2do Alekhine 2026

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41 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 29 May 2026 to 31 May 2026 in Punta del Este, Uruguay. 6 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2044, and top seed was Manuel Larrea (🇺🇾 URU, FM, 2242).

Claudio Coppola (🇺🇾 URU, IM, 2224) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Mario Saralegui (4.0) and Manuel Larrea (3.5). Coppola won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Lucia Salaberry (1508) beat Daniela Larrea (WCM, 1794), a +286-point gap.

Location

🇺🇾Punta del Este, Uruguay

Dates

29 May 2026 → 31 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇾FMManuel Larrea2242

Avg top 10

2,044

Participants

Titled players · 6

IM×1

FM×1

CM×3

WCM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇺🇾Uruguay×38

🇦🇷Argentina×3

Top 3

🥇
IMClaudio Coppola
🇺🇾URU·2224
5.0pts·2769perf+21.2
🥈
Mario Saralegui
🇺🇾URU·2037
4.0pts·2082perf+5.6
🥉
FMManuel Larrea
🇺🇾URU·2242
3.5pts·2145perf-8.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

IM Claudio Coppola led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Coppola5Saralegui4Larrea3.5Rodriguez Lazo3.5Braso3.5Arias Bouzada3.5

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

IM Claudio Coppola never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Claudio Coppola 5 wins (R1–R5)Mario Saralegui 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Manuel Larrea 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMClaudio Coppola	*	—	1	1
2Mario Saralegui	—	*	—	—
3FMManuel Larrea	0	—	*	—
4Luis Rodriguez Lazo	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Coppola, ClaudioIM	2224	URU	+20N	+17B	+5N	+3B	+10B	5.0	12.5	14.5	14.50	2769	+21.2
2	Saralegui, Mario	2037	URU	+15B	+8N	+13B	−10N	+24B	4.0	11.0	13.0	10.00	2082	+5.6
3	Larrea, ManuelFM	2242	URU	+22B	+19N	+4B	−1N	=17B	3.5	13.0	15.0	8.75	2145	-8.6
4	Arias Bouzada, JorgeCM	2024	URU	+16N	+28B	−3N	+9B	=6N	3.5	12.5	14.0	8.75	2081	+9.0
5	Rodriguez Lazo, Luis	1946	URU	+32B	+14N	−1B	=13N	+20B	3.5	12.0	13.0	6.75	2038	+12.2
6	Braso, Jorge	2061	URU	+39B	−13N	+7B	+21N	=4B	3.5	11.0	11.5	7.25	2053	+1.0
7	Latini, Carlos	2044	ARG	+11N	=9B	−6N	+23B	=8N	3.0	12.5	14.5	8.00	1920	-13.4
8	Recine, Leonel	1876	URU	+33N	−2B	=15N	+16B	=7B	3.0	12.0	13.0	6.25	1887	+2.6
9	Belistri, Ubaldo	1868	URU	+27B	=7N	=18B	−4N	+22B	3.0	11.0	12.5	6.25	1946	+11.4
10	Aramburu, Gabriel	1890	URU	F	+23B	+41N	+2B	−1N	3.0	11.0	11.0	6.00	2108	+21.6
11	Villalba, Pacha	1718	URU	−7B	+34N	−19B	+32N	+28B	3.0	7.5	8.5	3.50	1874	+39.2
12	Escofet, Jaime	1969	URU	F	+21N	+26B	F	+14N	3.0	6.5	6.5	6.50	2616	+17.8
13	Pinero, IsmaelCM	1910	URU	+29N	+6B	−2N	=5B	F	2.5	12.5	13.5	6.75	2016	+11.8
14	Toledo, Javier	1851	URU	+30N	−5B	=16N	+15B	−12B	2.5	11.5	13.0	5.25	1773	-9.4
15	Pelaez, Diego	1691	URU	−2N	+30B	=8B	−14N	+27B	2.5	11.0	12.5	4.50	1788	+11.2
16	De Cuadro, Dionisio	1690	URU	−4B	+35N	=14B	−8N	+30B	2.5	10.5	11.5	3.75	1794	+12.2
17	Popov, Mark	1942	URU	+35B	−1N	+38B	F	=3N	2.5	10.5	11.5	3.75	2048	+10.8
18	Muzzi, EduardoCM	1901	URU	+31B	F	=9N	F	+21B	2.5	6.5	6.5	5.00	2041	+10.0
19	Moreno, Diego	1946	URU	+25N	−3B	+11N	F	F	2.0	10.5	10.5	5.00	1995	+4.2
20	Bentancurt, Juan	1792	URU	−1B	F	+31N	+41B	−5N	2.0	10.0	10.0	1.50	1862	+5.2
21	Rodriguez Martinez, Jose Fernando	1810	URU	+40N	−12B	+33N	−6B	−18N	2.0	10.0	10.0	1.00	1738	-9.4
22	Larrea, DanielaWCM	1794	URU	−3N	+29B	−37N	+33B	−9N	2.0	9.0	10.0	2.50	1692	-15.4
23	Froz, Daniel	1717	URU	F	−10N	+34B	−7N	+29B	2.0	8.5	8.5	2.50	1782	+5.4
24	Jasper, Nicolas	1844	ARG	=34B	=38N	+32B	F	−2N	2.0	8.0	9.0	2.00	1739	-10.6
25	Larrea, Osvaldo	1650	URU	−19B	−27N	=29B	=31N	+32B	2.0	6.5	7.5	2.50	1626	-4.4
26	Gatti, Santiago	1788	URU	F	+36B	−12N	+27N	F	2.0	5.5	5.5	2.50	1871	+6.6
27	Poy, Ciro	1607	URU	−9N	+25B	=28N	−26B	−15N	1.5	9.5	11.0	2.75	1610	-0.4
28	Bonilla, Fernando	1797	URU	+37B	−4N	=27B	−36N	−11N	1.5	9.0	10.0	1.75	1555	-31.8
29	Beron, Ricardo	1640	ARG	−13B	−22N	=25N	+35B	−23N	1.5	8.5	9.5	2.00	1595	-6.6
30	Garcia Meoni, Fernando	1570	URU	−14B	−15N	+40B	=38N	−16N	1.5	8.5	8.5	0.50	1539	-5.0
31	Ruiz, Ulises	1626	URU	−18N	F	−20B	=25B	+40N	1.5	6.5	6.5	1.00	1626	-1.6
32	Dutra, Carmelo	1669	URU	−5N	+40B	−24N	−11B	−25N	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	1493	-22.2
33	Garlati, Alessandro	1611	URU	−8B	+39N	−21B	−22N	−35N	1.0	8.0	8.5	0.50	1532	-9.2
34	Salsamendi, Flavio	1552	URU	=24N	−11B	−23N	F	=39B	1.0	7.5	7.5	1.25	1560	+0.6
35	Dubinsky, Mauricio	1648	URU	−17N	−16B	F	−29N	+33B	1.0	7.5	7.5	1.00	1528	-26.0
36	Uslenghi, Leonel	1662	URU	F	−26N	F	+28B	F	1.0	6.5	6.5	1.50	1793	+7.0
37	Salaberry, Lucia	1508	URU	−28N	F	+22B	F	F	1.0	6.0	6.0	2.00	1796	+27.2
38	Guerra, Miguel	1698	URU	F	=24B	−17N	=30B	F	1.0	6.0	6.0	1.75	1660	-3.4
39	Nakle, Gonzalo	1733	URU	−6N	−33B	F	F	=34N	0.5	6.5	6.5	0.50	1468	-20.8
40	Robles, Michelle	1509	URU	−21B	−32N	−30N	F	−31B	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	869	-48.0
41	Recarte, Pablo	1682	URU	F	F	−10B	−20N	F	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	1041	-11.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Villalba, PachaURU
+39.2
3.0 pts · #11
2Salaberry, LuciaURU
+27.2
1.0 pts · #38
3Aramburu, GabrielURU
+21.6
3.0 pts · #12

Top rating losers

1Robles, MichelleURU
-48.0
0.0 pts · #40
2Bonilla, FernandoURU
-31.8
1.5 pts · #28
3Dubinsky, MauricioURU
-26.0
1.0 pts · #34

Biggest upsets

R3+286 Elo gap
Salaberry, Lucia1508 beat WCMLarrea, Daniela1794
R2+151 Elo gap
CMPinero, Ismael1910 beat Braso, Jorge2061
R4+147 Elo gap
Aramburu, Gabriel1890 beat Saralegui, Mario2037