De Melo, Pedro Gortz

Pedro Gortz De Melo, a 17-year-old Brazilian player, is rated 1913 — just 11 short of his peak of 1924 (Aug 2025, age 16). He is progressing steadily with +67 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Amapaense de Xadrez Escolar 2026, Regional Norte de Xadrez Amador Classico 2025 U2300, and Campeonato Amapaense de Xadrez Absoluto CAXA 2025 Etapa 3. Also played 2 rapid (including Regional Norte de Xadrez Amador Rapido 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Regional Norte de Xadrez Amador Blitz 2025) recently.

At junior level, he reached #21, #14 and #23 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.