Liga da Maia 2025-26 - 1. torneio
25 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 17 Oct 2025 to 21 Dec 2025 in Maia, Portugal. Top 10 Elo average was 1881, and top seed was Paulo Alexandre G Monteiro (🇵🇹 POR, 2177).
Paulo Alexandre G Monteiro (🇵🇹 POR, 2177) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Pedro Simao Sousa (5.0) and Ricardo Sarmento Andrade (4.5). Monteiro shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Goncalo Azevedo Rodrigues (1640) beat Rafael Silva Correia (1874), a +234-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsPaulo Alexandre G Monteiro led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Paulo Alexandre G Monteiro takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
Paulo Alexandre G Monteiro drew with Pedro Simao Sousa (White).
Paulo Alexandre G Monteiro 5 wins (R1–R6)Ricardo Sarmento Andrade 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Paulo Alexandre G Monteiro | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Pedro Simao Sousa | ½ | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3Ricardo Sarmento Andrade | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Manuel Maria Fonseca Paiva | 0 | 1 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteiro, Paulo Alexandre G | 2177 | POR | +16B | +7N | F | +12B | +3N | +4B | =2B | 5.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 17.50 | 2264 | +8.0 |
| 2 | Sousa, Pedro Simao | 1928 | POR | +19B | +14N | −4B | =11N | +16B | +3B | =1N | 5.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 12.50 | 2014 | +16.2 |
| 3 | Andrade, Ricardo Sarmento | 1889 | POR | +20B | +15N | +5B | +4N | −1B | −2N | =6N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 11.25 | 1940 | +9.0 |
| 4 | Paiva, Manuel Maria Fonseca | 2031 | POR | +24N | +12B | +2N | −3B | +11B | −1N | −9N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 10.00 | 1851 | -24.8 |
| 5 | Correia, Rafael Silva | 1874 | POR | −11N | +17B | −3N | +13B | −6N | +20B | +7B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.00 | 1623 | -39.2 |
| 6 | Rodrigues, Goncalo Azevedo | 1640 | POR | F | −9B | +22N | −8N | +5B | +11N | =3B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.75 | 1749 | +20.0 |
| 7 | Almeida, Angelo | 1717 | POR | +25B | −1B | +13N | −10N | +18B | F | −5N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 1667 | -7.0 |
| 8 | Teixeira, Tiago Guedes | 1783 | POR | F | F | +17N | +6B | +14N | −9B | F | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 1834 | +4.0 |
| 9 | Gago, Daniel | 1798 | POR | F | +6N | F | F | F | +8N | +4B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 2618 | +31.2 |
| 10 | Duarte, Duarte | 1918 | POR | +13N | F | +18B | +7B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 2425 | +6.6 |
| 11 | Dias, Guilherme Salgado | 0 | POR | +5B | +16N | F | =2B | −4N | −6B | F | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 7.50 | 1817 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Vale, Pedro Afonso | 1679 | POR | +21B | −4N | +20B | −1N | F | F | =15N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.75 | 1647 | -9.2 |
| 13 | Almeida, Afonso Neves | 0 | POR | −10B | +21N | −7B | −5N | +17B | F | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 1036 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Castelo, Miguel | 1690 | POR | +23N | −2B | F | F | −8B | +22N | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1056 | -11.4 |
| 15 | Amaral, Vera | 1650 | POR | F | −3B | F | F | F | +18N | =12B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.25 | 1700 | +3.6 |
| 16 | Andrade, Joao Miguel Machado De | 1610 | POR | −1N | −11B | +23N | F | −2N | F | F | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 1169 | -8.4 |
| 17 | Mendes, Tiago Vitorino | 0 | POR | −?B | −5N | −8B | +21N | −13N | F | — | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1003 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Pinto, Fernando Jose Seixas | 1532 | POR | F | +23B | −10N | F | −7N | −15B | — | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 961 | -27.6 |
| 19 | Duarte, Duarte Antonio V | 1527 | POR | −2N | F | +21B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1128 | -3.2 |
| 20 | Amorim, Rafael Costa | 0 | POR | −3N | F | −12N | F | F | −5N | F | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 1014 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 1991051 | 0 | — | −12N | −13B | −19N | −17B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 804 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Souza Filho, Alberto | 0 | POR | F | F | −6B | F | F | −14B | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 864 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Rahman, Dewan | 0 | POR | −14B | −18N | −16B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 810 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Cruz, Joao (2011) | 1570 | POR | −4B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1155 | -3.2 |
| 25 | Pereira, Sergio Filipe Rocha | 0 | POR | −7N | F | F | F | F | — | — | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 917 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gago, DanielPOR+31.23.0 pts · #5
- 2Rodrigues, Goncalo AzevedoPOR+20.03.5 pts · #10
- 3Sousa, Pedro SimaoPOR+16.25.0 pts · #2
- 1Correia, Rafael SilvaPOR-39.24.0 pts · #12
- 2Pinto, Fernando Jose SeixasPOR-27.61.0 pts · #14
- 3Paiva, Manuel Maria FonsecaPOR-24.84.0 pts · #4
- R5+234 Elo gap
- R7+233 Elo gap
- R4+142 Elo gap