Torneo Mayor Club de Ajedrez Concepcion 2026
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Concepcion, Chile. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2035, and top seed was Pablo Salinas Herrera (🇨🇱 CHI, GM, 2461).
Pablo Salinas Herrera (🇨🇱 CHI, GM, 2461) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Oscar Estay Torreblanca (7.5) and Jaime Caceres Leal (7.0). Salinas Herrera won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Agustin Saez Fernandez (1865) beat Victor Farfan Ortiz (2128), a +263-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsOscar Estay Torreblanca led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Oscar Estay Torreblanca held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
Oscar Estay Torreblanca drew with GM Pablo Salinas Herrera (White).
Oscar Estay Torreblanca 5 wins (R3–R7)GM Pablo Salinas Herrera 5 wins (R3–R7)Jaime Caceres Leal 4 wins (R6–R9)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 2 | 🇨🇱GMSalinas Herrera, Pablo | 2461 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 28.25 | 36.5 | -6.0 | 2364 |
| 1 | 🇨🇱Estay Torreblanca, Oscar | 2153 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 26.50 | 36.5 | +32.2 | 2298 |
| 3 | 🇨🇱Caceres Leal, Jaime | 2172 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 23.00 | 37.0 | +18.0 | 2245 |
| 5 | 🇨🇱Farfan Ortiz, Victor | 2128 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 18.00 | 38.5 | -2.8 | 2105 |
| 4 | 🇨🇱Fica Cruz, Joaquin | 1995 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 16.50 | 38.5 | +27.0 | 2112 |
| 6 | 🇨🇱Cartes Esquivel, Oscar | 1915 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 8.75 | 40.5 | +4.8 | 1952 |
| 7 | 🇨🇱Saez Fernandez, Agustin | 1865 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | — | ½ | 3.0 | 9.50 | 41.0 | +26.8 | 1956 |
| 9 | 🇨🇱Rodriguez Alarcon, Vicente Benjamin | 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 2.0 | 4.25 | 42.0 | -56.2 | 1812 |
| 8 | 🇨🇱Casanova Ceballos, Axel Nicolas | 1945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | — | ½ | * | 1 | 2.0 | 3.25 | 42.0 | -19.4 | 1860 |
| 10 | 🇨🇱Miranda Iubini, Noa | 1719 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 0.5 | 1.50 | 43.5 | -36.0 | 1576 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Estay Torreblanca, OscarCHI+32.27.5 pts · #1
- 2Fica Cruz, JoaquinCHI+27.05.5 pts · #4
- 3Saez Fernandez, AgustinCHI+26.83.0 pts · #7
- 1Rodriguez Alarcon, Vicente BenjaminCHI-56.22.0 pts · #9
- 2Miranda Iubini, NoaCHI-36.00.5 pts · #10
- 3Casanova Ceballos, Axel NicolasCHI-19.42.0 pts · #8
- R6+263 Elo gap
- R2+131 Elo gap