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75 Aniversario Torneo de Verano de Villa Ballester 2026

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150 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Villa Ballester - Buenos Aires, Argentina. 20 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2336, and top seed was Pablo Ismael Acosta (🇦🇷 ARG, IM, 2484).

Pablo Ismael Acosta (🇦🇷 ARG, IM, 2484) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Cristian Dolezal (7.0) and Diego Valerga (7.0). Acosta shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Agustin Leandro Hurtado (1969) beat Agustin Villarreal (FM, 2364), a +395-point gap.

Location
🇦🇷Villa Ballester - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dates
16 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇦🇷IMPablo Ismael Acosta2484
Avg top 10
2,336
Participants
150
Titled players · 20
GM×1
IM×7
FM×8
CM×2
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇦🇷Argentina×147
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 6 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
64
23
8
1
1
1
2
5
6
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

6 players finish on 7.0/9. Acosta takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (49.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Diego Valerga 3 wins (R1–R3)Juan Cruz Grillo 4 wins (R6–R9)IM Cristian Dolezal 5 wins (R1–R5)

R5 · LATE SURGE

Juan Cruz Grillo was #21 at R5, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMDiego Valerga*
½
2Juan Cruz Grillo*
3IMCristian Dolezal
½
*
1
4IMPablo Ismael Acosta
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Acosta, Pablo IsmaelIM2484ARG+40B+13N+22B=12N2B+14N+19B+10B=5N7.049.054.040.502392-6.4
2Dolezal, CristianIM2348ARG+42N+37B+46N+86B+1N=10B=3N4B+7N7.048.051.538.002424+10.6
3Valerga, DiegoGM2432ARG+90N+105B+68N=10B+7N=5B=2B+11N=4N7.047.050.036.502418+0.4
4Villarreal, AgustinFM2364ARG+62B33N+38B+23N=20B+21N+47B+2N=3B7.045.049.538.252312-3.4
5Silva, LucaFM2262ARG+38N=70B+100B=31N+6B=3N+51B+45N=1B7.044.047.536.002314+15.0
6Grillo, Juan Cruz2029ARG+93N+103B10N+71B5N+53B+56N+63B+32N7.039.042.029.002231+46.8
7Molina, Pablo SebastianFM2224ARG+44B+26N=31B+52N3B+78N+57B+12N2B6.544.548.532.002237+8.6
8Zamani, Andres2048ARG+89B59N+34B+41N18B+49N=15B+76N+45B6.539.543.029.502040+0.8
9Villca, JulianIM2397ARGF+109B+27N+101B=47N+85B12N+54B+10N6.536.036.027.752338-2.8
10Barrionuevo, PabloIM2249ARG+92B+128N+6B=3N+11B=2N+20B1N9B6.049.551.531.002327+10.9
11Ocampos, Ian2233ARG+91B+23N+14BF10N+72B+33N3B+16N6.043.043.030.002257+8.4
12Llanos, GuillermoIM2248ARG+104N+49B+30N=1BF=18N+9B7B+51N6.043.043.030.002279+6.2
13Pierucci, Fabian1981ARG+123N1B+125N+69B+16B20N32N+30B+49B6.039.541.524.002107+29.2
14Zaldivar, Patricio2016ARG+75N+144B11N+30B=86N1B+71N=28B+57N6.039.540.523.002098+16.6
15Arce, Tomas1876ARG+50N=54B+36N47B=56N+68B=8N=21B+80N6.039.043.028.002115+101.2
16Cuberli, Emiliano2104ARG+79N30B+115N+19B13N+37B+72N+85B11B6.039.041.524.502091-1.0
17Quiroga, FacundoIM2183ARGF=55N+92B=29N=24B+99N+96B=20N+23B6.037.037.026.502105-5.5
18Curcio, Luciano Joel1901ARG+147N101B+127N+35B+8N=12B45N=46B+85N6.035.035.022.252145+84.4
19Zarate, Cristian2108ARG+34B=74N+57B16N+52B+24N1N+33B25N5.543.047.026.502070-8.6
20Tomeo, Nicolas2091ARG+58BF+70N+73B=4N+13B10N=17B=47N5.542.042.027.252191+22.4
21Calens, Diego2015ARG+102B73N+58BF+70N4B+24N=15N+48B5.538.538.524.502040+6.0
22Churba, Daniel Alberto2049ARG+77N+82B1N+37B72N30B+53N+70B=56N5.538.042.023.752014-7.4
23Luchetti, Ivan1948ARG+139N11B+95N4B+142N+93B=63N+64B17N5.536.537.516.252039+47.6
24Curatolo, Nicolas Matias1878ARG+126N46B+132N+43B=17N19B21B+81N+97B5.536.038.019.501990+20.4
25Edgar, Roberto1897ARG+137N=36B=43N=64B=68N=105BF+31N+19B5.535.537.022.752150+48.0
26Minvielle, Nehuen Alexis1945ARG+134N7B106N=55B+107N+91B=69N+73B=28N5.534.036.019.501964+6.6
27Kiszkiewicz, Ivan1966ARG=48N+87B9BF104N+102B+79N+69B+55N5.533.033.021.251973+1.2
28Mendez Moniec, Lautaro1882ARG+132B120N+116B85N+89B+83N=31B=14N=26B5.532.534.520.251994+48.0
29Farias, Guillermo Alejandro1915ARG+127N+64B86N=17B+130N=120B+101N32B=54N5.531.033.018.002182+53.8
30Tachella, Pablo Ivan1877ARG+88B+16N12B14N+113B+22N46B13N+75B5.041.544.522.001960+13.2
31Ganza Svidler , Pedro2002ARG+149N+119B=7N=5B=45N=32B=28N25B=74N5.040.540.518.752033+6.0
32Fulgenzi, ErnestoFM2340ARG+39BF+74N=33BF=31N+13B+29N6B5.037.537.525.502130-26.0
33Hurtado, Agustin Leandro1969ARG+129N+4BF=32N=51B+46N11B19N+103B5.037.537.521.252152+36.8
34Ramirez, Pedro1791ARG19N+147B8N=50B=87N+88B+37N56B+71N5.037.037.016.501911+28.4
35Garcia Lemos, FedericoCM2127ARG+94B52N+104B18N+40B96N+42B48N+69B5.036.039.020.501912-46.6
36Di Conza, Eduardo2060ARG+117B=25N15B+90N=49B48N+92B=96N=38B5.036.038.518.751899-72.0
37Semprevivo, Florencia1931ARG+143B2N+55B22N+44B16N34B+131N+142B5.036.037.013.501897-9.4
38Elias, Roberto1827ARG5B+133N4N+116B105N=75B+107N+87B=36N5.035.037.015.501871+3.0
39Wardak, Dante1837ARG32N95B+87N+98B=43N+65B=66N80B+68N5.034.037.520.251937+38.8
40Sanz, Manuel1853ARG1N+129B+50N=68B35N+130B=105N+72B64N5.034.036.016.002011+31.0
41Aguilar, Jorge Hernan1855ARG+61BF=54N8B+88N+80B85N+105B=66N5.034.034.019.501997+22.8
42Gonzalez Damico, Francisco1837ARG2B+148N61N+77B83B+89N35N+106B+101N5.034.034.013.501962+42.4
43Gaite, Karen NerinaWFM2067ARGF+150N=25B24N=39B+90N76B+58N+62B5.032.532.517.751928-23.8
44Pennini, Mario Fabian1807ARG7N106B+143N+144B37N127B+50N+126B+70N5.028.029.012.501891+4.8
45Abdenur, Luciano2108ARG53NF+91B+48N=31B+74N+18B5B8N4.541.545.020.501997-20.2
46Ccahuancama, Abraham William2035ARG+116B+24N2BF+73N33B+30N=18NF4.539.539.520.002030+1.6
47Pedro, FernandoFM2083ARG+67N+76BF+15N=9BF4N=57B=20B4.538.038.022.752140+11.6
48Sanchez, Gabriel1901ARG=27B+107NF45B+67N+36B54N+35B21N4.537.537.520.252003+23.2
49Serra, Emmanuel1898ARG+60B12NF+108B=36N8B+127N+68B13N4.537.037.016.001963+15.6
50Montenegro, Angel Tomas0ARG15B+89N40B=34N+62B76N44B+125N+94B4.536.538.516.0017990.0
51Fuentes, Agustin2058ARGFF+53N+80B=33N+66B5N+74B12B4.535.035.019.502115+11.6
52Gando, Ignacio1933ARG+111N+35BF7B19N=55B+106N+101BF4.535.035.016.252057+15.6
53Manzi Peluffo, Camilo Santiago1794ARG+45B68N51B+141N+97B6N22B+128N=100B4.534.536.013.251971+78.4
54Sanches, Carlos MartinCM2026ARG+122B=15N=41B+60NFF+48B9N=29B4.534.534.519.751988-5.2
55Alonso, Sergio1749ARGF=17B37N=26N+125B=52N+128B+78N27B4.534.534.516.001983+47.4
56Lopez, Ricardo1943ARG+113BFF=65N=15B+104N6B+34N=22B4.534.034.019.001992+8.8
57Pena, Miguel1935ARG+133BF19N+103B+102N+86B7N=47N14B4.534.034.013.751995+11.4
58Peredo, Juan Ignacio1754ARG20N+137B21N+119B=71N69B+102N43B+88N4.533.034.512.501730-5.8
59Ojea, Ricardo1886ARG+124N+8B101N=130B66N+103B64N67B+102N4.531.533.516.001875-3.2
60Grant, Simon0ARG49N+79B+82N54B=69N73B108N+107B+117N4.531.033.515.5018210.0
61Valente, Federico0ARG41N+122N+42B78B128N+77B70N+115B=73N4.531.033.016.0018370.0
62Galli, Gabriel1848ARG4N=138B+112N100B50N+129B+116N+93B43N4.531.032.511.751822-4.2
63Mussanti, DiegoFM2227ARG+115N=71B=66B+99NFF=23B6N+76B4.531.031.017.002022-29.8
64Marey, Mauro2084ARG+108B29N+142B=25NFF+59B23N+40B4.530.030.016.251965-18.2
65Sanduay, Nicolas2053ARGF+118B=71N=56BF39N+125B+108N=91B4.528.528.513.501903-22.0
66Faingerch, Sebastian1947ARG+148BF=63NF+59B51N=39B+142N=41B4.524.524.512.751989+10.2
67Gomez Martinez, Juan Carlos1735ARG47BF+138NF48B+126N=97B+59N+96B4.524.024.013.251942+32.0
68Conde, Adrian2037ARG+125N+53B3B=40N=25B15N+109B49N39B4.040.542.514.751855-43.0
69Asad, Jonathan1859ARG=87N+141B=78B13N=60B+58N=26B27N35N4.038.540.014.751857-0.4
70Mayeregger, Guadalupe Milagros1913ARG+121B=5N20B+126N21B=115N+61B22N44B4.038.040.013.751732-27.0
71Beredjiklian, Mariano1887ARG+136B=63N=65B6N=58B+117N14B=75N34B4.038.040.013.251815-18.0
72Lagares Rodriguez, Santiago Inak1957ARG86N+81B+98N+106B+22B11N16B40NF4.036.536.516.001900-9.4
73Mirada, Luciano1870ARG+135N+21BF20N46B+60N=78B26N=61B4.036.036.016.251863-1.4
74Botz, Stefan1919ARG+106N=19B32B+118NF45B+120N51N=31B4.034.537.013.252022+16.2
75Selma Lereo, Felipe1639ARG14BF88N+121B+145N=38N+94B=71B30N4.034.035.011.501808+38.8
76Lanza, Diego1870ARG+140B47NF102B+81N+50B+43N8B63N4.033.533.515.001815-9.8
77Frias Perez, Mateo1684ARG22B+88N85B42N+131B61N+113B+92N99N4.032.034.012.001691-0.8
78Lo Presti, Roberto1974ARG+81BF=69N+61NF7B=73N55B+104N4.030.530.515.501852-18.0
79Ponce Caler, Mauro1776ARG16B60N+145B+132N99B+113N27B90N+131B4.030.031.08.001164-42.8
80Brignoccoli, Pablo1951ARG+112BFF51N+92B41N+115B+39N15B4.029.529.514.001879-10.6
81Genera, Felipe1589ARG78N72NF+135B76B+82N+118B24B+114N4.029.029.011.501814+68.8
82Vega, Nicolas1863ARG+84B22N60B89NF81B+119N+141N+129B4.027.527.510.001629-59.6
83Quarracino, Carlos2088ARG103NFF+107B+42N28BF+110N+90B4.024.024.014.501915-21.2
84Soto, Franco0ARG82N93B+111NF115B125N+133B+89N+108B4.023.523.511.5016120.0
85Anelli, AntonioFM2019ARGF=98B+77N+28BF9N+41B16N18B3.539.039.016.251925-16.2
86Perez Pietronave, CarlosFM2156ARG+72B+97N+29B2N=14B57NFFF3.539.039.016.002076-11.2
87Tolosa Paz, Enmanuel David0ARG=69B27N39B+134N=34B+110N=90B38N93N3.534.536.511.2516920.0
88Miranda, Guillermo0ARG30N77B+75B+94N41B34N=112B+118N58B3.534.036.511.5016580.0
89Gomez Paez, Sebastian1683ARG8N50B+137N+82B28N42B=136N84B+139B3.533.034.58.001754+14.8
90Sicari, Matias1853ARG3BF+119N36B+129N43B=87N+79B83N3.533.033.010.251842-3.8
91Montiel Marin, Micaela AgustinaWCM1810ARG11N+111B45NF+118B26N+123BF=65N3.531.031.010.251883+14.4
92Villar Gauto, Silvio Mariano1819ARG10N+139B17N+149B80N+138B36N77B=112B3.531.031.04.501734-45.6
93Tanquia, Ivan1647ARG6B+84N+128BFF23N=99B62N+87B3.530.030.011.251793+14.4
94Perez, Marcelo Raul1795ARG35N127B+121N88B=95N+143B75N+124B50N3.527.528.57.751503-22.4
95Blanco, Alejandro Javier1562ARG128B+39N23B109N=94B118N+143N114B+119N3.527.028.010.251607+5.0
96Alvarez, Leonardo Fabian1932ARGFFF+110N+109B+35B17N=36B67N3.526.526.513.502000+11.2
97Gras, Carlos1940ARG+131N86BFF53N+98B=67N+117B24N3.526.026.010.251764-28.0
98Lizardo, Julio Leonel1657ARGF=85N72B39N+133B97N131B+134B+126N3.524.024.07.751688+0.8
99Maldonado, Roberto1935ARGFF+144N63B+79N17B=93NF+77B3.523.023.010.751903-4.0
100Mendez, Nicolas1959ARG+138BF5N+62NFF+104BF=53N3.520.520.511.252006+7.6
101Paternoste, Martin2078ARG+110B+18N+59B9NFF29B52N42B3.035.035.013.501893-34.0
102Easdale, Alan1633ARG21NF+124B+76N57B27N58B+137N59B3.032.532.58.001631-3.6
103Zalazar, Nicolas1747ARG+83B6NF57N+124B59N+137BF33N3.032.532.58.001741-2.8
104Queimalinos, Juan1813ARG12BF35N+146N+27B56B100N+121N78B3.032.033.09.001813-3.0
105Salvati, Diego1991ARG+146B3NFF+38B=25N=40B41N109N3.031.531.511.251844-28.6
106Fenili, Adrian Horacio0ARG74B+44N+26B72NFF52B42N+110B3.031.031.013.5018260.0
107Gonetti, Eduardo Osvaldo1646ARGF48B+136N83N26B+144N38B60N+137B3.028.028.04.501130-13.6
108Gambini, Juan Carlos1745ARG64NF+134B49N=126B=137N+60B65B84N3.027.527.58.251674-8.2
109Obregon, Pablo1818ARGF9NF+95B96N+111B68NF+105B3.025.525.59.501876+10.8
110Garcia Croizet, Gabriel1734ARG101N132B+147N96B+112N87B+111N83B106N3.025.025.06.001715-4.6
111Cruz, Brian0ARG52B91N84B+147N+122B109N110BF+116N3.024.524.55.0016400.0
112Grubacki, Victor Marcelo1533ARG80NF62B=133N110B+145B=88N=116B=92N3.024.024.06.751558+2.0
113Abruzzese, Alberto Antonio0ARG56NF+117BF30N79B77N+146B+115N3.023.523.56.0017230.0
114Lazzaro, Gaston1795ARG120B+145N130NF117B123N+140B+95N81B3.019.519.56.001517-86.4
115Borras, Jonathan1809ARG63B+121N16BF+84N=70B80N61N113B2.532.532.58.501722-16.0
116Spagnolo, Giuliano1657ARG46N+135B28N38NF+140B62B=112N111B2.529.029.05.001459-40.4
117Garcia, Manuel Nicolas1705ARG36N=126B113N+136B+114N71BF97N60B2.527.029.06.001728+1.6
118Laurel, Ezequiel1714ARG=130B65NF74B91N+95B81N88B+143N2.527.028.05.501642-14.0
119Xamena, Manuel Alejo0ARG+145B31N90B58N141B+133N82B=139N95B2.525.526.53.7513120.0
120De Dovitiis, AlejoIM2198ARG+114N+28BFFF=29N74BFF2.525.025.011.251973-9.7
121Garcia Lopez, Luana0ARG70N115B94B75N+147BF+146N104B=122N2.520.520.52.2515170.0
122Jaugust, Jose Manuel1640ARG54N61BFF111N=136B=139N+135B=121B2.520.020.05.001570-11.2
123Rodriguez, Santiago1612ARG13BFFF=140N+114B91NF+136B2.518.018.05.751737+16.0
124Karaca, Uriel0ARG59BF102N+148B103NF=141B94N+125B2.517.517.52.7515880.0
125Borras, Anibal1674ARG68B+140N13BF55N+84B65N50B124N2.031.531.55.501155-29.2
126Machado, Dario0ARG24B=117NF70B=108N67B+138N44N98B2.030.532.04.2515580.0
127Figueroa, Santiago0ARG29B+94N18BFF+44N49BFF2.028.528.58.5017910.0
128Airoli, Alejandro Hernan1951ARG+95N10B93NF+61BF55N53BF2.026.526.58.001560-47.8
129Luvino, Gustavo1571ARG33B40NF+140N90B62N+144BF82N2.026.526.52.501077-14.4
130Ravazzoli, Omar2070ARG=118NF+114B=59N29B40NFFF2.025.025.06.501760-78.0
131Ballesteros, Hector0ARG97BFFF77N+135B+98N37B79N2.024.524.55.5015570.0
132Leichner, Leonel0ARG28N+110N24B79B138N146B134NF+135B2.024.524.55.0013890.0
133Chao, Dylan Nicolas0ARG57N38B=135N=112B98N119B84NF+147B2.024.524.52.5014160.0
134Garcia Achilli, Gustavo1431ARG26BF108N87B136NF+132B98N+140B2.021.021.03.50944-8.6
135Silvestri, Elias0ARG73B116N=133B81N=139B131N+147B122N132N2.020.520.51.7512860.0
136Jara, Leonel0ARG71NF107B117N+134B=122N=89BF123N2.020.020.05.0015000.0
137Hupchak, Juan Pablo0ARG25B58N89BF+146N=108B103N102B107N1.526.526.52.5014650.0
138Sequera, Neuman1569FID100N=62N67BF+132B92N126BFF1.524.024.04.251518-4.4
139Mieli, Walter1499ARG23B92N140B145N=135NF=122B=119B89N1.522.022.03.501438-5.6
140Scarella Andrade, Mateo Elias0ARG76N125B+139N129B=123B116N114N143B134N1.519.520.52.7513880.0
141Accardo, Adrian1605ARGF69NF53B+119N142B=124N82BF1.519.519.53.751029-17.4
142Amicone, Ricardo Joaquin1798ARGFF64NF23B+141NF66B37N1.027.027.01.501663-16.6
143FIDE 20076541037NF44BFF94N95B+140N118B1.024.024.01.509610.0
144FIDE 200765500F14N99B44NF107B129N+147NF1.021.021.00.009950.0
145Garcia, Pablo0ARG119N114B79N+139B75B112NFFF1.018.018.01.5014080.0
146Alvarez, Maximiiano1620ARG105NFF104B137B+132N121B113NF1.016.516.52.001101-14.0
147Giuliano, Carlos0ARG18B34N110B111B121NF135N144B133N0.024.524.50.0010080.0
148Roces, Cesar1494ARG66N42BF124NFFFFF0.014.514.50.001063-3.8
149Mansilla, Santiago1630ARG31BFF92NFFFFF0.013.013.00.001110-14.4
150Rodriguez, David Alejandro1733ARGF43BFFFFFFF0.05.05.00.001252-2.6

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