Copa de Campeones LNA 2026
SwissRapid
42 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held on 24 Mar 2026 in Avellaneda - Buenos Aires, Argentina. 27 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2444, and top seed was Federico Perez Ponsa (🇦🇷 ARG, GM, 2592).
Kevin Paveto (🇦🇷 ARG, IM, 2383) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Federico Perez Ponsa (6.0) and Juan Manuel Gaitan (6.0). Paveto broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Magno Agustin Chuchi (1898) beat Andres Rodriguez Vila (GM, 2438), a +540-point gap.
Location
🇦🇷Avellaneda - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dates
24 Mar 2026
Time control
Rapid: 10 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 27
GM×6
IM×7
FM×9
WIM×3
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇦🇷Argentina×37
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇺🇾Uruguay×1
🇻🇪Venezuela×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM Kevin Paveto led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
18
10
7
3
2
2
1
R7–R7 · LEAD HELD
IM Kevin Paveto held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
IM Kevin Paveto 5 wins (R1–R5)GM Federico Perez Ponsa 5 wins (R1–R5)FM Juan Manuel Gaitan 4 wins (R4–R7)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paveto, KevinIM | 2383 | ARG | +33B | +5N | +42B | +10N | +11B | =21N | +32B | 6.5 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 21.25 | 2550 | +11.0 |
| 2 | Perez Ponsa, FedericoGM | 2592 | ARG | +29B | +6N | +14B | +26N | +34B | =13N | =7B | 6.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 21.50 | 2590 | +0.6 |
| 3 | Gaitan, Juan ManuelFM | 2288 | ARG | =31N | +40B | =27N | +24N | +23B | +8B | +22N | 6.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 19.25 | 2625 | +55.6 |
| 4 | Flores, DiegoGM | 2576 | ARG | +18N | +22B | +8N | +27B | −9N | =31B | +23N | 5.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 20.25 | 2541 | -1.7 |
| 5 | Liascovich, LucasIM | 2385 | ARG | +15N | −1B | +21B | =12N | +10B | +33N | =11B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 19.00 | 2305 | -3.3 |
| 6 | Moldovan, Adrian | 2149 | ARG | +41B | −2B | +17N | +13N | =14B | +34N | =28N | 5.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 14.50 | 2366 | +40.0 |
| 7 | Naboulet, Pablo Leon | 2085 | ARG | +26B | +25N | +29B | −34N | =28B | +17N | =2N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 18.00 | 2404 | +57.2 |
| 8 | Hungaski, RobertGM | 2412 | USA | +37N | +31B | −4B | +40N | +22B | −3N | +27B | 5.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 11.50 | 2488 | +8.5 |
| 9 | Villarreal, AgustinFM | 2255 | ARG | +30B | +24N | +37B | −23N | +4B | =22N | =31N | 5.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 16.50 | 2432 | +33.2 |
| 10 | Scarsi, Anna LauraWIM | 1961 | ARG | +39N | +21N | +35B | −1B | −5N | +32B | +33B | 5.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 11.00 | 2278 | +52.6 |
| 11 | Llanos, GuillermoIM | 2141 | ARG | +16B | +35N | +33B | −21N | −1N | +39B | =5N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 11.50 | 2229 | +18.0 |
| 12 | Mashal, Ruben | 2086 | ARG | +42B | −33N | +39B | =5B | +19N | −15B | +35N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 10.00 | 2118 | +7.0 |
| 13 | Valerga, DiegoGM | 2441 | ARG | =28N | =14B | +20N | −6B | =26N | =2B | +34N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 14.00 | 2304 | -9.8 |
| 14 | Saldano Dayer, HoracioIM | 2367 | ESP | =25B | =13N | −2N | +38B | =6N | +28B | =26N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 12.25 | 2346 | -0.8 |
| 15 | Maggiolo, ElisaWIM | 2009 | ARG | −5B | +16N | −32N | +39B | +42B | +12N | −19N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 10.00 | 2074 | +10.8 |
| 16 | Chuchi, Magno Agustin | 1898 | ARG | −11N | −15B | +19N | −32B | +33N | +35B | +21B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 11.50 | 2092 | +33.8 |
| 17 | Silva, LucaFM | 2140 | ARG | +34B | +26N | −6B | −29N | +41B | −7B | +38N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 2126 | -0.2 |
| 18 | Cimer, EmanuelFM | 2156 | ARG | −4B | +36N | −23B | =30N | +40B | =24N | +37B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 7.75 | 2267 | +19.4 |
| 19 | Wainer, Daniel | 1981 | ARG | −21B | +39N | −16B | +35N | −12B | +42N | +15B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 7.50 | 2097 | +20.2 |
| 20 | Bosco, GiulianaWCM | 1932 | ARG | +38B | +34N | −13B | −28N | +25B | +29N | −41B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 10.00 | 2169 | +38.6 |
| 21 | Rodriguez Vila, AndresGM | 2438 | URU | +19N | −10B | −5N | +11B | +32N | =1B | −16N | 3.5 | 29.0 | 31.5 | 14.25 | 2152 | -21.8 |
| 22 | Cumpe, LucasFM | 2275 | ARG | +36N | −4N | +30B | +31B | −8N | =9B | −3B | 3.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 10.00 | 2328 | +9.4 |
| 23 | Kapitanchuk, TomasFM | 2214 | ARG | −27N | =37B | +18N | +9B | −3N | +30B | −4B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 12.75 | 2277 | +10.4 |
| 24 | Campos, Maria JoseWIM | 2152 | ARG | +40N | −9B | +31N | −3B | +37N | =18B | −36N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 7.00 | 2205 | +9.0 |
| 25 | Rodriguez, Jorge LuisFM | 2306 | ARG | =14N | −7B | −34B | +41N | −20N | +38B | +29B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 2071 | -37.0 |
| 26 | Sorin, ArielGM | 2345 | ARG | −7N | −17B | +28N | −2B | =13B | +41N | =14B | 3.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 8.00 | 2209 | -11.7 |
| 27 | Pierrot, FacundoIM | 2402 | ARG | +23B | =30N | =3B | −4N | −31N | +36B | −8N | 3.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 10.00 | 2272 | -11.5 |
| 28 | Perez Candelas, Andres EloyFM | 2241 | VEN | =13B | =38N | −26B | +20B | =7N | −14N | =6B | 3.0 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 11.75 | 2139 | -18.4 |
| 29 | Giampa, Alejandro | 2240 | ITA | −2N | +41B | −7N | +17B | +38N | −20B | −25N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 6.50 | 2078 | -29.0 |
| 30 | Dolezal, CristianIM | 2302 | ARG | −9N | =27B | −22N | =18B | +36N | −23N | +40B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 6.50 | 2184 | -11.1 |
| 31 | Villanueva, MarioIM | 2443 | ARG | =3B | −8N | −24B | −22N | +27B | =4N | =9B | 2.5 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 11.25 | 2235 | -19.3 |
| 32 | Adam, ErnestinaWFM | 1971 | ARG | −35B | =42N | +15B | +16N | −21B | −10N | −1N | 2.5 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 8.25 | 1995 | -2.4 |
| 33 | Capovilla, Valentina Soledad | 1781 | ARG | −1N | +12B | −11N | +42N | −16B | −5B | −10N | 2.0 | 29.5 | 30.0 | 5.00 | 1899 | +14.6 |
| 34 | Fuentes, Agustin | 1964 | ARG | −17N | −20B | +25N | +7B | −2N | −6B | −13B | 2.0 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 8.50 | 2034 | +6.2 |
| 35 | Bernal, Gustavo | 2113 | ARG | +32N | −11B | −10N | −19B | +39N | −16N | −12B | 2.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 3.50 | 1832 | -52.4 |
| 36 | Ingas, Mariano Cristian | 2019 | ARG | −22B | −18B | −40N | +37N | −30B | −27N | +24B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 5.00 | 2065 | +7.2 |
| 37 | Fiorenza, Brandon | 1957 | ARG | −8B | =23N | −9N | −36B | −24B | +40N | −18N | 1.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 2.75 | 1980 | +1.8 |
| 38 | Beherens, Leonardo | 2000 | ARG | −20N | =28B | +41N | −14N | −29B | −25N | −17B | 1.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 2.50 | 1909 | -17.0 |
| 39 | Brignoccoli, Pablo | 1891 | ARG | −10B | −19B | −12N | −15N | −35B | −11N | +42B | 1.0 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 0.50 | 1726 | -23.8 |
| 40 | Schwanek, CarlosFM | 2316 | ARG | −24B | −3N | +36B | −8B | −18N | −37B | −30N | 1.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 2.00 | 1875 | -36.1 |
| 41 | Ccahuancama, Abraham William | 1747 | ARG | −6N | −29N | −38B | −25B | −17N | −26B | +20N | 1.0 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 4.00 | 1785 | +6.0 |
| 42 | Gil Chacon, Fernando Enrique | 1953 | ARG | −12N | =32B | −1N | −33B | −15N | −19B | −39N | 0.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 1.25 | 1588 | -102.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Naboulet, Pablo LeonARG+57.25.0 pts · #5
- 2Gaitan, Juan ManuelFMARG+55.66.0 pts · #3
- 3Scarsi, Anna LauraWIMARG+52.65.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Gil Chacon, Fernando EnriqueARG-102.80.5 pts · #42
- 2Bernal, GustavoARG-52.42.0 pts · #35
- 3Rodriguez, Jorge LuisFMARG-37.03.5 pts · #23
Biggest upsets
- R7+540 Elo gap
- R2+477 Elo gap
- R5+374 Elo gap