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Otero Nogueira, Brais
CM🇪🇸FIDE 2297310· Male· Spain· Born in 1992
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Brais Otero Nogueira, a 34-year-old Spanish Candidate Master, is rated 2217 — just 3 short of his peak of 2220 (Mar 2026, age 34) and sitting in the top 2% of Spanish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 14 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 9-10, Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-4-8, and Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-3. Also played 1 rapid event (including II Internacional de Xadrez Concello de Poio APECR 2025) recently. He took a 18-month break between Nov 2011 and Jun 2013.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 33). At junior level, he reached #87, #79 and #72 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2217
Standard
Rpd2083·Blz2083
All-time high
2220
−3 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 34
Mar 2026 · age 34
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#442 · Spanish players · of 18,793
Career timeline
16 entries2026
All-time peak 2220
at age 34 · −3 from today
Mar 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 33
Apr 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 33
Apr 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 32
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 31
Sep 2023
2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 29
Oct 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+14
2203 → 2217
Tournaments
5
26 games
Score
14.5/ 2655.8%
10W10D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAlejandro Cereijo SuarezFM2,303·Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-4-8·R1·+12.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEduardo Cabanas Lopez2,096·Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-4-8·R4·-13.3
2.[L]vsAlberto Portela PeleteiroFM2,352·Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-4-8·R7·-6.3
3.[L]vsAleksa StrikovicGM2,377·Liga Galega por Equipos de Club 2026 - Division de Honra Rondas 1-4-8·R6·-5.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #54 | 2223 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/6 | #33 | 2199 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #37 | 2271 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/6 | #13 | 2331 | +22.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #15 | 2157 | -8.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDiego Adrian Espineira GonzalezIM
🇪🇸ESP·2293
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsSamuel Villar PerezFM
🇪🇸ESP·2254
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsFernando Sanchez AllerFM
🇪🇸ESP·2203
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsXulio Del Prado RodriguezFM
🇪🇸ESP·2390
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMiguel Senlle CarideFM
🇪🇸ESP·2314
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Spain
#442
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#5,069
in continent
World
#7,284
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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