VI Aberto FIDE PUC Rio Xadrez
28 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1940, and top seed was Joao Lizak Aipperspach (🇧🇷 BRA, 2048).
Joao Lizak Aipperspach (🇧🇷 BRA, 2048) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Rogerio Brambilla De Carvalho Jr (4.5) and David Teles Yunes (4.5). Aipperspach shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Flora Ferreira Sarmento (1569) beat Arthur Bernardo Reimberg (1915), a +346-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsJoao Lizak Aipperspach led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Joao Lizak Aipperspach takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
Joao Lizak Aipperspach drew with David Teles Yunes (Black).
Joao Lizak Aipperspach 3 wins (R4–R6)Rogerio Brambilla De Carvalho Jr 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Joao Lizak Aipperspach | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2David Teles Yunes | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Rogerio Brambilla De Carvalho Jr | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Flora Ferreira Sarmento | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aipperspach, Joao Lizak | 2048 | BRA | +11N | +2B | =3N | +16B | +10N | +5B | 5.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 19.25 | 2262 | +48.0 |
| 2 | De Carvalho Jr, Rogerio Brambilla | 1884 | BRA | +7B | −1N | +14B | +11N | +6B | =3N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 16.25 | 1992 | +33.2 |
| 3 | Yunes, David Teles | 1977 | BRA | +14B | +18N | =1B | +12B | =5N | =2B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 15.50 | 2058 | +14.6 |
| 4 | Sarmento, Flora Ferreira | 1569 | BRA | −5N | +22B | +26N | +19B | =16N | +13B | 4.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 8.25 | 1983 | +76.4 |
| 5 | Frolov, Ivan | 2028 | RUS | +4B | =9N | +13B | +6N | =3B | −1N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 15.50 | 2035 | +3.4 |
| 6 | Zacarias, Rodrigo Medeiros | 2011 | BRA | +23N | +17B | +12N | −5B | −2N | +10B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 9.50 | 1935 | -7.8 |
| 7 | Mendes, Thomas Mergener Gouvea | 0 | BRA | −2N | +23B | +17N | −10B | +19N | +20B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1730 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Do Nascimento, Miguel Pinto | 0 | BRA | −17N | +20B | −10N | +23B | +24N | +16B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1724 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Marinho, Alexandre Jose de Souza | 1881 | BRA | +22N | =5B | −16N | +24B | −13N | +17B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1853 | -5.2 |
| 10 | Oliveira, Lucas Cazarim De | 1656 | BRA | +26B | −12N | +8B | +7N | −1B | −6N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 8.50 | 1191 | -14.8 |
| 11 | Da Silva, Alexandre Pinto Alves | 1647 | BRA | −1B | +21N | +28B | −2B | −12N | +18N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 1702 | +6.4 |
| 12 | Lopes, Eduardo Moraes | 1914 | BRA | +20N | +10B | −6B | −3N | +11B | F | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 7.50 | 1823 | -8.4 |
| 13 | Reimberg, Arthur Bernardo | 1915 | BRA | F | +24B | −5N | +18N | +9B | −4N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 1831 | -16.0 |
| 14 | Rocha, Enrico Vitorio Nosenzo | 1534 | BRA | −3N | +15B | −2N | F | +26B | +21N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1109 | -7.6 |
| 15 | FIDE 538086433 | 0 | — | −25B | −14N | −20N | +27B | +23N | +19B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1619 | 0.0 |
| 16 | De Miranda, Eduardo Rodrigues C | 1971 | BRA | F | +25N | +9B | −1N | =4B | −8N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.75 | 1895 | -10.4 |
| 17 | De Alcantara, Giulliano A | 1769 | BRA | +8B | −6N | −7B | +26N | =20B | −9N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 5.25 | 1146 | -22.0 |
| 18 | Aurelio, Joao Pedro | 1736 | BRA | +27N | −3B | =19N | −13B | +21N | −11B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.50 | 1488 | -45.6 |
| 19 | Grechi, Marcelo Rezende | 1699 | BRA | =21B | +28N | =18B | −4N | −7B | −15N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 1460 | -25.2 |
| 20 | Da Silva, Davi Werneck Carneiro M | 0 | BRA | −12B | −8N | +15B | F | =17N | −7N | 1.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 4.25 | 1649 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Levy Barros, Vitor Lima D Santos | 0 | BRA | =19N | −11B | −24N | +22N | −18B | −14B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1273 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Guimaraes, Daniel Viana | 0 | BRA | −9B | −4N | −23N | −21B | +27N | =26B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.25 | 864 | 0.0 |
| 23 | De Carvalho, Mauro Machado | 1542 | BRA | −6B | −7N | +22B | −8N | −15B | F | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.50 | 1142 | -1.6 |
| 24 | Dias, Guilherme Augusto Bastos | 1581 | BRA | F | −13N | +21B | −9N | −8B | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1098 | -10.8 |
| 25 | Viana, Marcelo Junior Dos Santos | 1699 | BRA | +15N | −16B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1171 | -6.8 |
| 26 | FIDE 538086441 | 0 | — | −10N | F | −4B | −17B | −14N | =22N | 0.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.75 | 832 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 580004032 | 0 | — | −18B | F | F | −15N | −22B | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 936 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 538080982 | 0 | — | F | −19B | −11N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 873 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sarmento, Flora FerreiraBRA+76.44.5 pts · #9
- 2Aipperspach, Joao LizakBRA+48.05.5 pts · #1
- 3De Carvalho Jr, Rogerio BrambillaBRA+33.24.5 pts · #5
- 1Aurelio, Joao PedroBRA-45.62.5 pts · #18
- 2Grechi, Marcelo RezendeBRA-25.22.0 pts · #17
- 3De Alcantara, Giulliano ABRA-22.02.5 pts · #22
- R6+346 Elo gap
- R4+130 Elo gap
- R5+127 Elo gap