CD Braga 2025-26
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51 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 29 Nov 2025 to 08 Dec 2025 in Famalicao, Portugal. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1905, and top seed was Carlos Joao Fernandes Novais (🇵🇹 POR, 2126).
Carlos Joao Fernandes Novais (🇵🇹 POR, 2126) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Sergey Demyanchuk (5.0) and Jose Macedo Monteiro (5.0). Novais won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Rogerio Zeferino (1470) beat Jose Macedo Monteiro (1898), a +428-point gap.
Location
🇵🇹Famalicao, Portugal
Dates
29 Nov 2025 → 08 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇵🇹Portugal×47
🇧🇷Brazil×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsCarlos Joao Fernandes Novais led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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9
2
1
1
1
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
Carlos Joao Fernandes Novais held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Carlos Joao Fernandes Novais 4 wins (R1–R4)Jose Macedo Monteiro 5 wins (R2–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Carlos Joao Fernandes Novais | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Jose Macedo Monteiro | — | * | — | — |
| 3Sergey Demyanchuk | ½ | — | * | ½ |
| 4Angelo Almeida | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novais, Carlos Joao Fernandes | 2126 | POR | +19N | +10B | +13N | +27B | =2N | +12B | 5.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 18.50 | 2195 | +6.2 |
| 2 | Demyanchuk, Sergey | 1919 | POR | +38B | +37N | =4B | +8N | =1B | +5N | 5.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 15.50 | 2047 | +19.8 |
| 3 | Monteiro, Jose Macedo | 1898 | POR | −15N | +36B | +35B | +29N | +6B | +24N | 5.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 12.00 | 1892 | +1.6 |
| 4 | Almeida, Angelo | 1717 | POR | +49N | +15B | =2N | +17B | −12N | +14B | 4.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 12.00 | 1854 | +18.4 |
| 5 | Hares, Guilherme Monteiro | 1887 | POR | +9B | +7N | +6B | F | +13N | −2B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 24.0 | 15.50 | 1925 | +12.0 |
| 6 | Parente, Pedro | 1670 | POR | +40N | +39B | −5N | +16B | −3N | +15B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 1702 | +6.0 |
| 7 | Lemos, Artur Jorge Capela Gomes | 1594 | POR | +50N | −5B | =14N | +15B | +28N | =13B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 8.50 | 1709 | +14.4 |
| 8 | Alvim, Joao | 1761 | POR | +30N | +16B | −27N | −2B | +34N | +19B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 10.00 | 1710 | -5.6 |
| 9 | Chaves, Ricardo | 1458 | POR | −5N | +41B | −28N | +39B | +16N | +27B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1656 | +42.0 |
| 10 | Pereira, Carlos Marco | 1667 | POR | +47B | −1N | +38B | +18N | F | +32B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1789 | +4.2 |
| 11 | Correia, Rafael Silva | 1874 | POR | +32N | F | F | +45B | +21N | +22B | 4.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 2369 | +11.6 |
| 12 | Duque, Raquel Dos Santos | 1922 | POR | +31N | +28B | =17N | F | +4B | −1N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 10.00 | 1880 | -1.4 |
| 13 | Avdalyan, Arno | 1750 | POR | +46B | +29N | −1B | +33N | −5B | =7N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 6.50 | 1746 | -3.6 |
| 14 | Sousa, Guilherme Cunha | 1459 | POR | F | +47N | =7B | +25B | +27N | −4N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 1658 | +24.8 |
| 15 | Zeferino, Rogerio | 1470 | POR | +3B | −4N | +20B | −7N | +29B | −6N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 10.00 | 1674 | +60.0 |
| 16 | Demiantchouk, Alexei | 1550 | POR | +18B | −8N | +42B | −6N | −9B | +38N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 1492 | -8.6 |
| 17 | Costa, Gil | 1710 | POR | +48B | +33N | =12B | −4N | −24B | =28N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.75 | 1641 | -20.0 |
| 18 | Sa, Hugo | 0 | POR | −16N | +30B | +31N | −10B | +36N | F | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1599 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Ramos, Jose Antonio C V B | 1541 | POR | −1B | +48N | F | +40B | +30N | −8N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1051 | -12.0 |
| 20 | Afonso, Andre | 1619 | POR | +26B | F | −15N | −30B | +40N | +34B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 1495 | -13.6 |
| 21 | Afonso, Francisco Assuncao | 1529 | POR | −23N | F | +46B | +41N | −11B | +39N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1102 | -7.6 |
| 22 | Kobill, Joao Otavio | 1607 | BRA | F | −25N | +47B | +43N | +38B | −11N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1693 | +7.6 |
| 23 | Dias, Ivo RodriguesCM | 2108 | POR | +21B | F | F | +42N | F | +31B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.00 | 2508 | +4.8 |
| 24 | Silva, Fernando Alberto Freitas | 1802 | POR | F | F | +25N | =28B | +17N | −3B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 1729 | -5.4 |
| 25 | Goncalves, Rafael M P C | 0 | POR | =36N | +22B | −24B | −14N | +45N | F | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1554 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Mendes, Tiago Vitorino | 0 | POR | −20N | F | +48B | =31B | F | +36N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1600 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Ferreira, Pedro Esteves | 1666 | POR | +51N | F | +8B | −1N | −14B | −9N | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.00 | 1496 | -37.2 |
| 28 | Abreu, Duarte Ferreira | 1581 | POR | F | −12N | +9B | =24N | −7B | =17B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.75 | 1622 | +7.2 |
| 29 | Lourenco, Simao Monteiro | 1567 | POR | F | −13B | +32N | −3B | −15N | +30B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 906 | -41.6 |
| 30 | Carvalho, Tomas R M | 0 | POR | −8B | −18N | +51B | +20N | −19B | −29N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1430 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Oliveira, Filipe Mendonca F R | 1528 | POR | −12B | +43N | −18B | =26N | =37B | −23N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1553 | -0.8 |
| 32 | Oliveira, Filipe Joao R | 1401 | POR | −11B | F | −29B | +37N | +33B | −10N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1586 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Silva, Francisco Duarte V B | 1548 | POR | +45N | −17B | F | −13B | −32N | +44B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 931 | -20.8 |
| 34 | Lopes, Guilherme Mendonca | 1519 | POR | F | +49B | +39N | F | −8B | −20N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 890 | -22.4 |
| 35 | Carvalho, Jose Nuno Marinho | 1515 | POR | F | +40B | −3N | F | F | +45B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1098 | -3.6 |
| 36 | Arruda, Daniela | 1654 | POR | =25B | −3N | F | +48N | −18B | −26B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.25 | 1098 | -4.0 |
| 37 | Melo, Luisa Campos | 1631 | POR | +41N | −2B | F | −32B | =31N | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1530 | -12.0 |
| 38 | Cunha, Francisco Soares | 1510 | POR | −2N | +51B | −10N | F | −22N | −16B | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 884 | -47.6 |
| 39 | Smerteniuk, Oleksandra | 0 | UKR | F | −6N | −34B | −9N | +46B | −21B | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.50 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Eusebio, Afonso | 0 | POR | −6B | −35N | F | −19N | −20B | +49N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 787 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Lopes, Luis Miguel Cunha | 0 | POR | −37B | −9N | +49N | −21B | F | −?B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 735 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Pinto, Francisco | 1438 | POR | F | +50B | −16N | −23B | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 897 | -17.2 |
| 43 | Esteves, Andre Ribeiro | 0 | POR | F | −31B | +50N | −22B | −?N | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 759 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Sa, Adolfo | 0 | POR | F | F | F | F | +49B | −33N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Smerteniuk, Mykhailo | 0 | POR | −33B | =46N | F | −11N | −25B | −35N | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.25 | 847 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 1991213 | 0 | — | −13N | =45B | −21N | F | −39N | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.25 | 840 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Eusebio, Guilherme | 0 | POR | −10N | −14B | −22N | −?B | F | F | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 780 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Costa, Ruben | 0 | POR | −17N | −19B | −26N | −36B | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 835 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 1991019 | 0 | — | −4B | −34N | −41B | F | −44N | −40B | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 818 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Pontes, Vicente Santos | 0 | POR | −7B | −42N | −43B | F | — | — | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 720 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Felix, Pedro Martins | 0 | POR | −27B | −38N | −30N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 785 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zeferino, RogerioPOR+60.03.0 pts · #7
- 2Chaves, RicardoPOR+42.04.0 pts · #15
- 3Sousa, Guilherme CunhaPOR+24.83.5 pts · #22
Top rating losers
- 1Cunha, Francisco SoaresPOR-47.61.0 pts · #38
- 2Lourenco, Simao MonteiroPOR-41.62.0 pts · #44
- 3Ferreira, Pedro EstevesPOR-37.22.0 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R1+428 Elo gap
- R4+230 Elo gap
- R6+208 Elo gap