Circuito Cearense de Xadrez Classico Luiz Gentil Jr 1a Etapa

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32 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 26 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Fortaleza CE, Brazil. Top 10 Elo average was 1957, and top seed was Gabriel Mendes De Maicy (🇧🇷 BRA, 2109).

Gabriel Mendes De Maicy (🇧🇷 BRA, 2109) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Antonio Micaias Silva De Sousa (5.0) and Arthur Goncalves Aragao (4.5). De Maicy won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Getulio Maia De Souza Filho (1549) beat Jose Wanderley Maciel Silveira (1878), a +329-point gap.

Location

🇧🇷Fortaleza CE, Brazil

Dates

26 Mar 2026 → 29 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇷Gabriel Mendes De Maicy2109

Avg top 10

1,957

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇧🇷Brazil×30

Top 3

🥇
Gabriel Mendes De Maicy
🇧🇷BRA·2109
5.0pts·2117perf+6.0
🥈
Antonio Micaias Silva De Sousa
🇧🇷BRA·2044
5.0pts·2029perf+1.0
🥉
Arthur Goncalves Aragao
🇧🇷BRA·1859
4.5pts·2093perf+48.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

De Sousa5De Maicy5Aragao4.5Ferreira Filho4Torres Neto4Martins4— ex-leaders:Aragaoled R4–R5, #12

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/6. De Maicy takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (17.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Antonio Micaias Silva De Sousa 5 wins (R2–R6)Gabriel Mendes De Maicy 3 wins (R2–R4)Arthur Goncalves Aragao 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Antonio Micaias Silva De Sousa	*	—	1	—
2Gabriel Mendes De Maicy	—	*	½	1
3Arthur Goncalves Aragao	0	½	*	1
4Joao Bosco Filgue Ferreira Filho	—	0	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	De Maicy, Gabriel Mendes	2109	BRA	=15N	+30B	+27N	+5B	=3N	+4B	5.0	17.0	17.5	13.75	2117	+6.0
2	De Sousa, Antonio Micaias Silva	2044	BRA	−14B	+29N	+20B	+13N	+11B	+3N	5.0	16.0	16.5	13.50	2029	+1.0
3	Aragao, Arthur Goncalves	1859	BRA	+12N	+26B	+7N	+4N	=1B	−2B	4.5	21.0	22.5	15.00	2093	+48.8
4	Ferreira Filho, Joao Bosco Filgue	1959	BRA	+13N	+18B	+8N	−3B	+7N	−1N	4.0	20.5	23.0	13.50	1950	+1.4
5	Lima, Alan Elkinson Lopes De	1985	BRA	+19B	=27N	+6B	−1N	=12B	+14N	4.0	17.5	19.0	11.75	2003	+4.0
6	Lira, Leonidio Malta	1909	BRA	=30N	+9B	−5N	+26B	=8N	+15B	4.0	16.5	17.0	10.75	1874	-3.4
7	Brigido, Isaac Arthur Ribeiro	1881	BRA	+29B	+14N	−3B	+21N	−4B	+12N	4.0	16.5	17.0	8.50	1792	-8.6
8	Martins, Adiel de Azevedo	1871	BRA	+31B	+20N	−4B	=12N	=6B	+19B	4.0	15.5	15.5	8.00	1883	+4.4
9	Torres Neto, Francisco De Almeida	1774	BRA	=16B	−6N	+30B	+19N	+23B	=11N	4.0	15.0	15.5	8.25	1981	+27.4
10	Silveira,Jose Wanderley Maciel	1878	BRA	−18N	−13B	+29N	+32B	+21B	+16N	4.0	11.0	11.0	5.50	1476	-29.8
11	Dos Santos, Antonio G. Rodrigues	1952	BRA	−20B	+31N	+18B	+14N	−2N	=9B	3.5	16.5	16.5	7.50	1777	-21.0
12	Cacau, Raul Francisco Viana	0	BRA	−3B	+24N	+15N	=8B	=5N	−7B	3.0	19.5	21.5	9.00	1846	0.0
13	Correia, Aristoteles De Jesus Ro	1672	BRA	−4B	+10N	+16B	−2B	−15N	+21N	3.0	19.0	21.0	9.00	1719	+2.6
14	Nunes, Moezio Correia	1765	BRA	+2N	−7B	+32N	−11B	+22N	−5B	3.0	18.5	18.5	7.00	1773	+0.4
15	De Araujo, Edilson Costa	1765	BRA	=1B	=16N	−12B	+18N	+13B	−6N	3.0	18.0	20.5	9.50	1905	+13.2
16	Sampaio, Glauber Queiroz	0	BRA	=9N	=15B	−13N	+17B	+26N	−10B	3.0	17.0	18.5	8.00	1692	-49.2
17	Da Paixao, Irineu Vieira	1730	BRA	−23B	−21N	+31B	−16N	+20B	+24N	3.0	11.0	11.0	4.00	1884	+16.0
18	De Souza Filho, Getulio Maia	1549	BRA	+10B	−4N	−11N	−15B	=29N	+22B	2.5	16.5	17.0	6.25	1676	+22.0
19	Santos, Inacio Eduardo Andrade D	1696	BRA	−5N	+22B	=26N	−9B	+25B	−8N	2.5	16.0	17.5	4.75	1668	-3.4
20	Damasceno, Caio Dias	1633	BRA	+11N	−8B	−2N	−22B	−17N	+32B	2.0	17.5	17.5	3.50	1704	+8.8
21	Da Silva, Erickson Patriolino	0	BRA	F	+17B	+25N	−7B	−10N	−13B	2.0	16.0	16.0	5.00	1723	-12.8
22	Rodrigues, Fabio Rabelo	0	BRA	−27B	−19N	+24B	+20N	−14B	−18N	2.0	12.0	13.5	4.00	1567	0.0
23	Lima Neto, Pedro	1986	BRA	+17N	+25B	F	F	−9N	F	2.0	9.0	9.0	5.00	1898	-6.2
24	De Meneses, Luiz Claudio Maia	1716	BRA	F	−12B	−22N	+29B	+32N	−17B	2.0	8.5	8.5	0.50	1657	-3.2
25	Monteiro, Jose Q. Montenegro	1815	BRA	+32B	−23N	−21B	F	−19N	+31B	2.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	1578	-16.8
26	FIDE 538092280	0	—	F	−3N	=19B	−6N	−16B	+28N	1.5	15.0	15.0	2.25	1700	0.0
27	Fontoura, Leandro Silva	1790	BRA	+22N	=5B	−1B	F	F	F	1.5	11.0	11.0	4.00	1854	+4.8
28	Sousa, Virginio Aleixo da Silva	1683	BRA	F	F	F	+31N	F	−26B	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	2227	+3.8
29	Pessoa, Mateus Makena Portela	1583	BRA	−7N	−2B	−10B	−24N	=18B	F	0.5	17.5	17.5	1.25	1435	-30.0
30	Ramon, Samuel	1617	BRA	=6B	−1N	−9N	F	F	F	0.5	13.0	13.0	2.00	1627	-0.4
31	Vasconcelos Neto, Jose Delmiro	1428	BRA	−8N	−11B	−17N	−28B	F	−25N	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	976	-11.6
32	FIDE 538092271	0	—	−25N	F	−14B	−10N	−24B	−20N	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	961	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Aragao, Arthur GoncalvesBRA
+48.8
4.5 pts · #12
2Torres Neto, Francisco De AlmeidaBRA
+27.4
4.0 pts · #4
3De Souza Filho, Getulio MaiaBRA
+22.0
2.5 pts · #18

Top rating losers

1Sampaio, Glauber QueirozBRA
-49.2
3.0 pts · #13
2Pessoa, Mateus Makena PortelaBRA
-30.0
0.5 pts · #28
3Silveira,Jose Wanderley MacielBRA
-29.8
4.0 pts · #22

Biggest upsets

R1+329 Elo gap
De Souza Filho, Getulio Maia1549 beat Silveira,Jose Wanderley Maciel1878
R1+319 Elo gap
Damasceno, Caio Dias1633 beat Dos Santos, Antonio G. Rodrigues1952
R1+279 Elo gap
Nunes, Moezio Correia1765 beat De Sousa, Antonio Micaias Silva2044