Festival Homenaje a las Madres 2026

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58 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in La Habana, Cuba. 16 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2238, and top seed was Felix Manuel Gomez Fontal (🇨🇺 CUB, IM, 2313).

Felipe Herrera Benitez (🇨🇺 CUB, IM, 2223) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Edrwis Anthuan Espinosa Forti (7.0) and Lorenzo Alberto Perez Alvarado (6.5). Herrera Benitez won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Mateo Pantoja Arzola (1507) beat Aaron Cardoza Diaz (1953), a +446-point gap.

Location

🇨🇺La Habana, Cuba

Dates

20 May 2026 → 24 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇺IMFelix Manuel Gomez Fontal2313

Avg top 10

2,238

Participants

Titled players · 16

IM×2

FM×4

CM×1

WGM×2

WIM×3

WFM×4

Federations · 4 represented

🇨🇺Cuba×54

🇫🇷France×2

🇲🇽Mexico×1

🇷🇺Russia×1

Top 3

🥇
IMFelipe Herrera Benitez
🇨🇺CUB·2223
7.0pts·2327perf+53.2
🥈
Edrwis Anthuan Espinosa Forti
🇨🇺CUB·2158
7.0pts·2311perf+72.0
🥉
CMLorenzo Alberto Perez Alvarado
🇨🇺CUB·2233
6.5pts·2154perf-9.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Espinosa Forti7Herrera Benitez7Perez Alvarado6.5Gomez Fontal6.5Morales Lezcano6.5Torres Valiente6.5

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/9. Herrera Benitez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (48.0).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Edrwis Anthuan Espinosa Forti beat IM Felipe Herrera Benitez (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Edrwis Anthuan Espinosa Forti 3 wins (R1–R3)IM Felipe Herrera Benitez 5 wins (R2–R6)CM Lorenzo Alberto Perez Alvarado 4 wins (R4–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Edrwis Anthuan Espinosa Forti	*	1	½	—
2IMFelipe Herrera Benitez	0	*	½	1
3CMLorenzo Alberto Perez Alvarado	½	½	*	—
4IMFelix Manuel Gomez Fontal	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Herrera Benitez, FelipeIM	2223	CUB	=35N	+38B	+15N	+6B	+13N	+4B	−2N	=3B	+5B	7.0	48.0	51.5	39.25	2327	+53.2
2	Espinosa Forti, Edrwis Anthuan	2158	CUB	+44N	+18B	+20N	=19B	=17N	+7B	+1B	=5N	=3N	7.0	46.0	49.0	37.50	2311	+72.0
3	Perez Alvarado, Lorenzo AlbertoCM	2233	CUB	+41B	−20N	=22B	+24N	+28B	+11N	+8B	=1N	=2B	6.5	44.5	48.0	33.50	2154	-9.2
4	Torres Valiente, BrayanFM	2275	CUB	+22B	−27N	+14B	+47N	+18B	−1N	+19B	=6B	+12N	6.5	44.0	47.0	32.25	2213	-7.0
5	Morales Lezcano, Dariel	2265	CUB	=38N	+35B	+39N	=17B	+27N	+19B	+12N	=2B	−1N	6.5	41.5	45.0	30.25	2222	-4.0
6	Gomez Fontal, Felix ManuelIM	2313	CUB	+42B	=39N	+23B	−1N	=14B	+46N	+13B	=4N	+11B	6.5	41.5	44.5	29.75	2224	-6.0
7	Caballero Ramos, GreterWFM	2126	CUB	+32B	−25N	+30B	+12B	+20N	−2N	=11B	=8N	+18B	6.0	43.0	47.5	30.25	2108	-0.8
8	Ondar Hernandez, Wilber Dariel	1936	CUB	−49B	+33N	=36B	+26N	+21B	+18N	−3N	=7B	+17N	6.0	40.5	43.0	29.00	2025	+42.0
9	Zuaznabal Duarte, HadenWIM	2019	CUB	=24B	=49N	+34B	=28N	+29B	−12B	=25N	+30N	+21B	6.0	37.0	39.5	26.00	1974	-12.4
10	Alvarez Alburquerque, Leandro	2007	CUB	+51B	−53N	−40B	+33N	−30B	+24N	+46B	+27N	+19B	6.0	32.0	34.0	24.00	2009	+5.2
11	Alonso Orta, Osiel AlbertoFM	2203	CUB	+34N	+16B	+27N	=13B	=19N	−3B	=7N	+17B	−6N	5.5	44.5	48.5	27.25	2164	-11.6
12	Martinez Ruz, Carlos Julio	2202	CUB	+40B	=14N	+26B	−7N	+49B	+9N	−5B	+23N	−4B	5.5	43.0	45.5	23.75	2072	-21.4
13	Gonzalez Ochoa, YoanaWIM	2076	CUB	+43N	+47B	+25N	=11N	−1B	=17B	−6N	=15B	+20N	5.5	42.5	45.5	24.00	2123	+13.6
14	Galan Palacio, Anjaly Daniela	1897	CUB	+54N	=12B	−4N	+38B	=6N	=23N	−21B	+39B	+28N	5.5	39.5	41.0	21.25	2111	+83.2
15	Cardoza Diaz, Aaron	1953	CUB	+52N	=17B	−1B	−49N	+45B	=29N	+41B	=13N	+23B	5.5	35.5	37.5	20.50	1951	+10.4
16	Valdes Boza, AliettWFM	1983	CUB	+45B	−11N	−44B	=50N	−24B	+43N	+36B	+34N	+26B	5.5	32.0	34.5	20.25	1818	-56.4
17	Fernandez Mayola, Reynold RafaelFM	2206	CUB	+30B	=15N	+49B	=5N	=2B	=13N	+34B	−11N	−8B	5.0	44.5	47.0	23.25	2050	-30.8
18	Mayo Gonzalez, Gustavo Jose	1963	CUB	+50B	−2N	+32B	+40N	−4N	−8B	+29N	+31B	−7N	5.0	42.5	45.0	19.50	1989	+6.4
19	Torres Ymas, Diego	2024	CUB	+33B	+56N	+53B	=2N	=11B	−5N	−4N	+25B	−10N	5.0	42.5	44.0	18.75	2094	+34.0
20	Sanchez Terrero, Carlos Daniel	1957	CUB	+55N	+3B	−2B	+44N	−7B	=30N	+26B	=21N	−13B	5.0	42.0	43.5	20.25	1982	+12.0
21	Frometa Castillo, ZirkaWGM	2024	CUB	=37N	+29B	=28N	=25B	−8N	+38B	+14N	=20B	−9N	5.0	40.0	43.5	22.50	1914	-25.2
22	Pernas Cejas, Daziel	1854	CUB	−4N	+58B	=3N	=23N	=32B	−26N	+24B	+38B	=31N	5.0	39.0	39.0	18.00	2040	+71.2
23	Gutierrez Espinosa, KarenWFM	2020	CUB	=29N	+37B	−6N	=22B	+25N	=14B	+28N	−12B	−15N	4.5	41.5	45.5	20.50	1933	-20.2
24	Sanchez Rodriguez, Alejandro	1725	CUB	=9N	−28B	+35N	−3B	+16N	−10B	−22N	+50B	+40N	4.5	41.0	43.5	18.50	1904	+77.6
25	Martinez Borrego, Marcos Antonio	1780	CUB	+31N	+7B	−13B	=21N	−23B	+42N	=9B	−19N	=41B	4.5	40.0	43.5	21.25	2004	+98.8
26	Silva Martinez, Alberto	0	MEX	=28N	+31B	−12N	−8B	+56N	+22B	−20N	+35B	−16N	4.5	40.0	41.5	17.25	1934	0.0
27	Fernandez Patino, Hanoy	1968	CUB	+36N	+4B	−11B	+46N	−5B	F	=31N	−10B	+34N	4.5	40.0	40.0	19.75	2052	+36.8
28	Garcia Tabasco, Alberto	1883	CUB	=26B	+24N	=21B	=9B	−3N	+49N	−23B	+48N	−14B	4.5	39.5	42.0	17.75	1922	+17.2
29	Santiesteban Campuzano, Fidel Ern	1745	CUB	=23B	−21N	+41B	+42N	−9N	=15B	−18B	=32N	+38N	4.5	37.5	41.0	17.75	1930	+42.2
30	Fraga Orta, Reynaldo Oscar	1835	CUB	−17N	+55B	−7N	+56B	+10N	=20B	=39N	−9B	=33N	4.5	37.5	39.0	15.50	1929	+40.8
31	Ramon Pita, VivianWGM	2031	CUB	−25B	−26N	=45B	+51N	+36B	+32N	=27B	−18N	=22B	4.5	35.0	37.5	17.25	1831	-34.6
32	Hernandez Portillo, Victor Manuel	1816	CUB	−7N	+54B	−18N	+57B	=22N	−31B	=37N	=29B	+39N	4.5	34.0	35.5	13.25	1831	+3.2
33	Leonard Izahin, Adaina	1750	CUB	−19N	−8B	+55N	−10B	−35N	+52B	+54B	+44N	=30B	4.5	32.0	33.5	10.25	1777	+8.4
34	Jorge Romeo, Ronald	1831	CUB	−11B	+45N	−9N	+54B	+39N	+47B	−17N	−16B	−27B	4.0	36.0	37.5	11.00	1906	+21.6
35	Despaigne Mesa, Santiago	1840	FRA	=1B	−5N	−24B	−45N	+33B	=54N	+56B	−26N	+44B	4.0	34.5	36.0	13.25	1872	+1.8
36	Gutierrez Marcillan, Eros	1601	CUB	−27B	+41N	=8N	=39B	−31N	=40B	−16N	=56N	+45B	4.0	34.0	35.5	13.75	1834	+92.0
37	Rodriguez Naranjo, Yoilant	1769	CUB	=21B	−23N	−42B	−48N	+51B	+45N	=32B	−41N	+43B	4.0	30.5	33.0	13.75	1803	+7.6
38	Avila Calderin, Helder	1853	CUB	=5B	−1N	+43B	−14N	+48B	−21N	+42B	−22N	−29B	3.5	40.5	43.5	13.25	1878	+2.0
39	Lopez Rodriguez, Darian	1990	CUB	+58N	=6B	−5B	=36N	−34B	+55N	=30B	−14N	−32B	3.5	37.0	37.0	9.00	1784	-46.2
40	Meneses Moreno, Ranses	1830	CUB	−12N	+52B	+10N	−18B	−47B	=36N	−48B	+42N	−24B	3.5	34.5	36.5	13.50	1786	-23.6
41	Hector Delgado, Rubi Nahomis	1843	CUB	−3N	−36B	−29N	+58B	F	+44B	−15N	+37B	=25N	3.5	33.5	33.5	9.25	1774	-34.4
42	Leon Gendys, Ramon Joaquin	1877	CUB	−6N	=43B	+37N	−29B	+50N	−25B	−38N	−40B	+55N	3.5	32.5	34.0	9.75	1724	-38.6
43	Reyes Avila, SusejWFM	1801	CUB	−13B	=42N	−38N	=52B	=54N	−16B	+55B	+49N	−37N	3.5	28.0	29.5	7.50	1683	-25.4
44	Travieso De La Torre, Yordanys	1823	CUB	−2B	+50N	+16N	−20B	−46B	−41N	+49B	−33B	−35N	3.0	35.0	37.5	10.50	1708	-27.8
45	Diaz Rivero, Mauricio	1618	CUB	−16N	−34B	=31N	+35B	−15N	−37B	=52N	+54B	−36N	3.0	33.5	35.0	8.75	1620	-8.4
46	Molina Suarez, Adrian de Jesus	1862	CUB	−53B	+51N	+57N	−27B	+44N	−6B	−10N	F	F	3.0	26.0	26.0	7.00	1878	-0.6
47	Cepero Lopez, Amy AshleyWIM	1955	CUB	+57B	−13N	+56B	−4B	+40N	−34N	F	F	F	3.0	22.5	22.5	6.50	1882	-10.4
48	Richet, Fabien	1950	FRA	F	F	F	+37B	−38N	+50B	+40N	−28B	F	3.0	18.0	18.0	10.00	1858	-10.2
49	Pantoja Arzola, Mateo	1507	CUB	+8N	=9B	−17N	+15B	−12N	−28B	−44N	−43B	−51N	2.5	39.0	41.5	14.50	1690	+57.6
50	Jorge Hernandez, Rafael	1596	CUB	−18N	−44B	+58N	=16B	−42B	−48N	+57B	−24N	−56B	2.5	27.5	27.5	4.25	1632	+4.0
51	Cabrales Delgado , Karlos Manuel	1664	CUB	−10N	−46B	=52N	−31B	−37N	=57N	F	=55B	+49B	2.5	25.0	25.0	5.00	1582	-41.6
52	Fernandez Vila, Fernanda	1512	CUB	−15B	−40N	=51B	=43N	−55B	−33N	=45B	=57N	F	2.0	25.5	25.5	5.25	1516	-5.2
53	Perera Alfonso, Rene HumbertoFM	2298	CUB	+46N	+10B	−19N	F	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	14.0	14.0	9.00	2101	-12.0
54	Lushnikov, Vsevolod Mak	0	RUS	−14B	−32N	F	−34N	=43B	=35B	−33N	−45N	=57B	1.5	30.5	30.5	4.50	1507	0.0
55	Feria Cespedes, Cesar	1581	CUB	−20B	−30N	−33B	F	+52N	−39B	−43N	=51N	−42B	1.5	29.0	29.0	3.25	1546	-20.0
56	Rodriguez Domingo, Olivia	1723	CUB	F	−19B	−47N	−30N	−26B	F	−35N	=36B	+50N	1.5	27.5	27.5	4.50	1616	-35.6
57	Carmenaty Torres, Helen	1512	CUB	−47N	F	−46B	−32N	F	=51B	−50N	=52B	=54N	1.5	22.5	22.5	3.00	1454	-20.4
58	Martinez Ruiz, Freinot	1630	CUB	−39B	−22N	−50B	−41N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	1021	-44.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Martinez Borrego, Marcos AntonioCUB
+98.8
4.5 pts · #25
2Gutierrez Marcillan, ErosCUB
+92.0
4.0 pts · #31
3Galan Palacio, Anjaly DanielaCUB
+83.2
5.5 pts · #24

Top rating losers

1Valdes Boza, AliettWFMCUB
-56.4
5.5 pts · #28
2Lopez Rodriguez, DarianCUB
-46.2
3.5 pts · #36
3Martinez Ruiz, FreinotCUB
-44.0
0.0 pts · #58

Biggest upsets

R4+446 Elo gap
Pantoja Arzola, Mateo1507 beat Cardoza Diaz, Aaron1953
R1+429 Elo gap
Pantoja Arzola, Mateo1507 beat Ondar Hernandez, Wilber Dariel1936
R2+346 Elo gap
Martinez Borrego, Marcos Antonio1780 beat WFMCaballero Ramos, Greter2126