I Aberto do Brasil de Xadrez SESC Piaui Memorial Dr Joao Orlando Correia 2026
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51 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 27 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Luis Correia PI, Brazil. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1962, and top seed was Henrique Barbosa Veloso (🇧🇷 BRA, 2176).
Henrique Barbosa Veloso (🇧🇷 BRA, 2176) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Luis Felipe Furtado Monteiro (5.5) and Joao Gabriel Alves Da Fonseca Pinto (5.0). Veloso won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Ramon Domingos Cunha Silva (1868) beat Joao Mateus Araujo Dos Santos (2082), a +214-point gap.
Location
🇧🇷Luis Correia PI, Brazil
Dates
27 Mar 2026 → 29 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇧🇷Brazil×36
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 5.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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10
4
2
1
2
R5–R6 · LEAD HELD
Luis Felipe Furtado Monteiro held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/6. Veloso takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (18.5).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Luis Felipe Furtado Monteiro 5 wins (R1–R5)Henrique Barbosa Veloso 3 wins (R1–R3)Joao Gabriel Alves Da Fonseca Pinto 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veloso, Henrique Barbosa | 2176 | BRA | +34B | +29N | +9B | =3N | +21B | +8N | 5.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 18.00 | 2299 | +11.4 |
| 2 | Monteiro, Luis Felipe Furtado | 2021 | BRA | +15B | +41N | +22B | +21N | +8B | =3N | 5.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 17.00 | 2238 | +24.4 |
| 3 | Da Fonseca Pinto, Joao Gabriel Alves | 2018 | BRA | +19N | +7B | +25N | =1B | +9N | =2B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 20.50 | 2162 | +19.0 |
| 4 | Gomes, Rodrigo De Oliveira | 1849 | BRA | +30B | =14N | +5B | −6N | +15B | +11N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 16.25 | 1899 | +8.2 |
| 5 | Leite, Joao Vitor De Melo | 1769 | BRA | +18N | +42B | −4N | +10B | +22B | =6N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 13.75 | 1930 | +23.6 |
| 6 | Dos Santos, Joao Mateus Araujo | 2082 | BRA | +24N | +12B | −21N | +4B | +25N | =5B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 16.75 | 1973 | -11.8 |
| 7 | Sales,Luis Carlos | 1673 | BRA | +28B | −3N | +17B | =15N | +35B | +14N | 4.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 13.75 | 1707 | +1.2 |
| 8 | Laurentino, Arthur Furtado | 1986 | BRA | +17B | +36N | +11B | +37N | −2N | −1B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 11.50 | 1916 | -12.4 |
| 9 | Lima, Eduardo de Sousa | 1965 | BRA | +26N | +31B | −1N | +34B | −3B | +36N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 9.50 | 1887 | -6.0 |
| 10 | Lima, Ruan Kelvin De Miranda | 0 | BRA | +23N | =16B | =14B | −5N | +38B | +29N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 11.00 | 1713 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Lima, Lucas Araujo De Sousa | 1798 | BRA | +45N | +27B | −8N | +42B | +12N | −4B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 9.00 | 1731 | -11.2 |
| 12 | De Sousa, Rubens Oliveira | 1733 | BRA | +43B | −6N | +24B | +36N | −11B | +34N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 8.00 | 1811 | +9.4 |
| 13 | Jorge Barbosa Carvalho Junior, Renato | 1685 | FID | F | +35N | −37B | +18B | +39N | +25B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 10.50 | 2577 | +12.6 |
| 14 | Ferreira, Icaro Alves | 1602 | BRA | +50N | =4B | =10N | +16B | =20N | −7B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 9.50 | 1726 | +26.4 |
| 15 | Pacifico, Joao Paulo Alves | 1500 | BRA | −2N | +49B | +23N | =7B | −4N | +37B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.25 | 1693 | +16.0 |
| 16 | E Silva, Bernardo Caio C | 1689 | BRA | =32B | =10N | +19B | −14N | =17B | +39N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 10.50 | 802 | -24.8 |
| 17 | FIDE 538001250 | 0 | — | −8N | +50B | −7N | +40B | =16N | +31B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.25 | 1656 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Lima, Julia Rodrigues | 0 | BRA | −5B | +?N | =33B | −13N | +32B | +41N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.75 | 1695 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Candeira Correia De Souza, Jonas | 0 | BRA | −3B | +43N | −16N | +47B | =29B | +30N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.75 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Germiniano, Andre | 1694 | BRA | F | F | +32B | +30N | =14B | +22N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 9.75 | 1923 | +23.6 |
| 21 | Silva, Ramon Domingos Cunha | 1868 | BRA | F | +33N | +6B | −2B | −1N | +23B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 10.00 | 1994 | +16.2 |
| 22 | Silva, Ronnyel Carlos Cunha | 1858 | BRA | +46N | +38B | −2N | +26B | −5N | −20B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 1577 | -28.8 |
| 23 | Fernandes Neto, Vitorino Orthiges | 1699 | BRA | −10B | +32N | −15B | +44N | +24B | −21N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 6.50 | 1516 | -14.6 |
| 24 | Gabriel Pereira Amaral, Icaro | 1555 | BRA | −6B | +44N | −12N | +27B | −23N | +42B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 5.00 | 996 | -26.4 |
| 25 | Lima Fo, Jose Pacifico | 1777 | BRA | +44B | +47N | −3B | +41N | −6B | −13N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 1671 | -12.2 |
| 26 | Costa, Joao Victor Lima | 0 | BRA | −9B | +28N | +29B | −22N | +41B | −?N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1707 | 0.0 |
| 27 | E Silva, Bernardo Teles | 0 | BRA | +?B | −11N | −35B | −24N | +?B | +38N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1667 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 538094010 | 0 | — | −7N | −26B | +?N | +48B | −34N | +43B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 832 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Candeira Correia De Souza, Felipe | 1682 | BRA | +48N | −1B | −26N | +45B | =19N | −10B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.75 | 1282 | -3.2 |
| 30 | De Azevedo, Raul Pestana Moura | 0 | BRA | −4N | +?B | =31N | −20B | +46N | −19B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.25 | 1449 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Gomes E Silva, Gustavo Neres | 1623 | BRA | +51B | −9N | =30B | −35N | +33B | −17N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.75 | 1798 | +15.6 |
| 32 | FIDE 538093987 | 0 | — | =16N | −23B | −20N | +49B | −18N | +48N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.75 | 1421 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Aragao, Heitor Almeida Dos Santos | 1632 | BRA | +49N | −21B | =18N | −39B | −31N | +51B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.75 | 946 | -28.4 |
| 34 | Brito Carvalho, Joao Paulo | 1590 | BRA | −1N | F | +47B | −9N | +28B | −12B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 1096 | -19.2 |
| 35 | Oliveira Lima, Erison | 0 | BRA | F | −13B | +27N | +31B | −7N | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1535 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Hippertt, Joao | 1668 | BRA | F | −8B | +45N | −12B | +42N | −9B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1095 | -13.8 |
| 37 | FIDE 538066866 | 0 | — | F | +39B | +13N | −8B | F | −15N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1598 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Santos Frazao, Livia | 1596 | BRA | +40B | −22N | −42N | +43B | −10N | −27B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1058 | -7.2 |
| 39 | Ana, Beatriz Barbosa Goncalves | 0 | BRA | F | −37N | +48B | +33N | −13B | −16B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1543 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 538094061 | 0 | — | −38N | −45B | F | −17N | +44B | +49N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 796 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Villa Jr, Adelman De Barros | 1672 | BRA | F | −2B | +46N | −25B | −26N | −18B | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 1099 | -18.8 |
| 42 | Da Costa, Kaio Natanael De B G | 0 | BRA | F | −5N | +38B | −11N | −36B | −24N | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 1437 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 538017300 | 0 | — | −12N | −19B | F | −38N | +51B | −28N | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 865 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 538066840 | 0 | — | −25N | −24B | +51N | −23B | −40N | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 877 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 538001349 | 0 | — | −11B | +40N | −36B | −29N | F | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 916 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 538001209 | 0 | — | −22B | +51N | −41B | −?N | −30B | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 950 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 538001268 | 0 | — | F | −25B | −34N | −19N | F | F | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 884 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 538094002 | 0 | — | −29B | F | −39N | −28N | F | −32B | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 882 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 538094029 | 0 | — | −33B | −15N | −?B | −32N | F | −40B | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 817 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 538094053 | 0 | — | −14B | −17N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 802 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 538094045 | 0 | — | −31N | −46B | −44B | F | −43N | −33N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 827 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ferreira, Icaro AlvesBRA+26.43.5 pts · #11
- 2Monteiro, Luis Felipe FurtadoBRA+24.45.5 pts · #1
- 3Leite, Joao Vitor De MeloBRA+23.64.5 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Silva, Ronnyel Carlos CunhaBRA-28.83.0 pts · #28
- 2Aragao, Heitor Almeida Dos SantosBRA-28.42.5 pts · #46
- 3Gabriel Pereira Amaral, IcaroBRA-26.43.0 pts · #39
Biggest upsets
- R3+214 Elo gap
- R3+199 Elo gap
- R6+164 Elo gap