Torneo Clasico Ajedrez al Maximo Nivel (IV)
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35 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 10 Oct 2025 to 12 Oct 2025 in Porlamar - Estado Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. Top 10 Elo average was 1838, and top seed was Armando Jose Zanella Gonzalez (🇻🇪 VEN, 1977).
Armando Jose Zanella Gonzalez (🇻🇪 VEN, 1977) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Alvaro Francisco Silva Mago (5.5) and Josue Alejandro Cabeza Marquez (5.5). Zanella Gonzalez shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Fernando David Montufar Lopez (1420) beat Juan Jose Jimenez Gonzalez (1791), a +371-point gap.
Location
🇻🇪Porlamar - Estado Nueva Esparta, Venezuela
Dates
10 Oct 2025 → 12 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇻🇪Venezuela×35
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 5.5/7. Zanella Gonzalez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.0).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Armando Jose Zanella Gonzalez drew with Alvaro Francisco Silva Mago (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Armando Jose Zanella Gonzalez 3 wins (R1–R3)Alvaro Francisco Silva Mago 3 wins (R1–R3)Josue Alejandro Cabeza Marquez 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Armando Jose Zanella Gonzalez | * | ½ | ½ | ½ |
| 2Alvaro Francisco Silva Mago | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Josue Alejandro Cabeza Marquez | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Miguel Andres Perez Marcano | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zanella Gonzalez, Armando Jose | 1977 | VEN | +6B | +19N | +5B | =2N | +12B | =3N | =4B | 5.5 | 30.0 | 33.0 | 25.00 | 1993 | +4.2 |
| 2 | Silva Mago, Alvaro Francisco | 1843 | VEN | +18N | +9B | +13N | =1B | =3N | =4B | +11N | 5.5 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 23.50 | 1988 | +25.4 |
| 3 | Cabeza Marquez, Josue Alejandro | 1886 | VEN | +12B | +11N | +10B | +14N | =2B | =1B | =5N | 5.5 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 23.50 | 1978 | +15.8 |
| 4 | Perez Marcano, Miguel Andres | 1840 | VEN | +26B | −10N | +8B | +6N | +23B | =2N | =1N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 20.50 | 1916 | +31.6 |
| 5 | Jimenez Rodriguez, Abraham Isaias | 1835 | VEN | +29N | +17B | −1N | +11B | =7N | +14B | =3B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 17.50 | 1862 | +8.0 |
| 6 | Reyes Hernandez, Jose Luis | 1641 | VEN | −1N | +25B | +16N | −4B | +20N | +7B | +10B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 17.00 | 1807 | +51.2 |
| 7 | Hernandez Fermin, Moises Alejandro | 1721 | VEN | +16N | +27B | F | +10N | =5B | −6N | +14N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 15.50 | 1797 | +10.8 |
| 8 | Villasmil Rios, Hildemaro Andres | 1943 | VEN | =14N | +15B | −4N | +18B | =17N | =9B | +23N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 25.5 | 15.00 | 1741 | -27.6 |
| 9 | Romero Espana, Eliezer Benjamin | 1667 | VEN | +32B | −2N | F | +25B | +29N | =8N | +17B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 11.75 | 1796 | +17.2 |
| 10 | Gonzalez Eurresta, Jose David | 1674 | VEN | +20N | +4B | −3N | −7B | +24N | +17B | −6N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 14.00 | 1689 | +3.6 |
| 11 | Rivas Lopez, Arturo Alejandro | 1687 | VEN | +22B | −3B | +29N | −5N | +21B | +12N | −2B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 12.00 | 1705 | +4.8 |
| 12 | Farias Gonzalez, Williams Eduardo | 1593 | VEN | −3N | +20B | +28N | +13B | −1N | −11B | +26N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 12.00 | 1704 | +30.0 |
| 13 | Luzardo Lopez, Aranza Victoria | 1707 | VEN | +28B | +21N | −2B | −12N | −14B | +30N | +16B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 10.50 | 1614 | -30.8 |
| 14 | Clemow Brito, Andres Eduardo | 1628 | VEN | =8B | +30N | +19B | −3B | +13N | −5N | −7B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 11.25 | 1753 | +43.2 |
| 15 | Calderon Fernandes, Diego Ismael | 1493 | VEN | =30B | −8N | +33B | −23N | =26N | =20B | +31B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 6.25 | 1650 | +43.2 |
| 16 | Lopez Marcano, Jade Delvalle | 1460 | VEN | −7B | +31N | −6B | +19N | +18N | −23B | −13N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 8.00 | 1638 | +59.2 |
| 17 | Amundaray Millan, Jorge Luis | 1517 | VEN | +31B | −5N | =27B | +30N | =8B | −10N | −9N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 7.50 | 1670 | +39.2 |
| 18 | Carvajal Romero, Daniel Alejandro | 1546 | VEN | −2B | +22N | +21B | −8N | −16B | F | +29N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 8.00 | 1612 | +14.4 |
| 19 | Rodriguez Gomez, Alfonso David | 1701 | VEN | +25N | −1B | −14N | −16B | =22N | +29B | =20N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 7.50 | 1513 | -60.0 |
| 20 | Cruces Rivas, Daniel Alejandro | 0 | VEN | −10B | −12N | +34B | +33N | −6B | =15N | =19B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 4.25 | 1559 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Vargas Brito, Sophia Luimar | 1491 | VEN | +35N | −13B | −18N | +22B | −11N | +27B | −24N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.50 | 1495 | -3.6 |
| 22 | Montufar Lopez, Fernando David | 1420 | VEN | −11N | −18B | +31B | −21N | =19B | =25N | +32B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 6.75 | 1482 | +13.2 |
| 23 | Diaz Araujo, Ulises Julian | 1708 | VEN | +33N | F | F | +15B | −4N | +16N | −8B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 7.00 | 1721 | +5.2 |
| 24 | Hernandez Malaver, Fabricio Alessandro | 1525 | VEN | F | F | F | +27N | −10B | +28N | +21B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.00 | 1665 | +22.0 |
| 25 | Frontado Salazar, Aniuska del Valle | 1420 | VEN | −19B | −6N | +32B | −9N | −28B | =22B | +30N | 2.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 5.50 | 1366 | -18.4 |
| 26 | Cabrera Castellanos, Cesar | 1519 | VEN | −4N | F | −30B | +31N | =15B | +32N | −12B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.75 | 1490 | -12.0 |
| 27 | Reyes Rodriguez, Jender Orland | 0 | VEN | +34B | −7N | =17N | −24B | =30B | −21N | =28B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 4.25 | 1446 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Ordaz Diaz, Lourdes Sarahi | 1448 | VEN | −13N | +34N | −12B | −29B | +25N | −24B | =27N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 4.25 | 1443 | -2.8 |
| 29 | Salazar Moujalli, Leonardo | 1512 | VEN | −5B | +32N | −11B | +28N | −9B | −19N | −18B | 2.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 4.50 | 1374 | -39.6 |
| 30 | Calderon Fernandes, Xavier Alejandro | 1478 | VEN | =15N | −14B | +26N | −17B | =27N | −13B | −25B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 5.50 | 1355 | -38.4 |
| 31 | Jimenez Gonzalez, Juan Jose | 1791 | VEN | −17N | −16B | −22N | −26B | +34N | +33B | −15N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 1352 | -76.4 |
| 32 | Farias Leon, Caleb Josue | 0 | VEN | −9N | −29B | −25N | +34N | +33B | −26B | −22N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 1370 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Lopez Romero, Virginia Del Valle | 1509 | VEN | −23B | F | −15N | −20B | −32N | −31N | =34B | 0.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.25 | 1338 | -14.6 |
| 34 | Rodriguez Hernandez, Jose Jesus | 1647 | VEN | −27N | −28B | −20N | −32B | −31B | F | =33N | 0.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.25 | 1310 | -25.2 |
| 35 | Rojas Vallenilla, Juan Alberto | 1835 | VEN | −21B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 696 | -17.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lopez Marcano, Jade DelvalleVEN+59.23.0 pts · #16
- 2Reyes Hernandez, Jose LuisVEN+51.25.0 pts · #8
- 3Clemow Brito, Andres EduardoVEN+43.23.5 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Jimenez Gonzalez, Juan JoseVEN-76.42.0 pts · #24
- 2Rodriguez Gomez, Alfonso DavidVEN-60.03.0 pts · #21
- 3Salazar Moujalli, LeonardoVEN-39.62.0 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R3+371 Elo gap
- R1+344 Elo gap
- R2+331 Elo gap