I Torneio Classicas Ribachess

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22 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 27 Dec 2025 in Guimaraes, Portugal. Top 10 Elo average was 1723, and top seed was Pedro Simao Sousa (🇵🇹 POR, 1926).

Fernando Alberto Freitas Silva (🇵🇹 POR, 1802) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Arno Avdalyan (4.0) and Pedro Simao Sousa (4.0). Silva won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Artur Jorge Capela Gomes Lemos (1594) beat Pedro Teves (1832), a +238-point gap.

Location

🇵🇹Guimaraes, Portugal

Dates

26 Dec 2025 → 27 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇹Pedro Simao Sousa1926

Avg top 10

1,723

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇵🇹Portugal×21

Top 3

🥇
Fernando Alberto Freitas Silva
🇵🇹POR·1802
4.5pts·2050perf+20.6
🥈
Arno Avdalyan
🇵🇹POR·1750
4.0pts·1909perf+33.2
🥉
Pedro Simao Sousa
🇵🇹POR·1926
4.0pts·1903perf-0.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Fernando Alberto Freitas Silva led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Silva4.5Sousa4Avdalyan4Alvim3.5Teves3.5Pereira3

R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

Fernando Alberto Freitas Silva held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

Fernando Alberto Freitas Silva won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Fernando Alberto Freitas Silva	*	—	½	1
2Pedro Simao Sousa	—	*	½	—
3Arno Avdalyan	½	½	*	—
4Joao Alvim	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Silva, Fernando Alberto Freitas	1802	POR	+18B	+7N	+10B	+4N	=2B	4.5	13.0	14.0	12.00	2050	+20.6
2	Avdalyan, Arno	1750	POR	+15B	+6N	=3N	+11B	=1N	4.0	14.0	16.0	11.75	1909	+33.2
3	Sousa, Pedro Simao	1926	POR	+8B	+9N	=2B	=5N	+6B	4.0	13.5	16.5	12.75	1903	-0.2
4	Alvim, Joao	1761	POR	+16N	+12B	=11N	−1B	+10N	3.5	12.0	13.5	7.75	1759	-0.2
5	Teves, Pedro	1832	POR	+21N	−11B	+18N	=3B	+12N	3.5	10.0	11.0	6.50	1689	-10.0
6	Ramos, Jose Antonio C V B	1541	POR	+20N	−2B	+13N	+14B	−3N	3.0	12.0	13.0	5.00	1038	-12.8
7	Viana, Eduardo Escudeiro	1634	POR	+19N	−1B	−16N	+13B	+14N	3.0	10.0	11.0	5.00	1002	-5.6
8	Zeferino, Rogerio	1470	POR	−3N	+19B	=17N	=16B	+20N	3.0	8.0	9.0	3.50	1070	-1.6
9	Pereira, Carlos Marco	1667	POR	+22B	−3B	F	+17N	+18N	3.0	7.5	7.5	3.50	1125	-3.6
10	Costa, Gil	1710	POR	+13N	+14B	−1N	=12B	−4B	2.5	12.5	14.5	5.25	1429	-41.2
11	Lemos, Artur Jorge Capela Gomes	1594	POR	F	+5N	=4B	−2N	+16B	2.5	12.5	12.5	6.75	1781	+14.2
12	Machado, Vasco	1550	POR	+17B	−4N	+15B	=10N	−5B	2.5	11.5	13.0	4.75	1495	-6.4
13	Fernandes, Jose Eduardo Silva	0	POR	−10B	+?N	−6B	−7N	+22B	2.0	9.5	9.5	1.00	1427	0.0
14	Silva, Daniel Oliveira Rebelo	0	POR	+?B	−10N	+21B	−6N	−7B	2.0	9.5	9.5	1.00	1427	0.0
15	Costa, Ruben	0	POR	−2N	+20B	−12N	+19B	−17B	2.0	9.0	10.0	2.00	847	0.0
16	Carvalho, Tomas R M	0	POR	−4B	F	+7B	=8N	−11N	1.5	12.0	12.0	4.50	1529	0.0
17	Teixeira, Mateus Gomes	0	POR	−12N	F	=8B	−9B	+15N	1.5	10.5	10.5	3.50	1287	0.0
18	Carvalho, Joao Tomas	0	POR	−1N	F	−5B	+22N	−9B	1.0	12.0	12.0	1.00	967	0.0
19	FIDE 1984675	0	—	−7B	−8N	F	−15N	+21B	1.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	752	0.0
20	Varela, Ricardo	0	POR	−6B	−15N	+?B	F	−8B	1.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1409	0.0
21	Cardoso, Davi Maximiano	0	POR	−5B	−22N	−14N	+?B	−19N	1.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	1712	0.0
22	Goncalves, Joao Xavier	0	POR	−9N	+21B	F	−18B	−13N	1.0	7.0	7.0	1.00	867	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Avdalyan, ArnoPOR
+33.2
4.0 pts · #3
2Silva, Fernando Alberto FreitasPOR
+20.6
4.5 pts · #2
3Lemos, Artur Jorge Capela GomesPOR
+14.2
2.5 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Costa, GilPOR
-41.2
2.5 pts · #14
2Ramos, Jose Antonio C V BPOR
-12.8
3.0 pts · #21
3Teves, PedroPOR
-10.0
3.5 pts · #5

Biggest upsets

R2+238 Elo gap
Lemos, Artur Jorge Capela Gomes1594 beat Teves, Pedro1832