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Souza, Marcos Valerio A.

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

26

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#33,826

#33,826 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

20 entries
2026
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

Best result
II Fortaleza Chess Open 2026
perf 2023 (+59) · 3.5/6 · #18
Top opponent

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Swiss
May 20264/4#232758+1.8
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/6#182023+7.0
Open Swiss
Mar 20264/4#422669+12.4
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/4#311833-11.4
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/9#311910-13.0
Swiss
Jul 20252/5#151796-25.8
Worst Elo result: Campeonato Brasileiro Senior S50 STD 2025 (-25.8 Elo, finished #15).

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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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
Brazil
1
🇧🇷Leitao, RafaelFollow Rafael LeitaoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,588
2
🇧🇷Supi, Luis PauloFollow Luis Paulo SupiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,581
3
🇧🇷Fier, AlexandrFollow Alexandr FierTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,553
4
🇧🇷Mekhitarian, Krikor SevagFollow Krikor Sevag MekhitarianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,544
5
🇧🇷Diamant, AndreFollow Andre DiamantTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,501
6
🇧🇷Quintiliano, Renato R.Follow Renato R. QuintilianoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,491
7
🇧🇷Santiago, Yago De MouraFollow Yago De Moura SantiagoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,479
8
🇧🇷Di Berardino, Diego RafaelFollow Diego Rafael Di BerardinoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,465
9
🇧🇷Filgueiras, Nathan FelipeFollow Nathan Felipe FilgueirasTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,410
10
🇧🇷Do Valle Cardoso, LucasFollow Lucas Do Valle CardosoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,407
...
411🇧🇷Souza, Marcos Valerio A.1,964
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
1
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
4
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,742
5
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
7
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
3611🇧🇷Souza, Marcos Valerio A.1,964
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
33825🇧🇷Souza, Marcos Valerio A.1,964