XIX Festival Internacional da Figueira da Foz

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90 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Figueira da Foz, Portugal. 34 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2464, and top seed was Harikrishnan.A.Ra (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2536).

Vitaliy Bernadskiy (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2491) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Harikrishnan.A.Ra (7.5) and V S Rathanvel (7.0). Bernadskiy won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Avelino Bunga (1954) beat Alejandro Pablo Mari (FM, 2307), a +353-point gap.

Location

🇵🇹Figueira da Foz, Portugal

Dates

09 Nov 2025 → 16 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇳GMHarikrishnan.A.Ra2536

Avg top 10

2,464

Participants

Titled players · 34

GM×8

IM×9

FM×10

CM×2

WGM×1

WIM×2

WFM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇵🇹Portugal×48

🇪🇸Spain×10

🇦🇴Angola×4

🇮🇳India×4

🇵🇱Poland×4

🇺🇦Ukraine×3

🇧🇷Brazil×2

🇬🇧England×2

Top 3

🥇
GMVitaliy Bernadskiy
🇺🇦UKR·2491
8.0pts·2696perf+20.0
🥈
GMHarikrishnan.A.Ra
🇮🇳IND·2536
7.5pts·2643perf+12.2
🥉
IMV S Rathanvel
🇮🇳IND·2483
7.0pts·2554perf+9.9

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 8 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Bernadskiy8Harikrishnan.A.Ra7.5Rathanvel7Alsina Leal6.5Maisuradze6Sousa6

R7–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy held the sole lead from R7 through R9 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy drew with GM Harikrishnan.A.Ra (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)GM Harikrishnan.A.Ra 3 wins (R1–R3)IM V S Rathanvel 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMVitaliy Bernadskiy	*	½	½	—
2GMHarikrishnan.A.Ra	½	*	½	1
3IMV S Rathanvel	½	½	*	—
4GMDaniel Alsina Leal	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bernadskiy, VitaliyGM	2491	UKR	+45N	+28B	+44N	=2N	+57B	+6B	+7N	=3B	+5N	8.0	45.5	49.0	41.75	2696	+20.0
2	Harikrishnan.A.RaGM	2536	IND	+58N	+21B	+12N	=1B	+5N	+4B	=3N	=6B	+8B	7.5	51.0	54.5	44.00	2643	+12.2
3	Rathanvel, V SIM	2483	IND	+42N	+8B	+65N	=6B	+16N	+35B	=2B	=1N	=7B	7.0	48.0	51.0	37.25	2554	+9.9
4	Alsina Leal, DanielGM	2490	ESP	+38B	+15N	=11B	+14B	+17N	−2N	=16B	=5B	+19N	6.5	48.0	52.5	36.25	2514	+4.6
5	Sousa, Andre VenturaIM	2444	POR	+52B	+59N	=9B	+11N	−2B	+18N	+14B	=4N	−1B	6.0	49.5	53.0	31.25	2457	+3.2
6	Psyk, Radoslaw	2494	POL	+23B	+18N	+20B	=3N	F	−1N	+17B	=2N	+16B	6.0	49.5	52.5	34.25	2582	+10.1
7	Petkov, VladimirGM	2432	BUL	+34N	+24B	F	=10B	+32N	+8B	−1B	+18N	=3N	6.0	47.5	47.5	33.00	2474	+5.8
8	Maisuradze, NinoWGM	2177	FRA	+68B	−3N	+43B	+40N	+25B	−7N	+32B	+10B	−2N	6.0	45.5	48.5	28.00	2348	+41.4
9	Hryzlova, SofiiaWIM	2278	SUI	+86N	+69B	=5N	−17B	+23N	=13B	−10N	+27B	+24N	6.0	41.5	43.0	25.50	2318	+11.6
10	Povshednyi, IvanFM	2373	UKR	+66B	=56N	+55B	=7N	−18B	+29N	+9B	−8N	+26B	6.0	41.0	44.0	27.75	2282	-15.8
11	Martins, Bruno Andre LeiteIM	2369	POR	+53N	+39B	=4N	−5B	+56B	=30N	+59B	=16N	=20B	6.0	40.5	44.0	26.75	2361	+3.2
12	Nitin, S.IM	2337	IND	+60B	+27N	−2B	=29N	+58B	−17B	+22N	=44N	+46B	6.0	40.0	43.5	26.00	2287	-2.6
13	Niedbala, BartlomiejIM	2392	POL	+73B	=37N	+26B	−57N	+31B	=9N	−18B	+25N	+29B	6.0	39.5	42.5	28.25	2268	-11.5
14	Ubilava, ElizbarGM	2375	ESP	=36N	+80B	+56B	−4N	+26B	+57N	−5N	=24B	+28N	6.0	39.0	41.5	24.25	2295	-5.9
15	Junior, DomingosFM	2186	ANG	+67N	−4B	+46N	=23B	−30N	+63B	=57B	+36N	+44B	6.0	36.0	39.0	23.25	2190	+3.2
16	Florstedt, JohannesFM	2415	GER	+43B	=26N	+37B	+31N	−3B	+44N	=4N	=11B	−6N	5.5	44.5	48.5	26.75	2361	-3.5
17	Muthaiah ALIM	2432	IND	+41B	=31N	+47B	+9N	−4B	+12N	−6N	−19B	+37B	5.5	44.0	48.0	27.50	2324	-9.3
18	Faryma, MatviyFM	2231	POR	+48N	−6B	+34N	+65B	+10N	−5B	+13N	−7B	=30N	5.5	44.0	47.0	26.50	2303	+40.4
19	Fiedorek, MichalFM	2286	POL	+51B	=55N	+30B	−74N	+27B	=20N	=25B	+17N	−4B	5.5	40.5	43.5	26.75	2314	+11.2
20	Spraggett, KevinGM	2426	CAN	+46N	+61B	−6N	+24B	−35N	=19B	=27N	+56B	=11N	5.5	39.5	43.0	24.25	2295	-12.1
21	Romanishin, Oleg MGM	2276	UKR	+78B	−2N	−23B	=54N	+77N	+58B	=46N	+39B	=22N	5.5	36.5	39.0	19.75	2117	-14.4
22	Sarabando, Rodrigo Andias	2096	POR	+62B	−74N	=51B	=36N	+43B	+47N	−12B	+49N	=21B	5.5	36.0	39.0	23.00	2120	+16.0
23	Julio, Rocha Miguel	2014	ANG	−6N	+48B	+21N	=15N	−9B	=31N	=33B	+80B	=25N	5.0	42.5	45.0	22.50	2212	+85.2
24	Santos, Antonio PFM	2165	POR	+72B	−7N	+49B	−20N	+52B	=36N	+41B	=14N	−9B	5.0	40.5	43.5	20.75	2160	+0.4
25	Balaji, AaravamudhanIM	2305	ENG	+50N	−57B	+45N	+61B	−8N	+39B	=19N	−13B	=23B	5.0	38.5	42.0	21.25	2160	-30.6
26	Pintor, Simao	2129	POR	+87N	=16B	−13N	+81B	−14N	=50B	+42N	+48B	−10N	5.0	38.5	39.5	16.75	2137	+3.6
27	Fernandes, Ricardo Paulos	2082	POR	+83N	−12B	+50N	=44B	−19N	+66B	=20B	−9N	+49B	5.0	38.0	40.0	17.75	2157	+17.4
28	Pniaczek, MarekFM	2207	POL	+76B	−1N	−38B	+86B	−42N	+40N	+52B	+57N	−14B	5.0	37.5	39.0	16.00	2084	-23.8
29	Torres Dominguez, DavidCM	2066	ESP	+71N	−44B	+69N	=12B	=59N	−10B	+50N	+35B	−13N	5.0	37.0	40.0	19.25	2178	+22.8
30	Goncalves, Lucas Jordao	2038	POR	F	+36B	−19N	+51N	+15B	=11B	+35N	F	=18B	5.0	36.0	36.0	24.75	2314	+99.6
31	Faryma, Maksym	2134	POR	+75N	=17B	+81N	−16B	−13N	=23B	=45N	+73B	=63N	5.0	35.0	37.5	17.00	2137	+1.6
32	Farias, David Nuno M EFM	2296	POR	=40B	+89N	F	+47N	−7B	+45B	−8N	=37N	+41B	5.0	34.5	34.5	18.00	2158	-44.4
33	Pablo Mari, AlejandroFM	2307	ESP	+77B	−47N	=40B	−41N	+60N	=46B	=23N	=38B	+48N	5.0	34.0	36.5	19.00	1997	-29.9
34	Ferreira, Eduardo Jose	1956	POR	−7B	+72N	−18B	+88N	=61N	−56B	+54N	+45B	=35N	5.0	34.0	35.0	16.00	2069	+50.4
35	Elissalt Cardenas, HectorIM	2292	ESP	+54N	−65B	+42N	+39B	+20B	−3N	−30B	−29N	=34B	4.5	40.5	43.5	21.00	2108	-18.9
36	Amaro, Goncalo Ferreira	1915	POR	=14B	−30N	+78N	=22B	+65N	=24B	=56N	−15B	=39N	4.5	38.5	41.0	17.75	2089	+38.4
37	Morais, Miguel Almeida	2090	POR	+84N	=13B	−16N	=73B	−46N	+51B	+53N	=32B	−17N	4.5	37.0	39.0	17.00	2089	-1.4
38	Massarotto, Dieferson Flori	1993	BRA	−4N	+67B	+28N	−59B	=50N	+61B	−44B	=33N	=47B	4.5	35.5	38.5	18.00	2133	+58.4
39	Silva, MarianaWFM	2077	POR	+64B	−11N	+82B	−35N	+49B	−25N	+81B	−21N	=36B	4.5	35.5	37.5	14.25	2041	-5.8
40	Junior, EdnasiaWFM	1866	ANG	=32N	+63B	=33N	−8B	−45N	−28B	=70N	+68B	+66N	4.5	34.5	37.5	16.00	2014	+29.2
41	Bunga, Avelino	1954	ANG	−17N	=75B	+80N	+33B	−44N	+55B	−24N	+65B	−32N	4.5	34.0	36.5	15.75	2119	+32.8
42	Zapata Campos, Lidia KarenWIM	1990	ESP	−3B	+68N	−35B	+76N	+28B	−59N	−26B	=77N	+62B	4.5	34.0	36.5	15.25	2023	+6.6
43	Segura Del Frago, Imanol	1939	ESP	−16N	+87B	−8N	+67B	−22N	−48B	+79N	+75B	=56N	4.5	32.5	33.5	10.75	1919	-5.6
44	Vassallo Barroche, MauricioIM	2326	ESP	F	+29N	−1B	=27N	+41B	−16B	+38N	=12B	−15N	4.0	44.5	44.5	19.50	2191	-12.3
45	De Oliveira, Jairo Quintiliano	2009	BRA	−1B	+76N	−25B	+75N	+40B	−32N	=31B	−34N	=60N	4.0	38.5	41.0	13.75	1989	-6.8
46	Ledas, Armandas	1950	LTU	−20B	+85N	−15B	+82N	+37B	=33N	=21B	F	−12N	4.0	38.0	40.0	13.75	2096	+52.8
47	Delgado Serrano, Angel	2050	ESP	+70N	+33B	−17N	−32B	+73N	−22B	−48N	=60B	=38N	4.0	36.0	39.0	15.00	1996	-12.8
48	Santos, Joao Carlos Martins	1770	POR	−18B	−23N	+84B	−52N	+75B	+43N	+47B	−26N	−33B	4.0	35.5	37.5	13.00	1932	+31.2
49	Duque, Raquel Dos Santos	1922	POR	−74B	+62N	−24N	+89B	−39N	+69B	+65N	−22B	−27N	4.0	32.5	33.5	10.50	1936	-0.4
50	Ermida, Ricardo	1867	POR	−25B	+88N	−27B	+69N	=38B	=26N	−29B	+52N	F	4.0	32.5	32.5	12.75	1962	+15.0
51	Morais, Vitor	1812	POR	−19N	+90B	=22N	−30B	=53N	−37N	−75B	+83B	+70N	4.0	32.0	32.5	10.25	1803	-3.2
52	Rosmait, Emily	1983	GER	−5N	−79B	+83N	+48B	−24N	+89B	−28N	−50B	+75N	4.0	31.0	32.0	9.50	1859	-28.0
53	Neto, Dinis Fonseca	1897	POR	−11B	+64N	F	−56N	=51B	+62N	−37B	=61N	+78B	4.0	31.0	31.0	13.25	1929	+10.8
54	Fonseca, Pedro Miguel Ramos	1865	POR	−35B	−82N	+62B	=21B	−63N	+68N	−34B	=90N	+71B	4.0	30.0	30.5	12.50	1784	-19.2
55	Montes Mayo, Juan Jose	2041	ESP	+90N	=19B	−10N	F	=66B	−41N	−80B	+76N	+77B	4.0	27.0	27.0	9.75	1954	-17.2
56	Cordeiro, Joao Carlos	2086	POR	F	=10B	−14N	+53B	−11N	+34N	=36B	−20N	=43B	3.5	41.5	41.5	16.50	2113	+0.8
57	Dinis de Sousa, Joao	2059	POR	+88B	+25N	F	+13B	−1N	−14B	=15N	−28B	F	3.5	37.0	37.0	15.00	2226	+28.6
58	Sousa, Joao Francisco Silva	2029	POR	−2B	=86N	+79N	+60B	−12N	−21N	−78B	=70B	=80N	3.5	33.0	34.5	9.50	1888	-34.2
59	Krasovskiy, KirillCM	2174	FID	+79N	−5B	F	+38N	=29B	+42B	−11N	F	F	3.5	32.5	32.5	14.00	2163	+0.6
60	Roque, Armando Filipe	1887	POR	−12N	+71B	F	−58N	−33B	=70B	+72N	=47N	=45B	3.5	31.5	31.5	11.50	1894	-1.0
61	Ribeiro, FernandoFM	2131	POR	+85B	−20N	+77B	−25N	=34B	−38N	=66N	=53B	F	3.5	31.5	31.5	10.50	1968	-33.0
62	Correia, Pedro Mourao Soares	1655	POR	−22N	−49B	−54N	+71B	+67N	−53B	+89N	=66B	−42N	3.5	31.0	32.0	8.50	1773	+22.2
63	Mata, Adilson	2003	POR	F	−40N	F	F	+54B	−15N	+76B	+78N	=31B	3.5	24.5	24.5	11.50	1988	-0.4
64	Sharma, Harshit	1573	POR	−39N	−53B	−67N	=87B	−72B	−82N	+88B	+84N	+76B	3.5	22.0	23.0	6.00	1635	+21.2
65	Guerreiro, Nuno	2048	POR	+82B	+35N	−3B	−18N	−36B	+86N	−49B	−41N	−72B	3.0	35.0	36.5	8.00	1865	-42.8
66	Lameirinhas, Paulo	1904	POR	−10N	=83B	F	+79B	=55N	−27N	=61B	=62N	−40B	3.0	31.0	31.0	9.00	1835	-17.2
67	Barros, Luis	1738	CPV	−15B	−38N	+64B	−43N	−62B	+88N	+82B	−81N	−69B	3.0	29.5	30.5	6.50	1703	-11.8
68	Mendes, Joao Rui	1732	POR	−8N	−42B	F	=83B	=70N	−54B	+71N	−40N	+82B	3.0	29.0	29.0	7.50	1675	-15.8
69	Biajoli, Lucas	0	POR	F	−9N	−29B	−50B	+87N	−49N	−77B	+79B	+67N	3.0	28.0	28.0	6.50	1803	0.0
70	Abilbek, Azamat	1552	KAZ	−47B	−77N	+85B	−80N	=68B	=60N	=40B	=58N	−51B	3.0	27.5	29.5	9.25	1721	+58.4
71	Pickwick, Samuel Louis Peter	1571	WLS	−29B	−60N	−76B	−62N	+84B	+85N	−68B	+89B	−54N	3.0	25.5	26.5	5.00	1641	+23.6
72	Vidigal, Bernardo	1701	POR	−24N	−34B	F	−78B	+64N	F	−60B	+82N	+65N	3.0	24.5	24.5	8.50	1790	+23.6
73	Adams, Philip	1916	ENG	−13N	+84B	F	=37N	−47B	=76N	+90B	−31N	F	3.0	24.5	24.5	6.00	1876	-7.6
74	Galego, LuisGM	2410	POR	+49N	+22B	F	+19B	F	F	F	F	F	3.0	21.0	21.0	15.00	2931	+5.5
75	Montenegro, Matias	1689	POR	−31B	=41N	F	−45B	−48N	+83B	+51N	−43N	−52B	2.5	32.0	32.0	8.25	1751	+16.0
76	Coelho, Jorge Manuel	1748	POR	−28N	−45B	+71N	−42B	+83N	=73B	−63N	−55B	−64N	2.5	30.5	32.5	6.50	1704	-15.2
77	Silva, Daniel	1878	POR	−33N	+70B	−61N	F	−21B	F	+69N	=42B	−55N	2.5	28.5	28.5	8.25	1853	-7.0
78	Pinho, Fernando	1786	POR	−21N	F	−36B	+72N	=81B	F	+58N	−63B	−53N	2.5	26.5	26.5	7.75	1850	+7.6
79	Goncalves, Antonio Guilherme	1715	POR	−59B	+52N	−58B	−66N	+82B	−81N	−43B	−69N	=87N	2.5	26.0	27.0	6.50	1745	+2.0
80	Godinho Marques, Pedro	1847	POR	F	−14N	−41B	+70B	F	F	+55N	−23N	=58B	2.5	26.0	26.0	8.75	1918	+8.8
81	Cruz, Francisco Manuel Nunes M.	1931	POR	F	F	−31B	−26N	=78N	+79B	−39N	+67B	F	2.5	22.5	22.5	6.75	1873	-10.0
82	Rosa, Rafael	1528	POR	−65N	+54B	−39N	−46B	−79N	+64B	−67N	−72B	−68N	2.0	28.0	30.5	7.50	1570	+8.0
83	Khiali, Vahid	1581	IRI	−27B	=66N	−52B	=68N	−76B	−75N	+85B	−51N	−84B	2.0	26.0	28.0	5.00	1574	-10.0
84	Dias, Jose Oliveira Gaspar	1625	POR	−37B	−73N	−48N	−85B	−71N	+87B	F	−64B	+83N	2.0	23.0	23.0	3.00	1528	-22.6
85	Junior, Aguinaldo Vera Cruz	1669	CPV	−61N	−46B	−70N	+84N	−86B	−71B	−83N	+87B	F	2.0	20.0	21.0	3.00	1534	-30.8
86	Sampaio, Dinis	1801	POR	−9B	=58B	F	−28N	+85N	−65B	F	F	F	1.5	19.5	19.5	3.75	1881	+10.4
87	Silva, Rui Manuel De Almeida	1657	POR	−26B	−43N	−88B	=64N	−69B	−84N	F	−85N	=79B	1.0	23.5	23.5	3.00	1426	-38.4
88	Gasalho, Mario	1562	POR	−57N	−50B	+87N	−34B	−89N	−67B	−64N	F	F	1.0	23.0	23.0	1.00	1476	-14.8
89	Bouxo, Luis Antonio Maximino	1735	POR	F	−32B	F	−49N	+88B	−52N	−62B	−71N	F	1.0	20.5	20.5	1.00	1533	-31.4
90	Mateus, Pedro	1449	POR	−55B	−51N	F	F	F	F	−73N	=54B	F	0.5	15.0	15.0	2.00	1518	+6.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Goncalves, Lucas JordaoPOR
+99.6
5.0 pts · #28
2Julio, Rocha MiguelANG
+85.2
5.0 pts · #33
3Massarotto, Dieferson FloriBRA
+58.4
4.5 pts · #35

Top rating losers

1Farias, David Nuno M EFMPOR
-44.4
5.0 pts · #23
2Guerreiro, NunoPOR
-42.8
3.0 pts · #64
3Silva, Rui Manuel De AlmeidaPOR
-38.4
1.0 pts · #88

Biggest upsets

R4+353 Elo gap
Bunga, Avelino1954 beat FMPablo Mari, Alejandro2307
R9+347 Elo gap
Vidigal, Bernardo1701 beat Guerreiro, Nuno2048
R2+337 Elo gap
Rosa, Rafael1528 beat Fonseca, Pedro Miguel Ramos1865