Format
SV
Saito, Vinicius
🇧🇷FIDE 2113384· Male· Brazil· Born in 1987
Follow Vinicius SaitoTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Vinicius Saito, a 39-year-old Brazilian player, is rated 2108 and sitting in the top 5% of Brazilian players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Curitiba Chess Open 2026 STD Torneio Internacional Cidade de Curitiba, Brazil Chess Series - Floripa 2026, and IRT Estrategista Chess Classic U2400. Also played 9 rapid (including Festival de Xadrez RPD) and 3 blitz events (including Municipal de Xadrez Blitz de SCS 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2005–2007), 12 months (2017–2018) and 16 months (2018–2020). His peak of 2147 was reached at age 36 (Mar 2023); he also reached Brazilian #74 in Apr 2022.
At junior level, he reached #15 and #15 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2108
Standard
Rpd2212·Blz2197
All-time high
2147
−39 pts below
Mar 2023 · age 36
Mar 2023 · age 36
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#141 · Brazilian players · of 3,069
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 39
May 2026
2023
All-time peak 2147
at age 36 · −39 from today
Mar 2023
2022
Peak Brazilian rank: #74
at age 35 · rated 2138
Apr 2022
2018
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2134 → returned at 2125
Sep 2018
2017
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2130 → returned at 2116
Apr 2017
2015
Best 12-month gain (+37 Elo)
2080 → 2117
Mar 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
Curitiba Chess Open 2026 STD Torneio Internacional Cidade de Curitibaperf 2230 (+122) · 4/6 · #45
Top opponent
Evolution
+31
2077 → 2108
Tournaments
4
29 games
Score
20/ 2969.0%
15W10D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #45 | 2230 | +24.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/10 | #68 | 2106 | +15.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 2053 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/6 | #23 | 2126 | -9.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsLeonardo De Miranda Rodrigues
🇧🇷BRA·2129
+6 −4 =2
12 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
vsBernardo Vainzoff SztokbantFM
🇧🇷BRA·2213
+1 −4 =5
10 games·last met Nov 2018
View head-to-head →
vsRenato Luiz Batista
🇧🇷BRA·2177
+3 −3 =4
10 games·last met Nov 2018
View head-to-head →
vsWladimir Camilo Zampronha
🇧🇷BRA·2169
+1 −3 =5
9 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
vsEduardo Gerbelli Neto
🇧🇷BRA·2114
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Brazil
#141
out of 6,523 players
Americas
#1,545
in continent
World
#14,659
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Brazil
| 1 | 🇧🇷Follow Rafael LeitaoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,588 |
| 2 | 🇧🇷Follow Luis Paulo SupiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,581 |
| 3 | 🇧🇷Follow Alexandr FierTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,553 |
| 4 | 🇧🇷Follow Krikor Sevag MekhitarianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,544 |
| 5 | 🇧🇷Follow Andre DiamantTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,501 |
| 6 | 🇧🇷Follow Renato R. QuintilianoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,491 |
| 7 | 🇧🇷Follow Yago De Moura SantiagoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,479 |
| 8 | 🇧🇷Follow Diego Rafael Di BerardinoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,465 |
| 9 | 🇧🇷Follow Nathan Felipe FilgueirasTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,410 |
| 10 | 🇧🇷Follow Lucas Do Valle CardosoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,407 |
| ... | ||
| 141 | 2,108 | |
Americas
| 1 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 1 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸Follow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,742 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸Follow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,732 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸Follow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,724 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Follow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,696 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Follow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,696 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,656 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Follow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,653 |
| ... | ||
| 1545 | 2,108 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 14659 | 2,108 | |