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De Paula, Rafael Figueiredo
FM🇧🇷FIDE 2125579· Male· Brazil· Born in 1991
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Rafael Figueiredo De Paula, a 35-year-old Brazilian FIDE Master, is rated 2244 and ranked 44th among Brazilian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 8 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Goiano Absoluto STD 2026 1a Etapa, I Festival Armazen de Xadrez 2026 Torneio STD, and Campeonato Goiano Absoluto STD 4a Etapa 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including I Festival Armazen de Xadrez 2026 Torneio RPD) and 2 blitz events (including Torneio de Blitz do Goiano Absoluto 4a Etapa 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2014–2015) and 98 months (2017–2025). His peak of 2322 was reached at age 26 (Feb 2017, Brazilian #27 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2017 (age 26) and CM in 2013 (age 22). At junior level, he reached #29 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2244
Standard
Rpd2236·Blz2196
All-time high
2322
−78 pts below
Feb 2017 · age 26
Feb 2017 · age 26
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#44
#44 · Brazilian players · of 3,099
Career timeline
14 entries2017
Inactive for 98 months
paused at 2270 → returned at 2260
Mar 2017
Peak Brazilian rank: #27
at age 26 · rated 2322
Feb 2017
All-time peak 2322
at age 26 · −78 from today
Feb 2017
FM title awardedFM
at age 26
Jan 2017
Crossed 2300
at age 26
Jan 2017
2014
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2240 → returned at 2243
Jun 2014
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-16
2260 → 2244
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
12.5/ 1678.1%
11W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2357 | +9.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 2126 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #9 | 1916 | -22.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLuciano Da Silva Santos
🇧🇷BRA·1934
+12 −1 =0
13 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsGuilherme Bueno De Paula
🇧🇷BRA·1886
+10 −1 =1
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGabriel Gonzaga Garcia
🇧🇷BRA·2149
+6 −4 =2
12 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsRafael Esteves Bernardes
🇧🇷BRA·2041
+5 −3 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAquiles Machado De Oliveira
🇧🇷BRA·2037
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
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Brazil
#44
out of 6,387 players
Americas
#672
in continent
World
#6,077
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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