La Costa Standard II
21 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 23 Jul 2025 to 20 Aug 2025 in Ciudad de La Costa, Uruguay. Top 10 Elo average was 1832, and top seed was Ariel Miller (🇺🇾 URU, 2025).
Mateo Varela (🇺🇾 URU, 1907) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Victor Rodriguez Farias (3.5) and Mauricio Errazola (3.0). Varela shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Eduard Buller (1692) beat Ariel Miller (2025), a +333-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMateo Varela led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Mateo Varela takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
Mateo Varela beat Victor Rodriguez Farias (White).
Mateo Varela 4 wins (R1–R5)Mauricio Errazola 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mateo Varela | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Victor Rodriguez Farias | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Mauricio Errazola | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4Eduard Buller | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Varela, Mateo | 1907 | URU | +8N | +2B | F | +3N | +6B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 11.50 | 2613 | +61.6 |
| 2 | Rodriguez Farias, Victor | 1910 | URU | +7B | −1N | =12B | +18N | +4B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 7.50 | 1841 | -6.6 |
| 3 | Errazola, Mauricio | 1911 | URU | +10N | +17B | +4N | −1B | F | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1896 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Buller, Eduard | 1692 | URU | +20N | +13B | −3B | +17N | −2N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1849 | +30.0 |
| 5 | Blanco, Rudemar Ernesto | 1716 | URU | =14B | +21N | +18B | =6N | F | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1819 | +2.8 |
| 6 | Perez Selios, Luis | 1818 | URU | F | +14N | +11B | =5B | −1N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 1778 | -3.4 |
| 7 | Werle, Carolin | 1637 | URU | −2N | +20B | +16N | −9B | =8N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1522 | -16.8 |
| 8 | Gutierrez, Ignacio | 1610 | URU | −1B | −12N | +20B | +19N | =7B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1630 | +0.6 |
| 9 | Ibarburu, Nahuel | 1865 | URU | +19B | F | F | +7N | =12N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1927 | +4.2 |
| 10 | Vieira, Emiliano | 1663 | URU | −3B | =19N | +14B | +16N | F | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1552 | -12.4 |
| 11 | Cicero, Carlos | 1711 | URU | =18N | +15B | −6N | −13B | +17B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1776 | +12.0 |
| 12 | Cano, Carlos | 1747 | URU | −17N | +8B | =2N | F | =9B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 1734 | -1.2 |
| 13 | Miller, Ariel | 2025 | URU | F | −4N | +19B | +11N | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1801 | -26.4 |
| 14 | Bobba, Pablo | 0 | URU | =5N | −6B | −10N | +21B | F | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1460 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Zoppolo, Cedric | 1710 | URU | =16B | −11N | +21B | F | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 911 | -10.0 |
| 16 | Grela, Matias | 0 | URU | =15N | F | −7B | −10B | +21N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1397 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Mazzeo, Jose | 1549 | URU | +12B | −3N | F | −4B | −11N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1572 | +1.2 |
| 18 | Correa, Mario | 0 | URU | =11B | F | −5N | −2B | =20N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1506 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Werle, Julius | 1578 | URU | −9N | =10B | −13N | −8B | F | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.25 | 1457 | -23.2 |
| 20 | Luzardo, Martin | 0 | URU | −4B | −7N | −8N | F | =18B | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 846 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Alonso, Daniel | 0 | URU | F | −5B | −15N | −14N | −16B | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 913 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Varela, MateoURU+61.64.0 pts · #1
- 2Buller, EduardURU+30.03.0 pts · #6
- 3Cicero, CarlosURU+12.02.5 pts · #8
- 1Miller, ArielURU-26.42.0 pts · #5
- 2Werle, JuliusURU-23.20.5 pts · #15
- 3Werle, CarolinURU-16.82.5 pts · #17
- R2+333 Elo gap
- R1+198 Elo gap