CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE XADREZ SENIOR MASCULINO -2026
27 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Feb 2026 to 26 Feb 2026 in Maputo, Mozambique. 8 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2004, and top seed was Donaldo Paiva (🇲🇿 MOZ, FM, 2204).
Ivan Andrade (🇲🇿 MOZ, FM, 2136) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Hamid Harmon Gulamo Jamal (6.5) and Donaldo Paiva (6.5). Andrade won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Fernando Zavala (1710) beat Wilton Inacio Calicoca (FM, 1993), a +283-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsFM Ivan Andrade led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
FM Ivan Andrade held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.
FM Ivan Andrade drew with CM Hamid Harmon Gulamo Jamal (White).
FM Ivan Andrade posted 3 in a row (R1–R3) and 3 in a row (R6–R8) — total 6 wins.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMIvan Andrade | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2CMHamid Harmon Gulamo Jamal | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3FMDonaldo Paiva | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4CMJoao Farisse | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrade, IvanFM | 2136 | MOZ | +14B | +16N | +10B | =6N | =2B | +4B | +3N | +7N | −5B | 7.0 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 37.50 | 2199 | +14.0 |
| 2 | Jamal, Hamid Harmon GulamoCM | 2027 | MOZ | +21N | =11B | +13N | +7B | =1N | =3B | −10N | +4B | +6B | 6.5 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 34.25 | 2148 | +29.2 |
| 3 | Paiva, DonaldoFM | 2204 | MOZ | +12N | =8B | =11N | +18B | +6B | =2N | −1B | +14N | +10B | 6.5 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 32.00 | 2109 | -15.4 |
| 4 | Joao FarisseCM | 1948 | MOZ | +24B | +18N | −6N | +17B | +10B | −1N | +7B | −2N | +11B | 6.0 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 25.50 | 2043 | +22.8 |
| 5 | Calicoca, Wilton InacioFM | 1993 | MOZ | −18B | −23N | +25B | −24N | +26B | +22N | +9B | +16N | +1N | 6.0 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 24.00 | 1887 | -16.4 |
| 6 | Napoleao, LourencoCM | 1957 | MOZ | +15B | +22N | +4B | =1B | −3N | −7N | +19B | +10B | −2N | 5.5 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 25.50 | 2036 | +19.6 |
| 7 | Abrantes, PerssonCM | 1958 | MOZ | +17N | =13B | +8N | −2N | +19B | +6B | −4N | −1B | +16N | 5.5 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 24.75 | 2012 | +13.8 |
| 8 | Chunguane, Ilidio AlbertoCM | 1934 | MOZ | +26N | =3N | −7B | +9B | =11N | −13B | +15N | =12B | +14N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 24.75 | 1932 | +0.4 |
| 9 | Mariano, Gerson | 0 | MOZ | −16B | +15N | +14B | −8N | =12N | +18B | −5N | +20B | +13N | 5.5 | 37.5 | 41.0 | 23.00 | 1901 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Vasco Mateus Felizardo Viageiro | 1950 | MOZ | +23N | +19B | −1N | +12B | −4N | +11B | +2B | −6N | −3N | 5.0 | 45.0 | 47.5 | 22.50 | 1996 | +10.4 |
| 11 | Gafar, Izdine | 1930 | MOZ | +25B | =2N | =3B | =19N | =8B | −10N | +17B | +13B | −4N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 22.00 | 1940 | +2.0 |
| 12 | Chirindza, Rafael Bernardo | 1867 | MOZ | −3B | +24N | +23B | −10N | =9B | −14N | +21B | =8N | +17B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 18.00 | 1913 | +9.0 |
| 13 | Manjate, Celso Andre | 1915 | MOZ | +27B | =7N | −2B | =16N | +17B | +8N | =14B | −11N | −9B | 4.5 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 16.50 | 1911 | -0.6 |
| 14 | Guambe, Joao Rubene | 1852 | MOZ | −1N | +26B | −9N | +27B | +23N | +12B | =13N | −3B | −8B | 4.5 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 11.75 | 1919 | +21.2 |
| 15 | Mutumane Carlos | 1720 | MOZ | −6N | −9B | +21N | =20B | =16B | +24N | −8B | =23N | +25N | 4.5 | 32.5 | 35.0 | 13.50 | 1847 | +38.8 |
| 16 | Sande, Avertino | 1924 | MOZ | +9N | −1B | −19N | =13B | =15N | +23B | +18N | −5B | −7B | 4.0 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 16.00 | 1797 | -28.4 |
| 17 | Danca, Pedro Alson Bernardo | 1753 | MOZ | −7B | +27N | +22B | −4N | −13N | +25B | −11N | +19B | −12N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 9.00 | 1740 | -6.8 |
| 18 | Magagule, Senzo Frederico | 1839 | MOZ | +5N | −4B | +20B | −3N | =24B | −9N | −16B | −21N | +27N | 3.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 10.75 | 1743 | -15.8 |
| 19 | Cuembeia, Breti | 1793 | MOZ | F | −10N | +16B | =11B | −7N | +20B | −6N | −17N | +23B | 3.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 12.50 | 1782 | -6.4 |
| 20 | Tajabo, Cerramildo Lussane | 0 | MOZ | −22B | F | −18N | =15N | +21B | −19N | +24B | −9N | +26N | 3.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 10.25 | 1777 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Macuacua, Marcos Simao | 1839 | MOZ | −2B | =25N | −15B | F | −20N | +27B | −12N | +18B | +24N | 3.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 7.25 | 1760 | -11.0 |
| 22 | Jordao Matavele | 1873 | MOZ | +20N | −6B | −17N | −23B | +27N | −5B | +26N | −25B | F | 3.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 5.50 | 1577 | -74.4 |
| 23 | Sarajabo, Jojo Abdul | 1715 | MOZ | −10B | +5B | −12N | +22N | −14B | −16N | F | =15B | −19N | 2.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 11.25 | 1731 | +4.0 |
| 24 | Zavala, Fernando | 1710 | MOZ | −4N | −12B | +26N | +5B | =18N | −15B | −20N | F | −21B | 2.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 9.75 | 1737 | +5.6 |
| 25 | Anselmo, Egas Valdemiro | 0 | MOZ | −11N | =21B | −5N | −26B | F | −17N | +27B | +22N | −15B | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 4.75 | 1595 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Matequenha, Francisco | 1665 | MOZ | −8B | −14N | −24B | +25N | −5N | F | −22B | +27N | −20B | 2.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 2.50 | 1072 | -49.2 |
| 27 | Palma, Estenezelao Rosa Rodrigues | 0 | MOZ | −13N | −17B | F | −14N | −22B | −21N | −25N | −26B | −18B | 0.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 0.00 | 1019 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mutumane CarlosMOZ+38.84.5 pts · #16
- 2Jamal, Hamid Harmon GulamoCMMOZ+29.26.5 pts · #2
- 3Joao FarisseCMMOZ+22.86.0 pts · #4
- 1Jordao MataveleMOZ-74.43.0 pts · #25
- 2Matequenha, FranciscoMOZ-49.22.0 pts · #26
- 3Sande, AvertinoMOZ-28.44.0 pts · #17
- R4+283 Elo gap
- R2+278 Elo gap
- R4+158 Elo gap