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Alves, Joao Pedro Balau
🇵🇹FIDE 1982290· Male· Portugal· Born in 2008
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Joao Pedro Balau Alves, a 18-year-old Portuguese player, is rated 1822 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +178 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CD Lisboa Equipas 2025-26 - 2. div r.7, CD Lisboa 2025-26: apuramento 1, and CD Lisboa Equipas 2025-26 - 2. div r. 6. Also played 9 rapid (including CN Semirrapidas Equipas 2025-26) and 13 blitz events (including GXA Memorial Alekhine Blitz 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #15 and #24 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1822
Standard
Rpd1795·Blz1749
All-time high
1822
at best
Jun 2026 · age 18
Jun 2026 · age 18
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#69,558
#69,558 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
15th Portuguese U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1822
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+178 Elo)
1644 → 1822
Jun 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1822
at age 18
Jun 2026
2024
24th Portuguese U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1673
Oct 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+178
1644 → 1822
Tournaments
14
57 games
Score
28/ 5749.1%
25W8D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #18 | 1445 | -3.2 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #15 | 1968 | +69.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/6 | #17 | 1676 | -25.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2560 | +20.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #28 | 1704 | -65.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/6 | #10 | 1782 | +13.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/1 | #6 | 2491 | +16.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #23 | 938 | -20.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2345 | +10.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPedro Rafael Melo Reis
🇵🇹POR·2117
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsSusana Flora Cesana Maissa
🇵🇹POR·1596
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJoao Manuel Seia
🇵🇹POR·1691
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsGabriel Coimbra Oliveira
🇵🇹POR·1628
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRafael Henrique Ferreira
🇵🇹POR·1723
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Portugal
#380
out of 1,733 players
Europe
#50,618
in continent
World
#69,557
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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