XXI Campeonato Amapaense de Xadrez Absoluto CAXA 2026 Etapa 1
24 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 26 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Macapa AP, Brazil. Top 10 Elo average was 1782, and top seed was Argemiro Braga Guara Neto (🇧🇷 BRA, 1971).
Victor Montero Del Aguila (🇧🇷 BRA, 1936) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Danilo H Mendonca Assuncao (5.0) and Marcos Paulo De Souza Monteiro (4.0). Del Aguila won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Danilo H Mendonca Assuncao (1729) beat Victor Montero Del Aguila (1936), a +207-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Danilo H Mendonca Assuncao held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Del Aguila takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (20.0).
Danilo H Mendonca Assuncao beat Victor Montero Del Aguila (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Del Aguila, Victor Montero | 1936 | BRA | +8N | +11B | −2N | +15B | +4N | +5B | 5.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 17.50 | 1938 | +0.4 |
| 2 | Assuncao, Danilo H Mendonca | 1729 | BRA | +15N | +12B | +1B | =5N | +10B | =3N | 5.0 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 17.50 | 2055 | +67.6 |
| 3 | De Souza Monteiro, Marcos Paulo | 1959 | BRA | +22B | =7N | +6B | =16N | =5B | =2B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 12.75 | 1801 | -16.8 |
| 4 | Gregorio, Joanderson Olimpio | 1815 | BRA | +9B | =6N | =16B | +19N | −1B | +13N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 12.25 | 1773 | -14.4 |
| 5 | Souza, Luiz Andre Silva De | 1742 | BRA | +23B | +18N | +19B | =2B | =3N | −1N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 10.00 | 1804 | +12.4 |
| 6 | Ribeiro, Renan Rego | 1591 | BRA | +20N | =4B | −3N | +18B | +11N | =7B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 11.50 | 1770 | +33.6 |
| 7 | Silva, Guilherme Melo Da | 1612 | BRA | +17N | =3B | −10N | +20B | +12B | =6N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 11.50 | 1662 | +4.8 |
| 8 | Santos, Douglas Kaue Souza | 0 | BRA | −1B | +14N | +?B | −10N | +16B | +19N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.50 | 1828 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Domingues, Arthur Smith | 0 | BRA | −4N | +17B | −20N | +21B | +14N | +10B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 10.50 | 1831 | +12.4 |
| 10 | Alves, Josue Pires | 1811 | BRA | +13N | F | +7B | +8B | −2N | −9N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 11.00 | 1671 | -7.4 |
| 11 | De Jesus, Debora Jamilly Goes | 1656 | BRA | +14B | −1N | +13B | =12N | −6B | =16N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 8.75 | 1560 | -15.6 |
| 12 | FIDE 538091232 | 0 | — | +24N | −2N | +22B | =11B | −7N | =15B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.75 | 1393 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 44760795 | 0 | — | −10B | +21N | −11N | +17B | +20N | −4B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 6.50 | 973 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Ferreira, Joao Lucas Duarte | 0 | BRA | −11N | −8B | +24N | +?B | −9B | +23N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 856 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 538098040 | 0 | — | −2B | +22N | +18B | −1N | −19B | =12N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 5.00 | 952 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Guara Neto, Argemiro Braga | 1971 | BRA | F | +24B | =4N | =3B | −8N | =11B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.50 | 1822 | -10.8 |
| 17 | FIDE 538091330 | 0 | — | −7B | −9N | +23B | −13N | =18N | +?B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.25 | 812 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 538091127 | 0 | — | +?N | −5B | −15N | −6N | =17B | +24B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.25 | 867 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Alencar, Victor Tupac Lima | 1592 | BRA | +21B | F | −5N | −4B | +15N | −8B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 4.50 | 997 | -19.2 |
| 20 | FIDE 538098059 | 0 | — | −6B | +23N | +9B | −7N | −13B | −21N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 802 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 538091240 | 0 | — | −19N | −13B | F | −9N | +22B | +20B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 792 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 538091143 | 0 | — | −3N | −15B | −12N | +24B | −21N | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 1159 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 538091216 | 0 | — | −5N | −20B | −17N | F | +?N | −14B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 942 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 538098067 | 0 | — | −12B | −16N | −14B | −22N | F | −18N | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1171 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Assuncao, Danilo H MendoncaBRA+67.65.0 pts · #1
- 2Ribeiro, Renan RegoBRA+33.64.0 pts · #5
- 3Domingues, Arthur SmithBRA+12.44.0 pts · #10
- 1Alencar, Victor Tupac LimaBRA-19.22.0 pts · #20
- 2De Souza Monteiro, Marcos PauloBRA-16.84.0 pts · #3
- 3De Jesus, Debora Jamilly GoesBRA-15.63.0 pts · #12
- R3+207 Elo gap