Torneo Internacional Perla del Desierto 2025
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84 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 30 Oct 2025 to 02 Nov 2025 in CHH, Chihuahua, Mexico. 20 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2419, and top seed was Bartlomiej Macieja (🇵🇱 POL, GM, 2503).
Bartlomiej Macieja (🇵🇱 POL, GM, 2503) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Levi Kalani Alexander Fogo Esquivel (6.0) and Jose Fernando Cuenca Jimenez (5.5). Macieja shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Alfonso Rascon Vega (2098) beat Elier Miranda Mesa (GM, 2482), a +384-point gap.
Location
🇲🇽CHH, Chihuahua, Mexico
Dates
30 Oct 2025 → 02 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 20
GM×6
IM×3
FM×8
WIM×1
WCM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇲🇽Mexico×69
🇪🇸Spain×2
🇻🇪Venezuela×2
🇨🇺Cuba×2
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇨🇴Colombia×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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Macieja6Fogo Esquivel6Cuenca Jimenez5.5Larino Nieto5Guerrero Vargas5Diaz Rosas5— ex-leaders:Lopez Gonzalezled R4, #9
R6 · LEADER CHANGE01 Nov
GM Bartlomiej Macieja takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Macieja takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.5).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
GM Bartlomiej Macieja 3 wins (R4–R6)FM Levi Kalani Alexander Fogo Esquivel 5 wins (R3–R7)GM Jose Fernando Cuenca Jimenez 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMBartlomiej Macieja | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2FMLevi Kalani Alexander Fogo Esquivel | — | * | — | — |
| 3GMJose Fernando Cuenca Jimenez | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4GMDavid Larino Nieto | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macieja, BartlomiejGM | 2503 | POL | +20N | +9B | =6N | +12B | +4N | +5B | =3N | 6.0 | 30.5 | 34.5 | 29.25 | 2620 | +9.3 |
| 2 | Fogo Esquivel, Levi Kalani AlexanderFM | 2081 | MEX | +54N | −14B | +18N | +34B | +38N | +6B | +4B | 6.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 24.00 | 2385 | +98.4 |
| 3 | Cuenca Jimenez, Jose FernandoGM | 2479 | ESP | +34N | +26B | +8N | =5B | +13N | =14B | =1B | 5.5 | 29.5 | 33.0 | 25.25 | 2512 | +4.8 |
| 4 | Lopez Gonzalez, Abel FabianIM | 2394 | CUB | +36N | +23B | +16N | +7N | −1B | +9B | −2N | 5.0 | 30.5 | 34.0 | 22.00 | 2324 | -2.2 |
| 5 | Flom, GabrielGM | 2425 | FRA | +35B | +17N | +29B | =3N | +7B | −1N | =10B | 5.0 | 29.5 | 33.0 | 21.75 | 2448 | +5.5 |
| 6 | Diaz Rosas, Julio CesarIM | 2384 | MEX | +42B | +19N | =1B | =28N | +47B | −2N | +23B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 19.25 | 2275 | -4.9 |
| 7 | Larino Nieto, DavidGM | 2437 | ESP | +32N | +31B | +11N | −4B | −5N | +50N | +21B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 19.00 | 2340 | -4.4 |
| 8 | Fernandez Hernandez, Arturo A.FM | 2309 | MEX | +46B | +25N | −3B | +39N | +26B | −10N | +47B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 17.50 | 2228 | -3.6 |
| 9 | Hernandez Jimenez, Alexander AndresFM | 2069 | VEN | +43B | −1N | +45B | +24N | +50B | −4N | +20B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 17.00 | 2109 | +7.2 |
| 10 | Gonzalez Zamora, Juan CarlosGM | 2458 | MEX | +45B | +21N | +28B | F | =14N | +8B | =5N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 20.25 | 2546 | +7.3 |
| 11 | Guerrero Vargas, Andres JesusFM | 2292 | VEN | +27B | +40N | −7B | F | +22N | +16B | +18N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 20.00 | 2307 | +6.4 |
| 12 | Garcia Guerrero, Isaac AntonioFM | 2286 | MEX | +37N | +58B | F | −1N | +52B | +17N | +15B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 17.00 | 2338 | +11.4 |
| 13 | Rascon Vega, Alfonso | 2098 | MEX | +79N | +49B | F | +15N | −3B | +28B | +14N | 5.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 16.00 | 2448 | +51.4 |
| 14 | Miranda Mesa, ElierGM | 2482 | CUB | +24B | +2N | =15B | +52N | =10B | =3N | −13B | 4.5 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 20.00 | 2310 | -10.0 |
| 15 | Avila Rodriguez, Joshua AdrianFM | 2318 | MEX | +22N | +76B | =14N | −13B | +30N | +20B | −12N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 14.75 | 2179 | -15.6 |
| 16 | Martinez, Jorge AlexanderFM | 2089 | COL | +60B | +44N | −4B | +25N | =17B | −11N | +56N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 13.75 | 2027 | -4.2 |
| 17 | Guerrero Rodriguez, AlejandraWIM | 1897 | MEX | +83N | −5B | +36N | +66B | =16N | −12B | +40N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 10.25 | 2027 | +13.0 |
| 18 | Mendoza Gandara, Jose David | 2001 | MEX | =52B | +74N | −2B | +69N | +33B | +29N | −11B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 10.75 | 2033 | +2.0 |
| 19 | Rodriguez Nunez, Hector Mi | 1850 | MEX | +63N | −6B | =22N | =67B | =68N | +54B | +32N | 4.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 11.50 | 1769 | -11.4 |
| 20 | Flores Rodriguez, Ramiro | 1753 | MEX | −1B | +60N | +59B | +29N | +21B | −15N | −9N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 11.50 | 2007 | +66.0 |
| 21 | Martinez Castaneda, Allan | 2049 | MEX | +48N | −10B | +32N | +68B | −20N | +36B | −7N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 11.50 | 1944 | -14.6 |
| 22 | Acevedo Alonso, Jesus Manuel | 1630 | MEX | −15B | +55N | =19B | +58N | −11B | +49N | =25B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 11.75 | 1885 | +71.6 |
| 23 | Herrera Mendez, Oscar Ivan | 1842 | MEX | +55B | −4N | −44B | +81N | +27B | +24N | −6N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 10.50 | 1820 | -7.2 |
| 24 | Dominguez Gonzalez, Edgar | 1751 | MEX | −14N | +54B | +41N | −9B | +84N | −23B | +48N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 8.50 | 1699 | -7.8 |
| 25 | Amparan Gonzalez, Isaac | 1830 | MEX | +81N | −8B | +73N | −16B | +37N | =31B | =22N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.25 | 1840 | -0.2 |
| 26 | Hernandez Sigala, Jaime | 1913 | MEX | +71B | −3N | +42B | +72N | −8N | −56B | +43B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 8.00 | 1824 | -13.8 |
| 27 | Arizpe, Frank | 1605 | USA | −11N | −41B | +57N | +78B | −23N | +84B | +61N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1124 | -5.6 |
| 28 | Figueredo Losada, LeonelIM | 2303 | MEX | +73N | +30B | −10N | =6B | +51B | −13N | F | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 10.00 | 2165 | -7.0 |
| 29 | Ramirez Ruacho, Juan ManuelFM | 2104 | MEX | +72B | +39N | −5N | −20B | +67N | −18B | =37N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 7.75 | 1868 | -17.9 |
| 30 | Castro Hervet, Luis Angel | 1806 | MEX | F | −28N | =33B | +46N | −15B | +45N | +35B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 11.25 | 1957 | +15.8 |
| 31 | Sierra Arballo, Jesus | 1890 | MEX | +82B | −7N | =46B | =56N | +44B | =25N | −51B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.75 | 1732 | -26.8 |
| 32 | Moreno Gutierrez, Emmanuel | 1697 | MEX | −7B | +71N | −21B | +59N | =62B | +52N | −19B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 6.50 | 1546 | -30.8 |
| 33 | Estrada Estrada, Guillermo Ariel | 0 | MEX | −53N | +?B | =30N | +40B | −18N | +42B | −38N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.75 | 1822 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Aguilar Huang, Julio Alberto | 1709 | MEX | −3B | +43N | +61B | −2N | =70B | +62N | F | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.75 | 1709 | -8.4 |
| 35 | Rivera Soto, Jesus Fernando | 1688 | MEX | −5N | +83B | −47N | =53B | +57N | +68B | −30N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.25 | 1654 | -11.2 |
| 36 | Gaona Hernandez, Zahen Arturo Emm | 1678 | MEX | −4B | +82N | −17B | +75N | +69B | −21N | =66B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.25 | 1208 | -16.0 |
| 37 | Franco Gonzalez, Emilio | 1576 | MEX | −12B | −66N | +71B | +61N | −25B | +75N | =29B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 5.75 | 1654 | +6.0 |
| 38 | Chacon Ferra, Efrain | 1883 | MEX | F | +53B | F | +70N | −2B | =39N | +33B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 9.25 | 1796 | -5.6 |
| 39 | De los Reyes Balandran, Cristian Gabriel | 1787 | MEX | +80N | −29B | +53N | −8B | +65N | =38B | F | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.75 | 1785 | -3.2 |
| 40 | Salas Estrada, Ana PaolaWCM | 1786 | MEX | +41N | −11B | F | −33N | +48B | +70N | −17B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 1743 | -5.0 |
| 41 | Estrada Vazquez, Gamaliel Benjami | 0 | MEX | −40B | +27N | −24B | +43N | −56B | +58N | −44B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 9.00 | 1578 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Espinoza Rios, Neftali Armando | 1639 | MEX | −6N | +63B | −26N | F | +55B | −33N | +52B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 1175 | -10.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 5142130 | 0 | — | −9N | −34B | +63N | −41B | +?N | +59B | −26N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 1096 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Vazquez Nunez, Obed Alfredo | 1622 | MEX | F | −16B | +23N | −47B | −31N | +74B | +41N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 8.00 | 1725 | +15.2 |
| 45 | Nunez Osete, Omar Alejandro | 1698 | MEX | −10N | +48B | −9N | +74B | +66N | −30B | F | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.50 | 1191 | -21.2 |
| 46 | Dominguez Morales, Rolando Ivan | 1626 | MEX | −8N | +81B | =31N | −30B | −53N | +71B | =57B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 1634 | -0.8 |
| 47 | Guzman Garcia, Mia FernandaWCM | 1913 | MEX | F | F | +35B | +44N | −6N | +72B | −8N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 7.50 | 1972 | +12.4 |
| 48 | Aranda Granados, Luis | 0 | MEX | −21B | −45N | +65N | +?B | −40N | +67B | −24B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 1539 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Martinez Loya, Daniel | 1772 | MEX | +59B | −13N | F | F | +64N | −22B | +53N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.50 | 1610 | -26.8 |
| 50 | Perez Nunez, Carlos | 1837 | MEX | F | F | +82B | +62N | −9N | −7B | +72N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1836 | -0.8 |
| 51 | De Los Reyes Robles, Ferna | 1708 | MEX | F | F | F | +64B | −28N | +53B | +31N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 8.00 | 1950 | +17.4 |
| 52 | Herrera Palma, Zahid Emmanuel | 0 | MEX | =18N | +67B | +64N | −14B | −12N | −32B | −42N | 2.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 5.75 | 1782 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Leyva Nunez, Joaquin Alejandro | 0 | MEX | +33B | −38N | −39B | =35N | +46B | −51N | −49B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 8.25 | 1551 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Hernandez Lopez, Sarahi | 1546 | MEX | −2B | −24N | =55B | +77N | +58B | −19N | F | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.25 | 1633 | +17.6 |
| 55 | Herrera Gomez, Jesus Javie | 0 | MEX | −23N | −22B | =54N | +79B | −42N | −64B | +84N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.75 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Zapata Salazar, Jesus Daniel | 1658 | MEX | F | F | F | =31B | +41N | +26N | −16B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 8.75 | 1954 | +40.8 |
| 57 | Martha Munoz, Rebeca Selene | 0 | MEX | F | −68N | −27B | +80N | −35B | +73B | =46N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1475 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Calderon Rauda, Sergio Ivan | 1796 | MEX | +66B | −12N | F | −22B | −54N | −41B | +71N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.50 | 978 | -65.6 |
| 59 | Galvez Facio, Jose Angel | 0 | MEX | −49N | +79B | −20N | −32B | +73B | −43N | F | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.50 | 1600 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Macieja, Sofi Alejandra | 1515 | MEX | −16N | −20B | +83N | −65B | +63B | −61N | F | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1034 | -11.2 |
| 61 | Limas Velazco, Marco Antonio | 0 | MEX | F | F | −34N | −37B | +79N | +60B | −27B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1512 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Molina Ronquillo, Pablo | 1474 | MEX | F | +75B | =69N | −50B | =32N | −34B | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1474 | -1.2 |
| 63 | Dominguez Sandoval, Alexander | 0 | MEX | −19B | −42N | −43B | +83B | −60N | +82N | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 867 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Morales Barcelo, Michell Sophia | 1479 | MEX | F | +77N | −52B | −51N | −49B | +55N | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 940 | -14.4 |
| 65 | Espinoza Garcia, Luis Arturo | 0 | MEX | −76N | +73B | −48B | +60N | −39B | F | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1685 | 0.0 |
| 66 | Estrada Reza, Javier | 0 | MEX | −58N | +37B | F | −17N | −45B | F | =36N | 1.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 5.25 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 67 | Enriquez Acevedo, Rodrigo | 1611 | MEX | F | −52N | +77B | =19N | −29B | −48N | F | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.25 | 1738 | +8.8 |
| 68 | Mendoza Cordova, Miguel Angel | 1577 | MEX | F | +57B | F | −21N | =19B | −35N | F | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.75 | 1565 | -4.0 |
| 69 | Garcia Garfias, Julio Cesar | 0 | MEX | F | +?N | =62B | −18B | −36N | F | F | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1445 | 0.0 |
| 70 | Morales Barcelo, Ian Carlo | 1520 | MEX | F | +78N | F | −38B | =34N | −40B | F | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1519 | -1.6 |
| 71 | Flores Sandoval, Alessandra | 0 | MEX | −26N | −32B | −37N | F | +77B | −46N | −58B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.00 | 922 | 0.0 |
| 72 | Puebla Ramirez, Patricia | 1564 | MEX | −29N | +80B | F | −26B | F | −47N | −50B | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.50 | 1108 | -18.8 |
| 73 | Armenta Gutierrez, Edgar Emir | 1625 | MEX | −28B | −65N | −25B | +82B | −59N | −57N | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 1128 | -12.8 |
| 74 | Zuniga Gomez, Alejandro | 0 | MEX | F | −18B | F | −45N | +81B | −44N | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 974 | 0.0 |
| 75 | FIDE 550015095 | 0 | — | F | −62N | F | −36B | +78N | −37B | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 776 | 0.0 |
| 76 | Garcia Silva, Christian Edu | 1812 | MEX | +65B | −15N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1411 | -3.2 |
| 77 | FIDE 550015087 | 0 | — | F | −64B | −67N | −54B | −71N | +?B | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 732 | 0.0 |
| 78 | Ruiz Lopez, Victor Andres | 0 | MEX | F | −70B | F | −27N | −75B | +81N | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 764 | 0.0 |
| 79 | Del Val Lopez, Celso | 1515 | MEX | −13B | −59N | F | −55N | −61B | =80B | F | 0.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.25 | 1115 | -3.2 |
| 80 | Strecker Walsh, Gabriel Alejandro | 0 | MEX | −39B | −72N | F | −57B | F | =79N | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.25 | 1349 | 0.0 |
| 81 | Reyes Gallardo, Leon Ignacio | 0 | MEX | −25B | −46N | F | −23B | −74N | −78B | F | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 966 | 0.0 |
| 82 | FIDE 29611725 | 0 | — | −31N | −36B | −50N | −73N | F | −63B | F | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 958 | 0.0 |
| 83 | Guzman Gallardo, Alejandro | 0 | MEX | −17B | −35N | −60B | −63N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 900 | 0.0 |
| 84 | FIDE 550014510 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −24B | −27N | −55B | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 878 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Fogo Esquivel, Levi Kalani AlexanderFMMEX+98.46.0 pts · #2
- 2Acevedo Alonso, Jesus ManuelMEX+71.64.0 pts · #23
- 3Flores Rodriguez, RamiroMEX+66.04.0 pts · #22
Top rating losers
- 1Calderon Rauda, Sergio IvanMEX-65.62.0 pts · #76
- 2Moreno Gutierrez, EmmanuelMEX-30.83.5 pts · #61
- 3Martinez Loya, DanielMEX-26.83.0 pts · #52
Biggest upsets
- R7+384 Elo gap
- R4+351 Elo gap
- R7+313 Elo gap