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Veiga, Emerson de Sousa
🇧🇷FIDE 2151898· Male· Brazil· Born in 1991
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Emerson de Sousa Veiga, a 35-year-old Brazilian player, is rated 2158 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of Brazilian players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 6 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: Aberto do Brasil Cop 30 and Campeonato Paraense Absoluto 2025. Also played 8 rapid (including Torneio Jogada de Mestre Santa Izabel CBX FIDE RPD 2026) and 2 blitz events (including Amazonia Open Chess Campeonato De Xadrez BLZ Sesc) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2017–2020) and 37 months (2021–2025). He reached Brazilian #87 in Apr 2022.
Current rating
2158
Standard
Rpd2271·Blz2098
All-time high
2158
at best
Jan 2026 · age 35
Jan 2026 · age 35
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#100 · Brazilian players · of 3,069
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 2158
at age 35
Jan 2026
2022
Peak Brazilian rank: #87
at age 31 · rated 2121
Apr 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 30
Dec 2021
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 2121 → returned at 2150
Dec 2021
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 26
Sep 2017
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2106 → returned at 2106
Sep 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+8
2150 → 2158
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
8.5/ 1177.3%
7W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2348 | +18.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/6 | #2 | 2047 | -10.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJaylson Javier Silva DE ARAUJO
🇧🇷BRA·2068
+6 −1 =11
18 games·last met May 2026
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vsGiovanni Maciel Da Cunha
🇧🇷BRA·1879
+14 −1 =1
16 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDenison Carlos Vieira Ribeiro
🇧🇷BRA·1904
+9 −2 =3
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNelson da Silva MoraesCM
🇧🇷BRA·2178
+1 −9 =4
14 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsFlavio Sanchez Leao
🇧🇷BRA·1776
+9 −0 =4
13 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
/
Brazil
#100
out of 6,523 players
Americas
#1,150
in continent
World
#10,700
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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