Alonso, Raphael V. P. Patricio

Raphael V. P. Patricio Alonso, a 39-year-old Brazilian player, is rated 2183 — just 8 short of his peak of 2191 (Oct 2005, age 18) and sitting in the top 2% of Brazilian players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +53 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Curitiba Chess Open 2026 STD Torneio Internacional Cidade de Curitiba, 91o Campeonato Brasileiro Absoluto 2025, and 2o IRT STD U2400 Aniversario de Blumenau 175 Anos. Also played 1 rapid (including 9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba Rapido) and 3 blitz events (including 9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba BLZ) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 29 months (2005–2008), 16 months (2011–2013) and 121 months (2013–2023). He reached Brazilian #68 in May 2024.

At junior level, he reached #9 and #6 nationally in U20 and U18.