1er Alekhine 2026

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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

Top seed

🇺🇾FMManuel Larrea2212

Avg top 10

2,103

Participants

Titled players · 7

FM×3

CM×2

WCM×2

Federations · 2 represented

🇺🇾Uruguay×58

🇦🇷Argentina×1

Top 3

🥇
FMManuel Larrea
🇺🇾URU·2212
4.5pts·2411perf+20.0
🥈
Facundo Dominguez
🇺🇾URU·2145
4.0pts·2267perf+15.8
🥉
FMGabriel Curi
🇺🇾URU·2072
4.0pts·2191perf+15.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

FM Manuel Larrea led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Larrea4.5Dominguez4Caitano4Bauza4Curi4Kulik4

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	Paula, William	0	URU	−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
+66.8
3.0 pts · #18
2de Mello, OsmarURU
+55.6
2.0 pts · #29
3Polito, EvangelinaURU
+28.8
3.0 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Paiva, GastonURU
-40.4
1.0 pts · #49
2Caballero, TabareURU
-37.6
3.0 pts · #47
3Luberiaga, LeonorURU
-29.6
0.0 pts · #56

Biggest upsets

R2+449 Elo gap
de Mello, Osmar1593 beat CMIbanez, Rodrigo2042
R1+352 Elo gap
de Mello, Osmar1593 beat Caballero, Tabare1945
R5+193 Elo gap
Contardi, Mateo1625 beat Balserini, Marcelo1818