Clasico Queretaro XV
26 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 May 2025 to 02 Jul 2025 in Qro, Mexico. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1896, and top seed was Julio Adrian Ramirez Osio (🇲🇽 MEX, CM, 2199).
Uriel Vazquez Espino (🇲🇽 MEX, CM, 2086) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Fernando Cortes Medina (6.0) and Rafael Alvarez Navarro (6.0). Vazquez Espino won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Eric Jared Maldonado Gudino (1535) beat Virginio Patino Alcala (1780), a +245-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsCM Uriel Vazquez Espino led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
CM Uriel Vazquez Espino never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
CM Uriel Vazquez Espino beat Rafael Alvarez Navarro (Black).
CM Uriel Vazquez Espino 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)Rafael Alvarez Navarro 3 wins (R3–R5)CM Fernando Cortes Medina 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMUriel Vazquez Espino | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Rafael Alvarez Navarro | 0 | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3CMFernando Cortes Medina | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Ronaldo Hernandez Gonzalez | 0 | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vazquez Espino, UrielCM | 2086 | MEX | +8N | +14B | +12B | =6N | +2B | +3N | +16B | +4N | F | 7.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 33.75 | 2246 | +18.4 |
| 2 | Cortes Medina, FernandoCM | 1968 | MEX | F | +23B | +9N | +13B | −1N | +4B | =6N | =3B | +8N | 6.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 23.75 | 2001 | +18.0 |
| 3 | Alvarez Navarro, Rafael | 1912 | MEX | F | =4B | +22N | +7B | +16N | −1B | +13N | =2N | +6B | 6.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 22.00 | 1973 | +17.4 |
| 4 | Hernandez Gonzalez, Ronaldo | 1862 | MEX | F | =3N | +5B | +10N | =6B | −2N | +12B | −1B | +13N | 5.0 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 21.75 | 1869 | +3.2 |
| 5 | Maldonado Gudino, Luis Aldo | 1606 | MEX | −6N | +20B | −4N | +15B | −7N | F | +25B | +21N | +12B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 10.50 | 1653 | +6.8 |
| 6 | Ramirez Jimenez, Javier | 1973 | MEX | +5B | +16N | F | =1B | =4N | +13N | =2B | F | −3N | 4.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 20.75 | 1922 | -4.6 |
| 7 | Maldonado Gudino, Eric Jared | 1535 | MEX | +15B | =9B | =10N | −3N | +5B | =16B | −8N | −12N | +19B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 16.50 | 1741 | +73.6 |
| 8 | Flores Alvarez, Juan Enrique | 1622 | MEX | −1B | F | F | +19N | =12B | +18N | +7B | +14N | −2B | 4.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 14.25 | 1847 | +64.4 |
| 9 | Palacios Jimenez, Ricardo | 1778 | MEX | +19B | =7N | −2B | −17B | F | F | +11N | +15N | +14B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 15.25 | 1795 | +10.0 |
| 10 | Canada Lopez, Pedro | 0 | MEX | F | +18N | =7B | −4B | =11N | =14B | +22N | F | +16B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 12.50 | 1689 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Curiel Cordero, Juan Alberto | 1713 | MEX | −22N | F | =15N | +23B | =10B | −12N | −9B | +18N | +17B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 10.50 | 1677 | -4.4 |
| 12 | Moreno Chavez, Misael Jeshua | 0 | MEX | F | +17B | −1N | −16B | =8N | +11B | −4N | +7B | −5N | 3.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 13.75 | 1675 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Rodriguez Silva, Luis Fernando | 1675 | MEX | +26N | +22B | F | −2N | +14N | −6B | −3B | =16N | −4B | 3.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 6.00 | 1685 | -1.6 |
| 14 | Vivanco Olivares, Jorge Luis | 1662 | MEX | +25B | −1N | +21N | F | −13B | =10N | +18B | −8B | −9N | 3.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 6.25 | 1514 | -40.0 |
| 15 | Patino Alcala, Virginio | 1780 | MEX | −7N | F | =11B | −5N | −18B | +19N | +23N | −9B | +20N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 7.00 | 1506 | -50.0 |
| 16 | Hernandez Vargas, Mateo | 1636 | MEX | +21B | −6B | F | +12N | −3B | =7N | −1N | =13B | −10N | 3.0 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 9.00 | 1585 | -18.4 |
| 17 | Aguirre De Samaniego, Jorge Porfi | 1689 | MEX | +20B | −12N | +19B | +9N | F | F | F | F | −11N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 8.50 | 1812 | +12.8 |
| 18 | Tapia, Lucas | 1639 | ARG | −23N | −10B | +25N | =21B | +15N | −8B | −14N | −11B | F | 2.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 4.25 | 1501 | -28.0 |
| 19 | Zavala Martinez, Luis | 1507 | MEX | −9N | +26B | −17N | −8B | −20N | −15B | F | +22B | −7N | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 1.00 | 1317 | -57.6 |
| 20 | Ocampo Martinez, Jose Eduardo | 1482 | MEX | −17N | −5N | −24B | F | +19B | F | F | +23N | −15B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 1452 | -10.4 |
| 21 | Mendez Jimenez, Joaquin Alberto | 0 | MEX | −16N | F | −14B | =18N | +22B | F | F | −5B | F | 1.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2.25 | 1459 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Medina Munoz, Diego | 1498 | MEX | +11B | −13N | −3B | F | −21N | F | −10B | −19N | F | 1.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 4.00 | 1504 | -2.8 |
| 23 | Flores Barrientos, Oscar | 0 | MEX | +18B | −2N | F | −11N | F | F | −15B | −20B | F | 1.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 2.50 | 1476 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Ramirez Osio, Julio AdrianCM | 2199 | MEX | F | F | +20N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2599 | +1.6 |
| 25 | FIDE 550000950 | 0 | — | −14N | F | −18B | F | F | F | −5N | F | F | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 836 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 550006550 | 0 | — | −13B | −19N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 788 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Maldonado Gudino, Eric JaredMEX+73.64.5 pts · #8
- 2Flores Alvarez, Juan EnriqueMEX+64.44.5 pts · #7
- 3Vazquez Espino, UrielCMMEX+18.47.5 pts · #1
- 1Zavala Martinez, LuisMEX-57.62.0 pts · #19
- 2Patino Alcala, VirginioMEX-50.03.5 pts · #13
- 3Vivanco Olivares, Jorge LuisMEX-40.03.5 pts · #17
- R1+245 Elo gap
- R1+215 Elo gap
- R4+174 Elo gap