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III Carnachess de Imperatriz 2026

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20 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 16 Feb 2026 in Imperatriz MA, Brazil. Top 10 Elo average was 1909, and top seed was Israel Fillip da Silva Pontes (🇧🇷 BRA, 2059).

Jose Zenildo Eugenio Da Silva (🇧🇷 BRA, 1928) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Israel Fillip da Silva Pontes (5.0) and Nilton Silva Abreu (5.0). Da Silva won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Lemuel Freires Da Silva (1703) beat Joao Vitor Carvalho Lopes (1895), a +192-point gap.

Location
🇧🇷Imperatriz MA, Brazil
Dates
14 Feb 2026 → 16 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇧🇷Israel Fillip da Silva Pontes2059
Avg top 10
1,909
Participants
20
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇷Brazil×13
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 3 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders
9
4
2
3
1
3
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Pontes5Da Silva5Abreu5Pessoa4.5Da Silva4Da Silva3.5
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 5.0/6. Da Silva takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.0).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Israel Fillip da Silva Pontes drew with Jose Zenildo Eugenio Da Silva (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Jose Zenildo Eugenio Da Silva 3 wins (R1–R3)Nilton Silva Abreu 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Israel Fillip da Silva Pontes*
½
——
2Jose Zenildo Eugenio Da Silva
½
*
½
1
3Nilton Silva Abreu—
½
*
½
4Marcio de Souza Pessoa—
0
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Da Silva, Jose Zenildo Eugenio1928BRA+6N+14B+4N=3B=2N+9B5.021.023.018.002174+30.8
2Pontes,Israel Fillip da Silva2059BRA+5N=7B+11B+14N=1B+8N5.018.520.516.252129+9.2
3Abreu, Nilton Silva1910BRA+12N+17B+9N=1N+8B=4B5.018.520.015.252123+22.2
4Pessoa, Marcio de Souza1916BRA+15B+13N−1B+10N+6B=3N4.519.021.013.501913+0.4
5Da Silva, Lemuel Freires1703BRA−2B+20N+19B−8N+13B+11N4.014.514.56.501917+38.0
6Da Silva,Felipe Bandeira0BRA−1B+18N=13B+7B−4N+14N3.517.519.08.2518710.0
7Batista, Francisco De Araujo1886BRA+18B=2N−8B−6N+15B+13N3.516.017.58.501924+3.0
8Silva, Valdecir Batista1892BRA+16N−9B+7N+5B−3N−2B3.020.522.59.501841-7.2
9Oliveira, Francinato Menezes de S.1982BRA+10B+8N−3B−13N+19B−1N3.018.519.57.001761-28.2
10Santos Frazao, Livia1626BRA−9N+12B+17N−4B−11B+19N3.015.016.05.501131-16.0
11Lopes, Joao Vitor Carvalho1895BRA+20BF−2N+16B+10N−5B3.014.014.05.001674-33.6
12FIDE 5380473650—−3B−10N+18B−19N+20B+16N3.012.512.53.509610.0
13Sousa, Daniel Da Silva1821BRA+19N−4B=6N+9B−5N−7B2.518.519.55.751685-28.0
14Brandao, Murilo Tavares1805BRAF−1N+15B−2B+17N−6B2.017.017.03.501194-10.4
15FIDE 5380608500—−4N+16B−14N−17B−7N+20B2.013.513.52.0010690.0
16FIDE 447568950—−8B−15N+20B−11N+18N−12B2.012.512.51.5010940.0
17FIDE 5380806480—F−3N−10B+15N−14B=18N1.513.513.52.759760.0
18FIDE 5380805910—−7N−6B−12N+20N−16B=17B1.513.513.50.7510860.0
19FIDE 5380806560—−13BF−5N+12B−9N−10B1.015.515.53.009860.0
20FIDE 447949670—−11N−5B−16N−18B−12N−15N0.014.015.50.0010110.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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III Carnachess de Imperatriz 2026 — Imperatriz MA, Brazil | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats