Taca do Algarve 2025 sf
Open SwissStandard
13 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 29 Jun 2025 in clubes, Portugal. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1844, and top seed was Angel Mariano Rodriguez Perez (🇪🇸 ESP, 2165).
Luis Miguel Rodrigues Botelho (🇵🇹 POR, 1945) won with 1.0/3, ahead of Marcos Afonso Dias (1.0) and Risika Riyon Matthamagoda (1.0). Botelho won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Luis Miguel Rodrigues Botelho (1945) beat Max Eduardo Cohn (2098), a +153-point gap.
Location
🇵🇹clubes, Portugal
Dates
29 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Avg top 10
1,844
Participants
13
Federations · 3 represented
🇵🇹Portugal×11
🇧🇷Brazil×1
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
Top 3
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 3 players tied at 1.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
133
24
3
R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 1.0/3. Botelho takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botelho, Luis Miguel Rodrigues | 1945 | POR | F | F | +11N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2898 | +14.0 |
| 2 | Dias, Marcos Afonso | 1712 | POR | F | F | +12B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2371 | +6.2 |
| 3 | Matthamagoda, Risika Riyon | 1707 | SRI | F | F | +13B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2266 | +8.0 |
| 4 | Pinho, Tiago Brandao De | 1929 | POR | F | F | =7B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1980 | +1.4 |
| 5 | Luis, Paulo | 1698 | POR | F | F | =9N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1592 | -2.8 |
| 6 | Coelho, Rodrigo Brito | 1847 | POR | F | F | =8B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1928 | +4.4 |
| 7 | Silverio, Luis | 1980 | POR | F | F | =4N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1929 | -1.4 |
| 8 | Prata, Jose | 1927 | POR | F | F | =6N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1847 | -2.2 |
| 9 | Voronkov, Andrii | 1601 | POR | F | F | =5B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1698 | +5.6 |
| 10 | Berezovsky, Taras | 0 | POR | F | F | =?N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1676 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Cohn, Max Eduardo | 2098 | BRA | F | F | −1B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1145 | -14.0 |
| 12 | Bliuc, Leonardo | 1571 | POR | F | F | −2N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 912 | -12.4 |
| 13 | Opatskyy, Danylo | 1466 | POR | F | F | −3N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 907 | -8.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Botelho, Luis Miguel RodriguesPOR+14.01.0 pts · #1
- 2Matthamagoda, Risika RiyonSRI+8.01.0 pts · #3
- 3Dias, Marcos AfonsoPOR+6.21.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Cohn, Max EduardoBRA-14.00.0 pts · #11
- 2Bliuc, LeonardoPOR-12.40.0 pts · #12
- 3Opatskyy, DanyloPOR-8.00.0 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R3+153 Elo gap