The V Copa Campo Mourão de Xadrez 2026 – FIDE Standard Classical Open takes place on December 3–6, 2026, at Cristófoli Biossegurança in Campo Mourão, Paraná, Brazil. Centro de Excelência de Xadrez (CEX) and Associação Mourãoense de Xadrez (AMX) organize the festival, with technical support from Clube de Xadrez de Curitiba.

The Standard event consists of six Swiss-system rounds with 90 minutes plus a 30-second increment per move. The games count toward FIDE Standard and CBX ratings. Competitors play on Thursday, Friday and Sunday; Saturday is reserved for the festival’s separate Rapid event, while Blitz has its own schedule.

The Standard-only cash prize fund totals R$15,000 (approximately $2,730). The full R$30,000 festival allocation also includes R$10,000 for Rapid and R$5,000 for Blitz, which are separate competitions. In addition, the organizer operates online registration and advertises limited complimentary accommodation for participants.

📌 Event Details

⏱️ Time Control & Pairings

The Standard competition uses Swiss-Manager for its six-round Swiss pairings. Players receive 90 minutes plus a 30-second increment from move one. If digital clocks are unavailable, the regulations also describe an alternative of 120 minutes per player on analog clocks. The Standard results are valid for FIDE and CBX ratings.

The default time for late arrival is 60 minutes. A first-round absence bye is possible only when requested during registration. Players who forfeit must notify the arbiters before the next pairing if they wish to continue; two forfeits result in elimination. Furthermore, the regulations list Buchholz excluding the best and worst results, Buchholz Cut-1, Sonneborn–Berger, additional Buchholz, performance rating, wins and drawing of lots as tiebreak criteria.

🏆 Prize Fund

The Standard competition awards R$15,000 in cash, equivalent to approximately $2,730 at the November 7, 2026 reference rate. The ten overall prizes total R$10,800; fourteen additional cash categories add R$4,200. These sums reconcile with the published Standard-only total, rather than the R$30,000 across the entire festival.

Overall Classification

Special Prize Categories

Young players can also earn medals in the boys’ and girls’ U8, U10, U12, U14, U16 and U18 categories. All category classifications belong to this same six-round tournament; they are not separately paired chess sections. Monetary awards are not split or cumulative, and the published priority rules determine which award a player receives when eligible for more than one. Payments may be made using PIX.

📅 Schedule

The official Standard schedule places two rounds on Thursday, two on Friday and two on Sunday. All times below are local to Campo Mourão, Brazil (UTC−3). There are no Standard rounds on Saturday, December 5, when the festival conducts its separate Rapid competition.

The festival also includes a ChessBase lecture on Thursday evening and Blitz on Friday evening. Players joining more than one format should consult the individual schedules and preserve enough time for Sunday’s final games and prize ceremony.

📝 Registration

Enter the Convencional (Standard) tournament using the official CEX form linked in Event Details. Players submit their personal and chess federation information, confirm their profile and fee, make the required payment and upload the receipt. The organizer states that verification of payment and entry may take up to two working days.

The organizer requests a CBX identifier and additional rating details where relevant. International competitors should confirm the required federation registration arrangements before paying. The MyChess.Events sidebar registration remains independent: the organizer’s external registration URL has not been assigned to the site’s Tournament Quick Info button.

🏛️ Organizer

Centro de Excelência de Xadrez (CEX) and Associação Mourãoense de Xadrez (AMX) organize the V Copa Campo Mourão, with technical work by Clube de Xadrez de Curitiba. The event includes separately rated Standard, Rapid and Blitz competitions within the Festival de Xadrez do Paraná.

Event director AN Regina Aparecida de Oliveira Biazon oversees the program, with Sandro involved in coordination and AN Paulo de Barros Vieira Júnior listed as an arbitration contact. See the existing Centro de Excelência de Xadrez organizer profile for institutional background.

📍 Venue

The playing venue is Cristófoli Biossegurança at Rua São José 3209, Área Urbanizada II, Campo Mourão, Paraná 87307-799, Brazil. The event takes place at a business facility rather than a hotel, so participants should follow the organizer’s tournament signage and staff instructions to reach the correct playing area.

The full business name and street number are consistent with the organizer’s official venue listing. The venue’s geographic coordinates are saved in WordPress’s dedicated latitude and longitude fields rather than displayed as an extra section in the tournament description.

Nearby Restaurants and Cafés

A few businesses in the Rua São José and Cidade Alta II area offer food close to the event site. These are small independent establishments, so players should verify service and delivery arrangements before leaving a game, particularly on double-round days.

🏨 Accommodation

The playing venue is Cristófoli Biossegurança, Rua São José 3209, Campo Mourão, while the following three independent hotels are in the central city area. They are individually bookable properties, not hotels at the playing hall.

Booking links open each individual hotel listing and are prepared for 2026-12-02 to 2026-12-07, allowing arrival before the tournament and departure after the final day. Travelers can adjust the stay and number of guests during booking. Live room prices, availability, taxes, cancellation rules and meal inclusions depend on the property and booking date.

Official limited accommodation opportunity. The CEX organizers mention a limited number of free accommodation places. These must be requested and confirmed directly with the tournament organizers; the independent hotel links above do not include any free-room allocation.

Planning advice: Consider arrival the day before the opening and departure the day after the last round. All three hotels are in central Campo Mourão, so verify the road connection to Rua São José 3209 before booking.

🚆 How to Get There

All routes should finish at Cristófoli Biossegurança, Rua São José 3209. Participants arriving through Maringá or Campo Mourão’s intercity bus terminal will need to plan their last road transfer to the playing venue.

The first Standard check-in is scheduled for 9:00 AM on Thursday, December 3. The final Sunday round starts at 2:00 PM, with awards at 7:00 PM. Allow enough time for road transfers and avoid tightly timed onward connections.

ℹ️ Other Information

This is the Standard event within the larger Festival de Xadrez do Paraná. The seven-round Rapid and nine-round Blitz tournaments have independent pairings, entry categories and prize funds. Participation in Standard does not automatically register a player for those additional competitions.

Players must follow the FIDE Laws of Chess and the event’s restrictions on electronic devices. The local regulations describe a five-member appeals committee and a R$200 appeal fee returned when an appeal succeeds. The organizer also requests that participants bring serviceable chess pieces and a digital clock where possible.