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EA
Espindula,Rafael Aparecido Pires
🇧🇷FIDE 538021110· Male· Brazil· Born in 1985
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Rafael Aparecido Pires Espindula, a 41-year-old Brazilian player, is rated 1817 — just 23 short of his peak of 1840 (Mar 2025, age 40). He is on a steady climb with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent appearances: II IRT Avanze de Xadrez Classico 2025 and III Etapa do Circuito Patrocinense de Xadrez Classico 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including I Team FIDE RPD da Academia Patrocinense de Xadrez 2025) and 5 blitz events (including Torneio Blitz da APX Dia Internacional do Xadrez) recently.
Current rating
1817
Standard
Rpd1779·Blz1776
All-time high
1840
−23 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 40
Mar 2025 · age 40
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#71,063
#71,063 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 40
Nov 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 40
Mar 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 40
Mar 2025
All-time peak 1840
at age 40 · −23 from today
Mar 2025
First FIDE rating
1840 · at age 40
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+26
1791 → 1817
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
7/ 1258.3%
6W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsEdgard Nascimento Souza Suzuki1,886·III Etapa do Circuito Patrocinense de Xadrez Classico 2025·R2·-14.2
3.[L]vsHenry Franklin Da Silva Santos1,911·III Etapa do Circuito Patrocinense de Xadrez Classico 2025·R5·-12.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 4.5/4 | #3 | 2649 | +34.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #3 | 1932 | -8.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHenry Franklin Da Silva Santos
🇧🇷BRA·1895
+0 −10 =1
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJoao Paulo Nunes Reis Oliveira
🇧🇷BRA·1639
+7 −1 =2
10 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsLucas Correa Costa
🇧🇷BRA·1937
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsGustavo De Carvalho Dias
🇧🇷BRA·1867
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsWelinton Tolentino Pacheco
🇧🇷BRA·1790
+4 −4 =0
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Brazil
#1,060
out of 6,523 players
Americas
#8,118
in continent
World
#71,062
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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