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Santos, Rafael Ventura Dos
FM🇧🇷FIDE 2122227· Male· Brazil· Born in 1992
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Rafael Ventura Dos Santos, a 34-year-old Brazilian FIDE Master, is rated 2101 and sitting in the top 5% of Brazilian players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 4 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: Guarapari Chess Open STD 2025 and IRT Jubileu de Prata NXN. Also played 1 rapid (including Campeonato Estadual Absoluto RPD RJ 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Campeonato Estadual Absoluto BLZ RJ 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 30 months (2017–2019) and 13 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2325 was reached at age 23 (Nov 2015, Brazilian #28 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2016 (age 24).
Current rating
2101
Standard
Rpd2130·Blz2155
All-time high
2325
−224 pts below
Nov 2015 · age 23
Nov 2015 · age 23
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#148 · Brazilian players · of 3,069
Career timeline
12 entries2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2145 → returned at 2113
Nov 2023
2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 29
Jul 2021
2017
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2221 → returned at 2209
Apr 2017
2016
FM title awardedFM
at age 24
May 2016
2015
Peak Brazilian rank: #28
at age 23 · rated 2325
Dec 2015
Best 12-month gain (+36 Elo)
2289 → 2325
Nov 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-12
2113 → 2101
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
9/ 1275.0%
8W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/4 | #2 | 2691 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/6 | #5 | 2009 | -11.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsWagner Peixoto GuimaraesFM
🇧🇷BRA·2070
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsLuiz Antonio Bardaro Manzi
🇧🇷BRA·2059
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsIago Henrique da Silva Souza
🇧🇷BRA·2020
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsLuis Felipe Garcia De Oliveira
🇧🇷BRA
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsDarcy LimaGM
🇧🇷BRA·2356
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
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Brazil
#148
out of 6,523 players
Americas
#1,617
in continent
World
#15,324
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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