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

Top seed

🇵🇹Carlos Joao Fernandes Novais2126

Avg top 10

1,905

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇵🇹Portugal×47

🇧🇷Brazil×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

Top 3

🥇
Carlos Joao Fernandes Novais
🇵🇹POR·2126
5.5pts·2195perf+6.2
🥈
Sergey Demyanchuk
🇵🇹POR·1919
5.0pts·2047perf+19.8
🥉
Jose Macedo Monteiro
🇵🇹POR·1898
5.0pts·1892perf+1.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Carlos Joao Fernandes Novais led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Novais5.5Monteiro5Demyanchuk5Almeida4.5Hares4Lemos4

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
+60.0
3.0 pts · #7
2Chaves, RicardoPOR
+42.0
4.0 pts · #15
3Sousa, Guilherme CunhaPOR
+24.8
3.5 pts · #22

Top rating losers

1Cunha, Francisco SoaresPOR
-47.6
1.0 pts · #38
2Lourenco, Simao MonteiroPOR
-41.6
2.0 pts · #44
3Ferreira, Pedro EstevesPOR
-37.2
2.0 pts · #25

Biggest upsets

R1+428 Elo gap
Zeferino, Rogerio1470 beat Monteiro, Jose Macedo1898
R4+230 Elo gap
Oliveira, Filipe Joao R1401 beat Melo, Luisa Campos1631
R6+208 Elo gap
Chaves, Ricardo1458 beat Ferreira, Pedro Esteves1666