional Queima das Fitas 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/6#492263+43.4
CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 5-6
Team
Mar 20261/3#411711-10.0
Taca de Portugal r. 3
Knockout
Feb 20260/1R1281209-5.4
CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 1-2
Team
Jan 20261/1#412574+8.4
Torneio Nacional de Honra 2025-26
Round-Robin
Dec 20254.5/9#51917+26.0
Taca AXDC 2025-26
Knockout
Dec 20251/2QF1795-0.4
XIX Festival Internacional da Figueira da Foz
Open Swiss
Nov 20254/9#521957+31.2
VI Torneio Int Caldas da Rainha
Open Swiss
Oct 20253/4#221916-4.2
Leca Chess Open 2025
Swiss
Jul 20254/8#1301982+21.2

Most-Played Opponents

vsJose Prata
🇵🇹POR·1951
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2025
View head-to-head →
vsTomas Alberto Goncalves Ramos
🇵🇹POR·1699
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2020
View head-to-head →
vsSimao Costa Monteiro
🇵🇹POR·1733
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2020
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Portugal
#275
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#39,283
in continent
World
#53,449
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Portugal
1
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2
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2,448
3
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2,447
4
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2,436
5
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2,417
6
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2,415
7
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2,408
8
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2,400
9
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2,374
10
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2,364
...
275🇵🇹Santos, Joao Carlos Martins1,879
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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39283🇵🇹Santos, Joao Carlos Martins1,879
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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53449🇵🇹Santos, Joao Carlos Martins1,879