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Braga, Marcelo Melem

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FIDEFIDE 2113023· Male· Brazil· Born in 1965

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Marcelo Melem Braga, a 61-year-old Brazilian player, is rated 1600. He has slipped back 79 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Curitiba Chess Open 2026 STD Torneio Internacional Cidade de Curitiba, Brasilia Chess Open STD 2026, and 91o Campeonato Brasileiro Absoluto 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Goiania Chess Open Arena 2025 RPD) and 2 blitz events (including Goiania Chess Open Arena 2025 BLZ) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 17 months (2008–2009), 25 months (2009–2011), 15 months (2014–2015), 21 months (2017–2019) and 16 months (2022–2024). His peak of 1778 was reached at age 41 (Apr 2006).

Current rating

1600

Standard

Rpd1645·Blz1625

All-time high

1778

−178 pts below
Apr 2006 · age 41

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#146,403

#146,403 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

21 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 61
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+205 Elo)
1488 → 1693
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 59
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 59
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1488 → returned at 1693
Oct 2022
41st Brazilian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1519
Apr 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
91o Campeonato Brasileiro Absoluto 2025
perf 1688 (+77) · 3.5/9 · #105
Top opponent
vs Pedro Hitiro Matsunaga 1,693
Campeonato Brasileiro Senior S50 STD 2025 · Jul 2025 · +11.3 Elo
Evolution
-55
1655 → 1600
Tournaments
7
47 games
Score
18.5/ 4739.4%
17W3D27L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Curitiba Chess Open 2026 STD Torneio Internacional Cidade de Curitiba
Open Swiss
Apr 20263/2#1922557+3.8
Brasilia Chess Open STD 2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20263/3#1102632-14.2
91o Campeonato Brasileiro Absoluto 2025
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/9#1051688-22.0
Aberto do Brasil Cidade de Jatai GO 2025
Open Swiss
Nov 20252/5#211638-3.4
Goiania Chess Open 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20253/2#812842-3.8
Worst Elo result: 91o Campeonato Brasileiro Absoluto 2025 (-22.0 Elo, finished #105).

Rankings

/
Brazil
#2,412
out of 6,387 players
Americas
#18,067
in continent
World
#146,391
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Brazil
1
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2,588
2
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2,581
3
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2,578
4
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2,549
5
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2,544
6
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2,499
7
🇧🇷Quintiliano, Renato R.Follow Renato R. QuintilianoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,491
8
🇧🇷Santiago, Yago De MouraFollow Yago De Moura SantiagoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,479
9
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2,465
10
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2,410
...
2412🇧🇷Braga, Marcelo Melem1,600
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
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2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
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.
2,718
8
🇺🇸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
...
18067🇧🇷Braga, Marcelo Melem1,600
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
146391🇧🇷Braga, Marcelo Melem1,600