Torneo Apertura 2026 Capablanca

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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 (🇦🇷 ARG, 2060).

Andres Ipuche (🇦🇷 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

🇦🇷Trelew- Chubut, Argentina

Dates

21 Mar 2026 → 23 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇦🇷Alfonso Uzcudun2060

Avg top 10

1,847

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇦🇷Argentina×21

Top 3

🥇
Andres Ipuche
🇦🇷ARG·1854
5.0pts·2034perf+25.6
🥈
Alfonso Uzcudun
🇦🇷ARG·2060
4.5pts·1944perf-24.8
🥉
Mateo Pistone
🇦🇷ARG·1710
4.0pts·1899perf+57.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Andres Ipuche led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Ipuche5Uzcudun4.5Romero4Laurin4Pistone4Loskin4

R4 · LEADER CHANGE22 Mar

Mauricio Munoz takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

Andres Ipuche won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Andres Ipuche	*	—	1	1
2Alfonso Uzcudun	—	*	½	—
3Joaquin Romero	0	½	*	—
4Ramiro Laurin	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ipuche, Andres	1854	ARG	+11B	+13N	+5B	−9N	+3B	+4N	5.0	18.5	21.5	18.00	2034	+25.6
2	Uzcudun, Alfonso	2060	ARG	+15B	−3N	+22B	+19N	=5B	+7N	4.5	16.0	17.0	11.00	1944	-24.8
3	Pistone, Mateo	1710	ARG	+20N	+2B	=4N	=6B	−1N	+10B	4.0	20.5	21.5	12.50	1899	+57.6
4	Laurin, Ramiro	1944	ARG	+10N	=9B	=3B	+11N	+6N	−1B	4.0	19.5	22.5	13.75	1844	-12.8
5	Romero, Joaquin	1836	ARG	+16N	+12B	−1N	+10B	=2N	=8B	4.0	19.0	21.5	12.50	1908	+12.0
6	Loskin, Camilo	1701	ARG	+18B	=7N	+21B	=3N	−4B	+15B	4.0	16.5	17.5	9.75	1796	+19.2
7	De Los Santos, Jeremias	1860	ARG	+14N	=6B	−9N	+21B	+15N	−2B	3.5	17.5	18.5	8.50	1766	-24.4
8	Rossi, Geronimo	1927	ARG	−12B	+17N	−11B	+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	−4B	+18N	+13B	−5N	+11B	−3N	3.0	18.0	20.5	8.50	1680	+4.8
11	Iribarren, Imanol	1589	ARG	−1N	+20B	+8N	−4B	−10N	+21B	3.0	16.5	17.5	5.50	1689	+18.8
12	Regueiro, Marcelo Alejandro	1618	ARG	+8N	−5N	=15B	−16B	+21N	=19B	3.0	14.5	15.5	6.75	1686	+7.4
13	Sardon Matos, Ignacio	1679	ARG	+23N	−1B	−10N	−8B	+20N	+22B	3.0	13.5	13.5	2.00	1620	-16.8
14	Baliente, Joaquin	1592	ARG	−7B	F	+24N	−15N	+17B	+16B	3.0	11.0	11.0	5.00	1648	+10.8
15	Ventura, Ignacio	1669	ARG	−2N	+16B	=12N	+14B	−7B	−6N	2.5	18.0	20.5	7.00	1680	-3.2
16	Barrera, Ricardo	1587	ARG	−5B	−15N	+18B	+12N	=19B	−14N	2.5	15.0	17.0	6.50	1548	-5.8
17	Castillo, Dylan	1474	ARG	−9N	−8B	=20N	+24B	−14N	+23B	2.5	11.0	11.0	0.50	1353	-24.4
18	Martinez, Luana	0	ARG	−6N	−10B	−16N	=20B	+23N	+24B	2.5	10.5	10.5	0.50	1270	0.0
19	Alfonso, Felipe	1770	ARG	F	F	+23B	−2B	=16N	=12N	2.0	10.0	10.0	2.75	1630	-11.8
20	Fernandez, Carlos	1428	ARG	−3B	−11N	=17B	=18N	−13B	F	1.0	15.0	15.0	2.50	1291	-11.4
21	FIDE 20030312	0	—	F	+24B	−6N	−7N	−12B	−11N	1.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	892	0.0
22	Sauer, Leandro	1596	ARG	F	F	−2N	+23B	−8N	−13N	1.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	1067	-23.6
23	FIDE 20068182	0	—	−13B	F	−19N	−22N	−18B	−17N	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	830	0.0
24	FIDE 20075200	0	—	F	−21N	−14B	−17N	F	−18N	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	734	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Pistone, MateoARG
+57.6
4.0 pts · #5
2Munoz, MauricioARG
+29.2
3.5 pts · #6
3Ipuche, AndresARG
+25.6
5.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Rossi, GeronimoARG
-29.4
3.5 pts · #7
2Uzcudun, AlfonsoARG
-24.8
4.5 pts · #2
3De Los Santos, JeremiasARG
-24.4
3.5 pts · #9

Biggest upsets

R2+350 Elo gap
Pistone, Mateo1710 beat Uzcudun, Alfonso2060
R3+338 Elo gap
Iribarren, Imanol1589 beat Rossi, Geronimo1927
R1+309 Elo gap
Regueiro, Marcelo Alejandro1618 beat Rossi, Geronimo1927