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Menna Barreto, Luiz Ney
FM🇧🇷FIDE 2100355· Male· Brazil· Born in 1961
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Luiz Ney Menna Barreto, a 65-year-old Brazilian FIDE Master, is rated 2165 and sitting in the top 3% of Brazilian players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 35 months (2008–2011), 69 months (2013–2019) and 17 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba Classico. Also played 2 rapid (including 9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba Rapido) and 1 blitz events (including 2a Edicao Gambito Vilao Blitz) recently. His peak of 2327 was reached at age 52 (Apr 2013); he also reached Brazilian #27 in Dec 2012.
Previously known as Luiz N.M. Barreto (until Jan 2007). Awarded FM in 2001 (age 40).
Current rating
2165
Standard
Rpd2215·Blz2186
All-time high
2327
−162 pts below
Apr 2013 · age 52
Apr 2013 · age 52
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#95 · Brazilian players · of 3,069
Career timeline
18 entries2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2208 → returned at 2165
Feb 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 62
Jun 2023
2022
1st Brazilian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2254
Jan 2022
2019
3rd Brazilian 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2310
May 2019
2013
2nd Brazilian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2327
Apr 2013
All-time peak 2327
at age 52 · −162 from today
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-43
2208 → 2165
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
3W5D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGustavo Horokoski De Souza1,947·9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba Classico·R6·+4.4
2.[W]vsKarina Daniela Ferreira KanzlerWCM1,868·9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba Classico·R5·+3.1
3.[W]vsArmando Scharlau Pereira1,724·9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba Classico·R1·+1.5
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsVictor Misao Buriti Kawamoto1,927·9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba Classico·R4·-15.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/9 | #50 | 1973 | -43.4 |
Worst Elo result: 9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba Classico (-43.4 Elo, finished #50).
Most-Played Opponents
vsFelipe Kubiaki Menna BarretoFM
🇧🇷BRA·2300
+1 −1 =9
11 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsAnderson Donay Martins
🇧🇷BRA·2056
+4 −1 =5
10 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsCharles GaucheFM
🇧🇷BRA·2073
+5 −0 =3
8 games·last met Apr 2017
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vsGilberto Antonio Klein
🇧🇷BRA·1910
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Apr 2017
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vsMarcelo Alves Burgos
🇧🇷BRA·2108
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met Mar 2017
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Rankings
/
Brazil
#95
out of 6,523 players
Americas
#1,101
in continent
World
#10,250
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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