Aberto do Brasil de Pocos de Caldas 2026

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76 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 20 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Pocos de Caldas MG, Brazil. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2010, and top seed was Herman C. Van Riemsdijk (🇧🇷 BRA, IM, 2243).

Vinicius Taishun Lima (🇧🇷 BRA, 2102) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Leonardo De Miranda Rodrigues (5.0) and Davi Maia Silva (5.0). Lima won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Beatriz Fernandes (1734) beat Herman C. Van Riemsdijk (IM, 2243), a +509-point gap.

Location

🇧🇷Pocos de Caldas MG, Brazil

Dates

20 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇷IMHerman C. Van Riemsdijk2243

Avg top 10

2,010

Participants

Titled players · 2

IM×1

FM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇧🇷Brazil×61

Top 3

🥇
Vinicius Taishun Lima
🇧🇷BRA·2102
5.5pts·2268perf+17.0
🥈
Leonardo De Miranda Rodrigues
🇧🇷BRA·2082
5.0pts·2077perf+3.2
🥉
Davi Maia Silva
🇧🇷BRA·1946
5.0pts·2079perf+40.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Vinicius Taishun Lima led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Lima5.5Rodrigues5Silva5Van Riemsdijk5Suzuki4.5Lapertosa4.5

R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

Vinicius Taishun Lima held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Vinicius Taishun Lima drew with Leonardo De Miranda Rodrigues (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Vinicius Taishun Lima 5 wins (R1–R5)Leonardo De Miranda Rodrigues 3 wins (R3–R5)Davi Maia Silva 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Vinicius Taishun Lima	*	½	1	—
2Leonardo De Miranda Rodrigues	½	*	—	—
3Davi Maia Silva	0	—	*	—
4IMHerman C. Van Riemsdijk	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Lima, Vinicius Taishun	2102	BRA	+34B	+35N	+23B	+3N	+13B	=2N	5.5	20.5	23.5	21.00	2268	+17.0
2	Rodrigues, Leonardo De Miranda	2082	BRA	+40N	=24B	+12N	+9B	+18N	=1B	5.0	21.5	24.5	20.00	2077	+3.2
3	Silva, Davi Maia	1946	BRA	+46B	+26N	+5B	−1B	+31N	+13N	5.0	20.5	23.0	17.50	2079	+40.4
4	Van Riemsdijk, Herman C.IM	2243	BRA	+54N	−12B	+46N	+55B	+10N	+11B	5.0	16.5	18.5	14.50	2083	-6.0
5	Eto, Fabio Luis	1823	BRA	+71B	+21N	−3N	+27B	+15N	=6B	4.5	21.0	22.0	14.75	1864	+5.0
6	Lapertosa, Julio	1939	BRA	+15B	=14N	+24B	=31N	+22B	=5N	4.5	19.5	22.5	16.75	1875	-6.4
7	Pimenta,Jeronimo Marques	1860	BRA	+66B	=33N	+14B	=22N	+25B	=8N	4.5	18.5	20.5	15.00	1885	+4.4
8	Suzuki, Edgard Nascimento Souza	1987	BRA	=50N	=11B	+54N	+45B	+19N	=7B	4.5	17.5	19.5	14.00	1933	-5.6
9	Vanderlei, Michel Rangel	1756	BRA	+70B	+64N	=17B	−2N	+32B	+30N	4.5	17.5	18.5	11.50	2097	+67.6
10	Bucci, Andrea Vidigal	1742	BRA	=29B	+38N	+20B	+17N	−4B	=16N	4.0	20.5	23.5	14.75	1968	+21.8
11	Da Rosa, Victor Luiz	0	BRA	+25B	=8N	=16B	+26N	+41B	−4N	4.0	20.5	23.5	14.25	1932	0.0
12	Fernandes, Beatriz	1734	BRA	+63B	+4N	−2B	+43N	=16B	=25N	4.0	20.5	22.5	13.75	1958	+40.8
13	Nakata,Thifanni Harumi	1878	BRA	+43B	+42N	+41B	+32N	−1N	−3B	4.0	19.5	22.5	12.00	1988	+14.6
14	Coelho, Gabriel Martins Pinto	1674	BRA	+52N	=6B	−7N	+29B	+47N	=17B	4.0	19.0	21.5	12.75	1886	+42.0
15	Dias, Alex Francis	0	BRA	−6N	+52B	+44B	+23N	−5B	+42N	4.0	18.5	21.0	12.00	1846	0.0
16	Bornelli, David Caixeta	1878	BRA	+57N	=22B	=11N	+33B	=12N	=10B	4.0	18.5	20.5	12.75	1784	-9.4
17	de Oliveira,Peter	1941	BRA	+49N	+55B	=9N	−10B	+37B	=14N	4.0	18.0	20.0	11.75	1813	-16.6
18	Pereira Junior, Ciro Bernardes	1869	BRA	+51B	+45N	=31B	+37N	−2B	=20N	4.0	17.5	20.0	11.50	1828	-3.6
19	Sopko, Cassio Roberto	1808	BRA	=38B	+62N	=33B	+21N	−8B	+34N	4.0	17.5	19.5	12.00	1784	-2.0
20	Amorim, Israel Santana Paiva	1531	BRA	=32N	+53B	−10N	+67B	+56N	=18B	4.0	15.5	17.0	9.50	1818	+53.2
21	Dos Santos, Rafael Machado	1593	BRA	+58N	−5B	+74N	−19B	+62N	+31B	4.0	15.5	15.5	7.00	1685	+12.8
22	Merlos, Francisco Sallaberry	1661	BRA	+73B	=16N	+47B	=7B	−6N	=28N	3.5	19.0	20.0	9.50	1870	+41.6
23	Carneiro, Ruan Souza	1845	BRA	+59N	+27B	−1N	−15B	=40N	+50B	3.5	18.5	20.5	9.50	1786	-4.2
24	Veronezi, Mateus	1674	BRA	+69B	=2N	−6N	=62B	+36N	=27B	3.5	18.0	19.5	9.75	1745	+5.2
25	Ciomino, Daniel de Lorenzo	1739	BRA	−11N	+61B	+57N	+36B	−7N	=12B	3.5	17.5	19.5	9.00	1603	-14.0
26	Nunes, Lilia	1699	BRA	+72N	−3B	+28N	−11B	+46N	=45B	3.5	17.5	18.5	8.25	1668	-3.2
27	Harada, Ayrton Katsunori	1597	BRA	+74B	−23N	+64B	−5N	+38B	=24N	3.5	16.5	16.5	6.75	1508	-11.6
28	Bicalho, Frederico Meneses	0	BRA	+44B	−31N	−26B	+35N	+33N	=22B	3.5	16.0	19.0	10.75	1750	0.0
29	Da Silva, Joao Pedro Linhares	0	BRA	=10N	+56B	−37N	−14N	+51B	+48B	3.5	16.0	18.0	9.00	1724	0.0
30	Haddad Filho, Paulo Ibrahim	1928	BRA	−36N	+59B	=49N	+60B	+48N	−9B	3.5	14.5	16.5	7.75	1731	-16.4
31	Pittoli, Vinicius E Moreira Murakami	1798	BRA	+61N	+28B	=18N	=6B	−3B	−21N	3.0	21.0	23.0	9.75	1644	-30.8
32	Dias, Simao PoscidonioFM	2055	BRA	=20B	+60N	+48B	−13B	−9N	=39N	3.0	18.0	20.0	8.00	1735	-35.8
33	Hypolito, Artur Pagani	1618	BRA	+68N	=7B	=19N	−16N	−28B	+61B	3.0	18.0	19.5	7.75	1724	+14.8
34	Tsiloufas, Stergios Pericles	1557	BRA	−1N	−39B	+61N	+52B	+55N	−19B	3.0	17.0	19.0	6.50	1687	+7.8
35	Martins, Miguel Coura	1747	BRA	+39N	−1B	−36N	−28B	+67N	+57B	3.0	17.0	18.5	6.50	1302	-4.4
36	De Souza, Jonathan Araujo	0	BRA	+30B	−41N	+35B	−25N	−24B	+58N	3.0	16.5	18.5	8.50	1709	0.0
37	De Almeida, Maycon Wilham	1741	BRA	F	+67N	+29B	−18B	−17N	+49B	3.0	15.5	15.5	7.50	1615	-18.0
38	Silva, Juan Pablo	0	BRA	=19N	−10B	=56N	+?B	−27N	+54B	3.0	15.5	15.5	5.00	1688	0.0
39	Frisanco, Renato Luis	0	BRA	−35B	+34N	+42B	−41N	=60N	=32B	3.0	15.0	17.0	8.50	1723	0.0
40	Cevada, Guilherme Henrique Dirami	1556	BRA	−2B	−63N	+70B	+73N	=23B	=47N	3.0	14.0	15.0	5.00	1742	+22.8
41	Barbosa, Jailson Joao	1816	BRA	+76N	+36B	−13N	+39B	−11N	F	3.0	14.0	14.0	6.00	1078	-16.4
42	Salotti, Thiago Maida	1660	BRA	+75N	−13B	−39N	+72B	+57N	−15B	3.0	14.0	14.0	3.00	1078	-4.4
43	Dias, Diego Henrique	0	BRA	−13N	+75B	+?N	−12B	−45N	+56B	3.0	12.5	12.5	2.00	1655	0.0
44	Faria, Leonardo Vieira	1863	BRA	−28N	+76B	−15N	+59B	+54N	F	3.0	11.5	11.5	4.00	2379	+3.2
45	Tamanhao, Pedro Luiz Da Costa	1625	BRA	F	−18B	+58N	−8N	+43B	=26N	2.5	17.0	17.0	6.75	1575	-8.4
46	Tsiloufas, Elena Maria	1434	BRA	−3N	+72B	−4B	+75N	−26B	=69N	2.5	16.0	16.0	1.75	985	-14.0
47	Dias, Juliane de Oliveira	1802	BRA	F	+50B	−22N	+51N	−14B	=40B	2.5	15.5	15.5	6.50	1514	-30.4
48	Galindo, Felipe Bosque	1732	BRA	=53N	+65B	−32N	+49B	−30B	−29N	2.5	15.0	17.0	5.75	1673	-10.0
49	Gobbi, Juliana Kaori	1410	BRA	−17B	+69N	=30B	−48N	+65B	−37N	2.5	15.0	16.5	5.25	1452	+3.6
50	Bernardes, Andre Amancio	1511	BRA	=8B	−47N	−67B	+58B	+68N	−23N	2.5	14.0	15.5	5.75	1580	+6.0
51	FIDE 538062593	0	—	−18N	=68B	+53N	−47B	−29N	+70B	2.5	14.0	15.0	4.25	1036	0.0
52	FIDE 538090481	0	—	−14B	−15N	+71B	−34N	+70B	=60N	2.5	14.0	15.0	3.00	1305	0.0
53	Bertozzi, Gustavo	0	BRA	=48B	−20N	−51B	−65N	+71B	+67N	2.5	12.5	13.5	3.75	1439	0.0
54	Ramos, Eduardo Pereira	1579	BRA	−4B	+70N	−8B	+64N	−44B	−38N	2.0	17.5	18.5	3.00	1140	-6.4
55	Bicalho, Rafael Cury	1672	BRA	F	−17N	+63B	−4N	−34B	+59B	2.0	16.0	16.0	4.00	1057	-18.2
56	Conor, Gilberto Bordignon	1730	BRA	=67B	−29N	=38B	+63N	−20B	−43N	2.0	15.5	17.0	4.25	731	-15.2
57	Mendes, Filipe C David Palhao	0	BRA	−16B	+73N	−25B	+74N	−42B	−35N	2.0	14.5	14.5	1.00	956	0.0
58	FIDE 538090465	0	—	−21B	+66N	−45B	−50N	+63B	−36B	2.0	14.0	16.0	4.00	777	0.0
59	Frisanco, Henrique Luis	0	BRA	−23B	−30N	+69B	−44N	+64B	−55N	2.0	14.0	15.5	3.50	1027	0.0
60	Da Silva, Miguel Lemes Pereira	1503	BRA	F	−32B	+65N	−30N	=39B	=52B	2.0	14.0	14.0	4.75	1103	-6.4
61	FIDE 538063336	0	—	−31B	−25N	−34B	+71N	+75B	−33N	2.0	13.5	13.5	1.00	878	0.0
62	Marciano, Ediel Romao Silva	0	BRA	F	−19B	+68N	=24N	−21B	=?B	2.0	13.0	13.0	3.25	1494	0.0
63	Dos Santos, Leandro Lattaro	0	BRA	−12N	+40B	−55N	−56B	−58N	+75B	2.0	13.0	13.0	3.00	1479	0.0
64	FIDE 538090511	0	—	+?N	−9B	−27N	−54B	−59N	+74B	2.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	1458	0.0
65	FIDE 538023440	0	—	F	−48N	−60B	+53B	−49N	+68B	2.0	11.0	11.0	4.00	749	0.0
66	FIDE 538063573	0	—	−7N	−58B	−72N	−68B	+76N	+73B	2.0	10.0	10.0	1.00	1060	0.0
67	Gazzaneo, Jose Fernando	0	BRA	=56N	−37B	+50N	−20N	−35B	−53B	1.5	15.0	17.0	3.50	1503	0.0
68	FIDE 538090457	0	—	−33B	=51N	−62B	+66N	−50B	−65N	1.5	12.0	14.0	3.25	765	0.0
69	Santos, Julia Silva	0	BRA	−24N	−49B	−59N	F	+74B	=46B	1.5	10.5	10.5	1.25	1233	0.0
70	FIDE 538049368	0	—	−9N	−54B	−40N	+76B	−52N	−51N	1.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	830	0.0
71	FIDE 538062810	0	—	−5N	−?B	−52N	−61B	−53N	+76B	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	948	0.0
72	FIDE 44732414	0	—	−26B	−46N	+66B	−42N	F	F	1.0	11.0	11.0	2.00	794	0.0
73	FIDE 538090473	0	—	−22N	−57B	+76N	−40B	−?N	−66N	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	830	0.0
74	FIDE 538090503	0	—	−27N	F	−21B	−57B	−69N	−64N	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	796	0.0
75	FIDE 538049341	0	—	−42B	−43N	F	−46B	−61N	−63N	0.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	747	0.0
76	FIDE 538063360	0	—	−41B	−44N	−73B	−70N	−66B	−71N	0.0	10.0	11.0	0.00	1040	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Vanderlei, Michel RangelBRA
+67.6
4.5 pts · #20
2Amorim, Israel Santana PaivaBRA
+53.2
4.0 pts · #27
3Coelho, Gabriel Martins PintoBRA
+42.0
4.0 pts · #29

Top rating losers

1Dias, Simao PoscidonioFMBRA
-35.8
3.0 pts · #17
2Pittoli, Vinicius E Moreira MurakamiBRA
-30.8
3.0 pts · #41
3Dias, Juliane de OliveiraBRA
-30.4
2.5 pts · #33

Biggest upsets

R2+509 Elo gap
Fernandes, Beatriz1734 beat IMVan Riemsdijk, Herman C.2243
R5+299 Elo gap
Vanderlei, Michel Rangel1756 beat FMDias, Simao Poscidonio2055
R6+205 Elo gap
Dos Santos, Rafael Machado1593 beat Pittoli, Vinicius E Moreira Murakami1798