IM André Sousa won the Portuguese Championship, a 10-player round-robin that took place at Teatro Garcia de Resende, in Évora city from September 7-15. It is his third national title over six years.
Sousa secured the first prize with a round to spare after defeating Jose Padeiro in the penultimate round. The champion turned in an excellent performance 7 out of 9 (five wins and four draws) and picked up 17 rating points.
The rating-favourite Jorge Ferreira finished second a full point behind the champion (he has yet to win his first title); the young FM Bruno Martins came clear third, earned 24 rating points, and stamped himself as the future of Portuguese chess.
The 16-time national champion and the record holder António Fernandes was looking for the 17th national title in Évora, but the tournament turned into a big disappointment for him.
Final standings:
|
1 |
IM |
Sousa, Andre |
2406 |
7 |
|
2 |
GM |
Ferreira, Jorge |
2520 |
6 |
|
3 |
FM |
Martins, Bruno |
2335 |
5½ |
|
4 |
IM |
Dias, Paulo |
2335 |
4½ |
|
5 |
IM |
Rocha, Sergio |
2344 |
4½ |
|
6 |
NM |
Fidalgo, Andre |
2263 |
4½ |
|
7 |
FM |
Veiga, Jose |
2369 |
4½ |
|
8 |
FM |
Santos, Jose |
2344 |
4 |
|
9 |
FM |
Padeiro, Jose |
2235 |
3 |
|
10 |
GM |
Fernandes, Antonio |
2343 |
1½ |
In the women’s tournament, Filipa Pipiras won the title in a close competition with Sara Monteiro whom she beat in the winner-takes-it-all final-round clash. This defeat relegated Monteiro to the third position while Camila Avelino took silver.
Photo: Official website
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