BA CHESS BLITZ DGT GRAND PRIX ETAPA 4

SwissBlitz

82 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 18 Jul 2025 in Caba, Argentina. 28 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2429, and top seed was Diego Flores (🇦🇷 ARG, GM, 2592).

Diego Flores (🇦🇷 ARG, GM, 2592) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Julian Villca (7.5) and Lucas Cumpe (7.0). Flores shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Gonzalo Saldano (1992) beat Lucas Liascovich (IM, 2457), a +465-point gap.

Location

🇦🇷Caba, Argentina

Dates

18 Jul 2025

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇷GMDiego Flores2592

Avg top 10

2,429

Participants

Titled players · 28

GM×3

IM×11

FM×7

CM×4

WIM×2

WFM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇦🇷Argentina×78

🇪🇸Spain×1

🇪🇨Ecuador×1

🇻🇪Venezuela×1

Top 3

🥇
GMDiego Flores
🇦🇷ARG·2592
8.0pts·2641perf+4.5
🥈
IMJulian Villca
🇦🇷ARG·2248
7.5pts·2430perf+43.0
🥉
FMLucas Cumpe
🇦🇷ARG·2355
7.0pts·2454perf+26.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Diego Flores led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Flores8Villca7.5Cumpe7Tempone6.5Bazan Romero6.5Paveto6.5

R8–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Diego Flores held the sole lead from R8 through R9 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Diego Flores 5 wins (R5–R9)IM Julian Villca 3+3 wins (R3–R5, R7–R9)FM Lucas Cumpe 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMDiego Flores	*	—	—	1
2IMJulian Villca	—	*	—	1
3FMLucas Cumpe	—	—	*	0
4IMMarcelo Tempone	0	0	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Flores, DiegoGM	2592	ARG	+30B	+28N	=25B	=26N	+14B	+24B	+4N	+11N	+6B	8.0	45.0	50.0	45.00	2641	+4.5
2	Villca, JulianIM	2248	ARG	+51B	−21N	+45B	+7N	+43B	=20N	+10B	+4B	+12N	7.5	44.0	48.0	39.75	2430	+43.0
3	Cumpe, LucasFM	2355	ARG	+52B	+32N	+7B	=6N	+20B	−4N	+25B	=8N	+11B	7.0	47.5	51.5	38.50	2454	+26.8
4	Tempone, MarceloIM	2396	ARG	+49N	+65B	+15N	+27B	=5N	+3B	−1B	−2N	+22B	6.5	49.5	52.5	33.75	2454	+8.2
5	Bitelmajer, MartinIM	2360	ARG	+60B	+8N	+16B	+21N	=4B	+10N	−11B	−6N	+20B	6.5	48.5	52.0	36.25	2428	+21.8
6	Paveto, KevinIM	2459	ARG	+46N	+38B	+24N	=3B	−10N	+39B	+22N	+5B	−1N	6.5	47.0	51.0	33.50	2494	+5.7
7	Gibson, Tomas	2018	ARG	+59N	+13B	−3N	−2B	+64N	+28N	+24B	+15B	=9N	6.5	47.0	50.0	32.25	2296	+64.8
8	Bazan Romero, Octavio AaronFM	2067	ARG	+69N	−5B	+31N	+64B	−24N	+45B	+13N	=3B	+25N	6.5	41.5	44.5	29.50	2274	+96.0
9	Quiroga, FacundoIM	2044	ARG	−24B	+66N	+80B	−13B	+53N	+44N	+27B	+25N	=7B	6.5	38.5	39.5	25.25	2249	+47.6
10	Dolezal, CristianIM	2357	ARG	+44N	+42B	+29N	=20N	+6B	−5B	−2N	+38B	=18N	6.0	46.0	50.0	30.25	2334	-0.2
11	Gomez, Carlos DavidFM	2398	ARG	+53N	−29B	+47N	+41B	+38N	+13B	+5N	−1B	−3N	6.0	45.5	49.5	29.50	2351	-5.8
12	Liascovich, LucasIM	2457	ARG	+45B	=26N	−21B	+18N	+65B	=27N	+19B	+14N	−2B	6.0	45.0	48.0	30.00	2283	-15.6
13	Villarreal, AgustinFM	2291	ARG	+68B	−7N	+46B	+9N	+21B	−11N	−8B	+43N	+28B	6.0	44.0	47.0	28.00	2175	-19.6
14	Cuberli, Emiliano	2191	ARG	+67N	−34B	+49N	+56B	−1N	+17B	+31N	−12B	+29N	6.0	43.0	46.0	27.00	2235	+11.2
15	Deichmann, Esteban HoracioFM	2251	ARG	+80B	+35N	−4B	+50N	+44B	−25N	+21B	−7N	+26B	6.0	41.5	42.5	24.50	2198	-14.4
16	Kapitanchuk, TomasFM	2267	ARG	+58N	+56B	−5N	−33B	−30N	+67B	+34N	+49B	+31N	6.0	38.5	41.5	25.00	2106	-27.0
17	Montes de Oca, Juan Jose	2187	ARG	+66B	−20N	+51B	=40N	+55B	−14N	=43B	+32N	+24B	6.0	38.0	41.0	25.25	2170	+1.0
18	Borda Rodas, Anapaola S.WIM	1978	ARG	−20B	=48N	+63B	−12B	+52N	+65N	+47B	+27N	=10B	6.0	38.0	41.0	24.50	2263	+52.4
19	Spector, SebastianCM	2160	ARG	+64N	=39B	=40N	−44B	+46N	+30B	−12N	+36B	+38N	6.0	37.5	40.5	26.00	2174	+7.0
20	Alonso, SalvadorGM	2462	ARG	+18N	+17B	+22N	=10B	−3N	=2B	=38N	+41B	−5N	5.5	49.0	53.5	31.00	2315	-14.1
21	Saldano, Gonzalo	1992	ARG	+81N	+2B	+12N	−5B	−13N	+29B	−15N	=42B	+39N	5.5	46.0	46.0	25.25	2314	+61.0
22	Carcamo, Matias	2310	ARG	+43B	+50N	−20B	=25N	+40B	+26N	−6B	+39B	−4N	5.5	41.5	45.5	24.50	2321	+7.6
23	Ruiz, Luciano Gabriel	1887	ARG	=47N	−40B	=67N	+71B	+79N	=41B	−39N	+55B	+42N	5.5	32.0	34.0	19.25	2060	+79.6
24	Mela, BenjaminIM	2291	ARG	+9N	+33B	−6B	+32N	+8B	−1N	−7N	+40B	−17N	5.0	50.0	54.5	27.50	2202	-19.4
25	Sorin, ArielGM	2302	ARG	+61N	+79B	=1N	=22B	+33N	+15B	−3N	−9B	−8B	5.0	48.0	50.0	23.25	2219	-8.3
26	Ocampos, Ian	2169	ARG	+36N	=12B	+39N	=1B	=27N	−22B	=33N	+30B	−15N	5.0	45.5	50.0	26.50	2281	+25.0
27	Barrionuevo, PabloIM	2328	ARG	+31N	+41B	+34N	−4N	=26B	=12B	−9N	−18B	+49N	5.0	44.5	48.5	24.00	2146	-34.8
28	Llanos, GuillermoIM	2185	ARG	+54N	−1B	−44N	+61B	+56N	−7B	+45N	+33B	−13N	5.0	41.5	45.0	20.50	2092	-20.6
29	Geloso, Claudio	2162	ARG	+70B	+11N	−10B	−43N	+34B	−21N	+51B	+35N	−14B	5.0	41.5	44.5	23.00	2102	-12.2
30	Benitez Bastidas, Charles	1979	VEN	−1N	−54B	+62N	+70B	+16B	−19N	+48B	−26N	+43B	5.0	40.5	43.5	20.50	2051	+14.2
31	Suarez Hernan, Santiago	1870	ESP	−27B	+74N	−8B	+73N	+50B	+32N	−14B	+47N	−16B	5.0	39.5	42.0	18.50	2083	+89.6
32	Arana, Augusto	2044	ARG	+76N	−3B	+61N	−24B	+49N	−31B	+53N	−17B	+41N	5.0	39.0	41.0	18.00	2065	+4.4
33	Leto, EnzoCM	2024	ARG	+74B	−24N	+57B	+16N	−25B	=43N	=26B	−28N	+45B	5.0	38.0	40.5	21.00	2101	+17.2
34	Rodriguez, Elian FranciscoCM	1968	ARG	+71B	+14N	−27B	−38B	−29N	+68N	−16B	+66N	+48B	5.0	36.5	39.5	19.00	2085	+50.0
35	Elman, Cristian	2013	ARG	+78N	−15B	−64N	+67B	+36N	−38B	+52N	−29B	+57N	5.0	34.5	36.5	18.00	1944	-12.8
36	Godoy, Joaquin	1675	ARG	−26B	−43N	+66B	+60N	−35B	+82N	+50B	−19N	+46B	5.0	34.5	34.5	14.50	1969	+108.0
37	Mayo, Raul	1974	ARG	−39N	−64B	−59N	−62B	+75B	+72N	+70B	+68N	+54B	5.0	28.0	30.5	15.50	1860	-25.2
38	Tomeo, IvanFM	2179	ARG	+48B	−6N	+60B	+34N	−11B	+35N	=20B	−10N	−19B	4.5	44.0	47.5	20.25	2171	-1.2
39	Acosta, Pablo IsmaelIM	2454	ARG	+37B	=19N	−26B	+48N	+47B	−6N	+23B	−22N	−21B	4.5	43.0	47.0	21.50	2152	-29.7
40	Bradford, Axel	1992	ARG	F	+23N	=19B	=17B	−22N	=48N	+57B	−24N	+44B	4.5	40.0	40.0	21.50	2084	+18.2
41	Fiori, HectorCM	2061	ARG	+72B	−27N	+68B	−11N	+51B	=23N	+55B	−20N	−32B	4.5	38.0	41.0	16.75	2049	-5.4
42	Moro Saidon, Gonzalo	2074	ARG	+55B	−10N	−43B	+68N	−45B	+66N	+44B	=21N	−23B	4.5	36.0	39.0	16.75	1934	-32.4
43	Pacheco, Matias	1868	ARG	−22N	+36B	+42N	+29B	−2N	=33B	=17N	−13B	−30N	4.0	45.0	49.5	20.00	2055	+36.8
44	Bonjorn, Pablo	1874	ARG	−10B	+73N	+28B	+19N	−15N	−9B	−42N	+71B	−40N	4.0	41.5	44.5	17.00	2003	+25.0
45	Tunez, Adrian	1939	ARG	−12N	+69B	−2N	+57B	+42N	−8N	−28B	+67B	−33N	4.0	41.5	44.5	14.50	1995	+10.2
46	Dimitriu, Cristian	1960	ARG	−6B	+70N	−13N	+54B	−19B	−57N	+58N	+61B	−36N	4.0	39.0	42.0	14.50	1918	-12.8
47	Sarquis, Maria BelenWIM	2035	ARG	=23B	+57N	−11B	+82N	−39N	+58B	−18N	−31B	=52N	4.0	39.0	39.0	12.75	1922	-29.0
48	Castillo Gonzalez, Thomas	1841	ECU	−38N	=18B	+58N	−39B	+61N	=40B	−30N	+53B	−34N	4.0	37.5	41.0	16.75	1957	+24.6
49	Igarzabal, Lucas	1905	ARG	−4B	+72N	−14B	+74N	−32B	+73N	+65B	−16N	−27B	4.0	37.5	40.0	11.50	2009	+19.0
50	Soria, Angel	2029	ARG	+62N	−22B	+54N	−15B	−31N	+64B	−36N	=52B	=58N	4.0	37.0	40.0	14.50	1867	-36.2
51	Diaz, Martin Orlando	1926	ARG	−2N	+76B	−17N	+59B	−41N	+69B	−29N	−54N	+64B	4.0	37.0	39.0	12.00	1903	-7.2
52	Marinesco, Tomas	1871	ARG	−3N	+59B	−65N	+77B	−18B	+62N	−35B	=50N	=47B	4.0	36.5	38.5	13.50	1904	+2.6
53	Maresca, Santino	1935	ARG	−11B	−55N	+75B	+72N	−9B	+54N	−32B	−48N	+70B	4.0	35.5	38.0	12.50	1845	-23.0
54	Perez Novoa, Lucas	1843	ARG	−28B	+30N	−50B	−46N	+71N	−53B	+56N	+51B	−37N	4.0	35.0	38.0	16.00	1922	+18.0
55	Luchini, Franco	1779	ARG	−42N	+53B	+79N	=65B	−17N	+56B	−41N	−23N	=60B	4.0	35.0	37.0	13.25	1981	+84.8
56	Crespo, Eugenio	1998	ARG	+63B	−16N	+77B	−14N	−28B	−55N	−54B	+76N	+66B	4.0	33.5	35.5	10.50	1820	-33.8
57	Zaslavsky, Boris	1774	ARG	+77N	−47B	−33N	−45N	+74B	+46B	−40N	+60N	−35B	4.0	32.5	34.5	12.00	1859	+30.0
58	Betelu, Daniel	1860	ARG	−16B	=63N	−48B	+75N	+82B	−47N	−46B	+65N	=50B	4.0	31.0	31.0	9.25	1854	-3.4
59	Chocala, Thiago Ignacio	1718	ARG	−7B	−52N	+37B	−51N	−66B	−60N	+81B	+82N	+68B	4.0	29.0	29.0	8.00	1754	+8.4
60	Lanza, Diego	1884	ARG	−5N	+62B	−38N	−36B	−69N	+59B	+64N	−57B	=55N	3.5	34.5	37.5	12.50	1775	-30.0
61	Jarmoluk, Jorge E.	1866	ARG	−25B	+71N	−32B	−28N	−48B	+74N	+73B	−46N	=62N	3.5	32.5	35.0	10.25	1829	-13.2
62	Garcia, Lucia Maricel	1725	ARG	−50B	−60N	−30B	+37N	+80B	−52B	−67N	+72N	=61B	3.5	31.0	32.0	10.75	1816	+19.4
63	De La Prida, Juan Cruz	0	ARG	−56N	=58B	−18N	−69B	+77N	−76B	−71N	+78B	+75N	3.5	26.5	28.5	8.50	1439	0.0
64	Schveide, Fausto	1788	ARG	−19B	+37N	+35B	−8N	−7B	−50N	−60B	+73N	−51N	3.0	40.5	43.5	13.00	1854	+23.6
65	Toffoletto, Ramiro	2157	ARG	+75B	−4N	+52B	=55N	−12N	−18B	−49N	−58B	=69N	3.0	37.5	40.0	10.00	1809	-136.4
66	Nejanky, MaisaWFM	1848	ARG	−17N	−9B	−36N	+78B	+59N	−42B	+76N	−34B	−56N	3.0	37.0	39.0	8.00	1732	-25.6
67	Ramos, Gabriel	1854	ARG	−14B	=75N	=23B	−35N	+72B	−16N	+62B	−45N	−71N	3.0	36.0	38.5	10.50	1792	-16.8
68	Vega, Nicolas	1863	ARG	−13N	+78B	−41N	−42B	+76N	−34B	+69N	−37B	−59N	3.0	34.0	36.0	7.00	1753	-50.0
69	Jasper, Nicolas	1772	ARG	−8B	−45N	−73B	+63N	+60B	−51N	−68B	=74N	=65B	3.0	30.5	33.0	9.75	1719	-13.4
70	Duran, Dario	1820	ARG	−29N	−46B	+78N	−30N	−73B	+77B	−37N	+75B	−53N	3.0	30.5	32.5	6.50	1157	-39.4
71	Ledesma, Federico	1701	ARG	−34N	−61B	F	−23N	−54B	+80N	+63B	−44N	+67B	3.0	29.5	29.5	7.50	1721	+5.2
72	Healy, Santiago	1751	ARG	−41N	−49B	+81N	−53B	−67N	−37B	+78N	−62B	+74B	3.0	28.5	28.5	4.50	1573	-54.4
73	Alvarez Brito, Malena	1732	ARG	−79N	−44B	+69N	−31B	+70N	−49B	−61N	−64B	+81B	3.0	27.5	27.5	6.00	1673	-12.0
74	Gahona, Rodrigo	1724	ARG	−33N	−31B	+76N	−49B	−57N	−61B	+77N	=69B	−72N	2.5	29.5	31.5	5.50	1585	-26.8
75	Schongut, Antonio	0	ARG	−65N	=67B	−53N	−58B	−37N	+78B	+82B	−70N	−63B	2.5	27.5	27.5	3.50	1532	0.0
76	Chiappano, Marcelo	1733	ARG	−32B	−51N	−74B	+81N	−68B	+63N	−66B	−56B	−77N	2.0	27.0	27.0	3.50	1101	-34.8
77	Vidal, Augusto	0	ARG	−57B	F	−56N	−52N	−63B	−70N	−74B	+81N	+76B	2.0	23.0	23.0	2.00	1547	0.0
78	Carvajal, Quimey	0	ARG	−35B	−68N	−70B	−66N	+81B	−75N	−72B	−63N	+82B	2.0	23.0	23.0	0.00	1059	0.0
79	Cidre, Valentino	2037	ARG	+73B	−25N	−55B	+80N	−23B	F	F	F	F	2.0	18.5	18.5	4.00	1840	-25.8
80	Kimura, David	1860	ARG	−15N	+81B	−9N	−79B	−62N	−71B	F	F	F	1.0	21.0	21.0	0.00	1151	-66.3
81	FIDE 20052960	0	—	−21B	−80N	−72B	−76B	−78N	F	−59N	−77B	−73N	0.0	22.5	22.5	0.00	998	0.0
82	Olavarria, Lorenzo	0	ARG	F	F	F	−47B	−58N	−36B	−75N	−59B	−78N	0.0	21.5	21.5	0.00	1022	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Godoy, JoaquinARG
+108.0
5.0 pts · #51
2Bazan Romero, Octavio AaronFMARG
+96.0
6.5 pts · #5
3Suarez Hernan, SantiagoESP
+89.6
5.0 pts · #32

Top rating losers

1Toffoletto, RamiroARG
-136.4
3.0 pts · #66
2Kimura, DavidARG
-66.3
1.0 pts · #80
3Healy, SantiagoARG
-54.4
3.0 pts · #73

Biggest upsets

R3+465 Elo gap
Saldano, Gonzalo1992 beat IMLiascovich, Lucas2457
R9+462 Elo gap
Saldano, Gonzalo1992 beat IMAcosta, Pablo Ismael2454
R7+354 Elo gap
Godoy, Joaquin1675 beat Soria, Angel2029