I FIDE Clasico de Elite Invernal Grupo A
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 07 Dec 2025 to 09 Dec 2025 in YUC, Merida, Mexico. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1969, and top seed was Andre Fernando Orta Ruz (🇲🇽 MEX, 2049).
Daniel Zinedine Leal Escamilla (🇲🇽 MEX, 1892) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Andre Fernando Orta Ruz (3.5) and Ivan Alberto Vargas Segura (2.5). Leal Escamilla broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Daniel Zinedine Leal Escamilla (1892) beat Andre Fernando Orta Ruz (2049), a +157-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsDaniel Zinedine Leal Escamilla led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Daniel Zinedine Leal Escamilla never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Daniel Zinedine Leal Escamilla beat Andre Fernando Orta Ruz (Black).
Daniel Zinedine Leal Escamilla went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇲🇽Leal Escamilla, Daniel Zinedine | 1892 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 7.25 | 8.5 | +104.8 | 2350 |
| 2 | 🇲🇽Orta Ruz, Andre Fernando | 2049 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 3.75 | 9.5 | +14.0 | 2102 |
| 3 | 🇲🇽Vargas Segura, Ivan Alberto | 2001 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | — | 1 | 2.5 | 5.00 | 10.5 | +5.6 | 2057 |
| 4 | 🇲🇽Rolandi Rodriguez, Dario | 1952 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 11.0 | -14.4 | 1900 |
| 5 | 🇪🇸Bou Part, Jose Juan | 1966 | 0 | 0 | — | ½ | * | — | 0.5 | 1.00 | 12.5 | -20.2 | 1691 |
| 6 | 🇲🇽Lopez Pech, Jose Alexis | 1953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 13.0 | -75.2 | 1174 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Leal Escamilla, Daniel ZinedineMEX+104.84.5 pts · #1
- 2Orta Ruz, Andre FernandoMEX+14.03.5 pts · #2
- 3Vargas Segura, Ivan AlbertoMEX+5.62.5 pts · #3
- 1Lopez Pech, Jose AlexisMEX-75.20.0 pts · #6
- 2Bou Part, Jose JuanESP-20.20.5 pts · #5
- 3Rolandi Rodriguez, DarioMEX-14.42.0 pts · #4
- R5+157 Elo gap