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IRT Clasico de marzo

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20 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 02 Mar 2026 to 19 Mar 2026 in CABA - Club Argentino, Argentina. Top 10 Elo average was 1824, and top seed was Ezequiel Gullace (πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· ARG, 1943).

Benjamin Fernandez Quelali (πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· ARG, 1808) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Sebastian Sobrero (4.5) and Marcelo Prieto (4.0). Fernandez Quelali won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Mauro Varessi (1577) beat Hernan Francisco Cabrera (1794), a +217-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·CABA - Club Argentino, Argentina
Dates
02 Mar 2026 β†’ 19 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Ezequiel Gullace1943
Avg top 10
1,824
Participants
20
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·ArgentinaΓ—20
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 4.5/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
7
3
2
1
2
2
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Fernandez Quelali4.5Sobrero4.5Montero4Prieto4Varessi3.5Zaretzky3.5
R6 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/6. Fernandez Quelali takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (17.0).

R3 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Benjamin Fernandez Quelali drew with Sebastian Sobrero (Black).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Benjamin Fernandez Quelali 3 wins (R4–R6)Sebastian Sobrero 3 wins (R4–R6)Walter Montero 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Benjamin Fernandez Quelali*
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1
2Sebastian Sobrero
Β½
*
1
1
3Walter Monteroβ€”
0
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4Marcelo Prieto
0
0
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Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Fernandez Quelali, Benjamin1808ARG+13Nβˆ’7B=2N+5B+18N+3N4.517.018.012.751911+35.2
2Sobrero, Sebastian1927ARGF+15N=1B+12N+3B+4N4.516.516.514.252203+23.4
3Prieto, Marcelo1859ARG+5N+6B+16N+7Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’1B4.019.021.012.001906+8.0
4Montero, Walter1858ARG+19Bβˆ’12N+9B+14N+7Nβˆ’2B4.014.014.58.001876+6.8
5Varessi, Mauro1577ARGβˆ’3B=17N+20Bβˆ’1N+13N+14B3.513.513.54.501744+21.4
6Zaretzky, Julio1790ARG+17Nβˆ’3NF+8B=14B+10N3.512.512.57.501832+4.4
7Sanz, Manuel1865ARG+11B+1N+12Bβˆ’3Nβˆ’4BF3.017.019.09.001885+3.6
8Lopez Medus, Ivan1617ARGβˆ’12B+19N+15Bβˆ’6Nβˆ’10B+13N3.012.012.54.501610-2.6
9Bollini, Maximo Roman1407ARG=14N=10Bβˆ’4N=19B+11NF2.512.012.55.001679+62.4
10Yalet, Nestor1679ARGβˆ’15B=9NF+17B+8Nβˆ’6B2.512.012.05.251604-5.4
11Tverdovsky, Marcelo1598ARGβˆ’7Nβˆ’13B=17B+20Nβˆ’9B+19N2.59.09.01.001466-18.4
12Gullace, Ezequiel1943ARG+8N+4Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’2BFF2.016.516.57.001817-12.4
13Fernandez Quelali, Abel1481ARGβˆ’1B+11Nβˆ’18B+15Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’8B2.015.516.54.501399-20.0
14Cabrera, Hernan Francisco1794ARG=9B+18NFβˆ’4B=6Nβˆ’5N2.014.514.54.001574-27.0
15Gam, Benjamin0ARG+10Nβˆ’2Bβˆ’8Nβˆ’13B+17NF2.014.015.03.5014830.0
16Hernandez, Carlos Marcelo1716ARGF+20Nβˆ’3BF+19NF2.08.58.50.501723+1.6
17Arce, Alfonso0ARGβˆ’6B=5B=11Nβˆ’10Nβˆ’15BF1.014.014.03.0014680.0
18Perez Silva, Joaquin1598ARGFβˆ’14B+13NFβˆ’1BF1.013.013.02.001569-5.6
19Cabrera, Marco1517ARGβˆ’4Nβˆ’8BF=9Nβˆ’16Bβˆ’11B0.514.014.01.251273-25.2
20Cadelago, Luis1419ARGFβˆ’16Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’11BFF0.09.09.00.00830-28.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets
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