BA CHESS BLITZ DGT GRAND PRIX ETAPA 3

SwissBlitz

70 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 27 Jun 2025 in Caba, Argentina. 21 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2439, and top seed was Ruben Felgaer (🇦🇷 ARG, GM, 2483).

Kevin Paveto (🇦🇷 ARG, IM, 2447) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Lucas Cumpe (7.5) and Salvador Alonso (7.0). Paveto won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Pedro Ganza Svidler (1887) beat Cristian Dolezal (IM, 2352), a +465-point gap.

Location

🇦🇷Caba, Argentina

Dates

27 Jun 2025

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇷GMRuben Felgaer2483

Avg top 10

2,439

Participants

Titled players · 21

GM×5

IM×8

FM×5

CM×1

WIM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇦🇷Argentina×64

🇪🇸Spain×1

🇫🇷France×1

🇻🇪Venezuela×1

Top 3

🥇
IMKevin Paveto
🇦🇷ARG·2447
8.0pts·2583perf+12.3
🥈
FMLucas Cumpe
🇦🇷ARG·2361
7.5pts·2472perf+28.8
🥉
GMSalvador Alonso
🇦🇷ARG·2450
7.0pts·2421perf+0.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Kevin Paveto led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Paveto8Cumpe7.5Alonso7Gaitan7Barrionuevo6.5Krysa6.5

R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Kevin Paveto held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Kevin Paveto lost to FM Lucas Cumpe (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Kevin Paveto 8 wins (R1–R8)FM Lucas Cumpe 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Salvador Alonso 5 wins (R5–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMKevin Paveto	*	0	—	—
2FMLucas Cumpe	1	*	—	—
3GMSalvador Alonso	—	—	*	—
4FMJuan Manuel Gaitan	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Paveto, KevinIM	2447	ARG	+61N	+23B	+24N	+22B	+5N	+21B	+16N	+7B	−2N	8.0	46.0	49.0	41.50	2583	+12.3
2	Cumpe, LucasFM	2361	ARG	+37B	+41N	+14B	−5N	+36B	+23N	=6B	+9N	+1B	7.5	46.0	50.0	40.25	2472	+28.8
3	Alonso, SalvadorGM	2450	ARG	+59N	+19B	−22N	−6N	+38B	+27B	+8N	+24B	+10N	7.0	43.5	46.5	35.00	2421	+0.2
4	Gaitan, Juan ManuelFM	2318	ARG	+44B	+48N	+33B	−21N	+17B	−16B	+25N	+5N	+11B	7.0	42.0	45.5	35.00	2364	+13.8
5	Barrionuevo, PabloIM	2305	ARG	+32N	+27B	+18N	+2B	−1B	+50N	+10N	−4B	=7N	6.5	50.5	54.0	35.75	2425	+33.4
6	Krysa, LeandroGM	2478	ARG	+25N	+13B	=8N	+3B	+50N	−10B	=2N	=16B	+20N	6.5	49.0	52.5	36.75	2479	+2.9
7	Dolezal, CristianIM	2352	ARG	−40N	+30B	+38N	+12B	+22N	+9B	+21N	−1N	=5B	6.5	45.5	49.5	34.25	2371	+5.9
8	Villegas, FrancoIM	2279	ARG	+36B	+39N	=6B	+11N	−21B	+18N	−3B	+17N	+16N	6.5	45.0	49.0	33.75	2388	+30.0
9	Zarnicki, PabloGM	2448	ARG	+12B	+49N	−21B	+39N	+14B	−7N	+13N	−2B	+26B	6.0	46.0	49.5	30.50	2289	-14.0
10	Liascovich, LucasIM	2476	ARG	+38B	−26N	+20B	+48N	+11B	+6N	−5B	+21N	−3B	6.0	45.5	49.0	30.50	2353	-10.5
11	Deichmann, Esteban HoracioFM	2185	ARG	+42N	+40B	+16N	−8B	−10N	+29B	+12N	+22B	−4N	6.0	45.0	49.0	29.50	2271	+43.3
12	Ferreyra, Nicolas	1913	ARG	−9N	+47B	+13N	−7N	+15B	+26N	−11B	+48B	+24N	6.0	44.5	48.0	29.50	2232	+70.8
13	Toffoletto, Ramiro	2100	ARG	+60B	−6N	−12B	+35B	+28N	+36N	−9B	+29N	+21B	6.0	42.0	45.0	26.50	2174	+31.5
14	Geloso, Claudio	2163	ARG	+53N	+46B	−2N	+28B	−9N	−25B	+37N	+27B	+23N	6.0	41.5	44.5	26.00	2143	-1.0
15	Leal, Jorge	2052	ARG	+55N	−16B	−28N	+42B	−12N	+57B	+36N	+52B	+22N	6.0	36.0	39.0	22.50	2104	+13.4
16	Spangenberg, HugoGM	2438	ARG	+35B	+15N	−11B	+29N	+26B	+4N	−1B	=6N	−8B	5.5	50.0	54.5	30.75	2299	-12.1
17	Saldano Dayer, HoracioIM	2391	ESP	+28N	−18B	+25N	+31B	−4N	=24B	+48N	−8B	+33N	5.5	43.5	47.0	25.50	2134	-21.4
18	Galvan, Juan Ignacio	1995	ARG	+67B	+17N	−5B	=33N	+19B	−8B	+52N	−20B	+34N	5.5	42.0	43.0	22.25	2212	+88.0
19	Zamani, Andres	2074	ARG	+58B	−3N	+37B	−36N	−18N	+42B	+54N	+25B	=30N	5.5	37.5	40.5	21.50	2076	+0.6
20	Asprelli, GasparFM	2152	ARG	+56B	=50B	−10N	−30N	+49B	+54N	+34B	+18N	−6B	5.5	37.5	40.5	21.25	2252	+23.0
21	Llanos, GuillermoIM	2188	ARG	+54N	+51B	+9N	+4B	+8N	−1N	−7B	−10B	−13N	5.0	49.5	52.5	26.00	2294	+24.8
22	Bruno, Alejandro P.FM	2186	ARG	+45B	+29N	+3B	−1N	−7B	+31N	+23B	−11N	−15B	5.0	48.5	52.5	26.00	2184	+0.2
23	Infran, Marcelo	2015	ARG	+64B	−1N	+44B	+45N	+34B	−2B	−22N	+31N	−14B	5.0	44.0	46.0	19.50	2087	+15.2
24	Montes de Oca, Juan Jose	2165	ARG	+57B	=34N	−1B	+49N	+33B	=17N	+39B	−3N	−12B	5.0	43.0	46.0	20.00	2132	-6.8
25	Bradford, Axel	1945	ARG	−6B	+56N	−17B	+46N	+55B	+14N	−4B	−19N	+47B	5.0	41.5	44.5	20.00	2064	+23.0
26	Garcia Lemos, FedericoCM	2139	ARG	+43N	+10B	−50N	+40B	−16N	−12B	+32N	+39B	−9N	5.0	40.5	44.0	23.00	2188	+9.2
27	Arana, Augusto	1993	ARG	+63B	−5N	−36B	+53N	+37B	−3N	+43B	−14N	+44B	5.0	38.5	41.5	18.00	2013	+1.0
28	Montiel Marin, Micaela AgustinaWCM	1893	ARG	−17B	+64N	+15B	−14N	−13B	−43N	+58B	+42N	+41B	5.0	38.5	40.5	19.00	1997	+44.4
29	Borda Rodas, Anapaola S.WIM	1972	ARG	+66N	−22B	+57N	−16B	+47N	−11N	+53B	−13B	+37N	5.0	36.5	37.5	15.00	2010	+5.6
30	Tempone, MarceloIM	2414	ARG	F	−7N	+58B	+20B	=52N	−39N	+38B	+41N	=19B	5.0	36.0	36.0	21.00	2197	-17.6
31	Gatti, Juan Manuel	1951	ARG	−50N	+53B	+70N	−17N	+45B	−22B	+56N	−23B	+36N	5.0	33.0	33.0	14.00	2030	+11.6
32	Zelaya Aragon, Eros Ivan	1877	ARG	−5B	+67N	−48B	+70N	−41B	+55N	−26B	+56B	+39N	5.0	30.0	30.0	11.00	1932	+20.4
33	Garcia, Cristian Javier	0	ARG	+46N	+42B	−4N	=18B	−24N	−48N	+51B	+35N	−17B	4.5	39.0	42.5	18.75	2043	0.0
34	Ccahuancama, Abraham William	1955	ARG	+68N	=24B	+60N	−50B	−23N	+40B	−20N	+61B	−18B	4.5	34.5	35.5	13.50	1988	+7.2
35	Remolcoy, Luciano	1906	ARG	−16N	+55B	=49B	−13N	−59N	+46B	+40N	−33B	+48N	4.5	34.0	37.0	16.25	2008	+20.4
36	Lanza, Diego	1867	ARG	−8N	+69B	+27N	+19B	−2N	−13B	−15B	+43N	−31B	4.0	45.5	45.5	14.50	1975	+16.6
37	Buscia, Juan	1887	ARG	−2N	+65B	−19N	+43B	−27N	+47B	−14B	+57N	−29B	4.0	40.0	42.0	13.00	1893	-0.6
38	Bernal, Gustavo	1917	ARG	−10N	+43B	−7B	+58N	−3N	+60B	−30N	+45B	−52N	4.0	39.0	42.0	14.00	2019	+15.0
39	Obregon, Pablo	1990	ARG	+69N	−8B	+54N	−9B	+60N	+30B	−24N	−26N	−32B	4.0	38.5	38.5	11.00	2023	+0.2
40	Ganza Svidler , Pedro	1887	ARG	+7B	−11N	+41B	−26N	=48B	−34N	−35B	=49N	+59B	4.0	37.5	40.5	17.00	2009	+52.4
41	Zarate, Cristian	2010	ARG	+65N	−2B	−40N	+57B	+32N	−52B	+45N	−30B	−28N	4.0	37.0	39.0	14.00	1946	-16.8
42	Perez Novoa, Lucas	1846	ARG	−11B	−33N	+65B	−15N	+68B	−19N	+64B	−28B	+56N	4.0	34.0	35.0	8.00	1844	-2.6
43	Nunez Burgos, Moises	1793	ARG	−26B	−38N	+69B	−37N	+44B	+28B	−27N	−36B	+54N	4.0	34.0	34.0	12.00	1843	+8.2
44	Lopina, Mauro	1880	ARG	−4N	+62B	−23N	−60B	−43N	+49N	+55B	+53B	−27N	4.0	33.5	36.5	12.50	1843	-20.0
45	Ramos, Gabriel	1848	ARG	−22N	+66B	+51N	−23B	−31N	+59B	−41B	−38N	+60B	4.0	32.5	33.5	10.50	1881	+3.6
46	Schveide, Fausto	1799	ARG	−33B	−14N	+63B	−25B	−61N	−35N	+69B	+55N	+57B	4.0	32.0	32.0	9.00	1774	-10.8
47	Lavergne, Guillermo	1700	ARG	−49B	−12N	+66B	+64N	−29B	−37N	+59N	+54B	−25N	4.0	31.5	32.5	9.00	1814	+19.0
48	Lagares Rodriguez, Santiago Inak	1995	ARG	+62N	−4B	+32N	−10B	=40N	+33B	−17B	−12N	−35B	3.5	42.5	45.5	14.50	1894	-25.0
49	Varela, Agustin	2076	ARG	+47N	−9B	=35N	−24B	−20N	−44B	+62N	=40B	=58N	3.5	36.0	39.0	12.75	1865	-93.6
50	Felgaer, RubenGM	2483	ARG	+31B	=20N	+26B	+34N	−6B	−5B	F	F	F	3.5	33.0	33.0	17.25	2264	-13.4
51	Harasic Borgialli, Mihail	1974	ARG	+70B	−21N	−45B	+56N	−54B	−53N	−33N	=58B	+67N	3.5	26.5	26.5	5.50	1728	-44.6
52	Ocampos, Ian	2183	ARG	F	F	F	+66N	=30B	+41N	−18B	−15N	+38B	3.5	25.5	25.5	11.50	2078	-13.6
53	Shon, Mariano	1817	ARG	−14B	−31N	+67B	−27B	+62N	+51B	−29N	−44N	F	3.0	34.5	35.5	7.50	1803	-5.2
54	Tejera, Mario Alberto	1866	ARG	−21B	+63N	−39B	+68N	+51N	−20B	−19B	−47N	−43B	3.0	34.5	35.5	7.50	1673	-30.4
55	Larregain, Sabrina Debora	1645	ARG	−15B	−35N	+59N	+61B	−25N	−32B	−44N	−46B	+68N	3.0	34.5	35.5	7.00	1716	+10.6
56	Zaslavsky, Boris	1804	ARG	−20N	−25B	+62N	−51B	+67N	+61B	−31B	−32N	−42B	3.0	34.0	35.0	7.00	1746	-29.6
57	Baudel, Simon	1830	FRA	−24N	+68B	−29B	−41N	+58B	−15N	+65B	−37B	−46N	3.0	33.0	34.0	6.00	1705	-26.8
58	Galvan, Joaquin	1690	ARG	−19N	+61B	−30N	−38B	−57N	+62B	−28N	=51N	=49B	3.0	32.5	35.5	9.50	1802	+38.4
59	Yakisich, Marcelo	1914	ARG	−3B	−60N	−55B	+63N	+35B	−45N	−47B	+65N	−40N	3.0	32.5	34.5	9.50	1642	-57.4
60	Carreno Planas, Manuela	1773	VEN	−13N	+59B	−34B	+44N	−39B	−38N	−61N	+66B	−45N	3.0	32.5	33.5	8.00	1746	-6.0
61	Berinsky, Adrian	1907	ARG	−1B	−58N	+64B	−55N	+46B	−56N	+60B	−34N	F	3.0	31.5	33.5	9.00	1739	-38.2
62	Lopina, Juan Manuel	1586	ARG	−48B	−44N	−56B	+65N	−53B	−58N	−49B	+63N	+69B	3.0	25.0	25.0	5.00	1516	-11.4
63	Capezzuto, Lucio	0	ARG	−27N	−54B	−46N	−59B	−64B	+67N	+68N	−62B	+66N	3.0	22.0	23.0	3.00	1462	0.0
64	Lowe, Felipe	1638	ARG	−23N	−28B	−61N	−47B	+63N	+66B	−42N	F	F	2.0	25.0	25.0	4.00	1072	-43.6
65	Frias Perez, Mateo	1610	ARG	−41B	−37N	−42N	−62B	+69N	+68B	−57N	−59B	F	2.0	22.0	22.0	1.00	1046	-53.6
66	Nunez, Pablo	0	ARG	−29B	−45N	−47N	−52B	F	−64N	+67B	−60N	−63B	1.0	25.5	25.5	1.00	1507	0.0
67	Bonanni, Felipe	1599	ARG	−18N	−32B	−53N	+69N	−56B	−63B	−66N	F	−51B	1.0	24.0	24.0	0.00	1093	-32.0
68	FIDE 20064969	0	—	−34B	−57N	F	−54B	−42N	−65N	−63B	+69N	−55B	1.0	22.5	22.5	0.00	992	0.0
69	FIDE 20052960	0	—	−39B	−36N	−43N	−67B	−65B	F	−46N	−68B	−62N	0.0	23.0	23.0	0.00	949	0.0
70	FIDE 20058721	0	—	−51N	F	−31B	−32B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	1134	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Galvan, Juan IgnacioARG
+88.0
5.5 pts · #25
2Ferreyra, NicolasARG
+70.8
6.0 pts · #13
3Ganza Svidler , PedroARG
+52.4
4.0 pts · #34

Top rating losers

1Varela, AgustinARG
-93.6
3.5 pts · #41
2Yakisich, MarceloARG
-57.4
3.0 pts · #57
3Frias Perez, MateoARG
-53.6
2.0 pts · #68

Biggest upsets

R1+465 Elo gap
Ganza Svidler , Pedro1887 beat IMDolezal, Cristian2352
R6+424 Elo gap
Obregon, Pablo1990 beat IMTempone, Marcelo2414
R2+396 Elo gap
Galvan, Juan Ignacio1995 beat IMSaldano Dayer, Horacio2391