3rd GreenPawn Showdown

SwissBlitz

109 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held on 26 Oct 2025 in ROO, Cancun, Mexico. 27 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2429, and top seed was Jorge Cori (🇵🇪 PER, GM, 2604).

Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian (🇧🇷 BRA, GM, 2559) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Levy Rozman (5.5) and Jorge Cori (5.5). Mekhitarian won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: David Kaufmann Vazquez (1993) beat Sebastian Mihajlov (IM, 2482), a +489-point gap.

Location

🇲🇽ROO, Cancun, Mexico

Dates

26 Oct 2025

Time control

Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇪GMJorge Cori2604

Avg top 10

2,429

Participants

109

Titled players · 27

GM×4

IM×8

FM×4

WIM×6

WFM×3

WCM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇺🇸United States of America×22

🇪🇸Spain×9

🇨🇦Canada×6

🇧🇷Brazil×6

🇲🇽Mexico×5

🇵🇱Poland×5

🇮🇳India×4

🇩🇪Germany×4

Top 3

🥇
GMKrikor Sevag Mekhitarian
🇧🇷BRA·2559
5.5pts·2636perf+3.7
🥈
IMLevy Rozman
🇺🇸USA·2358
5.5pts·2514perf+17.2
🥉
GMJorge Cori
🇵🇪PER·2604
5.5pts·2658perf+2.3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 3 players tied at 5.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Mekhitarian5.5Rozman5.5Cori5.5Matamoros Franco5Mihajlov5Tapie Amione5

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 5.5/6. Mekhitarian takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian 4 wins (R3–R6)IM Levy Rozman 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Jorge Cori 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMKrikor Sevag Mekhitarian	*	—	—	1
2IMLevy Rozman	—	*	—	—
3GMJorge Cori	—	—	*	—
4GMCarlos S. Matamoros Franco	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Mekhitarian, Krikor SevagGM	2559	BRA	+35B	=36N	+32B	+14N	+17B	+4N	5.5	21.5	25.0	23.25	2636	+3.7
2	Rozman, LevyIM	2358	USA	+46N	+29B	+25N	+20B	=10N	+11B	5.5	21.0	24.0	21.75	2514	+17.2
3	Cori, JorgeGM	2604	PER	+?N	+44B	+15N	=11B	+12N	+9B	5.5	21.0	21.0	18.75	2658	+2.3
4	Matamoros Franco, Carlos S.GM	2497	ECU	+79N	+67B	+7N	+18B	+16N	−1B	5.0	21.0	23.0	17.50	2488	+1.9
5	Sihite, Chelsie Monica IgnesiasWIM	2198	INA	+74N	+23B	+26N	−16B	+29N	+18B	5.0	20.0	22.0	18.00	2259	+9.8
6	Tapie Amione, Pablo AdibFM	2250	MEX	+77N	+40B	+22N	−10N	+27B	+16B	5.0	20.0	22.0	17.50	2387	+21.8
7	Llaneza Vega, PatriciaWIM	2051	ESP	+73B	+59N	−4B	+55N	+33B	+20B	5.0	19.0	21.0	16.00	2298	+30.8
8	Mihajlov, SebastianIM	2482	CRC	+104B	−24N	+36B	+58N	+25B	+10B	5.0	19.0	20.0	16.00	2401	-3.2
9	Korley, KassaIM	2374	DEN	+63B	+28N	=14B	+13N	+21B	−3N	4.5	22.5	25.5	17.75	2397	+7.6
10	Kulkarni, RakeshIM	2255	IND	+50N	+61B	+37N	+6B	=2B	−8N	4.5	22.0	25.0	17.25	2333	+8.0
11	Popovic, Milos TIM	2304	SRB	+47B	+57N	+34B	=3N	+22B	−2N	4.5	22.0	25.0	16.75	2370	+13.8
12	Voege, TobiasFM	2373	GER	+81N	+58B	+19N	=17N	−3B	+36N	4.5	20.0	22.0	14.50	2341	+0.3
13	Cuenca Jimenez, Jose FernandoGM	2417	ESP	+53N	+52B	=21N	−9B	+19N	+41B	4.5	19.0	22.0	15.50	2309	-5.0
14	Fernandez, Maria FlorenciaWIM	2094	ARG	+72N	+48B	=9N	−1B	+67N	+39B	4.5	19.0	21.5	13.75	2262	+25.2
15	Albuquerque Junior,Wellington S.	2099	BRA	+59B	+76N	−3B	+57N	=39B	+37N	4.5	18.5	20.5	13.25	2161	+8.6
16	Sanchez Enriquez, Oscar GerardoIM	2322	MEX	+64B	+51N	+43B	+5N	−4B	−6N	4.0	21.5	24.5	14.50	2278	-3.4
17	Czerw, DawidIM	2184	POL	+92N	+27B	+41N	=12B	−1N	=30N	4.0	21.5	23.0	13.25	2270	+14.0
18	Orantes Taboada, FranciscoFM	2119	ESP	+54B	+68N	+24B	−4N	+44B	−5N	4.0	20.0	22.5	12.50	2178	+10.2
19	Tanyeri, Baris	1903	TUR	+75B	+31N	−12B	+24N	−13B	+44N	4.0	20.0	22.0	13.00	2198	+35.4
20	Kane, Jeremy	2224	USA	+60B	+55N	+45B	−2N	+52B	−7N	4.0	19.5	22.5	12.00	2152	-6.8
21	Copeland, Samuel	2128	USA	+100B	+56N	=13B	+43N	−9N	=23B	4.0	19.5	20.5	11.75	2177	+9.4
22	Martinez Martin, David 1981IM	2261	ESP	+70B	+39N	−6B	+51N	−11N	+48B	4.0	19.0	21.5	12.00	2175	-4.2
23	Yontar, Sabrican Onay	1912	TUR	+86B	−5N	+91B	+28N	=30B	=21N	4.0	19.0	20.5	11.50	2102	+19.2
24	Kaufmann Vazquez, David	1993	ESP	+102N	+8B	−18N	−19B	+50N	+47B	4.0	19.0	20.0	12.00	2044	+6.2
25	Levin, Anthony	1983	USA	+106B	+38N	−2B	+74N	−8N	+49B	4.0	19.0	19.0	8.50	2027	+2.6
26	Hoermann, Florian	0	GER	+85B	+30N	−5B	−38N	+63B	+57N	4.0	18.5	20.5	12.00	1959	0.0
27	Garcia Morales, Ivette AlejandraWIM	2038	MEX	+99N	−17N	+47B	+49B	−6N	+60B	4.0	18.0	19.0	10.00	1982	-3.0
28	Bik, Wouter	2010	NED	+97N	−9B	+46N	−23B	+64N	+53B	4.0	17.5	18.5	10.00	2015	+0.2
29	Nafikov, Tahir	1943	RUS	+96B	−2N	+78B	+75N	−5B	+54N	4.0	17.5	18.5	8.00	1964	+1.0
30	Doval Gonzalez, Jose	2072	ESP	+107N	−26B	+79B	+56N	=23N	=17B	4.0	17.0	17.0	9.00	2130	+6.8
31	Drozniak, Stanislaw	2002	POL	+83N	−19B	+53N	−33B	+69B	+45N	4.0	16.5	18.5	10.50	1900	-11.0
32	Zadravec, MatijaFM	2229	CRO	+78N	−37B	−1N	+77B	+79N	+38N	4.0	16.5	18.5	9.50	2084	-13.0
33	Do Amaral, Gabriel Barbosa	2000	BRA	−91B	+106N	+54B	+31N	−7N	+83B	4.0	15.5	15.5	9.00	2018	+3.2
34	De Rosa, Mariagrazia AntoniettaWFM	2010	ITA	+94N	+95B	−11N	−37B	+46N	+56B	4.0	15.0	16.0	8.00	2011	-0.6
35	Botez, Andrea	1858	CAN	−1N	+94B	−42N	+93B	+76N	+52N	4.0	15.0	16.0	7.00	2051	+11.6
36	Bryn, Askild	2185	NOR	+93N	=1B	−8N	+40B	+68N	−12B	3.5	21.0	22.0	9.75	2250	+7.2
37	Svensen, Tarjei Joten	2016	NOR	+88B	+32N	−10B	+34N	=41N	−15B	3.5	20.5	22.5	11.75	2128	+14.2
38	Rugg, Aaron Michael	0	USA	+?N	−25B	=40N	+26B	+42N	−32B	3.5	19.0	19.0	9.25	2046	0.0
39	Vitale, Romualdo	1922	ITA	+109N	−22B	+50N	+48B	=15N	−14N	3.5	19.0	19.0	8.25	2024	+12.2
40	Gamboa Alvarado, Olga LeticiaWFM	1955	CRC	+80B	−6N	=38B	−36N	+71B	+67B	3.5	17.0	19.0	8.75	2022	+4.2
41	Broca Jimenez, Fernando	2045	MEX	+76B	+91N	−17B	+45N	=37B	−13N	3.5	17.0	18.5	8.25	2031	-4.0
42	Morales Mendoza, LucianaWIM	2157	PER	+62B	−45N	+35B	=68N	−38B	+69N	3.5	16.0	18.5	10.75	1932	-19.2
43	Payne, Matthew J	2005	ENG	+87N	+49B	−16N	−21B	=70N	+68B	3.5	16.0	18.0	8.75	1978	-1.6
44	Cramling Bellon, AnnaWFM	2030	SWE	+90B	−3N	+70B	+73N	−18N	−19B	3.0	18.0	20.0	6.50	1875	-18.0
45	Elizondo Levy, Jorge Alejandro	1854	MEX	+98N	+42B	−20N	−41B	+59N	−31B	3.0	18.0	19.0	7.50	1937	+8.2
46	Lee, Joseph	1851	USA	−2B	+65N	−28B	+91N	−34B	+98N	3.0	18.0	19.0	5.50	1290	-13.2
47	Bonilla Sequeira, Adriana	1701	CRC	−11N	+102B	−27N	+82B	+51B	−24N	3.0	17.5	18.5	6.00	1851	+21.2
48	Mikov, Ognyan	1922	BUL	+66B	−14N	+86B	−39N	+74B	−22N	3.0	17.0	19.0	7.00	1774	-15.4
49	Descarrega Zacarias, Vanessa	1776	VEN	+69B	−43N	+101B	−27N	+62B	−25N	3.0	17.0	18.0	6.50	1709	-7.4
50	Saba, Georges	1747	LBN	−10B	+88N	−39B	+65N	−24B	+95N	3.0	17.0	18.0	6.00	1220	-10.8
51	Bogdanovic, VesnaWCM	2044	SRB	+84N	−16B	+60N	−22B	−47N	+70B	3.0	16.5	18.5	7.50	1877	-19.2
52	Bessey, Nicholas	2113	USA	+89B	−13N	+104B	+83N	−20N	−35B	3.0	16.5	17.5	5.00	1868	-24.0
53	Laughlin, Braden	1844	CAN	−13B	+108N	−31B	+89N	+75B	−28N	3.0	16.5	16.5	4.00	1285	-13.0
54	Wieczorek, Bruno	1623	POL	−18N	+84B	−33N	+98B	+85N	−29B	3.0	16.0	17.0	5.00	1743	+8.0
55	Koning, Erwin	1962	NED	+82N	−20B	+95N	−7B	−60N	+73B	3.0	16.0	17.0	5.00	1167	-28.8
56	Galic, Filip	1875	BIH	+101N	−21B	+82N	−30B	+73N	−34N	3.0	16.0	17.0	5.00	1270	-15.2
57	Wise, Kara A	1924	USA	+103N	−11B	+93N	−15B	+81N	−26B	3.0	16.0	17.0	4.00	1890	-4.0
58	Cordero, DanielaWIM	1903	BOL	F	−12N	+96B	−8B	+78N	+66N	3.0	15.5	16.5	6.00	1974	+1.4
59	Kampa, Nicholas A	1615	USA	−15N	−7B	+97N	+95B	−45B	+75N	3.0	15.5	16.5	4.00	1161	-7.2
60	Stahl, Martin D	1626	USA	−20N	+103B	−51B	+101N	+55B	−27N	3.0	15.0	16.0	5.00	1817	+12.8
61	Jurov, Pavol	1882	SVK	+65B	−10N	−73B	−62N	+96B	+84N	3.0	14.5	15.5	6.00	1118	-19.0
62	Zaluski, Adam	1580	POL	−42N	=71B	=92N	+61B	−49N	+85B	3.0	14.0	15.5	7.00	1834	+30.0
63	Adam, Sophia	1673	ESP	−9N	−93B	+71N	+94B	−26N	+76B	3.0	14.0	15.0	5.50	1273	-1.6
64	Boll, Nils	1733	GER	−16N	+99B	−67N	+80B	−28B	+101N	3.0	13.5	14.5	4.00	1250	-8.4
65	Hicks-Wright, Tyler G	0	USA	−61N	−46B	+72N	−50B	+87N	+?B	3.0	13.5	13.5	4.50	1740	0.0
66	Miotto Junior, Lauro	0	BRA	−48N	−74B	+107N	+81B	+97N	−58B	3.0	11.0	11.0	3.00	1572	0.0
67	Kauffman, Andrew James	2008	USA	+108B	−4N	+64B	=69N	−14B	−40N	2.5	18.5	18.5	4.25	1854	-17.2
68	Brana Pastor, Carlos	1879	ESP	+71N	−18B	+80N	=42B	−36B	−43N	2.5	17.0	19.0	6.25	1794	-6.8
69	Sixsmith, Adam	0	ENG	−49N	+77B	+?N	=67B	−31N	−42B	2.5	15.0	15.0	3.25	1845	0.0
70	Sidorov, Vsevolod	1819	RUS	−22N	+97B	−44N	+102B	=43B	−51N	2.5	14.5	15.5	3.75	1752	-5.8
71	Pomeranc, Max E	0	USA	−68B	=62N	−63B	+92B	−40N	+91N	2.5	13.5	15.0	4.50	1620	0.0
72	De Souza Pereira,Romero Ricardo	1592	BRA	−14B	−80N	−65B	+109N	=91B	+100N	2.5	12.0	12.0	1.75	1829	+10.4
73	Rubio, Lenner	0	FID	−7N	+98B	+61N	−44B	−56B	−55N	2.0	17.0	18.0	4.00	1720	0.0
74	Kowalski, Lukasz	1592	POL	−5B	+66N	F	−25B	−48N	+82B	2.0	17.0	17.0	5.00	1166	-5.6
75	Vojtek, Martin	0	CZE	−19N	+87B	+?N	−29B	−53N	−59B	2.0	16.0	16.0	2.00	1645	0.0
76	Akshansh Singh	0	IND	−41N	−15B	+99N	+?B	−35B	−63N	2.0	16.0	16.0	1.00	1676	0.0
77	Frappier, Patrick	1564	CAN	−6B	−69N	+88B	−32N	−84B	+108N	2.0	15.5	15.5	2.00	1164	-3.2
78	Brancato, Michael Tyler	1691	USA	−32B	F	−29N	+86N	−58B	+80B	2.0	15.0	16.0	4.00	1179	-10.0
79	Mize, Dylan	1778	USA	−4B	F	−30N	+96N	−32B	+94B	2.0	15.0	15.0	2.00	1343	-6.2
80	Pratham Shah	0	IND	−40N	+72B	−68B	−64N	+100B	−78N	2.0	13.5	14.5	3.50	1628	0.0
81	Leibow, Alex	1642	USA	−12B	−86N	+108B	−66N	−57B	+96N	2.0	13.5	13.5	1.00	1183	-4.8
82	Rittman, Dylan	0	USA	−55B	+100N	−56B	−47N	+90B	−74N	2.0	13.0	14.0	3.00	1519	0.0
83	Dasuzhau, Ihar	0	FID	−31B	F	+85N	−52B	+?N	−33N	2.0	13.0	13.0	2.00	1876	0.0
84	Giusti, Gregory P	0	USA	−51B	−54N	−90B	+106N	+77N	−61B	2.0	13.0	13.0	2.00	1586	0.0
85	Nevado Jimenez, Sergio	1776	ESP	−26N	+107B	−83B	+100N	−54B	−62N	2.0	13.0	13.0	1.00	1498	-22.0
86	Mahu, Francois	0	BEL	−23N	+81B	−48N	−78B	+93N	−?B	2.0	12.0	12.0	3.00	1563	0.0
87	Atkinson, Craig	1464	RSA	−43B	−75N	−105B	+99N	−65B	+102N	2.0	10.5	11.5	2.00	1064	-1.6
88	Knippen, Christian	0	GER	−37N	−50B	−77N	+107B	−94N	+93B	2.0	10.5	10.5	1.00	975	0.0
89	FIDE 2416476	0	—	−52N	−?B	+103N	−53B	−98N	+99B	2.0	9.0	9.0	2.00	1136	0.0
90	FIDE 525015010	0	—	−44N	−?B	+84N	−?B	−82N	+109B	2.0	7.0	7.0	2.00	1128	0.0
91	Gasson, J K	0	ENG	+33N	−41B	−23N	−46B	=72N	−71B	1.5	17.0	19.5	5.25	1731	0.0
92	McNamara, Simon	1756	CAN	−17B	−96N	=62B	−71N	−95N	+106B	1.5	11.5	11.5	1.50	1675	-6.2
93	Bobryk, Nicholas	0	USA	−36B	+63N	−57B	−35N	−86B	−88N	1.0	15.5	17.5	3.00	1717	0.0
94	Bayraktar, Eyuphan	0	TUR	−34B	−35N	F	−63N	+88B	−79N	1.0	15.0	15.0	2.00	1030	0.0
95	Wallace, Sean Patrick	0	USA	F	−34N	−55B	−59N	+92B	−50B	1.0	14.5	14.5	1.50	1578	0.0
96	Dueck, Loren	0	CAN	−29N	+92B	−58N	−79B	−61N	−81B	1.0	14.0	15.5	1.50	1544	0.0
97	Cheng, Albert	0	USA	−28B	−70N	−59B	F	−66B	+103N	1.0	13.5	13.5	1.00	1014	0.0
98	Sigrist, Jeremy	0	USA	−45B	−73N	F	−54N	+89B	−46B	1.0	13.0	13.0	2.00	977	0.0
99	FIDE 26303051	0	—	−27B	−64N	−76B	−87B	+107N	−89N	1.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	945	0.0
100	Thomas, NelissaWCM	1665	BAH	−21N	−82B	+109N	−85B	−80N	−72B	1.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	1011	-20.6
101	Vansh R Pandya	0	IND	−56B	F	−49N	−60B	+108N	−64B	1.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	953	0.0
102	Freitas, Oswaldo Luis Russo Milet	0	BRA	−24B	−47N	+106B	−70N	−?N	−87B	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	976	0.0
103	FIDE 39995372	0	—	−57B	−60N	−89B	F	+106N	−97B	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	975	0.0
104	Woodroff, Brendan	1743	CAN	−8N	+109B	−52N	F	F	F	1.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1328	-3.6
105	FIDE 91140609	0	—	F	F	+87N	F	F	F	1.0	7.0	7.0	2.00	1474	0.0
106	FIDE 39967883	0	—	−25N	−33B	−102N	−84B	−103B	−92N	0.0	12.5	13.5	0.00	1113	0.0
107	FIDE 44783140	0	—	−30B	−85N	−66B	−88N	−99B	F	0.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	1124	0.0
108	FIDE 39966542	0	—	−67N	−53B	−81N	F	−101B	−77B	0.0	10.5	11.5	0.00	965	0.0
109	FIDE 39996549	0	—	−39B	−104N	−100B	−72B	F	−90N	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	931	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tanyeri, BarisTUR
+35.4
4.0 pts · #26
2Llaneza Vega, PatriciaWIMESP
+30.8
5.0 pts · #18
3Zaluski, AdamPOL
+30.0
3.0 pts · #37

Top rating losers

1Koning, ErwinNED
-28.8
3.0 pts · #88
2Bessey, NicholasUSA
-24.0
3.0 pts · #63
3Nevado Jimenez, SergioESP
-22.0
2.0 pts · #67

Biggest upsets

R2+489 Elo gap
Kaufmann Vazquez, David1993 beat IMMihajlov, Sebastian2482
R5+343 Elo gap
Bonilla Sequeira, Adriana1701 beat WCMBogdanovic, Vesna2044
R5+336 Elo gap
Stahl, Martin D1626 beat Koning, Erwin1962