Torneo Mercenarios Fide 394
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 22 Dec 2025 to 23 Dec 2025 in CDM, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico. Top 10 Elo average was 1235, and top seed was Vincent Neidan Olalde Hernandez (🇲🇽 MEX, 1655).
Oscar Tovar Carmona (🇲🇽 MEX, 1619) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Mauricio Forzan Guerrero (7.0) and Francisco Javier Martinez Garcia (6.5). Tovar Carmona took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Carlos Alberto Reyes Gomez (1519) beat Vincent Neidan Olalde Hernandez (1655), a +136-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsOscar Tovar Carmona led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Oscar Tovar Carmona takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
Oscar Tovar Carmona opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Mauricio Forzan Guerrero); the title is out of reach before R9.
Oscar Tovar Carmona beat Mauricio Forzan Guerrero (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇲🇽Tovar Carmona, Oscar | 1619 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 32.00 | 37.0 | +76.0 | 1946 |
| 3 | 🇲🇽Forzan Guerrero, Mauricio | 1563 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 23.50 | 38.0 | +37.6 | 1679 |
| 4 | 🇲🇽Martinez Garcia, Francisco Javier | 1524 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 22.50 | 38.5 | +16.0 | 1618 |
| 2 | 🇲🇽Reyes Gomez, Carlos Alberto | 1519 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 20.50 | 39.0 | +27.0 | 1687 |
| 5 | 🇲🇽Olalde Hernandez, Vincent Neidan | 1655 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 18.00 | 39.0 | -37.2 | 1539 |
| 6 | 🇲🇽Pelagio Monroy, Josue Jair | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 12.00 | 41.5 | 0.0 | 1454 |
| 7 | 🇲🇽Mendoza Vargas, Hector | 1461 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 6.50 | 42.0 | 0.0 | 1398 |
| 8 | 🇲🇽Oropeza Rivera, Fabricio | 1450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 5.50 | 42.0 | -41.2 | 1300 |
| 9 | 🇲🇽Rojas Mendoza, Jose Antonio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.0 | 3.00 | 43.0 | 0.0 | 1247 |
| 10 | 🇲🇽Martinez Gutierrez, Adrian | 1557 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 45.0 | -60.6 | 755 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Tovar Carmona, OscarMEX+76.08.0 pts · #1
- 2Forzan Guerrero, MauricioMEX+37.67.0 pts · #3
- 3Reyes Gomez, Carlos AlbertoMEX+27.06.0 pts · #2
- 1Martinez Gutierrez, AdrianMEX-60.60.0 pts · #10
- 2Oropeza Rivera, FabricioMEX-41.23.0 pts · #8
- 3Olalde Hernandez, Vincent NeidanMEX-37.26.0 pts · #5
- R7+136 Elo gap
- R3+107 Elo gap