Taca de Portugal qf
KnockoutStandard
30 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 17 May 2026 in Clubes, Portugal. 7 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2274, and top seed was Ruben Pereira (🇵🇹 POR, IM, 2446).
Nuno Guerreiro (🇵🇹 POR, 2028) won with 1.0/5, ahead of Luis Pedro Ferreira (1.0) and Ricardo Paulos Fernandes (1.0).
Location
🇵🇹Clubes, Portugal
Dates
17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Knockout · 5 rounds
Titled players · 7
IM×2
FM×3
CM×2
Federations · 4 represented
🇵🇹Portugal×26
🇪🇸Spain×2
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 11 players tied at 1.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 32 co-leaders at R4 to 11 at the finish.
Co-leaders
32
32
32
32
11
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
11 players finish on 1.0/5. Guerreiro takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guerreiro, Nuno | 2028 | POR | F | F | F | F | +26B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2428 | +1.6 |
| 2 | Ferreira, Luis Pedro | 2243 | POR | F | F | F | F | +27B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2643 | +1.6 |
| 3 | Fernandes, Ricardo Paulos | 2097 | POR | F | F | F | F | +22N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2805 | +7.4 |
| 4 | Dias, Ricardo Pedro Cruz | 2245 | POR | F | F | F | F | +29N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2867 | +5.4 |
| 5 | Pereira, RubenIM | 2446 | POR | F | F | F | F | +25N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2858 | +0.9 |
| 6 | Bastiao, Tomas | 1953 | POR | F | F | F | F | +23B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2501 | +3.8 |
| 7 | Faryma, MatviyFM | 2318 | POR | F | F | F | F | +24N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3180 | +12.0 |
| 8 | Gonzalez Amate, Manuel | 2151 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +28B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2985 | +11.0 |
| 9 | Salgueiro, Francisco | 1883 | POR | F | F | F | F | +30N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2333 | +2.2 |
| 10 | Goncalves, Samuel Jesus PFM | 2241 | POR | F | F | F | F | +21B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2955 | +7.6 |
| 11 | Reis, Luis Sousa | 2096 | POR | F | F | F | F | +20N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2497 | +1.6 |
| 12 | Silva, Pedro Gil Ferreira DaFM | 2361 | POR | F | F | F | F | =14N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2167 | -5.0 |
| 13 | Cichecki, Adam | 1929 | POL | F | F | F | F | =17B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2011 | +4.4 |
| 14 | Faryma, Maksym | 2167 | POR | F | F | F | F | =12B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2361 | +10.0 |
| 15 | Prata, Jose | 1949 | POR | F | F | F | F | =18N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2014 | +1.8 |
| 16 | Pintor, Simao | 2109 | POR | F | F | F | F | =19N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1981 | -3.4 |
| 17 | Sousa, Joao Francisco Silva | 2011 | POR | F | F | F | F | =13N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1929 | -2.2 |
| 18 | Bartolo, Filipe Diogo Correia | 2014 | POR | F | F | F | F | =15B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1949 | -1.8 |
| 19 | Mendes, Modeste | 1981 | POR | F | F | F | F | =16B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2109 | +3.4 |
| 20 | Morais, Andre De Oliveira Conde | 1697 | POR | F | F | F | F | −11B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1296 | -1.6 |
| 21 | Martins, Andre Goncalo Gomes Bri | 2155 | POR | F | F | F | F | −10N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1441 | -7.6 |
| 22 | Gomez Alvarez, Alejandro | 2005 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −3B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1297 | -7.4 |
| 23 | Dias, Pedro Nuno Cruz | 1701 | POR | F | F | F | F | −6N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1153 | -3.8 |
| 24 | Barria, JoseIM | 2380 | POR | F | F | F | F | −7B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1507 | -6.0 |
| 25 | Eggert, AlbertoCM | 2058 | POR | F | F | F | F | −5B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1646 | -1.8 |
| 26 | Ribeiro, Nuno M G A | 1503 | POR | F | F | F | F | −1N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1103 | -1.6 |
| 27 | Bento, Rudolfo Antonio Campos | 1842 | POR | F | F | F | F | −2N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1442 | -1.6 |
| 28 | Krasovskiy, KirillCM | 2185 | FID | F | F | F | F | −8N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1351 | -11.0 |
| 29 | Araujo, Ricardo | 2067 | POR | F | F | F | F | −4B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1445 | -10.8 |
| 30 | Chen, Tiago | 1533 | POR | F | F | F | F | −9B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1083 | -4.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Faryma, MatviyFMPOR+12.01.0 pts · #7
- 2Gonzalez Amate, ManuelESP+11.01.0 pts · #8
- 3Faryma, MaksymPOR+10.00.5 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Krasovskiy, KirillCMFID-11.00.0 pts · #28
- 2Araujo, RicardoPOR-10.80.0 pts · #29
- 3Martins, Andre Goncalo Gomes BriPOR-7.60.0 pts · #21