IRT Clasico de abril
30 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 06 Apr 2026 to 23 Apr 2026 in CABA - Club Argentino, Argentina. 2 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1932, and top seed was Pablo Sebastian Molina (🇦🇷 ARG, FM, 2233).
Pablo Sebastian Molina (🇦🇷 ARG, FM, 2233) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Nicolas Burotto (4.5) and Manuel Sanz (4.5). Molina broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Mauro Varessi (1580) beat Juan Martin Romaris (1894), a +314-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsFM Pablo Sebastian Molina led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
FM Pablo Sebastian Molina never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
FM Pablo Sebastian Molina drew with Manuel Sanz (Black).
FM Pablo Sebastian Molina 3 wins (R1–R3)Manuel Sanz 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMPablo Sebastian Molina | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Manuel Sanz | ½ | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Nicolas Burotto | 0 | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4Felipe Mesiano | — | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molina, Pablo SebastianFM | 2233 | ARG | +7B | +24N | +2B | =3N | +5B | +13N | 5.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 17.75 | 2285 | +3.4 |
| 2 | Burotto, Nicolas | 1917 | ARG | +20B | +6N | −1N | +7B | =4B | +3N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 15.50 | 2036 | +19.0 |
| 3 | Sanz, Manuel | 1870 | ARG | +29B | +4N | +10N | =1B | +22N | −2B | 4.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 10.75 | 2044 | +28.2 |
| 4 | Mesiano, Felipe | 1920 | ARG | +22N | −3B | +20N | +11B | =2N | =10B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 9.25 | 1935 | +7.6 |
| 5 | Rodriguez, Elian FranciscoCM | 1975 | ARG | F | +13B | +18N | +15B | −1N | +11B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 9.50 | 2063 | +20.8 |
| 6 | Sequeira, Tomas | 1754 | ARG | +30N | −2B | +29N | F | +8B | +22B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1909 | +17.2 |
| 7 | Loray, Matias Joaquin | 1651 | ARG | −1N | +21B | +17N | −2N | =9B | +14B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 7.25 | 1844 | +47.2 |
| 8 | Romaris, Juan Martin | 1894 | ARG | −13N | =16B | +26B | +12N | −6N | +20B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1709 | -20.4 |
| 9 | Gam, Benjamin | 0 | ARG | =14N | −12B | =27N | +29B | =7N | +16N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1623 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Bernasconi, Mario Emanuel | 1933 | ITA | F | +28N | −3B | +14N | =19B | =4N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1857 | -9.0 |
| 11 | Chacon Gonzalez, Darwin Jose | 1872 | VEN | +26N | F | +12B | −4N | +23B | −5N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1788 | -6.4 |
| 12 | Hernandez, Carlos Marcelo | 1722 | ARG | F | +9N | −11N | −8B | +27B | +23N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1700 | -1.8 |
| 13 | Varessi, Mauro | 1580 | ARG | +8B | −5N | =14B | F | +15N | −1B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 6.50 | 1815 | +18.8 |
| 14 | Tovar Gil, Ruben Dario | 1760 | VEN | =9B | F | =13N | −10B | +17B | −7N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 1634 | -14.4 |
| 15 | Vera, Federico | 0 | ARG | =19N | +17B | F | −5N | −13B | =18N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1682 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Wainer, Marcelo | 0 | ARG | =28B | =8N | −19B | −17N | +29N | −9B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1610 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Torres Puentes, Camila | 1718 | COL | F | −15N | −7B | +16B | −14N | +26B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1509 | -32.8 |
| 18 | Zaretzky, Julio | 1794 | ARG | +21N | F | −5B | F | =20N | =15B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.25 | 1674 | -7.6 |
| 19 | Fiaschi, Santiago | 1702 | ARG | =15B | F | +16N | F | =10N | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.50 | 1933 | +11.6 |
| 20 | Lalli, Maximiliano | 1632 | ARG | −2N | F | −4B | +21N | =18B | −8N | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.50 | 1639 | -1.4 |
| 21 | Arce, Alfonso | 1414 | ARG | −18B | −7N | F | −20B | =26N | +29B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.25 | 1449 | +4.4 |
| 22 | De La Pena, Gaston | 1636 | ARG | −4B | +27N | F | F | −3B | −6N | 1.0 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 0.50 | 1584 | -12.4 |
| 23 | Bollini, Maximo Roman | 1471 | ARG | F | −25B | +28N | F | −11N | −12B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 1582 | +15.6 |
| 24 | Roldan, Carlos Daniel | 1874 | ARG | +27B | −1B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1898 | +0.8 |
| 25 | Mezhenskyy, Mark | 1831 | ARG | F | +23N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 2270 | +2.0 |
| 26 | Cabrera, Marco | 1492 | ARG | −11B | F | −8N | F | =21B | −17N | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 1402 | -9.8 |
| 27 | Guelman, Jorge Miguel | 1562 | ARG | −24N | −22B | =9B | F | −12N | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 944 | -16.6 |
| 28 | Yalet, Nestor | 1674 | ARG | =16N | −10B | −23B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 902 | -18.8 |
| 29 | Rodriguez, Ernesto | 1420 | ARG | −3N | F | −6B | −9N | −16B | −21N | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 862 | -14.2 |
| 30 | Goldberg, Iair | 0 | ARG | −6B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 954 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Loray, Matias JoaquinARG+47.23.5 pts · #10
- 2Sanz, ManuelARG+28.24.5 pts · #2
- 3Rodriguez, Elian FranciscoCMARG+20.84.0 pts · #8
- 1Torres Puentes, CamilaCOL-32.82.0 pts · #23
- 2Romaris, Juan MartinARG-20.43.5 pts · #6
- 3Yalet, NestorARG-18.80.5 pts · #28
- R1+314 Elo gap
- R3+203 Elo gap
- R5+140 Elo gap