FIDE Mercenarios 400 Round 1-3
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 24 Jan 2026 to 18 Apr 2026 in CDM, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1885, and top seed was Isidro Diaz Lombardo (🇲🇽 MEX, FM, 1966).
Karla Akemi Telles Fukushima (🇲🇽 MEX, 1954) won with 10.0/11, ahead of Sebastian Silva Martinez Del Canizo (9.0) and Andres Solorzano (8.0). Telles Fukushima won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Fernando Ortiz Barranon (1713) beat Isidro Diaz Lombardo (FM, 1966), a +253-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsKarla Akemi Telles Fukushima led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Karla Akemi Telles Fukushima never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Karla Akemi Telles Fukushima opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Sebastian Silva Martinez Del Canizo); the title is out of reach before R11.
Karla Akemi Telles Fukushima drew with Sebastian Silva Martinez Del Canizo (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇲🇽Telles Fukushima, Karla Akemi | 1954 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 49.25 | 56.0 | +109.4 | 2236 |
| 2 | 🇲🇽Silva Martinez Del Canizo, Sebastian | 1956 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 45.25 | 57.0 | +40.2 | 2115 |
| 3 | 🇭🇳Solorzano, Andres | 1963 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 33.25 | 58.0 | +17.8 | 2028 |
| 5 | 🇲🇽Garcia Torres, Francisco | 1878 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.0 | 25.50 | 60.0 | +4.6 | 1896 |
| 4 | 🇲🇽Azpiroz, Villanueva Guillermo | 1792 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.00 | 60.0 | +32.2 | 1904 |
| 6 | 🇲🇽Salazar Moreno, Rafael | 1821 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 24.25 | 60.5 | +13.0 | 1866 |
| 7 | 🇲🇽FMDiaz Lombardo, Isidro | 1966 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 24.50 | 61.5 | -52.6 | 1787 |
| 9 | 🇲🇽Villavicencio De La Sierra, Santi | 1777 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 18.75 | 61.5 | +6.5 | 1805 |
| 8 | 🇲🇽Maldonado Salazar, Alejandro | 1816 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 17.50 | 61.5 | -4.8 | 1801 |
| 10 | 🇲🇽Ortiz Barranon, Fernando | 1713 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 14.25 | 62.0 | +16.0 | 1773 |
| 11 | 🇲🇽Villanueva Garciacano, Manuel Ed | 1875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 12.00 | 63.0 | -54.2 | 1686 |
| 12 | 🇲🇽Ramirez Silva, Andres Alfonso | 1831 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1.0 | 4.50 | 65.0 | -79.8 | 1482 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Telles Fukushima, Karla AkemiMEX+109.410.0 pts · #1
- 2Silva Martinez Del Canizo, SebastianMEX+40.29.0 pts · #2
- 3Azpiroz, Villanueva GuillermoMEX+32.26.0 pts · #4
- 1Ramirez Silva, Andres AlfonsoMEX-79.81.0 pts · #12
- 2Villanueva Garciacano, Manuel EdMEX-54.23.0 pts · #11
- 3Diaz Lombardo, IsidroFMMEX-52.64.5 pts · #7
- R8+253 Elo gap
- R6+189 Elo gap
- R1+118 Elo gap