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Dias, Marcelo de Souza
🇧🇷FIDE 2161958· Male· Brazil· Born in 1971
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Marcelo de Souza Dias, a 55-year-old Brazilian player, is rated 1918. He has fluctuated between 1888 and 1957 over the past 2 years. 42 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Brazil Chess Series - Floripa 2026, Brasilia Chess Open STD 2026, and Festival Nacional Interclubes Campeonato Brasileiro por Equipes. Also played 9 rapid (including Brazil Chess Series - Floripa 2026 - Team) and 1 blitz events (including I IRT Blitz Memorial Gabriel Ricardo Salin Name) recently. He took a 17-month break between Dec 2016 and Jun 2018. His peak of 1957 was reached at age 54 (Dec 2025).
Current rating
1918
Standard
Rpd1948·Blz1923
All-time high
1957
−39 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 54
Dec 2025 · age 54
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43,725
#43,725 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
26th Brazilian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1957
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1957
at age 54 · −39 from today
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+82 Elo)
1834 → 1916
Feb 2025
2023
100 career games
at age 52
Feb 2023
2020
36th Brazilian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1876
Sep 2020
2016
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1876 → returned at 1859
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
1926 → 1918
Tournaments
8
46 games
Score
30.5/ 4666.3%
27W7D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPedro Donizeti De Rossi2,080·I Aberto do Brasil Memorial Vanderley Cason de Melo Canarinho·R4·+14.4
2.[W]vsFrancisco Ferrari Pironti1,981·VI IRT de Xadrez Classico de Mogi Guacu CBX FIDE Sub 2300·R4·+10.7
3.[W]vsArthur De Aquino1,946·Festival Nacional Interclubes Campeonato Brasileiro por Equipes·R5·+9.7
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsVinicius Rezende Candido1,758·Festival Nacional Interclubes Campeonato Brasileiro por Equipes·R2·-15.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #17 | 2348 | +30.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/9 | #233 | 1782 | -38.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #69 | 2069 | -30.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/3 | #71 | 2591 | -1.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/5 | #1 | 2662 | +19.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | #7 | 1872 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/3 | #17 | 1970 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 2010 | +12.2 |
Rankings
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Brazil
#590
out of 6,523 players
Americas
#4,793
in continent
World
#43,724
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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