II BINATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP APSON 2025 EXPERTOS
15 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 15 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Son, Agua Prieta, Mexico. Top 10 Elo average was 1225, and top seed was Gustavo Antonio Huacuja Canizalez (🇲🇽 MEX, 1840).
Gustavo Antonio Huacuja Canizalez (🇲🇽 MEX, 1840) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Jose Gabriel Pinuelas Gutierrez (4.0) and Oliver Armin Alvarez Ochoa (4.0). Huacuja Canizalez won solo starting round 4.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsGustavo Antonio Huacuja Canizalez led from R4; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Gustavo Antonio Huacuja Canizalez never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
Gustavo Antonio Huacuja Canizalez beat Jose Gabriel Pinuelas Gutierrez (Black).
Oliver Armin Alvarez Ochoa won 4 in a row (R3–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gustavo Antonio Huacuja Canizalez | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Jose Gabriel Pinuelas Gutierrez | 0 | * | 0 | — |
| 3Oliver Armin Alvarez Ochoa | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Luis Ernesto Castillo Vega | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huacuja Canizalez, Gustavo Antonio | 1840 | MEX | +2N | +3B | =5N | +9B | =4N | +10B | +6B | 6.0 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 21.00 | 2073 | +37.6 |
| 2 | Pinuelas Gutierrez, Jose Gabriel | 0 | MEX | −1B | +10N | +7B | −3N | +13N | +4B | F | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 11.00 | 1768 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Alvarez Ochoa, Oliver Armin | 1674 | MEX | F | −1N | +13B | +2B | +5N | +9B | F | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 11.50 | 1800 | +13.6 |
| 4 | Ortiz Camacho, Omar Said | 1830 | MEX | +15N | =6B | +11N | =5B | =1B | −2N | F | 3.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 9.00 | 1763 | -6.8 |
| 5 | Velasquez Cortina, Omar Abel | 0 | MEX | +13N | +11B | =1B | =4N | −3B | −6N | =8B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 10.00 | 1602 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Castillo Vega, Luis Ernesto | 1686 | MEX | +8N | =4N | −9B | −7B | +14N | +5B | −1N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 9.75 | 1628 | -15.2 |
| 7 | Genoves Mendoza, Gerardo Al | 1729 | MEX | F | =8B | −2N | +6N | −10B | +12B | +11N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 9.75 | 1900 | +17.6 |
| 8 | Estupinan Pina, Jorge | 1728 | MEX | −6B | =7N | +12B | +14N | −9N | =11B | =5N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 7.75 | 1452 | -40.8 |
| 9 | Lopez Rodriguez, Carlos Trinidad | 1760 | MEX | +10B | F | +6N | −1N | +8B | −3N | F | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 10.00 | 1732 | -6.0 |
| 10 | Valadez Sarabia, Jorge Luis | 0 | MEX | −9N | −2B | +15N | +11B | +7N | −1N | −12B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 6.00 | 1652 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Cota Pineda, Marin | 0 | MEX | +12B | −5N | −4B | −10N | +15B | =8N | −7B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.75 | 1489 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Tapia Durazo, Diego | 0 | MEX | −11N | +15B | −8N | −13B | F | −7N | +10N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 929 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 29675634 | 0 | — | −5B | F | −3N | +12N | −2B | F | F | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 874 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 550009257 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −8B | −6B | F | +15N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 907 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 5198968 | 0 | — | −4B | −12N | −10B | F | −11N | F | −14B | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 1028 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Huacuja Canizalez, Gustavo AntonioMEX+37.66.0 pts · #1
- 2Genoves Mendoza, Gerardo AlMEX+17.63.5 pts · #5
- 3Alvarez Ochoa, Oliver ArminMEX+13.64.0 pts · #7
- 1Estupinan Pina, JorgeMEX-40.83.5 pts · #11
- 2Castillo Vega, Luis ErnestoMEX-15.23.5 pts · #4
- 3Ortiz Camacho, Omar SaidMEX-6.83.5 pts · #9