Sub-1800 Andes Talleres
12 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 14 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Concordia, Entre Rios, Argentina. Top 10 Elo average was 1580, and top seed was Gustavo Gomez (🇦🇷 ARG, 1793).
Miguel Angel Mercau (🇦🇷 ARG, 1705) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Gustavo Gomez (5.0) and Kevin Gutierrez (4.0). Mercau won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Rodolfo Lopez Navarro (1482) beat Genaro Nerpiti (1584), a +102-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsMiguel Angel Mercau led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Miguel Angel Mercau never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Miguel Angel Mercau beat Gustavo Gomez (Black).
Miguel Angel Mercau 6 wins (R1–R6)Gustavo Gomez 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Miguel Angel Mercau | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Gustavo Gomez | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Kevin Gutierrez | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Ariel Minardo | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercau, Miguel Angel | 1705 | ARG | +5N | +3B | +2N | +6B | +4N | +7B | 6.0 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 19.50 | 2384 | +42.8 |
| 2 | Gomez, Gustavo | 1793 | ARG | +9B | +6N | −1B | +5N | +3B | +8N | 5.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 11.00 | 1849 | +8.2 |
| 3 | Gutierrez, Kevin | 1642 | ARG | +4B | −1N | +8B | +10N | −2N | +5B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 7.50 | 1685 | +5.2 |
| 4 | Minardo, Ariel | 1484 | ARG | −3N | −5B | +9B | +12N | −1B | +10N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1494 | +1.6 |
| 5 | Guliotti, Carlos | 1510 | ARG | −1B | +4N | +11B | −2B | =6N | −3N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 4.75 | 1535 | +1.4 |
| 6 | Lopez Navarro, Rodolfo | 1482 | ARG | F | −2B | +7N | −1N | =5B | +9N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.75 | 1625 | +18.2 |
| 7 | Nerpiti, Genaro | 1584 | ARG | F | =11N | −6B | +8N | +10B | −1N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1466 | -26.4 |
| 8 | Jara, Didier | 1581 | ARG | F | +12B | −3N | −7B | F | −2B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1422 | -33.6 |
| 9 | Amarilla, Juan | 1552 | ARG | −2N | −10B | −4N | F | +12N | −6B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1354 | -39.6 |
| 10 | Rovello, Esteban | 0 | ARG | F | +9N | F | −3B | −7N | −4B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1371 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Hernandez, Ruben | 1463 | ARG | F | =7B | −5N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1357 | -5.0 |
| 12 | Rovello, Valentino | 1434 | ARG | F | −8N | F | −4B | −9B | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 735 | -43.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mercau, Miguel AngelARG+42.86.0 pts · #1
- 2Lopez Navarro, RodolfoARG+18.22.5 pts · #5
- 3Gomez, GustavoARG+8.25.0 pts · #2
- 1Rovello, ValentinoARG-43.60.0 pts · #12
- 2Amarilla, JuanARG-39.61.0 pts · #10
- 3Jara, DidierARG-33.61.0 pts · #8
- R3+102 Elo gap