Grandmaster Alexei Shirov secured victory at the V Manaus Chess Open 2026, held from October 10 to October 17 at the Blue Tree Premium Manaus in Amazonas, Brazil.
Following nine rounds of classical play, Shirov finished tied for first place alongside Grandmaster Alexandr Fier, FIDE Master Mathias Andre Casalaspro, and International Master Licael Roderick Ticona Rocabado, with all four players scoring 7 points. Shirov claimed the champion’s trophy on superior Buchholz tiebreak criteria, while the 14-years-old Casalaspro achieved an IM norm for his performance.
Organized by the Federação Amazonense de Xadrez under Tournament Director Rudson Marinho Peixoto and Chief Arbiter Sabrina de San Vicente, the tournament served as the flagship classical competition of a broader regional festival.
The festival offered a total prize pool of R$85,000 (approximately $16,740 USD) and attracted 103 competitors from 12 chess federations. The field featured a strong international lineup, including 10 Grandmasters and 9 International Masters competing under standard FIDE and CBX classical time controls.
Final standings:
1 GM Alexei Shirov ESP 2592 – 7
2 GM Alexandr Fier BRA 2502 – 7
3 FM Mathias Andre Casalaspro BRA 2380 – 7
4 IM Licael Roderick Ticona Rocabado BOL 2422 – 7
5 GM Neuris Delgado Ramirez PAR 2494 – 6.5
6 GM Pablo Salinas Herrera CHI 2457 – 6.5
7 IM Santiago Lopez Rayo COL 2444 – 6.5
8 IM Manuel Campos Gomez COL 2437 – 6.5
9 GM Cristhian Camilo Rios Gomez COL 2428 – 6.5
10 GM Alejandro Hoffman ARG 2338 – 6.5
11 FM Renan Do Carmo Reis BRA 2275 – 6.5
12 FM Juliana Sayumi Terao BRA 2215 – 6.5
13 IM Carlos Jose Pinero Rodriguez VEN 2268 – 6.5
14 GM Rafael Leitao BRA 2585 – 6
15 GM Everaldo Matsuura BRA 2349 – 6
16 IM Nathan Felipe Filgueiras BRA 2361 – 6
17 IM Roberto Junio Brito Molina BRA 2381 – 6
18 Ivan Frolov FID 2101 – 5.5
19 GM Andres Rodriguez Vila URU 2413 – 5.5
20 IM Jonny Cueto BOL 2148 – 5.5
21 GM Jaime Sunye Neto BRA 2360 – 5.5
22 FM Joshua Johnson TTO 2268 – 5.5
23 NM Suan Bruno Fernandes Lira BRA 2270 – 5.5
24 IM Lidio Dias Delgado BRA 2109 – 5.5
25 Jeferson Silva BRA 1981 – 5.5
26 NM Guilherme Vilela Rezende BRA 2065 – 5.5
27 NM Felipe Lobo C. Carvalho BRA 2031 – 5.5
28 CM Sergio Roberto Alves Farias BRA 1979 – 5.5
29 FM Charles Gauche BRA 2101 – 5.5
30 FM Andrey M. Souza Neves BRA 2081 – 5.5
31 Jose Ferreira Azevedo Junior BRA 2195 – 5.5
32 FM Alvaro Z. Aranha Filho BRA 2185 – 5.5
33 Rogerio Sperb Becker BRA 2169 – 5.5
34 FM Alexsandro Barros De Lima BRA 2178 – 5.5
35 NM Vitor Luis De Jesus Silverio BRA 2104 – 5
36 Francisco Sallaberry Merlos BRA 1720 – 5
37 NM Mikhail Zoltan Iwanon Da Silva BRA 2009 – 5
38 Celestino Leal Pereira BRA 1836 – 5
39 NM Eduardo Barbosa Mesquita BRA 2021 – 5
40 NM Ryan Freitas Marinho Da Cunha Breves BRA 1800 – 5
41 Raimundo Nascimento Felix BRA 1978 – 5
42 AGM Pablo Alejandro Acosta ARG 2064 – 5
43 Hudson Anselmo Pessoa BRA 1837 – 5
44 NM Jairo Quintiliano de Oliveira BRA 1918 – 5
45 Elias Moyses Sobrinho BRA 1918 – 4.5
46 CM Victor Gabriel C. De Oliveira BRA 2196 – 4.5
47 Irineu Evangelista Cruz De Brito BRA 1883 – 4.5
48 Angelo Bil Ramos BRA 1916 – 4.5
49 NM Pedro Jorge De Moraes Pinto BRA 1955 – 4.5
50 Julia Goetten Wagner BRA 1671 – 4.5
51 AFM Fabiano de Oliveira Bezerra BRA 1910 – 4.5
52 AIM Davi Dos Santos De Fassio BRA 1917 – 4.5
53 NM Tiago Batista Oliveira BRA 2029 – 4.5
54 Ykaru Vinicius Monteiro Costa BRA 1614 – 4.5
55 CM Roberto Da Costa Rocha BRA 1971 – 4.5
56 Vittor Pereira Bittencourt BRA 1843 – 4.5
57 Marcus Ruan L. De Queiroz BRA 0 – 4.5
58 Luys Otavio Reis Sales BRA 0 – 4.5
59 Sérgio Luiz Farias Cardoso Junior BRA 1766 – 4.5
60 Anibal Ribeiro Olivo BRA 1678 – 4.5
61 Samuel Gomes Pereira De Souza BRA 1810 – 4
62 Alison Mendes de Brito BRA 1706 – 4
63 Luis Alberto Passos Presa BRA 1767 – 4
64 WNM Nicole Freitas Braga BRA 1541 – 4
65 Frayser Serquen Vicuna BRA 1799 – 4
66 Vernei Dutra Sturza BRA 1790 – 4
67 Lilem De Jesus Cassiano Das Chagas BRA 1666 – 4
68 AIM Ayrton Katsunori Harada BRA 1532 – 4
69 Carlos Alberto Rodrigues Franca BRA 1665 – 4
70 Alex Torres Carvalho BRA 1730 – 4
71 Joao Lucas Duarte Ferreira BRA 1707 – 3.5
72 Lucas Santos Nunes BRA 1748 – 3.5
73 Rhianna Pietra Aguiar Carvalho BRA 1422 – 3.5
74 CNM Rilkson Junio Da Silva Bezerra BRA 1733 – 3.5
75 WNM Luciana de Maria Rocha da Silva BRA 1654 – 3.5
76 Marcelo Melem Braga BRA 1581 – 3.5
77 WNM Valentina Martins Araujo Coelho BRA 1551 – 3.5
78 Etemberg Monteiro De Souza BRA 1847 – 3.5
79 Enzo Gabriel Bezerra Campos BRA 0 – 3.5
80 NM Sergio Luiz Cardoso Farias BRA 1538 – 3.5
81 Andre Bezerra Maciel BRA 0 – 3.5
82 Daniel Drummond De Andrade Penna BRA 1992 – 3
83 CNM Elismar Da Silva Benayon BRA 1826 – 3
84 Bonifacio Coelho De Lima BRA 1713 – 3
85 Jose Vinicius Teixeira Silva BRA 0 – 3
86 Davi Godinho Martins BRA 0 – 3
87 Olivan Duarte De Almeida BRA 1716 – 3
88 Douglas Asterio Dos Santos BRA 1570 – 3
89 Jonathan Monteiro Ramos BRA 1649 – 3
90 Beatriz de Souza Baldivezo BRA 0 – 3
91 WCNM Isabella Cardoso Pinheiro Natt Morais BRA 0 – 3
92 Oneide De Souza Figueiredo BRA 1524 – 2.5
93 Carlos Marcelo Espindola BRA 1547 – 2.5
94 Dhara Munique Domingues Barreto BRA 1438 – 2.5
95 Yan Ferreira Aranha BRA 0 – 2.5
96 Joao Paulo Brito De Freitas BRA 0 – 2
97 Danilo Moises De Sousa Galvao BRA 0 – 2
98 Marcia Maria Dias Lopes BRA 1477 – 2
99 Matheus Lira Monteiro BRA 0 – 2
100 Benjamim Katsuo Kamata Da Silva BRA 0 – 2
101 IM Leon Piasetski CAN 2168 – 1.5
102 NM Tiago Augusto Adami De Oliveira BRA 1948 – 1.5
103 Daniel Augusto dos Santos Curica BRA 0 – 1
