Torneio Nacional de Honra 2025-26
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 Dec 2025 to 23 Dec 2025 in Pombal, Portugal. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1905, and top seed was Simao Pintor (🇵🇹 POR, 2127).
Joao Pedro Dias Almeida (🇵🇹 POR, 2064) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Simao Pintor (6.5) and Estevao Moreira Gomes (5.5). Almeida won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Joao Carlos Martins Santos (1801) beat Simao Pintor (2127), a +326-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsJoao Pedro Dias Almeida led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Joao Pedro Dias Almeida never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
Joao Pedro Dias Almeida opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Simao Pintor); the title is out of reach before R9.
Joao Pedro Dias Almeida beat Simao Pintor (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇵🇹Almeida, Joao Pedro Dias | 2064 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 32.25 | 36.0 | +30.2 | 2239 |
| 2 | 🇵🇹Pintor, Simao | 2127 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 24.00 | 37.5 | -13.2 | 2047 |
| 3 | 🇵🇹Gomes, Estevao Moreira | 1980 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 19.00 | 38.5 | +0.6 | 1977 |
| 5 | 🇵🇹Santos, Joao Carlos Martins | 1801 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 17.50 | 39.5 | +26.0 | 1917 |
| 4 | 🇵🇹WFMSilva, Ana Ines Teixeira Da | 1887 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 14.00 | 39.5 | +4.2 | 1908 |
| 7 | 🇵🇹Montenegro, Matias | 1746 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 16.00 | 40.0 | +59.2 | 1880 |
| 6 | 🇵🇹WCMAlmeida, Marta Dias | 1831 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 14.00 | 40.0 | +15.4 | 1871 |
| 8 | 🇵🇹Almeida, Tomas CCM | 1845 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | — | 1 | 3.0 | 12.25 | 41.0 | -13.2 | 1827 |
| 9 | 🇵🇹Bras, Hugo Miguel Pereira | 1901 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | * | 1 | 2.0 | 8.00 | 42.0 | -37.8 | 1721 |
| 10 | 🇵🇹Parreira, Luis Miguel | 1871 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 2.0 | 8.00 | 42.0 | -41.8 | 1689 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Montenegro, MatiasPOR+59.24.0 pts · #7
- 2Almeida, Joao Pedro DiasPOR+30.28.0 pts · #1
- 3Santos, Joao Carlos MartinsPOR+26.04.5 pts · #5
- 1Parreira, Luis MiguelPOR-41.82.0 pts · #10
- 2Bras, Hugo Miguel PereiraPOR-37.82.0 pts · #9
- 3Pintor, SimaoPOR-13.26.5 pts · #2
- R9+326 Elo gap
- R7+234 Elo gap
- R4+155 Elo gap