Torneo Mercenarios Fide 392
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 02 Dec 2025 to 05 Dec 2025 in CDM, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico. 6 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1979, and top seed was Benjamin Gongora Montes (🇲🇽 MEX, IM, 2122).
Guillermo Tello Urquiza (🇲🇽 MEX, CM, 2031) won with 9.0/11, ahead of Kenneth Frey Beckman (9.0) and Benjamin Gongora Montes (8.5). Tello Urquiza took the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Miguel Angel Castillo Castelan (CM, 1931) beat Benjamin Gongora Montes (IM, 2122), a +191-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsCM Guillermo Tello Urquiza led from R8 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
CM Guillermo Tello Urquiza takes the sole lead (6.5/8).
CM Guillermo Tello Urquiza beat IM Kenneth Frey Beckman (Black).
CM Guillermo Tello Urquiza 3 wins (R8–R10)IM Kenneth Frey Beckman 5+3 wins (R3–R7, R9–R11)IM Benjamin Gongora Montes 3 wins (R9–R11)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇲🇽CMTello Urquiza, Guillermo | 2031 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 9.0 | 45.25 | 57.0 | +45.8 | 2212 |
| 2 | 🇲🇽IMFrey Beckman, Kenneth | 2084 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 9.0 | 43.50 | 57.0 | +15.1 | 2208 |
| 3 | 🇲🇽IMGongora Montes, Benjamin | 2122 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.5 | 42.00 | 57.5 | +9.4 | 2153 |
| 4 | 🇲🇽FMGonzalez Salto, Roberto de Jesus | 1949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.50 | 59.5 | +22.2 | 2023 |
| 5 | 🇭🇳Solorzano, Andres | 1951 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 28.25 | 60.0 | +11.8 | 1994 |
| 6 | 🇲🇽Enriquez Michel, Renato | 1865 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 23.00 | 60.5 | +29.2 | 1966 |
| 7 | 🇲🇽CMZarate Manjarrez, Alfredo | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.25 | 61.0 | -29.6 | 1916 |
| 8 | 🇲🇽Flores Ojeda, Inti Dario | 1894 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 16.00 | 61.5 | +0.8 | 1898 |
| 9 | 🇲🇽Herrera Catano, Andre | 1928 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 15.25 | 62.0 | -21.0 | 1858 |
| 10 | 🇲🇽Garcia Torres, Francisco | 1885 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 14.50 | 62.0 | -7.2 | 1862 |
| 11 | 🇲🇽CMCastillo Castelan, Miguel Angel | 1931 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 3.5 | 17.50 | 62.5 | -31.6 | 1827 |
| 12 | 🇲🇽Aparicio Gonzalez, Diego | 1827 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.5 | 4.50 | 65.5 | -59.6 | 1499 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Tello Urquiza, GuillermoCMMEX+45.89.0 pts · #1
- 2Enriquez Michel, RenatoMEX+29.25.5 pts · #6
- 3Gonzalez Salto, Roberto de JesusFMMEX+22.26.5 pts · #4
- 1Aparicio Gonzalez, DiegoMEX-59.60.5 pts · #12
- 2Castillo Castelan, Miguel AngelCMMEX-31.63.5 pts · #11
- 3Zarate Manjarrez, AlfredoCMMEX-29.65.0 pts · #7
- R5+191 Elo gap
- R4+133 Elo gap