Masters Ciudad de Villa Carlos Paz 2025

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92 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 11 Sept 2025 to 14 Sept 2025 in Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina. 17 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2381, and top seed was Pablo Ismael Acosta (🇦🇷 ARG, IM, 2498).

Pablo Ismael Acosta (🇦🇷 ARG, IM, 2498) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Adolfo Paris (6.0) and Andres Rodriguez Vila (5.5). Acosta shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Boris Zaslavsky (1590) beat Martin Daneri (CM, 2020), a +430-point gap.

Location

🇦🇷Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina

Dates

11 Sept 2025 → 14 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇷IMPablo Ismael Acosta2498

Avg top 10

2,381

Participants

Titled players · 17

GM×3

IM×4

FM×5

CM×4

WFM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇦🇷Argentina×88

🇨🇱Chile×2

🇺🇾Uruguay×1

🇻🇪Venezuela×1

Top 3

🥇
IMPablo Ismael Acosta
🇦🇷ARG·2498
6.0pts·2592perf+7.5
🥈
Adolfo Paris
🇦🇷ARG·2268
6.0pts·2469perf+66.4
🥉
GMAndres Rodriguez Vila
🇺🇾URU·2451
5.5pts·2354perf-5.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Paris6Acosta6Villegas5.5Rodriguez Vila5.5Tobares5Perez5— ex-leaders:Carrizoled R4, #17

R6 · LEADER CHANGE13 Sept

IM Pablo Ismael Acosta takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Acosta takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.0).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Pablo Ismael Acosta 3 wins (R1–R3)IM Franco Villegas 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Adolfo Paris	*	—	—	1
2IMPablo Ismael Acosta	—	*	½	—
3IMFranco Villegas	—	½	*	—
4GMAndres Rodriguez Vila	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Acosta, Pablo IsmaelIM	2498	ARG	+29N	+37B	+10N	=8B	+14N	+5B	=4N	6.0	29.0	32.5	27.25	2592	+7.5
2	Paris, Adolfo	2268	ARG	+45B	+27N	=16B	+22N	+3B	=7N	+6B	6.0	28.0	31.5	26.75	2469	+66.4
3	Rodriguez Vila, AndresGM	2451	URU	+70N	=15B	+19N	+25B	−2N	+9B	+22B	5.5	27.5	30.0	21.75	2354	-5.6
4	Villegas, FrancoIM	2366	ARG	+60N	+20B	+9N	−14B	+72N	+33B	=1B	5.5	26.0	28.5	21.00	2401	+9.2
5	Tristan, LeonardoGM	2488	ARG	+54B	+81N	=6B	+11N	+8B	−1N	=7B	5.0	29.0	30.5	19.50	2447	-1.1
6	Perez Candelas, Andres EloyFM	2209	VEN	+89N	+21B	=5N	+17B	=7N	+14B	−2N	5.0	29.0	30.0	19.00	2344	+28.2
7	Valerga, DiegoGM	2419	ARG	+62B	=19N	+35B	+16N	=6B	=2B	=5N	5.0	28.5	31.0	21.00	2313	-5.3
8	Perez, MaximilianoIM	2362	ARG	+40B	+26N	+13B	=1N	−5N	=37B	+18B	5.0	28.0	31.5	21.75	2325	+0.1
9	Acosta, Franco Emanuel	2167	ARG	+63N	+38B	−4B	+30N	+11B	−3N	+28B	5.0	27.5	30.0	19.00	2257	+20.2
10	Fiora, Emilio	2241	ARG	+39N	+23B	−1B	+27N	=15N	=20B	+19N	5.0	26.5	30.0	19.75	2189	-4.4
11	Ibarra, Juan MartinIM	2359	ARG	+43N	+31B	+24N	−5B	−9N	+30B	+37N	5.0	25.5	29.0	19.00	2259	-10.0
12	Sanhueza, CristianFM	2270	ARG	+76N	+36B	=17N	=15B	=20N	=19B	+21N	5.0	25.0	27.0	18.50	2132	-18.4
13	Tobares, LeandroFM	2110	ARG	+48N	+32B	−8N	−23B	+29N	+38B	+20N	5.0	24.5	28.0	19.00	2109	+2.8
14	Carrizo, Luciano ArielFM	2328	ARG	+52B	+28N	+18B	+4N	−1B	−6N	=16B	4.5	29.5	32.5	19.25	2261	-6.6
15	Tobares Dilascio, Oriana HelenaWFM	2003	ARG	+82B	=3N	+50B	=12N	=10B	−22N	+40B	4.5	26.5	28.0	16.25	2185	+66.4
16	De Lima , Adriano Gaspar	2059	ARG	+86N	+74B	=2N	−7B	=21N	+54B	=14N	4.5	24.5	25.5	13.25	2135	+25.2
17	Arias Diaz, Javier Alonso	2080	CHI	+51B	+46N	=12B	−6N	=42B	=57N	+41B	4.5	24.0	27.0	16.25	2036	-7.2
18	Rojas, Lautaro	2093	ARG	+67N	+41B	−14N	=21B	+61N	+35B	−8N	4.5	23.5	26.0	14.50	2107	+10.4
19	Fuentes, Agustin	2002	ARG	+64N	=7B	−3B	+34N	+46B	=12N	−10B	4.0	28.0	30.5	15.00	2151	+49.6
20	Lopez, Diego	2002	ARG	+55B	−4N	+34B	+54N	=12B	=10N	−13B	4.0	27.5	30.5	15.00	2098	+18.2
21	Fiorenza, Brandon	1908	ARG	+77B	−6N	+47B	=18N	=16B	+55N	−12B	4.0	25.5	27.5	13.00	1997	+12.4
22	Alvarez, Leandro	2172	ARG	+78B	+44N	F	−2B	+31N	+15B	−3N	4.0	25.5	25.5	14.00	2191	+5.6
23	Gomez, Roberto Alejandro	1932	ARG	+91B	−10N	+39B	+13N	−33N	=42B	=29N	4.0	25.0	25.0	12.25	1985	+10.6
24	Arias Diaz, Miguel Angel	2127	CHI	+56B	+30N	−11B	=46N	=28B	=26N	=34B	4.0	24.5	27.5	14.75	2009	-36.4
25	Meza Astrada, AgustinCM	2107	ARG	+49B	=34N	+42B	−3N	−35B	=40N	+70B	4.0	24.0	26.5	13.25	1967	-44.4
26	Zambenetti, Victor Luci	1991	ARG	+59N	−8B	+60N	=38B	+43N	=24B	−33N	4.0	23.0	25.5	12.75	2028	+7.6
27	Medero Mino, LeonCM	1937	ARG	+69N	−2B	+76N	−10B	=45N	+60B	=42N	4.0	23.0	25.0	10.50	1949	+5.6
28	Kiszkiewicz, Ivan	1959	ARG	+73N	−14B	=43N	+63B	=24N	+52B	−9N	4.0	22.5	24.5	11.25	1987	+6.2
29	Di Cola, Valentino Jose	1861	ARG	−1B	=53N	+75B	+81N	−13B	+61N	=23B	4.0	22.5	24.0	9.50	1995	+46.8
30	Tornquist, Carlos	1904	ARG	+71N	−24B	+67N	−9B	+65B	−11N	+56B	4.0	22.0	24.5	10.50	1969	+7.2
31	Fournel, Bautista	1984	ARG	+66B	−11N	+62B	=52N	−22B	+47N	=57B	4.0	21.0	23.5	11.50	1958	-7.2
32	Campuzano, Franco	1884	ARG	+87B	−13N	+49B	−37N	=47B	=53N	+79B	4.0	20.5	21.5	9.75	1824	-9.2
33	Toniutti, EzioFM	2217	ARG	+47B	F	F	+44N	+23B	−4N	+26B	4.0	20.5	20.5	15.00	2245	+6.0
34	Demarchi, Gustavo	1887	ARG	+88N	=25B	−20N	−19B	+92N	+45B	=24N	4.0	20.5	20.5	8.50	1925	+7.4
35	Juarez, Facundo Andres	1888	ARG	F	+75B	−7N	+92B	+25N	−18N	+39B	4.0	19.0	19.0	9.50	2031	+22.4
36	Grospietro, Patricio	1951	ARG	+83B	−12N	−52B	−49N	+73B	+86N	+65B	4.0	17.5	18.5	7.00	1815	-20.2
37	Gimenez, IsmaelCM	2026	ARG	+53B	−1N	F	+32B	+41N	=8N	−11B	3.5	26.5	26.5	13.00	2153	+17.8
38	Cordoba, Ian	1889	ARG	+68B	−9N	+56B	=26N	F	−13N	+53B	3.5	22.5	22.5	10.50	1936	+5.6
39	Ambroa, Francisco Jose	1781	ARG	−10B	+91N	−23N	+64B	=44B	+46N	−35N	3.5	22.5	22.5	7.75	1834	+9.4
40	Dotti, Fernando	1825	ARG	−8N	=64B	=82N	+67B	+48N	=25B	−15N	3.5	22.0	23.5	10.00	1865	+4.6
41	Izaza, Agustin David	1869	ARG	+90B	−18N	=51B	+50N	−37B	+66N	−17N	3.5	22.0	22.5	8.25	1849	-6.0
42	Chiarotti, Ginno	1799	ARG	F	+61B	−25N	+58B	=17N	=23N	=27B	3.5	22.0	22.0	11.75	2044	+77.2
43	Capovilla, Valentina Soledad	1820	ARG	−11B	+66N	=28B	+62N	−26B	=44N	=72B	3.5	21.5	24.0	10.00	1925	+18.2
44	Platini, Renzo Jesus	1920	ARG	+80N	−22B	+48N	−33B	=39N	=43B	=52N	3.5	21.5	23.5	10.50	1866	-22.4
45	Dioses, Ismael	1801	ARG	−2N	−73B	+77N	+79B	=27B	−34N	+66B	3.5	20.5	22.5	8.50	1727	-26.4
46	Ortiz, Andres	1878	ARG	+85N	−17B	+73N	=24B	−19N	−39B	+63N	3.5	20.5	21.5	7.50	1817	-9.4
47	Alvarez, Mia Morena	1759	ARG	−33N	+69B	−21N	+85B	=32N	−31B	+82N	3.5	20.0	21.0	7.00	1784	+2.8
48	Morgado, Walter	1728	ARG	−13B	+87N	−44B	+74N	−40B	+64N	=61B	3.5	19.0	20.0	6.75	1742	-1.0
49	Rojas, Ivan Leonardo	1722	ARG	−25N	+88B	−32N	+36B	−57B	=62N	+86B	3.5	18.5	19.5	7.25	1824	+26.0
50	Daneri, MartinCM	2020	ARG	=75N	+57B	−15N	−41B	−55B	+77N	+89B	3.5	18.0	19.0	7.00	1729	-42.6
51	Lavergne, Guillermo	1700	ARG	−17N	+85B	=41N	−61B	+81B	−65N	+60N	3.5	17.0	18.0	6.75	1865	+22.0
52	Herrera, Solange	1817	ARG	−14N	+59B	+36N	=31B	F	−28N	=44B	3.0	23.0	23.0	10.75	1927	+16.2
53	Alzugaray, Luciano	1675	ARG	−37N	=29B	−61N	+69B	+58N	=32B	−38N	3.0	20.5	23.0	9.50	1805	+40.8
54	Kimura, David	1860	ARG	−5N	+86B	F	−20B	+78N	−16N	+55B	3.0	20.5	21.5	6.00	1890	+6.0
55	Zaslavsky, Boris	1590	ARG	−20N	−60B	+71N	+76B	+50N	−21B	−54N	3.0	19.5	21.5	8.00	1774	+44.8
56	Tonetti, Pablo Emilio	1737	ARG	−24N	+71B	−38N	+90B	−70B	+74N	−30N	3.0	18.5	19.0	5.00	1142	-40.8
57	Vecchio, Raul Antonio	1817	ARG	F	−50N	+68B	F	+49N	=17B	=31N	3.0	18.0	18.0	10.25	1952	+13.4
58	Vergara, Ramon Antonio	1896	ARG	F	+65N	−72B	−42N	−53B	+68N	+78B	3.0	16.0	16.0	7.00	1728	-22.4
59	Marti, Oscar Alfredo	1531	ARG	−26B	−52N	−87B	+91N	−74B	+92N	+73B	3.0	12.0	12.0	2.00	1707	+41.2
60	Godoy, Paola	1841	ARG	−4B	+55N	−26B	=82N	+75B	−27N	−51B	2.5	22.0	23.5	5.75	1722	-24.8
61	Santucho, Jorge Mario	1970	ARG	F	−42N	+53B	+51N	−18B	−29B	=48N	2.5	22.0	22.0	8.25	1752	-33.8
62	Elias, Roberto	1845	ARG	−7N	+79B	−31N	−43B	+85N	=49B	F	2.5	20.5	21.5	4.75	1735	-16.8
63	Ryban, Axel	1740	ARG	−9B	=68N	+80B	−28N	−66B	+75N	−46B	2.5	19.5	21.5	5.25	1591	-40.4
64	Nallar, Gael	1627	ARG	−19B	=40N	=65B	−39N	+90N	−48B	=71N	2.5	19.5	20.0	4.75	1580	-12.8
65	Ruiz, Pablo Horacio	1766	ARG	F	−58B	=64N	+73B	−30N	+51B	−36N	2.5	19.0	19.0	6.75	1708	-9.4
66	Benitez, Geronimo	1517	ARG	−31N	−43B	+88N	=89B	+63N	−41B	−45N	2.5	18.0	19.0	4.00	1623	+23.2
67	Soto Siles, Javier Isidoro	1711	ARG	−18B	+90N	−30B	−40N	+83B	=89N	F	2.5	17.0	17.5	2.50	1662	-17.2
68	Legarralde, Facundo	0	ARG	−38N	=63B	−57N	−84N	+69B	−58B	+83N	2.5	16.0	17.5	5.25	1604	0.0
69	Altinier, Martin	1459	ARG	−27B	−47N	=84B	−53N	−68N	+85B	+90N	2.5	15.5	16.0	2.25	1415	-7.6
70	Occhiuzzi, Julian	1847	ARG	−3B	+84N	=81B	F	+56N	F	−25N	2.5	15.5	15.5	5.25	1951	+11.0
71	Grillo, Hernan	0	ARG	−30B	−56N	−55B	−83N	+91B	+88N	=64B	2.5	15.0	15.0	2.25	1433	0.0
72	Curia, Santiago Jose	2020	ARG	+84B	F	+58N	F	−4B	F	=43N	2.5	13.5	13.5	6.25	2030	+1.2
73	Soria, Felipe	1510	ARG	−28B	+45N	−46B	−65N	−36N	+87B	−59N	2.0	20.5	21.5	4.50	1527	-3.2
74	Zapata Hantsch , Diego A	0	ARG	F	−16N	F	−48B	+59N	−56B	+76N	2.0	19.0	19.0	5.00	1700	0.0
75	Masi, Anibal	1660	ARG	=50B	−35N	−29N	+80B	−60N	−63B	=77B	2.0	18.5	20.5	4.75	1504	-28.0
76	Grego, Maximiliano	1802	ARG	−12B	+83N	−27B	−55N	+88B	−79N	−74B	2.0	17.5	18.5	2.50	1533	-34.8
77	Gaette, Bianca	0	ARG	−21N	=78N	−45B	−86B	+80N	−50B	=75N	2.0	17.0	18.0	4.00	1529	0.0
78	Lopez, Hector	1742	ARG	−22N	=77B	F	+87N	−54B	=82B	−58N	2.0	14.5	14.5	2.75	1565	-17.0
79	Arias, Guillermo Dario	1650	ARG	−81B	−62N	+91B	−45N	F	+76B	−32N	2.0	14.5	14.5	2.00	1666	+0.6
80	Arguello, Sofia	0	ARG	−44B	F	−63N	−75N	−77B	+91N	+92B	2.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	1576	0.0
81	Hutt, Alejandro Gabriel	2007	ARG	+79N	−5B	=70N	−29B	−51N	F	F	1.5	17.0	17.0	3.25	1744	-34.6
82	Perassi, Ignacio	1650	ARG	−15N	F	=40B	=60B	F	=78N	−47B	1.5	16.0	16.0	4.00	1685	+3.0
83	Medero, Hildo Rodrigo	1485	ARG	−36N	−76B	−85N	+71B	−67N	=90B	−68B	1.5	14.5	15.0	2.75	1000	-8.4
84	Piccioni, Walter	1656	ARG	−72N	−70B	=69N	+68B	F	F	F	1.5	10.0	10.0	3.75	1502	-24.4
85	Sanchez, Norberto	0	ARG	−46B	−51N	+83B	−47N	−62B	−69N	−88B	1.0	17.0	18.0	1.50	1415	0.0
86	Pereyra, Alberto	1682	ARG	−16B	−54N	F	+77N	F	−36B	−49N	1.0	17.0	17.0	2.00	1098	-19.4
87	Ortiz, Facundo	0	ARG	−32N	−48B	+59N	−78B	F	−73N	F	1.0	16.5	16.5	3.00	1440	0.0
88	Martinez, Ignacio Gael	0	ARG	−34B	−49N	−66B	F	−76N	−71B	+85N	1.0	15.5	15.5	1.00	932	0.0
89	Alegre, Eugenia	1749	ARG	−6B	F	F	=66N	F	=67B	−50N	1.0	13.5	13.5	2.50	1657	-11.8
90	Velez, Jorge Krum	0	ARG	−41N	−67B	F	−56N	−64B	=83N	−69B	0.5	15.5	15.5	0.75	1247	0.0
91	Luduena, Nahuel Facundo	1409	ARG	−23N	−39B	−79N	−59B	−71N	−80B	F	0.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	893	-14.2
92	Martin, Maria De Los Angeles	1508	ARG	F	F	F	−35N	−34B	−59B	−80N	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	969	-26.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Chiarotti, GinnoARG
+77.2
3.5 pts · #36
2Paris, AdolfoARG
+66.4
6.0 pts · #1
3Tobares Dilascio, Oriana HelenaWFMARG
+66.4
4.5 pts · #16

Top rating losers

1Meza Astrada, AgustinCMARG
-44.4
4.0 pts · #26
2Daneri, MartinCMARG
-42.6
3.5 pts · #53
3Tonetti, Pablo EmilioARG
-40.8
3.0 pts · #92

Biggest upsets

R5+430 Elo gap
Zaslavsky, Boris1590 beat CMDaneri, Martin2020
R5+307 Elo gap
Lavergne, Guillermo1700 beat Hutt, Alejandro Gabriel2007
R2+291 Elo gap
Soria, Felipe1510 beat Dioses, Ismael1801