Campeonato Panamericano Senior 50 2025

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65 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Aug 2025 to 24 Aug 2025 in Joao Pessoa PB, Brazil. 20 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2265, and top seed was Andres Rodriguez Vila (🇺🇾 URU, GM, 2460).

Andres Rodriguez Vila (🇺🇾 URU, GM, 2460) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Darcy Lima (7.0) and Charles Gauche (6.5). Rodriguez Vila won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Rodrigo Canonico (1772) beat Daniel Varela (2064), a +292-point gap.

Location

🇧🇷Joao Pessoa PB, Brazil

Dates

18 Aug 2025 → 24 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇾GMAndres Rodriguez Vila2460

Avg top 10

2,265

Participants

Titled players · 20

GM×2

FM×12

CM×4

WGM×1

WIM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇧🇷Brazil×46

🇦🇷Argentina×5

🇵🇪Peru×3

🇺🇾Uruguay×3

🇨🇱Chile×3

🇨🇦Canada×2

🇨🇺Cuba×1

🇪🇨Ecuador×1

Top 3

🥇
GMAndres Rodriguez Vila
🇺🇾URU·2460
8.0pts·2552perf+7.8
🥈
GMDarcy Lima
🇧🇷BRA·2394
7.0pts·2403perf+2.4
🥉
FMCharles Gauche
🇧🇷BRA·2122
6.5pts·2246perf+29.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Andres Rodriguez Vila led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Rodriguez Vila8Lima7Gauche6.5Reis6Zampronha6Arribas Robaina6

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Andres Rodriguez Vila never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Andres Rodriguez Vila beat GM Darcy Lima (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Andres Rodriguez Vila 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R6–R8)GM Darcy Lima 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)FM Charles Gauche 4 wins (R5–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMAndres Rodriguez Vila	*	1	½	½
2GMDarcy Lima	0	*	—	1
3FMCharles Gauche	½	—	*	—
4FMPaulo F. Jatoba de Oliveira Reis	½	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Rodriguez Vila, AndresGM	2460	URU	+29N	+40B	+10N	+2B	=4N	+11B	+14N	+8B	=3N	8.0	46.5	50.5	44.25	2552	+7.8
2	Lima, DarcyGM	2394	BRA	+24B	+28N	+6B	−1N	=12B	+23N	+13B	+4B	=7N	7.0	47.0	51.5	37.75	2403	+2.4
3	Gauche, CharlesFM	2122	BRA	+64N	=27B	−19N	=41B	+34N	+20B	+10N	+17B	=1B	6.5	42.0	42.5	29.25	2246	+29.2
4	Reis,Paulo F. Jatoba de OliveiraFM	2346	BRA	+41N	=19B	+52N	+18B	=1B	=5N	+7B	−2N	=9B	6.0	47.0	50.0	30.50	2300	-3.3
5	Arribas Robaina, MaritzaWGM	2178	CUB	+34N	+25B	−18N	+20B	+19N	=4B	−8N	+11B	=6N	6.0	43.5	48.0	31.00	2249	+17.0
6	Zampronha, Wladimir Camilo	2157	BRA	+36N	+20B	−2N	=27B	+15N	−14B	+25N	+18B	=5B	6.0	43.5	48.0	30.25	2206	+12.0
7	Frare, Fernando Cesar	2196	BRA	+45N	+22B	=11N	=19B	=16N	+18B	−4N	+27B	=2B	6.0	43.5	47.0	29.50	2252	+13.6
8	Plotkin, VictorFM	2282	CAN	+42B	−18N	=24B	=30N	+29B	+28N	+5B	−1N	+21B	6.0	42.5	46.5	28.75	2216	-11.4
9	Frey Perez, HugoFM	2169	CHI	+44N	=52B	=27N	+25B	=18N	=16B	=17N	+15B	=4N	6.0	40.5	43.5	28.75	2200	+8.6
10	Pereira, Juliano Resende MFM	2174	BRA	+15B	+33N	−1B	=31N	+24B	=12N	−3B	=32N	+22N	5.5	44.5	49.0	27.25	2160	-2.8
11	Becker, Rogerio Sperb	2136	BRA	+49B	+31N	=7B	=13N	+28B	−1N	=12B	−5N	+32B	5.5	44.5	48.0	25.50	2199	+15.8
12	Rek, Slava	2090	CAN	=53N	+37B	=17N	+29B	=2N	=10B	=11N	=14B	=16N	5.5	43.5	46.5	27.75	2160	+16.6
13	Soza de la Carrera, JoseCM	2221	CHI	=26N	=35B	+34N	=11B	+50N	+21B	−2N	=16B	=14N	5.5	42.5	46.0	26.00	2163	-9.6
14	Bouwman, Marcelo Wanderley	2181	BRA	−39B	+43N	+26B	=50N	+31B	+6N	−1B	=12N	=13B	5.5	42.0	45.5	26.25	2156	-2.6
15	Bergonzi, Osvaldo	1919	PAR	−10N	+55B	+22N	=21B	−6B	+33N	+23B	−9N	+31B	5.5	41.5	44.5	24.50	2142	+53.2
16	Sega, Carlos AlbertoFM	2111	BRA	=43B	+30N	=50B	+32N	=7B	=9N	=21B	=13N	=12B	5.5	40.5	44.0	26.50	2146	+11.0
17	Mussanti, DiegoFM	2218	ARG	=30B	+39N	=12B	−28N	+41B	+35N	=9B	−3N	+27B	5.5	40.0	44.0	25.00	2093	-25.0
18	Rocabado, Fernando	2065	ARG	+57N	+8B	+5B	−4N	=9B	−7N	+42B	−6N	=26B	5.0	45.0	47.5	24.00	2145	+20.4
19	Dornelles, Marcio Neron Camargo	2082	BRA	+54B	=4N	+3B	=7N	−5B	=31N	=32B	−21N	+39B	5.0	42.5	45.5	24.00	2119	+9.8
20	Aguilar, Victor	2049	PER	+61B	−6N	+38B	−5N	+37B	−3N	=39B	+43N	=23B	5.0	40.0	42.0	19.00	1974	-12.8
21	Martins, CarlosFM	2163	BRA	+58B	=50N	=32B	=15N	+42B	−13N	=16N	+19B	−8N	5.0	39.5	42.0	21.00	2100	-14.2
22	Freitas, Andre Henrique Lemos	2065	BRA	+48B	−7N	−15B	+38N	=30B	=39N	+24B	+40N	−10B	5.0	39.0	42.5	21.25	2020	-17.2
23	Guimaraes, Wagner PeixotoFM	2111	BRA	=35N	=26B	=44N	+45B	+27N	−2B	−15N	+42B	=20N	5.0	39.0	42.5	21.00	2031	-18.4
24	Caceres Vasquez, SergioFM	1979	CHI	−2N	+46B	=8N	+44B	−10N	=36B	−22N	+52B	+40N	5.0	39.0	42.0	19.25	2103	+26.8
25	Fonseca, Luis Ernesto Serra Azul	2064	BRA	+60B	−5N	+58B	−9N	=39B	+30N	−6B	=26N	+41B	5.0	38.0	40.5	18.00	2027	-6.8
26	Calderon Melendez, Sergio Gaston	1958	ECU	=13B	=23N	−14N	=46B	+54N	=59B	+52N	=25B	=18N	5.0	35.5	38.0	19.25	2038	+38.0
27	Santanna, Paulo	1999	BRA	+56B	=3N	=9B	=6N	−23B	+58N	+28B	−7N	−17N	4.5	42.0	44.5	18.75	2073	+14.4
28	Urquiza, Marcello de Albuquerque	2072	BRA	+46N	−2B	+36N	+17B	−11N	−8B	−27N	+59B	=30N	4.5	41.0	43.5	18.25	2042	-6.0
29	Mendez, Alejandro Ariel	1988	ARG	−1B	+59N	+49B	−12N	−8N	=47B	+35B	=39N	=37B	4.5	39.5	42.0	16.50	1992	-3.6
30	Farias, Sergio Roberto AlvesCM	1947	BRA	=17N	−16B	+57N	=8B	=22N	−25B	+56N	=33N	=28B	4.5	38.5	41.0	17.75	2023	+14.8
31	Silva,Jeferson	2029	BRA	+65N	−11B	+56N	=10B	−14N	=19B	=36N	+38B	−15N	4.5	38.5	38.5	14.50	1941	-17.4
32	Galindo, Flavio H. Rocha	1991	BRA	=37N	+53B	=21N	−16B	=59N	+44B	=19N	=10B	−11N	4.5	37.5	40.0	17.75	2016	+5.4
33	Varela, Daniel	2064	ARG	+55N	−10B	−35N	=37B	+53N	−15B	+58N	=30B	=36N	4.5	35.0	37.5	15.25	1871	-36.6
34	Condori, Edwin	1931	PER	−5B	+60N	−13B	+49N	−3B	−40N	+61B	=35N	+56B	4.5	35.0	37.0	12.75	1886	-9.2
35	Canonico, Rodrigo	1772	BRA	=23B	=13N	+33B	F	+52N	−17B	−29N	=34B	+60N	4.5	35.0	35.0	17.50	2061	+54.6
36	Ribeiro, ReginaWIM	1876	BRA	−6B	+61N	−28B	+65N	=40B	=24N	=31B	=41N	=33B	4.5	34.5	34.5	13.00	1935	+16.2
37	Re, Marcelo	0	ARG	=32B	−12N	+47B	=33N	−20N	−52B	+53N	+45B	=29N	4.5	34.0	37.0	16.75	1969	0.0
38	Soldevilla Gala, Ruben Dario	1873	PER	F	+65B	−20N	−22B	=56N	+54B	+45N	−31N	+43B	4.5	27.0	27.0	11.25	1918	+21.6
39	Zimmermann, Kleber Renato P.CM	1931	BRA	+14N	−17B	=40N	=52B	=25N	=22B	=20N	=29B	−19N	4.0	39.5	42.5	18.75	2048	+27.2
40	Souza Neves, Andrey M.FM	2115	BRA	+47B	−1N	=39B	−42N	=36N	+34B	+59N	−22B	−24B	4.0	38.5	41.0	14.75	1940	-40.8
41	Peixoto, Rudson Marinho	1970	BRA	−4B	=47N	+48B	=3N	−17N	=56B	+46N	=36B	−25N	4.0	38.0	40.5	15.50	1930	-9.8
42	Souza, Marcos Valerio A.CM	1967	BRA	−8N	=57B	+53N	+40B	−21N	+46B	−18N	−23N	=54B	4.0	34.5	37.0	13.25	1906	-13.0
43	Gomes, Marco Tulio Caldeira	1769	BRA	=16N	−14B	−45N	+55B	−46N	+57B	+44N	−20B	−38N	3.5	34.0	36.5	11.75	1811	+4.6
44	Franca Junior, Jairo	1890	BRA	−9B	+51N	=23B	−24N	+48B	−32N	−43B	−56N	+61B	3.5	33.5	35.5	11.50	1813	-16.2
45	Ribeiro, Jose Joselito	1947	BRA	−7B	=48N	+43B	−23N	−58B	+51N	−38B	−37N	+62N	3.5	33.0	34.5	10.25	1796	-29.8
46	Hitiro Matsunaga, Pedro	1694	BRA	−28B	−24N	+61B	=26N	+43B	−42N	−41B	−53N	+63B	3.5	31.0	32.5	9.50	1748	+7.6
47	Serafim Junior, Arnor	1800	BRA	−40N	=41B	−37N	=57B	+65B	=29N	−50B	=49N	=48B	3.5	30.0	30.0	9.00	1804	-1.2
48	Olivo, Anibal Ribeiro	1665	BRA	−22N	=45B	−41N	+63B	−44N	=53B	=57N	=55B	=47N	3.5	28.0	29.5	9.25	1714	+7.4
49	Said, Munir Calixto	1836	BRA	−11N	+63B	−29N	−34B	−57N	+62B	=55N	=47B	=59N	3.5	27.5	29.0	7.50	1701	-31.8
50	Maia, Jose Eduardo Bastos O.FM	2053	BRA	+62N	=21B	=16N	=14B	−13B	F	+47N	F	F	3.5	26.5	26.5	13.00	2079	+7.8
51	Garlati, Alessandro	1622	URU	−52N	−44B	=54N	−53B	+63N	−45B	−60B	+61N	+65N	3.5	22.0	22.0	5.00	1637	-1.2
52	Bernardo dos Santos,Jose Eduardo	2060	BRA	+51B	=9N	−4B	=39N	−35B	+37N	−26B	−24N	F	3.0	38.5	38.5	13.00	1815	-87.6
53	Da Silva, Joao Carlos Orguim	1735	BRA	=12B	−32N	−42B	+51N	−33B	=48N	−37B	+46B	F	3.0	33.5	36.5	11.50	1821	+11.6
54	De la Torre, Andres	1724	URU	−19N	F	=51B	+60N	−26B	−38N	+63B	F	=42N	3.0	28.5	28.5	7.75	1751	+2.4
55	Shintate Junior, Paulo Sunao	1626	BRA	−33B	−15N	=64B	−43N	+61B	=60N	=49B	=48N	F	3.0	28.0	28.5	7.00	1693	+18.4
56	Lisboa Nachif, Luciano	0	BRA	−27N	F	−31B	=58N	=38B	=41N	−30B	+44B	−34N	2.5	32.5	33.0	9.00	1799	0.0
57	Mathias, Carlos Augusto De C.	1655	BRA	−18B	=42N	−30B	=47N	+49B	−43N	=48B	F	F	2.5	30.5	30.5	9.00	1761	+14.6
58	Pinto Filho, Karline De Valesio	1883	BRA	−21N	+62B	−25N	=56B	+45N	−27B	−33B	F	F	2.5	29.0	29.0	6.25	1847	-5.4
59	Reis, Virginia Lagrange M.	1835	BRA	F	−29B	+62N	F	=32B	=26N	−40B	−28N	=49B	2.5	28.0	28.0	8.00	1834	-1.6
60	Mazzuco Junior, Adir	1646	BRA	−25N	−34B	=63N	−54B	=62N	=55B	+51N	F	−35B	2.5	27.5	29.0	6.50	1581	-16.6
61	Ferreira De Souza, Ricardo	1539	BRA	−20N	−36B	−46N	+62B	−55N	+65B	−34N	−51B	−44N	2.0	29.0	29.0	1.50	1521	-8.8
62	Pereira Fo, Hildebrando Apolonio	1594	BRA	−50B	−58N	−59B	−61N	=60B	−49N	+65N	F	−45B	1.5	20.0	20.0	1.25	1521	-18.0
63	Vaz, Vania Dora Madona	1459	BRA	F	−49N	=60B	−48N	−51B	F	−54N	+65B	−46N	1.5	19.5	19.5	1.25	1439	-4.6
64	De Freitas, Julio Eimard	1835	BRA	−3B	F	=55N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	14.5	14.5	1.50	1681	-8.6
65	Vasconcelos Neto, Jose Delmiro	1492	BRA	−31B	−38N	F	−36B	−47N	−61N	−62B	−63N	−51B	0.0	25.5	25.5	0.00	907	-41.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Canonico, RodrigoBRA
+54.6
4.5 pts · #29
2Bergonzi, OsvaldoPAR
+53.2
5.5 pts · #13
3Calderon Melendez, Sergio GastonECU
+38.0
5.0 pts · #24

Top rating losers

1Bernardo dos Santos,Jose EduardoBRA
-87.6
3.0 pts · #59
2Vasconcelos Neto, Jose DelmiroBRA
-41.0
0.0 pts · #65
3Souza Neves, Andrey M.FMBRA
-40.8
4.0 pts · #34

Biggest upsets

R3+292 Elo gap
Canonico, Rodrigo1772 beat Varela, Daniel2064
R5+288 Elo gap
Canonico, Rodrigo1772 beat Bernardo dos Santos,Jose Eduardo2060
R1+250 Elo gap
CMZimmermann, Kleber Renato P.1931 beat Bouwman, Marcelo Wanderley2181