XLIII Torneio Aberto de Cucujaes
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44 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 05 Dec 2025 to 08 Dec 2025 in Cucujaes, Portugal. 4 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2087, and top seed was Gustavo Ribeiro (🇵🇹 POR, FM, 2265).
David Nuno M E Farias (🇵🇹 POR, FM, 2252) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Gustavo Ribeiro (5.5) and Rodrigo Ribeiro (5.0). Farias shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Jorge Morgado (1661) beat Stephane Silva (2025), a +364-point gap.
Location
🇵🇹Cucujaes, Portugal
Dates
05 Dec 2025 → 08 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 4
FM×3
WCM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇵🇹Portugal×42
🇦🇴Angola×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
15
7
3
2
2
2
2
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Farias takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.0).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM David Nuno M E Farias lost to FM Gustavo Ribeiro (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
FM David Nuno M E Farias won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMDavid Nuno M E Farias | * | 0 | 1 | ½ |
| 2FMGustavo Ribeiro | 1 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Joao Pedro Dias Almeida | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4FMRodrigo Ribeiro | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farias, David Nuno M EFM | 2252 | POR | +31N | +20B | +5N | −2B | +30N | +4B | =3B | 5.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 20.00 | 2259 | +10.8 |
| 2 | Ribeiro, GustavoFM | 2265 | POR | +19B | +25N | =18B | +1N | +28B | =3N | =4B | 5.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 21.25 | 2252 | +2.2 |
| 3 | Ribeiro, RodrigoFM | 2144 | POR | +11N | +9B | +23B | F | +6N | =2B | =1N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 22.00 | 2274 | +21.0 |
| 4 | Monteiro, Paulo Alexandre G | 2177 | POR | +24B | +15N | +7B | =28N | +14B | −1N | =2N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 20.00 | 2146 | +0.2 |
| 5 | Almeida, Joao Pedro Dias | 2064 | POR | +12B | +16N | −1B | =37N | +11N | =14B | +23N | 5.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 17.50 | 2045 | +0.8 |
| 6 | Filipe, Marcio | 2021 | ANG | F | +37N | +22B | +18N | −3B | +28N | +9B | 5.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 14.50 | 2148 | +19.4 |
| 7 | Sousa, Pedro Simao | 1926 | POR | +33N | +27B | −4N | −30B | +32N | +37B | +11N | 5.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 12.00 | 1917 | +3.2 |
| 8 | Ferreira, Gui Duarte | 1829 | POR | +40B | −18N | −12B | +34N | +38B | +24N | +13B | 5.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 11.00 | 1862 | +11.2 |
| 9 | Frutuoso, Tiago | 1837 | POR | +39B | −3N | +24B | +38N | +12B | =13N | −6N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 11.00 | 1912 | +26.4 |
| 10 | Morgado, Jorge | 1661 | POR | +13B | F | +32N | −14N | =15B | +16N | +18B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 15.50 | 2048 | +56.4 |
| 11 | Valente, Benjamim Viegas | 1732 | POR | −3B | +34N | +25B | +16N | −5B | +15N | −7B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 13.00 | 1937 | +59.2 |
| 12 | Vale, Pedro Afonso | 1701 | POR | −5N | +36B | +8N | +23B | −9N | =17B | =20N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 13.75 | 1887 | +28.0 |
| 13 | Silva, Stephane | 2025 | POR | −10N | +42B | +26N | =19B | +29N | =9B | −8N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 10.50 | 1726 | -41.0 |
| 14 | Santos, Ricardo Alexandre Luis | 2008 | POR | =22B | F | +35N | +10B | −4N | =5N | +25B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 13.50 | 1952 | -2.8 |
| 15 | Almeida, Marta DiasWCM | 1831 | POR | +44N | −4B | =29N | +26B | =10N | −11B | +31N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 8.50 | 1703 | -31.9 |
| 16 | Ribau, Nelson Manuel Salvador | 1822 | POR | +36N | −5B | +33N | −11B | +31N | −10B | +30N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 8.00 | 1744 | -12.2 |
| 17 | Sa, Claudio Simao Carvalho Faria | 1853 | POR | F | +41N | −28B | +22N | =37B | =12N | +35B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 8.50 | 1793 | -6.4 |
| 18 | Costa, Rui | 1987 | POR | +29N | +8B | =2N | −6B | +19N | −23B | −10N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 13.75 | 1861 | -20.4 |
| 19 | Borges, Diogo | 1772 | POR | −2N | F | +20N | =13N | −18B | +32B | +28N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 10.00 | 1947 | +53.6 |
| 20 | Alvarez, Ricardo Fernando | 1851 | POR | +34B | −1N | −19B | +35N | −24B | +38N | =12B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 7.00 | 1698 | -25.0 |
| 21 | Justino, Francisco | 1706 | POR | F | −26B | +43N | −32B | =22N | +33B | +29N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 1652 | -5.4 |
| 22 | Costa, Nuno Pereira | 1581 | POR | =14N | +31B | −6N | −17B | =21B | +39N | −27B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 6.75 | 1723 | +34.4 |
| 23 | Morais, Paulo Jorge De | 1889 | POR | +38B | F | −3N | −12N | +27B | +18N | −5B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 7.50 | 1867 | -1.8 |
| 24 | Nogueira, Rafael Calade | 1750 | POR | −4N | +44B | −9N | F | +20N | −8B | +37N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.50 | 1823 | +14.4 |
| 25 | Almeida, Tomas CCM | 1845 | POR | F | −2B | −11N | +42B | +33N | +30B | −14N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.00 | 1781 | -18.8 |
| 26 | Santos, Joaquim | 0 | POR | F | +21N | −13B | −15N | +41B | −27N | +43B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.50 | 1713 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Mota, Daniel | 1814 | POR | F | −7N | −38B | +40N | −23N | +26B | +22N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1527 | -28.2 |
| 28 | Costa, Tomas Pereira | 1855 | POR | +42N | F | +17N | =4B | −2N | −6B | −19B | 2.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 7.50 | 1866 | -0.8 |
| 29 | Cruz, Joao (2011) | 1569 | POR | −18B | +39N | =15B | +41N | −13B | −35N | −21B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 1559 | -7.6 |
| 30 | Beijoco, Bernardo | 1732 | POR | F | +43B | F | +7N | −1B | −25N | −16B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.00 | 1754 | +2.8 |
| 31 | Kauati, Gabriel | 1752 | POR | −1B | −22N | +39B | F | −16B | +40N | −15B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.00 | 1047 | -64.0 |
| 32 | Oliveira, Afonso Vieira Soares | 1454 | POR | F | F | −10B | +21N | −7B | −19N | +41B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.50 | 1626 | +37.2 |
| 33 | Matos, Maria Rita | 1521 | POR | −7B | +40N | −16B | F | −25B | −21N | +39B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 1024 | -24.8 |
| 34 | Alvarez, Bruno | 0 | POR | −20N | −11B | +36N | −8B | F | −41N | +40B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 927 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Justino, Paulo | 1568 | POR | F | F | −14B | −20B | +43N | +29B | −17N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.50 | 1654 | +14.4 |
| 36 | Oliveira, Jorge Manuel | 0 | POR | −16B | −12N | −34B | −39N | F | +44N | +42B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 1519 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Furtado, Dinis | 1808 | POR | F | −6B | F | =5B | =17N | −7N | −24B | 1.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 4.50 | 1683 | -15.6 |
| 38 | Teixeira, Andre Lopes | 1463 | POR | −23N | F | +27N | −9B | −8N | −20B | — | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 1603 | +18.8 |
| 39 | Carola, Armando | 0 | POR | −9N | −29B | −31N | +36B | F | −22B | −33N | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 849 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Oliveira, Guilherme | 0 | POR | −8N | −33B | F | −27B | +42N | −31B | −34N | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 1426 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Costa, Daniel Filipe Oliveira | 1495 | POR | F | −17B | F | −29B | −26N | +34B | −32N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 820 | -43.6 |
| 42 | Matos, Maria Filipa | 1408 | POR | −28B | −13N | +44B | −25N | −40B | −43N | −36N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 908 | -30.0 |
| 43 | Mota, Carolina | 1405 | POR | F | −30N | −21B | F | −35B | +42B | −26N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1411 | -2.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 1985930 | 0 | — | −15B | −24N | −42N | F | F | −36B | — | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 863 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Valente, Benjamim ViegasPOR+59.24.0 pts · #18
- 2Morgado, JorgePOR+56.44.5 pts · #8
- 3Borges, DiogoPOR+53.63.5 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Kauati, GabrielPOR-64.02.0 pts · #40
- 2Costa, Daniel Filipe OliveiraPOR-43.61.0 pts · #38
- 3Silva, StephanePOR-41.04.0 pts · #15
Biggest upsets
- R1+364 Elo gap
- R3+351 Elo gap
- R7+326 Elo gap