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Nunes, Rafael Klanfer
🇧🇷FIDE 324226763· Male· Brazil· Born in 1984
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Rafael Klanfer Nunes, a 42-year-old Brazilian player, is rated 1766 — just 27 short of his peak of 1793 (Feb 2026, age 42). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 7 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Curitiba Chess Open 2026 STD Torneio Internacional Cidade de Curitiba, Brazil Chess Series - Floripa 2026, and IRT Estrategista Chess Classic U2400. Also played 5 rapid (including Campeonato Brasileiro de Xadrez RPD 2025 Manaus) and 5 blitz events (including Brazil Chess Series - Floripa 2026 - Super Blitz) recently.
Competes for Brazil since Feb 2024. Previously known as Rafael Klanfer Nunes Rafaelknunes (until Feb 2024).
Current rating
1766
Standard
Rpd1711·Blz1712
All-time high
1793
−27 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 42
Feb 2026 · age 42
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#87,061
#87,061 · players worldwide · of 216,807
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1793
at age 42 · −27 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+135 Elo)
1622 → 1757
Jun 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 40
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 40
Feb 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 40
Feb 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 40
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+13
1753 → 1766
Tournaments
9
56 games
Score
28/ 5650.0%
25W6D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #142 | 1671 | -28.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/8 | #393 | 1904 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #42 | 2905 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #7 | 1951 | +36.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/2 | #43 | 2527 | +8.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #84 | 2159 | -12.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/2 | #34 | 2938 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/3 | #13 | 2198 | +11.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/3 | #150 | 2078 | +1.6 |
Worst Elo result: Curitiba Chess Open 2026 STD Torneio Internacional Cidade de Curitiba (-28.4 Elo, finished #142).
Rankings
/
Brazil
#1,395
out of 6,387 players
Americas
#10,200
in continent
World
#87,059
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Americas
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World
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