Clasico Queretaro XVII
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43 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Jan 2026 to 11 Mar 2026 in QRO, Queretaro, Mexico. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1826, and top seed was Gerardo Resendiz Hernandez (π²π½ MEX, 1921).
Natalia Belen Garcia Ortega (π²π½ MEX, WCM, 1844) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Juan Francisco Rugerio Garcia (6.5) and Virginio Patino Alcala (6.0). Garcia Ortega shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Mia Fernanda Quezada Luna (1501) beat Juan Enrique Flores Alvarez (1802), a +301-point gap.
Location
π²π½QRO, Queretaro, Mexico
Dates
14 Jan 2026 β 11 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 9 rounds
Titled players Β· 1
WCMΓ1
Federations Β· 4 represented
π²π½MexicoΓ38
πͺπΈSpainΓ1
π¦π·ArgentinaΓ1
π«π·FranceΓ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 9 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R4βR9 Β· LEAD HELD
WCM Natalia Belen Garcia Ortega held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
R9 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.5/9. Garcia Ortega takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (41.0).
WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers
WCM Natalia Belen Garcia Ortega 4 wins (R1βR4)Javier Flores Zamora 3 wins (R7βR9)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WCMNatalia Belen Garcia Ortega | * | β | β | 1 |
| 2Juan Francisco Rugerio Garcia | β | * | β | β |
| 3Javier Flores Zamora | β | β | * | β |
| 4Rafael Alvarez Navarro | 0 | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garcia Ortega, Natalia BelenWCM | 1844 | MEX | +23B | +15N | +27B | +4N | =11N | β3B | +6N | β9B | +10N | 6.5 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 30.00 | 1886 | +9.6 |
| 2 | Rugerio Garcia, Juan Francisco | 1725 | MEX | +42N | β37B | +12N | +27B | β6N | +14B | +11N | =3B | +9N | 6.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 26.00 | 1824 | +17.2 |
| 3 | Patino Alcala, Virginio | 1730 | MEX | +30B | +20N | =6B | +5N | F | +1N | =9B | =2N | =4B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 31.25 | 1907 | +38.2 |
| 4 | Alvarez Navarro, Rafael | 1826 | MEX | +39N | +29B | +37N | β1B | +10N | =11B | β7N | +6B | =3N | 6.0 | 38.5 | 39.5 | 22.00 | 1822 | +4.0 |
| 5 | Flores Zamora, Javier | 1811 | MEX | +25B | F | +35N | β3B | =21N | =10B | +24N | +7B | +11N | 6.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 24.00 | 1861 | +12.8 |
| 6 | Monter Ruiz, Josue | 1874 | MEX | +19N | +10B | =3N | β14B | +2B | +17N | β1B | β4N | +23B | 5.5 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 26.50 | 1797 | -15.0 |
| 7 | Flores Alvarez, Juan Enrique | 1802 | MEX | β29N | +42B | +28N | β10B | +19B | +20N | +4B | β5N | =13B | 5.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 19.50 | 1696 | -38.4 |
| 8 | Macin Calderon, Cesar Arturo | 1762 | MEX | =40N | =13B | =19N | +35B | β17N | +27B | +25N | β11B | +14N | 5.5 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 18.00 | 1694 | -22.4 |
| 9 | Marin Gonzalez, Jonathan Omar | 1733 | MEX | F | F | +39N | +37B | +14N | +24B | =3N | +1N | β2B | 5.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 20.50 | 1924 | +67.6 |
| 10 | Zaragoza Olvera, Jaime Andre | 1642 | MEX | +32B | β6N | +20B | +7N | β4B | =5N | +17B | =19N | β1B | 5.0 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 22.00 | 1730 | +36.4 |
| 11 | Resendiz Hernandez, Gerardo | 1921 | MEX | +28N | +16B | +34N | F | =1B | =4N | β2B | +8N | β5B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 22.25 | 1847 | -14.2 |
| 12 | Chavez Flores, Omar Alejandro | 0 | MEX | β15B | +23N | β2B | +42N | β28B | β19N | +36B | +29N | +21B | 5.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 12.50 | 1564 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Silvant, Arthur | 1755 | FRA | β20B | =8N | +38N | +16B | F | F | +21B | +27N | =7N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 19.00 | 1738 | -2.0 |
| 14 | Hernandez Gonzalez, Ronaldo | 1896 | MEX | +21B | =26N | =17B | +6N | β9B | β2N | +28B | =23N | β8B | 4.5 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 18.25 | 1692 | -90.0 |
| 15 | Moreno Chavez, Misael Jeshua | 1653 | MEX | +12N | β1B | +32N | β34B | β27N | =31B | +35N | β17B | +24B | 4.5 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 15.00 | 1599 | -14.4 |
| 16 | Aguirre De Samaniego, Jorge Porfi | 1673 | MEX | +31B | β11N | β21B | β13N | +33N | +30B | β27N | +20B | =25N | 4.5 | 30.5 | 33.5 | 14.75 | 1598 | -13.2 |
| 17 | Hernandez Vargas, Mateo | 1612 | MEX | F | +43B | =14N | F | +8B | β6B | β10N | +15N | +19B | 4.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 16.25 | 1793 | +56.8 |
| 18 | Maldonado Gudino, Eric Jared | 1636 | MEX | +41N | β34B | F | β29N | +32B | β37N | +30B | =25B | +31N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 11.25 | 1377 | -68.4 |
| 19 | Pacheco Penaloza, Jose Manuel | 1595 | MEX | β6B | +30N | =8B | F | β7N | +12B | +22N | =10B | β17N | 4.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 17.25 | 1637 | +12.4 |
| 20 | Mote Amasifuen, Izel Alexandra | 1511 | MEX | +13N | β3B | β10N | +36B | +22N | β7B | F | β16N | +28B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 14.00 | 1653 | +57.2 |
| 21 | Vivanco Olivares, Jorge Luis | 1616 | MEX | β14N | +36B | +16N | =24B | =5B | F | β13N | +33B | β12N | 4.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 14.25 | 1721 | +32.4 |
| 22 | Curiel Cordero, Juan Alberto | 1701 | MEX | F | β35B | +41N | F | β20B | +29N | β19B | +28N | +27B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 9.50 | 1455 | -32.2 |
| 23 | Cosme Velazquez, Sebastian | 1589 | MEX | β1N | β12B | β30N | +41B | +36N | +32B | F | =14B | β6N | 3.5 | 33.0 | 33.5 | 7.75 | 1435 | -28.8 |
| 24 | Maldonado Gudino, Luis Aldo | 1703 | MEX | +38B | β27N | +26B | =21N | +29B | β9N | β5B | F | β15N | 3.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 10.50 | 1611 | -15.4 |
| 25 | Vazquez Zarate, Andrea Ximena | 1502 | MEX | β5N | =41B | F | F | +43N | +35B | β8B | =18N | =16B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 6.75 | 1591 | +19.2 |
| 26 | Canada Lopez, Pedro | 1698 | MEX | +36N | =14B | β24N | F | F | =40B | F | =31B | +37N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.25 | 1634 | -12.4 |
| 27 | Vicente Olvera, Erick Eduardo | 0 | MEX | F | +24B | β1N | β2N | +15B | β8N | +16B | β13B | β22N | 3.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 12.50 | 1639 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Tapia, Lucas | 1621 | ARG | β11B | +33N | β7B | +30B | +12N | F | β14N | β22B | β20N | 3.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 11.00 | 1515 | -43.6 |
| 29 | Quezada Luna, Mia Fernanda | 1501 | MEX | +7B | β4N | F | +18B | β24N | β22B | β31N | β12B | +35N | 3.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 12.00 | 1683 | +53.2 |
| 30 | Nava Rodriguez, David Gabriel | 1436 | MEX | β3N | β19B | +23B | β28N | +42B | β16N | β18N | +39B | β33N | 3.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 4.50 | 1413 | -3.6 |
| 31 | Carreno Lugo, Ana Maria | 0 | MEX | β16N | β39B | F | +38B | F | =15N | +29B | =26N | β18B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Mote Amasifuen, Sophia Itzayana | 0 | MEX | β10N | F | β15B | +39B | β18N | β23N | F | +36B | +40N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 4.00 | 1462 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Aguacaliente Nino, Jorge Luis | 1495 | MEX | β34N | β28B | β36N | F | β16B | +39N | +43B | β21N | +30B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 1475 | -7.6 |
| 34 | De Benito Andres, Alejandro | 1764 | ESP | +33B | +18N | β11B | +15N | F | F | F | F | F | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 12.00 | 1869 | +11.2 |
| 35 | Zavala Martinez, Luis | 1436 | MEX | F | +22N | β5B | β8N | +39B | β25N | β15B | β38N | β29B | 2.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 5.00 | 1476 | +7.2 |
| 36 | Barroso Campos, Alma Fernanda | 0 | MEX | β26B | β21N | +33B | β20N | β23B | F | β12N | β32N | +41B | 2.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 3.50 | 1336 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Orozco Galeana, Joshua Aaron | 1450 | MEX | F | +2N | β4B | β9N | F | +18B | F | F | β26B | 2.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 11.00 | 1651 | +44.8 |
| 38 | Baeza Ruiz, Leonardo | 0 | MEX | β24N | F | β13B | β31N | F | +43B | F | +35B | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 1505 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Mote Colin, Vladimir | 1513 | MEX | β4B | +31N | β9B | β32N | β35N | β33B | F | β30N | F | 1.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 3.00 | 780 | -85.2 |
| 40 | Guerrero Tapia, Luis Adrian | 1491 | MEX | =8B | F | F | F | F | =26N | F | F | β32B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1729 | +23.6 |
| 41 | Rosales Garcia, Cuauhtemoc Domi | 0 | MEX | β18B | =25N | β22B | β23N | F | F | F | F | β36N | 0.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.75 | 1285 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 550006550 | 0 | β | β2B | β7N | F | β12B | β30N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 0.00 | 848 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 550000950 | 0 | β | F | β17N | F | F | β25B | β38N | β33N | F | F | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 737 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Marin Gonzalez, Jonathan OmarMEX+67.65.5 pts Β· #6
- 2Mote Amasifuen, Izel AlexandraMEX+57.24.0 pts Β· #18
- 3Hernandez Vargas, MateoMEX+56.84.5 pts Β· #14
Top rating losers
- 1Hernandez Gonzalez, RonaldoMEX-90.04.5 pts Β· #8
- 2Mote Colin, VladimirMEX-85.21.0 pts Β· #42
- 3Maldonado Gudino, Eric JaredMEX-68.44.5 pts Β· #35
Biggest upsets
- R1+301 Elo gap
- R2+275 Elo gap
- R2+265 Elo gap