100 SEMIFINAL DEL CAMPEONATO ARGENTINO SUPERIOR ABSOLUTO 2025

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83 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 May 2025 to 18 May 2025 in Mar de Ajo - Buenos Aires, Argentina. 28 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2402, and top seed was Mario Villanueva (🇦🇷 ARG, IM, 2454).

Cristian Dolezal (🇦🇷 ARG, IM, 2368) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Mario Villanueva (7.0) and Pablo Ismael Acosta (7.0). Dolezal shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Leandro Tumini (2110) beat Juan Pablo Hobaica (IM, 2412), a +302-point gap.

Location

🇦🇷Mar de Ajo - Buenos Aires, Argentina

Dates

13 May 2025 → 18 May 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇷IMMario Villanueva2454

Avg top 10

2,402

Participants

Titled players · 28

GM×1

IM×10

FM×12

CM×3

WIM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇦🇷Argentina×81

Top 3

🥇
IMCristian Dolezal
🇦🇷ARG·2368
7.5pts·2486perf+13.3
🥈
IMMario Villanueva
🇦🇷ARG·2454
7.0pts·2483perf+3.9
🥉
IMPablo Ismael Acosta
🇦🇷ARG·2440
7.0pts·2450perf+2.5

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Cristian Dolezal led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Dolezal7.5Acosta7Villanueva7Gomez6.5Manzone6.5Barrionuevo6.5

R7–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Cristian Dolezal held the sole lead from R7 through R9 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Cristian Dolezal 4 wins (R4–R7)IM Pablo Ismael Acosta 3 wins (R7–R9)IM Mario Villanueva 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMCristian Dolezal	*	—	½	1
2IMPablo Ismael Acosta	—	*	—	0
3IMMario Villanueva	½	—	*	½
4FMCarlos David Gomez	0	1	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Dolezal, CristianIM	2368	ARG	+39N	+15B	=16N	+36B	+24N	+4B	+12N	=5B	=2N	7.5	46.0	50.5	41.00	2486	+13.3
2	Villanueva, MarioIM	2454	ARG	+40N	=5B	=25N	+21B	+20N	+6B	=4N	+12B	=1B	7.0	48.5	53.0	40.25	2483	+3.9
3	Acosta, Pablo IsmaelIM	2440	ARG	+38B	+19N	−4B	+35N	+17B	−5N	+15N	+8B	+7N	7.0	46.0	50.5	37.50	2450	+2.5
4	Gomez, Carlos DavidFM	2354	ARG	+41B	+30N	+3N	+7B	=12B	−1N	=2B	+14N	=5N	6.5	50.0	54.5	37.50	2459	+28.2
5	Barrionuevo, PabloIM	2215	ARG	+65B	=2N	+43B	=13N	+14B	+3B	=16N	=1N	=4B	6.5	49.0	52.0	36.00	2455	+29.4
6	Manzone, AlessandroFM	2393	ARG	+61B	+23N	−12B	+25N	+10B	−2N	=18B	+17N	+13B	6.5	45.5	49.0	33.75	2415	+4.1
7	Paveto, KevinIM	2416	ARG	+47B	+18N	+17B	−4N	+19B	−12N	+32B	+22N	−3B	6.0	46.0	50.0	31.00	2380	-3.1
8	Cumpe, LucasFM	2294	ARG	+34B	=35N	=10B	+30N	=13B	=18N	+19B	−3N	+25B	6.0	44.5	49.0	31.25	2319	+8.2
9	Spata, GermanFM	2376	ARG	+46B	+42N	=24B	−12N	+60B	=22N	=10B	+23N	=14B	6.0	41.5	45.0	28.50	2309	-5.9
10	Garnier, Rene	2207	ARG	+57B	F	=8N	+64B	−6N	+46B	=9N	+21B	+12N	6.0	40.0	40.0	27.50	2351	+32.4
11	Silva, LucaFM	2227	ARG	+49N	=43B	−37N	=39B	=64N	+40B	=31N	+24B	+27N	6.0	37.0	40.0	27.00	2142	-16.4
12	Moreno Perez, Tobias SebastianFM	2282	ARG	+45N	+60B	+6N	+9B	=4N	+7B	−1B	−2N	−10B	5.5	50.0	53.5	29.75	2364	+23.0
13	Villca, JulianIM	2422	ARG	+31N	=25B	+33N	=5B	=8N	−15B	+36N	+16B	−6N	5.5	45.0	49.5	28.75	2287	-13.4
14	Slipak, SergioGM	2387	ARG	+51N	=21B	+29N	=37B	−5N	+28B	+27N	−4B	=9N	5.5	44.0	48.0	27.00	2258	-12.7
15	Sanhueza, CristianFM	2182	ARG	+74B	−1N	+53B	=26N	+38B	+13N	−3B	=44N	=22B	5.5	43.5	45.5	23.50	2299	+30.6
16	Aguilar, AndresFM	2281	ARG	+59B	+48N	=1B	−24N	+35B	+37N	=5B	−13N	=18B	5.5	43.0	46.5	26.25	2234	-7.8
17	Ibarra, Juan MartinIM	2308	ARG	+54N	+28B	−7N	+27B	−3N	=29B	+70N	−6B	+36N	5.5	43.0	46.0	24.00	2269	-5.0
18	Paris, Adolfo	2190	ARG	+81N	−7B	=39N	+41B	+36N	=8B	=6N	=20B	=16N	5.5	43.0	43.5	23.50	2238	+30.4
19	Needleman, AlejandroIM	2208	ARG	+76N	−3B	+51N	+28B	−7N	+48B	−8N	+40B	=20N	5.5	42.0	44.0	22.25	2240	+5.2
20	Tomeo, IvanFM	2310	ARG	+53B	−24N	+46B	+42N	−2B	=23N	+37B	=18N	=19B	5.5	41.5	45.5	25.25	2219	-17.0
21	Mizzau, Pablo	2188	ARG	+58B	=14N	=26B	−2N	+59B	+43N	=44B	−10N	+38B	5.5	40.5	44.0	23.50	2253	+18.6
22	Miranda, RafaelFM	2264	ARG	+62N	=37B	−36N	+31B	+70N	=9B	+24N	−7B	=15N	5.5	40.0	43.0	24.50	2215	-8.2
23	Crespo, Eugenio	2183	ARG	+50N	−6B	=41N	+45B	=48N	=20B	+64N	−9B	+28N	5.5	40.0	43.0	23.50	2167	+0.4
24	Quezada, Franco	2100	ARG	+82N	+20B	=9N	+16B	−1B	=44N	−22B	−11N	+51B	5.0	44.5	44.5	20.25	2265	+33.4
25	Petti, Luca Giovanni	2202	ARG	+68N	=13N	=2B	−6B	−46N	+65N	+38B	+48B	−8N	5.0	40.5	43.5	20.75	2180	-4.0
26	Hobaica, Juan PabloIM	2412	ARG	+64N	=33B	=21N	=15B	=29N	−27B	+46N	−28B	+35B	5.0	39.5	42.5	22.00	2157	-26.0
27	Cardozo, Lucas	2123	ARG	+67B	−44N	+34B	−17N	+65B	+26N	−14B	+32N	−11B	5.0	39.5	42.5	21.00	2197	+18.6
28	Tumini, Leandro	2110	ARG	+63B	−17N	+52B	−19N	+57B	−14N	+47B	+26N	−23B	5.0	38.5	42.0	20.00	2128	+4.8
29	Unhold, Valentin	2150	ARG	F	+55N	−14B	+47N	=26B	=17N	=35B	+30N	=44B	5.0	38.0	38.0	22.75	2280	+26.8
30	De Lima , Adriano Gaspar	2118	ARG	+69N	−4B	+54N	−8B	+49N	−32B	+59N	−29B	+64N	5.0	37.0	40.0	17.50	2083	-11.2
31	Churba, Daniel Alberto	2003	ARG	−13B	=52N	+78B	−22N	+58B	+34N	=11B	−60N	+49B	5.0	37.0	38.0	18.50	2054	+11.6
32	Campos, Maria JoseWIM	2235	ARG	=55B	+66N	−35B	=38N	+61B	+30N	−7N	−27B	+47B	5.0	36.5	39.5	19.75	2085	-30.8
33	Quiroga, FacundoIM	2192	ARG	+73B	=26N	−13B	=40N	=34B	=47N	+39B	=35N	=60B	5.0	36.5	39.0	20.25	2114	-8.0
34	Heberlein, Lucas	1902	ARG	−8N	+82B	−27N	+79B	=33N	−31B	=52N	+50B	+48N	5.0	34.0	34.0	13.50	2005	+24.8
35	Llanos, Joaquin	2053	ARG	+80N	=8B	+32N	−3B	−16N	+62B	=29N	=33B	−26N	4.5	42.0	43.0	17.50	2193	+24.6
36	Deichmann, Esteban HoracioFM	2085	ARG	=52B	+78N	+22B	−1N	−18B	+51N	−13B	+57N	−17B	4.5	41.0	42.0	16.00	2127	+18.4
37	Moro Saidon, Gonzalo	2100	ARG	+75B	=22N	+11B	=14N	=44B	−16B	−20N	−38N	+57B	4.5	40.5	42.5	19.25	2153	+14.2
38	Jorge, Luis Alberto	2029	ARG	−3N	+76B	+62N	=32B	−15N	+41B	−25N	+37B	−21N	4.5	40.5	42.5	17.00	2109	+16.6
39	Del Blanco, Eduardo	1931	ARG	−1B	+58N	=18B	=11N	=42B	=60N	−33N	=55B	+73N	4.5	39.5	42.0	17.75	2066	+28.0
40	Restuccia, FranciscoCM	2034	ARG	−2B	F	+59N	=33B	+50N	−11N	+49B	−19N	+53B	4.5	39.0	39.0	18.00	2097	+13.0
41	Lagares Rodriguez, Santiago Inak	1921	ARG	−4N	+71B	=23B	−18N	+72B	−38N	+77B	−42N	+58B	4.5	35.5	37.0	13.25	1994	+14.4
42	Varela, Daniel	2155	ARG	+71N	−9B	+56N	−20B	=39N	−64B	+50N	+41B	−70N	4.5	34.5	37.5	17.75	1998	-31.8
43	Gaite, Karen NerinaWFM	2048	ARG	+79B	=11N	−5N	=49B	+73N	−21B	=57N	=64B	=59N	4.5	34.5	35.5	13.50	1953	-29.6
44	Arias, Juan CruzFM	2347	ARG	+56N	+27B	F	F	=37N	=24B	=21N	=15B	=29N	4.5	34.5	34.5	21.75	2215	-20.0
45	Delicio, Felipe Benjamin	1890	ARG	−12B	+63N	=48B	−23N	−52B	=66N	=58B	+65N	+72B	4.5	32.0	34.5	14.25	1959	+26.8
46	Toffoletto, Ramiro	1948	ARG	−9N	+50B	−20N	+74B	+25B	−10N	−26B	−49N	+67B	4.0	38.5	40.5	14.00	1991	+11.2
47	Vercillo, Fernando	1980	ARG	−7N	+68B	=49N	−29B	+55N	=33B	−28N	+54B	−32N	4.0	38.0	41.0	15.50	2013	+5.4
48	Gimenez, IsmaelCM	2045	ARG	+83N	−16B	=45N	+72B	=23B	−19N	+53B	−25N	−34B	4.0	37.5	37.5	11.50	1963	-19.0
49	Barrotto, Jose Ignacio	1860	ARG	−11B	+79N	=47B	=43N	−30B	+74N	−40N	+46B	−31N	4.0	35.0	36.0	11.25	1919	+8.6
50	Tohme, Jose Luis	1713	ARG	−23B	−46N	+75B	+53N	−40B	+56N	−42B	−34N	+65B	4.0	34.5	36.5	13.00	1871	+32.2
51	Alvarez, Ernesto	1948	ARG	−14B	+57N	−19B	=61N	+77N	−36B	=55N	+66B	−24N	4.0	34.5	36.0	11.75	1966	+1.6
52	Mendez Moniec, Lautaro	0	ARG	=36N	=31B	−28N	=62B	+45N	−70B	=34B	−53N	+78B	4.0	34.5	35.5	14.50	1895	0.0
53	Bona, Luca Jesus	1905	ARG	−20N	+69B	−15N	−50B	+71N	+73B	−48N	+52B	−40N	4.0	33.5	36.0	12.50	1833	-37.2
54	Beredjiklian, Mariano	1904	ARG	−17B	+67N	−30B	−58N	+69B	+68N	=60B	−47N	=55N	4.0	31.5	34.5	12.75	1865	-10.6
55	Kimura, David	1874	ARG	=32N	−29B	+76N	F	−47B	+78N	=51B	=39N	=54B	4.0	31.5	32.5	11.75	1948	+28.0
56	Walsh, Hector	1910	ARG	−44B	+74N	−42B	−57N	+66N	−50B	=73N	=67B	+69N	4.0	28.0	30.0	10.75	1800	-27.0
57	Cappelletti, Gabriel	1833	ARG	−10N	−51B	+69N	+56B	−28N	+61N	=43B	−36B	−37N	3.5	36.0	39.0	12.75	1919	+16.0
58	Ipuche, Andres	1726	ARG	−21N	−39B	+82N	+54B	−31N	−59B	=45N	+68B	−41N	3.5	34.5	34.5	9.25	1792	+10.6
59	Lingiardi, Oscar	1889	ARG	−16N	+80B	−40B	F	−21N	+58N	−30B	+61N	=43B	3.5	33.0	33.0	10.25	1947	+6.4
60	Abdenur, Luciano	2102	ARG	F	−12N	F	+77B	−9N	=39B	=54N	+31B	=33N	3.5	31.5	31.5	13.25	2079	-4.6
61	Diaz, Gerardo	1950	ARG	−6N	+81B	=72N	=51B	−32N	−57B	+68N	−59B	=66N	3.5	31.0	31.5	8.25	1864	-24.4
62	Merlo, Carlos	1880	ARG	−22B	+75N	−38B	=52N	+78B	−35N	−72B	=77N	=63B	3.5	28.0	29.0	7.50	1752	-27.0
63	Conde, Alberto Jose Luis	1596	ARG	−28N	−45B	=81N	=68B	−76N	+79B	−67N	+71B	=62N	3.5	25.0	25.5	7.50	1669	+11.0
64	Magarinos, Francisco	1952	ARG	−26B	+65N	F	−10N	=11B	+42N	−23B	=43N	−30B	3.0	39.5	39.5	12.75	2055	+32.4
65	Elias, Roberto	1844	ARG	−5N	−64B	+71N	+83B	−27N	−25B	+74N	−45B	−50N	3.0	33.0	33.0	5.00	1736	-26.0
66	Hernandez, Luis Crisanto	1821	ARG	F	−32B	−73N	+67N	−56B	=45B	+69N	−51N	=61B	3.0	29.5	29.5	10.00	1786	-10.6
67	Panelo, Lionel	1634	ARG	−27N	−54B	=68N	−66B	+82B	−72N	+63B	=56N	−46N	3.0	29.0	29.0	7.00	1662	+4.0
68	Menduni Gavarotto, Juliana Agosti	1800	ARG	−25B	−47N	=67B	=63N	+79N	−54B	−61B	−58N	+82B	3.0	27.5	27.5	4.25	1547	-83.2
69	Regueiro, Marcelo Alejandro	1633	ARG	−30B	−53N	−57B	+80N	−54N	+75B	−66B	+79N	−56B	3.0	26.5	27.5	4.00	1528	-33.2
70	Arias, Juan CarlosCM	2074	ARG	F	F	F	F	−22B	+52N	−17B	+72N	+42B	3.0	26.0	26.0	11.00	2139	+7.0
71	Deperi, Leonardo	1646	ARG	−42B	−41N	−65B	+82N	−53B	−77N	+80B	−63N	+75B	3.0	24.0	24.0	3.00	1495	-24.2
72	Romero, Fabian	1829	ARG	F	F	=61B	−48N	−41N	+67B	+62N	−70B	−45N	2.5	26.0	26.0	8.25	1811	-4.6
73	Renkine, Ivan	1800	ARG	−33N	F	+66B	F	−43B	−53N	=56B	+78N	−39B	2.5	26.0	26.0	6.00	1813	-0.6
74	Capitanio Lippo, Facundo	1685	ARG	−15N	−56B	F	−46N	F	−49B	−65B	+80N	+77B	2.0	24.0	24.0	2.50	1646	-12.4
75	Iniguez, Miguel Angel	1453	ARG	−37N	−62B	−50N	−76B	+80B	−69N	−78B	+82N	−71N	2.0	22.0	22.0	1.00	933	-25.0
76	Yantorno, Jorge	1841	ARG	−19B	−38N	−55B	+75N	+63B	F	F	F	F	2.0	19.5	19.5	5.50	1760	-10.4
77	Soraire, David	1865	ARG	F	F	F	−60N	−51B	+71B	−41N	=62B	−74N	1.5	20.5	20.5	4.75	1671	-30.0
78	Sosa, Juan Carlos	1595	ARG	F	−36B	−31N	F	−62N	−55B	+75N	−73B	−52N	1.0	26.0	26.0	2.00	1560	-8.2
79	Pfund, Jorge	0	ARG	−43N	−49B	F	−34N	−68B	−63N	+82N	−69B	F	1.0	24.0	24.0	0.00	1007	0.0
80	FIDE 20062494	0	—	−35B	−59N	F	−69B	−75N	+82B	−71N	−74B	F	1.0	21.0	21.0	0.00	927	0.0
81	Araoz, Claudio Alberto	1795	ARG	−18B	−61N	=63B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	13.5	13.5	1.75	1639	-12.6
82	Cisterna, Manuel Nicasio	0	ARG	−24B	−34N	−58B	−71B	−67N	−80N	−79B	−75B	−68N	0.0	25.5	26.5	0.00	951	0.0
83	FIDE 20062508	0	—	−48B	F	F	−65N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	1145	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Quezada, FrancoARG
+33.4
5.0 pts · #45
2Garnier, ReneARG
+32.4
6.0 pts · #9
3Magarinos, FranciscoARG
+32.4
3.0 pts · #60

Top rating losers

1Menduni Gavarotto, Juliana AgostiARG
-83.2
3.0 pts · #76
2Bona, Luca JesusARG
-37.2
4.0 pts · #61
3Regueiro, Marcelo AlejandroARG
-33.2
3.0 pts · #75

Biggest upsets

R8+302 Elo gap
Tumini, Leandro2110 beat IMHobaica, Juan Pablo2412
R6+289 Elo gap
Cardozo, Lucas2123 beat IMHobaica, Juan Pablo2412
R5+254 Elo gap
Toffoletto, Ramiro1948 beat Petti, Luca Giovanni2202