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Santos, Abel Cardoso Dos
🇧🇷FIDE 2159473· Male· Brazil· Born in 1990
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Abel Cardoso Dos Santos, a 36-year-old Brazilian player, is rated 1930 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 98 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Curitiba Chess Open 2026 STD Torneio Internacional Cidade de Curitiba, Campeonato Goiano Absoluto STD 2026 1a Etapa, and III Sampa Chess Open 2026 STD. Also played 2 blitz events (including Torneio de Blitz do Goiano Absoluto 4a Etapa 2025) recently. He took a 38-month break between Jan 2015 and Apr 2018.
Current rating
1930
Standard
Rpd1902·Blz1844
All-time high
1930
at best
Jun 2026 · age 36
Jun 2026 · age 36
Activity
65
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
88 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#40,979
#40,979 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
69th Brazilian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1930
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1930
at age 36
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+104 Elo)
1819 → 1923
May 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 32
Jun 2022
2021
Re-crossed 1800
at age 31
Jul 2021
100 career games
at age 31
Mar 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+48
1882 → 1930
Tournaments
15
96 games
Score
55/ 9657.3%
47W16D33L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #24 | 2028 | +27.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/4 | #17 | 1922 | -17.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/8 | #58 | 1902 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #272 | 2039 | +23.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/8 | #15 | 1770 | -25.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2139 | +23.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1.5/7 | #7 | 1772 | -23.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #9 | 1888 | +2.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/4 | #26 | 2800 | +2.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/4 | #5 | 2792 | +32.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVictor LabussiereFM
🇧🇷BRA·2306
+0 −11 =0
11 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsMichel Liah Ferraz
🇧🇷BRA·2045
+2 −5 =3
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsApolo De Souza Sa
FID·2035
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAquiles Machado De Oliveira
🇧🇷BRA·2056
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsGabriel Gonzaga Garcia
🇧🇷BRA·2149
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Brazil
#536
out of 6,523 players
Americas
#4,483
in continent
World
#40,978
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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