Abierto de Noviembre Torre Blanca
15 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Nov 2025 to 27 Nov 2025 in Caba, Argentina. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1835, and top seed was Martin Madina Yadarola (🇪🇸 ESP, FM, 2138).
Martin Madina Yadarola (🇪🇸 ESP, FM, 2138) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Juan Carlos Rodriguez (5.0) and Juan Martin Romaris (4.5). Madina Yadarola shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Facundo Ezequiel Armella (1550) beat Ruben Dario Tovar Gil (1768), a +218-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 5.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
FM Martin Madina Yadarola held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
2 players finish on 5.0/7. Madina Yadarola takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.0).
FM Martin Madina Yadarola beat Juan Carlos Rodriguez (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMMartin Madina Yadarola | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Juan Carlos Rodriguez | 0 | * | — | 0 |
| 3David Kimura | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Juan Martin Romaris | 0 | 1 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madina Yadarola, MartinFM | 2138 | ESP | +7B | +2N | +6B | +3N | +4B | −5N | F | 5.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 22.00 | 2137 | +1.4 |
| 2 | Rodriguez, Juan Carlos | 1896 | ARG | +11N | −1B | +12N | +10B | −3B | +8N | +5B | 5.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 14.00 | 1964 | +12.8 |
| 3 | Romaris, Juan Martin | 1881 | ARG | +15B | +5N | +8B | −1B | +2N | −7N | =4B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 15.25 | 1935 | +6.8 |
| 4 | Kimura, David | 1902 | ARG | +9B | −6N | +7B | +8N | −1N | +10B | =3N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 15.25 | 1882 | -2.4 |
| 5 | Aguilar, Daniel Ernesto | 1993 | ARG | +12N | −3B | −10N | +11B | +6N | +1B | −2N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 13.00 | 1872 | -17.2 |
| 6 | Tovar Gil, Ruben Dario | 1768 | VEN | +13B | +4B | −1N | −9N | −5B | +14N | +7B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.50 | 1794 | +1.0 |
| 7 | Fandino, Marcelo | 1747 | ARG | −1N | +15B | −4N | +14B | +12N | +3B | −6N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.50 | 1788 | +3.0 |
| 8 | Chavez, Leandro | 0 | ARG | +10B | +14N | −3N | −4B | +13N | −2B | +11N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 1747 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Armella, Facundo Ezequiel | 1550 | ARG | −4N | F | +14B | +6B | F | +11N | F | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 1864 | +46.8 |
| 10 | Moreno, Dario | 1868 | ARG | −8N | +11B | +5B | −2N | F | −4N | F | 2.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 6.00 | 1834 | -2.2 |
| 11 | Bria, Jose | 1546 | ARG | −2B | −10N | +13B | −5N | +15N | −9B | −8B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 1.00 | 1015 | -16.4 |
| 12 | Runstein, Eduardo | 1611 | ARG | −5B | +13N | −2B | +15N | −7B | F | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 1078 | -11.4 |
| 13 | Cohenca, Daniel | 0 | ARG | −6N | −12B | −11N | F | −8B | +15B | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 842 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Federico, Daniel | 0 | ARG | F | −8B | −9N | −7N | F | −6B | F | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 888 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 20025750 | 0 | — | −3N | −7N | F | −12B | −11B | −13N | F | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 896 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Armella, Facundo EzequielARG+46.83.0 pts · #6
- 2Rodriguez, Juan CarlosARG+12.85.0 pts · #3
- 3Romaris, Juan MartinARG+6.84.5 pts · #5
- 1Aguilar, Daniel ErnestoARG-17.24.0 pts · #2
- 2Bria, JoseARG-16.42.0 pts · #15
- 3Runstein, EduardoARG-11.42.0 pts · #12
- R4+218 Elo gap
- R6+145 Elo gap
- R6+134 Elo gap