Top Chess Players in Brazil

GM Rafael Leitao 2588 | #132

Brazil

Rafael Leitao is a Brazilian grandmaster, commentator, and content creator. Leitao learned to play chess when he was six and quickly became a prominent player, winning the Pan American Chess Championship eight times in different categories. Leitao also won the U-12 World Youth Chess Championship title...

GM Luis Paulo Supi 2581 | #145

Brazil

Luis Paulo Supi is a Brazilian grandmaster, chess coach, and streamer. Supi is the second-highest-rated player in Brazil (as of April 2021) as well of one of the most popular chess streamers in his country. As an international master, Supi won the U-20 Panamerican Championship in 2016 and the 2017 Magistral...

GM Alexandr Fier 2562 | #168

Brazil

Alexandr Fier is a Brazilian chess grandmaster and four-time Brazilian Chess Champion, most recently in 2022.

GM Giovanni Vescovi

Brazil

Giovanni Vescovi is a Brazilian Grandmaster.

GM Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian 2544 | #211

Brazil

Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian is an Armenian-Brazilian grandmaster, commentator, streamer, Director of Portuguese Content for Chess.com, and chess celebrity. He won multiple state championships as a scholastic player and has also won two Brazilian Chess Championships—he remains one of the top Brazilian...

GM Andre Diamant 2499 | #307

Brazil

Bio coming soon.

GM Renato R Quintiliano Pinto

Brazil

Bio coming soon.

GM Yago De Moura Santiago

Brazil

IM Diego Rafael Di Berardino

Brazil

IM Lucas Do Valle Cardoso

Brazil

Bio coming soon.

FM Armen Proudian

Brazil

IM Nathan Felipe Filgueiras

Brazil

Bio coming soon.

IM Roberto Molina 2396 | #788

Brazil

Roberto Junio Brito Molina is a Brazilian international master. He learned how to play at age seven and started dedicating himself to the game after turning 12. He became a FIDE master at age 21 and earned his international master title at 25. Molina currently holds two grandmaster norms and is one...