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Xavier, Nailton Machado
🇧🇷FIDE 2139553· Male· Brazil· Born in 1978
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Nailton Machado Xavier, a 48-year-old Brazilian player, is rated 1873. He is on a steady climb with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Aberto do Brasil Cidade de Aracaju 2026, Aberto do Brasil XV Memorial Bobby Fischer, and Baiano de Xadrez STD 2025. Also played 9 rapid (including Campeonato Baiano de Xadrez RPD 2025) and 9 blitz events (including Campeonato Baiano de Xadrez BLZ 2025) recently. He took a 116-month break between Nov 2012 and Aug 2022. His peak of 1921 was reached at age 46 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1873
Standard
Rpd1902·Blz1886
All-time high
1921
−48 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 46
Mar 2024 · age 46
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#55,025
#55,025 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
100 career games
at age 48
May 2026
2024
23rd Brazilian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1921
Mar 2024
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
1864 → 1921
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1921
at age 46 · −48 from today
Mar 2024
2023
43rd Brazilian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1879
Sep 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 44
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+31
1842 → 1873
Tournaments
6
36 games
Score
22/ 3661.1%
18W8D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/4 | #12 | 2598 | +13.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #99 | 2073 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/5 | #6 | 2345 | +37.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/3 | #70 | 2707 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/4 | #40 | 1965 | -7.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLuciano de Souza ZallioCM
🇧🇷BRA·2118
+2 −11 =3
16 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsPaulo F. Jatoba de Oliveira ReisFM
🇧🇷BRA·2344
+1 −12 =1
14 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsEnzo Suzarte Ferreira
🇧🇷BRA·2093
+3 −6 =0
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMarcone Fiuza Ferreira
🇧🇷BRA·1951
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAnderson Guerra Dos Santos
🇧🇷BRA·2105
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Brazil
#797
out of 6,523 players
Americas
#6,134
in continent
World
#55,024
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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