IRT Abierto de enero - Torre Blanca 2026
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMartin Gerschenfeld led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Martin Gerschenfeld never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Martin Gerschenfeld beat Daniel Ernesto Aguilar (White).
Martin Gerschenfeld won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Martin Gerschenfeld | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Daniel Ernesto Aguilar | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Daniel Gomez | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Ezequiel Foresto | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerschenfeld, Martin | 1942 | ARG | +9B | +3N | +2B | +6N | +7B | 5.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 14.00 | 2633 | +36.6 |
| 2 | Aguilar, Daniel Ernesto | 2030 | ARG | +4N | +12B | −1N | +5B | +3N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 10.00 | 2035 | +0.8 |
| 3 | Gomez, Daniel | 1831 | ARG | +11N | −1B | +7N | +4B | −2B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1860 | +4.6 |
| 4 | Foresto, Ezequiel | 1745 | ARG | −2B | +10N | +13B | −3N | +6B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1847 | +27.6 |
| 5 | Paglione, Julio | 1848 | ARG | +14B | +8N | −6B | −2N | +11B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1866 | +7.6 |
| 6 | Gullace, Ezequiel | 1918 | ARG | =7N | +16B | +5N | −1B | −4N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1797 | -15.6 |
| 7 | Naranjo Contrera, Nestor | 1640 | NED | =6B | +13N | −3B | +8N | −1N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1804 | +39.6 |
| 8 | Chomski, Julian | 1806 | ARG | +15N | −5B | +12N | −7B | −10N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 888 | -39.0 |
| 9 | Sarrias, Lorenzo Cuauhtemoc | 1744 | ARG | −1N | +11B | +15N | F | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1762 | +2.0 |
| 10 | Stolarz, Gaston | 1577 | ARG | F | −4B | F | +13N | +8B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1816 | +18.6 |
| 11 | Ujidos, Ernesto Jorge | 1582 | ARG | −3B | −9N | =14B | +12N | −5N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1442 | -23.6 |
| 12 | Gimenez, Ezequiel | 0 | ARG | F | −2N | −8B | −11B | +14N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1570 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Bria, Jose | 1521 | ARG | +16N | −7B | −4N | −10B | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1500 | -2.8 |
| 14 | Del Papa, Daniel | 1633 | ARG | −5N | =15B | =11N | F | −12B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1522 | -6.0 |
| 15 | Beresten, Matias | 0 | ARG | −8B | =14N | −9B | F | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1455 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Sobel, Walter | 1809 | ARG | −13B | −6N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 920 | -23.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Naranjo Contrera, NestorNED+39.62.5 pts · #7
- 2Gerschenfeld, MartinARG+36.65.0 pts · #1
- 3Foresto, EzequielARG+27.63.0 pts · #4
- 1Chomski, JulianARG-39.02.0 pts · #16
- 2Sobel, WalterARG-23.80.0 pts · #15
- 3Ujidos, Ernesto JorgeARG-23.61.5 pts · #12
- R1+288 Elo gap
- R5+229 Elo gap
- R5+173 Elo gap