CR Sao Vicente 2025
13 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Oct 2025 to 18 Oct 2025 in Mindelo, Cape Verde. Top 10 Elo average was 1671, and top seed was Steven Santos (🇨🇻 CPV, 1891).
Diogo Alexandre Neves (🇨🇻 CPV, 1800) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Steven Santos (4.0) and Nelino Pereira (3.5). Neves won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Victor Andrade Cruz Silva (1639) beat Steven Santos (1891), a +252-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Nelino Pereira takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Neves takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.5).
Steven Santos won 4 in a row (R2–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Steven Santos | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Diogo Alexandre Neves | — | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Nelino Pereira | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Carlos Moes Joaquim | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neves, Diogo Alexandre | 1800 | CPV | +7B | +5N | =3B | =9N | +4B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 10.50 | 1883 | +10.6 |
| 2 | Santos, Steven | 1891 | CPV | −5B | +6N | +7B | +8N | +3B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 10.00 | 1828 | -4.6 |
| 3 | Pereira, Nelino | 1645 | CPV | +11N | +13B | =1N | +4B | −2N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1784 | +29.2 |
| 4 | Moes Joaquim, Carlos | 1614 | CPV | +9B | +8N | +5B | −3N | −1N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 1792 | +23.8 |
| 5 | Silva, Victor Andrade Cruz | 1639 | CPV | +2N | −1B | −4N | +13B | +10N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1695 | +5.4 |
| 6 | Andrade, Manuel Germano | 1458 | CPV | =12N | −2B | −10N | +7N | +11B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1581 | +14.2 |
| 7 | Castro, Dioniso | 1477 | CPV | −1N | +10B | −2N | −6B | +13N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1460 | -4.8 |
| 8 | Miranda, Iura | 1676 | CPV | +10N | −4B | +13N | −2B | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1535 | -11.6 |
| 9 | Pereira, Eder Marcio | 1841 | CPV | −4N | F | +11B | =1B | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1621 | -15.2 |
| 10 | Lima, Jose Calazans Mauricio | 1476 | CPV | −8B | −7N | +6B | −11N | −5B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1300 | -21.8 |
| 11 | Lopes Da Cruz, Joao Baptista | 1450 | CPV | −3B | F | −9N | +10B | −6N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1412 | -5.8 |
| 12 | Monteiro, Ivan Moreira | 1646 | CPV | =6B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 1458 | -4.8 |
| 13 | FIDE 23602384 | 0 | — | F | −3N | −8B | −5N | −7B | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 809 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pereira, NelinoCPV+29.23.5 pts · #5
- 2Moes Joaquim, CarlosCPV+23.83.0 pts · #3
- 3Andrade, Manuel GermanoCPV+14.22.5 pts · #4
- 1Lima, Jose Calazans MauricioCPV-21.81.0 pts · #10
- 2Pereira, Eder MarcioCPV-15.21.5 pts · #7
- 3Miranda, IuraCPV-11.62.0 pts · #9
- R1+252 Elo gap
- R1+227 Elo gap