Format
CF
Costa, Flavio Luis Cesar
🇧🇷FIDE 2101475· Male· Brazil· Born in 1974
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Flavio Luis Cesar Costa, a 52-year-old Brazilian player, is rated 1985. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Regional Sudeste Absoluto 2026, Festival Nacional Interclubes Campeonato Brasileiro por Equipes, and Memorial Boris Spassky Parque Vicentina Aranha. Also played 1 rapid event (including 4o Festival de Xadrez do ITA Sao Jose dos Campos RPD) recently. He took a 18-month break between Mar 2017 and Oct 2018. His peak of 2118 was reached at age 43 (Mar 2017).
Current rating
1985
Standard
Rpd2091·Blz2038
All-time high
2118
−133 pts below
Mar 2017 · age 43
Mar 2017 · age 43
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#29,929
#29,929 · players worldwide · of 216,807
Career timeline
13 entries2026
100 career games
at age 52
Apr 2026
2025
27th Brazilian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1990
Jun 2025
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 47
Nov 2021
11th Brazilian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2104
Oct 2021
Best 12-month gain (+33 Elo)
2071 → 2104
Jan 2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 47
Jan 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
1987 → 1985
Tournaments
4
22 games
Score
14/ 2263.6%
9W10D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJoao Pedro da Silva Ferreira1,712·Festival Nacional Interclubes Campeonato Brasileiro por Equipes·R4·-16.2
3.[L]vsNicolas Seoane Miquelin2,279·II Memorial Ivan Balducci PVA Sao Jose dos Campos Classico·R5·-3.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #17 | 2257 | +9.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 2113 | +23.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/5 | #36 | 1762 | -24.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/5 | #6 | 2132 | -3.0 |
Worst Elo result: Festival Nacional Interclubes Campeonato Brasileiro por Equipes (-24.8 Elo, finished #36).
Rankings
/
Brazil
#347
out of 6,387 players
Americas
#3,169
in continent
World
#29,928
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Brazil
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Americas
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World
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