Cool Chess in Brazil: Federação Paulista de Xadrez Tournaments

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The latest chess news via Fide is a quick update about chess tournaments in Brazil! Federação Paulista de Xadrez held two round robin tournaments from 10th to 16th December in Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Both events, 11th Internacional Mario Covas Jr and 9th Internacional Regina Helena Marques Prol, were 10-player round robins with equally balanced fields that averaged 2410 FIDE elo.

XI Internacional Mario Covas Jr, Final Ranking:1 GM El Debs Felipe De Cresce 2513 – 7
2 GM Cubas Jose Fernando 2528 – 6.5
3 IM Blit Jacques 2301 – 6
4 GM Milos Gilberto 2586 – 6
5 FM Terao Rodrigo Akira 2403 – 4.5
6 IM Barbosa Evandro Amorim 2413 – 4
7 GM Rodriguez Vila Andres 2549 – 3.5
8 IM Della Morte German 2325 – 3
9 FM Barreto Filho Carlos Alberto 2258 – 3
10 FM Sega Carlos Alberto 2252 – 1.5

IX Internacional Regina Helena Marques Prol, Final Ranking:1 GM Fier Alexandr 2567 – 7
2 GM Mekhitarian Krikor Sevag 2531 – 7
3 GM Flores Diego 2599 – 7
4 IM Roselli Mailhe Bernardo 2443 – 5.5
5 FM Abdalla Luiz Guilherme Aurell 2322 – 4
6 IM Molina Roberto Junio Brito 2418 – 3.5
7 WGM Marrero Lopez Yaniet 2304 – 3.5
8 Gallo Ponce Elbert 2248 – 2.5
9 Campelo Leandro Fabricio 2247 – 2.5
10 IM Rocha Wellington Carlos 2427 – 2.5

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