Primer Torneo de Tercera Categoria de la FMA 2025
17 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Jul 2025 to 28 Jul 2025 in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Top 10 Elo average was 1663, and top seed was Miguel Angel Bericat (🇦🇷 ARG, 1874).
Javier Nicolas Martinez (🇦🇷 ARG, 1776) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Daniel Melucci (5.0) and Gonzalo Moncada (4.0). Martinez won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Javier Salguero (1602) beat Miguel Angel Bericat (1874), a +272-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsJavier Nicolas Martinez led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Javier Nicolas Martinez never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Javier Nicolas Martinez drew with Daniel Melucci (White).
Javier Nicolas Martinez won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Javier Nicolas Martinez | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Daniel Melucci | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Gonzalo Moncada | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Ariel Scaparro | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martinez, Javier Nicolas | 1776 | ARG | +16N | +14B | +4N | =3B | +5N | =2B | +7N | 6.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 19.50 | 1856 | +21.2 |
| 2 | Melucci, Daniel | 1594 | ARG | +13N | =8B | F | +11N | +4B | =1N | +3N | 5.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 18.00 | 1926 | +51.6 |
| 3 | Moncada, Gonzalo | 1748 | ARG | F | +9B | +5N | =1N | =7B | +6N | −2B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 16.50 | 1769 | +3.2 |
| 4 | Scaparro, Ariel | 0 | ARG | F | +6N | −1B | +8B | −2N | +5B | +10N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 15.00 | 1711 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Alquezar, Juan Manuel | 1597 | ARG | +17B | +11N | −3B | +6N | −1B | −4N | +12B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 1688 | +9.6 |
| 6 | Salguero, Javier | 1602 | ARG | +10N | −4B | +8N | −5B | +15N | −3B | +14N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 11.00 | 1716 | +27.6 |
| 7 | Cassagne, Ruben Alberto | 1565 | ARG | −11B | +17N | =13B | +12N | =3N | +9B | −1B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 9.25 | 1810 | +25.6 |
| 8 | Bericat, Miguel Angel | 1874 | ARG | +15B | =2N | −6B | −4N | +13B | =12N | +17N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 8.25 | 1589 | -54.4 |
| 9 | Arce, Pablo | 1717 | ARG | F | −3N | +10B | +13N | =11B | −7N | +15B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.75 | 1493 | -35.6 |
| 10 | Bargas, Agustin | 0 | ARG | −6B | +15N | −9N | +17B | −12B | +11N | −4B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.50 | 1427 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Garcia, Alejandro | 0 | ARG | +7N | −5B | +14N | −2B | =9N | −10B | F | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 7.75 | 1587 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Romera, Horacio Tomas | 1613 | ARG | −14B | +16N | F | −7B | +10N | =8B | −5N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.00 | 1457 | -21.6 |
| 13 | Gallegos, Manuel | 0 | ARG | −2B | F | =7N | −9B | −8N | +17B | +16N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 1507 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Casarini, Alfredo Oscar | 1461 | ARG | +12N | −1N | −11B | −15B | F | +16N | −6B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.50 | 1543 | +19.2 |
| 15 | Borghetti, Domingo Jorge | 1540 | ARG | −8N | −10B | +16B | +14N | −6B | F | −9N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 1567 | +1.8 |
| 16 | Askenazi, Camila | 1535 | ARG | −1B | −12B | −15N | F | +17N | −14B | −13B | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 799 | -66.8 |
| 17 | FIDE 20068069 | 0 | — | −5N | −7B | F | −10N | −16B | −13N | −8B | 0.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 842 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Melucci, DanielARG+51.65.0 pts · #11
- 2Salguero, JavierARG+27.64.0 pts · #4
- 3Cassagne, Ruben AlbertoARG+25.64.0 pts · #5
- 1Askenazi, CamilaARG-66.81.0 pts · #16
- 2Bericat, Miguel AngelARG-54.44.0 pts · #10
- 3Arce, PabloARG-35.63.5 pts · #14
- R3+272 Elo gap
- R7+154 Elo gap
- R6+152 Elo gap