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Costa, Gil
🇵🇹FIDE 1978721· Male· Portugal· Born in 2007
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Gil Costa, a 19-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 1668. He is climbing fast, having gained +115 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 7, CN 3. divisao 2025-26 r. 5-6, and CD Braga Jovens 2025-26 - U20. Also played 11 rapid (including Maia Rapid Cup 2025 - Fonte de Amores) and 9 blitz events (including Leca Chess Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 1711 was reached at age 18 (Dec 2025).
At junior level, he reached #52, #39 and #71 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
1668
Standard
Rpd1844·Blz1814
All-time high
1711
−43 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 18
Dec 2025 · age 18
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#121,455
#121,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
52nd Portuguese U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1676
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1711
at age 18 · −43 from today
Dec 2025
39th Portuguese U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1709
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 18
Aug 2025
100 career games
at age 18
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+115
1553 → 1668
Tournaments
12
39 games
Score
20/ 3951.3%
16W8D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #117 | 949 | -8.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #204 | 955 | -8.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/4 | #5 | 1565 | -13.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2498 | +10.6 |
Knockout | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | QF | 2606 | +13.6 |
Knockout | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | R64 | 2525 | +12.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #37 | 1940 | +15.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/3 | #14 | 1984 | -41.2 |
Knockout | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | R64 | 1628 | -4.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #14 | 1784 | -20.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPedro Parente
🇵🇹POR·1673
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDuarte Ferreira Abreu
🇵🇹POR·1577
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMaria Beatriz Moura Areal
🇵🇹POR·1869
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsRodrigo Tristao Fonte Peres
🇵🇹POR·1641
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJoao Pedro Afonso
🇵🇹POR·2046
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Portugal
#686
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#84,079
in continent
World
#121,449
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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