Paulo Alexandre G Monteiro
POR · FIDE ID 1942999 · 110 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2260
#21 in POR (active)
Rapid
2212
#22 in POR (active)
Blitz
2191
#25 in POR (active)
Score
56%
44 W · 35 D · 31 L
Opp. avg
2156
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-06
Portuguese National Championship 2025-2026
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 81% of games (scores 61%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 16 of 31 games (French Defense), scoring 41%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...e6 in 5 of 11 games (Horwitz Defense), scoring 40%.
- By opponent strength: 31% against higher-rated players, 77% against lower-rated.
Based on 110 over-the-board games (62 classical). 57 with White (61%), 53 with Black (51%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 46 | 61% |
| 1.e4 | 7 | 71% |
| 1.Nf3 | 4 | 38% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Positional Variation | 3 | 83% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation | 3 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: French Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | 2 | 50% |
| Semi-Slav Defense | 2 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (31 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 16 | 41% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 15 | 67% |
Against 1.d4 (11 games)
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 5 | 40% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 5 | 40% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Botvinnik System Reversed, with Nf3 | 3 | 100% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation | 2 | 50% |
| French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Horwitz Defense | 2 | 50% |
| English Defense | 2 | 25% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-06 | Matviy Faryma (2286) Portuguese National Championship 2025-2026 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-05 | Samuel Jesus P Goncalves (2251) Portuguese National Championship 2025-2026 · classical | W |
| 2026-09-04 | Maksym Faryma (2291) Portuguese National Championship 2025-2026 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-03 | Andre Ventura Sousa (2451) Portuguese National Championship 2025-2026 · classical | L |
| 2026-09-01 | Antonio Fernandes (2303) Portuguese National Championship 2025-2026 · classical | L |
| 2026-09-01 | David Nuno M E Farias (2356) Portuguese National Championship 2025-2026 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-31 | Jose Barria (2350) Portuguese National Championship 2025-2026 · classical | L |
| 2026-08-31 | Luis Pedro Ferreira (2247) Portuguese National Championship 2025-2026 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-29 | Pedro Gil Ferreira Da Silva (2353) Portuguese National Championship 2025-2026 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-08-28 | Arav Vinod (1996) Maia Chess Open 2026 | Masters | ½ |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.