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Buganca, Luiz Henrique Da Silva
CM🇧🇷FIDE 2182289· Male· Brazil· Born in 2006
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Luiz Henrique Da Silva Buganca, a 20-year-old Brazilian Candidate Master, is rated 2169 — just 1 short of his peak of 2170 (Jul 2025, age 19) and sitting in the top 3% of Brazilian players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +55 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent appearance: Memorial Pedro Rogerio Garcia Aberto do Brasil STD. Also played 3 rapid (including Circuito Scherer De Xadrez 2025 12a Etapa Chapeco SC RPD) and 1 blitz events (including Copa Concordia De Xadrez Blitz Ccx 41 Anos BLZ) recently. He reached Brazilian #82 in Jul 2025.
Awarded CM in 2017 (age 11). At junior level, he reached #4, #4, #7, #3, #1 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2169
Standard
Rpd2081·Blz2108
All-time high
2170
−1 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 19
Jul 2025 · age 19
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#91 · Brazilian players · of 3,069
Career timeline
17 entries2025
4th Brazilian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2170
Aug 2025
Peak Brazilian rank: #82
at age 19 · rated 2170
Jul 2025
All-time peak 2170
at age 19 · −1 from today
Jul 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
4th Brazilian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2114
Aug 2024
Crossed 2100
at age 18
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
2170 → 2169
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3.5/ 570.0%
3W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #16 | 2077 | -0.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRomulo Cardoso S Rodrigues Mota
🇧🇷BRA·1964
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met May 2024
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vsCesar Hidemitsu UmetsuboIM
🇧🇷BRA·2358
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsEduardo Antunes Peroza
🇧🇷BRA·2071
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsCharles GaucheFM
🇧🇷BRA·2073
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsMatheus Mendes Domingues RibeiroFM
🇧🇷BRA·2331
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
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Brazil
#91
out of 6,523 players
Americas
#1,079
in continent
World
#9,973
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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