Taca de Portugal 2024-25 sf, final
KnockoutStandard
16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 12 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Soure, Portugal. 12 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2427, and top seed was V Pranav (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2594).
Ruben Pereira (🇵🇹 POR, IM, 2448) won with 2.0/7, ahead of V Pranav (2.0) and Bernardo Cesar Maestre (1.5). Pereira shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇵🇹Soure, Portugal
Dates
12 Jul 2025 → 13 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Knockout · 7 rounds
Titled players · 12
GM×3
IM×4
FM×5
Federations · 5 represented
🇵🇹Portugal×11
🇪🇸Spain×2
🇱🇹Lithuania×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇲🇪Montenegro×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 2.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 16 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 2.0/7. Pereira takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (1.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pereira, RubenIM | 2448 | POR | F | F | F | F | F | +12B | +7N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2959 | +3.5 |
| 2 | Pranav, VGM | 2594 | IND | F | F | F | F | F | +11N | +10B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3143 | +3.8 |
| 3 | Cesar Maestre, BernardoIM | 2370 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +13B | =4N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2568 | +5.1 |
| 4 | Kazakouski, ValeryGM | 2588 | LTU | F | F | F | F | F | +14N | =3B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2472 | -2.0 |
| 5 | Sousa, Andre VenturaIM | 2395 | POR | F | F | F | F | F | +15N | =6B | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2568 | +4.6 |
| 6 | Petrov, NikitaGM | 2576 | MNE | F | F | F | F | F | =9B | =5N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2300 | -6.4 |
| 7 | Silva, Pedro Gil Ferreira DaFM | 2269 | POR | F | F | F | F | F | +16N | −1B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 2278 | +0.4 |
| 8 | Taboas Rodriguez, DanielFM | 2347 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +10N | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3171 | +5.3 |
| 9 | Dias, Ricardo Pedro Cruz | 2205 | POR | F | F | F | F | F | =6N | — | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2576 | +8.0 |
| 10 | Barria, JoseIM | 2371 | POR | F | F | F | F | F | −8B | −2N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1671 | -7.5 |
| 11 | Ribeiro, GustavoFM | 2314 | POR | F | F | F | F | F | −2B | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1794 | -3.2 |
| 12 | Silva, Stephane | 2020 | POR | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1620 | -1.6 |
| 13 | Fernandes, Joao Pedro Murtinho | 2161 | POR | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | — | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1570 | -4.6 |
| 14 | Ribeiro, RodrigoFM | 2151 | POR | F | F | F | F | F | −4B | — | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1751 | -1.6 |
| 15 | Diogo, VascoFM | 2173 | POR | F | F | F | F | F | −5B | — | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1595 | -4.4 |
| 16 | Araujo, Ricardo | 2107 | POR | F | F | F | F | F | −7B | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1469 | -11.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dias, Ricardo Pedro CruzPOR+8.00.5 pts · #9
- 2Taboas Rodriguez, DanielFMESP+5.31.0 pts · #8
- 3Cesar Maestre, BernardoIMESP+5.11.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Araujo, RicardoPOR-11.60.0 pts · #15
- 2Barria, JoseIMPOR-7.50.0 pts · #13
- 3Petrov, NikitaGMMNE-6.41.0 pts · #6