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Pontes,Israel Fillip da Silva
🇧🇷FIDE 22706615· Male· Brazil· Born in 1986
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Israel Fillip da Silva Pontes, a 40-year-old Brazilian player, is rated 2068 — his current career high and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include III Carnachess de Imperatriz 2026, Campeonato Maranhense de Xadrez Absoluto Trofeu GM Rafael Leitao, and Campeonato Imperatrizense De Xadrez Absoluto 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Campeonato Maranhense De Xadrez Rapido 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Maraba Chess Open BLZ 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2017–2018) and 29 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
2068
Standard
Rpd2018·Blz2016
All-time high
2068
at best
Mar 2026 · age 40
Mar 2026 · age 40
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#18,644 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
28th Brazilian 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2068
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2068
at age 40
Mar 2026
2024
100 career games
at age 38
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+67 Elo)
1947 → 2014
Jan 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 38
Jan 2024
2019
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1967 → returned at 1951
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Aberto do Brasil Princesa do Sertao Maranhense Trofeu MN Nicolau Duailibe Leitao · Nov 2025 · +3.7 Elo
Evolution
+35
2033 → 2068
Tournaments
6
38 games
Score
26.5/ 3869.7%
19W15D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNicolau Leitao2,069·Campeonato Maranhense de Xadrez Absoluto Trofeu GM Rafael Leitao·R1·+10.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/6 | #1 | 2132 | +9.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #5 | 2026 | -4.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #1 | 2118 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/6 | #4 | 2081 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 2083 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/5 | #18 | 2304 | -14.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLindberg Rego Teixeira
🇧🇷BRA·1953
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDiogenes Everton Nunes Costa
🇧🇷BRA·2138
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsValdecir Batista Silva
🇧🇷BRA·1888
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsNilton Silva Abreu
🇧🇷BRA·1951
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsGiovanni Maciel Da Cunha
🇧🇷BRA·1879
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
Brazil
#199
out of 6,523 players
Americas
#1,952
in continent
World
#18,644
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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