Circuito Cearense de Xadrez Classico Luiz Gentil Jr 2a Etapa

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35 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 28 May 2026 to 31 May 2026 in Fortaleza CE, Brazil. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1951, and top seed was Adriano Nunes Cavalcante (🇧🇷 BRA, CM, 2040).

Adriano Nunes Cavalcante (🇧🇷 BRA, CM, 2040) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Marcelo Cunha Guimaraes (5.0) and Arthur Goncalves Aragao (4.5). Cavalcante shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Caio Dias Damasceno (1666) beat Raul Francisco Viana Cacau (1835), a +169-point gap.

Location

🇧🇷Fortaleza CE, Brazil

Dates

28 May 2026 → 31 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇷CMAdriano Nunes Cavalcante2040

Avg top 10

1,951

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇧🇷Brazil×33

Top 3

🥇
CMAdriano Nunes Cavalcante
🇧🇷BRA·2040
5.0pts·2172perf+18.2
🥈
Marcelo Cunha Guimaraes
🇧🇷BRA·2023
5.0pts·2117perf+11.0
🥉
Arthur Goncalves Aragao
🇧🇷BRA·1883
4.5pts·2015perf+35.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Cavalcante5Guimaraes5Aragao4.5Silveira4Lira4Costa4

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/6. Cavalcante takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (20.0).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Adriano Nunes Cavalcante drew with Marcelo Cunha Guimaraes (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

CM Adriano Nunes Cavalcante 3 wins (R1–R3)Marcelo Cunha Guimaraes 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMAdriano Nunes Cavalcante	*	½	1	½
2Marcelo Cunha Guimaraes	½	*	—	1
3Arthur Goncalves Aragao	0	—	*	—
4Jose Wanderley Maciel Silveira	½	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Cavalcante, Adriano NunesCM	2040	BRA	+15B	+3N	+14B	=2N	=4B	+12N	5.0	20.0	23.0	18.50	2172	+18.2
2	Guimaraes, Marcelo Cunha	2023	BRA	+20N	+5B	+32N	=1B	=9N	+4B	5.0	19.0	20.0	15.75	2117	+11.0
3	Aragao, Arthur Goncalves	1883	BRA	+19N	−1B	+30N	+32B	=14N	+9B	4.5	15.5	16.5	10.00	2015	+35.6
4	Silveira,Jose Wanderley Maciel	1847	BRA	+34N	=10B	+8N	+6B	=1N	−2N	4.0	21.0	21.0	11.75	2037	+31.2
5	Costa, Hiran Carneiro	1841	BRA	+33B	−2N	+23B	=14N	+10B	=8N	4.0	17.0	17.5	9.25	1967	+37.6
6	Lira, Leonidio Malta	1906	BRA	+24B	−13N	+21B	−4N	+16B	+14B	4.0	16.0	18.0	10.50	1907	+1.2
7	Monteiro, Jose Q. Montenegro	1798	BRA	F	−19B	+34N	+25B	+23N	+17B	4.0	9.5	9.5	7.00	1833	+3.4
8	Lima Filho, Gilberto Faco	1992	BRA	=22B	+31N	−4B	=16N	+15B	=5B	3.5	16.5	18.0	9.25	1818	-23.8
9	Brigido, Isaac Arthur Ribeiro	1890	BRA	F	+29N	+24B	+15N	=2B	−3N	3.5	16.5	16.5	9.50	1961	+10.0
10	Lima Neto, Pedro	1980	BRA	+26B	=4N	+11B	F	−5N	+20B	3.5	16.0	16.0	10.00	1950	-3.0
11	Feijo, Francisco Celio	1857	BRA	=31B	+23N	−10N	=17B	=20N	+19B	3.5	13.5	15.0	8.00	1788	-8.4
12	Martins, Adiel de Azevedo	1873	BRA	F	=26N	+31B	+19B	+22N	−1B	3.5	13.5	13.5	7.50	1897	+4.4
13	Torres Neto, Francisco De Almeida	1786	BRA	+27N	+6B	F	F	=19N	+21B	3.5	11.0	11.0	9.75	2010	+16.0
14	Lima, Alan Elkinson Lopes De	1989	BRA	+30N	+25B	−1N	=5B	=3B	−6N	3.0	19.5	21.0	7.75	1811	-23.8
15	De Araujo, Edilson Costa	1777	BRA	−1N	+34B	+25N	−9B	−8N	+28B	3.0	16.0	16.0	4.00	1783	-0.2
16	Da Silva, Erickson Patriolino	1756	BRA	F	+27B	=17N	=8B	−6N	+24N	3.0	14.5	14.5	7.25	1875	+24.4
17	Dos Santos, Antonio G. Rodrigues	1931	BRA	+35N	−32B	=16B	=11N	+29B	−7N	3.0	13.5	13.5	5.25	1832	-12.0
18	Cacau, Raul Francisco Viana	1835	BRA	−25N	+35B	−19N	−22B	+27N	+23B	3.0	11.0	11.0	4.00	1573	-41.6
19	Damasceno, Caio Dias	1666	BRA	−3B	+7N	+18B	−12N	=13B	−11N	2.5	19.0	22.0	8.75	1782	+34.4
20	Nunes, Moezio Correia	1766	BRA	−2B	−21N	+33B	+24N	=11B	−10N	2.5	16.5	17.0	4.25	1720	-8.4
21	Rodrigues, Fabio Rabelo	1640	BRA	F	+20B	−6N	=26N	+31B	−13N	2.5	13.5	13.5	5.00	1750	+28.4
22	Oliveira, Franklin Verissimo	1746	BRA	=8N	F	+26B	+18N	−12B	F	2.5	12.0	12.0	6.75	1944	+41.2
23	FIDE 538092280	0	—	+28N	−11B	−5N	+30B	−7B	−18N	2.0	16.5	18.0	3.50	1691	0.0
24	Correia, Aristoteles De Jesus Ro	1671	BRA	−6N	+28B	−9N	−20B	+30N	−16B	2.0	15.0	16.5	3.50	1689	+2.4
25	Ferreira da Silva, Ronaldo	0	BRA	+18B	−14N	−15B	−7N	=33B	=30N	2.0	14.5	15.0	4.00	1648	0.0
26	Santos, Inacio Eduardo Andrade D	1694	BRA	−10N	=12B	−22N	=21B	−28N	+33B	2.0	14.0	14.5	3.50	1634	-10.6
27	Vasconcelos Neto, Jose Delmiro	0	BRA	−13B	−16N	−29B	+33N	−18B	+34N	2.0	12.0	12.0	0.50	1559	0.0
28	Sampaio, Glauber Queiroz	1823	BRA	−23B	−24N	+35B	−29N	+26B	−15N	2.0	11.0	11.0	2.00	1634	-51.2
29	De Meneses, Luiz Claudio Maia	1707	BRA	F	−9B	+27N	+28B	−17N	F	2.0	10.5	10.5	4.00	1756	+3.6
30	Da Paixao, Irineu Vieira	1743	BRA	−14B	+33N	−3B	−23N	−24B	=25B	1.5	13.5	14.0	1.50	1566	-18.2
31	Ramon, Samuel	1596	BRA	=11N	−8B	−12N	+34B	−21N	F	1.5	13.0	13.0	1.75	1629	+0.8
32	FIDE 580007210	0	—	F	+17N	−2B	−3N	F	F	1.0	12.5	12.5	3.00	1821	0.0
33	Lopes, Francisco Bernadino	1493	BRA	−5N	−30B	−20N	−27B	=25N	−26N	0.5	12.5	14.0	1.00	961	-14.2
34	Farias, Luiz Jadir Pinto	1528	BRA	−4B	−15N	−7B	−31N	F	−27B	0.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	955	-18.0
35	Sousa, Virginio Aleixo da Silva	1683	BRA	−17B	−18N	−28N	F	F	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1063	-16.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Oliveira, Franklin VerissimoBRA
+41.2
2.5 pts · #15
2Costa, Hiran CarneiroBRA
+37.6
4.0 pts · #11
3Aragao, Arthur GoncalvesBRA
+35.6
4.5 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Sampaio, Glauber QueirozBRA
-51.2
2.0 pts · #24
2Cacau, Raul Francisco VianaBRA
-41.6
3.0 pts · #31
3Lima Filho, Gilberto FacoBRA
-23.8
3.5 pts · #8

Biggest upsets

R3+169 Elo gap
Damasceno, Caio Dias1666 beat Cacau, Raul Francisco Viana1835
R2+152 Elo gap
Correia, Aristoteles De Jesus Ro1671 beat Sampaio, Glauber Queiroz1823
R3+145 Elo gap
Silveira,Jose Wanderley Maciel1847 beat Lima Filho, Gilberto Faco1992