Liga Nacional Blitz 2025

SwissBlitz

66 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held on 24 May 2025 in Bernal, Argentina. 23 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2418, and top seed was Federico Perez Ponsa (🇦🇷 ARG, GM, 2623).

Leandro Krysa (🇦🇷 ARG, GM, 2461) won with 10.5/11, ahead of Sergio Slipak (10.0) and Kevin Paveto (9.5). Krysa won solo starting round 9.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Ivan Ezequiel Medina (1788) beat Ernesto Real De Azua (IM, 2437), a +649-point gap.

Location

🇦🇷Bernal, Argentina

Dates

24 May 2025

Time control

Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 11 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇷GMFederico Perez Ponsa2623

Avg top 10

2,418

Participants

Titled players · 23

GM×6

IM×5

FM×8

CM×2

WIM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇦🇷Argentina×64

🇺🇾Uruguay×1

🇨🇺Cuba×1

Top 3

🥇
GMLeandro Krysa
🇦🇷ARG·2461
10.5pts·2662perf+16.6
🥈
GMSergio Slipak
🇦🇷ARG·2287
10.0pts·2460perf+18.8
🥉
IMKevin Paveto
🇦🇷ARG·2427
9.5pts·2543perf+15.7

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

GM Leandro Krysa led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Krysa10.5Slipak10Paveto9.5Perez Ponsa9Real De Azua8.5Kapitanchuk8.5

R9–R11 · LEAD HELD

GM Leandro Krysa held the sole lead from R9 through R11 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Leandro Krysa 3+7 wins (R1–R3, R5–R11)GM Sergio Slipak 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)IM Kevin Paveto 3 wins (R6–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMLeandro Krysa	*	—	—	—
2GMSergio Slipak	—	*	—	—
3IMKevin Paveto	—	—	*	½
4GMFederico Perez Ponsa	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Krysa, LeandroGM	2461	ARG	+50B	+20N	+7B	=9N	+18B	+13N	+12B	+27N	+55B	+36N	+22B	10.5	64.0	67.5	63.75	2662	+16.6
2	Slipak, SergioGM	2287	ARG	+56B	+24N	+60B	=6N	+8B	+34N	+15B	+35N	=30N	+31B	+21N	10.0	60.5	63.5	56.50	2460	+18.8
3	Paveto, KevinIM	2427	ARG	+26B	=5N	+29B	+10N	=4B	+11N	+44B	+19N	=14N	+54B	+43N	9.5	66.5	70.0	57.75	2543	+15.7
4	Perez Ponsa, FedericoGM	2623	ARG	+44B	+14N	+10B	=19N	=3N	−5B	+46N	+11B	+38B	+48N	+54N	9.0	64.5	68.0	51.50	2532	-7.0
5	Kapitanchuk, TomasFM	2218	ARG	+43N	=3B	+19N	+53B	+10B	+4N	−11B	+37N	+52B	−14N	+44B	8.5	64.5	68.5	49.75	2375	+49.0
6	Real De Azua, ErnestoIM	2437	ARG	+25N	F	+8N	=2B	+24N	+30B	+31N	+56B	−21N	+35B	+39N	8.5	62.5	66.0	49.50	2429	+0.7
7	Felgaer, RubenGM	2494	ARG	+45N	+13B	−1N	+36B	−9B	−18N	+50B	+20N	+16N	+40B	+12B	8.0	66.5	70.5	46.00	2376	-11.2
8	Villegas, FrancoIM	2300	ARG	+15B	−30N	−6B	+35N	−2N	+24B	+25N	+34B	+57B	+28N	+31N	8.0	64.5	68.0	44.00	2273	-2.2
9	Valerga, DiegoGM	2337	ARG	+27N	=18B	+17N	=1B	+7N	=20B	+45N	+36B	−13B	−12N	+55B	7.5	68.0	71.5	45.75	2306	-0.4
10	Rodriguez Vila, AndresGM	2397	URU	+46N	=11B	−4N	−3B	−5N	+14B	+54N	+26B	+43N	+19B	+52N	7.5	66.5	70.0	39.50	2348	-2.3
11	Cumpe, LucasFM	2366	ARG	+65B	=10N	+48B	=14N	+38B	−3B	+5N	−4N	−37B	+43B	+19N	7.0	67.0	68.0	37.25	2324	-5.0
12	Gil, Ramon	2211	ARG	+62N	−17B	−13N	+45B	+36N	+40B	−1N	+16B	+41N	+9B	−7N	7.0	66.5	69.5	37.00	2220	+5.2
13	Cimer, EmanuelFM	2114	ARG	+51B	−7N	+12B	+20N	+55B	−1B	−16N	+45B	+9N	−18N	+50N	7.0	65.5	69.0	37.00	2263	+40.8
14	Gaitan, Juan ManuelFM	2319	ARG	+47N	−4B	+54N	=11B	+43N	−10N	−38B	+44N	=3B	+5B	+46B	7.0	64.5	68.0	38.25	2298	-0.8
15	Toffoletto, Ramiro	1980	ARG	−8N	+59N	+57B	+31B	+25N	+35B	−2N	−30B	+56N	+32B	−24N	7.0	58.5	62.0	32.50	2171	+98.4
16	Cabral, Matias Andres	2001	ARG	+41B	+36N	−45B	+17N	−20B	+55N	+13B	−12N	−7B	+51N	+66B	7.0	57.5	58.5	32.50	2152	+33.0
17	Aberbach, Angel	1909	ARG	+66N	+12N	−9B	−16B	−40N	+61B	+27N	−51B	+62N	+50B	+58B	7.0	50.0	51.0	27.50	2045	+33.8
18	Martinez De Negri, Gonzalo	2320	ARG	+55B	=9N	−36B	+41N	−1N	+7B	−20N	+58B	+22N	+13B	−45N	6.5	64.0	67.5	37.25	2202	-24.2
19	Tokman, ArielIM	2264	ARG	+37B	+38N	−5B	=4B	+54N	+44N	+43B	−3B	+63N	−10N	−11B	6.5	64.0	66.5	29.50	2233	-2.8
20	Silva, LucaFM	2194	ARG	+61N	−1B	+40N	−13B	+16N	=9N	+18B	−7B	+58N	+55N	−36B	6.5	63.5	66.5	32.25	2218	+9.6
21	Medina, Ivan Ezequiel	1788	ARG	−24B	+56N	+64B	−25N	+30B	=57N	+35N	+28B	+6B	−34N	−2B	6.5	59.0	61.0	32.25	2141	+91.6
22	Diaz, Martin Orlando	1890	ARG	+40N	+58B	−50N	=27B	−41B	+51N	+62B	+61N	−18B	+66N	−1N	6.5	50.5	51.5	22.50	2056	+36.0
23	Montiel Marin, Micaela AgustinaWCM	1773	ARG	−54N	+47B	−43N	+63B	+65B	−37N	+52B	+46N	−29N	+26B	=53N	6.5	44.5	45.5	24.50	1992	+120.4
24	Naboulet, Pablo Leon	2026	ARG	+21N	−2B	−35N	+49B	−6B	−8N	+34B	−32N	+39B	+30N	+15B	6.0	66.0	70.5	33.50	2089	+16.2
25	Munoz Perez, RolandoCM	2130	CUB	−6B	−33N	+39N	+21B	−15B	+59N	−8B	+64B	+42N	+60B	−30N	6.0	57.5	59.5	25.00	2009	-29.0
26	Castro, Tomas	1819	ARG	−3N	=43B	+47N	+52B	=37N	+53B	+29N	−10N	−44B	−23N	+65B	6.0	56.0	57.0	24.25	2009	+48.4
27	Curotto, Nicolas	1960	ARG	−9B	=55N	+51B	=22N	+58B	=41N	−17B	−1B	=45N	+62B	+61N	6.0	55.0	58.0	23.25	2022	+13.2
28	Churin, LeonardoFM	2083	ARG	+39N	+49B	=34N	−32B	+60N	−31B	+59N	−21N	+33B	−8B	=42N	6.0	54.0	57.0	26.50	1915	-41.0
29	Quarracino, Carlos	2191	ARG	+63B	+54B	−3N	−38N	+48B	+65N	−26B	−47N	+23B	−46N	+37N	6.0	51.5	52.5	23.00	2048	-35.0
30	Amed, StephanieWIM	2193	ARG	+42N	+8B	−31N	−34B	−21N	−6N	+57B	+15N	=2B	−24B	+25B	5.5	67.5	71.0	34.50	2059	-34.2
31	Mendez, Alejandro Ariel	1878	ARG	+64B	+60N	+30B	−15N	−35B	+28N	−6B	=57N	+49B	−2N	−8B	5.5	61.0	63.0	22.75	2048	+41.4
32	Androvich, Alejandro	1955	ARG	+35N	+39B	−49N	+28N	−56B	+64B	=33N	+24B	−34N	−15N	−60B	5.5	50.5	52.5	26.75	1956	+0.6
33	Nesich, Juan Pablo	1911	ARG	−34N	+25B	−59N	+42B	+64N	−60B	=32B	−39N	−28N	+49B	+56N	5.5	47.0	49.0	23.75	1981	+19.0
34	Belmes, Martin	1980	ARG	+33B	F	=28B	+30N	=57B	−2B	−24N	−8N	+32B	+21B	−35N	5.0	66.5	70.0	27.75	2061	+19.2
35	Zamani, Andres	2113	ARG	−32B	+57N	+24B	−8B	+31N	−15N	−21B	−2B	+59N	−6N	+34B	5.0	65.5	69.0	23.50	1986	-34.4
36	Llanos, GuillermoIM	2193	ARG	+58N	−16B	+18N	−7N	−12B	−45B	+55N	−9N	+66B	−1B	+20N	5.0	64.5	65.5	21.00	2124	-19.4
37	Lo Presti, Roberto	1893	ARG	−19N	+52B	−53N	=48N	=26B	+23B	+65N	−5B	+11N	−44N	−29B	5.0	57.5	58.5	23.75	1985	+19.2
38	Beherens, Leonardo	2051	ARG	+53N	−19B	+44N	+29B	−11N	−43B	+14N	+54B	−4N	−47B	−63N	5.0	56.5	59.0	25.00	2061	+1.8
39	Battan, Adrian	1888	ARG	−28B	−32N	−25B	+56N	+49N	−42B	+64N	+33B	−24N	+59B	−6B	5.0	54.0	56.0	19.00	1921	+9.6
40	Schuster, CarlosFM	2095	ARG	−22B	−41N	−20B	+58N	+17B	−12N	+66B	−55B	+61N	−7N	+51B	5.0	54.0	55.0	18.50	1991	-25.2
41	Daiub, Agustin	0	ARG	−16N	+40B	=58N	−18B	+22N	=27B	−51N	+66N	−12B	+61B	−62N	5.0	51.5	52.5	20.25	1911	0.0
42	Buscia, Juan	1887	ARG	−30B	−64N	+56B	−33N	+59B	+39N	−49N	=60B	−25B	+57N	=28B	5.0	46.0	48.0	20.00	1897	-0.2
43	Rojo, Gonzalo	1963	ARG	−5B	=26N	+23B	+46N	−14B	+38N	−19N	+48B	−10B	−11N	−3B	4.5	68.0	72.5	23.50	2101	+28.6
44	Hilt, Juan Ignacio	1925	ARG	−4N	+63N	−38B	=54B	+46N	−19B	−3N	−14B	+26N	+37B	−5N	4.5	64.5	67.0	19.75	2036	+33.6
45	Serulnicoff, Pedro	2064	ARG	−7B	+66B	+16N	−12N	−50B	+36N	−9B	−13N	=27B	−58N	+18B	4.5	61.5	62.5	22.50	2022	-29.2
46	Galvan, Juan Ignacio	2039	ARG	−10B	+65N	=52N	−43B	−44B	+63N	−4B	−23B	+47N	+29B	−14N	4.5	56.0	57.0	16.00	1974	-43.6
47	Lopez Maffia, Franco	2027	ARG	−14B	−23N	−26B	+65N	=63B	−52N	+53N	+29B	−46B	+38N	−48B	4.5	50.0	51.0	17.25	1900	-63.4
48	Schwanek, CarlosFM	2250	ARG	=52N	=53B	−11N	=37B	−29N	−54B	+63N	−43N	+65B	−4B	+47N	4.5	50.0	51.0	14.50	1994	-67.0
49	Rey, Camilo	1658	ARG	+57B	−28N	+32B	−24N	−39B	=56N	+42B	−59B	−31N	−33N	+64B	4.5	49.0	51.0	17.75	1910	+110.0
50	Messina, Federico	1797	ARG	−1N	+61B	+22B	−55N	+45N	+66B	−7N	−62N	−51B	−17N	−13B	4.0	57.0	58.0	15.00	1826	+1.0
51	Remolcoy, Luciano	1941	ARG	−13N	+62B	−27N	−61B	−66N	−22B	+41B	+17N	+50N	−16B	−40N	4.0	53.5	54.5	19.00	1792	-35.2
52	Duran, Dario	1806	ARG	=48B	−37N	=46B	−26N	−53N	+47B	−23N	+65B	−5N	+63B	−10B	4.0	53.5	54.5	12.50	1855	+14.0
53	Aragon, Ciro	1769	ARG	−38B	=48N	+37B	−5N	+52B	−26N	−47B	+63B	−54N	−65N	=23B	4.0	50.0	51.0	17.00	1845	+30.4
54	Cabrera Pando, RamiroCM	2117	ARG	+23B	−29N	−14B	=44N	−19B	+48N	−10B	−38N	+53B	−3N	−4B	3.5	66.0	70.0	17.25	2038	-25.0
55	Alvarez, Enzo	1950	ARG	−18N	=27B	+62N	+50B	−13N	−16B	−36B	+40N	−1N	−20B	−9N	3.5	65.0	68.0	15.00	1964	-3.8
56	Varela, Daniel	2155	ARG	−2N	−21B	−42N	−39B	+32N	=49B	+60N	−6N	−15B	+64N	−33B	3.5	60.5	62.5	12.75	1830	-88.8
57	Ponzo, Fabian	1951	ARG	−49N	−35B	−15N	+60B	=34N	=21B	−30N	=31B	−8N	−42B	+59N	3.5	55.5	58.5	15.00	1774	-47.2
58	Pichenenko, Gabriel	1927	ARG	−36B	−22N	=41B	−40B	−27N	+62N	+61B	−18N	−20B	+45B	−17N	3.5	55.0	58.0	13.00	1862	-20.8
59	Alfonso, Mauricio	0	ARG	=60N	−15B	+33B	+64N	−42N	−25B	−28B	+49N	−35B	−39N	−57B	3.5	50.5	52.5	13.50	1805	0.0
60	Benitez, Luis	1878	ARG	=59B	−31B	−2N	−57N	−28B	+33N	−56B	=42N	−64B	−25N	+32N	3.0	54.0	56.0	15.25	1813	-19.6
61	Sargiotti, Emmanuel	1785	ARG	−20B	−50N	+66B	+51N	+62B	−17N	−58N	−22B	−40B	−41N	−27B	3.0	50.5	51.5	8.00	1714	-35.2
62	Taa Bakovich, Oliverio	1701	ARG	−12B	−51N	−55B	+66N	−61N	−58B	−22N	+50B	−17B	−27N	+41B	3.0	49.5	50.5	10.00	1567	-43.6
63	Lamas, Alan	1671	ARG	−29N	−44B	+65B	−23N	=47N	−46B	−48B	−53N	−19B	−52N	+38B	2.5	50.0	51.0	8.25	1746	+21.2
64	Aredez, Amaro	1829	ARG	−31N	+42B	−21N	−59B	−33B	−32N	−39B	−25N	+60N	−56B	−49N	2.0	50.5	53.5	8.00	1674	-78.8
65	Torres, Oscar	1921	ARG	−11N	−46B	−63N	−47B	−23N	−29B	−37B	−52N	−48N	+53B	−26N	1.0	52.0	54.5	4.00	1577	-82.4
66	Alfonso, Nazareno	0	ARG	−17B	−45N	−61N	−62B	+51B	−50N	−40N	−41B	−36N	−22B	−16N	1.0	51.0	54.0	4.00	1572	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Montiel Marin, Micaela AgustinaWCMARG
+120.4
6.5 pts · #17
2Rey, CamiloARG
+110.0
4.5 pts · #41
3Toffoletto, RamiroARG
+98.4
7.0 pts · #18

Top rating losers

1Varela, DanielARG
-88.8
3.5 pts · #51
2Torres, OscarARG
-82.4
1.0 pts · #64
3Aredez, AmaroARG
-78.8
2.0 pts · #62

Biggest upsets

R9+649 Elo gap
Medina, Ivan Ezequiel1788 beat IMReal De Azua, Ernesto2437
R9+473 Elo gap
Lo Presti, Roberto1893 beat FMCumpe, Lucas2366
R6+405 Elo gap
FMKapitanchuk, Tomas2218 beat GMPerez Ponsa, Federico2623