Circuito del Oeste - 2da. Etapa

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45 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 11 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Montevideo, Uruguay. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1964, and top seed was Facundo Dominguez (🇺🇾 URU, 2161).

Benjamin Martello (🇺🇾 URU, 2006) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Guillermo Flores Pedreira (4.0) and Bruno Fauci (4.0). Martello clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Facundo Piriz (1756) beat Eduardo Elena (2037), a +281-point gap.

Location

🇺🇾Montevideo, Uruguay

Dates

11 Apr 2026 → 12 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇾Facundo Dominguez2161

Avg top 10

1,964

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇺🇾Uruguay×38

🇨🇴Colombia×1

🇦🇷Argentina×1

Top 3

🥇
Benjamin Martello
🇺🇾URU·2006
4.5pts·2222perf+23.0
🥈
Guillermo Flores Pedreira
🇺🇾URU·1851
4.0pts·1961perf+14.6
🥉
Bruno Fauci
🇺🇾URU·1950
4.0pts·2053perf+30.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Benjamin Martello led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Martello4.5Flores Pedreira4Alvarez4Manteiga4Fauci4Saralegui4

R5 · LEADER CHANGE12 Apr

Benjamin Martello takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Benjamin Martello beat Guillermo Flores Pedreira (White).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

Benjamin Martello won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Benjamin Martello	*	1	—	—
2Guillermo Flores Pedreira	0	*	—	—
3Mateo Alvarez	—	—	*	—
4CMFranco Manteiga	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Martello, Benjamin	2006	URU	+23B	+11N	+2B	=7B	+3N	4.5	14.5	16.5	14.75	2222	+23.0
2	Flores Pedreira, Guillermo	1851	URU	+31N	+12B	−1N	+11B	+9N	4.0	13.5	15.5	11.00	1961	+14.6
3	Fauci, Bruno	1950	URU	+40B	+27N	+10B	+4N	−1B	4.0	13.5	14.0	9.50	2053	+30.4
4	Saralegui, Mario	2057	URU	+14N	+20B	+32N	−3B	+7N	4.0	12.5	14.5	10.50	2106	+8.2
5	Alvarez, Mateo	1897	URU	+26N	+15B	−7N	+20B	+13N	4.0	11.5	13.5	10.00	2029	+16.4
6	Manteiga, FrancoCM	2039	URU	F	+22N	+12B	+21N	+10B	4.0	10.0	10.0	10.00	2482	+9.0
7	Dominguez, Facundo	2161	URU	+30B	+9N	+5B	=1N	−4B	3.5	15.5	17.5	11.25	2045	-10.2
8	Gorin, Fernando	1831	URU	+39B	−21N	+23B	=17N	+20B	3.5	8.5	9.5	6.25	1799	-2.0
9	Piriz, Facundo	1756	URU	+36N	−7B	+14N	+16B	−2B	3.0	13.5	14.5	7.00	1904	+13.0
10	Lamas, Joaquin	1813	URU	+33N	+25B	−3N	+15B	−6N	3.0	13.0	15.0	7.00	1821	+6.0
11	Barros, Brian	1715	URU	+37B	−1B	+26N	−2N	+17B	3.0	13.0	14.0	5.50	1678	-3.6
12	Bentancor, Alonso	1631	URU	+41B	−2N	−6N	+36B	+24N	3.0	11.0	11.5	3.50	1652	-1.6
13	Machin, Roberto	1806	URU	+24N	−17B	+25N	+28B	−5B	3.0	10.5	12.5	6.00	1768	-0.8
14	Mazzeo, Jose	1571	URU	−4B	+43N	−9B	+34N	+28N	3.0	10.5	10.5	3.50	1600	0.0
15	Esquibel, Juan	1677	URU	+42B	−5N	+44B	−10N	+22N	3.0	9.0	9.0	2.00	1633	-7.6
16	Elena, Eduardo	2037	URU	F	+34N	+21B	−9N	+23B	3.0	8.5	8.5	5.50	1860	-12.0
17	Frometa, Diosvanys	0	URU	+18B	+13N	F	=8B	−11N	2.5	12.0	12.0	7.25	1775	0.0
18	Segovia, Marc	1671	URU	−17N	+24B	+29N	=22B	F	2.5	8.5	8.5	5.00	1701	+1.6
19	Naranjo Amaya, Javier Hernando	0	COL	−21B	=40N	−22B	+38B	+35N	2.5	6.5	7.0	2.75	1466	0.0
20	Machado, Frank	1752	URU	+43B	−4N	+30B	−5N	−8N	2.0	13.5	13.5	2.00	1642	-11.6
21	Fernandez, Sergio Washington	1601	URU	+19N	+8B	−16N	−6B	−29N	2.0	13.0	15.0	6.00	1819	+12.6
22	Miladinoff, David	1566	URU	=35N	−6B	+19N	=18N	−15B	2.0	12.0	13.5	4.50	1510	-7.6
23	Ibarra, Joaquin	1561	URU	−1N	+36B	−8N	+45B	−16N	2.0	12.0	12.0	1.00	1118	-13.2
24	Pintos, German	1449	URU	−13B	−18N	+42B	+27N	−12B	2.0	10.5	10.5	2.00	1494	+6.4
25	Esteves, Andres	1584	URU	+29B	−10N	−13B	+31N	−26B	2.0	10.0	12.0	4.00	1474	-23.6
26	Aires Pineiro, Washington	1552	URU	−5B	+37N	−11B	F	+25N	2.0	10.0	10.0	3.00	1607	+2.8
27	Comtesse, Eduardo Jose	1643	ARG	+38N	−3B	−28N	−24B	+36N	2.0	9.0	10.0	2.00	900	-17.8
28	Pozzi, Alexander	0	URU	F	+39N	+27B	−13N	−14B	2.0	9.0	9.0	3.00	1633	0.0
29	Pineiro, Francisco	0	URU	−25N	F	−18B	+30N	+21B	2.0	8.5	8.5	4.00	1602	0.0
30	Tachini, Luis	1554	URU	−7N	+38B	−20N	−29B	+45N	2.0	8.5	8.5	1.00	1053	-13.2
31	Acosta, Pablo	1522	URU	−2B	+42N	F	−25B	+37N	2.0	7.0	7.0	1.00	918	-9.8
32	Fabra, Nahiara	1812	URU	+34B	+44N	−4B	F	F	2.0	5.5	5.5	1.50	1754	-2.0
33	Fabra, Nathaniel	1498	URU	−10B	+41N	+40B	F	F	2.0	4.0	4.0	1.00	1680	+17.2
34	Cuello, Alessandro	1450	URU	−32N	−16B	+37N	−14B	=41N	1.5	9.0	9.5	1.25	944	-20.8
35	Silva, Mathias	1499	URU	=22B	F	F	+40N	−19B	1.5	5.0	5.0	1.50	1750	+26.4
36	FIDE 3037495	0	—	−9B	−23N	+41B	−12N	−27B	1.0	10.0	10.5	0.50	848	0.0
37	FIDE 3039455	0	—	−11N	−26B	−34B	+43N	−31B	1.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	754	0.0
38	Milani, Alexander	0	URU	−27B	−30N	+43B	−19N	−39B	1.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	770	0.0
39	Diaz Rodas, Gabriel	1512	URU	−8N	−28B	F	F	+38N	1.0	6.5	6.5	1.00	1031	-5.2
40	Lopez, Santiago	1548	URU	−3N	=19B	−33N	−35B	F	0.5	10.0	10.0	1.25	848	-48.8
41	FIDE 3039714	0	—	−12N	−33B	−36N	F	=34B	0.5	7.5	7.5	0.75	1253	0.0
42	Lopez Tejedor, Fernando	0	URU	−15N	−31B	−24N	F	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	741	0.0
43	Carballo, Milton	0	URU	−20N	−14B	−38N	−37B	F	0.0	7.0	7.5	0.00	861	0.0
44	FIDE 3040542	0	—	F	−32B	−15N	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	944	0.0
45	FIDE 3039447	0	—	F	F	F	−23N	−30B	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	758	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Fauci, BrunoURU
+30.4
4.0 pts · #5
2Silva, MathiasURU
+26.4
1.5 pts · #18
3Martello, BenjaminURU
+23.0
4.5 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Lopez, SantiagoURU
-48.8
0.5 pts · #43
2Esteves, AndresURU
-23.6
2.0 pts · #26
3Cuello, AlessandroURU
-20.8
1.5 pts · #37

Biggest upsets

R4+281 Elo gap
Piriz, Facundo1756 beat Elena, Eduardo2037
R2+230 Elo gap
Fernandez, Sergio Washington1601 beat Gorin, Fernando1831
R4+194 Elo gap
Pintos, German1449 beat Comtesse, Eduardo Jose1643