The Final Stage of the 81st Brazilian Individual Men’s Chess Championship 2015 is taking place from 17th to 25th January 2015 in Joao Pessoa, the easternmost city in the Americas and the capital of the state of Paraíba in Brazil.
The event is a 12-player round-robin tournament with an average Elo rating 2356 and tempo of play 90′ + 30″.
List of participants: GM Leitao Rafael BRA 2636, GM Mekhitarian Krikor Sevag BRA 2565, GM El Debs Felipe De Cresce BRA 2512, FM Mendonca Mateus Nakajo BRA 2426, FM Reis Paulo F. Jatoba De Olivei BRA 2387, FM Rodrigues Edgar BRA 2338, IM Macedo Maximo Iack BRA 2323, FM Umetsubo Cesar Hidemitsu BRA 2311, FM Brito Luismar BRA 2254, FM Andrade Roberto Luiz Costa BRA 2216, FM Cavalcanti Francisco De Assis BRA 2151 and Fiaes Mario Henrique Andrade BRA 2151
