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CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE XADREZ SENIOR MASCULINO -2026

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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.

Location
🇲🇿Maputo, Mozambique
Dates
22 Feb 2026 → 26 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇲🇿FMDonaldo Paiva2204
Avg top 10
2,004
Participants
27
Titled players · 8
FM×3
CM×5
Federations · 1 represented
🇲🇿Mozambique×27
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM 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.

Co-leaders
13
4
2
3
4
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Ivan Andrade held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Ivan Andrade drew with CM Hamid Harmon Gulamo Jamal (White).

2× WIN STREAK · 3+3 wins

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

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Andrade, IvanFM2136MOZ+14B+16N+10B=6N=2B+4B+3N+7N5B7.045.549.537.502199+14.0
2Jamal, Hamid Harmon GulamoCM2027MOZ+21N=11B+13N+7B=1N=3B10N+4B+6B6.545.048.534.252148+29.2
3Paiva, DonaldoFM2204MOZ+12N=8B=11N+18B+6B=2N1B+14N+10B6.544.047.532.002109-15.4
4Joao FarisseCM1948MOZ+24B+18N6N+17B+10B1N+7B2N+11B6.042.044.525.502043+22.8
5Calicoca, Wilton InacioFM1993MOZ18B23N+25B24N+26B+22N+9B+16N+1N6.030.532.524.001887-16.4
6Napoleao, LourencoCM1957MOZ+15B+22N+4B=1B3N7N+19B+10B2N5.544.547.525.502036+19.6
7Abrantes, PerssonCM1958MOZ+17N=13B+8N2N+19B+6B4N1B+16N5.543.046.524.752012+13.8
8Chunguane, Ilidio AlbertoCM1934MOZ+26N=3N7B+9B=11N13B+15N=12B+14N5.541.043.024.751932+0.4
9Mariano, Gerson0MOZ16B+15N+14B8N=12N+18B5N+20B+13N5.537.541.023.0019010.0
10Vasco Mateus Felizardo Viageiro1950MOZ+23N+19B1N+12B4N+11B+2B6N3N5.045.047.522.501996+10.4
11Gafar, Izdine1930MOZ+25B=2N=3B=19N=8B10N+17B+13B4N5.041.544.022.001940+2.0
12Chirindza, Rafael Bernardo1867MOZ3B+24N+23B10N=9B14N+21B=8N+17B5.037.039.518.001913+9.0
13Manjate, Celso Andre1915MOZ+27B=7N2B=16N+17B+8N=14B11N9B4.540.540.516.501911-0.6
14Guambe, Joao Rubene1852MOZ1N+26B9N+27B+23N+12B=13N3B8B4.538.538.511.751919+21.2
15Mutumane Carlos1720MOZ6N9B+21N=20B=16B+24N8B=23N+25N4.532.535.013.501847+38.8
16Sande, Avertino1924MOZ+9N1B19N=13B=15N+23B+18N5B7B4.040.042.516.001797-28.4
17Danca, Pedro Alson Bernardo1753MOZ7B+27N+22B4N13N+25B11N+19B12N4.035.035.09.001740-6.8
18Magagule, Senzo Frederico1839MOZ+5N4B+20B3N=24B9N16B21N+27N3.537.537.510.751743-15.8
19Cuembeia, Breti1793MOZF10N+16B=11B7N+20B6N17N+23B3.535.035.012.501782-6.4
20Tajabo, Cerramildo Lussane0MOZ22BF18N=15N+21B19N+24B9N+26N3.528.028.010.2517770.0
21Macuacua, Marcos Simao1839MOZ2B=25N15BF20N+27B12N+18B+24N3.528.028.07.251760-11.0
22Jordao Matavele1873MOZ+20N6B17N23B+27N5B+26N25BF3.026.026.05.501577-74.4
23Sarajabo, Jojo Abdul1715MOZ10B+5B12N+22N14B16NF=15B19N2.535.535.511.251731+4.0
24Zavala, Fernando1710MOZ4N12B+26N+5B=18N15B20NF21B2.534.034.09.751737+5.6
25Anselmo, Egas Valdemiro0MOZ11N=21B5N26BF17N+27B+22N15B2.528.028.04.7515950.0
26Matequenha, Francisco1665MOZ8B14N24B+25N5NF22B+27N20B2.027.527.52.501072-49.2
27Palma, Estenezelao Rosa Rodrigues0MOZ13N17BF14N22B21N25N26B18B0.027.527.50.0010190.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets