Torneo IRT de Ajedrez Social In Memoriam Luis Eduardo Hernandez Fierro
19 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Nov 2025 to 17 Nov 2025 in Rivera -HUI, Colombia. 13 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2256, and top seed was Martin Martinez Romero (🇨🇴 COL, IM, 2384).
David Arenas (🇨🇴 COL, GM, 2344) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Julian Andres Gallego (5.5) and Martin Martinez Romero (5.5). Arenas broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: William Nicolas Rodriguez (1924) beat Alejandro Josue Torrente (FM, 2168), a +244-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsGM David Arenas led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
GM David Arenas held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
GM David Arenas drew with IM Martin Martinez Romero (White).
GM David Arenas 4 wins (R1–R4)IM Martin Martinez Romero 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Julian Andres Gallego 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMDavid Arenas | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2IMMartin Martinez Romero | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3FMJulian Andres Gallego | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4FMLuis Angel Florez Salazar | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arenas, DavidGM | 2344 | COL | +14B | +4N | +6B | +8N | =3B | =2B | +9N | 6.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 23.50 | 2528 | +14.3 |
| 2 | Gallego, Julian AndresFM | 2198 | COL | +15N | −3B | +5N | +7B | +8B | =1N | +10B | 5.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 20.00 | 2395 | +34.4 |
| 3 | Martinez Romero, MartinIM | 2384 | COL | +11B | +2N | +17B | =12N | =1N | +4B | =5N | 5.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 21.25 | 2447 | +4.8 |
| 4 | Florez Salazar, Luis AngelFM | 2192 | COL | +16B | −1B | =9N | +11N | +12B | −3N | +8B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 12.75 | 2304 | +22.2 |
| 5 | Obando Guzman, Soren FedericoFM | 2145 | COL | −8B | +16N | −2B | +19N | +15B | =10N | =3B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 9.00 | 2164 | +4.4 |
| 6 | Arrieta Hernandez, CristianFM | 2368 | COL | −13N | +10B | −1N | F | +14B | +12B | +16N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 10.50 | 2295 | -8.8 |
| 7 | Rodriguez, William Nicolas | 1924 | COL | +19B | +18N | −8B | −2N | −10B | +15N | +13B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 6.00 | 2120 | +69.2 |
| 8 | Casares Ugueto, Santiago de JesusFM | 2267 | VEN | +5N | +13B | +7N | −1B | −2N | =9B | −4N | 3.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 12.25 | 2133 | -44.4 |
| 9 | Casares Contreras, Jose Gabriel | 1963 | VEN | −17B | +14N | =4B | =13N | +11B | =8N | −1B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 10.75 | 2216 | +43.0 |
| 10 | Gonzalez Mojica, Renan ArturoFM | 2068 | COL | −12N | −6N | +18B | +16B | +7N | =5B | −2N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 2118 | +8.6 |
| 11 | Rueda Rojas, Richard AlejandroFM | 2186 | COL | −3N | +15B | +19N | −4B | −9N | −16B | +18N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 3.50 | 1999 | -66.8 |
| 12 | Cadena M, Gustavo AdolfoFM | 2258 | COL | +10B | −17N | +13B | =3B | −4N | −6N | −14B | 2.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 8.75 | 2117 | -27.2 |
| 13 | Torrente, Alejandro JosueFM | 2168 | COL | +6B | −8N | −12N | =9B | −16N | +18B | −7N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 6.75 | 2000 | -31.2 |
| 14 | Hernandez Fierro, RodrigoIM | 2164 | COL | −1N | −9B | −15N | +18B | −6N | =19B | +12N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 3.75 | 2001 | -29.8 |
| 15 | Cuesta Cifuentes, Jair Alfonso | 2023 | COL | −2B | −11N | +14B | F | −5N | −7B | +19N | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 3.00 | 1952 | -11.2 |
| 16 | Mesa Baez, Samuel | 2015 | COL | −4N | −5B | F | −10N | +13B | +11N | −6B | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 5.50 | 2063 | +6.0 |
| 17 | Lopez Ramirez, David SantiagoFM | 2192 | COL | +9N | +12B | −3N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 2327 | +11.0 |
| 18 | Chaux, Oscar Orlando | 1921 | COL | F | −7B | −10N | −14N | +19B | −13N | −11B | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.50 | 1786 | -19.4 |
| 19 | Gonzalez, Guillermo | 1845 | COL | −7N | F | −11B | −5B | −18N | =14N | −15B | 0.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.25 | 1660 | -38.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Rodriguez, William NicolasCOL+69.24.0 pts · #6
- 2Casares Contreras, Jose GabrielVEN+43.03.5 pts · #8
- 3Gallego, Julian AndresFMCOL+34.45.5 pts · #3
- 1Rueda Rojas, Richard AlejandroFMCOL-66.83.0 pts · #11
- 2Casares Ugueto, Santiago de JesusFMVEN-44.43.5 pts · #9
- 3Gonzalez, GuillermoCOL-38.40.5 pts · #19
- R7+244 Elo gap
- R5+223 Elo gap
- R2+201 Elo gap