I started playing chess when I was 24 years old. My first amateur tournament with 30 years old. My first FIDE tournament with 46 years old. I am an amateur chess player. I was born in Porto Alegre, a city in the South of Brazil, in 1963. Married, three children. I work for the Federal Government of Brazil. I am living in Blumenau, South of Brazil.

My FIDE rapid rating is 1810.

My FIDE blitz rating is 1785.

paulov was my first nickname in chess online, used in ICC - 1998.

See my best blitz games in my library: My best blitz games | Biblioteca - Chess.com

See my best rapid games in my library: My best rapid games | Biblioteca - Chess.com

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