Chess

I'm Rui Alves, and here you'll find (most of!) the tournaments I played throughout my "chess career".

To play some games, reach out by email. For more projects, chess-related or not, visit my GitHub.

Ratings

As of 5 October 2026

FIDE

Inactive

Standard: 1845
Rapid: 1764
Blitz: 1726

Highest standard rating: 1863 (March 2025). See the rating history or the FIDE profile.

Lichess

Blitz: 2013
Rapid: 2251
Classical: 1887
Corresp.: 2007
Puzzles: 2130

Online as @Rui-Alves.

Tournaments 77

4 March 2023
Campeonato Nacional 3ª Divisão 2022/2023
- Classic · 90m + 30s
- Team
- 3 rounds
- 2.0 / 3
11 February 2023
Taça de Portugal 2022/2023
- Classic · 90m + 30s
- Team
- 1 round
- 1.0 / 1
28 January 2023
Campeonato Nacional de Semi-Rápidas por Equipas 2022/2023
- Rapid · 10m + 5s
- Team
- 8 rounds
- 3.0 / 8
15 January 2023
Campeonato Distrital do Porto de Semi-Rápidas por Equipas 2022/2023
- Rapid · 10m + 5s
- Team
- 7 rounds
- 4.0 / 7
19 November 2022
Campeonato Nacional de Semi-Rápidas Individual 2022/2023
- Blitz · 10m + 5s
- Individual
- 8 rounds
- 4.5 / 8 · 65th of 182
2 July 2022
Golders Green FIDE Rapidplay July 2022
- Rapid · 20m + 5s
- Individual
- 6 rounds
- 3.0 / 6 · 19th of 39
19 June 2022
Kensington Holiday Inn Hotel FIDE Rapidplay June 2022
- Rapid · 20m + 5s
- Individual
- 6 rounds
- 4.0 / 6 · 7th of 33
18 June 2022
Golders Green FIDE Rapidplay June 2022
- Rapid · 20m + 5s
- Individual
- 6 rounds
- 3.5 / 6 · 10th of 36
5 June 2022
Campeonato Distrital de Rápidas Individual do Porto 2021/2022
- Blitz · 3m + 2s
- Individual
- 9 rounds
- 6.0 / 9 · 16th of 77
5 June 2022
Campeonato Distrital de Rápidas por Equipas do Porto 2021/2022
- Blitz · 3m + 2s
- Team
- 9 rounds
- 4.0 / 9
19 May 2022
Hendon FIDE Blitz May 2022
- Blitz · 10m
- Individual
- 6 rounds
- 3.0 / 6 · 14th of 30
7 May 2022
Golders Green FIDE Rapidplay May 2022
- Rapid · 20m + 5s
- Individual
- 6 rounds
- 5.5 / 6 · 1st of 41
5 May 2022
London League Blitz May 2022
- Blitz · 3m + 2s
- Individual
- 12 rounds
- 4.5 / 12 · 35th of 43
1 May 2022
Kensington Holiday Inn Hotel FIDE Rapidplay May 2022
- Rapid · 20m + 5s
- Individual
- 6 rounds
- 6.0 / 6 · 1st of 31
8–22 April 2022
Torneio Interno GXP 2022
- Classic · 60m + 30s
- Individual
- 2 rounds
- 2.0 / 2
2 April – 28 May 2022
Campeonato Nacional 3ª Divisão 2021/2022
- Classic · 90m + 30s
- Team
- 2 rounds
- 2.0 / 2
30 March 2022
Circuito de Rápidas GXP 2022 - Torneio 5
- Blitz · 5m
- Team
- 7 rounds
- 5.5 / 7 · 2nd of 8
11 December 2021
Taça AXP 2021/2022
- Classic · 90m + 30s
- Team
- 1 round
- 0.0 / 1
24 April – 19 June 2021
Campeonato Nacional 3ª Divisão 2020/2021
- Classic · 90m + 30s
- Team
- 5 rounds
- 3.0 / 5
23 February 2021
Torneio Semana Engenharia Informática Minho 2021 (Lichess)
- Blitz · 5m + 3s
- Individual
- 15 rounds
- 14.5 / 15 · 1st of 37
7 March 2020
Taça AXP 2019/2020
- Classic · 90m + 30s
- Team
- 1 round
- 0.5 / 1
16 February 2020
Campeonato Distrital de Semi-Rápidas por Equipas do Porto 2019/2020
- Rapid · 10m + 5s
- Team
- 7 rounds
- 5.0 / 7
18 January 2020
Campeonato Nacional de Semi-Rápidas por Equipas 2019/2020
- Rapid · 10m + 5s
- Team
- 6 rounds
- 4.0 / 6
11 January – 18 October 2020
Campeonato Nacional 2ª Divisão 2019/2020
- Classic · 90m + 30s
- Team
- 5 rounds
- 2.0 / 5
4 January 2020
Taça de Portugal 2019/2020
- Classic · 90m + 30s
- Team
- 1 round
- 1.0 / 1
30 November 2019
V Torneio Xadrez no Bolhão
- Blitz · 3m + 2s
- Individual
- 7 rounds
- 4.0 / 7 · 14th of 38
20 November 2019
Torneio de Rápidas GXP Novembro 2019 nº 2
- Blitz · 3m + 2s
- Individual
- 6 rounds
- 4.0 / 6 · 2nd of 4
17 November – 20 December 2019
Campeonato Distrital Absoluto Porto 2019
- Classic · 90m + 30s
- Individual
- 7 rounds
- 3.5 / 7 · 20th of 58
10 November 2019
Torneio Abertura da AXP 2019/2020
- Rapid · 10m + 5s
- Individual
- 6 rounds
- 3.0 / 6 · 12th of 20
6 November 2019
Torneio de Rápidas GXP Novembro 2019 nº 1
- Blitz · 3m + 2s
- Individual
- 10 rounds
- 5.0 / 10 · 3rd of 6
19 October 2019
V Open Internacional de Xadrez Pampilhosa da Serra
- Rapid · 15m
- Individual
- 9 rounds
- 5.5 / 9 · 32nd of 114
7 September 2019
Torneio da Festa do Avante! 2019
- Rapid · 15m
- Individual
- 5 rounds
- 3.0 / 5 · 10th of 30
20 July 2019
Xadrez no Centro Comercial - Valongo
- Blitz · 5m + 3s
- Individual
- 7 rounds
- 3.0 / 7 · 13th of 26
14 July 2019
Xadrez no Centro Comercial - Maia Jardim
- Blitz · 5m + 3s
- Individual
- 7 rounds
- 4.0 / 7 · 8th of 22
13 July 2019
Xadrez no Centro Comercial - Gaia Jardim
- Blitz · 5m + 3s
- Individual
- 7 rounds
- 5.0 / 7 · 5th of 24
26 June 2019
Torneio de Rápidas GXP Junho 2019 nº 2
- Blitz · 5m
- Individual
- 9 rounds
- 8.0 / 9 · 2nd of 10
21 June 2019
Torneio de Rápidas GXP Junho 2019 nº 1
- Blitz · 5m
- Individual
- 7 rounds
- 4.0 / 7 · 5th of 11
2 June 2019
Campeonato Nacional de Rápidas Individual 2018/2019
- Blitz · 3m + 2s
- Individual
- 11 rounds
- 7.0 / 11 · 34th of 150
2 June 2019
Campeonato Nacional de Rápidas por Equipas 2018/2019
- Blitz · 3m + 2s
- Team
- 6 rounds
- 1.5 / 6
26 May 2019
Campeonato Distrital de Rápidas por Equipas do Porto 2018/2019
- Blitz · 3m + 2s
- Team
- 9 rounds
- 4.5 / 9
25 May 2019
Torneio de Rápidas GXP Maio 2019 nº 2 (Aulas)
- Blitz · 3m + 2s
- Individual
- 8 rounds
- 6.5 / 8 · 2nd of 9
10 May 2019
Torneio de Rápidas GXP Maio 2019 nº 1
- Blitz · 5m
- Individual
- 6 rounds
- 3.0 / 6 · 3rd of 4
6 May 2019
Torneio de Rápidas 79 Anos GXP
- Blitz · 3m + 2s
- Individual
- 7 rounds
- 5.0 / 7 · 2nd of 8
26 April 2019
Torneio de Rápidas GXP Abril 2019 nº 2
- Blitz · 5m
- Individual
- 7 rounds
- 4.0 / 7 · 4th of 11
16 April 2019
Torneio de Rápidas GXP Abril 2019 nº 1
- Blitz · 5m
- Individual
- 10 rounds
- 10.0 / 10 · 1st of 11
7 April 2019
Torneio Amador 75 Anos Musas
- Blitz · 7m + 3s
- Individual
- 6 rounds
- 3.5 / 6 · 12th of 36
31 March 2019
Campeonato Distrital de Semi-Rápidas Individual do Porto 2018/2019
- Rapid · 10m + 3s
- Individual
- 7 rounds
- 3.0 / 7 · 42nd of 74
30 March 2019
II Torneio Xadrez no Bolhão
- Blitz · 3m + 2s
- Individual
- 7 rounds
- 3.0 / 7 · 19th of 35
22 February 2019
Torneio de Rápidas GXP Fevereiro 2019 nº 3
- Blitz · 5m
- Individual
- 6 rounds
- 5.0 / 6 · 1st of 4
8 February 2019
Torneio de Rápidas GXP Fevereiro 2019 nº 2
- Blitz · 5m
- Individual
- 5 rounds
- 4.0 / 5 · 2nd of 6
6 February 2019
Torneio de Rápidas GXP Fevereiro 2019 nº 1
- Blitz · 5m
- Individual
- 9 rounds
- 6.0 / 9 · 4th of 10
25 January 2019
Torneio de Rápidas GXP Janeiro 2019 nº 2
- Blitz · 5m
- Individual
- 7 rounds
- 5.0 / 7 · 3rd of 8
19 January 2019
IV Xeques Tranquilos GX Porto
- Rapid · 15m
- Individual
- 7 rounds
- 4.0 / 7 · 38th of 97
18 January – 9 March 2019
Taça AXP 2018/2019
- Classic · 90m + 30s
- Team
- 2 rounds
- 1.0 / 2
12 January 2019
Taça de Portugal 2018/2019
- Classic · 90m + 30s
- Team
- 1 round
- 1.0 / 1
11 January 2019
Torneio de Rápidas GXP Janeiro 2019 nº 1
- Blitz · 5m
- Individual
- 7 rounds
- 4.0 / 7 · 4th of 11
5 January – 11 May 2019
Campeonato Nacional 3ª Divisão 2018/2019
- Classic · 90m + 30s
- Team
- 5 rounds
- 3.0 / 5
28 December 2018
Torneio de Ano-Novo AXP
- Blitz · 3m + 2s
- Individual
- 7 rounds
- 2.0 / 7 · 23rd of 29
15 December 2018
Torneio de Rápidas GXP Dezembro 2018
- Blitz · 5m
- Individual
- 9 rounds
- 8.0 / 9 · 1st of 11
9 November 2018
Torneio de Rápidas GXP Novembro 2018
- Blitz · 5m
- Individual
- 7 rounds
- 4.0 / 7 · 4th of 9
26 October 2018
Torneio de Rápidas GXP Outubro 2018
- Blitz · 5m
- Individual
- 8 rounds
- 3.0 / 8 · 7th of 9
14 October – 24 November 2018
Torneio Interno GXP 2018
- Classic · 90m + 30s
- Individual
- 7 rounds
- 4.5 / 7 · 4th of 28
13 October 2018
IV Open Internacional de Xadrez Pampilhosa da Serra
- Rapid · 15m
- Individual
- 9 rounds
- 2.0 / 9 · 99th of 106
8 September 2018
Torneio da Festa do Avante! 2018
- Rapid · 15m
- Individual
- 5 rounds
- 3.0 / 5 · 10th of 30
15 July 2018
II Torneio Internacional 'Festival de Xadrez da Maia' 2018
- Rapid · 10m + 2s
- Individual
- 7 rounds
- 3.0 / 7 · 59th of 88
27 May 2018
Campeonato Distrital de Semi-Rápidas Individual do Porto 2017/2018
- Rapid · 10m + 5s
- Individual
- 7 rounds
- 3.5 / 7.0 · 33rd of 74
12 May 2018
Campeonato Nacional de Rápidas de Jovens sub-20 2017/2018
- Blitz · 3m + 2s
- Individual
- 7 rounds
- 2.0 / 7 · 6th of 8
6 May 2018
Campeonato Distrital de Rápidas de Jovens do Porto sub-20 2017/2018
- Blitz · 3m + 2s
- Individual
- 9 rounds
- 6.0 / 9 · 2nd of 9
22 April 2018
Torneio de Rápidas GXP Abril 2018 nº 2
- Blitz · 5m
- Individual
- 7 rounds
- 2.5 / 7
15 April 2018
4º Torneio de Xadrez União de Freguesias S. Mamede de Infesta e Senhora da Hora
- Rapid · 15m + 5s
- Individual
- 8 rounds
- 4.0 / 8 · 49th of 100
8 April 2018
Torneio de Rápidas GXP Abril 2018 nº 1
- Blitz · 5m
- Individual
- 8 rounds
- 4.0 / 8 · 4th of 9
4 March 2018
Torneio de Rápidas GXP Março 2018
- Blitz · 5m
- Individual
- 7 rounds
- 3.5 / 7 · 4th of 8
17–18 February 2018
I Torneio Amador Cidade Matosinhos
- Classic · 60m + 30s
- Individual
- 6 rounds
- 3.0 / 6 · 13th of 39
4 February 2018
Torneio de Rápidas GXP Fevereiro 2018
- Blitz · 5m
- Individual
- 6 rounds
- 3.0 / 6 · 11th of 15
2 September 2017
Torneio da Festa do Avante! 2017
- Rapid · 15m
- Individual
1 July 2017
Torneio de Rápidas dos Gambozinos 2017
- Blitz · 3m + 3s
- Individual
- 9 rounds
- 9.0 / 9
1 July 2016
Torneio de Rápidas dos Gambozinos 2016
- Blitz · 5m
- Individual