IX GRAND PRIX HOMENAJE AL MI CRISTOBAL VALIENTE 2025
63 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 Aug 2025 to 10 Aug 2025 in Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay. 8 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2080, and top seed was Arnold Mayeregger (🇵🇾 PAR, 2192).
Rodolfo Cantero (🇵🇾 PAR, CM, 2170) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Enzo Mathias Vinales Gonzalez (6.5) and Alejandro A. Riline Orso (5.5). Cantero shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Carlos Dario Ruiz Diaz (1608) beat Philip Ardovsky (2052), a +444-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 6.5/7. Cantero takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.0).
FM Enzo Mathias Vinales Gonzalez drew with CM Rodolfo Cantero (Black).
FM Enzo Mathias Vinales Gonzalez 4 wins (R1–R4)CM Rodolfo Cantero 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMEnzo Mathias Vinales Gonzalez | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2CMRodolfo Cantero | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3CMAlejandro A. Riline Orso | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Arnold Mayeregger | — | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cantero, RodolfoCM | 2170 | PAR | +15B | +24N | +6B | +7N | =2B | +4N | +23N | 6.5 | 29.0 | 32.5 | 29.25 | 2388 | +26.0 |
| 2 | Vinales Gonzalez, Enzo MathiasFM | 2044 | PAR | +17B | +10N | +33B | +16N | =1N | +23B | +5N | 6.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 27.25 | 2340 | +80.0 |
| 3 | Riline Orso, Alejandro A.CM | 2079 | PAR | +40B | =8N | +51B | =25N | =4B | +10N | +12N | 5.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 19.50 | 2111 | +10.2 |
| 4 | Mayeregger, Arnold | 2192 | PAR | +21N | +34B | =23N | +11B | =3N | −1B | +16N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 20.00 | 2108 | -8.8 |
| 5 | Montiel, Angel NathanaelCM | 2056 | PAR | +32B | +18N | −7B | +26N | +16B | +9N | −2B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 19.00 | 2027 | +0.4 |
| 6 | Amarilla Ettiene, EzequielCM | 1969 | PAR | +28B | +26N | −1N | +36B | =24B | +8N | =9B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 18.50 | 1988 | +16.0 |
| 7 | Gonzalez, Augusto | 1933 | PAR | +35N | +20B | +5N | −1B | +27N | −12B | =11N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 17.75 | 1975 | +11.6 |
| 8 | Aquino Sanchez, Rodrigo Catriel | 1786 | PAR | +37N | =3B | +57N | −9B | +13N | −6B | +19N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 15.25 | 1894 | +16.6 |
| 9 | Allo Collante, Enrique | 2113 | PAR | +22N | +27B | −16N | +8N | +33B | −5B | =6N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 17.50 | 1976 | -19.2 |
| 10 | Ayala Sanabria, Erick Benjamin | 1709 | PAR | +54N | −2B | +47N | +17B | =11N | −3B | +27N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 12.75 | 1860 | +44.4 |
| 11 | Navarro Canete, Facundo Javier | 1840 | PAR | +41B | +46N | =25B | −4N | =10B | +20N | =7B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 14.75 | 1889 | +18.4 |
| 12 | Alarcon, Jose Antonio | 2072 | PAR | =13N | +44B | +49N | −23B | +34N | +7N | −3B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 13.75 | 1946 | -16.0 |
| 13 | Andrada Bittinger, Santiago Jose | 1581 | PAR | =12B | −14N | +58B | +18N | −8B | +52N | +36B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 11.75 | 1777 | +47.2 |
| 14 | Lovera Silva, Mathias | 1694 | PAR | −46B | +13B | =28N | =51N | +32B | =25N | +26B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 15.25 | 1834 | +41.2 |
| 15 | Ruiz Diaz, Carlos Dario | 1608 | PAR | −1N | F | +61B | =41N | +30B | +29N | +25B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 11.75 | 1842 | +41.2 |
| 16 | Franco Pinanez, Miguel A | 1920 | PAR | +42B | +52N | +9B | −2B | −5N | +24N | −4B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 12.00 | 1959 | +7.6 |
| 17 | Ortiz Bareiro, Josias Ezequiel | 1545 | PAR | −2N | +53B | +19N | −10N | −20B | +37B | +40N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 11.00 | 1660 | +25.6 |
| 18 | Da Ponte Vera, Giuseppe G. | 1747 | PAR | +53N | −5B | =29N | −13B | +35N | +28B | =22N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 11.75 | 1644 | -17.0 |
| 19 | Vazquez Ferreira, Alejandro | 1746 | PAR | +61B | −25N | −17B | +38N | +40B | +21N | −8B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.50 | 1677 | -11.0 |
| 20 | Lugo Martinez, Jimena SofiaWCM | 1667 | PAR | +45B | −7N | +41B | −33N | +17N | −11B | +51B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 10.00 | 1678 | +2.8 |
| 21 | Aguilar Petersen, Martin Alejandro | 1610 | PAR | −4B | +43N | +46B | −24N | +51B | −19B | +32N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 8.50 | 1647 | +4.0 |
| 22 | Mino Almiron, Joaquin A. | 1601 | PAR | −9B | +61N | −24B | =52N | +41B | +56N | =18B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.25 | 1686 | +18.0 |
| 23 | Torales G., Ivan Alejandro B.FM | 2023 | PAR | +47N | F | =4B | +12N | +25B | −2N | −1B | 3.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 12.50 | 2082 | +25.6 |
| 24 | Diaz, Ismael Ramon | 1829 | PAR | +30N | −1B | +22N | +21B | =6N | −16B | F | 3.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 14.00 | 1854 | +5.2 |
| 25 | Ardovsky, Philip | 2052 | RUS | +29N | +19B | =11N | =3B | −23N | =14B | −15N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 14.75 | 1812 | -37.4 |
| 26 | Ortiz Villalba, Andres Emilio | 1667 | PAR | +55N | −6B | +35N | −5B | +47N | =27B | −14N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 7.75 | 1704 | +2.8 |
| 27 | Vera Gajardo, Jorge Luis | 1771 | PAR | +63B | −9N | +32B | +40N | −7B | =26N | −10B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 7.25 | 1709 | -12.4 |
| 28 | Benitez Galeano, Gonzalo | 1539 | PAR | −6N | +54B | =14B | −39N | +48B | −18N | +41B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 7.75 | 1535 | -3.6 |
| 29 | Gonzalez Gauto, Victor | 1562 | PAR | −25B | +62N | =18B | F | +31N | −15B | +42N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.00 | 1611 | +2.0 |
| 30 | Rodriguez Canale, Axel Daniel | 1400 | PAR | −24B | −40N | +62B | =43N | −15N | +60B | +44N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.50 | 1541 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Ortiz Villalba, Josue Enrique | 0 | PAR | −36B | −42N | =43B | +60N | −29B | +48N | +56B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 4.50 | 1465 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Gonzalez Mendez, Martin Ezequiel | 1575 | PAR | −5N | +37B | −27N | +44B | −14N | +38B | −21B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 8.00 | 1547 | -14.4 |
| 33 | Recalde, Ariel | 1902 | PAR | +38N | +50B | −2N | +20B | −9N | F | F | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 9.00 | 1868 | -1.2 |
| 34 | Munoz Orozco, Sashir Nicolas | 1825 | PAR | +43B | −4N | −40B | +42N | −12B | −51N | +46B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 6.50 | 1514 | -37.6 |
| 35 | Rejala Gomez, Ruben Ignacio | 1532 | PAR | −7B | +60N | −26B | +45N | −18B | −36N | +52B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 1471 | -8.6 |
| 36 | Dominguez Maidana, Juan Alberto | 1675 | PAR | +31N | F | +42B | −6N | F | +35B | −13N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 9.00 | 1639 | -4.6 |
| 37 | FIDE 3725596 | 0 | — | −8B | −32N | −45B | +61N | +55B | −17N | +43B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 835 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Farina Ramirez, Marco Ricardo | 1473 | PAR | −33B | F | +54N | −19B | +62N | −32N | +55B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 931 | -24.4 |
| 39 | Balbuena Escobar, Milciades de Jesus | 1640 | PAR | F | F | +56N | +28B | +49N | F | F | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 2359 | +23.8 |
| 40 | Moreno Silva, Valentina Gizeth | 1582 | PAR | −3N | +30B | +34N | −27B | −19N | =42B | −17B | 2.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 7.75 | 1532 | -23.6 |
| 41 | Acosta Caballero Aquino, Ignacio | 1410 | PAR | −11N | +55B | −20N | =15B | −22N | +53B | −28N | 2.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 4.75 | 1277 | -24.4 |
| 42 | Benitez Idoyaga, Jhosias Santino | 1474 | PAR | −16N | +31B | −36N | −34B | +54B | =40N | −29B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 5.75 | 1340 | -26.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 3725588 | 0 | — | −34N | −21B | =31N | =30B | +45N | −44B | −37N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 5.50 | 847 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Melgarejo Vargas, Santiago Miguel | 1499 | PAR | F | −12N | +48B | −32N | −52B | +43N | −30B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.00 | 940 | -19.2 |
| 45 | FIDE 3725626 | 0 | — | −20N | −47B | +37N | −35B | −43B | +54N | −48B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 781 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Orrego Molas, Victor Rafael | 0 | PAR | +14N | −11B | −21N | F | F | +61B | −34N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 1549 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Velilla Nunez, Joaquin Nicolas | 1542 | PAR | −23B | +45N | −10B | +55N | −26B | F | F | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 974 | -27.6 |
| 48 | Segovia Valdez, Guillermo | 0 | PAR | F | −57B | −44N | +53B | −28N | −31B | +45N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 725 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Casartelli Vera, Vincenzo Fabrizio | 1704 | PAR | F | +58N | −12B | +57N | −39B | F | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1625 | -16.4 |
| 50 | Came Fadul, Matias Daniel | 1655 | PAR | +60B | −33N | +52B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1716 | +2.8 |
| 51 | Noguera Delgado, Gael Eduardo | 1442 | PAR | F | F | −3N | =14B | −21N | +34B | −20N | 1.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.25 | 1578 | +26.4 |
| 52 | Mosqueira Cardozo, Danilo Daril | 0 | PAR | F | −16B | −50N | =22B | +44N | −13B | −35N | 1.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 1439 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 3718778 | 0 | — | −18B | −17N | =60B | −48N | +58B | −41N | F | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.25 | 1236 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Melgarejo Estigarribia, Erick Hernan | 0 | PAR | −10B | −28N | −38B | F | −42N | −45B | +62N | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 747 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 3724263 | 0 | — | −26B | −41N | F | −47B | −37N | +62B | −38N | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 725 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Sanchez Balzarini, Ezequiel | 1451 | PAR | F | −59N | −39B | +58N | F | −22B | −31N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.00 | 895 | -24.8 |
| 57 | Alvarenga Rotela, Benjamin Emanuel | 1572 | PAR | F | +48N | −8B | −49B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 945 | -18.8 |
| 58 | FIDE 3725618 | 0 | — | F | −49B | −13N | −56B | −53N | F | +61N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 776 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Roman, RodrigoCM | 2000 | PAR | F | +56B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2400 | +1.6 |
| 60 | Turitich Cardozo, Noah Milan | 0 | PAR | −50N | −35B | =53N | −31B | F | −30N | F | 0.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.75 | 793 | -33.2 |
| 61 | Lopez Ruiz Diaz, Sofia Isabel | 0 | PAR | −19N | −22B | −15N | −37B | F | −46N | −58B | 0.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 850 | 0.0 |
| 62 | FIDE 3722724 | 0 | — | −?N | −29B | −30N | F | −38B | −55N | −54B | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 781 | 0.0 |
| 63 | FIDE 3725600 | 0 | — | −27N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 971 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Vinales Gonzalez, Enzo MathiasFMPAR+80.06.5 pts · #1
- 2Andrada Bittinger, Santiago JosePAR+47.24.5 pts · #26
- 3Ayala Sanabria, Erick BenjaminPAR+44.44.5 pts · #12
- 1Munoz Orozco, Sashir NicolasPAR-37.63.0 pts · #42
- 2Ardovsky, PhilipRUS-37.43.5 pts · #14
- 3Turitich Cardozo, Noah MilanPAR-33.20.5 pts · #62
- R7+444 Elo gap
- R6+383 Elo gap
- R3+243 Elo gap