GMRafael Leitao

BRA Born 1979 (Age ≈47) Male
FIDE ID
2101246

About Rafael Leitao

Rafael Leitão was born in São Luís in 1979. He won world youth championships at under-12 level in 1991 and under-18 level in 1996. He became a grandmaster in 1998 and won seven Brazilian championships between 1996 and 2014. Show more

Rafael Leitão was born in São Luís in 1979. He won world youth championships at under-12 level in 1991 and under-18 level in 1996. He became a grandmaster in 1998 and won seven Brazilian championships between 1996 and 2014. He represented Brazil at nine Olympiads, earning individual silver on third board in 2006.

Leitão competed repeatedly in FIDE world championship knockouts and World Cups. He began playing international correspondence chess in 2009 and became an ICCF grandmaster in 2012. By finishing second in a Candidates tournament, he qualified for the twenty-sixth Correspondence World Championship. He took third place in that final with 9½/16.

FIDE ratings

2575.0

Classical

Published FIDE

2602

Rapid

Published FIDE

2593

Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#209
National rank · BRA
#2

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

FIDE rating history

Highest recorded rating
2652 Jun 2014
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
283

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Live rankings

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-10V Manaus Chess Open STDClassical6
2026-10-09V Manaus Chess Open RPDRapid5

All tournament results

Available Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-09 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
201 2014-03-06 Four Player Festa da Uva 2014 Caxias do Sul BRA 6.2 Rafael Leitao Gilberto Milos 0-1 52 Open
202 2014-03-06 Four Player Festa da Uva 2014 Caxias do Sul BRA 5.2 Andres Rodriguez Vila Rafael Leitao 1/2-1/2 53 Open
203 2014-03-06 Four Player Festa da Uva 2014 Caxias do Sul BRA 4.1 Magnus Carlsen Rafael Leitao 1-0 34 Open
204 2014-03-06 Four Player Festa da Uva 2014 Caxias do Sul BRA 3.2 Gilberto Milos Rafael Leitao 1/2-1/2 42 Open
205 2014-03-06 Four Player Festa da Uva Extra 2014 Caxias do Sul BRA 3.1 Rafael Leitao Andres Rodriguez Vila 0-1 35 Open
206 2014-03-06 Four Player Festa da Uva 2014 Caxias do Sul BRA 2.2 Rafael Leitao Andres Rodriguez Vila 0-1 23 Open
207 2014-03-06 Four Player Festa da Uva 2014 Caxias do Sul BRA 1.1 Rafael Leitao Magnus Carlsen 0-1 26 Open
208 2013-12-21 80th ch-BRA 2013 Joao Pessoa BRA 11.5 Rafael Leitao Paulo F. Jatoba de Oliveira Reis 1-0 36 Open
209 2013-12-20 80th ch-BRA 2013 Joao Pessoa BRA 10.2 Cesar Hidemitsu Umetsubo Rafael Leitao 1/2-1/2 44 Open
210 2013-12-19 80th ch-BRA 2013 Joao Pessoa BRA 9.6 Rafael Leitao Francisco de Assis Cavalcanti 1-0 38 Open
211 2013-12-19 80th ch-BRA 2013 Joao Pessoa BRA 8.1 Yago De Moura Santiago Rafael Leitao 0-1 32 Open
212 2013-12-18 80th ch-BRA 2013 Joao Pessoa BRA 7.6 Luismar Brito Rafael Leitao 0-1 26 Open
213 2013-12-17 80th ch-BRA 2013 Joao Pessoa BRA 6.2 Rafael Leitao Christian Endre Toth 1-0 46 Open
214 2013-12-16 80th ch-BRA 2013 Joao Pessoa BRA 5.5 Maximo Iack Macedo Rafael Leitao 0-1 24 Open
215 2013-12-15 80th ch-BRA 2013 Joao Pessoa BRA 4.3 Rafael Leitao Evandro Amorim Barbosa 1-0 30 Open
216 2013-12-15 80th ch-BRA 2013 Joao Pessoa BRA 3.4 Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian Rafael Leitao 1/2-1/2 15 Open
217 2013-12-14 80th ch-BRA 2013 Joao Pessoa BRA 2.4 Rafael Leitao Roberto Junio Brito Molina 1-0 22 Open
218 2013-12-13 80th ch-BRA 2013 Joao Pessoa BRA 1.3 Diego Rafael Di Berardino Rafael Leitao 1/2-1/2 45 Open
219 2013-11-03 80th ch-BRA S/F 1 2013 Rio de Janeiro BRA 7.1 Renato R. Quintiliano Rafael Leitao 1/2-1/2 23 Open
220 2013-11-03 80th ch-BRA S/F 1 2013 Rio de Janeiro BRA 6.1 Rafael Leitao Roberto Junio Brito Molina 1-0 29 Open
221 2013-11-02 80th ch-BRA S/F 1 2013 Rio de Janeiro BRA 5.1 Christian Endre Toth Rafael Leitao 0-1 48 Open
222 2013-11-02 80th ch-BRA S/F 1 2013 Rio de Janeiro BRA 4.1 Rafael Leitao Rodrigo Da Silva Borges 1-0 53 Open
223 2013-11-01 80th ch-BRA S/F 1 2013 Rio de Janeiro BRA 3.1 Frederico Matsuura Rafael Leitao 0-1 57 Open
224 2013-11-01 80th ch-BRA S/F 1 2013 Rio de Janeiro BRA 2.1 Rafael Leitao Alvaro Z. Aranha Filho 1-0 19 Open
225 2013-10-31 80th ch-BRA S/F 1 2013 Rio de Janeiro BRA 1.1 Daniel Rangel Rafael Leitao 0-1 41 Open
226 2013-08-15 FIDE World Cup 2013 Tromso NOR 2.2 Rafael Leitao Alexander Morozevich 1/2-1/2 29 Open
227 2013-08-14 FIDE World Cup 2013 Tromso NOR 2.1 Alexander Morozevich Rafael Leitao 1-0 53 Open
228 2013-08-13 FIDE World Cup 2013 Tromso NOR 1.6 Ernesto Inarkiev Rafael Leitao 0-1 65 Open
229 2013-08-13 FIDE World Cup 2013 Tromso NOR 1.5 Rafael Leitao Ernesto Inarkiev 1/2-1/2 27 Open
230 2013-08-13 FIDE World Cup 2013 Tromso NOR 1.4 Ernesto Inarkiev Rafael Leitao 1-0 24 Open
231 2013-08-13 FIDE World Cup 2013 Tromso NOR 1.3 Rafael Leitao Ernesto Inarkiev 1-0 41 Open
232 2013-08-12 FIDE World Cup 2013 Tromso NOR 2.49 Rafael Leitao Ernesto Inarkiev 1/2-1/2 18 Open
233 2013-08-12 FIDE World Cup 2013 Tromso NOR 1.2 Rafael Leitao Ernesto Inarkiev 1/2-1/2 18 Open
234 2013-08-11 FIDE World Cup 2013 Tromso NOR 1.49 Ernesto Inarkiev Rafael Leitao 1/2-1/2 47 Open
235 2013-08-11 FIDE World Cup 2013 Tromso NOR 1.1 Ernesto Inarkiev Rafael Leitao 1/2-1/2 47 Open
236 2013-05-03 Zonal 2.4 Absoluto 2013 Manaus BRA 9.1 Rafael Leitao Diego Rafael Di Berardino 1-0 50 Open
237 2013-05-02 Zonal 2.4 Absoluto 2013 Manaus BRA 8.1 Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian Rafael Leitao 1/2-1/2 29 Open
238 2013-05-01 Zonal 2.4 Absoluto 2013 Manaus BRA 7.2 Rafael Leitao Jorge Cori 1-0 40 Open
239 2013-05-01 Zonal 2.4 Absoluto 2013 Manaus BRA 6.2 Luis Paulo Supi Rafael Leitao 0-1 40 Open
240 2013-04-30 Zonal 2.4 Absoluto 2013 Manaus BRA 5.1 Rafael Leitao Alexandr Fier 1/2-1/2 31 Open
241 2013-04-29 Zonal 2.4 Absoluto 2013 Manaus BRA 4.1 Deysi Cori T. Rafael Leitao 1/2-1/2 23 Open
242 2013-04-28 Zonal 2.4 Absoluto 2013 Manaus BRA 2.1 Ann Chumpitaz Rafael Leitao 0-1 35 Open
243 2013-04-27 Zonal 2.4 Absoluto 2013 Manaus BRA 1.1 Rafael Leitao Leonardo Gadelha Da Paz 1-0 27 Open
244 2012-10-21 7th Americas Continental 2012 Mar del Plata ARG 11.9 Carlos S. Matamoros Franco Rafael Leitao 1/2-1/2 43 Open
245 2012-10-20 7th Americas Continental 2012 Mar del Plata ARG 10.4 Rafael Leitao Alexander Shabalov 1/2-1/2 26 Open
246 2012-10-19 7th Americas Continental 2012 Mar del Plata ARG 9.2 Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli Rafael Leitao 1-0 42 Open
247 2012-10-17 7th Americas Continental 2012 Mar del Plata ARG 8.1 Rafael Leitao Lazaro Bruzon Batista 1/2-1/2 11 Open
248 2012-10-17 7th Americas Continental 2012 Mar del Plata ARG 7.4 Diego Valerga Rafael Leitao 0-1 32 Open
249 2012-10-16 7th Americas Continental 2012 Mar del Plata ARG 6.3 Rafael Leitao Leonardo Tristan 1-0 32 Open
250 2012-10-15 7th Americas Continental 2012 Mar del Plata ARG 5.4 Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian Rafael Leitao 1/2-1/2 48 Open