XXIII IRT Hibrido de Las Americas Sub-1800 2025 Open
9 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 19 Jul 2025 to 20 Jul 2025 in Guarenas-Porlamar-Guayaquil, Venezuela. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1282, and top seed was Javier Alberto Villalta Rodriguez (🇪🇨 ECU, 1707).
Alex Leonardo Sanchez Velez (🇪🇨 ECU, 1676) won with 4.5/7, ahead of Alfonso David Rodriguez Gomez (4.5) and Javier Alberto Villalta Rodriguez (4.0). Sanchez Velez shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Carlos Anton Calderon (1546) beat Alfonso David Rodriguez Gomez (1675), a +129-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R2; 2 players tied at 4.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
Alfonso David Rodriguez Gomez takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
2 players finish on 4.5/7. Sanchez Velez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (20.0).
Alex Leonardo Sanchez Velez lost to Alfonso David Rodriguez Gomez (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alex Leonardo Sanchez Velez | * | 0 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Alfonso David Rodriguez Gomez | 1 | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Javier Alberto Villalta Rodriguez | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Gustavo Adolfo Vera Arboleda | ½ | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanchez Velez, Alex Leonardo | 1676 | ECU | +7B | +8N | −2B | =4N | =3N | +5B | =6N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 11.75 | 1700 | +9.2 |
| 2 | Rodriguez Gomez, Alfonso David | 1675 | VEN | +9N | =3B | +1N | +6B | =4N | −7B | =8B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 11.75 | 1707 | +10.4 |
| 3 | Villalta Rodriguez, Javier Alberto | 1707 | ECU | +5B | =2N | =4B | =7N | =1B | +8N | F | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 12.00 | 1727 | +6.4 |
| 4 | Vera Arboleda, Gustavo Adolfo | 1695 | ECU | =6N | +9B | =3N | =1B | =2B | F | +7N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 9.75 | 1702 | +2.8 |
| 5 | Farias Gonzalez, Williams Eduardo | 1672 | VEN | −3N | =6B | =7N | +8B | F | −1N | +9N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.75 | 1427 | -54.8 |
| 6 | Uztariz Seijas, Wynder Antonio | 1567 | VEN | =4B | =5N | +8B | −2N | F | F | =1B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.25 | 1596 | +8.0 |
| 7 | Anton Calderon, Carlos | 1546 | ECU | −1N | F | =5B | =3B | F | +2N | −4B | 2.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 8.00 | 1615 | +9.0 |
| 8 | Sanchez Fonseca, Renato Jose | 0 | ECU | F | −1B | −6N | −5N | +9B | −3B | =2N | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.25 | 1293 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 3671720 | 0 | — | −2B | −4N | F | F | −8N | F | −5B | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 885 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Rodriguez Gomez, Alfonso DavidVEN+10.44.5 pts · #3
- 2Sanchez Velez, Alex LeonardoECU+9.24.5 pts · #1
- 3Anton Calderon, CarlosECU+9.02.0 pts · #5
- 1Farias Gonzalez, Williams EduardoVEN-54.83.0 pts · #7
- 2FIDE 36717200.00.0 pts · #9
- 3Sanchez Fonseca, Renato JoseECU0.01.5 pts · #8
- R6+129 Elo gap