1. Torneio de Classicas Desportivo Castelo Branco
19 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Castelo Branco, Portugal. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1420, and top seed was Domingos Paulino (🇦🇴 ANG, FM, 2080).
Goncalo Jose Francisco Goulao (🇵🇹 POR, 1984) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Ricardo Ermida (4.0) and Manuel Cabete (4.0). Goulao shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R4; 4 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Goncalo Jose Francisco Goulao held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
4 players finish on 4.0/5. Goulao takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).
Goncalo Jose Francisco Goulao lost to FM Domingos Paulino (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Goncalo Jose Francisco Goulao | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2FMDomingos Paulino | 1 | * | — | — |
| 3Ricardo Ermida | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Manuel Cabete | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goulao, Goncalo Jose Francisco | 1984 | POR | +17N | +15B | +3N | +2B | −4N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 2035 | +7.2 |
| 2 | Ermida, Ricardo | 1882 | POR | +11B | +6N | +10B | −1N | +9B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 1885 | +1.2 |
| 3 | Cabete, Manuel | 1822 | POR | +14N | +13B | −1B | +7N | +6B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 1795 | -1.4 |
| 4 | Paulino, DomingosFM | 2080 | ANG | F | +16N | +9B | +10N | +1B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.00 | 2638 | +9.2 |
| 5 | Martins, Filipe Manuel | 0 | POR | =9B | +?N | −6B | +?N | +12N | 3.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1674 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Dias, Jose Oliveira Gaspar | 1606 | POR | +18N | −2B | +5N | +8B | −3N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 1659 | +3.4 |
| 7 | Ribeiro, Rodrigo Miguel Neves | 0 | POR | −8N | +?B | +15N | −3B | +11B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1669 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Abreu, Nuno Miguel Amaral Aires | 1648 | POR | +7B | −10N | +18B | −6N | +14B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 806 | -22.4 |
| 9 | Dias, Dinis | 1692 | POR | =5N | +12B | −4N | +13B | −2N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 5.25 | 1181 | -13.6 |
| 10 | Farinha, Goncalo Nunes | 0 | POR | +?N | +8B | −2N | −4B | =13N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 1832 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Belchior, Tomas | 0 | POR | −2N | +14B | −13N | +15B | −7N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1686 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Diogo, Pedro Dinis Mourao | 0 | POR | F | −9N | +16B | +?N | −5B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1647 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Tahmasebi, Hossein | 0 | POR | F | −3N | +11B | −9N | =10B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 957 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Domingos, Renato Goncalo | 0 | POR | −3B | −11N | F | +17B | −8N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 935 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Nascimento, Jose Rafael | 1489 | POR | +19B | −1N | −7B | −11N | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1089 | -3.2 |
| 16 | Branco, Leonardo Oliveira | 0 | POR | F | −4B | −12N | F | +17B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1280 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Baptista, Cesar | 0 | POR | −1B | +19N | −?B | −14N | −16N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 994 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Saraiva, Guilherme Santos | 0 | POR | −6B | F | −8N | F | −?B | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 857 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Saraiva, Jose Antonio De Oliveir | 0 | POR | −15N | −17B | −?N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 803 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Paulino, DomingosFMANG+9.24.0 pts · #4
- 2Goulao, Goncalo Jose FranciscoPOR+7.24.0 pts · #1
- 3Dias, Jose Oliveira GasparPOR+3.43.0 pts · #9
- 1Abreu, Nuno Miguel Amaral AiresPOR-22.43.0 pts · #18
- 2Dias, DinisPOR-13.62.5 pts · #12
- 3Nascimento, Jose RafaelPOR-3.21.0 pts · #14