K.O. I Check Mate Cup 2025
8 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 04 Jun 2025 to 18 Jun 2025 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Top 10 Elo average was 1730, and top seed was Nicolas Lovo (🇭🇳 HON, 1951).
Fernando Alexis Mejia Varela (🇭🇳 HON, 1898) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Nicolas Lovo (4.5) and Carlos Gonzalez Godoy (3.5). Mejia Varela clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Luis Angel Diaz Casco (1577) beat Ariel Galicia Figueroa (1715), a +138-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsFernando Alexis Mejia Varela led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Fernando Alexis Mejia Varela takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
Fernando Alexis Mejia Varela 1.5–0.5 against Nicolas Lovo (R5 ½-½, R6 1-0) — decisive in 1/2.
Nicolas Lovo won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fernando Alexis Mejia Varela | * | ½ 1 | ½ 1 | — |
| 2Nicolas Lovo | ½ 0 | * | — | 1 1 |
| 3Carlos Gonzalez Godoy | ½ 0 | — | * | 1 ½ |
| 4Luis Angel Diaz Casco | — | 0 0 | 0 ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mejia Varela, Fernando Alexis | 1898 | HON | +6B | +6N | =3N | +3B | =2N | +2B | 5.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 12.00 | 2028 | +19.2 |
| 2 | Lovo, Nicolas | 1951 | HON | +7B | +7N | +4N | +4B | =1B | −1N | 4.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 1914 | -1.6 |
| 3 | Gonzalez Godoy, Carlos | 1721 | HON | =5N | +5B | =1B | −1N | +4N | =4B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1782 | +10.4 |
| 4 | Diaz Casco, Luis Angel | 1577 | HON | +8N | +8B | −2B | −2N | −3B | =3N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.75 | 1739 | +42.4 |
| 5 | Briceno Velaquez, Carlos | 1700 | HON | =3B | −3N | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.75 | 1528 | -17.6 |
| 6 | Gamez Portillo, Jose Jacobo | 1592 | HON | −1N | −1B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1098 | -11.2 |
| 7 | Funes Martinez, Erick Ricardo | 1689 | HON | −2N | −2B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1151 | -14.4 |
| 8 | Galicia Figueroa, Ariel | 1715 | HON | −4B | −4N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 777 | -55.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Diaz Casco, Luis AngelHON+42.42.5 pts · #4
- 2Mejia Varela, Fernando AlexisHON+19.25.0 pts · #1
- 3Gonzalez Godoy, CarlosHON+10.43.5 pts · #3
- 1Galicia Figueroa, ArielHON-55.20.0 pts · #7
- 2Briceno Velaquez, CarlosHON-17.60.5 pts · #5
- 3Funes Martinez, Erick RicardoHON-14.40.0 pts · #6
- R1+138 Elo gap
- R2+138 Elo gap