Festival Paulista de Xadrez 2011

Festival Paulista de Xadrez 2011

The 2011 Festival Paulista de Xadrez is being held from 25th November to 4th December in Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Festival is organized by the Federação Paulista de Xadrez and consists of two round robin tournaments and the Swiss-Open Campeonato Paulista de Xadrez Absoluto.

The 10th Internacional Mario Covas Jr. was a 10-player round robin that concluded on 2nd December. GM Sandro Mareco once again convincingly takes the first place leaving the nearest opposition a full point behind. Last year Mareco also won the 9th Internacional Mario Covas Jr. in similar fashion.

Final standings:

1. GM Mareco Sandro ARG 2583 – 6.5
2-3. GM Milos Gilberto BRA 2597 and GM Rodriguez Vila Andres URU 2481 – 5.5
4. GM Mekhitarian Krikor Sevag BRA 2487 – 5.0
5. GM Leitao Rafael BRA 2626 – 4.5
6-7. IM Barbosa Evandro Amorim BRA 2412 and GM Cubas Jose Fernando PAR 2536 – 4.0
8-9. IM Molina Roberto Junio Brito BRA 2418 and IM Fusco Leonardo ARG 2383 – 3.5
10. IM Coelho Luis Henrique BRA 2392 – 3.0

The 8th Internacional Regina Helena Marques Prol, also a 10-player round robin, took place concurrently with the Grandmaster event. FM Carlos Alberto Barreto Filho takes a clear first place with 6.5 points and earns his second IM norm.

Final standings:

1. FM Barreto Filho Carlos Alberto BRA 2307 – 6.5
2. FM Santiago Yago De Moura BRA 2335 – 6.0
3-4. WGM Marrero Lopez Yaniet CUB 2278 and Bispo Leonardo BRA 2192 – 5.5
5-6. Campelo Leandro Fabricio BRA 2238 and IM Blit Jacques ARG 2310 – 4.5
7. IM Stamenkovic Dragan SRB 2422 – 4.0
8. FM Abdalla Luiz Guilherme Aurelli BRA 2274 – 3.5
9. IM Crosa Coll Martin URU 2384 – 3.0
10. FM Assumpcao Roberto BRA 2245 – 2.0

Campeonato Paulista de Xadrez Absoluto 2011 – Memorial Ricardo Rudge Ramos is being played on 2nd-4th December at the Hotel Atlântico, in Santos, Sao Paulo. The tournament format is 6-round Swiss with the time control 90′+30”.

Participants (top seeds):

1. GM Leitao Rafael BRA 2626
2. GM Milos Gilberto BRA 2597
3. GM Mareco Sandro ARG 2583
4. GM Cubas Jose Fernando PAR 2536
5. GM Matsuura Everaldo BRA 2487
6. GM Mekhitarian Krikor Sevag BRA 2487
7. GM Rodriguez Vila Andres URU 2481
8. GM El Debs Felipe De Cresce BRA 2477
9. IM Stamenkovic Dragan SRB 2422
10. IM Molina Roberto Junio Brito BRA 2418