II IRT Avanze de Xadrez Classico 2025
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 01 Oct 2025 to 05 Oct 2025 in Patrocinio MH, Brazil. Top 10 Elo average was 1147, and top seed was Lucas Correa Costa (🇧🇷 BRA, 1922).
Henry Franklin Da Silva Santos (🇧🇷 BRA, 1917) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Rafael Aparecido Pires Espindula (4.5) and Edivaldo Jose Silva (4.0). Da Silva Santos won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Rafael Aparecido Pires Espindula (1783) beat Lucas Correa Costa (1922), a +139-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsHenry Franklin Da Silva Santos led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Henry Franklin Da Silva Santos held the sole lead from R2 through R7 without losing it.
Henry Franklin Da Silva Santos beat Rafael Aparecido Pires Espindula (White).
Henry Franklin Da Silva Santos went unbeaten across 7 games (R1–R7).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 2 | 🇧🇷Da Silva Santos, Henry Franklin | 1917 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 16.50 | 23.0 | +9.4 | 2008 |
| 3 | 🇧🇷Espindula,Rafael Aparecido Pires | 1783 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 14.50 | 23.5 | +34.0 | 1944 |
| 4 | 🇧🇷Silva, Edivaldo Jose | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 12.75 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 1835 |
| 1 | 🇧🇷Siqueira, Arthur De Castro | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 11.50 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 1855 |
| 8 | 🇧🇷Oliveira, Joao Paulo Nunes Reis | 1696 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.25 | 25.0 | -3.6 | 1677 |
| 7 | 🇧🇷De Oliveira, Joaquim C Ribeiro | 1859 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 3.0 | 9.50 | 25.0 | -26.0 | 1743 |
| 5 | 🇧🇷Alvarenga, Marcus Vinicius Godoy | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 8.50 | 25.5 | 0.0 | 1763 |
| 6 | 🇧🇷Costa, Lucas Correa | 1922 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 2.0 | 7.00 | 26.0 | -11.6 | 1814 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Espindula,Rafael Aparecido PiresBRA+34.04.5 pts · #3
- 2Da Silva Santos, Henry FranklinBRA+9.45.0 pts · #2
- 3Silva, Edivaldo JoseBRA0.04.0 pts · #4
- 1De Oliveira, Joaquim C RibeiroBRA-26.03.0 pts · #7
- 2Costa, Lucas CorreaBRA-11.62.0 pts · #6
- 3Oliveira, Joao Paulo Nunes ReisBRA-3.63.0 pts · #8
- R7+139 Elo gap