Torneo Mercenarios Fide 395
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 02 Dec 2025 to 05 Dec 2025 in CDM, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1775, and top seed was Karla Akemi Telles Fukushima (🇲🇽 MEX, 1921).
Leo Daniel Olivera Jackson (🇺🇸 USA, 1731) won with 10.5/11, ahead of Karla Akemi Telles Fukushima (9.0) and Manuel Ed Villanueva Garciacano (8.0). Jackson won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Jose Santiago Gonzalez Garcia (1703) beat Pablo Elliott De Alba Boudreau (1853), a +150-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsLeo Daniel Olivera Jackson led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Leo Daniel Olivera Jackson never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
Leo Daniel Olivera Jackson opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Karla Akemi Telles Fukushima); the title is out of reach before R11.
Leo Daniel Olivera Jackson drew with Karla Akemi Telles Fukushima (White).
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 | 🇺🇸Jackson, Leo Daniel Olivera | 1731 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.5 | 51.00 | 55.5 | +184.7 | 2212 |
| 2 | 🇲🇽Telles Fukushima, Karla Akemi | 1921 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 41.00 | 57.0 | +34.4 | 1987 |
| 3 | 🇲🇽Villanueva Garciacano, Manuel Ed | 1862 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 34.00 | 58.0 | +13.4 | 1905 |
| 4 | 🇲🇽Maldonado Salazar, Alejandro | 1806 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 28.50 | 59.0 | +10.2 | 1838 |
| 5 | 🇲🇽Villavicencio De La Sierra, Santi | 1729 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 25.25 | 59.5 | +48.0 | 1808 |
| 6 | 🇲🇽Salazar Moreno, Rafael | 1768 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 23.00 | 59.5 | +11.8 | 1804 |
| 7 | 🇲🇽De Alba Boudreau, Pablo Elliott | 1853 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 25.00 | 60.5 | -59.5 | 1731 |
| 8 | 🇲🇽Gonzalez Garcia, Jose Santiago | 1703 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 15.00 | 62.0 | -17.8 | 1643 |
| 9 | 🇲🇽Torres Delgado, Alejandro | 1620 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 9.00 | 62.5 | -6.4 | 1619 |
| 10 | 🇲🇽Moguel Hernandez, Diego | 1556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 2.5 | 6.75 | 63.5 | -10.4 | 1547 |
| 11 | 🇲🇽Ortega, Ricardo | 1760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 2.0 | 4.25 | 64.0 | -75.8 | 1478 |
| 12 | 🇲🇽Villagomez Cabral, Manuel | 1585 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1.0 | 4.75 | 65.0 | -43.2 | 1373 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Jackson, Leo Daniel OliveraUSA+184.710.5 pts · #1
- 2Villavicencio De La Sierra, SantiMEX+48.06.5 pts · #5
- 3Telles Fukushima, Karla AkemiMEX+34.49.0 pts · #2
- 1Ortega, RicardoMEX-75.82.0 pts · #11
- 2De Alba Boudreau, Pablo ElliottMEX-59.55.5 pts · #7
- 3Villagomez Cabral, ManuelMEX-43.21.0 pts · #12
- R7+150 Elo gap
- R8+140 Elo gap
- R4+133 Elo gap