Taca Algarve 2026 qf
KnockoutStandard
12 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held on 17 May 2026 in Clubes, Portugal. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1696, and top seed was Tiago Candeias (🇵🇹 POR, 2073).
David Gomez Fernandez (🇪🇸 ESP, 1588) won with 1.0/2, ahead of Andrii Voronkov (1.0) and Goncalo Maria Franco V. Esteves (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 2: Andrii Voronkov (1624) beat Tiago Candeias (2073), a +449-point gap.
Location
🇵🇹Clubes, Portugal
Dates
17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Knockout · 2 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇵🇹Portugal×9
🇪🇸Spain×2
🇬🇧Wales×1
Top 3
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Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gomez Fernandez, David | 1588 | ESP | F | +7N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2430 | +22.4 |
| 2 | Voronkov, Andrii | 1624 | POR | F | +8N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2824 | +36.8 |
| 3 | Esteves, Goncalo Maria Franco V. | 1952 | POR | F | +9B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2544 | +4.6 |
| 4 | Fernandez Macias, Ezequiel | 1565 | ESP | F | +10B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2248 | +13.6 |
| 5 | Pickwick, Samuel Louis Peter | 1584 | WLS | F | =6B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1749 | +4.4 |
| 6 | Sousa, Luis Manuel Correia | 1749 | POR | F | =5N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1584 | -4.4 |
| 7 | Opatskyy, Danylo | 1630 | POR | F | −1B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 788 | -22.4 |
| 8 | Candeias, Tiago | 2073 | POR | F | −2B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 873 | -18.4 |
| 9 | Hips, Valentyn | 1744 | POR | F | −3N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1152 | -4.6 |
| 10 | Bliuc, Leonardo | 1448 | POR | F | −4N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 765 | -13.6 |
| 11 | Berezovsky, Taras | 0 | POR | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 829 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Abrantes, Pedro Miguel Henriques | 0 | POR | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 771 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Voronkov, AndriiPOR+36.81.0 pts · #2
- 2Gomez Fernandez, DavidESP+22.41.0 pts · #1
- 3Fernandez Macias, EzequielESP+13.61.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Opatskyy, DanyloPOR-22.40.0 pts · #7
- 2Candeias, TiagoPOR-18.40.0 pts · #9
- 3Bliuc, LeonardoPOR-13.60.0 pts · #12
Biggest upsets
- R2+449 Elo gap