Copa Open 2025 Categoria Elite
25 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in N L, Monterrey, Mexico. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1943, and top seed was Carlos Enrique Orellana Asmahr (🇲🇽 MEX, 1995).
Zaid Alor Herrera (🇲🇽 MEX, 1730) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Scarlett Daniela Olea Valle (5.0) and Alejandro Francisco Flores Teillery (5.0). Alor Herrera won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Jaime De Jesus Castillo Rodriguez (1523) beat Mario Ivan Lopez Betancourt (1879), a +356-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 5.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Julio Francisco Chan Hernandez takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
3 players finish on 5.0/7. Alor Herrera takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.0).
WCM Scarlett Daniela Olea Valle drew with CM Alejandro Francisco Flores Teillery (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alor Herrera, Zaid | 1730 | MEX | +5N | +15B | +2B | −4N | +6B | −3N | +11B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 20.50 | 2104 | +68.4 |
| 2 | Olea Valle, Scarlett DanielaWCM | 1939 | MEX | +20N | +9B | −1N | +7B | =5N | +4B | =3B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 18.25 | 2019 | +34.8 |
| 3 | Flores Teillery, Alejandro FranciscoCM | 1958 | MEX | =24N | F | +22B | +14N | +4B | +1B | =2N | 5.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 16.75 | 2088 | +18.2 |
| 4 | Chan Hernandez, Julio Francisco | 1958 | MEX | =13B | +10N | +17B | +1B | −3N | −2N | +12B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 16.75 | 1895 | -7.8 |
| 5 | Flores Irurso, Paul Josue | 1982 | MEX | −1B | +19N | +9B | =11N | =2B | +10N | =6B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 16.00 | 1924 | -6.8 |
| 6 | Robledo Flores, Emanuel | 1989 | MEX | =16N | +12B | =8N | +15B | −1N | +13B | =5N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 15.75 | 1887 | -14.2 |
| 7 | Orellana Asmahr, Carlos Enrique | 1995 | MEX | =10B | +18N | =11B | −2N | +14B | =12N | =8B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 13.75 | 1870 | -20.0 |
| 8 | Rodriguez Aguilar, Alan | 1891 | MEX | F | +13N | =6B | =17N | =10B | +9B | =7N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 15.00 | 1986 | +15.4 |
| 9 | Villanueva De Leon, Vanessa | 1812 | MEX | +23B | −2N | −5N | +19B | +17B | −8N | +15N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 8.50 | 1857 | +7.8 |
| 10 | Aguilar Huang, Julio Alberto | 1759 | MEX | =7N | −4B | +21N | +18B | =8N | −5B | =17N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 9.50 | 1859 | +37.2 |
| 11 | Rangel Hernandez, Carlos Alberto | 1941 | MEX | F | +16B | =7N | =5B | =13N | +15B | −1N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 12.00 | 1892 | -6.0 |
| 12 | Castillo Rodriguez, Jaime De Jesus | 1523 | MEX | +14B | −6N | −15N | +16B | +25N | =7B | −4N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 8.50 | 1867 | +106.4 |
| 13 | Gomez Martinez, Luis Mauricio | 1713 | MEX | =4N | −8B | +20N | +25B | =11B | −6N | =16B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.50 | 1855 | +50.0 |
| 14 | Romero Chapul, Josue David | 1831 | MEX | −12N | +20B | +23N | −3B | −7N | =18B | +21B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 1670 | -24.2 |
| 15 | Mendoza Osorio, Ernesto | 1852 | MEX | +19B | −1N | +12B | −6N | +22B | −11N | −9B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 6.50 | 1707 | -26.2 |
| 16 | Carrasco Mexicano, Nestor Bibani | 1738 | MEX | =6B | −11N | =18B | −12N | =19N | +23B | =13N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 7.00 | 1632 | -34.4 |
| 17 | Cancino Cuenca, Fernando Adolfo | 1897 | MEX | F | +21B | −4N | =8B | −9N | +22N | =10B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.75 | 1773 | -17.8 |
| 18 | Landeros Rojas, Carlos | 1788 | MEX | F | −7B | =16N | −10N | +20B | =14N | +25B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.25 | 1799 | +3.2 |
| 19 | Moran Fougerat, Mariano | 1585 | MEX | −15N | −5B | F | −9N | =16B | =21N | +23B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 1537 | -15.6 |
| 20 | Ruiz Plata, Julio Cesar | 1593 | MEX | −2B | −14N | −13B | +21N | −18N | F | F | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 1514 | -21.2 |
| 21 | Dominguez Sanchez, Juan Daniel | 1501 | MEX | F | −17N | −10B | −20B | =23N | =19B | −14N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.25 | 1367 | -25.2 |
| 22 | Cabrera Bautista, Valeria Fernanda | 1719 | MEX | F | F | −3N | +23B | −15N | −17B | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.50 | 1103 | -15.8 |
| 23 | Dominguez Sanchez, Alan Francisco | 0 | MEX | −9N | F | −14B | −22N | =21B | −16N | −19N | 0.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.50 | 1297 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Solis Oviedo, Raymundo Ernesto | 1715 | MEX | =3B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1959 | +6.0 |
| 25 | Lopez Betancourt, Mario Ivan | 1879 | MEX | F | F | F | −13N | −12B | F | −18N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 875 | -89.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Castillo Rodriguez, Jaime De JesusMEX+106.43.5 pts · #12
- 2Alor Herrera, ZaidMEX+68.45.0 pts · #3
- 3Gomez Martinez, Luis MauricioMEX+50.03.5 pts · #11
- 1Lopez Betancourt, Mario IvanMEX-89.20.0 pts · #25
- 2Carrasco Mexicano, Nestor BibaniMEX-34.43.0 pts · #18
- 3Mendoza Osorio, ErnestoMEX-26.23.0 pts · #13
- R5+356 Elo gap
- R1+308 Elo gap
- R5+259 Elo gap