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IRT Sub 1800 Andes Talleres Abril 2026

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28 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Mendoza - Mendoza, Argentina. Top 10 Elo average was 1712, and top seed was Matias Elhom (πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· ARG, 1782).

Danilo Gabriel Barquesi Kobalc (πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· ARG, 1758) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Facundo Machaca (5.0) and Fabricio Grosso (4.5). Barquesi Kobalc shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Martin Ignacio Lecea (1454) beat Matias Elhom (1782), a +328-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Mendoza - Mendoza, Argentina
Dates
18 Apr 2026 β†’ 19 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·Matias Elhom1782
Avg top 10
1,712
Participants
28
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡·ArgentinaΓ—27
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
10
4
6
2
3
2
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Barquesi Kobalc5Machaca5Cadiz4.5Grosso4.5Munoz4Gutierrez4
R6 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/6. Barquesi Kobalc takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.0).

R5 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Danilo Gabriel Barquesi Kobalc drew with Facundo Machaca (White).

R1–R6 Β· UNBEATEN

Danilo Gabriel Barquesi Kobalc went unbeaten across 6 games (R1–R6).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Danilo Gabriel Barquesi Kobalc*
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2Facundo Machaca
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3Tiziano Cadizβ€”β€”*β€”
4Fabricio Grossoβ€”β€”β€”*

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#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Barquesi Kobalc, Danilo Gabriel1758ARG+7B+5N=11B+16N=2B+8N5.019.021.517.501887+35.6
2Machaca, Facundo1654ARG+20B+26N=8B+15N=1N+5B5.017.018.013.751900+30.8
3Grosso, Fabricio1691ARG+22B=16Nβˆ’15B+10N+17B+7N4.514.516.512.751701+1.8
4Cadiz, Tiziano1698ARG=27N=9B+19N=7B+16N+13B4.514.515.511.501748+14.8
5Gutierrez, Kevin1649ARG+24Nβˆ’1B+18N+26B+11Nβˆ’2N4.017.018.08.001510-11.0
6Munoz, Juan Manuel1730ARGβˆ’17N=25B+21N=9B+14N+11B4.014.015.510.501700-3.8
7Villegas, Juan Nicolas1522ARGβˆ’1N+24B+12N=4N+15Bβˆ’3B3.519.521.09.251703+47.2
8Guida, Matias1772ARG+19N+14B=2N=11B=13Nβˆ’1B3.519.021.010.501656-16.6
9Olivero Pazos, Diego1621ARG=10B=4Nβˆ’26B=6N+20B+17N3.516.517.510.501793+18.0
10Olivares, Jose Luis0ARG=9Nβˆ’12B+25Nβˆ’3B+22B+15N3.515.517.07.7516220.0
11Alvarez, Santiago1495ARG+12N+21B=1N=8Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’6N3.019.521.59.251733+71.2
12Mercau, Miguel Angel1703ARGβˆ’11B+10Nβˆ’7BF+26N+23N3.013.014.06.501435-21.2
13Olivero Pazos, Ivan1569ARG=21N+27BF+23N=8Bβˆ’4N3.013.013.05.751752+24.2
14Castillo, Ticiano Gabriel1574ARG+18Bβˆ’8Nβˆ’23B+28Nβˆ’6B+26N3.013.013.03.50923-36.4
15Simon, Andres1663ARG+25N=17B+3Nβˆ’2Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’10B2.519.020.57.251569-24.8
16Voto, Emmanuel1589ARG+28N=3B+17Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’4Bβˆ’18N2.519.019.04.751579-3.6
17Guliotti, Carlos1516ARG+6B=15Nβˆ’16B+22Nβˆ’3Nβˆ’9B2.517.019.07.251571+7.6
18Rodriguez, Evelyn0ARGβˆ’14NFβˆ’5B=19B+28N+16B2.511.511.53.501502+16.0
19Munoz, Kidora1545ARGβˆ’8B+20Nβˆ’4B=18Nβˆ’23B=21B2.014.516.54.251526-6.8
20Lecea, Martin Ignacio1454ARGβˆ’2Nβˆ’19B=24N+21Bβˆ’9N=22N2.014.516.03.751466-0.2
21Elhom, Matias1782ARG=13Bβˆ’11Nβˆ’6Bβˆ’20N+24B=19N2.014.015.54.001318-114.0
22Lopez Navarro, Rodolfo1471ARGβˆ’3N+28B=27Nβˆ’17Bβˆ’10N=20B2.013.513.51.501343-13.2
23Di Cesare, Emanuel1665ARGFF+14Nβˆ’13B+19Nβˆ’12B2.011.011.05.001598-7.2
24Care, Mauricio0ARGβˆ’5Bβˆ’7N=20Bβˆ’25Bβˆ’21N+28B1.513.013.01.0012080.0
25Innella, Marcelo1461ARGβˆ’15B=6Nβˆ’10B+24NFF1.511.511.53.501504+1.8
26Vazquez, Diego0ARGFβˆ’2B+9Nβˆ’5Nβˆ’12Bβˆ’14B1.018.518.53.5014000.0
27Minardo, Ariel1483ARG=4Bβˆ’13N=22BFFF1.012.512.53.251454-2.6
28FIDE 200812000β€”βˆ’16Bβˆ’22NFβˆ’14Bβˆ’18Bβˆ’24N0.011.511.50.007450.0

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