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ChessBase 17 - Mega package - Edition 2024
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Played at the Auditorium Centro de Diagnostico (DIM) in downtown Buenos Aires, the 92nd Championship of Argentina was a 14-player single round-robin, and included the top four Argentinian grandmasters. First prize was 30,000 Argentinian pesos (about €1,450 euro).
Diego Flores previously won the Argentinian Championship in 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013 and 2016, making this his sixth title. His win qualifies him for the national Olympiad team, although he would have done so by rating in any case.
Diego Flores (left) today is no stranger to the championship trophy as seen (right) in 2009 | Photo: Carlos Ilardo
Rk. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | |
1 | GM | Flores Diego | 2574 | 9,5 | 0,0 |
2 | GM | Perez Ponsa Federico | 2594 | 8,0 | 1,5 |
3 | IM | Real De Azua Ernesto | 2484 | 8,0 | 1,0 |
4 | GM | Mareco Sandro | 2644 | 8,0 | 0,5 |
5 | GM | Pichot Alan | 2571 | 7,5 | 1,5 |
6 | GM | Krysa Leandro | 2545 | 7,5 | 1,0 |
7 | IM | Sosa Tomas | 2466 | 7,5 | 0,5 |
8 | IM | Villanueva Mario | 2451 | 7,0 | 0,0 |
9 | GM | Slipak Sergio | 2437 | 6,5 | 0,0 |
10 | GM | Valerga Diego | 2452 | 5,5 | 0,0 |
11 | IM | Dolezal Cristian | 2426 | 4,5 | 1,0 |
12 | IM | Acosta Pablo Ismael | 2409 | 4,5 | 0,0 |
13 | Cuberli Emiliano | 2248 | 4,0 | 0,0 | |
14 | IM | Pierrot Facundo | 2405 | 3,0 | 0,0 |
Flores started with draws in five of his first six games, but scored an important win in the seventh round facing top seed GM Sandro Mareco with the black pieces.
In an unusual English opening (by transposition), Flores quickly equalized and then began to expand in the center, leveraging his lead in development. Mareco was soon worse, and by move 25 decided that he needed to give an exchange to try to free his position.
Play through the variations on the live diagram!
Here Mareco played 27.Ba3, but after 27.Nxc2 28.Qxc2 Bd4+ he had precious little in the way of compensation.
It turns out the other option, 27.Rxc3 Rxc3 28.Qd2 would have fared better. Black seems to be forced to give back the exchange, and white is holding the balance whether black goes for 28...Nxa2 29.Qxa2 Qxb3, or 28...Nxe4 29.Bxe4 Rxc1 30.Bxh7!+ Kxh7 31.Rxc1, when black is playing for two results, but White has good drawing chances.
Tabl. | Title | Name | FED | Elo | Result | Title | Name | FED | Elo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GM | Sandro Mareco |
|
2644 | 1 - 0 | IM | Pablo Ismael Acosta |
|
2409 |
2 | GM | Federico Perez Ponsa |
|
2594 | ½ - ½ | GM | Sergio Slipak |
|
2437 |
3 | GM | Diego Flores |
|
2574 | ½ - ½ | IM | Ernesto Real de Azua |
|
2484 |
4 | GM | Alan Pichot |
|
2571 | ½ - ½ | GM | Leandro Sergio Krysa |
|
2545 |
5 | IM | Tomas Sosa |
|
2466 | 1 - 0 | IM | Cristian Dolezal |
|
2426 |
6 | IM | Mario Nicolas Villanueva |
|
2451 | ½ - ½ | GM | Diego Valerga |
|
2452 |
7 | Facundo Pierrot |
|
2405 | 0 - 1 | Emiliano Cuberli |
|
2248 |
Tabl. | Title | Name | FED | Elo | Result | Title | Name | FED | Elo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GM | Alan Pichot |
|
2571 | ½ - ½ | GM | Diego Flores |
|
2574 |
2 | GM | Leandro Sergio Krysa |
|
2545 | ½ - ½ | GM | Diego Valerga |
|
2452 |
3 | IM | Ernesto Real de Azua |
|
2484 | ½ - ½ | IM | Tomas Sosa |
|
2466 |
4 | GM | Sergio Slipak |
|
2437 | 1 - 0 | Facundo Pierrot |
|
2405 | |
5 | IM | Cristian Dolezal |
|
2426 | ½ - ½ | GM | Federico Perez Ponsa |
|
2594 |
6 | IM | Pablo Ismael Acosta |
|
2409 | ½ - ½ | IM | Mario Nicolas Villanueva |
|
2451 |
7 | Emiliano Cuberli |
|
2248 | 0 - 1 | GM | Sandro Mareco |
|
2644 |
Tabl. | Title | Name | FED | Elo | Result | Title | Name | FED | Elo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GM | Sandro Mareco |
|
2644 | 1 - 0 | GM | Sergio Slipak |
|
2437 |
2 | GM | Federico Perez Ponsa |
|
2594 | ½ - ½ | IM | Ernesto Real de Azua |
|
2484 |
3 | GM | Diego Flores |
|
2574 | ½ - ½ | GM | Leandro Sergio Krysa |
|
2545 |
4 | IM | Tomas Sosa |
|
2466 | 0 - 1 | GM | Alan Pichot |
|
2571 |
5 | GM | Diego Valerga |
|
2452 | ½ - ½ | IM | Pablo Ismael Acosta |
|
2409 |
6 | IM | Mario Nicolas Villanueva |
|
2451 | 1 - 0 | Emiliano Cuberli |
|
2248 | |
7 | Facundo Pierrot |
|
2405 | ½ - ½ | IM | Cristian Dolezal |
|
2426 |
Tabl. | Title | Name | FED | Elo | Result | Title | Name | FED | Elo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GM | Diego Flores |
|
2574 | 1 - 0 | IM | Tomas Sosa |
|
2466 |
2 | GM | Alan Pichot |
|
2571 | ½ - ½ | GM | Federico Perez Ponsa |
|
2594 |
3 | GM | Leandro Sergio Krysa |
|
2545 | 1 - 0 | IM | Pablo Ismael Acosta |
|
2409 |
4 | IM | Ernesto Real de Azua |
|
2484 | 1 - 0 | Facundo Pierrot |
|
2405 | |
5 | GM | Sergio Slipak |
|
2437 | ½ - ½ | IM | Mario Nicolas Villanueva |
|
2451 |
6 | IM | Cristian Dolezal |
|
2426 | 0 - 1 | GM | Sandro Mareco |
|
2644 |
7 | Emiliano Cuberli |
|
2248 | ½ - ½ | GM | Diego Valerga |
|
2452 |
Tabl. | Title | Name | FED | Elo | Result | Title | Name | FED | Elo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GM | Sandro Mareco |
|
2644 | ½ - ½ | IM | Ernesto Real de Azua |
|
2484 |
2 | GM | Federico Perez Ponsa |
|
2594 | ½ - ½ | GM | Diego Flores |
|
2574 |
3 | IM | Tomas Sosa |
|
2466 | ½ - ½ | GM | Leandro Sergio Krysa |
|
2545 |
4 | GM | Diego Valerga |
|
2452 | ½ - ½ | GM | Sergio Slipak |
|
2437 |
5 | IM | Mario Nicolas Villanueva |
|
2451 | 1 - 0 | IM | Cristian Dolezal |
|
2426 |
6 | IM | Pablo Ismael Acosta |
|
2409 | 1 - 0 | Emiliano Cuberli |
|
2248 | |
7 | Facundo Pierrot |
|
2405 | ½ - ½ | GM | Alan Pichot |
|
2571 |
Tabl. | Title | Name | FED | Elo | Result | Title | Name | FED | Elo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GM | Diego Flores |
|
2574 | ½ - ½ | Facundo Pierrot |
|
2405 | |
2 | GM | Alan Pichot |
|
2571 | ½ - ½ | GM | Sandro Mareco |
|
2644 |
3 | GM | Leandro Sergio Krysa |
|
2545 | 1 - 0 | Emiliano Cuberli |
|
2248 | |
4 | IM | Ernesto Real de Azua |
|
2484 | ½ - ½ | IM | Mario Nicolas Villanueva |
|
2451 |
5 | IM | Tomas Sosa |
|
2466 | ½ - ½ | GM | Federico Perez Ponsa |
|
2594 |
6 | GM | Sergio Slipak |
|
2437 | 1 - 0 | IM | Pablo Ismael Acosta |
|
2409 |
7 | IM | Cristian Dolezal |
|
2426 | ½ - ½ | GM | Diego Valerga |
|
2452 |
Tabl. | Title | Name | FED | Elo | Result | Title | Name | FED | Elo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GM | Sandro Mareco |
|
2644 | 0 - 1 | GM | Diego Flores |
|
2574 |
2 | GM | Federico Perez Ponsa |
|
2594 | ½ - ½ | GM | Leandro Sergio Krysa |
|
2545 |
3 | GM | Diego Valerga |
|
2452 | ½ - ½ | IM | Ernesto Real de Azua |
|
2484 |
4 | IM | Mario Nicolas Villanueva |
|
2451 | ½ - ½ | GM | Alan Pichot |
|
2571 |
5 | IM | Pablo Ismael Acosta |
|
2409 | 0 - 1 | IM | Cristian Dolezal |
|
2426 |
6 | Facundo Pierrot |
|
2405 | 0 - 1 | IM | Tomas Sosa |
|
2466 | |
7 | Emiliano Cuberli |
|
2248 | 1 - 0 | GM | Sergio Slipak |
|
2437 |
Tabl. | Title | Name | FED | Elo | Result | Title | Name | FED | Elo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GM | Federico Perez Ponsa |
|
2594 | 1 - 0 | Facundo Pierrot |
|
2405 | |
2 | GM | Diego Flores |
|
2574 | 1 - 0 | IM | Mario Nicolas Villanueva |
|
2451 |
3 | GM | Alan Pichot |
|
2571 | 1 - 0 | GM | Diego Valerga |
|
2452 |
4 | GM | Leandro Sergio Krysa |
|
2545 | ½ - ½ | GM | Sergio Slipak |
|
2437 |
5 | IM | Ernesto Real de Azua |
|
2484 | 1 - 0 | IM | Pablo Ismael Acosta |
|
2409 |
6 | IM | Tomas Sosa |
|
2466 | 1 - 0 | GM | Sandro Mareco |
|
2644 |
7 | IM | Cristian Dolezal |
|
2426 | 0 - 1 | Emiliano Cuberli |
|
2248 |
Tabl. | Title | Name | FED | Elo | Result | Title | Name | FED | Elo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GM | Sandro Mareco |
|
2644 | 0 - 1 | GM | Federico Perez Ponsa |
|
2594 |
2 | GM | Diego Valerga |
|
2452 | ½ - ½ | GM | Diego Flores |
|
2574 |
3 | IM | Mario Nicolas Villanueva |
|
2451 | ½ - ½ | IM | Tomas Sosa |
|
2466 |
4 | GM | Sergio Slipak |
|
2437 | 1 - 0 | IM | Cristian Dolezal |
|
2426 |
5 | IM | Pablo Ismael Acosta |
|
2409 | 1 - 0 | GM | Alan Pichot |
|
2571 |
6 | Facundo Pierrot |
|
2405 | ½ - ½ | GM | Leandro Sergio Krysa |
|
2545 | |
7 | Emiliano Cuberli |
|
2248 | 0 - 1 | IM | Ernesto Real de Azua |
|
2484 |
Tabl. | Title | Name | FED | Elo | Result | Title | Name | FED | Elo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GM | Federico Perez Ponsa |
|
2594 | ½ - ½ | IM | Mario Nicolas Villanueva |
|
2451 |
2 | GM | Diego Flores |
|
2574 | 1 - 0 | IM | Pablo Ismael Acosta |
|
2409 |
3 | GM | Alan Pichot |
|
2571 | 1 - 0 | Emiliano Cuberli |
|
2248 | |
4 | GM | Leandro Sergio Krysa |
|
2545 | ½ - ½ | IM | Cristian Dolezal |
|
2426 |
5 | IM | Ernesto Real de Azua |
|
2484 | ½ - ½ | GM | Sergio Slipak |
|
2437 |
6 | IM | Tomas Sosa |
|
2466 | ½ - ½ | GM | Diego Valerga |
|
2452 |
7 | Facundo Pierrot |
|
2405 | 0 - 1 | GM | Sandro Mareco |
|
2644 |
Tabl. | Title | Name | FED | Elo | Result | Title | Name | FED | Elo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GM | Sandro Mareco |
|
2644 | 1 - 0 | GM | Leandro Sergio Krysa |
|
2545 |
2 | GM | Diego Valerga |
|
2452 | 0 - 1 | GM | Federico Perez Ponsa |
|
2594 |
3 | IM | Mario Nicolas Villanueva |
|
2451 | 1 - 0 | Facundo Pierrot |
|
2405 | |
4 | GM | Sergio Slipak |
|
2437 | ½ - ½ | GM | Alan Pichot |
|
2571 |
5 | IM | Cristian Dolezal |
|
2426 | ½ - ½ | IM | Ernesto Real de Azua |
|
2484 |
6 | IM | Pablo Ismael Acosta |
|
2409 | ½ - ½ | IM | Tomas Sosa |
|
2466 |
7 | Emiliano Cuberli |
|
2248 | 0 - 1 | GM | Diego Flores |
|
2574 |
Tabl. | Title | Name | FED | Elo | Result | Title | Name | FED | Elo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GM | Sandro Mareco |
|
2644 | ½ - ½ | IM | Mario Nicolas Villanueva |
|
2451 |
2 | GM | Federico Perez Ponsa |
|
2594 | ½ - ½ | IM | Pablo Ismael Acosta |
|
2409 |
3 | GM | Diego Flores |
|
2574 | 1 - 0 | GM | Sergio Slipak |
|
2437 |
4 | GM | Alan Pichot |
|
2571 | ½ - ½ | IM | Cristian Dolezal |
|
2426 |
5 | GM | Leandro Sergio Krysa |
|
2545 | ½ - ½ | IM | Ernesto Real de Azua |
|
2484 |
6 | IM | Tomas Sosa |
|
2466 | 1 - 0 | Emiliano Cuberli |
|
2248 | |
7 | Facundo Pierrot |
|
2405 | ½ - ½ | GM | Diego Valerga |
|
2452 |
Tabl. | Title | Name | FED | Elo | Result | Title | Name | FED | Elo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | IM | Ernesto Real de Azua |
|
2484 | ½ - ½ | GM | Alan Pichot |
|
2571 |
2 | GM | Diego Valerga |
|
2452 | ½ - ½ | GM | Sandro Mareco |
|
2644 |
3 | IM | Mario Nicolas Villanueva |
|
2451 | 0 - 1 | GM | Leandro Sergio Krysa |
|
2545 |
4 | GM | Sergio Slipak |
|
2437 | ½ - ½ | IM | Tomas Sosa |
|
2466 |
5 | IM | Cristian Dolezal |
|
2426 | ½ - ½ | GM | Diego Flores |
|
2574 |
6 | IM | Pablo Ismael Acosta |
|
2409 | ½ - ½ | Facundo Pierrot | 2405 | ||
7 | Emiliano Cuberli |
|
2248 | ½ - ½ | GM | Federico Perez Ponsa |
|
2594 |
Photos: Official site
Information: Víctor Rodríguez Mendieta (official site)
Translation from Spanish (and additional reporting): Macauley Peterson