Regional Norte Litoral Abierto
36 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Rivera, Uruguay. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1849, and top seed was Jacobo Zalisnak (🇪🇸 ESP, 2074).
Jacobo Zalisnak (🇪🇸 ESP, 2074) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Rafael Mustafa Mello El Hanini (4.0) and Tiago Pereira Braz (4.0). Zalisnak broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Lorenzo Rodriguez (1587) beat Juan Suarez (1811), a +224-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsJacobo Zalisnak led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Jacobo Zalisnak never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Jacobo Zalisnak beat Rafael Mustafa Mello El Hanini (Black).
Jacobo Zalisnak 5 wins (R1–R5)Luis Perez Selios 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jacobo Zalisnak | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Rafael Mustafa Mello El Hanini | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Luis Perez Selios | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Tiago Pereira Braz | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zalisnak, Jacobo | 2074 | ESP | +14N | +4B | +2N | +6B | +3N | 5.0 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 17.50 | 2598 | +17.4 |
| 2 | El Hanini, Rafael Mustafa Mello | 1827 | BRA | +20N | +12B | −1B | +10N | +7B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 11.00 | 2022 | +49.6 |
| 3 | Pereira Braz, Tiago | 1869 | URU | +17N | +5B | +27N | +8B | −1B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 10.00 | 1969 | +21.2 |
| 4 | Pereira Junior, Ignacio Marrero | 1773 | BRA | +28B | −1N | +9B | +23N | +8N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 9.00 | 1966 | +19.0 |
| 5 | Perez Selios, Luis | 1730 | URU | +31B | −3N | +30B | +16N | +6N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 1902 | +19.0 |
| 6 | Mansur, Emilio Roberto Salim | 1847 | BRA | +22B | +15N | +7B | −1N | −5B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 1838 | -0.8 |
| 7 | Cunha, Angelo | 1744 | BRA | +18N | +11B | −6N | +12B | −2N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 1822 | +8.4 |
| 8 | Suarez, Lucia | 1726 | URU | +35N | +19B | +24N | −3N | −4B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1793 | +14.8 |
| 9 | Rodriguez, Lorenzo | 1587 | URU | −11N | +18B | −4N | +21B | +19N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1698 | +14.8 |
| 10 | Aguirre, Romin | 1860 | URU | F | +26B | +11N | −2B | +14N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 1946 | +9.0 |
| 11 | Souza, Ruben Trajano | 1885 | URU | +9B | −7N | −10B | +28N | +26N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1716 | -16.8 |
| 12 | Paines, Enzo | 1728 | URU | +29B | −2N | +25B | −7N | +17B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1590 | -22.0 |
| 13 | Araujo Abimorad, Leonardo | 1796 | URU | +36N | −27B | +17N | F | +20B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.00 | 2300 | +9.4 |
| 14 | Avila, Lorenzo | 1626 | URU | −1B | +33N | +19N | =15B | −10B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 1770 | +11.8 |
| 15 | Contardi, Mateo | 1730 | URU | +21N | −6B | F | =14N | +24B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 1730 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Passos, Marcos Aurelio Freire Fer | 1691 | BRA | F | =25N | +29B | −5B | +27N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 930 | -9.0 |
| 17 | Garcia Piriz, Ezequiel | 1573 | URU | −3B | +28N | −13B | +33N | −12N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 998 | -26.4 |
| 18 | FIDE 3020800 | 0 | — | −7B | −9N | +22B | +30N | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1578 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Suarez, Juan | 1811 | URU | +30B | −8N | −14B | +25N | −9B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1399 | -41.0 |
| 20 | Lorda, Juan | 1502 | URU | −2B | +31N | −23B | +34N | −13N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 976 | -20.8 |
| 21 | FIDE 3021513 | 0 | — | −15B | +22N | −32B | −9N | +28B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1499 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Tramutolo, Gustavo | 1554 | URU | −6N | −21B | −18N | +29N | +33B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1047 | -3.0 |
| 23 | Cardozo, Fabian | 1706 | URU | +34B | F | +20N | −4B | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1638 | -6.8 |
| 24 | Godoy, Matias | 1717 | URU | F | +32N | −8B | +27B | −15N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 928 | -38.8 |
| 25 | Paula, William | 0 | URU | F | =16B | −12N | −19B | +29N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1470 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Ramirez, Wilson | 1674 | URU | F | −10N | =33B | +31N | −11B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1073 | -19.6 |
| 27 | FIDE 3029204 | 0 | — | F | +13N | −3B | −24N | −16B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1575 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 3018008 | 0 | — | −4N | −17B | +35N | −11B | −21N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 944 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 3040887 | 0 | — | −12N | +36B | −16N | −22B | −25B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1407 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Diaz Sandes, Lilyana | 1428 | URU | −19N | +35B | −5N | −18B | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 971 | -9.6 |
| 31 | FIDE 3040879 | 0 | — | −5N | −20B | +36N | −26B | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1390 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 3008053 | 0 | — | F | −24B | +21N | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 917 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 3020045 | 0 | — | F | −14B | =26N | −17B | −22N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1285 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Soares de Lima, Conrado | 0 | URU | −23N | F | F | −20B | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 804 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 3040895 | 0 | — | −8B | −30N | −28B | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 777 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Suarez, Kimair | 1426 | URU | −13B | −29N | −31B | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 996 | -4.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1El Hanini, Rafael Mustafa MelloBRA+49.64.0 pts · #2
- 2Pereira Braz, TiagoURU+21.24.0 pts · #7
- 3Pereira Junior, Ignacio MarreroBRA+19.04.0 pts · #8
- 1Suarez, JuanURU-41.02.0 pts · #19
- 2Godoy, MatiasURU-38.82.0 pts · #28
- 3Garcia Piriz, EzequielURU-26.42.0 pts · #32
- R5+224 Elo gap
- R3+185 Elo gap
- R2+141 Elo gap