Campeonato Nacional Absoluto- Open 2026
Open SwissStandard
28 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Huambo, Angola. 9 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2162, and top seed was Sergio Miguel (🇦🇴 ANG, FM, 2306).
Jose Cambando (🇦🇴 ANG, CM, 2017) won with 7.0/9, ahead of David Silva (6.5) and Jaime Sonhy (6.5). Cambando shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Jose Cambando (CM, 2017) beat Sergio Miguel (FM, 2306), a +289-point gap.
Location
🇦🇴Huambo, Angola
Dates
16 May 2026 → 24 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 9
IM×3
FM×3
CM×3
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇴Angola×28
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsCM Jose Cambando led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE21 May
CM Jose Cambando takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Jose Cambando beat FM Luther Santos (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
CM Jose Cambando 5 wins (R4–R8)IM David Silva 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMJose Cambando | * | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2FMLuther Santos | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3IMDavid Silva | 1 | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4CMJaime Sonhy | 1 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambando, JoseCM | 2017 | ANG | +27N | +13B | −2N | +12B | +4N | +5B | +6B | +7N | −3N | 7.0 | 45.0 | 47.0 | 34.00 | 2337 | +65.4 |
| 2 | Silva, DavidIM | 2306 | ANG | +17B | +23N | +1B | =5N | +9B | =6N | =3N | −4B | +8N | 6.5 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 33.50 | 2277 | -3.0 |
| 3 | Sonhy, JaimeCM | 2212 | ANG | +15B | +19N | −5B | =4B | =7N | +9N | =2B | +10N | +1B | 6.5 | 44.5 | 49.0 | 34.00 | 2231 | +7.8 |
| 4 | Santos, LutherFM | 2075 | ANG | =26B | +8N | +11B | =3N | −1B | +14N | =7B | +2N | +6N | 6.5 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 33.25 | 2219 | +35.4 |
| 5 | Miguel, SergioFM | 2306 | ANG | +7N | +12B | +3N | =2B | −6N | −1N | =11B | +9B | +10N | 6.0 | 44.0 | 48.5 | 30.50 | 2195 | -20.0 |
| 6 | Prospero, Alexandre | 2119 | ANG | +14B | =11N | +16B | =9N | +5B | =2B | −1N | +17N | −4B | 5.5 | 44.0 | 48.5 | 27.25 | 2156 | +10.0 |
| 7 | Mendes, Lulceni | 1964 | ANG | −5B | +26N | =10B | +19N | =3B | +16N | =4N | −1B | =13N | 5.0 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 23.00 | 2110 | +32.6 |
| 8 | Domingos, CatarinoIM | 2186 | ANG | =18N | −4B | =14B | +15N | =10B | +21N | =17B | +11N | −2B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 44.0 | 22.00 | 2014 | -35.6 |
| 9 | Domingos, Edivanio | 2026 | ANG | +28B | =16N | +23B | =6B | −2N | −3B | +18N | −5N | =11B | 4.5 | 41.5 | 42.0 | 15.75 | 2080 | +13.8 |
| 10 | Salaquiaco, Denny | 1864 | ANG | =13N | =18B | =7N | =20B | =8N | +19N | +16B | −3B | −5B | 4.5 | 40.5 | 45.0 | 20.75 | 2078 | +90.0 |
| 11 | Da Costa, Joaquim | 2038 | ANG | +25N | =6B | −4N | −18B | +24N | +13B | =5N | −8B | =9N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 19.50 | 2055 | +4.0 |
| 12 | Sousa, Estevao | 2042 | ANG | +22B | −5N | +15B | −1N | −14B | =23N | +21B | =20N | =17B | 4.5 | 39.0 | 42.5 | 18.75 | 1955 | -20.4 |
| 13 | Oliveira, LucianoIM | 2128 | ANG | =10B | −1N | +22B | =14N | =21B | −11N | +19B | =15N | =7B | 4.5 | 38.5 | 42.5 | 19.75 | 1923 | -44.8 |
| 14 | Sapalo, Abel | 1833 | ANG | −6N | +27B | =8N | =13B | +12N | −4B | =15B | =23N | =16B | 4.5 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 17.50 | 2048 | +39.6 |
| 15 | Adelino, Vasco | 1956 | ANG | −3N | +25B | −12N | −8B | +28N | +20B | =14N | =13B | =18N | 4.5 | 37.5 | 38.0 | 15.25 | 1970 | +4.0 |
| 16 | Simoes, JoaoCM | 2123 | ANG | +20N | =9B | −6N | +21B | =18N | −7B | −10N | +26B | =14N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 18.25 | 1908 | -47.0 |
| 17 | Lupossa, Helio Gomes | 1964 | ANG | −2N | +24B | −21N | =25B | +26N | +18B | =8N | −6B | =12N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 17.50 | 1991 | +5.0 |
| 18 | Segunda, Angelo | 1901 | ANG | =8B | =10N | =19B | +11N | =16B | −17N | −9B | +22N | =15B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 40.5 | 20.00 | 1998 | +24.0 |
| 19 | Pascoal, Eduardo AFM | 2069 | ANG | +24N | −3B | =18N | −7B | +20N | −10B | −13N | +28B | +23B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 37.0 | 14.25 | 1940 | -27.4 |
| 20 | Bendinha, Lucio | 1859 | ANG | −16B | =22N | +26B | =10N | −19B | −15N | +27B | =12B | +24N | 4.5 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 15.00 | 1881 | +2.6 |
| 21 | Pungo, Honorato | 1812 | ANG | −23B | +28N | +17B | −16N | =13N | −8B | −12N | +27B | =25B | 4.0 | 32.0 | 32.5 | 11.00 | 1927 | +18.4 |
| 22 | Gaudencio, Carlos | 1756 | ANG | −12N | =20B | −13N | −26N | +27B | +25B | =24N | −18B | +28N | 4.0 | 30.0 | 30.5 | 10.00 | 1797 | +9.2 |
| 23 | Joao, Mario | 2094 | ANG | +21N | −2B | −9N | =24B | =25N | =12B | =26N | =14B | −19N | 3.5 | 35.5 | 38.5 | 13.50 | 1881 | -48.8 |
| 24 | Daniel, Franklin Apolinario Antonio | 1773 | ANG | −19B | −17N | +28B | =23N | −11B | +27N | =22B | =25N | −20B | 3.5 | 31.0 | 31.5 | 8.00 | 1778 | -1.6 |
| 25 | Sapalo, Gabriel | 1639 | ANG | −11B | −15N | +27B | =17N | =23B | −22N | =28B | =24B | =21N | 3.5 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 10.00 | 1731 | -51.0 |
| 26 | Ernesto, Sampaio | 1805 | ANG | =4N | −7B | −20N | +22B | −17B | +28N | =23B | −16N | −27N | 3.0 | 34.5 | 35.0 | 9.50 | 1841 | +3.8 |
| 27 | Mauro, Monteiro | 0 | ANG | −1B | −14N | −25N | +28B | −22N | −24B | −20N | −21N | +26B | 2.0 | 34.0 | 34.5 | 3.50 | 1605 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Dias, Isaac | 1587 | ANG | −9N | −21B | −24N | −27N | −15B | −26B | =25N | −19N | −22B | 0.5 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 1.75 | 1438 | -16.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Salaquiaco, DennyANG+90.04.5 pts · #13
- 2Cambando, JoseCMANG+65.47.0 pts · #5
- 3Sapalo, AbelANG+39.64.5 pts · #21
Top rating losers
- 1Sapalo, GabrielANG-51.03.5 pts · #26
- 2Joao, MarioANG-48.83.5 pts · #20
- 3Simoes, JoaoCMANG-47.04.5 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R6+289 Elo gap
- R7+259 Elo gap
- R8+231 Elo gap