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De Castro, Rafael
🇧🇷FIDE 44729944· Male· Brazil· Born in 2008
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Rafael De Castro, a 18-year-old Brazilian player, is rated 1589 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +73 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearance: III IRT Classico Liga do Enxadrista CTC Catanduva. Also played 12 rapid (including 7a Etapa do Circuito Fisco Paulista de Xadrez Rapido Torneio 1 Mestres) and 2 blitz events (including I IRT Blitz Memorial Gabriel Ricardo Salin Name) recently.
Current rating
1589
Standard
Rpd1622·Blz1744
All-time high
1589
at best
Jun 2026 · age 18
Jun 2026 · age 18
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#151,168
#151,168 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+73 Elo)
1516 → 1589
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1589
at age 18
Jun 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Mar 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 18
Mar 2026
Crossed 1200
at age 18
Mar 2026
First FIDE rating
1516 · at age 18
Mar 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
6.5/ 1836.1%
3W7D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNathaly Regina Reis Assef1,718·I Aberto do Brasil Memorial Vanderley Cason de Melo Canarinho·R4·+27.1
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsFrancisco Sallaberry Merlos1,705·I Aberto do Brasil Memorial Vanderley Cason de Melo Canarinho·R3·-13.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/5 | #8 | 1632 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/6 | #33 | 1581 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #15 | 1449 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Brazil
#2,445
out of 6,523 players
Americas
#18,572
in continent
World
#151,153
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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