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Samaniego, Diego Pinheiro
🇧🇷FIDE 22740066· Male· Brazil· Born in 1999
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Diego Pinheiro Samaniego, a 27-year-old Brazilian player, is rated 1879 — just 29 short of his peak of 1908 (Nov 2021, age 22). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Jan 2023 and Feb 2024. Also played 3 rapid (including Torneio Open Capablanca 40 Anos De Xadrez Rapido 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Torneio Open Capablanca 40 anos de Xadrez BLZ 2025) recently.
Current rating
1879
Standard
Rpd1849·Blz1972
All-time high
1908
−29 pts below
Nov 2021 · age 22
Nov 2021 · age 22
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#53,450
#53,450 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+79 Elo)
1806 → 1885
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
Jan 2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1806 → returned at 1809
Jan 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Jan 2022
2021
All-time peak 1908
at age 22 · −29 from today
Nov 2021
2020
Crossed 1800
at age 21
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Campeonato Regional Centro-Oeste Absoluto e Feminino STD 2026perf 2130 (+251) · 4.5/5 · #5
Top opponent
Evolution
+8
1871 → 1879
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
4.5/ 675.0%
3W3D0L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDanny Ramirez Davalos1,902·Campeonato Regional Centro-Oeste Absoluto e Feminino STD 2026·R5·+10.7
2.[W]vsRamon German Fuentealba Ferezin1,617·Campeonato Regional Centro-Oeste Absoluto e Feminino STD 2026·R3·+3.6
3.[D]vsArthur Neres De Souza1,934·Campeonato Regional Centro-Oeste Absoluto e Feminino STD 2026·R6·+1.6
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/5 | #5 | 2130 | +4.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRicardo Miguel Duailibi
🇧🇷BRA·1847
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsRubens Gazineu Neto
🇧🇷BRA·1931
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsSilvio Cesar Samaniego
🇧🇷BRA·1900
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2021
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vsFernando Junior Freire Dos Santos DutraCM
🇧🇷BRA·2265
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsFelipe Borges Cristino
🇧🇷BRA·1975
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Brazil
#768
out of 6,523 players
Americas
#5,929
in continent
World
#53,449
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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World
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