Torneo Clasico Duelo de Mentes
Open SwissStandard
54 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 19 Jul 2025 to 20 Jul 2025 in Barcelona-Estado Anzoategui, Venezuela. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1990, and top seed was Ricardo Jose Rodriguez Garcia (🇻🇪 VEN, 2136).
Luis Rafael Useche Moreno (🇻🇪 VEN, CM, 2119) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Ricardo Jose Rodriguez Garcia (5.0) and Leonard David Ortiz Avila (5.0). Useche Moreno won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Leonard David Ortiz Avila (1800) beat Ricardo Jose Rodriguez Garcia (2136), a +336-point gap.
Location
🇻🇪Barcelona-Estado Anzoategui, Venezuela
Dates
19 Jul 2025 → 20 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 2
CM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇻🇪Venezuela×50
🇨🇺Cuba×1
Top 3
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsCM Luis Rafael Useche Moreno led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
24
13
5
3
1
1
R5–R6 · LEAD HELD
CM Luis Rafael Useche Moreno held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
CM Luis Rafael Useche Moreno 5 wins (R1–R5)Ricardo Jose Rodriguez Garcia 4 wins (R1–R4)Jose Gregorio Aruspon Pedrique 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMLuis Rafael Useche Moreno | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2Ricardo Jose Rodriguez Garcia | — | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3Jose Gregorio Aruspon Pedrique | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Leonard David Ortiz Avila | ½ | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Useche Moreno, Luis RafaelCM | 2119 | VEN | +24B | +22N | +5B | +10N | +9B | =3N | 5.5 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 21.00 | 2227 | +10.4 |
| 2 | Rodriguez Garcia, Ricardo Jose | 2136 | VEN | +40N | +16B | +4N | +6B | −3N | +10B | 5.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 19.00 | 2095 | -2.2 |
| 3 | Ortiz Avila, Leonard David | 1800 | VEN | +39B | +20N | =11B | +17N | +2B | =1B | 5.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 18.75 | 2183 | +94.0 |
| 4 | Aruspon Pedrique, Jose Gregorio | 1862 | VEN | +23B | +35N | −2B | +26N | +22B | +9N | 5.0 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 15.50 | 2041 | +22.8 |
| 5 | Cedeno Cedeno, Santiago Leandro | 1939 | VEN | +32N | +12B | −1N | =11N | +20B | +18B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 15.50 | 1959 | +13.2 |
| 6 | Presilla, Luis Jose | 2013 | VEN | +41B | +26N | +8B | −2N | =16B | +17N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 14.75 | 1992 | +0.4 |
| 7 | Hadad Diaz, Antonio Alirio | 2027 | VEN | +25B | +29N | =17B | −9N | +19B | +16N | 4.5 | 17.5 | 20.5 | 14.75 | 1976 | -4.0 |
| 8 | Prado Loreto, Martin Celestino | 1846 | VEN | +54N | +48B | −6N | +12B | =18N | +21B | 4.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 10.75 | 1835 | -2.0 |
| 9 | Granados Vasquez, Reynaldo | 2013 | VEN | +38N | +30B | +19N | +7B | −1N | −4B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 13.00 | 1954 | -5.0 |
| 10 | Brito Marquez, Sophia Valentina | 1768 | VEN | +34N | +37B | +14N | −1B | +13N | −2N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 12.50 | 1810 | +5.2 |
| 11 | Aponte Ramos, ArgimiroCM | 2080 | VEN | +13N | +18B | =3N | =5B | F | +24N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 15.25 | 1998 | -5.6 |
| 12 | Velasquez Marin, Glaycell Daniela | 1620 | VEN | +43B | −5N | +28B | −8N | +23B | +25N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 11.00 | 1608 | -4.4 |
| 13 | Guzman Pedroza, Alejandra Valentina | 1469 | VEN | −11B | +36N | +33B | +15N | −10B | +29N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 12.00 | 1764 | +57.2 |
| 14 | Garcia Acosta, Victoria Maria | 1535 | VEN | =42B | +21N | −10B | =27B | +32N | +22N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 11.50 | 1767 | +48.4 |
| 15 | Gutierrez Osorio, Porfirio Rafae | 1759 | VEN | −37N | +34B | +31N | −13B | +38N | +27B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 10.00 | 1520 | -11.8 |
| 16 | Hernandez Patino, Jesus David | 1753 | VEN | +36B | −2N | +25B | +24N | =6N | −7B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 10.75 | 1813 | +7.0 |
| 17 | Hernandez Galicia, Jose Gabriel | 1869 | VEN | +44N | +49B | =7N | −3B | +31N | −6B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 7.75 | 1673 | -14.0 |
| 18 | Cabrera Rincones, Juan Santiago | 1678 | VEN | +53B | −11N | +41B | +23N | =8B | −5N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 7.25 | 1682 | -2.8 |
| 19 | Gonzalez Figueroa, Luis Beltran | 1759 | VEN | +28B | +33N | −9B | =20N | −7N | +48B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 8.75 | 1578 | -13.4 |
| 20 | Guatache Castillo, Argenis Manuel | 1512 | VEN | +51N | −3B | +37N | =19B | −5N | +31B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 7.25 | 1550 | +2.8 |
| 21 | Gonzalez Martinez, Alexis | 1636 | CUB | =31N | −14B | +51B | +39N | +26B | −8N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 7.25 | 1537 | -8.2 |
| 22 | Reyes Brito, Santiago David | 1696 | VEN | +45N | −1B | +38N | +32B | −4N | −14B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 6.50 | 1031 | -42.8 |
| 23 | Figueroa Rodriguez, Pedro Celestino | 0 | VEN | −4N | +47B | +30N | −18B | −12N | +40B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 1592 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Cabrera Rincones, Sergio Andres | 1493 | VEN | −1N | +45B | +43N | −16B | +49N | −11B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 1035 | -13.2 |
| 25 | Serrano Rondon, Miguel Alejandro | 1413 | VEN | −7N | +50B | −16N | +37B | +33N | −12B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 928 | -17.2 |
| 26 | Bauza Fernandez, Lucia Valentina | 1587 | VEN | +52N | −6B | +49N | −4B | −21N | +44B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 1035 | -29.2 |
| 27 | Almeida Rodriguez, Ciro Antonio | 1584 | VEN | −33B | =39N | +42B | =14N | +28B | −15N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 8.00 | 1454 | -6.8 |
| 28 | Marval Rondon, Jesus Andres | 0 | VEN | −19N | +40B | −12N | +30B | −27N | +38B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 7.00 | 1550 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Aguilar Reyes, Lizardo de Jesus | 1677 | VEN | +50N | −7B | −32N | +48B | +41N | −13B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 940 | -17.8 |
| 30 | Hernandez Roche, Edgar Jose | 1642 | VEN | +46B | −9N | −23B | −28N | +50B | +49N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1213 | -4.0 |
| 31 | Regele Rodriguez, Chris Anthony | 0 | VEN | =21B | +42N | −15B | +35N | −17B | −20N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 6.25 | 1517 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Cadenas Rivero, Samuel David | 0 | VEN | −5B | +46N | +29B | −22N | −14B | =36N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 6.25 | 1518 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Torres Bello, Jesus Daniel | 0 | VEN | +27N | −19B | −13N | +44B | −25B | =39N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 1360 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Martinez Hernandez, Jhonangel Mauricio | 0 | VEN | −10B | −15N | =46B | =47N | +52B | =35N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.25 | 1420 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Hernandez Espin, Gisel Alejandra | 1551 | VEN | +47N | −4B | =48N | −31B | =45N | =34B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 1062 | -5.6 |
| 36 | Nunez Acuna, Nathalia Dioleidys | 0 | VEN | −16N | −13B | +52N | −38B | +43N | =32B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.25 | 802 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Mujica Ramirez, Nicole Alejandra | 0 | VEN | +15B | −10N | −20B | −25N | −42B | +52N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.00 | 1420 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Alvarez Betancourt, Isaias | 0 | VEN | −9B | +53N | −22B | +36N | −15B | −28N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.50 | 1023 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Jimenez Acheta, Samuel Ernesto | 0 | VEN | −3N | =27B | +40N | −21B | −48N | =33B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 4.75 | 1544 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Brito Rodriguez, Desiree Valentina | 1507 | VEN | −2B | −28N | −39B | +53N | +47B | −23N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 1103 | -3.2 |
| 41 | Aponte Navarro, Abraham Dario | 0 | VEN | −6N | +52B | −18N | F | −29B | +45B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 993 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Velasquez Marin, Arantza Cecilia | 0 | VEN | =14N | −31B | −27N | −45B | +37N | =46N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 1368 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 3999343 | 0 | — | −12N | +44B | −24B | −46N | −36B | +50N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 749 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Castro Cova, Adriannys Carolina | 0 | VEN | −17B | −43N | +53B | −33N | +46B | −26N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 938 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Ortiz Rincones, Valeria Alexandra | 0 | VEN | −22B | −24N | =47B | +42N | =35B | −41N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 4.25 | 1302 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Ramos Adrian, Santiago Alexander | 0 | VEN | −30N | −32B | =34N | +43B | −44N | =42B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 4.25 | 843 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Vega Gonzalez, Enmanuel Andres | 0 | VEN | −35B | −23N | =45N | =34B | −40N | +53B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.25 | 728 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Castillo Licet, Maurybeth Alexandra | 0 | VEN | F | −8N | =35B | −29N | +39B | −19N | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.25 | 1386 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Castillo Barrios, Abraham Jose | 0 | VEN | F | −17N | −26B | +50N | −24B | −30B | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.00 | 849 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Prado Osorio, Omerlis del Valle | 0 | VEN | −29B | −25N | +54N | −49B | −30N | −43B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 777 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 23932015 | 0 | — | −20B | +54B | −21N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 774 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Solorzano Diaz, Estefania Isabella | 0 | VEN | −26B | −41N | −36B | F | −34N | −37B | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 807 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 23931990 | 0 | — | −18N | −38B | −44N | −40B | F | −47N | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 797 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Guerra Galarraga, Roman Alfonzo | 0 | VEN | −8B | −51N | −50B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1046 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ortiz Avila, Leonard DavidVEN+94.05.0 pts · #5
- 2Guzman Pedroza, Alejandra ValentinaVEN+57.24.0 pts · #16
- 3Garcia Acosta, Victoria MariaVEN+48.44.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Reyes Brito, Santiago DavidVEN-42.83.0 pts · #37
- 2Bauza Fernandez, Lucia ValentinaVEN-29.23.0 pts · #41
- 3Aguilar Reyes, Lizardo de JesusVEN-17.83.0 pts · #45
Biggest upsets
- R5+336 Elo gap
- R4+290 Elo gap
- R6+208 Elo gap