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Bicalho, Rafael Cury
🇧🇷FIDE 2174944· Male· Brazil· Born in 1975
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Rafael Cury Bicalho, a 51-year-old Brazilian player, is rated 1654 — just 18 short of his peak of 1672 (Mar 2024, age 49). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2017) and 79 months (2019–2026). Recent appearance: Aberto do Brasil de Pocos de Caldas 2026.
Current rating
1654
Standard
Rpd1705·Blz1647
All-time high
1672
−18 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 49
Mar 2024 · age 49
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#126,714
#126,714 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
93rd Brazilian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1654
Jun 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 49
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 49
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1672
at age 49 · −18 from today
Mar 2024
2021
100th Brazilian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1454
Jul 2021
2020
70th Brazilian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1454
Jul 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-18
1672 → 1654
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
2W0D3L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #60 | 2034 | -18.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSimon P. J. E. Von Erlea
🇧🇷BRA·1719
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsLuiz Gonzaga Venelli
🇧🇷BRA·1700
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsCarlos Alberto Zeituni
🇧🇷BRA·1835
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met May 2019
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vsSeveriano Atanes Neto
🇧🇷BRA·1722
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsEduardo Gansl
🇧🇷BRA·1657
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2018
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Rankings
/
Brazil
#2,052
out of 6,523 players
Americas
#15,441
in continent
World
#126,708
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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World
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