Campeonato Uruguayo - Cuartos de Final Club Mijail Tal
9 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Montevideo, Uruguay. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1816, and top seed was Joaquin Busca (🇺🇾 URU, 1953).
Luis Espel (🇺🇾 URU, 1843) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Eduardo Rodriguez Farias (4.0) and Joaquin Busca (3.0). Espel shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Nazareno Delgado (1831) beat Joaquin Busca (1953), a +122-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. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Espel takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.0).
Eduardo Rodriguez Farias lost to Luis Espel (Black).
Eduardo Rodriguez Farias 4 wins (R2–R5)Luis Espel 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Eduardo Rodriguez Farias | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Luis Espel | 1 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Joaquin Busca | 0 | 1 | * | 0 |
| 4Nazareno Delgado | 0 | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Espel, Luis | 1843 | URU | +2B | +7N | +4B | −3N | +6B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.00 | 2072 | +29.0 |
| 2 | Rodriguez Farias, Eduardo | 1895 | URU | −1N | +6B | +8N | +4B | +3B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 2072 | +21.8 |
| 3 | Busca, Joaquin | 1953 | URU | +9B | −4N | +7B | +1B | −2N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1876 | -8.8 |
| 4 | Delgado, Nazareno | 1831 | URU | +6N | +3B | −1N | −2N | +7B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1907 | +22.4 |
| 5 | Borgiani, Leonardo | 1836 | URU | F | F | F | F | +9N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2644 | +10.2 |
| 6 | Hiriart, GuillermoCM | 1875 | URU | −4B | −2N | F | F | −1N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1056 | -31.4 |
| 7 | Rosas, Maximiliano | 1608 | URU | F | −1B | −3N | F | −4N | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1076 | -21.6 |
| 8 | Bores, Felix | 1659 | URU | F | F | −2B | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1095 | -8.0 |
| 9 | Sena, Andres | 1844 | URU | −3N | F | F | F | −5B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1095 | -34.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Espel, LuisURU+29.04.0 pts · #2
- 2Delgado, NazarenoURU+22.43.0 pts · #4
- 3Rodriguez Farias, EduardoURU+21.84.0 pts · #1
- 1Sena, AndresURU-34.40.0 pts · #9
- 2Hiriart, GuillermoCMURU-31.40.0 pts · #6
- 3Rosas, MaximilianoURU-21.60.0 pts · #7
- R2+122 Elo gap