IRT MAYOR DE SALTA MEMORIAL "LUIS LAFUENTE"
27 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 20 Dec 2025 to 22 Dec 2025 in Salta-Salta, Argentina. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2112, and top seed was Pablo Ismael Acosta (🇦🇷 ARG, IM, 2506).
Leonardo Charaf (🇦🇷 ARG, 2053) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Diego Mariano Belmonte (4.5) and Adriel Leandro Belmonte (4.0). Charaf shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Karen Nerina Gaite (WFM, 2024) beat Pablo Ismael Acosta (IM, 2506), a +482-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsLeonardo Charaf led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Leonardo Charaf takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
Leonardo Charaf 3 wins (R4–R6)FM Diego Mariano Belmonte 4 wins (R2–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Leonardo Charaf | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2FMDiego Mariano Belmonte | — | * | — | — |
| 3Rene Garnier | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4Jorge Sipaila | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charaf, Leonardo | 2053 | ARG | +13N | +12B | −3N | +14B | +9N | +5B | 5.0 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 15.50 | 2164 | +16.8 |
| 2 | Belmonte, Diego MarianoFM | 2308 | ARG | =9N | +14B | F | +18N | +3B | +4N | 4.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 14.00 | 2325 | +1.6 |
| 3 | Belmonte, Adriel Leandro | 2046 | ARG | +23B | +8N | +1B | −5B | −2N | +15N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 12.00 | 2117 | +10.6 |
| 4 | Gaite, Karen NerinaWFM | 2024 | ARG | +11N | +7B | −5N | +17B | +10N | −2B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 11.50 | 2175 | +35.6 |
| 5 | Sipaila, Jorge | 2060 | ARG | +27B | +24N | +4B | +3N | −6B | −1N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 9.00 | 2076 | +4.4 |
| 6 | Garnier, Rene | 2222 | ARG | +16B | +10N | F | =9B | +5N | =7N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 12.75 | 2263 | +8.4 |
| 7 | Acosta, Pablo IsmaelIM | 2506 | ARG | +17B | −4N | +23B | −8N | +16N | =6B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 7.50 | 2129 | -20.2 |
| 8 | Ono, David | 2092 | ARG | +19N | −3B | F | +7B | =14N | +17B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 8.75 | 2135 | +6.8 |
| 9 | Guzman, Cristian Ezequiel | 1799 | ARG | =2B | +15N | +20B | =6N | −1B | F | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 8.75 | 2040 | +20.6 |
| 10 | Acuna, Carlos | 1903 | ARG | +22N | −6B | F | +12N | −4B | +21N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1979 | +7.0 |
| 11 | Parron, Julio | 0 | ARG | −4B | −17N | +25B | +13N | −15B | +22N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1597 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Gonzalez, Rodrigo | 1907 | ARG | +26B | −1N | F | −10B | +22N | +14B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1821 | -14.0 |
| 13 | Guzman, Agustin | 1604 | ARG | −1B | +25N | −21N | −11B | +23B | +24N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1084 | -14.8 |
| 14 | Cristaldo, Victor | 1881 | ARG | +25B | −2N | +24B | −1N | =8B | −12N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 3.75 | 1761 | -10.8 |
| 15 | Nunez, Alexis Ezequiel | 1709 | ARG | F | −9B | =16N | +21B | +11N | −3B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.75 | 1741 | +2.8 |
| 16 | Gimenez, Santiago | 1704 | ARG | −6N | F | =15B | +23N | −7B | +26N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1700 | -3.0 |
| 17 | Tula, Benjamin | 1821 | ARG | −7N | +11B | F | −4N | +19B | −8N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1813 | -3.4 |
| 18 | Palomo, Sebastian | 1897 | ARG | F | F | +19N | −2B | +20N | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1992 | +3.0 |
| 19 | Presza, Dario Benjamin | 1686 | ARG | −8B | +26N | −18B | +24N | −17N | −20B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1135 | -25.2 |
| 20 | Liendro, Constanza | 0 | ARG | F | +21B | −9N | F | −18B | +19N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1787 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Ubeira Montenegro, Enrique | 1764 | ARG | F | −20N | +13B | −15N | =26B | −10B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1614 | -12.0 |
| 22 | Santos Gonzalez, Sofia Belen | 0 | ARG | −10B | −23N | =26B | +25N | −12B | −11B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1105 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 20075480 | 0 | — | −3N | +22B | −7N | −16B | −13N | −25B | 1.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 1.50 | 1165 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Zurueta, Mateo Hipolito | 0 | ARG | F | −5B | −14N | −19B | +25N | −13B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1008 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 20057423 | 0 | — | −14N | −13B | −11N | −22B | −24B | +23N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 943 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Santos Gonzalez, Angel Miguel | 0 | ARG | −12N | −19B | =22N | F | =21N | −16B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Rios, Braian Ezequiel | 1675 | ARG | −5N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1260 | -3.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gaite, Karen NerinaWFMARG+35.64.0 pts · #6
- 2Guzman, Cristian EzequielARG+20.63.0 pts · #10
- 3Charaf, LeonardoARG+16.85.0 pts · #1
- 1Presza, Dario BenjaminARG-25.22.0 pts · #23
- 2Acosta, Pablo IsmaelIMARG-20.23.5 pts · #8
- 3Guzman, AgustinARG-14.83.0 pts · #26
- R2+482 Elo gap
- R4+414 Elo gap