Torneio Melhores do Ano de Xadrez Classico 2025
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Patrocinio MG, Brazil. Top 10 Elo average was 1590, and top seed was Lucas Correa Costa (🇧🇷 BRA, 1910).
Lucas Correa Costa (🇧🇷 BRA, 1910) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Gustavo De Carvalho Dias (5.0) and Welinton Tolentino Pacheco (4.0). Costa won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Welinton Tolentino Pacheco (1755) beat Arthur De Castro Siqueira (1864), a +109-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsLucas Correa Costa led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Lucas Correa Costa takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
Lucas Correa Costa drew with Gustavo De Carvalho Dias (White).
Lucas Correa Costa won 5 in a row (R2–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lucas Correa Costa | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Gustavo De Carvalho Dias | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Welinton Tolentino Pacheco | — | ½ | * | 0 |
| 4Joaquim C Ribeiro De Oliveira | 0 | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa, Lucas Correa | 1910 | BRA | =2B | +7N | +5B | +8N | F | +6B | +4N | 5.5 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 13.00 | 2176 | +26.8 |
| 2 | Dias, Gustavo De Carvalho | 1806 | BRA | =1N | +6B | +4N | =3N | F | +5N | +8B | 5.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 14.75 | 2049 | +60.8 |
| 3 | Pacheco,Welinton Tolentino | 1755 | BRA | =5N | −4B | +8N | =2B | F | +7B | +6N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 8.00 | 1882 | +35.2 |
| 4 | De Oliveira, Joaquim C Ribeiro | 1833 | BRA | −6N | +3N | −2B | +7N | =5B | +8N | −1B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 6.50 | 1871 | +13.6 |
| 5 | De Sales, Clever Goncalves | 1857 | BRA | =3B | +8B | −1N | F | =4N | −2B | +7N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 4.75 | 1810 | -15.2 |
| 6 | Silva, Rafael Luiz Rabelo | 0 | BRA | +4B | −2N | +7B | F | +8B | −1N | −3B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 4.50 | 1810 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Siqueira, Arthur De Castro | 1864 | BRA | =8N | −1B | −6N | −4B | F | −3N | −5B | 0.5 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 0.25 | 1443 | -94.8 |
| 8 | Oliveira, Joao Paulo Nunes Reis | 1692 | BRA | =7B | −5N | −3B | −1B | −6N | −4B | −2N | 0.5 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 0.25 | 1437 | -53.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Dias, Gustavo De CarvalhoBRA+60.85.0 pts · #2
- 2Pacheco,Welinton TolentinoBRA+35.24.0 pts · #5
- 3Costa, Lucas CorreaBRA+26.85.5 pts · #1
- 1Siqueira, Arthur De CastroBRA-94.80.5 pts · #7
- 2Oliveira, Joao Paulo Nunes ReisBRA-53.20.5 pts · #8
- 3De Sales, Clever GoncalvesBRA-15.23.0 pts · #6
- R6+109 Elo gap