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Barbosa, Oliver
GM🇵🇭FIDE 5201640· Male· Philippines· Born in 1986
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Oliver Barbosa, a 40-year-old Filipino Grandmaster, is rated 2367 and ranked 11th among Filipino players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 66 Elo over the past 12 months. 69 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 NY Marshall Presidents' Day Invitational - IM A, 2026 NY Marshall Winter Invitational - IM D, and 109th Edward Lasker Memorial - Marshall Chess Club Championship. He took a 14-month break between Oct 2002 and Jan 2004. His peak of 2592 was reached at age 28 (May 2014, World #248 at the time); he spent 33 months as Filipino #1.
Awarded GM in 2011 (age 25) and IM in 2008 (age 22). At junior level, he reached World #80 in U20, World #75 in U16 and #2 nationally in U18.
Current rating
2367
Standard
Rpd2571·Blz2551
All-time high
2592
−225 pts below
May 2014 · age 28
May 2014 · age 28
Activity
65
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
69 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#11
#11 · Filipino players · of 1,654
33 months in #1 nationally (2011–2023)
33 months in #1 nationally (2011–2023)
Career timeline
19 entries2025
1,000 career games
at age 39
Mar 2025
2023
33 months in National #1
longest streak 19 months · since Nov 2011
Jan 2023
2015
Re-crossed 2500
at age 29
May 2015
2014
Peak World rank: #248
at age 28 · rated 2592
May 2014
All-time peak 2592
at age 28 · −225 from today
May 2014
2013
500 career games
at age 27
Nov 2013
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-66
2433 → 2367
Tournaments
7
61 games
Score
33/ 6154.1%
16W34D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlisher Podavonov2,080·109th Edward Lasker Memorial - Marshall Chess Club Championship·R1·-8.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #3 | 2314 | -5.5 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4/9 | #6 | 2193 | -23.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #9 | 2255 | -8.6 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #5 | 2472 | +9.7 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 3.5/9 | #8 | 2308 | -12.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #11 | 2371 | -6.3 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #4 | 2254 | -18.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMark ParaguaGM
🇵🇭PHI·2410
+5 −4 =27
36 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRichard BitoonGM
🇵🇭PHI·2330
+6 −1 =7
14 games·last met Mar 2015
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vsQuang Liem LeGM
🇻🇳VIE·2731
+0 −7 =5
12 games·last met Jul 2017
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vsDarwin LayloGM
🇵🇭PHI·2358
+6 −1 =4
11 games·last met Oct 2015
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vsRolando NolteIM
🇵🇭PHI·2259
+0 −2 =8
10 games·last met Sep 2015
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Rankings
/
Philippines
#11
out of 3,060 players
Asia-Pacific
#485
in continent
World
#2,301
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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