Semifinal 2 Matador 2025
Double Round-RobinStandard
Location
🇲🇽YUC, Merida, Mexico
Dates
20 Jun 2025 → 22 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Double RR · 6 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇲🇽Mexico×4
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 4 · 6 roundsFM Luis Alberto Lopez Raygoza led from R2 onwards, the title was decided early.
Co-leaders
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R2–R6 · LEAD HELD
FM Luis Alberto Lopez Raygoza never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +3.5 over the runner-up.
R3 · DECISIVE LEAD21 Jun
FM Luis Alberto Lopez Raygoza opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Samuel Munoz Villarino); the title is out of reach before R6.
HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND · 2 games
FM Luis Alberto Lopez Raygoza 2.0–0.0 against Samuel Munoz Villarino (R3 1-0, R6 1-0) — decisive in 2/2.
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇲🇽FMLopez Raygoza, Luis Alberto | 2285 | * | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6.0 | 12.00 | 12.0 | +19.6 | 2792 |
| 2 | 🇲🇽Munoz Villarino, Samuel | 2089 | 00 | * | ½½ | ½1 | 2.5 | 4.00 | 19.0 | -15.2 | 2000 |
| 3 | 🇲🇽Vargas Segura, Ivan Alberto | 1999 | 00 | ½½ | * | 1½ | 2.5 | 4.00 | 19.0 | +2.4 | 2030 |
| 4 | 🇲🇽Arcila Villanueva, Carlos | 1888 | 00 | 0½ | ½0 | * | 1.0 | 2.50 | 22.0 | -6.8 | 1851 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lopez Raygoza, Luis AlbertoFMMEX+19.66.0 pts · #1
- 2Vargas Segura, Ivan AlbertoMEX+2.42.5 pts · #3
- 3Arcila Villanueva, CarlosMEX-6.81.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Munoz Villarino, SamuelMEX-15.22.5 pts · #2
- 2Arcila Villanueva, CarlosMEX-6.81.0 pts · #4
- 3Vargas Segura, Ivan AlbertoMEX2.42.5 pts · #3