Torneo Apertura 2026 Capablanca
Open SwissStandard
24 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 21 Mar 2026 to 23 Mar 2026 in Trelew- Chubut, Argentina. Top 10 Elo average was 1847, and top seed was Alfonso Uzcudun (π¦π· ARG, 2060).
Andres Ipuche (π¦π· ARG, 1854) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Alfonso Uzcudun (4.5) and Mateo Pistone (4.0). Ipuche shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Mateo Pistone (1710) beat Alfonso Uzcudun (2060), a +350-point gap.
Location
π¦π·Trelew- Chubut, Argentina
Dates
21 Mar 2026 β 23 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Federations Β· 1 represented
π¦π·ArgentinaΓ21
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 6 roundsAndres Ipuche led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
1
1
2
1
R4 Β· LEADER CHANGE22 Mar
Mauricio Munoz takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R1βR3 Β· WIN STREAK
Andres Ipuche won 3 in a row (R1βR3).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Andres Ipuche | * | β | 1 | 1 |
| 2Alfonso Uzcudun | β | * | Β½ | β |
| 3Joaquin Romero | 0 | Β½ | * | β |
| 4Ramiro Laurin | 0 | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipuche, Andres | 1854 | ARG | +11B | +13N | +5B | β9N | +3B | +4N | 5.0 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 18.00 | 2034 | +25.6 |
| 2 | Uzcudun, Alfonso | 2060 | ARG | +15B | β3N | +22B | +19N | =5B | +7N | 4.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 11.00 | 1944 | -24.8 |
| 3 | Pistone, Mateo | 1710 | ARG | +20N | +2B | =4N | =6B | β1N | +10B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 12.50 | 1899 | +57.6 |
| 4 | Laurin, Ramiro | 1944 | ARG | +10N | =9B | =3B | +11N | +6N | β1B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 13.75 | 1844 | -12.8 |
| 5 | Romero, Joaquin | 1836 | ARG | +16N | +12B | β1N | +10B | =2N | =8B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 12.50 | 1908 | +12.0 |
| 6 | Loskin, Camilo | 1701 | ARG | +18B | =7N | +21B | =3N | β4B | +15B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 9.75 | 1796 | +19.2 |
| 7 | De Los Santos, Jeremias | 1860 | ARG | +14N | =6B | β9N | +21B | +15N | β2B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 8.50 | 1766 | -24.4 |
| 8 | Rossi, Geronimo | 1927 | ARG | β12B | +17N | β11B | +13N | +22B | =5N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 8.50 | 1698 | -29.4 |
| 9 | Munoz, Mauricio | 1805 | ARG | +17B | =4N | +7B | +1B | F | F | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 13.00 | 2119 | +29.2 |
| 10 | Huichulef, Enzo | 1653 | ARG | β4B | +18N | +13B | β5N | +11B | β3N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 8.50 | 1680 | +4.8 |
| 11 | Iribarren, Imanol | 1589 | ARG | β1N | +20B | +8N | β4B | β10N | +21B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1689 | +18.8 |
| 12 | Regueiro, Marcelo Alejandro | 1618 | ARG | +8N | β5N | =15B | β16B | +21N | =19B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 6.75 | 1686 | +7.4 |
| 13 | Sardon Matos, Ignacio | 1679 | ARG | +23N | β1B | β10N | β8B | +20N | +22B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 1620 | -16.8 |
| 14 | Baliente, Joaquin | 1592 | ARG | β7B | F | +24N | β15N | +17B | +16B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1648 | +10.8 |
| 15 | Ventura, Ignacio | 1669 | ARG | β2N | +16B | =12N | +14B | β7B | β6N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 7.00 | 1680 | -3.2 |
| 16 | Barrera, Ricardo | 1587 | ARG | β5B | β15N | +18B | +12N | =19B | β14N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 6.50 | 1548 | -5.8 |
| 17 | Castillo, Dylan | 1474 | ARG | β9N | β8B | =20N | +24B | β14N | +23B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.50 | 1353 | -24.4 |
| 18 | Martinez, Luana | 0 | ARG | β6N | β10B | β16N | =20B | +23N | +24B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.50 | 1270 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Alfonso, Felipe | 1770 | ARG | F | F | +23B | β2B | =16N | =12N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1630 | -11.8 |
| 20 | Fernandez, Carlos | 1428 | ARG | β3B | β11N | =17B | =18N | β13B | F | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.50 | 1291 | -11.4 |
| 21 | FIDE 20030312 | 0 | β | F | +24B | β6N | β7N | β12B | β11N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 892 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Sauer, Leandro | 1596 | ARG | F | F | β2N | +23B | β8N | β13N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1067 | -23.6 |
| 23 | FIDE 20068182 | 0 | β | β13B | F | β19N | β22N | β18B | β17N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 830 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 20075200 | 0 | β | F | β21N | β14B | β17N | F | β18N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 734 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pistone, MateoARG+57.64.0 pts Β· #5
- 2Munoz, MauricioARG+29.23.5 pts Β· #6
- 3Ipuche, AndresARG+25.65.0 pts Β· #1
Top rating losers
- 1Rossi, GeronimoARG-29.43.5 pts Β· #7
- 2Uzcudun, AlfonsoARG-24.84.5 pts Β· #2
- 3De Los Santos, JeremiasARG-24.43.5 pts Β· #9
Biggest upsets
- R2+350 Elo gap
- R3+338 Elo gap
- R1+309 Elo gap