Torneo Mercenarios Fide 393
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 05 Dec 2025 to 07 Dec 2025 in CDM, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico. Top 10 Elo average was 1735, and top seed was Juan Jose Leon Gamez (🇲🇽 MEX, 1851).
Juan Jose Leon Gamez (🇲🇽 MEX, 1851) won with 8.5/11, ahead of Rafael Salazar Moreno (8.5) and Francisco Javi Anaya Echeverria (8.0). Leon Gamez took the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Javier Saenz Chapa (1581) beat Christoph David Glatz (1777), a +196-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsJuan Jose Leon Gamez led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Juan Jose Leon Gamez takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
Juan Jose Leon Gamez drew with Rafael Salazar Moreno (White).
Juan Jose Leon Gamez 3 wins (R6–R8)Rafael Salazar Moreno 5 wins (R7–R11)Francisco Javi Anaya Echeverria 3 wins (R9–R11)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇲🇽Leon Gamez, Juan Jose | 1851 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 42.75 | 57.5 | +16.4 | 1909 |
| 2 | 🇲🇽Salazar Moreno, Rafael | 1768 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8.5 | 42.00 | 57.5 | +41.4 | 1916 |
| 3 | 🇲🇽Anaya Echeverria, Francisco Javi | 1746 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 35.75 | 58.0 | +38.4 | 1882 |
| 5 | 🇲🇽Granados Segura, Jose Anto | 1773 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 6.5 | 30.75 | 59.5 | 0.0 | 1770 |
| 4 | 🇲🇽Flores Ojeda, Dante Vladimir | 1682 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 30.00 | 59.5 | +58.4 | 1778 |
| 6 | 🇲🇽Garcia Perales, Luis | 1710 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 30.50 | 60.0 | +10.2 | 1747 |
| 7 | 🇲🇽Salinas Lopez, Miguel Angel | 1742 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.50 | 60.5 | -9.6 | 1708 |
| 8 | 🇲🇽Glatz, Christoph David | 1777 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 21.50 | 61.5 | -41.2 | 1640 |
| 9 | 🇲🇽Rivera Puertos, Juan Carlos | 1651 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 14.50 | 62.0 | -11.0 | 1614 |
| 10 | 🇲🇽Jaime Alarid, Rodolfo | 1645 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | 19.25 | 62.5 | -19.0 | 1584 |
| 11 | 🇲🇽Saenz Chapa, Javier | 1581 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 10.75 | 63.5 | -19.4 | 1511 |
| 12 | 🇲🇽Hernandez Sanchez, Agustin Hecto | 1601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 2.0 | 8.75 | 64.0 | -35.4 | 1459 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Flores Ojeda, Dante VladimirMEX+58.46.5 pts · #4
- 2Salazar Moreno, RafaelMEX+41.48.5 pts · #2
- 3Anaya Echeverria, Francisco JaviMEX+38.48.0 pts · #3
- 1Glatz, Christoph DavidMEX-41.24.5 pts · #8
- 2Hernandez Sanchez, Agustin HectoMEX-35.42.0 pts · #12
- 3Saenz Chapa, JavierMEX-19.42.5 pts · #11
- R8+196 Elo gap
- R9+169 Elo gap
- R6+128 Elo gap