FIDE Mercenarios 401 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. Top 10 Elo average was 1283, and top seed was Christoph David Glatz (🇲🇽 MEX, 1736).
Christoph David Glatz (🇲🇽 MEX, 1736) won with 8.0/11, ahead of Javier Saenz Chapa (8.0) and Jose Santiago Gonzalez Garcia (7.5). Glatz won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Diego Moguel Hernandez (1546) beat Christoph David Glatz (1736), a +190-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsJavier Saenz Chapa led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Jose Santiago Gonzalez Garcia takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
Javier Saenz Chapa lost to Christoph David Glatz (Black).
Javier Saenz Chapa 3+3 wins (R2–R4, R7–R9)Christoph David Glatz 3 wins (R6–R8)Hector Lopez Aguilar 4 wins (R8–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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| 4 | 🇲🇽Glatz, Christoph David | 1736 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 43.75 | 58.0 | -7.6 | 1687 |
| 1 | 🇲🇽Saenz Chapa, Javier | 1562 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 37.50 | 58.0 | +39.0 | 1767 |
| 5 | 🇲🇽Gonzalez Garcia, Jose Santiago | 1685 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7.5 | 36.75 | 58.5 | -7.4 | 1642 |
| 2 | 🇲🇽Lopez Aguilar, Hector | 1693 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 34.50 | 58.5 | +1.0 | 1693 |
| 3 | 🇲🇽Palacios Trejo, Anel Isis | 1566 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 34.50 | 58.5 | +27.6 | 1711 |
| 9 | 🇲🇽Merino Amezcua, Rodolfo Alb | 1497 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 25.50 | 60.0 | +4.4 | 1517 |
| 6 | 🇲🇽Herrera Zaragoza, Daniel | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 23.00 | 60.5 | 0.0 | 1561 |
| 8 | 🇲🇽Marquez Aguilar, Ivan Santiago | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 21.50 | 61.5 | 0.0 | 1463 |
| 7 | 🇲🇽Ramirez Soriano, Diego Gamaliel | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 15.50 | 62.0 | 0.0 | 1517 |
| 10 | 🇲🇽Corona Sarro, Monica Estef | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 11.75 | 62.5 | 0.0 | 1463 |
| 11 | 🇲🇽Villagomez Cabral, Manuel | 1543 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 3.0 | 12.25 | 63.0 | -17.2 | 1454 |
| 12 | 🇲🇽Moguel Hernandez, Diego | 1546 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1.0 | 8.00 | 65.0 | -75.2 | 1303 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Saenz Chapa, JavierMEX+39.08.0 pts · #1
- 2Palacios Trejo, Anel IsisMEX+27.67.5 pts · #3
- 3Merino Amezcua, Rodolfo AlbMEX+4.46.0 pts · #9
- 1Moguel Hernandez, DiegoMEX-75.21.0 pts · #12
- 2Villagomez Cabral, ManuelMEX-17.23.0 pts · #11
- 3Glatz, Christoph DavidMEX-7.68.0 pts · #4
- R4+190 Elo gap
- R4+131 Elo gap
- R10+119 Elo gap