XII Torneo de Ajedrez Narciso Rabell Mendez In Memoriam Clase A (Abierta)
29 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 16 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico. 7 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2053, and top seed was Luka Budisavljevic (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2494).
Luka Budisavljevic (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2494) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Diego Vasquez Pagan (3.5) and Angel A. Beauchamp Perez (3.5). Budisavljevic won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Jose A. Lopez Rivera (1790) beat Walter Nunez Velez (1969), a +179-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGM Luka Budisavljevic led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
GM Luka Budisavljevic never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
GM Luka Budisavljevic won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMLuka Budisavljevic | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2FMEliam Gerena Rivas | — | * | — | — |
| 3Angel A. Beauchamp Perez | — | — | * | — |
| 4Dhyaan Patel | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budisavljevic, LukaGM | 2494 | SRB | +8B | +5N | +23B | +6N | +7B | 5.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 2894 | +4.0 |
| 2 | Vasquez Pagan, Diego | 1792 | PUR | =4B | −7N | +22B | +15N | +14B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 7.25 | 2100 | +78.8 |
| 3 | Beauchamp Perez, Angel A. | 1964 | PUR | +16B | +27N | =6B | =10N | =11B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 6.75 | 2006 | +8.0 |
| 4 | Gerena Rivas, EliamFM | 2162 | PUR | =2N | =20B | +14B | +23N | =10B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 2044 | -11.6 |
| 5 | Patel, Dhyaan | 1907 | PUR | +21N | −1B | =26B | +27N | +23B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1996 | +19.2 |
| 6 | Pedrosa Rivera, Joshua | 2020 | PUR | +24N | +13B | =3N | −1B | =9N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 6.75 | 2086 | +15.2 |
| 7 | Childers Pickett, Logan | 1955 | PUR | F | +2B | +18N | +20B | −1N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 2156 | +18.4 |
| 8 | Lopez Rivera, Jose A. | 1790 | PUR | −1N | +29B | +12N | −9B | +20N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 2032 | +29.6 |
| 9 | Boggiano Pereira, Miguel A.CM | 2072 | PUR | =15B | −14N | +25B | +8N | =6B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 1939 | -15.4 |
| 10 | Izuzquiza Gonzalez, JavierCM | 2005 | PUR | F | +28B | +11N | =3B | =4N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.50 | 2156 | +15.4 |
| 11 | Santiago Izquierdo, Doan | 1920 | PUR | F | +15N | −10B | +19B | =3N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 1981 | +12.8 |
| 12 | Nunez Velez, Walter | 1969 | PUR | F | =26N | −8B | +16N | +17B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 1841 | -12.0 |
| 13 | Deliz Quinones, Hector J. | 1858 | PUR | +29B | −6N | +17B | F | =21N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1838 | -1.6 |
| 14 | Capeles Mendoza, JomarCM | 1906 | PUR | F | +9B | −4N | +18B | −2N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1957 | +4.6 |
| 15 | Perez Quinones, Malcolm J. | 1762 | PUR | =9N | −11B | =28N | −2B | +29N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1780 | +1.6 |
| 16 | Patel, Yash | 1739 | PUR | −3N | +21B | −20N | −12B | +28N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1783 | +9.2 |
| 17 | Morales Butler, Emmanuel J. | 1646 | PUR | −19N | +24B | −13N | +28B | −12N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1768 | +14.4 |
| 18 | Traverso Aviles, Wilkins | 1804 | PUR | F | +22N | −7B | −14N | +27B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1857 | +12.0 |
| 19 | Velazquez Rivera, Pedro J. | 1811 | PUR | +17B | −23N | =27B | −11N | =25B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1707 | -13.8 |
| 20 | Pacheco Calderon, Jarek | 1900 | PUR | F | =4N | +16B | −7N | −8B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1825 | -18.4 |
| 21 | Rodriguez Rodriguez, Ian G. | 1635 | PUR | −5B | −16N | F | +24N | =13B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1732 | +8.4 |
| 22 | Pinales Roussel, GabrielCM | 1968 | PUR | F | −18B | −2N | =25N | +24B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1715 | -27.6 |
| 23 | Torres Acosta, Gael | 1874 | PUR | F | +19B | −1N | −4B | −5N | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1849 | -10.4 |
| 24 | Rivera Valentin, Christian Z. | 1757 | PUR | −6B | −17N | +29N | −21B | −22N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1548 | -26.8 |
| 25 | Gonzalez Gonzalez, Enoel | 1855 | PUR | F | F | −9N | =22B | =19N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1826 | -2.4 |
| 26 | Aneses Bocanegra, Omar | 1807 | PUR | F | =12B | =5N | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1946 | +7.4 |
| 27 | Ortega Rivera, Gadiel L. | 1599 | PUR | F | −3B | =19N | −5B | −18N | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1553 | -4.0 |
| 28 | Vega Jimenez, Keyshla M.WCM | 1809 | PUR | F | −10N | =15B | −17N | −16B | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1467 | -32.0 |
| 29 | Tavhare, Siddhant | 1671 | PUR | −13N | −8N | −24B | F | −15B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 992 | -54.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Vasquez Pagan, DiegoPUR+78.83.5 pts · #5
- 2Lopez Rivera, Jose A.PUR+29.63.0 pts · #8
- 3Patel, DhyaanPUR+19.23.5 pts · #4
- 1Tavhare, SiddhantPUR-54.00.0 pts · #29
- 2Vega Jimenez, Keyshla M.WCMPUR-32.00.5 pts · #28
- 3Pinales Roussel, GabrielCMPUR-27.61.5 pts · #20
- R3+179 Elo gap
- R3+176 Elo gap
- R2+166 Elo gap