Brazil’s northeast coastline welcomes competitors to the Aberto do Brasil XV Memorial Bobby Fischer (Troféu Dr. Luís Flávio Paiva) from Friday, March 20 to Sunday, March 22, 2026 in João Pessoa, Brazil. This open classical tournament honors Bobby Fischer and brings players together for a focused Swiss event with national and international rating calculation. The organizers also position the event as a qualifying pathway connected to the Brazilian championship cycle.

The tournament plays at a beachfront hotel venue in Cabo Branco and runs 6 rounds across three days, with an online technical meeting on Thursday evening. Players can score points toward the overall standings while also targeting category prizes for women, seniors, veterans, and rating groups. The organizers cap the field at 140 players and publish clear rules on registration, byes, and fair-play conduct.

🗓️ Event Details

🏆 Prize Fund

Overall prizes

Women’s prizes

Senior and veteran prizes

Special categories

Prize rules:

• The event does not award cumulative prizes; a player who qualifies for multiple prizes receives only the highest-value prize.

• Women’s prizes pass down in the women’s ranking order when a top-placed woman chooses a different prize.

⏱️ Time Control & Pairings

The tournament uses a 6-round Swiss system and pairs games with Swiss-Manager.

Time controls:

• Digital clocks: 90 minutes per player with a 30-second increment per move from move 1.

• Analog clocks: 2 hours knockout.

Tiebreaks:

• Head-to-head result

• Buchholz Cut 1

• Buchholz

• Most wins (including WO and bye)

• Most games with Black

The arbiter applies a 1-hour late arrival tolerance for each round.

📂 Sections / Groups

The organizers run one open Swiss section and award prizes by overall placing and by published categories, including women, seniors, veterans, and rating groups.

📅 Schedule

📝 Registration

Players register by email or WhatsApp and complete payment before the deadline.

Registration deadline:

• Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Entry fees (by payment date)

Payment methods:

• Bank deposit, bank transfer, or Pix

Registration submission:

• Email: xadrezparaibanofpbx@gmail.com

• WhatsApp: +55 81 99602-3738

Players must send:

• Full name

• Federation abbreviation

• CBX ID and FIDE ID (when applicable)

• Proof of payment

• WhatsApp number (optional)

Participation requirement:

• Players must keep CBX annual dues current; the organizers verify this condition before Round 1.

Bye rule:

• The organizers allow one half-point bye through Round 3 with a request submitted by email or to the arbiter team within the published deadlines.

👥 Organizer

Federação Paraibana de Xadrez (FPBX) organizes this open event in João Pessoa and manages entries, arbiters, and prize distribution while promoting rated chess activity in Paraíba.

Email: xadrezparaibanofpbx@gmail.com
Phone: +55 84 99908-6738

🏨 Venue

Littoral Hotel hosts the tournament at Av. Cabo Branco, 2172, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil, directly on the Cabo Branco beachfront. The venue supports a multi-round classical schedule with an on-site hotel setting that keeps playing and lodging close together.

🛎️ Accommodation

Players can book rooms at the Littoral Hotel and negotiate rates directly with the hotel event coordinator.

🚗 How to Get There

You can travel to João Pessoa and continue to the Cabo Branco beachfront area to reach Littoral Hotel on Avenida Cabo Branco. Plan your arrival so you can attend the online technical meeting on Thursday evening or reach the playing hall before Round 1 on Friday.

Bring your best classical form to João Pessoa and compete for major prizes in a Bobby Fischer memorial open on Brazil’s Atlantic coast.

🧾 Other

• The organizers prohibit cell phones and electronic devices in the playing area; a player who brings such a device into the playing environment can lose the game.

• Players may store a fully powered-off phone inside a bag, but they may not carry that bag without arbiter permission.

• Players must record games correctly and bring a pen.

• Players may not leave the playing environment without arbiter permission, and players may not conduct post-mortem analysis in the playing area.

• The organizers allow photography only during the first 20 minutes of each round.

• The organizers prohibit alcohol and smoking inside the playing area.

• Appeals require a written submission within 30 minutes and a R$ 500 deposit, with refund conditions defined by the appeals decision.