Cuartos de Final Salto - Uruguayo 2026
16 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 17 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Salto, Uruguay. Top 10 Elo average was 1393, and top seed was Alvaro Garcia Martinez (🇺🇾 URU, 2000).
Alvaro Garcia Martinez (🇺🇾 URU, 2000) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Jesus Adan Ramirez (4.0) and Lucas Texeira (3.5). Garcia Martinez won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Rodrigo Marin (1544) beat Luciano Barcos (1788), a +244-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAlvaro Garcia Martinez led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Alvaro Garcia Martinez held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
Alvaro Garcia Martinez drew with Jesus Adan Ramirez (White).
Alvaro Garcia Martinez won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alvaro Garcia Martinez | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Jesus Adan Ramirez | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Lucas Texeira | — | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Rodrigo Marin | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garcia Martinez, Alvaro | 2000 | URU | +8N | +11B | +5N | =2B | +4N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 13.00 | 2133 | +11.0 |
| 2 | Ramirez, Jesus Adan | 1990 | URU | +7B | =3N | +6B | =1N | +5B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 13.00 | 1965 | -0.4 |
| 3 | Texeira, Lucas | 1687 | URU | +12N | =2B | −4N | +11B | +6B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 9.00 | 1820 | +26.4 |
| 4 | Barcos, Luciano | 1788 | URU | +14B | −6N | +3B | +9N | −1B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 1619 | -26.8 |
| 5 | Leon, Maximiliano | 1810 | URU | +13N | +10B | −1B | +7N | −2N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 1714 | -14.0 |
| 6 | Marin, Rodrigo | 1544 | URU | +16N | +4B | −2N | +10B | −3N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1737 | +35.6 |
| 7 | Carbone, Matias | 0 | URU | −2N | +12B | +11N | −5B | +10N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1727 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 3033961 | 0 | — | −1B | +15N | −9B | +14N | +12B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1200 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 3039390 | 0 | — | −10N | +13B | +8N | −4B | +15N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 858 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Lorda, Juan | 1528 | URU | +9B | −5N | +14B | −6N | −7B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 877 | -25.6 |
| 11 | Olivera, Keoma | 1578 | URU | +15B | −1N | −7B | −3N | +14B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 1033 | -17.2 |
| 12 | FIDE 3023079 | 0 | — | −3B | −7N | +16B | +13B | −8N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 887 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Nario, Martin | 0 | URU | −5B | −9N | +15B | −12N | +16B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1010 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 3033953 | 0 | — | −4N | +16B | −10N | −8B | −11N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 831 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 3039412 | 0 | — | −11N | −8B | −13N | +16N | −9B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 778 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 3039404 | 0 | — | −6B | −14N | −12N | −15B | −13N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 744 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Marin, RodrigoURU+35.63.0 pts · #4
- 2Texeira, LucasURU+26.43.5 pts · #3
- 3Garcia Martinez, AlvaroURU+11.04.5 pts · #1
- 1Barcos, LucianoURU-26.83.0 pts · #6
- 2Lorda, JuanURU-25.62.0 pts · #11
- 3Olivera, KeomaURU-17.22.0 pts · #15
- R2+244 Elo gap