III Aberto FIDE PUC Rio Movimento Xadrez

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25 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 24 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1818, and top seed was Brayan Lincoln Menezes De Souza (🇧🇷 BRA, 2038).

Brayan Lincoln Menezes De Souza (🇧🇷 BRA, 2038) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Davi Werneck Carneiro M Da Silva (4.0) and Sinesio Pesco (4.0). De Souza broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Mauro Machado De Carvalho (1521) beat Ivan Frolov (2029), a +508-point gap.

Location

🇧🇷Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil

Dates

24 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇷Brayan Lincoln Menezes De Souza2038

Avg top 10

1,818

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇧🇷Brazil×22

🇷🇺Russia×1

Top 3

🥇
Brayan Lincoln Menezes De Souza
🇧🇷BRA·2038
5.0pts·2048perf+3.6
🥈
Davi Werneck Carneiro M Da Silva
🇧🇷BRA
4.0pts·1849perf0.0
🥉
Sinesio Pesco
🇧🇷BRA
4.0pts·1834perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Brayan Lincoln Menezes De Souza led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

De Souza5Pesco4Aurelio4Pereira4Da Silva4Frolov4

R3–R6 · LEAD HELD

Brayan Lincoln Menezes De Souza never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

Brayan Lincoln Menezes De Souza won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Brayan Lincoln Menezes De Souza	*	—	—	1
2Sinesio Pesco	—	*	—	—
3Joao Pedro Aurelio	—	—	*	—
4Pedro Nunes Pereira	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	De Souza, Brayan Lincoln Menezes	2038	BRA	+25N	+9B	+2B	−7N	+11B	+4N	5.0	18.0	18.0	14.50	2048	+3.6
2	Da Silva, Davi Werneck Carneiro M	0	BRA	F	+4B	−1N	+13B	+8N	+3B	4.0	19.5	19.5	14.50	1849	0.0
3	Pesco, Sinesio	0	BRA	+12N	+5B	−7B	+10N	+9B	−2N	4.0	18.5	21.5	14.00	1834	0.0
4	Pereira, Pedro Nunes	1900	BRA	+14B	−2N	+18B	+12N	+7B	−1B	4.0	18.5	20.5	11.50	1936	+4.8
5	Frolov, Ivan	2029	RUS	+21B	−3N	−12B	+15N	+18B	+11N	4.0	15.0	17.0	10.00	1867	-8.4
6	Aurelio, Joao Pedro	0	BRA	=16N	+22B	=10B	−11N	+20B	+12N	4.0	14.0	15.5	9.50	1747	0.0
7	Pessoa, Vitor Henrique Leopoldino	1873	BRA	F	+13B	+3N	+1B	−4N	=8B	3.5	19.5	19.5	13.75	1954	+15.6
8	Marinho, Alexandre Jose de Souza	0	BRA	+11B	=10N	+15B	=9N	−2B	=7N	3.5	17.5	20.5	11.25	1806	0.0
9	Viana, Marcelo Junior Dos Santos	1677	BRA	+23B	−1N	+19N	=8B	−3N	+16B	3.5	17.0	18.5	7.75	1907	+21.6
10	Candido, Vinicius Rezende	1769	BRA	+24N	=8B	=6N	−3B	+16N	=14B	3.5	17.0	18.0	8.75	2576	+20.4
11	De Carvalho Jr, Rogerio Brambilla	1969	BRA	−8N	+16B	+17N	+6B	−1N	−5B	3.0	19.0	21.5	9.00	1822	-22.8
12	De Carvalho, Mauro Machado	1521	BRA	−3B	+21N	+5N	−4B	+13N	−6B	3.0	19.0	21.0	9.00	1915	+27.4
13	Guttler, Bruno Cravo	1551	BRA	+19B	−7N	+14B	−2N	−12B	+18N	3.0	15.5	17.5	7.00	897	-26.8
14	Da Silva, Alexandre Pinto Alves	0	BRA	−4N	+25B	−13N	=19B	+22N	=10N	3.0	14.0	14.0	4.25	1467	0.0
15	Da Silva, Michel, Klem C Carreiro	1543	BRA	=22N	+18B	−8N	−5B	+23N	=19B	3.0	13.0	14.5	5.25	1143	-3.2
16	Juca, Diogo Ubirarajara Correa	1776	BRA	=6B	−11N	+24B	+20N	−10B	−9N	2.5	16.0	17.0	5.00	1561	-45.2
17	Gualberto, Caleb Elias Hussin	0	BRA	F	+23N	−11B	−18N	+25B	=20N	2.5	8.5	8.5	2.50	1591	0.0
18	De Oliveira, Jefferson Souza	0	BRA	+20B	−15N	−4N	+17B	−5N	−13B	2.0	16.5	18.5	4.50	1484	0.0
19	Waldemiro, Artur Felipe De Souza	0	BRA	−13N	F	−9B	=14N	+21B	=15N	2.0	14.5	14.5	5.00	1317	0.0
20	Nogueira, Adnilton Correia de Almeida	1599	BRA	−18N	=24B	+22N	−16B	−6N	=17B	2.0	12.5	13.5	3.25	976	-5.4
21	FIDE 44761813	0	—	−5N	−12B	+25N	=23B	−19N	=24B	2.0	11.5	11.5	1.25	975	0.0
22	FIDE 538081725	0	—	=15B	−6N	−20B	+24N	−14B	F	1.5	13.0	13.0	2.50	1378	0.0
23	Da Fonseca, Alessandro Martins	0	BRA	−9N	−17B	F	=21N	−15B	+25N	1.5	11.0	11.0	1.00	810	0.0
24	Bastos, Davi Rangel Dias	0	BRA	−10B	=20N	−16N	−22B	F	=21N	1.0	11.5	11.5	2.00	1442	0.0
25	Cordeiro, Lana De Aragao	0	BRA	−1B	−14N	−21B	F	−17N	−23B	0.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	1238	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1De Carvalho, Mauro MachadoBRA
+27.4
3.0 pts · #6
2Viana, Marcelo Junior Dos SantosBRA
+21.6
3.5 pts · #10
3Candido, Vinicius RezendeBRA
+20.4
3.5 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Juca, Diogo Ubirarajara CorreaBRA
-45.2
2.5 pts · #14
2Guttler, Bruno CravoBRA
-26.8
3.0 pts · #22
3De Carvalho Jr, Rogerio BrambillaBRA
-22.8
3.0 pts · #13

Biggest upsets

R3+508 Elo gap
De Carvalho, Mauro Machado1521 beat Frolov, Ivan2029
R4+165 Elo gap
Pessoa, Vitor Henrique Leopoldino1873 beat De Souza, Brayan Lincoln Menezes2038