Circuito del Oeste - 3ra Etapa
25 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 09 May 2026 to 10 May 2026 in Montevideo, Uruguay. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1949, and top seed was Facundo Dominguez (🇺🇾 URU, 2173).
Facundo Piriz (🇺🇾 URU, 1768) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Benjamin Martello (4.0) and Nicolas Kulik (4.0). Piriz clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Facundo Piriz (1768) beat Nicolas Kulik (2126), a +358-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFacundo Piriz led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Facundo Piriz takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
Facundo Piriz beat Benjamin Martello (White).
Benjamin Martello 4 wins (R1–R4)Nicolas Kulik 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Facundo Piriz | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Benjamin Martello | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Nicolas Kulik | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Facundo Dominguez | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piriz, Facundo | 1768 | URU | +22B | +3N | =6B | +7N | +2B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 13.00 | 2362 | +54.8 |
| 2 | Martello, Benjamin | 2049 | URU | +11B | +10N | +8B | +4B | −1N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 11.50 | 2057 | +4.2 |
| 3 | Kulik, Nicolas | 2126 | URU | +12N | −1B | +9N | +10B | +15N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 9.50 | 2003 | -9.8 |
| 4 | Dominguez, Facundo | 2173 | URU | +16B | +15N | +7B | −2N | =5N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 8.75 | 2065 | -10.0 |
| 5 | Manteiga, FrancoCM | 2027 | URU | F | +14N | +16B | +6N | =4B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 9.25 | 2193 | +16.6 |
| 6 | Fauci, Bruno | 2002 | URU | +23N | +9B | =1N | −5B | =10N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1855 | -31.6 |
| 7 | Alvarez, Mateo | 1925 | URU | +18B | +13N | −4N | −1B | +16B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 1834 | -8.6 |
| 8 | Polito, Evangelina | 1709 | URU | +25N | +17B | −2N | −9B | +18N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1785 | +13.6 |
| 9 | Contardi, Mateo | 1730 | URU | +24B | −6N | −3B | +8N | =11B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1762 | -0.4 |
| 10 | Lopez, Bryan | 1786 | URU | +20N | −2B | +23B | −3N | =6B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1832 | +5.8 |
| 11 | Miladinoff, David | 1558 | URU | −2N | +19B | −17N | +24B | =9N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1566 | -0.4 |
| 12 | Mazzeo, Jose | 1589 | URU | −3B | +22N | −15B | +25N | =13B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 1571 | -2.2 |
| 13 | Machado, Frank | 1739 | URU | +19N | −7B | +24N | −17B | =12N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1508 | -16.8 |
| 14 | Silva, Mathias | 1525 | URU | F | −5B | +19N | =21B | +23N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1739 | +18.4 |
| 15 | Machin, Roberto | 1804 | URU | F | −4B | +12N | +18N | −3B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1855 | +3.4 |
| 16 | Esquibel, Juan | 1601 | URU | −4N | +20B | −5N | +23B | −7N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1710 | +16.4 |
| 17 | Gorin, Fernando | 1829 | URU | F | −8N | +11B | +13N | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1794 | -2.2 |
| 18 | Naranjo Amaya, Javier Hernando | 1531 | COL | −7N | +25B | +20N | −15B | −8B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1524 | -6.4 |
| 19 | Cuello, Alessandro | 0 | URU | −13B | −11N | −14B | +22N | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 807 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Lopez, Santiago | 1428 | URU | −10B | −16N | −18B | F | +24N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 839 | -29.2 |
| 21 | Domanda, Alvaro | 0 | URU | F | F | =22B | =14N | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1525 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 3030229 | 0 | — | −1N | −12B | =21N | −19B | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 879 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Tachini, Luis | 1553 | URU | −6B | F | −10N | −16N | −14B | 0.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 916 | -50.4 |
| 24 | FIDE 3038890 | 0 | — | −9N | F | −13B | −11N | −20B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 814 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Lopez Tejedor, Fernando | 0 | URU | −8B | −18N | F | −12B | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 810 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Piriz, FacundoURU+54.84.5 pts · #3
- 2Silva, MathiasURU+18.42.5 pts · #14
- 3Manteiga, FrancoCMURU+16.63.5 pts · #5
- 1Tachini, LuisURU-50.40.0 pts · #20
- 2Fauci, BrunoURU-31.63.0 pts · #7
- 3Lopez, SantiagoURU-29.21.0 pts · #22
- R2+358 Elo gap
- R5+281 Elo gap
- R4+157 Elo gap