Campeonato Teresinense de Xadrez 2026
25 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 13 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Teresina PI, Brazil. Top 10 Elo average was 1964, and top seed was Gidelson Ferreira Amorim (🇧🇷 BRA, 2136).
Gidelson Ferreira Amorim (🇧🇷 BRA, 2136) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Lourenco Teixeira de Meneses (5.0) and Werton Alvarenga Bastos (4.5). Amorim won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Gerson Tajra Sousa (1646) beat Joao Gabriel Alves Da Fonseca Pinto (2018), a +372-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Amorim takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (16.5).
Gidelson Ferreira Amorim 3 wins (R4–R6)Lourenco Teixeira de Meneses 5 wins (R2–R6)Werton Alvarenga Bastos 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gidelson Ferreira Amorim | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Lourenco Teixeira de Meneses | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Werton Alvarenga Bastos | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Joao Gabriel Alves Da Fonseca Pinto | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amorim, Gidelson Ferreira | 2136 | BRA | =6B | +16N | =10B | +20N | +5B | +3N | 5.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 14.25 | 2124 | +1.4 |
| 2 | Meneses,Lourenco Teixeira de | 1940 | BRA | F | +24N | +11B | +12B | +4N | +7B | 5.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 13.50 | 2594 | +33.0 |
| 3 | Bastos, Werton Alvarenga | 1859 | BRA | +24B | +21N | +20B | +5N | =7N | −1B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.25 | 1993 | +18.8 |
| 4 | Da Fonseca Pinto, Joao Gabriel Alves | 2018 | BRA | +11B | −20N | +22N | +13B | −2B | +6N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 10.50 | 1846 | -19.0 |
| 5 | Laurentino, Arthur Furtado | 1986 | BRA | +9N | +12B | +13N | −3B | −1N | =8B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 11.25 | 1925 | -14.8 |
| 6 | Leite, Joao Vitor De Melo | 1769 | BRA | =1N | −8B | +15N | +23B | +13N | −4B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 8.50 | 1928 | +47.6 |
| 7 | Correa, Luca Soares | 1908 | BRA | F | +18B | +8N | +17N | =3B | −2N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 9.25 | 2007 | +14.4 |
| 8 | Lima, Eduardo de Sousa | 1965 | BRA | F | +6N | −7B | +19N | +10B | =5N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 9.75 | 2060 | +13.0 |
| 9 | Sales,Luis Carlos | 1673 | BRA | −5B | −10N | +24B | +21N | +14B | =11N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1805 | +15.0 |
| 10 | Monteiro, Luis Felipe Furtado | 2021 | BRA | −14N | +9B | =1N | +16B | −8N | =12B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 9.50 | 1834 | -26.2 |
| 11 | Lima, Francisco Luciano de Sousa | 1719 | BRA | −4N | +25B | −2N | +22B | =12N | =9B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.25 | 1717 | -1.8 |
| 12 | Lima Fo, Jose Pacifico | 1777 | BRA | +22B | −5N | +21B | −2N | =11B | =10N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 5.00 | 1724 | -5.8 |
| 13 | Lima, Lucas Araujo De Sousa | 1798 | BRA | +25N | +14B | −5B | −4N | −6B | +15N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1792 | -2.0 |
| 14 | Gomes, Anderson Leite Meira | 1752 | BRA | +10B | −13N | −19B | F | −9N | +22B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1648 | -22.4 |
| 15 | E Silva, Bernardo Caio C | 1689 | BRA | F | −17N | −6B | +18B | +23N | −13B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1671 | -6.4 |
| 16 | Fernandes Neto, Vitorino Orthiges | 1699 | BRA | F | −1B | +18N | −10N | +20B | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1841 | +11.6 |
| 17 | Alves da Silva,Thiago | 1931 | BRA | F | +15B | +23N | −7B | F | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1865 | -3.8 |
| 18 | Mangueira, Ricardo Cronemberger | 1596 | BRA | =19B | −7N | −16B | −15N | +24N | −21B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 1594 | -2.2 |
| 19 | Campelo Filho, Francisco Soares | 1873 | BRA | =18N | −23B | +14N | −8B | F | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1647 | -46.8 |
| 20 | Sousa, Gerson Tajra | 1646 | BRA | F | +4B | −3N | −1B | −16N | F | 1.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 1713 | +3.2 |
| 21 | FIDE 538089556 | 0 | — | F | −3B | −12N | −9B | −22N | +18N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.50 | 1533 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 538089548 | 0 | — | −12N | F | −4B | −11N | +21B | −14N | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 1017 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Gomes E Silva, Gustavo Neres | 1623 | BRA | F | +19N | −17B | −6N | −15B | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1622 | -1.6 |
| 24 | Viana, Henrique Gomes | 1559 | BRA | −3N | −2B | −9N | F | −18B | F | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 967 | -39.2 |
| 25 | Farias, Luis Carlos Dos Santos | 1537 | BRA | −13B | −11N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 959 | -17.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Leite, Joao Vitor De MeloBRA+47.63.5 pts · #6
- 2Meneses,Lourenco Teixeira deBRA+33.05.0 pts · #2
- 3Bastos, Werton AlvarengaBRA+18.84.5 pts · #5
- 1Campelo Filho, Francisco SoaresBRA-46.81.5 pts · #17
- 2Viana, Henrique GomesBRA-39.20.0 pts · #23
- 3Monteiro, Luis Felipe FurtadoBRA-26.23.0 pts · #10
- R2+372 Elo gap
- R1+269 Elo gap
- R2+250 Elo gap