CUARTOS DE FINAL TREBEJOS 2026
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 16 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Top 10 Elo average was 1857, and top seed was Matias Colman (🇺🇾 URU, 2084).
Juan Romero (🇺🇾 URU, 1945) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Rafael Salguero (3.5) and Nicolas Casas (3.5). Romero took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Andres Souto (1417) beat Diego Pelaez (1724), a +307-point gap.
Location
🇺🇾Montevideo, Uruguay
Dates
16 Jan 2026 → 18 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇾Uruguay×14
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsJuan Romero led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE18 Jan
Juan Romero takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Juan Romero drew with Rafael Salguero (White).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Juan Romero went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Juan Romero | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Rafael Salguero | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Matias Colman | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Nicolas Casas | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romero, Juan | 1945 | URU | +11B | +7N | =2B | +3N | =8B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 9.75 | 2141 | +15.6 |
| 2 | Salguero, Rafael | 1918 | URU | +12N | +10B | =1N | =4B | =3N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 2035 | +15.8 |
| 3 | Casas, Nicolas | 1881 | URU | +9N | +14B | +10N | −1B | =2B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1886 | +2.6 |
| 4 | Colman, Matias | 2084 | URU | F | +13B | +9N | =2N | +6B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.75 | 2143 | +4.4 |
| 5 | Avedisian, Alexander | 1874 | URU | F | +12B | +14N | −6B | +10N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1932 | +4.6 |
| 6 | Pascualvaca, Federico | 1903 | URU | −7B | =8N | +11B | +5N | −4N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1845 | -5.8 |
| 7 | Kaciusis, Daniel | 1697 | URU | +6N | −1B | −8N | =9B | +11N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1842 | +15.4 |
| 8 | Azambuya, Joel | 0 | URU | −10N | =6B | +7B | F | =1N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.75 | 1841 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Souto, Andres | 1417 | URU | −3B | +11N | −4B | =7N | −12B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.25 | 1602 | +17.6 |
| 10 | Diaz Delograsi, Francisco | 1819 | URU | +8B | −2N | −3B | F | −5B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1091 | -23.8 |
| 11 | Pelaez, Diego | 1724 | URU | −1N | −9B | −6N | +12N | −7B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1492 | -28.4 |
| 12 | Rocca, Jose | 1699 | URU | −2B | −5N | −13N | −11B | +9N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1491 | -25.4 |
| 13 | Arrarte, Agustin | 1722 | URU | F | −4N | +12B | F | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1892 | +14.8 |
| 14 | Martinez Sanchez, Isai | 0 | URU | F | −3N | −5B | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1078 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Souto, AndresURU+17.61.5 pts · #9
- 2Salguero, RafaelURU+15.83.5 pts · #1
- 3Romero, JuanURU+15.64.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Pelaez, DiegoURU-28.41.0 pts · #12
- 2Rocca, JoseURU-25.41.0 pts · #10
- 3Diaz Delograsi, FranciscoURU-23.81.0 pts · #14
Biggest upsets
- R2+307 Elo gap
- R1+206 Elo gap