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Goncalves, Matheus Machado
🇧🇷FIDE 44704224· Male· Brazil· Born in 2009
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Matheus Machado Goncalves, a 17-year-old Brazilian player, is rated 1598 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +104 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Regional Sudeste Absoluto 2026, I Aberto de Xadrez STD de Jesuania, and III IRT Genius STD. Also played 7 rapid (including Campeonato Brasileiro de Xadrez Escolar 2025 Sub 16A) and 2 blitz events (including Blitz FIDE CXSP 2025 49a Etapa) recently.
Current rating
1598
Standard
Rpd1762·Blz1728
All-time high
1598
at best
Apr 2026 · age 17
Apr 2026 · age 17
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#147,797
#147,797 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+104 Elo)
1494 → 1598
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1598
at age 17
Apr 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Oct 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 16
Jun 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 16
Jun 2025
First FIDE rating
1494 · at age 16
Jun 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+104
1494 → 1598
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
10/ 1758.8%
8W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/6 | #15 | 1711 | +39.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/2 | #10 | 2484 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/3 | #4 | 2543 | +52.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsTomas Lopes Carvalho
🇧🇷BRA
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMiguel Tai Viana
🇧🇷BRA·1589
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsRicardo de Lima Primo
🇧🇷BRA·1954
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJoao Vitor Oliveira De M Pedrosa
🇧🇷BRA
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsCatarina Monteiro Machado
🇧🇷BRA·1506
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Brazil
#2,387
out of 6,523 players
Americas
#18,178
in continent
World
#147,784
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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