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Picoteiro Morais, Luis
🇨🇻FIDE 36004480· Male· Cape Verde· Born in 1969
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Luis Picoteiro Morais, a 57-year-old player, is rated 1734 — just 30 short of his peak of 1764 (Mar 2024, age 55). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 18 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - IDF Avril, Team 2026 - IDF Janvier, and 22e Bois-Colombes Chess Master - Open B. He took a 15-month break between Jul 2022 and Nov 2023. He reached #3 nationally in Mar 2012 and spent 30 months in top 3, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Competes for Cape Verde since Jun 2021.
Current rating
1734
Standard
Rpd1784·Blz—
All-time high
1764
−30 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 55
Mar 2024 · age 55
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#98,091
#98,091 · players worldwide · of 218,279
30 months in National top 3 (2012–2016)
30 months in National top 3 (2012–2016)
Career timeline
17 entries2026
2nd 55-60 player nationally
at age 57 · rated 1734
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1608 → 1733
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1764
at age 55 · −30 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1656 → returned at 1659
Jul 2022
2nd 50-55 player nationally
at age 53 · rated 1670
Apr 2022
2021
Switched federation: FRA → CPV
at age 52
Jun 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
1731 → 1734
Tournaments
8
24 games
Score
10/ 2441.7%
9W2D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #388 | 2457 | +8.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1349 | 1016 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/9 | #129 | 1716 | -2.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #368 | 2613 | +12.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #173 | 2716 | +15.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/6 | #43 | 1729 | -2.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #329 | 2451 | +7.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #498 | 1370 | -28.0 |
Rankings
/
Cape Verde
#15
out of 60 players
Africa
#3,606
in continent
World
#98,089
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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