| FIDE World Chess Championship cycle 1998-1999 |
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| Zonal 2.4 play-off :: São Paulo 1999 |
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Crosstable
Top three players from zonal 2.4 played off for two World Championship tickets. GM Milos and IM Leitão qualified.
Leitão beat Sunyé Neto by better tie-break (ELOav) in the main tournament.
Round by round results
| 1st round — 25th April 1999 |
| IM Leitão, Rafael |
 |
2545 |
½ - ½ |
2586 |
 |
GM Milos, Gilberto |
| GM Sunyé Neto, Jaime |
 |
2520 |
BYE |
|
| 1.-2. Milos, Leitão ½; 3. Sunyé Neto 0; |
| 2nd round — 26th April 1999 |
| GM Sunyé Neto, Jaime |
 |
2360 |
1 - 0 |
2360 |
 |
IM Leitão, Rafael |
| GM Milos, Gilberto |
 |
2575 |
BYE |
|
| 1. Sunyé Neto 1; 2.-3. Milos, Leitão ½; |
| 3rd round — 27th April 1999 |
| GM Milos, Gilberto |
 |
2410 |
1 - 0 |
2360 |
 |
GM Sunyé Neto, Jaime |
| IM Leitão, Rafael |
 |
2550 |
BYE |
|
| 1. Milos 1½; 2. Sunyé Neto 1; 3. Leitão ½; |
| 4th round — 28th April 1999 |
| GM Milos, Gilberto |
 |
2410 |
½ - ½ |
2360 |
 |
IM Leitão, Rafael |
| GM Sunyé Neto, Jaime |
 |
2520 |
BYE |
|
| 1. Milos 2; 2.-3. Leitão, Sunyé Neto 1; |
| 5th round — 29th April 1999 |
| IM Leitão, Rafael |
 |
2360 |
½ - ½ |
2360 |
 |
GM Sunyé Neto, Jaime |
| GM Milos, Gilberto |
 |
2575 |
BYE |
|
| 1. Milos 2; 2.-3. Leitão, Sunyé Neto 1½; |
| 6th round — 30th April 1999 |
| GM Sunyé Neto, Jaime |
 |
2360 |
0 - 1 |
2410 |
 |
GM Milos, Gilberto |
| IM Leitão, Rafael |
 |
2550 |
BYE |
|
| 1. Milos 3; 2.-3. Leitão, Sunyé Neto 1½; |
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