Clasico Queretaro XVIII Round 3-5
36 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 May 2026 to 27 May 2026 in Qro, Qro, Mexico. Top 10 Elo average was 1785, and top seed was Javier Ramirez Jimenez (🇲🇽 MEX, 1961).
Erick Eduardo Vicente Olvera (🇲🇽 MEX, 1651) won with 2.5/5, ahead of David Gabriel Nava Rodriguez (2.5) and Jose Manuel Pacheco Penaloza (2.5). Vicente Olvera won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Eric Jared Maldonado Gudino (1527) beat Juan Alberto Curiel Cordero (1670), a +143-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 2.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
3 players finish on 2.5/5. Vicente Olvera takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vicente Olvera, Erick Eduardo | 1651 | MEX | F | F | +17N | =18B | +19N | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.50 | 1758 | +10.4 |
| 2 | Nava Rodriguez, David Gabriel | 1412 | MEX | F | F | =9N | +32B | +27B | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 2236 | +21.2 |
| 3 | Pacheco Penaloza, Jose Manuel | 1614 | MEX | F | F | +29N | =16B | +26N | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 1846 | +33.6 |
| 4 | Macin Calderon, Cesar Arturo | 1749 | MEX | F | F | =18N | =15N | +11B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 1616 | -7.2 |
| 5 | Rodriguez Castelltort, Santiago | 0 | MEX | F | F | +20B | +21B | −6N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1845 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Alvarez Navarro, Rafael | 1826 | MEX | F | F | +19N | F | +5B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2335 | +3.0 |
| 7 | Flores Alvarez, Juan Enrique | 1763 | MEX | F | F | +30N | −12B | +17N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1161 | -9.6 |
| 8 | Maldonado Gudino, Eric Jared | 1527 | MEX | F | F | =26N | =10B | +31N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1821 | +46.8 |
| 9 | Botello Padilla, David Emmanuel | 0 | MEX | F | F | =2B | =?N | +29N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1470 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Maldonado Gudino, Luis Aldo | 1682 | MEX | F | F | =27B | =8N | +30B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1527 | -4.2 |
| 11 | Perez Arizmendi, Ernesto Baraquie | 0 | MEX | F | F | +?N | +26B | −4N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1743 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Ramirez Jimenez, Javier | 1961 | MEX | F | F | +31B | +7N | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2517 | +7.8 |
| 13 | Torres Hernandez, Roberto | 1627 | MEX | F | F | +34B | −20N | +28B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1724 | +10.8 |
| 14 | Zavala Martinez, Luis | 1441 | MEX | F | F | +33B | +35N | −24B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1592 | +8.0 |
| 15 | Moreno Chavez, Misael Jeshua | 1637 | MEX | F | F | −21N | =4B | +22B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1810 | +13.4 |
| 16 | Guerrero Tapia, Luis Adrian | 1495 | MEX | F | F | F | =3N | +23B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 1768 | +14.4 |
| 17 | FIDE 550016687 | 0 | — | F | F | −1B | +27N | −7B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 907 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Olguin Cuellar, Fernando Cecilio | 1595 | MEX | F | F | =4B | =1N | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1700 | +5.8 |
| 19 | Sousa Aubert, Gerardo | 1535 | MEX | F | F | −6B | +36N | −1B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1587 | +3.6 |
| 20 | Rugerio Garcia, Juan Francisco | 1743 | MEX | F | F | −5N | +13B | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2427 | +6.8 |
| 21 | Resendiz Hernandez, Gerardo | 1906 | MEX | F | F | +15B | −5N | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 2437 | +3.4 |
| 22 | Leon Resendiz, Benjamin | 1775 | MEX | F | F | +23B | F | −15N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1586 | -19.6 |
| 23 | Quezada Luna, Mia Fernanda | 1535 | MEX | F | F | −22N | +29B | −16N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1461 | -13.2 |
| 24 | Chavez Flores, Omar Alejandro | 1641 | MEX | F | F | F | F | +14N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2241 | +9.6 |
| 25 | Mote Amasifuen, Izel Alexandra | 1497 | MEX | F | F | +32N | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2236 | +16.8 |
| 26 | Hernandez Vargas, Mateo | 1737 | MEX | F | F | =8B | −11N | −3B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1378 | -37.6 |
| 27 | FIDE 550006550 | 0 | — | F | F | =10N | −17B | −2N | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1354 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Vargas Alcantara, Luis Angel | 0 | MEX | F | F | =?B | F | −13N | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1424 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Aguacaliente Nino, Jorge Luis | 1487 | MEX | F | F | −3B | −23N | −9B | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 775 | -30.4 |
| 30 | FIDE 550000950 | 0 | — | F | F | −7B | F | −10N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 923 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Curiel Cordero, Juan Alberto | 1670 | MEX | F | F | −12N | F | −8B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 944 | -16.8 |
| 32 | Barroso Campos, Alma Fernanda | 1436 | MEX | F | F | −25B | −2N | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 655 | -38.0 |
| 33 | Carreno Lugo, Ana Maria | 1542 | MEX | F | F | −14N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 641 | -25.6 |
| 34 | Marin Gonzalez, Jonathan Omar | 1705 | MEX | F | F | −13N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 827 | -12.2 |
| 35 | FIDE 550027344 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −14B | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 641 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Aguirre De Samaniego, Jorge Porfi | 1658 | MEX | F | F | F | −19B | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 735 | -13.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Maldonado Gudino, Eric JaredMEX+46.82.0 pts · #2
- 2Pacheco Penaloza, Jose ManuelMEX+33.62.5 pts · #1
- 3Nava Rodriguez, David GabrielMEX+21.22.5 pts · #11
- 1Barroso Campos, Alma FernandaMEX-38.00.0 pts · #34
- 2Hernandez Vargas, MateoMEX-37.60.5 pts · #24
- 3Aguacaliente Nino, Jorge LuisMEX-30.40.0 pts · #29
- R5+143 Elo gap
- R5+138 Elo gap
- R5+123 Elo gap