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Pacifico, Joao Paulo Alves
🇧🇷FIDE 22755900· Male· Brazil· Born in 2007
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Joao Paulo Alves Pacifico, a 19-year-old Brazilian player, is rated 1516. He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 13 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include I Aberto do Brasil de Xadrez SESC Piaui Memorial Dr Joao Orlando Correia 2026, X Aberto do Brasil Cidade de Teresina 2025, and 8o Campeonato Freitense de Xadrez Ano 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including Campeonato Piauiense de Xadrez Absoluto Blitz 2025) recently. He took a 20-month break between Dec 2022 and Sep 2024. His peak of 1569 was reached at age 17 (Sep 2024).
At junior level, he reached #61 and #53 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1516
Standard
Rpd1529·Blz1586
All-time high
1569
−53 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 17
Sep 2024 · age 17
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#179,484
#179,484 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+302 Elo)
1267 → 1569
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1569
at age 17 · −53 from today
Sep 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1267 → returned at 1569
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
I Aberto do Brasil de Xadrez SESC Piaui Memorial Dr Joao Orlando Correia 2026 · Mar 2026 · +14.8 Elo
Evolution
-29
1545 → 1516
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
5/ 1533.3%
4W2D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #15 | 2149 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/4 | #69 | 1688 | -13.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0/4 | #23 | 1036 | -30.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJoao Gabriel Alves Da Fonseca Pinto
🇧🇷BRA·2051
+0 −8 =2
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsLuis Carlos Sales
🇧🇷BRA·1700
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsLazaro Miranda Carvalho
🇧🇷BRA·1975
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsLuis Felipe Furtado Monteiro
🇧🇷BRA·2013
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Brazil
#2,812
out of 6,523 players
Americas
#21,866
in continent
World
#179,442
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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