I Torneio Foz do Arelho
33 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 11 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Foz do Arelho, Portugal. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1860, and top seed was Antonio Jose Oliveira Moraes (🇵🇹 POR, 1956).
Michele Martins (🇵🇹 POR, 1930) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Henrique Bigodinho (4.0) and Pedro Bastos Almeida (4.0). Martins broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Filipe Mendonca F R Oliveira (1590) beat Antonio Jose Oliveira Moraes (1956), a +366-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMichele Martins led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Michele Martins never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Michele Martins 5 wins (R1–R5)Pedro Bastos Almeida 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Michele Martins | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2Pedro Bastos Almeida | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3Henrique Bigodinho | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Goncalo Cravo Jesus Goncalves | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martins, Michele | 1930 | POR | +11B | +20N | +2B | +8N | +5B | 5.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 16.00 | 2535 | +51.2 |
| 2 | Bigodinho, Henrique | 1735 | POR | +26B | +3N | −1N | +19B | +10N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 10.00 | 2087 | +73.2 |
| 3 | Almeida, Pedro Bastos | 1891 | POR | +15N | −2B | +13N | +25B | +9N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 1908 | +4.8 |
| 4 | Alvim, Joao | 1742 | POR | +32N | −6B | +17N | +24B | +12B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.00 | 2008 | +21.4 |
| 5 | Goncalves, Goncalo Cravo Jesus | 1868 | POR | +28N | +29B | +25N | +9B | −1N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 1913 | +6.0 |
| 6 | Zink, Daniel | 1874 | SUI | +14B | +4N | −8B | =7N | +18B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 11.25 | 1726 | -26.8 |
| 7 | Duarte, Pedro Saraiva | 1540 | POR | +17N | +30B | −9N | =6B | +8B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 7.75 | 1890 | +87.6 |
| 8 | Bandrivskyy, Volodymyr | 1711 | POR | +27N | +10B | +6N | −1B | −7N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 7.50 | 1786 | +7.8 |
| 9 | Ferreira, Alexander Ciorici | 1751 | POR | +33B | +19N | +7B | −5N | −3B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1814 | +13.6 |
| 10 | Atalaia, Manuel Ferreira Costa | 1799 | POR | +21B | −8N | +11B | +14N | −2B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 1679 | -13.4 |
| 11 | Oliveira, Filipe Mendonca F R | 1590 | POR | −1N | +32B | −10N | +22B | +19N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1781 | +31.6 |
| 12 | Parreira, Luis Miguel | 1887 | POR | +23N | −25B | +28N | +16B | −4N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1701 | -20.4 |
| 13 | Izidoro, Klaus | 1592 | POR | −19B | +22N | −3B | +21N | +31N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1686 | +14.4 |
| 14 | Berestizhevsky, Joseph | 1528 | ISR | −6N | +27B | +23N | −10B | +25N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1723 | +37.2 |
| 15 | Gasalho, Mario | 1571 | POR | −3B | +33N | −19B | +26N | +20B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1743 | +10.4 |
| 16 | Correia, Pedro Mourao Soares | 1679 | POR | =18N | +31B | =24B | −12N | +28N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1697 | +0.8 |
| 17 | Correia, Francisco | 1888 | POR | −7B | +21N | −4B | =20N | +24N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1545 | -33.8 |
| 18 | Tavares, Rodrigo | 0 | POR | =16B | −24N | +30N | +29B | −6N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1678 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Moraes, Antonio Jose Oliveira | 1956 | POR | +13N | −9B | +15N | −2N | −11B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1578 | -44.8 |
| 20 | Bernardes, Afonso | 1759 | POR | +22N | −1B | =29N | =17B | −15N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1620 | -28.0 |
| 21 | Mota, Ava | 1457 | POR | −10N | −17B | +32N | −13B | +27B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 949 | -20.8 |
| 22 | Oliveira, Filipe Joao R | 1456 | POR | −20B | −13B | +27N | −11N | +26B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 851 | -28.0 |
| 23 | Fernandes, Jose Palma | 1529 | POR | −12B | =26N | −14B | =30N | +33B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1359 | -13.4 |
| 24 | Nunes, Carolina | 0 | POR | F | +18B | =16N | −4N | −17B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1496 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Oliveira, Fernando Alves | 1691 | POR | F | +12N | −5B | −3N | −14B | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1601 | -9.4 |
| 26 | Nascimento, Jose Rafael | 0 | POR | −2N | =23B | =31N | −15B | −22N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 1.25 | 1246 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Pascoal, David | 0 | POR | −8B | −14N | −22B | +32B | −21N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 734 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Mota, Caio Afonso | 1507 | POR | −5B | F | −12B | +33N | −16B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1011 | -18.4 |
| 29 | Torres, Goncalo | 0 | POR | F | −5N | =20B | −18N | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1620 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Mateus, Pedro | 1476 | POR | F | −7N | −18B | =23B | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1342 | -14.0 |
| 31 | Santos, Joao Pedro Sousa | 0 | POR | F | −16N | =26B | F | −13B | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 835 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Insinga, William | 0 | POR | −4B | −11N | −21B | −27N | — | 0.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 801 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Barros, Daniel | 0 | POR | −9N | −15B | F | −28B | −23N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 789 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Duarte, Pedro SaraivaPOR+87.63.5 pts · #3
- 2Bigodinho, HenriquePOR+73.24.0 pts · #5
- 3Martins, MichelePOR+51.25.0 pts · #1
- 1Moraes, Antonio Jose OliveiraPOR-44.82.0 pts · #10
- 2Correia, FranciscoPOR-33.82.5 pts · #16
- 3Oliveira, Filipe Joao RPOR-28.02.0 pts · #30
- R5+366 Elo gap
- R1+348 Elo gap
- R4+221 Elo gap