Irt Clasicas Sajonia 2026 I
Open SwissStandard
41 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Apr 2026 to 04 Apr 2026 in Asuncion, Paraguay. 7 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2074, and top seed was Juan Sebastian Melian (šµš¾ PAR, IM, 2382).
Rodolfo Cantero (šµš¾ PAR, CM, 2225) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Juan Sebastian Melian (5.5) and Renato Franco Franchi (5.0). Cantero won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Derlis Villagra Ramirez (1758) beat Ezequiel Amarilla Ettiene (CM, 2109), a +351-point gap.
Location
šµš¾Asuncion, Paraguay
Dates
02 Apr 2026 ā 04 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Ā· 7 rounds
Titled players Ā· 7
IMĆ1
FMĆ1
CMĆ4
WCMĆ1
Federations Ā· 5 represented
šµš¾ParaguayĆ34
š¦š·ArgentinaĆ1
š§š·BrazilĆ1
šŖšØEcuadorĆ1
šŗšøUnited States of AmericaĆ1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Ā· 7 roundsCM Rodolfo Cantero led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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7
3
1
1
1
1
R4āR7 Ā· LEAD HELD
CM Rodolfo Cantero never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R5 Ā· HEAD-TO-HEAD Ā· WINNER VS 2ND
CM Rodolfo Cantero beat IM Juan Sebastian Melian (Black).
R1āR7 Ā· WIN STREAK
CM Rodolfo Cantero won 7 in a row (R1āR7).
Key matchups Ā· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMRodolfo Cantero | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2IMJuan Sebastian Melian | 0 | * | ā | 1 |
| 3Renato Franco Franchi | 0 | ā | * | ā |
| 4Raul Ivan Benitez | 0 | 0 | ā | * |
Grille amƩricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ī |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cantero, RodolfoCM | 2225 | PAR | +33N | +25B | +3N | +6B | +2N | +4N | +5B | 7.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 29.00 | 2797 | +34.6 |
| 2 | Melian, Juan SebastianIM | 2382 | PAR | +9B | =14N | +34B | +5N | ā1B | +11N | +4B | 5.5 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 21.75 | 2247 | -7.3 |
| 3 | Franco Franchi, Renato | 1913 | PAR | +23B | +18N | ā1B | +35N | =5B | =7N | +8N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 17.00 | 2024 | +22.6 |
| 4 | Benitez, Raul Ivan | 1970 | PAR | +13B | +28N | =17N | +12B | +6N | ā1B | ā2N | 4.5 | 29.0 | 31.5 | 17.25 | 2060 | +16.6 |
| 5 | Navarro Canete, Facundo Javier | 1923 | PAR | +27N | +37B | +8N | ā2B | =3N | +15B | ā1N | 4.5 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 14.50 | 2043 | +36.0 |
| 6 | Jimenez, JoaquinCM | 2139 | ARG | +24B | +11N | +7B | ā1N | ā4B | +33N | =9B | 4.5 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 16.25 | 1982 | -19.8 |
| 7 | Gonzalez, Augusto | 1948 | PAR | +26N | +15B | ā6N | +13B | =8N | =3B | =10N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 17.50 | 1984 | +9.6 |
| 8 | Vinales Gonzalez, Enzo MathiasFM | 2107 | PAR | +36B | +16N | ā5B | +17N | =7B | +14N | ā3B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 14.25 | 1950 | -46.0 |
| 9 | Acevedo Barreto, Ezequiel | 1704 | PAR | ā2N | +19B | =37N | +34B | +25N | =10B | =6N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 13.50 | 1953 | +70.4 |
| 10 | Aguero Centurion, Abel Alejandro | 1992 | PAR | +35N | ā17B | +29B | =11N | +28B | =9N | =7B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 13.25 | 1925 | -8.6 |
| 11 | Aquino Sanchez, Rodrigo Catriel | 1798 | PAR | +38N | ā6B | +36N | =10B | +12N | ā2B | +35N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 10.75 | 1967 | +23.8 |
| 12 | Toala Cardozo, Joseph | 1797 | ECU | +39B | =29N | +14B | ā4N | ā11B | +28N | +16B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 11.75 | 1943 | +46.8 |
| 13 | Gonzalez Mendez, Martin Ezequiel | 1645 | PAR | ā4N | +40B | +16B | ā7N | ā33B | +23N | +28B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 9.00 | 1795 | +43.6 |
| 14 | Ayala Sanabria, Erick Benjamin | 1873 | PAR | +19N | =2B | ā12N | F | +17B | ā8B | +15N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 13.25 | 1931 | +16.8 |
| 15 | Villagra Ramirez, Derlis | 1758 | PAR | +20B | ā7N | =18B | +23N | +29B | ā5N | ā14B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 10.75 | 1784 | +1.8 |
| 16 | Aguilar Petersen, Martin Alejandro | 1795 | PAR | +32N | ā8B | ā13N | =22B | +26N | +31B | ā12N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 9.75 | 1671 | -42.8 |
| 17 | Lugo Martinez, Jimena SofiaWCM | 1769 | PAR | F | +10N | =4B | ā8B | ā14N | +24N | +33B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 11.75 | 1946 | +54.4 |
| 18 | Moreno Silva, Valentina Gizeth | 1612 | PAR | +21N | ā3B | =15N | ā29N | =35B | =19B | +31N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 10.25 | 1767 | +47.6 |
| 19 | Chen Jara, Maximiliano Paufa | 1543 | PAR | ā14B | ā9N | +20B | ā30N | +38B | =18N | +36B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 7.75 | 1559 | +1.6 |
| 20 | Lopez Ruiz Diaz, Sofia Isabel | 0 | PAR | ā15N | ā26B | ā19N | =32B | +41N | +34B | +30N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.75 | 1530 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Roman, RodrigoCM | 1946 | PAR | ā18B | +27N | +24B | =28N | F | +30B | F | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 9.75 | 1814 | -13.4 |
| 22 | Balbuena Escobar, Milciades de Jesus | 1678 | PAR | F | F | =23B | =16N | =37B | +27N | +25N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 9.75 | 1886 | +21.2 |
| 23 | Velilla Nunez, Joaquin Nicolas | 1577 | PAR | ā3N | +33B | =22N | ā15B | +36N | ā13B | =24B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 6.75 | 1673 | +32.0 |
| 24 | Chen Jara, Alejandro Pauler | 1683 | PAR | ā6N | +38B | ā21N | +27B | =31N | ā17B | =23N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 6.75 | 1623 | -24.8 |
| 25 | Bogado Ayala, David Daniel | 1807 | PAR | +31B | ā1N | ā35B | +40N | ā9B | +37N | ā22B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.50 | 1516 | -76.8 |
| 26 | Carrieres, Emanuel de Carvalho | 1615 | BRA | ā7B | +20N | ā28B | ā33N | ā16B | +39N | +38B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 5.50 | 1005 | -42.0 |
| 27 | Gonzalez Gauto, Victor | 1588 | PAR | ā5B | ā21B | +38N | ā24N | +39B | ā22B | +37N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 1008 | -19.2 |
| 28 | Espinoza Molinas, Edgar Elian | 1769 | PAR | +40N | ā4B | +26N | =21B | ā10N | ā12B | ā13N | 2.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 4.75 | 1634 | -41.2 |
| 29 | Amarilla Ettiene, EzequielCM | 2109 | PAR | +30N | =12B | ā10N | +18B | ā15N | F | F | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 8.25 | 1792 | -70.0 |
| 30 | Bashtavenko, Aleksey | 1678 | USA | ā29B | =31N | F | +19B | +34N | ā21N | ā20B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 6.75 | 1701 | +0.8 |
| 31 | Melgarejo Cortessi, Thiago David | 1522 | PAR | ā25N | =30B | +41N | =36B | =24B | ā16N | ā18B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.50 | 1516 | -3.6 |
| 32 | Garrigoza, Sebastian | 0 | PAR | ā16B | F | F | =20N | +40B | ā36N | +41B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 935 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Martinez Campos, Rita Hayelen | 1701 | PAR | ā1B | ā23N | F | +26B | +13N | ā6B | ā17N | 2.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 7.00 | 1680 | -19.2 |
| 34 | Lugo Martinez, Federico Joaquin | 1414 | PAR | F | +41B | ā2N | ā9N | ā30B | ā20N | +40N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 932 | -16.4 |
| 35 | Dure Hetter, Alejo Daniel | 1662 | PAR | ā10B | F | +25N | ā3B | =18N | F | ā11B | 1.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 4.75 | 1676 | -0.8 |
| 36 | Jara Cuquejo, Santiago Manuel | 1672 | PAR | ā8N | F | ā11B | =31N | ā23B | +32B | ā19N | 1.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 3.75 | 1337 | -76.4 |
| 37 | Ojeda Villamayor, Bianca Magaly | 0 | PAR | F | ā5N | =9B | F | =22N | ā25B | ā27B | 1.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 4.00 | 1500 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Aguayo Nunez, Hugo Ivan | 0 | PAR | ā11B | ā24N | ā27B | F | ā19N | +40B | ā26N | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 846 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 3728501 | 0 | ā | ā12N | F | F | +41B | ā27N | ā26B | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 866 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 3728498 | 0 | ā | ā28B | ā13N | F | ā25B | ā32N | ā38N | ā34B | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 858 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 3717550 | 0 | ā | F | ā34N | ā31B | ā39N | ā20B | F | ā32N | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 669 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets ā the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Acevedo Barreto, EzequielPAR+70.44.5 pts Ā· #9
- 2Lugo Martinez, Jimena SofiaWCMPAR+54.43.5 pts Ā· #12
- 3Moreno Silva, Valentina GizethPAR+47.63.5 pts Ā· #16
Top rating losers
- 1Bogado Ayala, David DanielPAR-76.83.0 pts Ā· #31
- 2Jara Cuquejo, Santiago ManuelPAR-76.41.5 pts Ā· #33
- 3Amarilla Ettiene, EzequielCMPAR-70.02.5 pts Ā· #23
Biggest upsets
- R5+351 Elo gap
- R1+334 Elo gap
- R2+223 Elo gap