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De Souza, Joao Francisco Biz
🇧🇷FIDE 22730290· Male· Brazil· Born in 2009
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Joao Francisco Biz De Souza, a 17-year-old Brazilian player, is rated 1900 — just 27 short of his peak of 1927 (May 2026, age 17). He is climbing fast, having gained +93 Elo over the past 12 months. 61 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Curitiba Chess Open 2026 STD Torneio Internacional Cidade de Curitiba, Brazil Chess Series - Floripa 2026, and 91o Campeonato Brasileiro Absoluto 2025. Also played 5 rapid (including 9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba Rapido) and 5 blitz events (including 9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba BLZ) recently. He took a 45-month break between Nov 2018 and Sep 2022 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #29, #21, #35 and #9 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U10.
Current rating
1900
Standard
Rpd1808·Blz1867
All-time high
1927
−27 pts below
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#48,130
#48,130 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
29th Brazilian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1927
May 2026
All-time peak 1927
at age 17 · −27 from today
May 2026
2025
21st Brazilian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1910
Aug 2025
100 career games
at age 16
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+429 Elo)
1401 → 1830
Jun 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+93
1807 → 1900
Tournaments
7
58 games
Score
31/ 5853.4%
26W10D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsLeonardo Antonio Batista1,854·XIV Pan-American School Chess Championship 2025 STD U17 Open·R8·-20.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/6 | #4 | 1831 | -26.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #50 | 1938 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #290 | 2029 | +22.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/10 | #79 | 1951 | -21.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/6 | #5 | 2036 | +43.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #11 | 1809 | -41.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/9 | #80 | 2118 | +103.6 |
Worst Elo result: XIV Pan-American School Chess Championship 2025 STD U17 Open (-41.2 Elo, finished #11).
Most-Played Opponents
vsCalebe Kadlubiski Lazzarotti
🇧🇷BRA·1990
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsFlavio R Crautchychyn Penna
🇧🇷BRA·1768
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
vsGuilherme Eduardo Da Silva
🇧🇷BRA·1587
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
vsRafael Cabreira Ramos
🇧🇷BRA·1643
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Brazil
#672
out of 6,523 players
Americas
#5,301
in continent
World
#48,129
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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