TERCERA EDICION DEL CAMPEONATO NACIONAL E INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ "AGUASCALIENTES 2025"

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68 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Aug 2025 to 09 Aug 2025 in AGS, Aguascalientes, Mexico. 35 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2512, and top seed was Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara (🇲🇽 MEX, GM, 2636).

Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara (🇲🇽 MEX, GM, 2636) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Luis Ernesto Quesada Perez (7.0) and Sergio E Barrientos (7.0). Martinez Alcantara shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Jesus Hernandez Flores (1902) beat Raul Alejandro Duarte Barahona (CM, 2262), a +360-point gap.

Location

🇲🇽AGS, Aguascalientes, Mexico

Dates

04 Aug 2025 → 09 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇽GMJose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara2636

Avg top 10

2,512

Participants

Titled players · 35

GM×13

IM×4

FM×9

CM×5

WGM×1

WIM×1

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 6 represented

🇲🇽Mexico×59

🇨🇺Cuba×5

🇨🇴Colombia×1

🇦🇷Argentina×1

🇲🇰North Macedonia×1

🇵🇪Peru×1

Top 3

🥇
GMJose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara
🇲🇽MEX·2636
7.0pts·2659perf+3.3
🥈
GMLuis Ernesto Quesada Perez
🇲🇽MEX·2550
7.0pts·2623perf+9.3
🥉
GMSergio E Barrientos
🇨🇴COL·2425
7.0pts·2563perf+16.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Quesada Perez7Martinez Alcantara7Barrientos7Gonzalez Zamora6.5Galaviz Medina6.5Miranda Mesa6

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.0/9. Martinez Alcantara takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (48.5).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Luis Ernesto Quesada Perez drew with GM Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara (Black).

R5–R7 · WIN STREAK

GM Sergio E Barrientos won 3 in a row (R5–R7).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMLuis Ernesto Quesada Perez	*	½	½	—
2GMJose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara	½	*	1	½
3GMSergio E Barrientos	½	0	*	—
4GMJuan Carlos Gonzalez Zamora	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Martinez Alcantara, Jose EduardoGM	2636	MEX	+27N	+34B	=4N	+3B	=14N	+7B	=6N	=2B	+15N	7.0	48.5	52.5	40.00	2659	+3.3
2	Quesada Perez, Luis ErnestoGM	2550	MEX	+36N	+35B	=3N	+10B	=7N	=14B	+18N	=1N	+6B	7.0	46.5	50.5	37.75	2623	+9.3
3	Barrientos, Sergio EGM	2425	COL	+45B	+33N	=2B	−1N	+19B	+22N	+8B	=6N	+16B	7.0	46.0	49.5	36.00	2563	+16.8
4	Gonzalez Zamora, Juan CarlosGM	2447	MEX	+53N	+44B	=1B	=6N	−8B	+23N	+35N	=5B	+14N	6.5	43.5	46.5	30.75	2499	+8.7
5	Galaviz Medina, Sion RadamantysGM	2497	MEX	+67N	+11B	−7N	+21B	=35N	+17B	=15N	=4N	+34B	6.5	42.5	44.5	30.50	2485	+0.6
6	Cori, JorgeGM	2599	PER	+24B	=18N	+22B	=4B	+16N	+9N	=1B	=3B	−2N	6.0	49.0	54.0	34.25	2542	-4.6
7	Sandoval Mercado, CarlosIM	2398	MEX	+31N	+58B	+5B	=17N	=2B	−1N	+21N	=14B	=10N	6.0	47.0	49.5	30.50	2478	+11.8
8	Cofre Archibold, NestorFM	2226	MEX	+49N	=14B	+12N	=16B	+4N	=15B	−3N	=20B	+18N	6.0	46.0	49.5	31.75	2452	+54.2
9	Miranda Mesa, ElierGM	2484	CUB	+20N	+13B	−17N	+44B	+11N	−6B	=14N	=18B	+21N	6.0	44.0	47.5	30.75	2415	-5.3
10	Hernandez Guerrero, GilbertoGM	2409	MEX	+38B	=19N	+32B	−2N	=24B	+36B	=11N	+43N	=7B	6.0	41.5	45.0	27.00	2302	-8.4
11	Garcia Carey, OsmelIM	2234	CUB	+37B	−5N	+48B	+43N	−9B	+28N	=10B	=19N	+24B	6.0	40.5	44.0	26.00	2296	+8.4
12	Espinosa Veloz, ErmesGM	2486	CUB	+43B	=25N	−8B	=28N	+26B	=35B	+46N	=13N	+19B	6.0	39.0	42.5	26.75	2278	-18.5
13	Varela Velazquez, Carlos FranciscoFM	2163	MEX	+40B	−9N	+37B	+34N	=30B	−18B	+39N	=12B	+20N	6.0	38.5	42.5	26.25	2325	+72.4
14	Obregon Rivero, Juan CarlosGM	2462	MEX	+26B	=8N	+19B	+18N	=1B	=2N	=9B	=7N	−4B	5.5	48.5	53.5	31.00	2442	-0.2
15	Almeida Quintana, OmarGM	2501	CUB	+28B	=22N	+25B	+30N	=17B	=8N	=5B	=16N	−1B	5.5	45.0	49.5	28.25	2425	-6.7
16	Cori Quispe, Kevin JoelGM	2461	MEX	=29N	+59B	+23B	=8N	−6B	+24N	+17N	=15B	−3N	5.5	44.5	47.0	26.00	2357	-8.0
17	Mitkov, NikolaGM	2388	MKD	+47B	+63N	+9B	=7B	=15N	−5N	−16B	=23N	+43B	5.5	41.5	43.5	23.25	2356	-0.1
18	Figueredo Losada, LeonelIM	2301	MEX	+65N	=6B	+29N	−14B	+53B	+13N	−2B	=9N	−8B	5.0	44.0	46.0	21.50	2307	+1.9
19	Galaviz Medina, Atlas AdomaytisCM	2155	MEX	+57N	=10B	−14N	+58B	−3N	+42B	+33N	=11B	−12N	5.0	42.0	44.5	20.00	2237	+20.4
20	Martinez Hernandez, Alin	2022	MEX	−9B	−37N	+60B	+41N	+27B	=25N	+30B	=8N	−13B	5.0	40.5	43.0	21.50	2147	+27.2
21	Gonzalez Zharikov, AndreyFM	2220	MEX	=41B	=32N	+38B	−5N	+63B	+50N	−7B	+26N	−9B	5.0	39.5	41.5	18.75	2163	-21.6
22	Benitez Lozano, JavierFM	2250	MEX	+60N	=15B	−6N	+46B	+29N	−3B	F	+53N	=30B	5.0	37.5	40.0	18.50	2309	+13.8
23	Laredo Ruiz, Gianny	2128	CUB	F	+42B	−16N	=59B	+31N	−4B	+38N	=17B	+39N	5.0	36.5	36.5	20.50	2235	+21.8
24	Amura, ClaudiaWGM	2105	ARG	−6N	+67B	=58N	+54B	=10N	−16B	+62N	+35B	−11N	5.0	35.5	37.5	15.75	2194	+9.5
25	Gracia Alvarez, Gerardo AntonioFM	2242	MEX	+64N	=12B	−15N	−29B	+54N	=20B	=50N	=46B	+45N	5.0	34.5	36.5	17.50	2129	-22.6
26	Hernandez Rendon, Carlos A	2014	MEX	−14N	−64B	+66N	+42B	−12N	+37B	+44N	−21B	+36N	5.0	34.0	36.0	17.50	2094	+15.6
27	Gonzalez Arroyo, LeninFM	2141	MEX	−1B	=56N	+64N	=31B	−20N	+59B	+63B	−34N	+48B	5.0	31.5	33.5	13.75	2087	-13.8
28	Ruiz Perez, Juan Octavio	2066	MEX	−15N	+65B	=31N	=12B	+59N	−11B	−34B	=47N	+49B	4.5	35.5	37.5	15.00	2113	+6.4
29	Salinas Cardenas, Rodrigo SalvadorCM	2014	MEX	=16B	+68N	−18B	+25N	−22B	−34N	=47B	=40N	+51B	4.5	35.5	36.0	15.50	2054	+18.8
30	Lopez Raygoza, Luis AlbertoFM	2305	MEX	+56B	F	+46N	−15B	=13N	=43B	−20N	+36B	=22N	4.5	35.5	35.5	17.75	2168	-24.4
31	Avila Fraire, AmeyalliWCM	1947	MEX	−7B	+51N	=28B	=27N	−23B	=40N	=58B	=55N	+53B	4.5	34.0	36.5	16.00	1993	+10.6
32	Hernandez Flores, Jesus	1902	MEX	+39N	=21B	−10N	=33B	−36N	=45B	=55B	+63N	=50N	4.5	33.5	35.5	15.75	2114	+90.8
33	Estrada Nieto, JulianIM	2182	MEX	+66N	−3B	F	=32N	=38B	+53N	−19B	=39B	+46N	4.5	33.0	33.0	14.75	2102	-6.5
34	Fernandez Hernandez, Arturo A.FM	2337	MEX	F	−1N	+55B	−13B	−43N	+29B	+28N	+27B	−5N	4.0	40.0	40.0	17.00	2191	-27.6
35	Gutierrez Perez, Fabian	2248	MEX	+54B	−2N	+63B	+50N	=5B	=12N	−4B	−24N	F	4.0	39.5	39.5	14.75	2245	+0.6
36	Garcia Espinoza, Jose Jesus	2095	MEX	−2B	−54N	+57N	+65B	+32B	−10N	+48B	−30N	−26B	4.0	36.5	38.5	13.00	2016	-19.4
37	Mendoza Osorio, Ernesto	1835	MEX	−11N	+20B	−13N	+45B	−50B	−26N	+65B	−48N	+57B	4.0	35.5	37.5	13.50	1953	+24.8
38	Montijo Razo, Belarminio Enrique	1948	MEX	−10N	+66B	−21N	+52B	=33N	=44B	−23B	=51N	=40B	4.0	35.0	37.0	13.25	1923	-12.4
39	Duarte Barahona, Raul AlejandroCM	2262	MEX	−32B	=41N	+61B	−53N	+40B	+58N	−13B	=33N	−23B	4.0	33.5	36.0	13.25	1951	-64.8
40	Juarez Cardenas, Gael Andres	1684	MEX	−13N	−53B	+67N	+48B	−39N	=31B	=45N	=29B	=38N	4.0	33.0	35.0	13.75	1945	+108.8
41	Torres Torres, Juan Jose	1738	MEX	=21N	=39B	−44N	−20B	−45N	+68B	=54N	=61B	+59N	4.0	29.0	29.5	10.25	1915	+70.0
42	Contreras Cardona, Alfredo Ignacio	1781	MEX	F	−23N	+56B	−26N	+55B	−19N	−53B	+65N	+58B	4.0	28.5	28.5	10.50	2010	+88.0
43	Esquivel San Agustin, Dieg	2033	MEX	−12N	+60B	+62N	−11B	+34B	=30N	F	−10B	−17N	3.5	39.5	42.0	11.25	2159	+20.6
44	Fernandez Pozas, Pablo Antonio	2155	MEX	+51B	−4N	+41B	−9N	=47B	=38N	−26B	=49N	F	3.5	36.0	39.0	13.00	1980	-34.6
45	Davalos Prieto, Abel JustoFM	1974	MEX	−3N	=49B	F	−37N	+41B	=32N	=40B	+52N	−25B	3.5	35.5	35.5	13.50	1867	-24.6
46	Miranda Rodriguez, TaniaWIM	2024	MEX	F	+61N	−30B	−22N	+64B	+47N	−12B	=25N	−33B	3.5	33.0	33.0	10.50	2074	+7.0
47	Vega Castaneda, Ulises Antonio	1942	MEX	−17N	=57B	=49N	+62B	=44N	−46B	=29N	=28B	F	3.5	31.0	33.5	12.00	1923	-5.6
48	Lopez Rueda, Juan PabloCM	1952	MEX	F	=62B	−11N	−40N	+66B	+49B	−36N	+37B	−27N	3.5	31.0	31.0	10.75	1852	-20.8
49	Angeles Vera, Mario Alberto	1835	MEX	−8B	=45N	=47B	−63N	+51B	−48N	+59N	=44B	−28N	3.5	30.5	32.5	11.25	1895	+20.8
50	Martinez Castaneda, Allan	2054	MEX	F	F	+52N	−35B	+37N	−21B	=25B	=58N	=32B	3.5	28.5	28.5	13.50	2019	-5.0
51	Martinez Nestor, Ian Marco	1608	MEX	−44N	−31B	−65N	+67B	−49N	+60N	+64B	=38B	−29N	3.5	26.5	28.5	8.50	1840	+88.4
52	Lemus Ruiz, Abraham	1677	MEX	F	=55N	−50B	−38N	+56B	−63N	+66B	−45B	+61N	3.5	23.5	23.5	9.00	1867	+68.0
53	Silva Hernandez, Jose Luis	1975	MEX	−4B	+40N	F	+39B	−18N	−33B	+42N	−22B	−31N	3.0	37.5	37.5	12.00	2010	+1.6
54	Yescas Lopez, Lorenzo	1859	MEX	−35N	+36B	F	−24N	−25B	=64N	=41B	+62B	F	3.0	30.0	30.0	9.50	1937	+9.2
55	Castro Esparza, Raul	1977	MEX	F	=52B	−34N	=64B	−42N	+61B	=32N	=31B	F	3.0	28.5	28.5	9.75	1840	-26.4
56	Quiroz Frias, Alvaro	1911	MEX	−30N	=27B	−42N	=68B	−52N	=66N	=57B	−59B	+60N	3.0	27.0	27.5	7.75	1732	-87.2
57	Morquecho Garcia, Leonardo Alfons	1647	MEX	−19B	=47N	−36B	−61N	−62N	+67B	=56N	+66B	−37N	3.0	26.5	28.5	7.25	1742	+32.4
58	Hernandez Diaz, Paula SofiaWFM	2014	MEX	F	−7N	=24B	−19N	+61B	−39B	=31N	=50B	−42N	2.5	34.5	34.5	9.00	1916	-22.2
59	Esquivel Nateras, Virgilio	1887	MEX	F	−16N	+68B	=23N	−28B	−27N	−49B	+56N	−41B	2.5	31.0	31.0	6.00	1836	-14.2
60	Robles Sanchez, Fausto	1864	MEX	−22B	−43N	−20N	−66B	=67N	−51B	+68N	+64N	−56B	2.5	26.0	26.5	3.50	1723	-35.6
61	Pille Cruz, Juan Luis	1753	MEX	F	−46B	−39N	+57B	−58N	−55N	+67B	=41N	−52B	2.5	25.5	25.5	7.00	1753	-6.8
62	Duran Ceron, Andres	1641	MEX	F	=48N	−43B	−47N	+57B	+65N	−24B	−54N	F	2.5	25.5	25.5	6.75	1809	+23.2
63	Cruz Gomez, Miguel Angel	1960	MEX	F	−17B	−35N	+49B	−21N	+52B	−27N	−32B	F	2.0	33.5	33.5	7.00	1896	-15.4
64	Vega Castaneda, Luis CarlosCM	1837	MEX	−25B	+26N	−27B	=55N	−46N	=54B	−51N	−60B	F	2.0	30.5	32.5	8.00	1773	-15.6
65	Garcia Silva, Christian Edu	1902	MEX	−18B	−28N	+51B	−36N	+68N	−62B	−37N	−42B	F	2.0	29.5	30.0	4.00	1687	-90.8
66	Hernandez Hernandez, Pedro	1701	MEX	−33B	−38N	−26B	+60N	−48N	=56B	−52N	−57N	=67B	2.0	29.0	31.0	5.00	1674	-8.6
67	Alvarez Navarro, Rafael	1929	MEX	−5B	−24N	−40B	−51N	=60B	−57N	−61N	+68B	=66N	2.0	29.0	29.5	2.75	1601	-75.0
68	Olvera Almanza, Deneb	1714	MEX	F	−29B	−59N	=56N	−65B	−41N	−60B	−67N	F	0.5	20.5	20.5	1.50	1470	-57.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Juarez Cardenas, Gael AndresMEX
+108.8
4.0 pts · #37
2Hernandez Flores, JesusMEX
+90.8
4.5 pts · #30
3Martinez Nestor, Ian MarcoMEX
+88.4
3.5 pts · #51

Top rating losers

1Garcia Silva, Christian EduMEX
-90.8
2.0 pts · #67
2Quiroz Frias, AlvaroMEX
-87.2
3.0 pts · #53
3Alvarez Navarro, RafaelMEX
-75.0
2.0 pts · #63

Biggest upsets

R1+360 Elo gap
Hernandez Flores, Jesus1902 beat CMDuarte Barahona, Raul Alejandro2262
R4+321 Elo gap
Martinez Nestor, Ian Marco1608 beat Alvarez Navarro, Rafael1929
R5+304 Elo gap
Esquivel San Agustin, Dieg2033 beat FMFernandez Hernandez, Arturo A.2337