XXXIX CAMPEONATO NACIONAL E INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ "COPA BENITO JUAREZ 2025"
24 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 18 Jul 2025 to 20 Jul 2025 in OAX, Oaxaca, Mexico. 6 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2156, and top seed was Elier Miranda Mesa (🇨🇺 CUB, GM, 2484).
Elier Miranda Mesa (🇨🇺 CUB, GM, 2484) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Sandra N Guillen Cristobal (4.5) and David Avila Miguel (4.0). Miranda Mesa won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Sandra N Guillen Cristobal (WFM, 1974) beat Luis German Salazar Farias (FM, 2268), a +294-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsGM Elier Miranda Mesa led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
GM Elier Miranda Mesa never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
GM Elier Miranda Mesa beat WFM Sandra N Guillen Cristobal (White).
GM Elier Miranda Mesa 3 wins (R1–R3)David Avila Miguel 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMElier Miranda Mesa | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2WFMSandra N Guillen Cristobal | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3David Avila Miguel | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4FMJulian Antonio Rojas Alarcon | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miranda Mesa, ElierGM | 2484 | CUB | +9B | +10N | +2B | =4N | +3B | +13N | 5.5 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 19.50 | 2533 | +2.4 |
| 2 | Guillen Cristobal, Sandra NWFM | 1974 | MEX | +22B | +17N | −1N | +11B | =16N | +5B | 4.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 9.75 | 2306 | +40.6 |
| 3 | Avila Miguel, David | 2073 | MEX | −6N | +14B | +15N | +5B | −1N | +11B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 12.00 | 2170 | +14.0 |
| 4 | Rojas Alarcon, Julian AntonioFM | 2365 | MEX | +15N | F | +6B | =1B | =5N | +16B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 13.00 | 2376 | +2.9 |
| 5 | Salazar Farias, Luis GermanFM | 2268 | VEN | +11B | +18N | +23B | −3N | =4B | −2N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.50 | 2059 | -24.4 |
| 6 | Rodriguez Silva, Kalid Rafael | 1824 | MEX | +3B | +19N | −4N | −16B | =8N | +15B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 9.50 | 2065 | +58.0 |
| 7 | Ortiz Hernandez, Ricardo Paul | 1885 | MEX | −17B | +22N | =10B | +18B | −13N | +12N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1964 | +9.4 |
| 8 | Fogo Esquivel, Levi Kalani AlexanderFM | 2071 | MEX | +12B | F | −13N | +14N | =6B | =9N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 19.5 | 9.25 | 1925 | -33.6 |
| 9 | Gonzalez Sanchez, Ilan Said | 1960 | MEX | −1N | +24B | −16N | =15B | +18N | =8B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.25 | 2003 | +11.2 |
| 10 | Machado Cruz, Fidel | 1980 | MEX | +24N | −1B | =7N | =17N | −12B | +22N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.75 | 1901 | -12.0 |
| 11 | Escobar Alfaro, Salvador | 1920 | MEX | −5N | +21B | +19B | −2N | +23B | −3N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1766 | -15.0 |
| 12 | Orocio Mendoza, Egbert David | 1712 | MEX | −8N | −15B | +24N | +21B | +10N | −7B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1844 | +37.2 |
| 13 | Montano Vicente, Guadalupe | 1940 | MEX | F | F | +8B | +23N | +7B | −1B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.50 | 2224 | +40.8 |
| 14 | Marroquin Poblano, Jorge | 1830 | MEX | −20N | −3N | +22B | −8B | +21N | +23N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 1748 | -8.6 |
| 15 | Hidalgo Rios, Manuel | 1959 | MEX | −4B | +12N | −3B | =9N | +19B | −6N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 1836 | -18.2 |
| 16 | Vasquez Enriquez, Amaury | 1998 | MEX | F | F | +9B | +6N | =2B | −4N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 8.75 | 2125 | +23.6 |
| 17 | Cofre Archibold, NestorFM | 2226 | MEX | +7N | −2B | =18N | =10B | F | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 1951 | -26.4 |
| 18 | Ramirez Tapia, Jonathan Ed | 1964 | MEX | +21N | −5B | =17B | −7N | −9B | F | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.50 | 1832 | -17.2 |
| 19 | Jeronimo Hernandez, Valeria Sophia | 0 | MEX | F | −6B | −11N | +24B | −15N | =21B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.25 | 1624 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Laredo Ruiz, Gianny | 2118 | CUB | +14B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2630 | +3.2 |
| 21 | Perez Bruno, Yolet | 1490 | MEX | −18B | −11N | F | −12N | −14B | =19N | 0.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.75 | 1037 | -20.8 |
| 22 | FIDE 550009214 | 0 | — | −2N | −7B | −14N | F | F | −10B | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 1117 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 550009230 | 0 | — | F | F | −5N | −13B | −11N | −14B | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 1190 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Perez, Jose Moises | 1664 | MEX | −10B | −9N | −12B | −19N | F | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 1084 | -28.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Rodriguez Silva, Kalid RafaelMEX+58.03.5 pts · #9
- 2Montano Vicente, GuadalupeMEX+40.83.0 pts · #13
- 3Guillen Cristobal, Sandra NWFMMEX+40.64.5 pts · #4
- 1Fogo Esquivel, Levi Kalani AlexanderFMMEX-33.63.0 pts · #7
- 2Perez, Jose MoisesMEX-28.40.0 pts · #23
- 3Cofre Archibold, NestorFMMEX-26.42.0 pts · #12
- R6+294 Elo gap
- R5+268 Elo gap
- R2+252 Elo gap