IV Open de Classicas da Velhinha
31 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 10 Dec 2025 to 20 Dec 2025 in Lisboa, Portugal. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1887, and top seed was Kirill Krasovskiy ( FID, CM, 2175).
Ruben Jose Melo Santos (🇵🇹 POR, 1892) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Diogo Figueiredo Goncalves (4.5) and Pedro Rafael Melo Reis (4.0). Santos won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Diogo Mikhail Ferreira (1655) beat Francisco Amoes (1940), a +285-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsRuben Jose Melo Santos led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Ruben Jose Melo Santos never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Ruben Jose Melo Santos 5 wins (R1–R5)Pedro Rafael Melo Reis 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ruben Jose Melo Santos | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2Diogo Figueiredo Goncalves | — | * | 1 | — |
| 3Pedro Rafael Melo Reis | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Francisco Amoes | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santos, Ruben Jose Melo | 1892 | POR | +19B | +27N | +10B | +3N | +4B | =6N | 5.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 15.25 | 2188 | +35.4 |
| 2 | Goncalves, Diogo Figueiredo | 1929 | POR | =9B | +16N | +25B | −6N | +5B | +3B | 4.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 12.00 | 1914 | -0.4 |
| 3 | Reis, Pedro Rafael Melo | 1910 | POR | +12N | +5B | +17N | −1B | +7B | −2N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 12.00 | 1922 | +4.0 |
| 4 | Amoes, Francisco | 1940 | POR | −28N | +8B | +19N | +23B | −1N | +11B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 9.50 | 1738 | -21.2 |
| 5 | Damasceno, Jorge | 1811 | POR | +20B | −3N | +16B | =9N | −2N | +15B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 7.50 | 1715 | -11.4 |
| 6 | Morais, Vitor | 1808 | POR | +26N | F | F | +2B | +9N | =1B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 11.25 | 2090 | +20.8 |
| 7 | Bicho, Ivan-Pi | 1774 | POR | =14B | +30N | F | +21B | −3N | +9B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.75 | 1791 | +8.8 |
| 8 | Dias, Hugo Hierro | 0 | POR | =21B | −4N | +30B | F | +20N | +14N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1669 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Bravo, Ricardo Antonio Rodrigues | 1627 | POR | =2N | +31B | +22N | =5B | −6B | −7N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.50 | 1716 | +12.4 |
| 10 | Apolonia, Pedro Filipe Cristov | 1865 | POR | +15N | +11B | −1N | F | +14B | F | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 8.00 | 1847 | +0.8 |
| 11 | Goncalves, Carlos Manuel M. | 1697 | POR | +24B | −10N | −26B | +20N | +16B | −4N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1658 | -3.2 |
| 12 | Lucas, Tiago | 1616 | POR | −3B | −20N | F | +29B | +19N | +24B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1533 | -7.6 |
| 13 | Krasovskiy, KirillCM | 2175 | FID | +25B | F | F | F | +22N | +17N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.50 | 2575 | +4.8 |
| 14 | Lemos, Joao Manuel | 1402 | POR | =7N | −22B | +31N | +26B | −10N | −8B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.75 | 1550 | +21.6 |
| 15 | Bento, Andre | 1561 | POR | −10B | +24N | F | =22B | +21N | −5N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1651 | +14.4 |
| 16 | Amaral, Francisco M Lobinho | 0 | POR | +?N | −2B | −5N | +19B | −11N | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.50 | 1662 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Santos, Afonso P N S | 1766 | POR | +18N | F | −3B | F | +24N | −13B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1238 | -15.6 |
| 18 | Afonso, Ricardo | 0 | POR | −17B | −25N | +29B | +30N | F | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1534 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Ribeiro, Nuno M G A | 1575 | POR | −1N | +29B | −4B | −16N | −12B | =23N | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 1.25 | 1422 | -10.4 |
| 20 | Pereira, Dinis | 1495 | POR | −5N | +12B | −23N | −11B | −8B | =29N | 1.5 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 3.25 | 1474 | -14.4 |
| 21 | Alves, Joao Pedro Balau | 1711 | POR | =8N | +23B | F | −7N | −15B | F | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.25 | 1503 | -33.2 |
| 22 | Neves, Rui Manuel Gracio Das | 1564 | POR | F | +14N | −9B | =15N | −13B | F | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1554 | -3.8 |
| 23 | Maissa, Susana Flora Cesana | 1535 | POR | F | −21N | +20B | −4N | F | =19B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1592 | +2.0 |
| 24 | Martins, Carlos Alberto Fernandes | 0 | POR | −11N | −15B | F | +25N | −17B | −12N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 1420 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Ramos, Vitorino | 1659 | POR | −13N | +18B | −2N | −24B | F | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1193 | -5.2 |
| 26 | Silva, Duarte Gomes | 0 | POR | −6B | F | +11N | −14N | −?B | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1463 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Ferreira, Rafael Henrique | 1674 | POR | +29N | −1B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1092 | -8.8 |
| 28 | Ferreira, Diogo Mikhail | 1655 | POR | +4B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2740 | +33.6 |
| 29 | Pereira, Leonor Barbosa | 0 | POR | −27B | −19N | −18N | −12N | F | =20B | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.75 | 1267 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Gasalho, Mario | 1548 | POR | F | −7B | −8N | −18B | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 973 | -4.4 |
| 31 | Martins, Domingos Antonio M | 1411 | POR | F | −9N | −14B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 718 | -14.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Santos, Ruben Jose MeloPOR+35.45.5 pts · #1
- 2Ferreira, Diogo MikhailPOR+33.61.0 pts · #22
- 3Lemos, Joao ManuelPOR+21.62.5 pts · #16
- 1Alves, Joao Pedro BalauPOR-33.21.5 pts · #24
- 2Amoes, FranciscoPOR-21.24.0 pts · #7
- 3Santos, Afonso P N SPOR-15.62.0 pts · #29
- R1+285 Elo gap
- R5+150 Elo gap
- R4+121 Elo gap