CN Jovens 2025-26 - U18
29 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 01 Apr 2026 in Sao Pedro do Sul, Portugal. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1982, and top seed was David Nuno M E Farias (🇵🇹 POR, FM, 2352).
Matviy Faryma (🇵🇹 POR, FM, 2310) won with 6.5/7, ahead of David Nuno M E Farias (6.0) and Titus Bittner (5.0). Faryma won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Rafael Alexandre Andrade Marques (1430) beat Joao Pedro Balau Alves (1747), a +317-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Matviy Faryma led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Matviy Faryma held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
FM Matviy Faryma drew with FM David Nuno M E Farias (Black).
FM Matviy Faryma 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)FM David Nuno M E Farias 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMMatviy Faryma | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2FMDavid Nuno M E Farias | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Titus Bittner | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4WCMMarta Dias Almeida | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faryma, MatviyFM | 2310 | POR | +26B | +16N | +15B | =2N | +10B | +8N | +5B | 6.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 23.00 | 2395 | +10.8 |
| 2 | Farias, David Nuno M EFM | 2352 | POR | +24N | +19B | =4N | =1B | +9N | +3B | +7N | 6.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 23.00 | 2362 | +4.0 |
| 3 | Bittner, Titus | 2206 | POR | +11N | =20B | =7N | +19B | +21B | −2N | +8B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 16.25 | 2029 | -34.8 |
| 4 | Ferreira, Eduardo Jose | 2046 | POR | +13B | +8N | =2B | −10N | +15B | −5N | +21B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 16.50 | 1902 | -35.2 |
| 5 | Almeida, Marta DiasWCM | 1818 | POR | −15N | =14B | +22N | +24B | +12N | +4B | −1N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 14.75 | 1938 | +41.6 |
| 6 | Prazeres, Isaac | 1635 | POR | −7N | +17B | −19N | +28B | =11N | +20B | +14N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 12.00 | 1785 | +39.6 |
| 7 | Correia, Rafael Silva | 1849 | POR | +6B | +21N | =3B | =9N | −8B | +10N | −2B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 15.50 | 1867 | -0.4 |
| 8 | Tarelho, Bruna Silva | 1757 | POR | +17N | −4B | +27N | +11B | +7N | −1B | −3N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 12.50 | 1912 | +39.2 |
| 9 | Vasconcelos, Joao Afonso | 1555 | POR | =14N | +22B | +12N | =7B | −2B | =13N | =10B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 14.25 | 1845 | +101.2 |
| 10 | Jesus, Tomas Jarmelo | 1797 | POR | +27N | =12B | +20N | +4B | −1N | −7B | =9N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 12.50 | 1865 | +22.8 |
| 11 | Andre, Angelo Konstantin | 1721 | POR | −3B | +28N | +16B | −8N | =6B | =23N | +15B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 10.50 | 1730 | -1.6 |
| 12 | Nogueira, Rafael Calade | 1749 | POR | +28B | =10N | −9B | +18N | −5B | =15N | +17B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 10.50 | 1650 | -26.0 |
| 13 | Kokunov, Mikhail | 1702 | RUS | −4N | +23B | −14N | +17B | +19N | =9B | =16N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 11.50 | 1745 | +11.2 |
| 14 | Quintela, Gustavo | 1811 | POR | =9B | =5N | +13B | =15N | =16B | =21N | −6B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 12.50 | 1677 | -41.6 |
| 15 | Reis, Joao Afonso | 1581 | POR | +5B | +18N | −1N | =14B | −4N | =12B | −11N | 3.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 11.25 | 1796 | +66.8 |
| 16 | Montenegro, Matias | 1772 | POR | +23N | −1B | −11N | +27B | =14N | F | =13B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 7.75 | 1743 | -12.0 |
| 17 | Mota, Dinis | 0 | POR | −8B | −6N | +29B | −13N | +26B | +25N | −12N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 4.50 | 1599 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Cymbron, Victoria | 1859 | POR | =22N | −15B | +23N | −12B | −20N | =19B | +29N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 6.00 | 1610 | -87.6 |
| 19 | Mauricio, Guilherme | 1773 | POR | +29B | −2N | +6B | −3N | −13B | =18N | F | 2.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 7.00 | 1789 | -5.2 |
| 20 | Nunes, Miguel Camisa | 1769 | POR | +25B | =3N | −10B | −21N | +18B | −6N | −23B | 2.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 7.50 | 1677 | -32.0 |
| 21 | Soares, Pedro Rodrigo Frias | 0 | POR | F | −7B | +24N | +20B | −3N | =14B | −4N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 6.25 | 1848 | -41.2 |
| 22 | Ferreira, Rafael Henrique | 1699 | POR | =18B | −9N | −5B | +26N | +27B | F | F | 2.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 1701 | +0.8 |
| 23 | Bader, Luiz | 1517 | POR | −16B | −13N | −18B | F | +28N | =11B | +20N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1616 | +22.0 |
| 24 | Alves, Joao Pedro Balau | 1747 | POR | −2B | +29N | −21B | −5N | −25N | +28B | −26N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 2.00 | 1493 | -65.6 |
| 25 | Marques, Rafael Alexandre Andrade | 1430 | POR | −20N | F | =26B | =29N | +24B | −17B | −28N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1696 | +50.0 |
| 26 | Teixeira, Bernardo Gomes | 1733 | POR | −1N | −27B | =25N | −22B | −17N | F | +24B | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 1561 | -48.8 |
| 27 | Mikhailova, Milana | 1539 | RUS | −10B | +26N | −8B | −16N | −22N | =29B | F | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 1523 | -6.4 |
| 28 | Sa, Gabriel Cerqueira | 0 | POR | −12N | −11B | F | −6N | −23B | −24N | +25B | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.00 | 1359 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Pinto, Maria Rita Oliveira | 1535 | POR | −19N | −24B | −17N | =25B | F | =27N | −18B | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.75 | 1430 | -27.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Vasconcelos, Joao AfonsoPOR+101.24.0 pts · #6
- 2Reis, Joao AfonsoPOR+66.83.0 pts · #9
- 3Marques, Rafael Alexandre AndradePOR+50.02.0 pts · #23
- 1Cymbron, VictoriaPOR-87.63.0 pts · #14
- 2Alves, Joao Pedro BalauPOR-65.62.0 pts · #28
- 3Teixeira, Bernardo GomesPOR-48.81.5 pts · #25
- R5+317 Elo gap
- R2+278 Elo gap
- R7+252 Elo gap