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LJ
Leal, Jose Alberto
🇵🇹FIDE 1976117· Male· Portugal· Born in 1958
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Jose Alberto Leal, a 68-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 1661. He has slipped back 43 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include CD Algarve Veteranos 2025-26 - S65, CD Algarve Equipas 2025-26 r. 5-6, and CD Algarve Equipas 2025-26 r. 4. Also played 2 rapid events (including III Circuito Cidade de Lagos - 2. torneio) recently. His peak of 1718 was reached at age 66 (May 2024).
Current rating
1661
Standard
Rpd1603·Blz1721
All-time high
1718
−57 pts below
May 2024 · age 66
May 2024 · age 66
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#124,054
#124,054 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Dec 2024
35th Portuguese 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1716
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+243 Elo)
1475 → 1718
May 2024
All-time peak 1718
at age 66 · −57 from today
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 66
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 66
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-43
1704 → 1661
Tournaments
6
27 games
Score
8/ 2729.6%
5W7D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/5 | #5 | 1665 | -1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #15 | 1134 | -3.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2466 | +10.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/1 | #12 | 2593 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/5 | #71 | 1736 | -16.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #14 | 1507 | -36.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHelio Adelino Silva Pena
🇵🇹POR·1794
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMaurice Braun
🇫🇷FRA·1644
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsHelio Ricardo Soutinho Peixoto
🇧🇷BRA·1953
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsJose Paulino
🇵🇹POR·1860
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsHazem Farouk Mahmoud Mostafa
🇵🇹POR·1763
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
Portugal
#701
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#85,607
in continent
World
#124,048
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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