Taca AXP 2025-26 sf, final
KnockoutStandard
19 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 May 2026 to 31 May 2026 in Clubes, Portugal. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1979, and top seed was Miguel Sismeiro (🇵🇹 POR, FM, 2339).
Tiago Frutuoso (🇵🇹 POR, 1975) won with 2.0/5, ahead of Joao (2011) Cruz (1.5) and Dinis Fonseca Neto (1.5). Frutuoso shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇵🇹Clubes, Portugal
Dates
30 May 2026 → 31 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Knockout · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇵🇹Portugal×15
🇲🇿Mozambique×2
🇧🇷Brazil×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTiago Frutuoso led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 8 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
Tiago Frutuoso held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tiago Frutuoso | * | — | — | — |
| 2Joao (2011) Cruz | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Dinis Fonseca Neto | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Paulo Alexandre G Monteiro | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frutuoso, Tiago | 1975 | POR | F | F | F | +10N | +4N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2559 | +10.0 |
| 2 | Cruz, Joao (2011) | 1663 | POR | F | F | F | +11B | =3N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1982 | +42.8 |
| 3 | Neto, Dinis Fonseca | 1962 | POR | F | F | F | +12N | =2B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1554 | -16.8 |
| 4 | Dias, Guilherme Salgado | 1709 | POR | F | F | F | +14N | −1B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1768 | +0.4 |
| 5 | Monteiro, Paulo Alexandre G | 2224 | POR | F | F | F | F | +16N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2824 | +4.8 |
| 6 | Sismeiro, MiguelFM | 2339 | POR | F | F | F | +15B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2739 | +1.6 |
| 7 | Azevedo, Micael | 1789 | POR | F | F | F | +13B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2522 | +16.4 |
| 8 | Andrade, Joao Miguel Machado De | 1651 | POR | F | F | F | +17N | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2509 | +12.0 |
| 9 | Marques, Ricardo Taborda Trigo | 2046 | POR | F | F | F | F | +18N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2756 | +7.6 |
| 10 | Hankovich, Yauhen | 0 | POR | F | F | F | −1B | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1150 | 0.0 |
| 11 | David, Joao Henrique De Matos | 1643 | POR | F | F | F | −2N | — | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 735 | -13.0 |
| 12 | Nunes, Francisco | 0 | POR | F | F | F | −3B | — | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1154 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Ramos, Iam Da Silva | 1743 | BRA | F | F | F | −7N | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 986 | -8.2 |
| 14 | Soeiro, Renato | 1613 | POR | F | F | F | −4B | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 959 | -5.4 |
| 15 | Nombora, William dos Santos | 1699 | MOZ | F | F | F | −6N | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1299 | -3.2 |
| 16 | Sarabando, Rodrigo Andias | 2044 | POR | F | F | F | F | −5B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1422 | -4.8 |
| 17 | Posso, Bruno Eduardo | 1709 | MOZ | F | F | F | −8B | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 838 | -24.0 |
| 18 | Paiva, Manuel Maria Fonseca | 1958 | POR | F | F | F | F | −9B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1246 | -7.6 |
| 19 | FIDE 1964585 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −?N | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1014 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Cruz, Joao (2011)POR+42.81.5 pts · #1
- 2Azevedo, MicaelPOR+16.41.0 pts · #5
- 3Andrade, Joao Miguel Machado DePOR+12.01.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Posso, Bruno EduardoMOZ-24.00.0 pts · #16
- 2Neto, Dinis FonsecaPOR-16.81.5 pts · #9
- 3David, Joao Henrique De MatosPOR-13.00.0 pts · #14