III Copa Leal Grupo 1
6 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held from 17 May 2025 to 25 May 2025 in YUC, Merida, Mexico. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2092, and top seed was Andres Elias May Sanchez (🇲🇽 MEX, CM, 2209).
Santiago Zacarias Rodriguez (🇲🇽 MEX, FM, 2126) won with 7.5/10, ahead of Andres Elias May Sanchez (7.0) and David Kramar (6.5). Zacarias Rodriguez took the lead from round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Emilio Agustin Castellanos Hernandez (1982) beat Andres Elias May Sanchez (CM, 2209), a +227-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 10 roundsFM Santiago Zacarias Rodriguez led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
FM Santiago Zacarias Rodriguez takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
FM Santiago Zacarias Rodriguez 0.5–1.5 against CM Andres Elias May Sanchez (R3 0-1, R8 ½-½) — decisive in 1/2.
FM Santiago Zacarias Rodriguez 3 wins (R5–R7)CM Andres Elias May Sanchez 3 wins (R2–R4)David Kramar 4 wins (R3–R6)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇲🇽FMZacarias Rodriguez, Santiago | 2126 | * | ½0 | 11 | ½½ | 11 | 11 | 7.5 | 28.50 | 45.0 | +77.6 | 2278 |
| 2 | 🇲🇽CMMay Sanchez, Andres Elias | 2209 | 1½ | * | 10 | 01 | 1½ | 11 | 7.0 | 28.75 | 46.0 | +6.4 | 2217 |
| 3 | 🇭🇺Kramar, David | 2096 | 00 | 10 | * | 1½ | 11 | 11 | 6.5 | 22.00 | 47.0 | +56.0 | 2201 |
| 4 | 🇲🇽Castellanos Hernandez, Emilio Agustin | 1982 | ½½ | 01 | ½0 | * | 1½ | 11 | 6.0 | 22.75 | 48.0 | +54.8 | 2185 |
| 5 | 🇲🇽Leal Escamilla, Daniel Zinedine | 2010 | 00 | ½0 | 00 | ½0 | * | 10 | 2.0 | 7.50 | 56.0 | -67.2 | 1868 |
| 6 | 🇲🇽WIMMiranda Rodriguez, Tania | 2126 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 10 | * | 1.0 | 2.00 | 58.0 | -91.2 | 1719 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Zacarias Rodriguez, SantiagoFMMEX+77.67.5 pts · #1
- 2Kramar, DavidHUN+56.06.5 pts · #3
- 3Castellanos Hernandez, Emilio AgustinMEX+54.86.0 pts · #4
- 1Miranda Rodriguez, TaniaWIMMEX-91.21.0 pts · #6
- 2Leal Escamilla, Daniel ZinedineMEX-67.22.0 pts · #5
- 3May Sanchez, Andres EliasCMMEX6.47.0 pts · #2
- R1+227 Elo gap
- R5+144 Elo gap
- R10+144 Elo gap