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Barbosa, Rafael Santos
🇧🇷FIDE 44718993· Male· Brazil· Born in 2008
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Rafael Santos Barbosa, a 18-year-old Brazilian player, is rated 1901 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +64 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent appearances: Brazil Chess Series - Floripa 2026 and 9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba Classico. Also played 2 rapid (including 9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba Rapido) and 2 blitz events (including 9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba BLZ) recently.
At junior level, he reached #34 and #27 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1901
Standard
Rpd1903·Blz1772
All-time high
1901
at best
Feb 2026 · age 18
Feb 2026 · age 18
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#47,868
#47,868 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
34th Brazilian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1901
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1901
at age 18
Feb 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 17
Aug 2025
2024
27th Brazilian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1873
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+349 Elo)
1524 → 1873
Aug 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+64
1837 → 1901
Tournaments
2
19 games
Score
9.5/ 1950.0%
7W5D7L
Top 3 wins
2.[D]vsWagner Martins MadeiraFM2,130·9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba Classico·R6·+12.7
3.[D]vsGustavo Warmling Kayser2,106·9o Torneio Internacional de Xadrez SESC Caioba Classico·R3·+11.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #274 | 2019 | +31.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/9 | #79 | 1940 | +32.4 |
Rankings
/
Brazil
#666
out of 6,523 players
Americas
#5,267
in continent
World
#47,867
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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