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Dos Santos, Rafaela Alves
🇧🇷FIDE 44762038· Female· Brazil· Born in 2007
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Rafaela Alves Dos Santos, a 19-year-old Brazilian player, is rated 1796 — her current career high. She is climbing fast, having gained +194 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include I Festival de Xadrez da Hebraica Classico 2026, IRT Estrategista Chess Classic U2400, and Brazil Chess Series - Sao Paulo 2025. Also played 10 rapid (including Mini Open RAPID FIDE CXSP 2026 8a Etapa) and 6 blitz events (including Circuito BLITZ FIDE CXSP 2025 25a Etapa) recently.
At junior level, she reached #63 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1796
Standard
Rpd1825·Blz1774
All-time high
1796
at best
Mar 2026 · age 19
Mar 2026 · age 19
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#77,606
#77,606 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
63rd Brazilian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1796
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+202 Elo)
1594 → 1796
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1796
at age 19
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 18
May 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+77
1719 → 1796
Tournaments
7
48 games
Score
23/ 4847.9%
20W8D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #19 | 2140 | +19.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #35 | 3032 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #20 | 1923 | +22.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #22 | 1845 | +39.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #31 | 1864 | +25.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/9 | #73 | 1814 | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/7 | #29 | 1703 | -48.0 |
Worst Elo result: XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 18 Femenino (-48.0 Elo, finished #29).
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
/
Brazil
#1,216
out of 6,387 players
Americas
#8,980
in continent
World
#77,606
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Brazil
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Americas
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| 8980 | 1,796 | |
World
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