LXVIII Torneo de los Viernes
Open SwissStandard
31 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 Aug 2025 to 19 Sept 2025 in Montevideo, Uruguay. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1875, and top seed was Benjamin Martello (🇺🇾 URU, 2034).
Jairo Araque (🇻🇪 VEN, 1999) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Marcelo Vinella (4.0) and Benjamin Martello (3.5). Araque won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Ari Fainerman (1584) beat Rodrigo Porteiro (1782), a +198-point gap.
Location
🇺🇾Montevideo, Uruguay
Dates
15 Aug 2025 → 19 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇾Uruguay×29
🇻🇪Venezuela×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsJairo Araque led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Jairo Araque never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Jairo Araque 5 wins (R1–R5)Marcelo Vinella 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jairo Araque | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2Marcelo Vinella | — | * | — | — |
| 3Benjamin Martello | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Federico Canias | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Araque, Jairo | 1999 | VEN | +6N | +12B | +5N | +3B | +4N | 5.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 15.00 | 2615 | +28.4 |
| 2 | Vinella, Marcelo | 1782 | URU | +28N | −5B | +14N | +19B | +12B | 4.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 1902 | +12.6 |
| 3 | Martello, Benjamin | 2034 | URU | +24B | +7N | =4B | −1N | +23N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.75 | 1947 | -15.6 |
| 4 | Canias, Federico | 1795 | URU | +26N | +8B | =3N | +23B | −1B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.75 | 1963 | +34.4 |
| 5 | Varela, Mateo | 1907 | URU | +21B | +2N | −1B | F | +16N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 7.50 | 1902 | +2.8 |
| 6 | Fainerman, Ari | 1584 | URU | −1B | +29N | +7B | +18N | −9B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1828 | +46.8 |
| 7 | Porteiro, Rodrigo | 1782 | URU | +27B | −3B | −6N | +25N | +13B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1711 | -8.0 |
| 8 | Gonzalez Prestes, Marcos | 1659 | URU | +30B | −4N | =21B | +27N | =20B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1620 | -7.2 |
| 9 | Silva, Agustina | 1778 | URU | F | F | +22N | +10B | +6N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 2484 | +30.4 |
| 10 | Posada, Charlie | 1784 | URU | F | =18N | +13B | −9N | +15B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.75 | 1812 | +5.6 |
| 11 | Lanzilotta, Filippo | 1985 | URU | F | +22B | =19N | F | +18B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.25 | 1898 | -6.4 |
| 12 | Avila, Jose Emilio | 1739 | URU | +29B | −1N | +25B | F | −2N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1666 | -12.8 |
| 13 | Araque, Silvana | 1634 | URU | +16N | −17B | −10N | +22B | −7N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 988 | -35.6 |
| 14 | Mazzeo, Jose | 1549 | URU | −20B | +30N | −2B | −15N | +28B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 986 | -12.8 |
| 15 | Nunez, Hiber | 1689 | URU | −22N | −19B | +26N | +14B | −10N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1533 | -12.6 |
| 16 | Zen, Gustavo | 0 | URU | −13B | +31N | −18B | +29N | −5B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1488 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Fernandez Rodriguez, Antonio | 1797 | URU | +31B | +13N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2324 | +7.6 |
| 18 | Lopez, Bryan | 1768 | URU | F | =10B | +16N | −6B | −11N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1511 | -18.8 |
| 19 | Caballero Lavalle, Sofia | 1641 | URU | F | +15N | =11B | −2N | F | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1818 | +25.6 |
| 20 | Silva, Alexandro | 1889 | URU | +14N | F | −23B | F | =8N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1663 | -32.8 |
| 21 | Rodriguez Rearden, Jorge | 1550 | URU | −5N | +28B | =8N | F | −25B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1446 | -8.0 |
| 22 | Iglesias, Manuel | 0 | URU | +15B | −11N | −9B | −13N | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1579 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Solari, Pablo | 1782 | URU | F | F | +20N | −4N | −3B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1781 | -0.4 |
| 24 | Lozano, Fabio | 1599 | URU | −3N | +26B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1199 | -3.2 |
| 25 | Olivera, Omar | 1592 | URU | F | F | −12N | −7B | +21N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1565 | -2.2 |
| 26 | Machado, Marcelo | 0 | URU | −4B | −24N | −15B | F | +30N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 894 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 3028194 | 0 | — | −7N | F | +30B | −8B | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 920 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Dodera, Renzo | 0 | URU | −2B | −21N | F | F | −14N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 827 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Galatro, Victoria | 0 | URU | −12N | −6B | F | −16B | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 862 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Kraus, Rodrigo | 0 | URU | −8N | −14B | −27N | F | −26B | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 804 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Lozano, Leandro | 1413 | URU | −17N | −16B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 997 | -3.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Fainerman, AriURU+46.83.0 pts · #7
- 2Canias, FedericoURU+34.43.5 pts · #5
- 3Silva, AgustinaURU+30.43.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Araque, SilvanaURU-35.62.0 pts · #24
- 2Silva, AlexandroURU-32.81.5 pts · #13
- 3Lopez, BryanURU-18.81.5 pts · #22
Biggest upsets
- R3+198 Elo gap
- R4+184 Elo gap
- R3+107 Elo gap