Campeonato Brasiliense de Xadrez STD 2026 Semifinal I
24 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 21 Apr 2026 in Brasilia DF, Brazil. Top 10 Elo average was 1847, and top seed was Doroteu Cilas Soares Junior (🇧🇷 BRA, 1970).
Carlos E Souza Damasceno Martins (🇧🇷 BRA, 1880) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Leonardo Costa Tosetto Ventura (4.5) and Vinicius Rodrigues Domingos (4.5). Damasceno Martins won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Leonardo Costa Tosetto Ventura (1596) beat Paulo Goncalves De Souza (1899), a +303-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsCarlos E Souza Damasceno Martins led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Carlos E Souza Damasceno Martins held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
Carlos E Souza Damasceno Martins drew with Leonardo Costa Tosetto Ventura (White).
Leonardo Costa Tosetto Ventura won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Carlos E Souza Damasceno Martins | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Leonardo Costa Tosetto Ventura | ½ | * | — | 0 |
| 3Vinicius Rodrigues Domingos | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4Malcolm Robinson | — | 1 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damasceno Martins, Carlos E Souza | 1880 | BRA | +12B | +16N | =8N | +3B | +11N | =2B | 5.0 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 17.00 | 1983 | +15.2 |
| 2 | Ventura, Leonardo Costa Tosetto | 1596 | BRA | +5B | −4N | +6B | +14B | +8N | =1N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 16.50 | 2025 | +128.8 |
| 3 | Domingos, Vinicius Rodrigues | 1835 | BRA | +19B | =9N | +17B | −1N | +15B | +4N | 4.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 12.75 | 1936 | +16.4 |
| 4 | Robinson, Malcolm | 1892 | BRA | +20N | +2B | =11N | =8B | +10N | −3B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 13.25 | 1898 | +2.8 |
| 5 | Kurita, Rubens Massami | 1844 | BRA | −2N | +20B | +22N | =11B | +9N | =8B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 9.75 | 1765 | -9.0 |
| 6 | De Oliveira, Lucca Veloso | 1836 | BRA | −9N | +19B | −2N | +21B | +16N | +11B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 8.50 | 1765 | -9.6 |
| 7 | Lima, Joao Pedro Braz Correia | 1627 | BRA | −8N | +23B | −10B | +19N | +17B | +15N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 1719 | +10.4 |
| 8 | De Souza, Paulo Goncalves | 1899 | BRA | +7B | +15N | =1B | =4N | −2B | =5N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 13.00 | 1807 | -24.4 |
| 9 | De Oliveira Junior, Joviniano M | 0 | BRA | +6B | =3B | =14N | =10N | −5B | +21N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 10.25 | 1825 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Soares Junior, Doroteu Cilas | 1970 | BRA | +22N | −11B | +7N | =9B | −4B | +14N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 9.25 | 1777 | -42.0 |
| 11 | Sobral, Pedro De Figueiredo | 1734 | BRA | +24B | +10N | =4B | =5N | −1B | −6N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 1812 | +20.0 |
| 12 | Barbosa, Artur Martins | 1604 | BRA | −1N | =18B | =21N | +22B | =14N | =13B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 5.50 | 1746 | +35.6 |
| 13 | Martins,Miguel Souza Damasceno | 1742 | BRA | =21N | −14B | −18N | +20B | +19B | =12N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1585 | -34.0 |
| 14 | Xavier, Gabriel Vaz da Costa | 1641 | BRA | =17B | +13N | =9B | −2N | =12B | −10B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1640 | -4.0 |
| 15 | Silva, Ralfe | 1662 | BRA | +23N | −8B | =16N | +18B | −3N | −7B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 4.75 | 1609 | -15.6 |
| 16 | Vargas,Luiz Antonio de Carvalho | 1591 | BRA | +18N | −1B | =15B | =17N | −6B | =20N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 6.00 | 1692 | +22.8 |
| 17 | De Oliveira, Jose A Ferreira | 0 | BRA | =14N | +21B | −3N | =16B | −7N | =18B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 4.75 | 1557 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Maio Guedes, Luis Augusto | 1838 | BRA | −16B | =12N | +13B | −15N | =20B | =17N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 6.75 | 1568 | -35.2 |
| 19 | Moreira, Marcos Paes | 0 | BRA | −3N | −6N | +23B | −7B | −13N | +24N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.00 | 959 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Oliveira Junior, Rafael Moreira | 1606 | BRA | −4B | −5N | +24B | −13N | =18N | =16B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 1541 | -16.4 |
| 21 | Pacheco, Samuel Avelar | 0 | BRA | =13B | −17N | =12B | −6N | F | −9B | 1.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 3.00 | 1601 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Mendes, Caio Franco | 1631 | BRA | −10B | +24N | −5B | −12N | F | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 1006 | -17.8 |
| 23 | Los, Cristal Sarah Gorga | 0 | BRA | −15B | −7N | −19N | +24B | F | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 844 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Sobral, Laura De Figueiredo | 0 | BRA | −11N | −22B | −20N | −23N | F | −19B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 857 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ventura, Leonardo Costa TosettoBRA+128.84.5 pts · #2
- 2Barbosa, Artur MartinsBRA+35.63.0 pts · #7
- 3Vargas,Luiz Antonio de CarvalhoBRA+22.82.5 pts · #10
- 1Soares Junior, Doroteu CilasBRA-42.03.5 pts · #6
- 2Maio Guedes, Luis AugustoBRA-35.22.5 pts · #13
- 3Martins,Miguel Souza DamascenoBRA-34.03.0 pts · #16
- R5+303 Elo gap
- R1+248 Elo gap
- R1+247 Elo gap