1er Alekhine 2026
Open SwissStandard
61 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Piriapolis, Uruguay. 7 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2103, and top seed was Manuel Larrea (🇺🇾 URU, FM, 2212).
Manuel Larrea (🇺🇾 URU, FM, 2212) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Facundo Dominguez (4.0) and Gabriel Curi (4.0). Larrea won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Osmar de Mello (1593) beat Rodrigo Ibanez (CM, 2042), a +449-point gap.
Location
🇺🇾Piriapolis, Uruguay
Dates
06 Mar 2026 → 08 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 7
FM×3
CM×2
WCM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇾Uruguay×57
🇦🇷Argentina×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFM Manuel Larrea led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
22
10
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
FM Manuel Larrea held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Manuel Larrea drew with Facundo Dominguez (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Manuel Larrea 4 wins (R1–R4)Martin Joel Caitano 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMManuel Larrea | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Facundo Dominguez | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Martin Joel Caitano | — | — | * | — |
| 4FMAlejandro Bauza | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larrea, ManuelFM | 2212 | URU | +35B | +10N | +4B | +7N | =2B | 4.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 15.00 | 2411 | +20.0 |
| 2 | Dominguez, Facundo | 2145 | URU | +23N | +11B | =3N | +9B | =1N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 13.25 | 2267 | +15.8 |
| 3 | Curi, GabrielFM | 2072 | URU | +24B | +22N | =2B | +16N | =5B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 12.00 | 2191 | +15.8 |
| 4 | Kulik, Nicolas | 2096 | URU | +41N | +14B | −1N | +22B | +11N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 10.00 | 2195 | +13.0 |
| 5 | Bauza, AlejandroFM | 2100 | URU | +49N | +13B | =9N | +36B | =3N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 9.75 | 2232 | +16.6 |
| 6 | Caitano, Martin Joel | 2100 | URU | +18B | −8N | +35B | +43N | +17B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 9.50 | 2122 | +3.4 |
| 7 | Guerrero, Alvaro | 2145 | URU | +28B | +15N | +8B | −1B | =10N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 10.25 | 2158 | +3.6 |
| 8 | Benitez, Andres | 2009 | URU | +45N | +6B | −7N | +27B | =12B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 9.00 | 2054 | +10.2 |
| 9 | Saralegui, Mario | 2050 | URU | +32B | +31N | =5B | −2N | +33B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 2088 | +6.8 |
| 10 | Cayetano, Juan | 2026 | URU | +56B | −1B | +37N | +31N | =7B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 2093 | +10.8 |
| 11 | Moreira, Marcelo | 2019 | URU | +51B | −2N | +28B | +34N | −4B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1970 | -3.6 |
| 12 | Daneri, MartinCM | 2037 | ARG | F | +29B | =25N | +14B | =8N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 8.00 | 2057 | +1.6 |
| 13 | Ibanez, Marcelo | 1988 | URU | +19B | −5N | +24B | +46N | F | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 1997 | +3.0 |
| 14 | Canias, Federico | 1917 | URU | +58B | −4N | +32B | −12N | +28B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1898 | +0.8 |
| 15 | Varela, Mateo | 2020 | URU | +40N | −7B | =23N | +30B | =25N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 1919 | -10.6 |
| 16 | Miller, Ariel | 1917 | URU | F | +39N | +33B | −3B | +23N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 2052 | +14.2 |
| 17 | Caballero, Tabare | 1945 | URU | −27N | +38B | +41N | +29B | −6N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1688 | -37.6 |
| 18 | Polito, Evangelina | 1774 | URU | −6N | =45B | +47N | =20B | +43B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 5.25 | 1886 | +28.8 |
| 19 | Contardi, Mateo | 1625 | URU | −13N | +49B | −30N | +42B | +34B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1885 | +66.8 |
| 20 | Barandiaran, Gabriel | 1838 | URU | +55B | −36N | =54B | =18N | +32B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 4.25 | 1803 | -4.2 |
| 21 | Escofet, Jaime | 1955 | URU | F | +30B | +27N | F | +37N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 2528 | +13.6 |
| 22 | Barboza, Mauro | 1885 | URU | +44B | −3B | +42N | −4N | =24B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1808 | -9.2 |
| 23 | Gonzalez Valenzuela, Federico | 1783 | URU | −2B | +51N | =15B | +54N | −16B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1880 | +10.8 |
| 24 | Villalba, Pacha | 1707 | URU | −3N | +59B | −13N | +50B | =22N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1815 | +24.0 |
| 25 | Silva Rosas, NataliaWCM | 1872 | URU | F | +61N | =12B | =48N | =15B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 2042 | +18.0 |
| 26 | Zaruski, Julio | 1798 | URU | F | =50B | −29N | +52B | +27N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 1912 | +7.6 |
| 27 | de Mello, Osmar | 1593 | URU | +17B | +48N | −21B | −8N | −26B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 1865 | +55.6 |
| 28 | Ferrada, Heber | 1778 | URU | −7N | +40B | −11N | +51B | −14N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1806 | +2.4 |
| 29 | Pisano, Marco | 0 | URU | +34B | −12N | +26B | −17N | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1899 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Cabrera, Fabian | 1778 | URU | F | −21N | +19B | −15N | +44B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1741 | -3.6 |
| 31 | Aguirre, Romin | 1866 | URU | +60N | −9B | +50N | −10B | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1778 | -6.8 |
| 32 | De Cuadro, Dionisio | 1703 | URU | −9N | +60B | −14N | +55B | −20N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.50 | 1134 | -13.2 |
| 33 | Avedisian, Alexander | 1879 | URU | F | +53B | −16N | +38B | −9N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1765 | -9.0 |
| 34 | Balserini, Marcelo | 1818 | URU | −29N | +52B | +55N | −11B | −19N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1653 | -26.4 |
| 35 | Larrea, DanielaWCM | 1784 | URU | −1N | +56B | −6N | +61B | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1915 | +10.4 |
| 36 | Vaz Lacuesta, Leonardo | 2072 | URU | +42N | +20B | F | −5N | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 2005 | -3.0 |
| 37 | Martinez Garay, Carlos | 1813 | URU | F | +57N | −10B | +53N | −21B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1833 | +1.8 |
| 38 | FIDE 3007065 | 0 | — | F | −17N | +39B | −33N | +54B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1798 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Froz, Daniel | 1702 | URU | F | −16B | −38N | +57B | +41N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1896 | +15.2 |
| 40 | Esquibel, Juan | 1659 | URU | −15B | −28N | −44B | +58N | +59N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1700 | +5.2 |
| 41 | Godoy, Matias | 1745 | URU | −4B | +58N | −17B | =44N | −39B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.75 | 1619 | -28.4 |
| 42 | Cardozo, Camila | 1705 | URU | −36B | +44N | −22B | −19N | =50N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1481 | -21.4 |
| 43 | Recine, Leonel | 1896 | URU | +59N | F | =46B | −6B | −18N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 1702 | -19.6 |
| 44 | Cor, Oscar | 0 | URU | −22N | −42B | +40N | =41B | −30N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 1605 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Gonzalez Martinez, Fabian | 1632 | URU | −8B | =18N | F | +49B | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1853 | +15.8 |
| 46 | Gatti, Santiago | 1784 | URU | F | +47B | =43N | −13B | F | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 1830 | +3.6 |
| 47 | Garlati, Alessandro | 1606 | URU | F | −46N | −18B | =56N | +52B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1647 | +3.6 |
| 48 | Ibanez, RodrigoCM | 2042 | URU | +52N | −27B | F | =25B | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.25 | 1735 | -20.6 |
| 49 | Paiva, Gaston | 1777 | URU | −5B | −19N | +58B | −45N | −51N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1463 | -40.4 |
| 50 | Ruiz, Ulises | 1632 | URU | F | =26N | −31B | −24N | =42B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1576 | -5.8 |
| 51 | Larrea, Osvaldo | 1652 | URU | −11N | −23B | F | −28N | +49B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1646 | -1.6 |
| 52 | Dutra, Carmelo | 1692 | URU | −48B | −34N | +59B | −26N | −47N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1512 | -23.4 |
| 53 | Guerra, Miguel | 1702 | URU | F | −33N | +57B | −37B | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1656 | -3.8 |
| 54 | Uslenghi, Leonel | 1664 | URU | F | F | =20N | −23B | −38N | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1617 | -2.2 |
| 55 | FIDE 3001598 | 0 | — | −20N | F | −34B | −32N | =57N | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.25 | 1430 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Rey, Antonio | 1686 | URU | −10N | −35N | F | =47B | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1533 | -11.8 |
| 57 | Traverso, Luis | 1650 | URU | F | −37B | −53N | −39N | =55B | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.25 | 939 | -22.8 |
| 58 | Luberiaga, Leonor | 1505 | URU | −14N | −41B | −49N | −40B | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 972 | -29.6 |
| 59 | Pereira, Gerardo | 1496 | URU | −43B | −24N | −52N | F | −40B | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 939 | -16.8 |
| 60 | FIDE 20077696 | 0 | — | −31B | −32N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 985 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Arrarte, Agustin | 1690 | URU | F | −25B | F | −35N | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1028 | -25.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Contardi, MateoURU+66.83.0 pts · #18
- 2de Mello, OsmarURU+55.62.0 pts · #29
- 3Polito, EvangelinaURU+28.83.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Paiva, GastonURU-40.41.0 pts · #49
- 2Caballero, TabareURU-37.63.0 pts · #47
- 3Luberiaga, LeonorURU-29.60.0 pts · #56
Biggest upsets
- R2+449 Elo gap
- R1+352 Elo gap
- R5+193 Elo gap