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CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE XADREZ SENIOR FEMININO -2026

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16 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Feb 2026 to 26 Feb 2026 in Maputo, Mozambique. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1614, and top seed was Vania Fausto Da T. Vilhete (🇲🇿 MOZ, WIM, 1822).

Vania Fausto Da T. Vilhete (🇲🇿 MOZ, WIM, 1822) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Cheila Andre Sitoe (7.0) and Naira Sinoia (6.5). Vilhete shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Chineva Rufino Sandramo (WCM, 1548) beat Neusa Aridas De Castro (WCM, 1701), a +153-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
🇲🇿WIMVania Fausto Da T. Vilhete1822
Avg top 10
1,614
Participants
16
Titled players · 5
WIM×1
WCM×4
Federations · 1 represented
🇲🇿Mozambique×15
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

WIM Vania Fausto Da T. Vilhete led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Vilhete takes lead
Vilhete8Sitoe7Sinoia6.5Castro5.5Farnela5Theodora5
R6 · LEADER CHANGE25 Feb

WIM Vania Fausto Da T. Vilhete takes the sole lead (5.0/6).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WIM Vania Fausto Da T. Vilhete drew with WCM Cheila Andre Sitoe (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

WIM Vania Fausto Da T. Vilhete 5 wins (R5–R9)WCM Cheila Andre Sitoe 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)Naira Sinoia 4 wins (R2–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WIMVania Fausto Da T. Vilhete*
½
1
1
2WCMCheila Andre Sitoe
½
*
0
1
3Naira Sinoia
0
1
*
0
4WCMNeusa Aridas De Castro
0
0
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Vilhete, Vania Fausto Da T.WIM1822MOZ=10B+7N+5B=2B+6N+3N+4B+8N+11B8.043.547.541.751931+15.8
2Sitoe, Cheila AndreWCM1672MOZ+7B+8N+4B=1N−3B+10B+5N+11N=6B7.044.548.535.501807+27.8
3Naira Sinoia1521MOZ−4B+14N+12B+5N+2N−1B=7N+9B+10N6.544.046.530.501737+40.2
4Castro, Neusa Aridas DeWCM1701MOZ+3N+6B−2N+11B−10N=7B−1N+12B+5N5.545.049.027.001614-15.6
5Farnela, Nuzela Zacarias MusindoWCM1664MOZ+13N+16B−1N−3B+9N+6B−2B+7N−4B5.045.045.018.001622-9.6
6Efentakis, Katina1598MOZ+11B−4N+10B+8N−1B−5N=14B+15N=2N5.041.542.519.251609+0.6
7Efentakis Theodora1469MOZ−2N−1B+15N+16B+13N=4N=3B−5B+14N5.038.538.512.501557+13.2
8Sitoe, Sheila Judite Jacinto1581MOZ+15N−2B+16N−6B+11N−9B+10N−1B+13N5.037.537.512.501532-10.2
9Malenda, Ana1562MOZ+14B−10N−11B+12N−5B+8N+13B−3N+15B5.034.535.515.501485-10.6
10Sandramo, Chineva RufinoWCM1548MOZ=1N+9B−6N+13B+4B−2N−8B+14N−3B4.545.047.520.001572+2.0
11Jamal, Samira Momade0MOZ−6N+15B+9N−4N−8B+16B+12N−2B−1N4.040.540.510.0014620.0
12Sozinho, Lidia Jose0MOZF+13B−3N−9B+15N+14N−11B−4N+16B4.027.527.56.5014580.0
13Victorino Mafuca, Amelia Carlos1465MOZ−5B−12N+14B−10N−7B+15N−9N+16B−8B3.032.032.03.501266-56.4
14Manuel, Tonesta0MOZ−9N−3B−13N+15B+16N−12B=6N−10B−7B2.534.034.03.5012810.0
15FIDE 148046110—−8B−11N−7B−14N−12B−13B+16N−6B−9N1.033.533.50.0012400.0
16Alculete, Paula Monica Joao1403MOZF−5N−8B−7N−14B−11N−15B−13N−12N0.032.533.50.00745-50.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets