II Fortaleza Chess Open 2026
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64 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Fortaleza CE, Brazil. 6 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2207, and top seed was Andre Diamant (🇧🇷 BRA, GM, 2499).
Andre Diamant (🇧🇷 BRA, GM, 2499) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Iung Alicio de O. Pinheiro (5.5) and Eduardo Thelio Limp (5.0). Diamant shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Genildo de Souza Gomes (1682) beat Joao Bosco Filgue Ferreira Filho (1979), a +297-point gap.
Location
🇧🇷Fortaleza CE, Brazil
Dates
24 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 6
GM×2
IM×1
FM×1
CM×2
Federations · 3 represented
🇧🇷Brazil×62
🇦🇷Argentina×1
🇨🇭Switzerland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.5/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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10
5
1
3
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R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/6. Diamant takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.5).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
GM Andre Diamant 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Iung Alicio de O. Pinheiro 3 wins (R1–R3)Gabriel Mendes De Maicy 4 wins (R3–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMAndre Diamant | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2FMIung Alicio de O. Pinheiro | — | * | — | — |
| 3Gabriel Mendes De Maicy | — | — | * | — |
| 4IMEduardo Thelio Limp | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diamant, AndreGM | 2499 | BRA | +27N | +16B | +9N | =3B | +6N | +5B | 5.5 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 22.00 | 2546 | +1.8 |
| 2 | Pinheiro, Iung Alicio de O.FM | 2287 | BRA | +26N | +15B | +23N | =6B | +7N | +12B | 5.5 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 20.25 | 2399 | +10.6 |
| 3 | Limp, Eduardo ThelioIM | 2260 | BRA | +46B | +21N | +22B | =1N | =5B | +9N | 5.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 17.50 | 2355 | +8.1 |
| 4 | De Maicy, Gabriel Mendes | 2108 | BRA | +42B | −32N | +26B | +17B | +10N | +13N | 5.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 16.50 | 2134 | +8.8 |
| 5 | Muniz, Francisco Allysson da S.CM | 2214 | BRA | +25N | +11B | +10N | +8B | =3N | −1N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 18.00 | 2313 | +18.4 |
| 6 | Urquiza, Marcello de Albuquerque | 2060 | BRA | +60N | +41B | +33B | =2N | −1B | +14N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 11.25 | 2181 | +19.2 |
| 7 | Azevedo Junior, Jose Ferreira | 2183 | BRA | +45B | =14N | +38B | +32N | −2B | +15N | 4.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 12.25 | 2131 | -3.0 |
| 8 | Hoffman, AlejandroGM | 2291 | ARG | +28B | =17N | +14B | −5N | +37B | +32N | 4.5 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 13.25 | 2152 | -6.6 |
| 9 | Lima, Edson Henrique | 2050 | BRA | +36B | +24N | −1B | +16N | +20B | −3B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 12.50 | 2167 | +17.4 |
| 10 | De Saboya E Silva,Jose Frederico | 1970 | BRA | +49B | +59N | −5B | +33N | −4B | +24N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 8.00 | 2015 | +7.0 |
| 11 | Ribeiro, Orlando Alves | 1887 | BRA | +47B | −5N | =36B | +30N | +22B | =20N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 11.00 | 1962 | +13.0 |
| 12 | Amaral, Miguel De Lima | 1859 | BRA | +58B | −35N | +47B | +22N | +18B | −2N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 9.00 | 2014 | +50.4 |
| 13 | Paulino, Arnold Torres | 1849 | BRA | −48N | +54B | +58N | +19B | +23N | −4B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 8.50 | 2098 | +33.0 |
| 14 | Lira, Leonidio Malta | 1909 | BRA | +63N | =7B | −8N | +27B | +35N | −6B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 7.75 | 2070 | +24.8 |
| 15 | Pereira, Pablo Fernandes Gomes | 1940 | BRA | +40B | −2N | +42B | =18N | +38B | −7B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 8.75 | 1999 | +18.8 |
| 16 | Souza, Marcos Valerio A.CM | 1955 | BRA | +55B | −1N | +45B | −9B | +27N | =19B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 7.75 | 1998 | +7.0 |
| 17 | Freitas,Marcos Antonio da Costa | 1940 | BRA | +64N | =8B | +44B | −4N | −32B | +34N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.75 | 1953 | +2.8 |
| 18 | Ferreira Filho, Joao Bosco Filgue | 1979 | BRA | −41N | +30N | +25B | =15B | −12N | +54B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 9.25 | 1810 | -22.0 |
| 19 | De Sousa, Daniel Aguiar | 2004 | BRA | +54B | −33N | +46B | −13N | +28B | =16N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 8.25 | 1872 | -18.8 |
| 20 | Lima, Alan Elkinson Lopes De | 1985 | BRA | F | +53B | +37N | +35B | −9N | =11B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 8.50 | 2077 | +13.4 |
| 21 | Pessoa, Marcio de Souza | 1909 | BRA | +51B | −3B | =41N | +44N | +34B | F | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1941 | +4.8 |
| 22 | De Souza, Wallisson Freitas | 1960 | BRA | +34N | +48B | −3N | −12B | −11N | +42B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 6.50 | 1809 | -41.2 |
| 23 | Amorim, Marcio Felipe De Medeiro | 2032 | BRA | +50N | +29B | −2B | +24N | −13B | F | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 8.00 | 1945 | -8.6 |
| 24 | Silveira,Jose Wanderley Maciel | 1877 | BRA | +56N | −9B | +29N | −23B | +43N | −10B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1822 | -6.4 |
| 25 | Torres Neto, Francisco De Almeida | 1759 | BRA | −5B | +40N | −18N | =29B | +58N | =39B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 5.75 | 1810 | +6.2 |
| 26 | Da Silva, Erickson Patriolino | 1769 | BRA | −2B | +55N | −4N | −34B | +56N | +53B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 3.50 | 1794 | +2.0 |
| 27 | Aragao, Arthur Goncalves | 1834 | BRA | −1B | +49N | +59B | −14N | −16B | +55N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 1812 | -10.8 |
| 28 | Magalhaes, Gleidson Castelo Branc | 1776 | BRA | −8N | =34B | +62N | =39B | −19N | +41B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 1820 | +5.8 |
| 29 | Costa, Giovani Barbosa | 1640 | BRA | +31B | −23N | −24B | =25N | +36B | =38N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 8.25 | 1857 | +63.2 |
| 30 | Pessoa, Mateus Makena Portela | 1583 | BRA | =37N | −18B | +53N | −11B | =41N | +43B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 5.75 | 1813 | +65.2 |
| 31 | Torres, Jose Belo | 1932 | BRA | −29N | +50B | +43N | F | +46B | F | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 1908 | -1.8 |
| 32 | Alexandre, Francisco E Ximenes | 1896 | BRA | F | +4B | =35N | −7B | +17N | −8B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 9.75 | 2128 | +54.8 |
| 33 | Carmo e Silva,Jammes Willian | 1849 | BRA | F | +19B | −6N | −10B | =39N | +52B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.75 | 1933 | +11.2 |
| 34 | Damasceno, Caio Dias | 1657 | BRA | −22B | =28N | +57B | +26N | −21N | −17B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1765 | +28.4 |
| 35 | Amorim, Daniel Madson De Medeiro | 2119 | BRA | +43N | +12B | =32B | −20N | −14B | F | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.25 | 1879 | -29.2 |
| 36 | Da Paixao, Irineu Vieira | 1727 | BRA | −9N | +56B | =11N | −37B | −29N | +58B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 3.50 | 1680 | -8.6 |
| 37 | Stiegemeier, Fernando | 1905 | BRA | =30B | +57N | −20B | +36N | −8N | F | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 1832 | -18.4 |
| 38 | Monteiro, Jose Q. Montenegro | 1815 | BRA | F | +62B | −7N | +41B | −15N | =29B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1772 | -5.2 |
| 39 | De Martin, Beat | 1989 | SUI | F | −44N | +48B | =28N | =33B | =25N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 1701 | -61.2 |
| 40 | Moreira, Mario Wedney de Lima | 1642 | BRA | −15N | −25B | =60N | =53B | =45N | +59B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1625 | -3.2 |
| 41 | Gomes, Genildo de Souza | 1682 | BRA | +18B | −6N | =21B | −38N | =30B | −28N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 6.75 | 1729 | +4.4 |
| 42 | Dos Santos, Antonio A Soares | 1743 | BRA | −4N | +61B | −15N | −51B | +59N | −22N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.50 | 1592 | -40.4 |
| 43 | Montenegro, Arthur Henrique | 1744 | BRA | −35B | +51N | −31B | +47N | −24B | −30N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1652 | -33.2 |
| 44 | Nunes, Moezio Correia | 1766 | BRA | F | +39B | −17N | −21B | −52N | +57B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1739 | -4.4 |
| 45 | Da Silva Junior, Luciano Lima | 1749 | BRA | −7N | +63B | −16N | F | =40B | =49N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.25 | 1728 | -11.6 |
| 46 | De Araujo, Edilson Costa | 1764 | BRA | −3N | +64B | −19N | +55B | −31N | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1810 | +2.8 |
| 47 | De Souza Filho, Getulio Maia | 1555 | BRA | −11N | +60B | −12N | −43B | −53N | +61B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.50 | 1620 | +16.0 |
| 48 | De L Rolim, Jose Herbet | 0 | BRA | +13B | −22N | −39N | F | +50B | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1877 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Correia, Aristoteles De Jesus Ro | 1668 | BRA | −10N | −27B | +61N | =59B | −54N | =45B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.25 | 1612 | -8.6 |
| 50 | De Meneses, Luiz Claudio Maia | 1710 | BRA | −23B | −31N | −51B | +62N | −48N | +56B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1621 | -12.8 |
| 51 | Ramon, Samuel | 1596 | BRA | −21N | −43B | +50N | +42N | F | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1777 | +18.4 |
| 52 | De Aguiar, Andre Wescley | 1642 | BRA | F | F | F | +57N | +44B | −33N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1855 | +17.0 |
| 53 | Vieira, Erico Vinicius Duarte | 1681 | BRA | F | −20N | −30B | =40N | +47B | −26N | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.25 | 1558 | -17.4 |
| 54 | Diamant, Isaac Kamphorst | 1697 | BRA | −19N | −13N | F | =58B | +49B | −18N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.25 | 1641 | -18.0 |
| 55 | Dos Santos, Jose Oliveira | 1656 | BRA | −16N | −26B | +56N | −46N | F | −27B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1523 | -33.6 |
| 56 | Lopes, Francisco Bernadino | 1493 | BRA | −24B | −36N | −55B | +61N | −26B | −50N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 1443 | -7.6 |
| 57 | De Paula, Iago Soares | 1575 | BRA | F | −37B | −34N | −52B | +61B | −44N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1465 | -28.0 |
| 58 | Oliveira Filho, Franklin Verissim | 1449 | BRA | −12N | F | −13B | =54N | −25B | −36N | 0.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.75 | 1410 | -6.4 |
| 59 | Diogo, Pedro Fernandes Forte | 0 | BRA | F | −10B | −27N | =49N | −42B | −40N | 0.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.00 | 1405 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Silva, Luiz Felipe Felix | 1739 | BRA | −6B | −47N | =40B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1479 | -40.0 |
| 61 | Monteiro, Manuel C Serra Azul | 1557 | BRA | F | −42N | −49B | −56B | −57N | −47N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 807 | -86.8 |
| 62 | Vasconcelos Neto, Jose Delmiro | 1410 | BRA | F | −38N | −28B | −50B | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 967 | 0.0 |
| 63 | De Lima, Dyogo Habner Do Reino | 1588 | BRA | −14B | −45N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1029 | -16.8 |
| 64 | Cavalcante, Samuel Araujo | 1656 | BRA | −17B | −46N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1052 | -10.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pessoa, Mateus Makena PortelaBRA+65.23.0 pts · #28
- 2Costa, Giovani BarbosaBRA+63.23.0 pts · #27
- 3Alexandre, Francisco E XimenesBRA+54.82.5 pts · #32
Top rating losers
- 1Monteiro, Manuel C Serra AzulBRA-86.80.0 pts · #63
- 2De Martin, BeatSUI-61.22.5 pts · #52
- 3De Souza, Wallisson FreitasBRA-41.23.0 pts · #43
Biggest upsets
- R1+297 Elo gap
- R1+292 Elo gap
- R2+223 Elo gap