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Torneio Sonangol Feminino 2026

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16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 30 Mar 2026 to 06 Apr 2026 in Luanda, Angola. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1806, and top seed was Esperanca Caxita (🇦🇴 ANG, WIM, 2001).

Luzia Pires (🇦🇴 ANG, WFM, 1963) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Jemima Paulo (6.0) and Ednasia Junior (5.0). Pires won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Edivania Martins (1675) beat Esperanca Caxita (WIM, 2001), a +326-point gap.

Location
🇦🇴Luanda, Angola
Dates
30 Mar 2026 → 06 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇦🇴WIMEsperanca Caxita2001
Avg top 10
1,806
Participants
16
Titled players · 5
WIM×2
WFM×3
Federations · 1 represented
🇦🇴Angola×16
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

WFM Luzia Pires led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
8
4
2
1
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Pires6.5Paulo6Junior5Caxita4Antonio4Domingos4
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD

WFM Luzia Pires held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WFM Luzia Pires beat WFM Jemima Paulo (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

WFM Luzia Pires 6 wins (R1–R6)WFM Jemima Paulo 4 wins (R4–R7)WFM Ednasia Junior 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WFMLuzia Pires*
1
1
—
2WFMJemima Paulo
0
*
1
1
3WFMEdnasia Junior
0
0
*
1
4WIMEsperanca Caxita—
0
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Pires, LuziaWFM1963ANG+12N+4B+2N+3B+8N+15B=6B6.525.027.025.002190+27.6
2Paulo, JemimaWFM1948ANG+9B+8N−1B+4N+3N+5B+11N6.025.528.522.002072+21.4
3Junior, EdnasiaWFM1938ANG+10N+7B+5N−1N−2B+4B+8N5.027.030.017.501915+2.8
4Antonio, Renelsa Taiane1728ANG+14B−1N+9B−2B+11N−3N+15B4.026.028.010.501817+16.2
5Caxita, EsperancaWIM2001ANG+11B+15N−3B−8N+10B−2N+9B4.023.025.011.001777-32.0
6Domingos, Maria MWIM1755ANG−7N=10B−12N+16N+13B+8B=1N4.021.521.510.251640-18.8
7Mutumbulua, Rosalina Nahambo1526ANG+6B−3N−8B−9N+12N=13B+16N3.520.520.58.251609+19.4
8Martins, Edivania1675ANG+16N−2B+7N+5B−1B−6N−3B3.029.029.07.501693+56.8
9Domingas, Fernandes1624ANG−2N+16B−4N+7B−15N+10B−5N3.022.522.56.501643+34.0
10Andre, Claudia Vandunen1583ANG−3B=6N+14B+11B−5N−9N=12B3.022.024.59.001672+11.8
11Luisa Tembo Cassanza1636ANG−5N+13B+15B−10N−4B+14N−2B3.022.024.07.001693+22.0
12Santana, Daniela1626ANG−1B−14N+6B=13N−7B+16B=10N3.022.022.06.751573-29.6
13Castro, Fernanda1567ANG−15N−11N+16B=12B−6N=7N=14B2.518.018.04.501513-16.4
14Paixao, Sonia1479ANG−4N+12B−10NF+16N−11B=13N2.517.517.54.251532-22.8
15Felicidade, Felicia1785ANG+13B−5B−11NF+9B−1N−4N2.023.025.55.501604-58.0
16Felix, Filipa1417ANG−8B−9N−13N−6B−14B−12N−7B0.019.021.50.00778-82.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets