FIDE Clasico Yucatan Marzo 2026 Grupo A
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in YUC, Merida, Mexico. Top 10 Elo average was 1895, and top seed was Samuel Santiago Colli Lopez (🇲🇽 MEX, 1985).
Andre Fernando Orta Ruz (🇲🇽 MEX, 1968) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Samuel Santiago Colli Lopez (3.0) and Diego Sebastian Pacheco Sierra (2.5). Orta Ruz won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Juan Eduardo Arredondo Pech (1817) beat Samuel Santiago Colli Lopez (1985), a +168-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAndre Fernando Orta Ruz led from R2 onwards, the title was decided early.
Andre Fernando Orta Ruz never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
Andre Fernando Orta Ruz opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Diego Sebastian Pacheco Sierra); the title is out of reach before R5.
Andre Fernando Orta Ruz beat Samuel Santiago Colli Lopez (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇲🇽Orta Ruz, Andre Fernando | 1968 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 10.00 | 10.0 | +76.4 | 2680 |
| 2 | 🇲🇽Colli Lopez, Samuel Santiago | 1985 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 6.00 | 12.0 | -4.4 | 1949 |
| 3 | 🇲🇽Pacheco Sierra, Diego Sebastian | 1938 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 3.25 | 12.5 | -13.6 | 1886 |
| 4 | 🇲🇽Salazar Reyes, Diego | 1861 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 3.25 | 12.5 | +11.6 | 1902 |
| 6 | 🇲🇽Arredondo Pech, Juan Eduardo | 1817 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1.0 | 3.00 | 14.0 | -35.2 | 1671 |
| 5 | 🇲🇽Lopez Pech, Jose Alexis | 1802 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1.0 | 1.00 | 14.0 | -30.4 | 1674 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Orta Ruz, Andre FernandoMEX+76.45.0 pts · #1
- 2Salazar Reyes, DiegoMEX+11.62.5 pts · #4
- 3Colli Lopez, Samuel SantiagoMEX-4.43.0 pts · #2
- 1Arredondo Pech, Juan EduardoMEX-35.21.0 pts · #6
- 2Lopez Pech, Jose AlexisMEX-30.41.0 pts · #5
- 3Pacheco Sierra, Diego SebastianMEX-13.62.5 pts · #3
- R2+168 Elo gap