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IRT Abierto de enero - Torre Blanca 2026

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16 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 Jan 2026 to 29 Jan 2026 in CABA - Torre Blanca, Argentina. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1831, and top seed was Daniel Ernesto Aguilar (🇦🇷 ARG, 2030).

Martin Gerschenfeld (🇦🇷 ARG, 1942) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Daniel Ernesto Aguilar (4.0) and Daniel Gomez (3.0). Gerschenfeld won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Jose Bria (1521) beat Walter Sobel (1809), a +288-point gap.

Location
🇦🇷CABA - Torre Blanca, Argentina
Dates
06 Jan 2026 → 29 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
1,831
Participants
16
Federations · 2 represented
🇦🇷Argentina×15
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Martin Gerschenfeld led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
3
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

Martin Gerschenfeld never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Martin Gerschenfeld beat Daniel Ernesto Aguilar (White).

R1–R5 · WIN STREAK

Martin Gerschenfeld won 5 in a row (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Gerschenfeld, Martin1942ARG+9B+3N+2B+6N+7B5.012.014.014.002633+36.6
2Aguilar, Daniel Ernesto2030ARG+4N+12B1N+5B+3N4.014.015.010.002035+0.8
3Gomez, Daniel1831ARG+11N1B+7N+4B2B3.014.516.07.001860+4.6
4Foresto, Ezequiel1745ARG2B+10N+13B3N+6B3.011.512.55.501847+27.6
5Paglione, Julio1848ARG+14B+8N6B2N+11B3.010.011.04.501866+7.6
6Gullace, Ezequiel1918ARG=7N+16B+5N1B4N2.513.513.54.251797-15.6
7Naranjo Contrera, Nestor1640NED=6B+13N3B+8N1N2.512.513.54.251804+39.6
8Chomski, Julian1806ARG+15N5B+12N7B10N2.08.59.01.50888-39.0
9Sarrias, Lorenzo Cuauhtemoc1744ARG1N+11B+15NFF2.07.07.02.001762+2.0
10Stolarz, Gaston1577ARGF4BF+13N+8B2.06.06.03.001816+18.6
11Ujidos, Ernesto Jorge1582ARG3B9N=14B+12N5N1.59.010.01.501442-23.6
12Gimenez, Ezequiel0ARGF2N8B11B+14N1.08.58.51.0015700.0
13Bria, Jose1521ARG+16N7B4N10BF1.07.57.50.001500-2.8
14Del Papa, Daniel1633ARG5N=15B=11NF12B1.06.06.01.001522-6.0
15Beresten, Matias0ARG8B=14N9BFF0.55.05.00.5014550.0
16Sobel, Walter1809ARG13B6NFFF0.05.55.50.00920-23.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets