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Souza, Marcos Valerio A.
CM🇧🇷FIDE 2104156· Male· Brazil· Born in 1961
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Marcos Valerio A. Souza, a 65-year-old Brazilian Candidate Master, is rated 1964. He has fluctuated between 1943 and 2001 over the past 2 years. 32 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Aberto do Brasil XV Memorial Bobby Fischer, Aberto do Brasil V Memorial Machado de Assis, and Campeonato Panamericano Senior 50 2025. Also played 4 rapid events (including IV Festival de Xadrez de Campina Grande Torneio RPD) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2018–2019) and 44 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2192 was reached at age 46 (Jan 2007).
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 65).
Current rating
1964
Standard
Rpd2004·Blz1900
All-time high
2192
−228 pts below
Jan 2007 · age 46
Jan 2007 · age 46
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#33,826
#33,826 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 65
Feb 2026
2025
16th Brazilian 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 2001
Mar 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 64
Jan 2025
2019
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 1989 → returned at 1973
May 2019
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1995 → returned at 1989
Apr 2018
2017
14th Brazilian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2037
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-29
1993 → 1964
Tournaments
6
36 games
Score
20/ 3655.6%
17W6D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/4 | #23 | 2758 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #18 | 2023 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/4 | #42 | 2669 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/4 | #31 | 1833 | -11.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #31 | 1910 | -13.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/5 | #15 | 1796 | -25.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEvandro Rodrigues da Silva
🇧🇷BRA·2126
+5 −10 =1
16 games·last met Jan 2017
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vsFrancisco de Assis CavalcantiFM
🇧🇷BRA·2259
+0 −8 =4
12 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsLuismar BritoFM
🇧🇷BRA·2133
+0 −10 =1
11 games·last met Dec 2016
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vsPetrov Ferreira Baltar
🇧🇷BRA·1692
+10 −0 =0
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsJose Arruda Camara
🇧🇷BRA·1887
+7 −1 =0
8 games·last met Jul 2017
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Rankings
/
Brazil
#411
out of 6,523 players
Americas
#3,611
in continent
World
#33,825
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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World
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