ANIVERSARIO 20 ANOS MUNDIAL DE AJEDREZ
74 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Villa de Merlo - San Luis, Argentina. 12 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2197, and top seed was Octavio Aaron Bazan Romero (🇦🇷 ARG, FM, 2312).
Claudio Olivares Olivares (🇨🇱 CHI, FM, 2250) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Daniel Perez (5.5) and Juan Andres Guerrero Cataldo (5.5). Olivares Olivares won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Lisandro Arias (1537) beat Abraham Chilaca (1819), a +282-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Claudio Olivares Olivares led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
FM Claudio Olivares Olivares held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
FM Claudio Olivares Olivares 5 wins (R1–R5)FM Martin Herrera 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMClaudio Olivares Olivares | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2FMMartin Herrera | — | * | — | — |
| 3FMDaniel Perez | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4FMDiego Mussanti | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivares Olivares, ClaudioFM | 2250 | CHI | +24N | +10B | +18N | +16B | +17N | =2B | =4N | 6.0 | 28.0 | 32.0 | 26.50 | 2374 | +10.3 |
| 2 | Perez, DanielFM | 2254 | ARG | +25B | +21N | −16B | +38N | +9B | =1N | +17B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 23.50 | 2259 | +4.4 |
| 3 | Guerrero Cataldo, Juan AndresCM | 2133 | CHI | +43B | +22N | −15B | +33N | +8B | +7N | =5B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 23.25 | 2226 | +19.0 |
| 4 | Perez Candelas, Andres EloyFM | 2219 | VEN | =53B | +33N | +14B | =8N | +18B | +15N | =1B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 22.75 | 2209 | +1.8 |
| 5 | Mussanti, DiegoFM | 2208 | ARG | =29N | +36B | +19B | +11N | =15B | +16N | =3N | 5.5 | 25.5 | 29.0 | 22.50 | 2210 | +3.0 |
| 6 | Herrera, MartinFM | 2190 | ARG | +26B | +37N | +12B | =15N | −7B | +40N | +11B | 5.5 | 25.5 | 29.0 | 22.00 | 2213 | +7.8 |
| 7 | Bazan Romero, Octavio AaronFM | 2312 | ARG | +30N | +13B | +20N | −17B | +6N | −3B | +19N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 21.50 | 2205 | -12.8 |
| 8 | Besso, GuadalupeWIM | 2016 | ARG | =36N | +29B | +34N | =4B | −3N | +47B | +25N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 18.50 | 2022 | +5.8 |
| 9 | Tobares Dilascio, Oriana HelenaWFM | 2099 | ARG | +48B | =34N | +32B | =28N | −2N | +37B | +21B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 17.75 | 2035 | -12.0 |
| 10 | Valenzuela, Joao | 1854 | ARG | +51B | −1N | +43B | =31N | =32B | +29N | +15B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 17.00 | 1947 | +18.4 |
| 11 | Di Cola, Valentino Jose | 1899 | ARG | =41N | +63B | +53N | −5B | +22N | +24B | −6N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 13.75 | 1918 | +14.0 |
| 12 | Tobares, LeandroFM | 2115 | ARG | F | +40B | −6N | +30B | +23N | +17N | =20B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 17.00 | 2186 | +13.0 |
| 13 | Izaza, Agustin David | 1862 | ARG | +68B | −7N | +66B | +35N | =19B | −20N | +31B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 11.50 | 1903 | +19.2 |
| 14 | Mena, Ailen OrianaWFM | 1855 | AHO | =63N | +41B | −4N | F | +31B | +32N | +16B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 15.25 | 1973 | +20.0 |
| 15 | Cuberli, Emiliano | 2107 | ARG | +52N | +46B | +3N | =6B | =5N | −4B | −10N | 4.0 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 16.50 | 2069 | -2.6 |
| 16 | Tomeo, Nicolas | 2130 | ARG | +44N | +27B | +2N | −1N | +28B | −5B | −14N | 4.0 | 29.5 | 32.5 | 16.50 | 2053 | -9.2 |
| 17 | Lopez Miller, Indalecio | 2161 | ARG | +35N | +38B | +23N | +7N | −1B | −12B | −2N | 4.0 | 28.5 | 32.0 | 16.00 | 2123 | -3.0 |
| 18 | Lima, Damian | 1984 | ARG | +49B | +58N | −1B | +25N | −4N | =34B | =22N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 12.75 | 1912 | -8.8 |
| 19 | Palma Neira, Eliseo MaximilianoCM | 1972 | CHI | +31N | +67B | −5N | =24B | =13N | +33B | −7B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 12.25 | 1912 | -8.8 |
| 20 | Barloa, Enzo | 2050 | ARG | +39B | +47N | −7B | =22N | F | +13B | =12N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 15.25 | 2049 | +2.6 |
| 21 | Besso, Javier Alejandro | 1848 | ARG | +55N | −2B | −35N | +60B | +26N | +23B | −9N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 12.50 | 1850 | +2.6 |
| 22 | Illanes, Gabriel | 1823 | ARG | +45N | −3B | +72N | =20B | −11B | +52N | =18B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 10.50 | 1875 | +15.6 |
| 23 | Farhat, Francisco | 1972 | ARG | +42B | +60N | −17B | +26N | −12B | −21N | +43B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 12.50 | 1846 | -16.2 |
| 24 | Sanchez, Tiago | 1742 | ARG | −1B | +68N | +70B | =19N | +27B | −11N | =40B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 9.75 | 1850 | +19.8 |
| 25 | Ruiz, Pablo Horacio | 1756 | ARG | −2N | +59B | +45N | −18B | +73N | +38B | −8B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 8.50 | 1819 | +9.0 |
| 26 | Herrera, Raquel | 1679 | ARG | −6N | +55B | +67N | −23B | −21B | +51N | +49B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 9.50 | 1728 | +5.2 |
| 27 | Vecchio, Raul Antonio | 1830 | ARG | +54B | −16N | +39B | F | −24N | +44B | +30N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 12.50 | 1837 | +3.0 |
| 28 | Garibaldi, Lucio | 1893 | ARG | +59B | +70N | F | =9B | −16N | =30B | +34N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 10.75 | 1924 | +8.6 |
| 29 | Lopez, Hector | 1725 | ARG | =5B | −8N | +49B | F | +50N | −10B | +45N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 11.75 | 1797 | +3.8 |
| 30 | Cabrera , Melian | 1759 | ARG | −7B | +42N | +60B | −12N | +49B | =28N | −27B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 10.50 | 1787 | +6.0 |
| 31 | Arias, Lisandro | 1537 | ARG | −19B | +61N | +47B | =10B | −14N | +46B | −13N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 10.50 | 1795 | +65.6 |
| 32 | San Martin, Daniel | 1799 | ARG | =64N | +62B | −9N | +41B | =10N | −14B | =36N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 10.50 | 1702 | -12.8 |
| 33 | Navarro, Alberto | 1774 | ARG | +50N | −4B | +69N | −3B | +58B | −19N | =39B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 7.75 | 1762 | -5.4 |
| 34 | Ahumada, Agustin | 1816 | ARG | +74N | =9B | −8B | =57N | +48B | =18N | −28B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 8.50 | 1811 | -2.0 |
| 35 | Vera Melian, Lucas Mateo | 1651 | ARG | −17B | +51N | +21B | −13B | −37N | +60N | =42B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 10.75 | 1719 | +20.0 |
| 36 | Olivero Pazos, Ivan | 1551 | ARG | =8B | −5N | +54B | −46N | +56B | =57N | =32B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 10.25 | 1706 | +18.4 |
| 37 | Dotti, Fernando | 1829 | ARG | +65N | −6B | =44N | F | +35B | −9N | +48B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.50 | 1822 | +0.4 |
| 38 | Barrotto, Jose Ignacio | 1845 | ARG | +71B | −17N | +58B | −2B | =43N | −25N | +57B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 6.50 | 1778 | -12.6 |
| 39 | Argento, Ramon Francisco | 1585 | ARG | −20N | +74B | −27N | +45B | −44N | +50B | =33N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.75 | 1479 | -9.8 |
| 40 | Lopez, Jose Luis | 1826 | ARG | +73B | −12N | F | +44B | +53N | −6B | =24N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.50 | 1861 | +6.2 |
| 41 | Garduno, Paolo | 1513 | ARG | =11B | −14N | +56B | −32N | −52B | +64N | +72B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 7.25 | 1599 | +14.0 |
| 42 | Giraudo, Jose Antonio | 1526 | ARG | −23N | −30B | =65N | +62B | +54N | =43B | =35N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 8.50 | 1574 | +22.8 |
| 43 | Bertello, Rogelio | 1626 | ARG | −3N | +65B | −10N | +69B | =38B | =42N | −23N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 6.00 | 1674 | +8.8 |
| 44 | Herrera, Bautista Santino | 1615 | ARG | −16B | +71N | =37B | −40N | +39B | −27N | =56B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 7.50 | 1700 | +19.2 |
| 45 | Cortez Estorne, Alexander | 0 | ARG | −22B | +48N | −25B | −39N | +68B | +59N | −29B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 6.00 | 1589 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Chilaca, Abraham | 1819 | ARG | +61B | −15N | F | +36B | F | −31N | +52B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.00 | 1702 | -23.6 |
| 47 | Arias, Lautaro | 1781 | ARG | F | −20B | −31N | +68N | +57B | −8N | +58B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 5.00 | 1715 | -20.0 |
| 48 | Olivero Pazos, Diego | 1604 | ARG | −9N | −45B | +64N | +55B | −34N | +69B | −37N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 5.00 | 1642 | +1.8 |
| 49 | Benitez, Geronimo | 1539 | ARG | −18N | +50B | −29N | +67B | −30N | +73B | −26N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 1465 | -21.2 |
| 50 | Soloa, Ismael | 0 | ARG | −33B | −49N | +51B | +59N | −29B | −39N | +69N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 1530 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Espinoza, Faustino | 1473 | ARG | −10N | −35B | −50N | +61B | +67N | −26B | +73N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.00 | 1458 | -7.2 |
| 52 | Rojas, Agostina | 1608 | ARG | −15B | =54N | +62N | −53B | +41N | −22B | −46N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 6.75 | 1530 | -28.8 |
| 53 | Santos, Martin Ezequiel | 1735 | ARG | =4N | +64B | −11B | +52N | −40B | F | F | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.75 | 1780 | +3.6 |
| 54 | Galendes, Joaquin | 1442 | ARG | −27N | =52B | −36N | +64B | −42B | −66N | +63N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 4.25 | 1406 | -14.4 |
| 55 | Hernandez, Ruben | 1457 | ARG | −21B | −26N | +61B | −48N | +72B | −58N | =66B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 3.75 | 1464 | -0.6 |
| 56 | Santarsola, Marcos | 0 | ARG | F | F | −41N | +63B | −36N | +62B | =44N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.00 | 1452 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Escobar, Matias | 1610 | ARG | F | F | +63N | =34B | −47N | =36B | −38N | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.00 | 1622 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Voto, Emmanuel | 1586 | ARG | F | −18B | −38N | +70B | −33N | +55B | −47N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 1590 | -5.2 |
| 59 | Vesco, Armando | 1496 | ARG | −28N | −25N | +71B | −50B | +70N | −45B | −61N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 2.00 | 1638 | +24.4 |
| 60 | Sosa Mattioli, Santino Nicolas | 1492 | ARG | F | −23B | −30N | −21N | +71B | −35B | +67N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.00 | 1481 | -8.4 |
| 61 | Dali Nievas, Thiago | 0 | ARG | −46N | −31B | −55N | −51N | F | +70B | +59B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1414 | 0.0 |
| 62 | FIDE 20073380 | 0 | — | F | −32N | −52B | −42N | +74B | −56N | +64B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.50 | 829 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Lopez Navarro, Rodolfo | 1478 | ARG | =14B | −11N | −57B | −56N | −64B | +71N | −54B | 1.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 3.25 | 1500 | -1.4 |
| 64 | Luberiaga, Leonor | 0 | URU | =32B | −53N | −48B | −54N | +63N | −41B | −62N | 1.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 3.25 | 1402 | 0.0 |
| 65 | Arias, Benicio | 1430 | ARG | −37B | −43N | =42B | F | −69N | −72N | +71B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.75 | 1379 | -18.8 |
| 66 | Bizzotto, Nicolas | 1646 | ARG | F | F | −13N | F | F | +54B | =55N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 1587 | -9.2 |
| 67 | Gagliardi, Nahuel | 0 | ARG | F | −19N | −26B | −49N | −51B | +68N | −60B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.00 | 1333 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Martin, Maria De Los Angeles | 1482 | ARG | −13N | −24B | +74N | −47B | −45N | −67B | F | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 995 | -16.8 |
| 69 | Guzman, Roberto Luis | 1465 | ARG | F | F | −33B | −43N | +65B | −48N | −50B | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.50 | 1416 | -11.6 |
| 70 | Sanchez, Roberto | 1447 | ARG | F | −28B | −24N | −58N | −59B | −61N | +74N | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 868 | -19.4 |
| 71 | Cavilla, Julio Cesar | 1456 | ARG | −38N | −44B | −59N | +74B | −60N | −63B | −65N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 759 | -45.6 |
| 72 | Monti, Agustin | 1578 | ARG | F | F | −22B | F | −55N | +65B | −41N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1363 | -46.0 |
| 73 | Lobo Villamil, Juana | 1419 | ARG | −40N | F | F | F | −25B | −49N | −51B | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 847 | -38.4 |
| 74 | FIDE 20039824 | 0 | — | −34B | −39N | −68B | −71N | −62N | F | −70B | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 757 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Arias, LisandroARG+65.63.5 pts · #40
- 2Vesco, ArmandoARG+24.42.0 pts · #46
- 3Giraudo, Jose AntonioARG+22.83.5 pts · #39
- 1Monti, AgustinARG-46.01.0 pts · #64
- 2Cavilla, Julio CesarARG-45.61.0 pts · #74
- 3Lobo Villamil, JuanaARG-38.40.0 pts · #73
- R6+282 Elo gap
- R7+275 Elo gap
- R7+253 Elo gap