FIDE Mercenarios 397 Round 1-3
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 24 Jan 2026 to 07 Apr 2026 in CDM, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico. 6 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1967, and top seed was Kenneth Frey Beckman (🇲🇽 MEX, IM, 2099).
Guillermo Tello Urquiza (🇲🇽 MEX, CM, 2079) won with 9.5/11, ahead of Kenneth Frey Beckman (9.0) and Fidel Machado Cruz (8.0). Tello Urquiza won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Francisco Garcia Torres (1878) beat Jorge Martin Del Campo C. (FM, 1997), a +119-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsCM Guillermo Tello Urquiza led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
CM Guillermo Tello Urquiza takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
CM Guillermo Tello Urquiza lost to IM Kenneth Frey Beckman (White).
CM Guillermo Tello Urquiza 6+3 wins (R2–R7, R9–R11)IM Kenneth Frey Beckman 4 wins (R8–R11)Fidel Machado Cruz 6 wins (R6–R11)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇲🇽CMTello Urquiza, Guillermo | 2079 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.5 | 44.25 | 55.5 | +39.2 | 2246 |
| 2 | 🇲🇽IMFrey Beckman, Kenneth | 2099 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 44.75 | 56.0 | +11.8 | 2198 |
| 3 | 🇲🇽Machado Cruz, Fidel | 1955 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 35.75 | 57.0 | +47.8 | 2124 |
| 4 | 🇲🇽CMZarate Manjarrez, Alfredo | 1988 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.75 | 58.5 | +7.2 | 2011 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸Jackson, Leo Daniel Olivera | 1908 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.00 | 59.0 | +64.6 | 2032 |
| 6 | 🇲🇽FMGonzalez Salto, Roberto de Jesus | 1971 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 23.25 | 59.0 | +2.8 | 1983 |
| 7 | 🇲🇽Flores Ojeda, Inti Dario | 1895 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 20.50 | 59.0 | +35.4 | 1990 |
| 8 | 🇲🇽FMMartin Del Campo C., Jorge | 1997 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 18.50 | 60.5 | -35.6 | 1880 |
| 9 | 🇲🇽Pineda Cantoral, David | 1854 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 18.25 | 61.0 | 0.0 | 1856 |
| 10 | 🇲🇽Garcia Torres, Francisco | 1878 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 8.50 | 61.5 | -8.2 | 1850 |
| 11 | 🇲🇽Leon Gamez, Juan Jose | 1867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 2.0 | 5.00 | 63.0 | -44.0 | 1695 |
| 12 | 🇲🇽CMCastillo Castelan, Miguel Angel | 1899 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 65.0 | -94.0 | 1154 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Jackson, Leo Daniel OliveraUSA+64.66.0 pts · #5
- 2Machado Cruz, FidelMEX+47.88.0 pts · #3
- 3Tello Urquiza, GuillermoCMMEX+39.29.5 pts · #1
- 1Castillo Castelan, Miguel AngelCMMEX-94.00.0 pts · #12
- 2Leon Gamez, Juan JoseMEX-44.02.0 pts · #11
- 3Martin Del Campo C., JorgeFMMEX-35.64.5 pts · #8
- R5+119 Elo gap
- R10+102 Elo gap
- R3+101 Elo gap