CAMPEONATO NACIONAL INDIVIDUAL DE JUNIOR OPEN 1-9

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48 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Nov 2025 to 26 Nov 2025 in Malanje, Angola. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1896, and top seed was Luther Santos (🇦🇴 ANG, FM, 2125).

Luther Santos (🇦🇴 ANG, FM, 2125) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Helio Gomes Lupossa (6.5) and Jaime Sonhy (6.5). Santos shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Nsimba Wela (1533) beat Emidio Andrade (1875), a +342-point gap.

Location

🇦🇴Malanje, Angola

Dates

20 Nov 2025 → 26 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇴FMLuther Santos2125

Avg top 10

1,896

Participants

Titled players · 2

FM×1

CM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇦🇴Angola×37

🇵🇭Philippines×1

Top 3

🥇
FMLuther Santos
🇦🇴ANG·2125
7.5pts·2094perf-1.6
🥈
Helio Gomes Lupossa
🇦🇴ANG·1925
6.5pts·1911perf+0.8
🥉
CMJaime Sonhy
🇦🇴ANG·2012
6.5pts·2075perf+23.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Luther Santos led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Santos7.5Lupossa6.5Sonhy6.5Costa6Mendes6Jose6— ex-leaders:Lopesled R5, #7

R5 · LEADER CHANGE08 Oct

Pedro Lopes takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Luther Santos drew with Helio Gomes Lupossa (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Luther Santos 4 wins (R1–R4)Helio Gomes Lupossa 5 wins (R3–R7)CM Jaime Sonhy 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMLuther Santos	*	½	1	—
2Helio Gomes Lupossa	½	*	—	½
3CMJaime Sonhy	0	—	*	1
4Leopoldino Costa	—	½	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Santos, LutherFM	2125	ANG	+34N	+29B	+10N	+3B	−15N	+6B	+13N	=2B	+5N	7.5	45.5	49.5	41.25	2094	-1.6
2	Lupossa, Helio Gomes	1925	ANG	=17B	−15N	+39B	+22N	+19B	+5B	+11N	=1N	=4B	6.5	45.0	48.5	34.25	1911	+0.8
3	Sonhy, JaimeCM	2012	ANG	+30B	+31N	+16B	−1N	+8B	+4N	+15B	=6N	F	6.5	43.5	43.5	33.00	2075	+23.6
4	Costa, Leopoldino	1914	ANG	+45N	+20B	=5N	=11N	+12B	−3B	=7N	+18B	=2N	6.0	46.0	49.0	30.50	1882	-37.6
5	Jose, Francisco Armando	1732	ANG	+39B	+28N	=4B	+24N	=11B	−2N	+16B	+15N	−1B	6.0	44.0	47.5	27.75	1919	+28.0
6	Mendes, Lulceni	1961	ANG	+41B	+36N	−11B	+29N	+16B	−1N	+8B	=3B	=7N	6.0	44.0	47.0	27.75	1894	-9.6
7	Tchilulo, Celio	1750	ANG	+47B	=24N	+8B	−15N	+30B	=9N	=4B	+16N	=6B	6.0	42.5	43.5	27.25	1822	+13.6
8	Lussinga, Agustin	1618	ANG	+18N	+40B	−7N	+27B	−3N	+21B	−6N	+30B	+11N	6.0	42.0	45.5	27.00	1787	+45.2
9	Wela, Nsimba	1533	ANG	−27N	+37B	=25N	+26B	+10N	=7B	=18N	=13B	+15N	6.0	40.5	44.0	29.50	2020	+92.4
10	Andrade, Emidio	1875	ANG	+46B	+42N	−1B	=30N	−9B	=14N	+25B	+28N	+22B	6.0	39.5	41.5	23.25	1036	-42.8
11	Brito, Jose Muteta	1727	ANG	+38N	+27B	+6N	=4B	=5N	=15B	−2B	+24N	−8B	5.5	44.0	47.5	26.50	1818	+16.0
12	Heidivander, Junior	1601	ANG	=15B	+17N	=19B	+14N	−4N	−18B	+26N	+27B	=13N	5.5	41.5	45.5	26.75	1708	+22.4
13	Cussoneca, Alberto	0	ANG	−28B	+48N	=23B	+17N	+29B	+24N	−1B	=9N	=12B	5.5	41.5	42.0	22.25	1739	0.0
14	Domingos, Supreso	0	ANG	−26N	+44B	+32N	−12B	+38N	=10B	=30B	=19N	+24B	5.5	37.0	40.0	22.50	1714	0.0
15	Lopes, Pedro	1797	ANG	=12N	+2B	+26N	+7B	+1B	=11N	−3N	−5B	−9B	5.0	49.5	54.0	30.00	1811	+4.0
16	Camate, Adelino	1782	ANG	+37N	+25B	−3N	+20B	−6N	+36B	−5N	−7B	+27N	5.0	41.5	45.0	20.50	1082	-65.6
17	Paulo, Melquisedeque	1655	ANG	=2N	−12B	+38N	−13B	+31N	=25B	+21N	=20B	=18N	5.0	41.0	44.5	23.00	1664	-0.8
18	Jose, Isaias	1821	ANG	−8B	+46N	−24B	+33N	+28B	+12N	=9B	−4N	=17B	5.0	41.0	43.0	21.00	1558	-86.8
19	Monteiro, Dulenio	1613	ANG	+43N	=26B	=12N	=21B	−2N	=27B	+44N	=14B	=20N	5.0	39.0	42.0	20.75	1570	-6.4
20	Belchior, Januario	0	ANG	+33B	−4N	+28B	−16N	+40B	+23N	−24B	=17N	=19B	5.0	38.5	42.0	21.50	1625	0.0
21	Ngueve, Buriti	0	ANG	−36B	+35N	+42B	=19N	=23B	−8N	−17B	+32N	+29B	5.0	36.5	39.5	20.00	1626	0.0
22	FIDE 10124128	0	—	−29N	+39N	=31B	−2B	=26N	+38B	+36N	+37B	−10N	5.0	35.5	39.0	18.25	979	0.0
23	Fernando, Abilio	1709	ANG	−25N	+45B	=13N	+31B	=21N	−20B	−27N	+43B	+28N	5.0	35.0	38.0	19.25	2436	+16.0
24	Jose, Esmael	1716	ANG	+32N	=7B	+18N	−5B	+25N	−13B	+20N	−11B	−14N	4.5	43.0	47.0	21.50	1756	+10.4
25	Jorge, Pedro	0	ANG	+23B	−16N	=9B	+32N	−24B	=17N	−10N	=26B	+37N	4.5	40.0	43.5	20.25	1662	0.0
26	Samalesso, Miseal	0	ANG	+14B	=19N	−15B	−9N	=22B	+41N	−12B	=25N	+36B	4.5	40.0	43.0	19.25	1524	0.0
27	Morais, Mondlaine	0	ANG	+9B	−11N	+36B	−8N	=45B	=19N	+23B	−12N	−16B	4.0	41.5	44.5	18.50	1566	0.0
28	Quiala, Antonio	0	ANG	+13N	−5B	−20N	+34B	−18N	+31B	+29N	−10B	−23B	4.0	40.5	44.5	17.50	1506	0.0
29	Antonio, Renildo Valdir Hiliwanif	1537	ANG	+22B	−1N	+33B	−6B	−13N	+40N	−28B	+44B	−21N	4.0	40.5	43.5	15.50	1137	-6.4
30	Conceicao, Ondjaki Filipe Neto	0	ANG	−3N	+43B	+40N	=10B	−7N	+39B	=14N	−8N	F	4.0	40.0	40.0	15.75	1492	0.0
31	Almeida, Yaron	0	ANG	+48B	−3B	=22N	−23N	−17B	−28N	=42B	+46N	+41B	4.0	33.5	34.0	9.50	1602	0.0
32	Ndongala, Kissaka	1661	ANG	−24B	+47N	−14B	−25B	=37N	=43B	+41N	−21B	+38N	4.0	32.5	33.5	10.75	1758	+10.4
33	FIDE 10124144	0	—	−20N	+34B	−29N	−18B	−39B	−35N	+48B	+40N	+42B	4.0	32.0	32.5	11.00	890	0.0
34	Edmundo, Daniel	0	ANG	−1B	−33N	+47B	−28N	−41B	+46B	−37N	+45N	+44B	4.0	30.0	31.0	9.00	1725	0.0
35	FIDE 10124071	0	—	−40N	−21B	−37N	−45B	+47N	+33B	−38N	+48B	+43N	4.0	26.5	27.0	8.50	836	0.0
36	FIDE 10124047	0	—	+21N	−6B	−27N	+37B	+44N	−16N	−22B	=38B	−26N	3.5	36.5	39.5	13.25	1085	0.0
37	Henriques, Armenio Kisanga	0	ANG	−16B	−9N	+35B	−36N	=32B	+42N	+34B	−22N	−25B	3.5	36.0	39.0	13.00	1402	0.0
38	Rodrigues, Bonefacio	0	ANG	−11B	+41N	−17B	+42N	−14B	−22N	+35B	=36N	−32B	3.5	35.5	38.5	11.75	1518	0.0
39	FIDE 10124063	0	—	−5N	−22B	−2N	+47B	+33N	−30N	=40B	−41B	+48N	3.5	33.0	33.5	7.25	1027	0.0
40	FIDE 10124160	0	—	+35B	−8N	−30B	+48N	−20N	−29B	=39N	−33B	+46N	3.5	32.5	33.0	8.25	756	0.0
41	Lao, Edmund	0	PHI	−6N	−38B	+43N	−44B	+34N	−26B	−32B	+39N	−31N	3.0	32.5	35.5	10.50	1011	-38.4
42	FIDE 10124055	0	—	+44N	−10B	−21N	−38B	=43N	−37B	=31N	+47B	−33N	3.0	32.0	33.0	7.50	1078	0.0
43	Maria, Gildo	0	ANG	−19B	−30N	−41B	+46N	=42B	=32N	+45B	−23N	−35B	3.0	31.0	33.0	8.50	1535	0.0
44	Pascoal, Petilson	0	ANG	−42B	−14N	+46B	+41N	−36B	+45N	−19B	−29N	−34N	3.0	31.0	33.0	8.00	1646	0.0
45	Garcia, Joao	1634	ANG	−4B	−23N	=48B	+35N	=27N	−44B	−43N	−34B	+47N	3.0	30.0	30.5	7.25	1051	-20.4
46	FIDE 10124098	0	—	−10N	−18B	−44N	−43B	+48B	−34N	+47N	−31B	−40B	2.0	29.5	30.0	1.50	1060	0.0
47	FIDE 10121439	0	—	−7N	−32B	−34N	−39N	−35B	+48N	−46B	−42N	−45B	1.0	29.5	30.0	0.50	896	0.0
48	FIDE 10124136	0	—	−31N	−13B	=45N	−40B	−46N	−47B	−33N	−35N	−39B	0.5	29.5	30.5	1.50	1636	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Wela, NsimbaANG
+92.4
6.0 pts · #13
2Lussinga, AgustinANG
+45.2
6.0 pts · #19
3Jose, Francisco ArmandoANG
+28.0
6.0 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Jose, IsaiasANG
-86.8
5.0 pts · #20
2Camate, AdelinoANG
-65.6
5.0 pts · #47
3Andrade, EmidioANG
-42.8
6.0 pts · #43

Biggest upsets

R5+342 Elo gap
Wela, Nsimba1533 beat Andrade, Emidio1875
R5+328 Elo gap
Lopes, Pedro1797 beat FMSantos, Luther2125
R9+264 Elo gap
Wela, Nsimba1533 beat Lopes, Pedro1797