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Lima, Darcy
GM🇧🇷FIDE 2100045· Male· Brazil· Born in 1962
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Darcy Lima, a 64-year-old Brazilian Grandmaster, is rated 2356 and ranked 16th among Brazilian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 17 months. 125 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Aberto do Brasil XV Memorial Bobby Fischer, Int. Graz Open 2026 - A, and First Saturday 2026 February - IM. Also played 2 rapid (including 2a Edicao Gambito Vilao Rapido) and 3 blitz events (including American Continental Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He took a 22-month break between Sep 2013 and Aug 2015. His peak of 2550 was reached at age 39 (Apr 2001, World #245 at the time); he spent 58 months in Brazilian top 5.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 39).
Current rating
2356
Standard
Rpd2424·Blz2331
All-time high
2550
−194 pts below
Apr 2001 · age 39
Apr 2001 · age 39
Activity
134
games / yr avg. · ≈11/mo
125 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#16
#16 · Brazilian players · of 3,099
58 months in National top 5 (2001–2022)
58 months in National top 5 (2001–2022)
Career timeline
23 entries2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 62
Dec 2024
2023
1,000 career games
at age 61
Jun 2023
28th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2448
May 2023
2022
58 months in national top 5
longest streak 23 months · since Jan 2001
Feb 2022
2019
Peak Brazilian rank: #3
at age 57 · rated 2543
Jun 2019
2018
7th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2544
May 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-28
2384 → 2356
Tournaments
12
105 games
Score
72/ 10568.6%
53W38D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/6 | #3 | 2240 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #52 | 2264 | -11.9 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 5/8 | #4 | 2351 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7.5/10 | #21 | 2269 | -6.1 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #7 | 2335 | +1.9 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 7.5/11 | #8 | 2361 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #47 | 2322 | -6.5 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #3 | 2304 | -8.9 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/11 | #13 | 2348 | -5.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/10 | #7 | 2392 | -0.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsStefan Moisei VIeira LimaFM
🇧🇷BRA·2205
+8 −2 =12
22 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAlexandr FierGM
🇧🇷BRA·2578
+1 −9 =10
20 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsLuis Ernesto RodiIM
🇺🇾URU·2245
+11 −5 =4
20 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsNeuris Delgado RamirezGM
🇵🇾PAR·2512
+2 −7 =6
15 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsMarcello de Albuquerque Urquiza
🇧🇷BRA·2060
+12 −0 =2
14 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
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Brazil
#16
out of 6,387 players
Americas
#300
in continent
World
#2,563
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Brazil
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| 16 | 2,356 | |
Americas
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World
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