IRT Torneo Apertura - Oscar Soley
21 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 21 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Posadas - Misiones, Argentina. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1840, and top seed was Jesus Esteban Alvarez (🇦🇷 ARG, 2004).
Jesus Esteban Alvarez (🇦🇷 ARG, 2004) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Angel Damian Yossen (5.0) and Miguel Alvarez (4.5). Alvarez won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Alfredo Javier Maxit (1629) beat Juan Ignacio Selva Andrade (1830), a +201-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Alvarez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (20.0).
Jesus Esteban Alvarez lost to Angel Damian Yossen (White).
Jesus Esteban Alvarez 3 wins (R1–R3)Angel Damian Yossen 4 wins (R1–R4)Miguel Alvarez 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jesus Esteban Alvarez | * | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2Angel Damian Yossen | 1 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Miguel Alvarez | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Vicente Molina | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alvarez, Jesus Esteban | 2004 | ARG | +19N | +3B | +8N | −2B | +5N | +7B | 5.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 16.00 | 2076 | +20.4 |
| 2 | Yossen, Angel Damian | 1922 | ARG | +15B | +4N | +14B | +1N | =7B | =3N | 5.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 17.50 | 2102 | +21.8 |
| 3 | Alvarez, Miguel | 1832 | ARG | +10B | −1N | +11B | +14N | +8B | =2B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 14.00 | 1977 | +19.2 |
| 4 | Marchak, Miguel Fernando | 1830 | ARG | +6N | −2B | +17N | −5B | +15N | +9B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 10.50 | 1797 | -2.8 |
| 5 | Maxit, Alfredo Javier | 1629 | ARG | +20B | −7N | +12B | +4N | −1B | +14N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 10.50 | 1878 | +24.2 |
| 6 | Molina, Vicente | 1748 | ARG | −4B | +9N | −7B | +19N | +18B | +8N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 1831 | +11.8 |
| 7 | Carlino, Esteban | 1846 | ARG | −8N | +5B | +6N | +17B | =2N | −1N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 12.00 | 1813 | -4.2 |
| 8 | Duba, Yamil | 1763 | PAR | +7B | +12N | −1B | +11N | −3N | −6B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 9.50 | 1826 | +9.8 |
| 9 | Lopez Estoup, Bastian Benjamin | 1532 | ARG | +13N | −6B | −15N | +20B | +11B | −4N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 7.00 | 1575 | +6.8 |
| 10 | Fernandez, Gabriel | 1755 | ARG | −3N | =17B | +16N | −15B | =14B | +18N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1574 | -13.4 |
| 11 | Owczarczyn, Cristian Lucas | 1697 | ARG | +18N | +19B | −3N | −8B | −9N | +20B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1545 | -15.6 |
| 12 | Selva Andrade, Juan Ignacio | 1830 | ARG | F | −8B | −5N | +16B | +17N | +15B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1664 | -16.0 |
| 13 | Osuna, Juan Hector | 0 | ARG | −9B | +21N | −19B | −18N | +16N | +17B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1483 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Silva, Steven | 0 | ARG | +16N | +18B | −2N | −3B | =10N | −5B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 4.50 | 1572 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Benitez Sotelo, Tobias Ezequiel | 1796 | PAR | −2N | F | +9B | +10N | −4B | −12N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.00 | 1702 | -24.4 |
| 16 | Duarte, Junior Oscar | 1468 | ARG | −14B | +20N | −10B | −12N | −13B | +21N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 993 | -10.4 |
| 17 | Tello, Santiago Nahuel | 0 | ARG | +21B | =10N | −4B | −7N | −12B | −13N | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.50 | 1493 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 20078161 | 0 | — | −11B | −14N | F | +13B | −6N | −10B | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 933 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Portillo, Luciana | 1826 | ARG | −1B | −11N | +13N | −6B | F | F | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1016 | -62.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 20078170 | 0 | — | −5N | −16B | F | −9N | +21B | −11N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 781 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Levy, Ariel Edgardo | 0 | ARG | −17N | −13B | F | F | −20N | −16B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 667 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Maxit, Alfredo JavierARG+24.24.0 pts · #10
- 2Yossen, Angel DamianARG+21.85.0 pts · #2
- 3Alvarez, Jesus EstebanARG+20.45.0 pts · #1
- 1Portillo, LucianaARG-62.01.0 pts · #19
- 2Benitez Sotelo, Tobias EzequielPAR-24.42.0 pts · #8
- 3Selva Andrade, Juan IgnacioARG-16.03.0 pts · #9
- R3+201 Elo gap
- R4+201 Elo gap
- R5+165 Elo gap