XVII Torneo de Reyes
20 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 09 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Montevideo, Uruguay. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1895, and top seed was Alvaro Guerrero (🇺🇾 URU, 2140).
Alvaro Guerrero (🇺🇾 URU, 2140) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Jairo Araque (4.0) and Mario Saralegui (3.5). Guerrero won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Jose Mazzeo (1543) beat Daiana De Leon (WCM, 1741), a +198-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Guerrero takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.5).
Alvaro Guerrero beat Jairo Araque (White).
Jairo Araque 4 wins (R1–R4)Mario Saralegui 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alvaro Guerrero | * | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2Jairo Araque | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Mario Saralegui | 1 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Lautaro Varela | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guerrero, Alvaro | 2140 | URU | +15N | +10B | −3N | +5N | +2B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 10.50 | 2118 | +0.2 |
| 2 | Araque, Jairo | 2017 | VEN | +19N | +9B | +13N | +3B | −1N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 2064 | +10.2 |
| 3 | Saralegui, Mario | 2046 | URU | +20B | +11N | +1B | −2N | =6B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 2089 | +8.2 |
| 4 | Varela, Lautaro | 1792 | URU | −9N | +14B | +17N | +13B | =5N | 3.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1785 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Galli, Lisandro | 1775 | URU | =14N | +12B | +10N | −1B | =4B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 1884 | +26.4 |
| 6 | Vaz Lacuesta, Leonardo | 2078 | URU | F | =13B | +8N | +9B | =3N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.00 | 1963 | -6.0 |
| 7 | De Leon, DaianaWCM | 1741 | URU | −13N | −8B | +14N | +10B | +11N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1753 | +2.2 |
| 8 | Martinez, Valentino | 1660 | URU | −10N | +7N | −6B | =12B | +13N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1773 | +25.6 |
| 9 | Baptista, Emiliano | 1643 | URU | +4B | −2N | +11B | −6N | −15B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1801 | +33.2 |
| 10 | Martinez Garay, Carlos | 1812 | URU | +8B | −1N | −5B | −7N | +16B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1708 | -15.4 |
| 11 | Posada, Charlie | 1782 | URU | +17B | −3B | −9N | +16N | −7B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1654 | -18.0 |
| 12 | Olivera Batista, Santiago | 1709 | URU | F | −5N | =16B | =8N | +14B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1657 | -11.6 |
| 13 | Mazzeo, Jose | 1543 | URU | +7B | =6N | −2B | −4N | −8B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 1667 | +11.4 |
| 14 | Dellapiazza, Santiago | 1607 | URU | =5B | −4N | −7B | +17B | −12N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1577 | -8.4 |
| 15 | Blanco, Rudemar Ernesto | 1729 | URU | −1B | −17N | =19B | F | +9N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1678 | -8.8 |
| 16 | Fainerman, Ari | 1585 | URU | −18N | +19B | =12N | −11B | −10N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1601 | +2.8 |
| 17 | Araque, Silvana | 1614 | URU | −11N | +15B | −4B | −14N | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1535 | -16.0 |
| 18 | Lopez, Bryan | 1771 | URU | +16B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2385 | +5.2 |
| 19 | Indart, Lucio | 1675 | URU | −2B | −16N | =15N | F | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1504 | -26.4 |
| 20 | Recarte, Pablo | 1684 | URU | −3N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1246 | -2.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Baptista, EmilianoURU+33.22.0 pts · #9
- 2Galli, LisandroURU+26.43.0 pts · #5
- 3Martinez, ValentinoURU+25.62.5 pts · #8
- 1Indart, LucioURU-26.40.5 pts · #19
- 2Posada, CharlieURU-18.02.0 pts · #12
- 3Araque, SilvanaURU-16.01.0 pts · #17
- R1+198 Elo gap
- R1+149 Elo gap
- R3+139 Elo gap