The Rio Negro International Chess Tournament 2022 took place from 11-15 May in the Argentinian city of Cipolletto.
Argentinian best rated player GM Sandro Mareco triumphed the event scoring unbeaten 8/9 points. The second top seed GM Alan Pichot tied for the second place with IM Maximiliano Perez as both players scored 7.5 points. Tiebreaks criteria were in favor of Maximiliano Perez who claimed silver, while Alan Pichot came third. (scroll down for final standings)
The event attracted more than 200 entries who fought for the total prize fund of 600.000 pesos. More information about the event can be found here.

Final standings – Rio Negro Chess Open 2022:
Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
1 | 1 | GM | Mareco Sandro | ARG | 2653 | 8 | 0 | 49 | 46.3 |
2 | 12 | IM | Perez Maximiliano | ARG | 2419 | 7.5 | 0 | 47 | 41.8 |
3 | 2 | GM | Pichot Alan | ARG | 2652 | 7.5 | 0 | 41 | 36.5 |
4 | 3 | GM | Flores Diego | ARG | 2520 | 7 | 0 | 52 | 42 |
5 | 4 | GM | Obregon Andres Carlos | ARG | 2503 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 41 |
6 | 13 | IM | Fiorito Fabian | ARG | 2374 | 7 | 0 | 49 | 40.8 |
7 | 9 | IM | Real De Azua Ernesto | ARG | 2446 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 40.5 |
8 | 10 | GM | Larino Nieto David | ESP | 2441 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 38 |
9 | 8 | IM | Acosta Pablo Ismael | ARG | 2448 | 6.5 | 0 | 52 | 36 |
10 | 11 | IM | Perdomo Leandro | ARG | 2441 | 6.5 | 0 | 50 | 37.5 |
11 | 6 | IM | Villanueva Mario | ARG | 2459 | 6.5 | 0 | 50 | 36.8 |
12 | 19 | Fiorito Joaquin | ARG | 2258 | 6.5 | 0 | 48 | 32 | |
13 | 33 | Moreno Perez Tobias Sebastian | ARG | 2160 | 6.5 | 0 | 48 | 37.8 | |
14 | 14 | IM | Needleman Alejandro | ARG | 2328 | 6.5 | 0 | 48 | 36.5 |
15 | 15 | FM | Spata German | ARG | 2296 | 6.5 | 0 | 48 | 31.8 |
16 | 50 | Abramor Franco | ARG | 2017 | 6.5 | 0 | 45 | 34.3 | |
17 | 7 | GM | Rodriguez Vila Andres | URU | 2455 | 6.5 | 0 | 45 | 33.3 |
18 | 43 | Garcia Ricardo | ARG | 2061 | 6.5 | 0 | 43 | 33 | |
19 | 30 | WFM | Campos Maria Jose | ARG | 2174 | 6.5 | 0 | 43 | 28.8 |
20 | 34 | Aguerreberry Claudio | ARG | 2156 | 6.5 | 0 | 43 | 29 | |
21 | 44 | Sepliarsky Mario | ARG | 2050 | 6.5 | 0 | 41 | 29.3 | |
22 | 68 | Fuentes Agustin | ARG | 1871 | 6.5 | 0 | 39 | 30 | |
23 | 54 | Acosta Franco Emanuel | ARG | 1975 | 6.5 | 0 | 37 | 26 | |
24 | 5 | IM | Paveto Kevin | ARG | 2459 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 31.8 |
25 | 29 | CM | Schnaider Ilan | ARG | 2191 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 30.8 |
26 | 27 | Mavrich Leandro | ARG | 2203 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 29.5 | |
27 | 46 | Villarreal Agustin | ARG | 2033 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 25.8 | |
28 | 25 | Fiorito Francisco | ARG | 2208 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 29 | |
29 | 45 | Navarrete Sandoval Francisco | CHI | 2048 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 30.3 | |
30 | 47 | Lucero Marzo Daniel | ARG | 2028 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 30.5 | |
31 | 20 | FM | Mussanti Diego | ARG | 2245 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 31 |
32 | 32 | Ibarra Juan Martin | ARG | 2165 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 26.5 | |
33 | 38 | WIM | Sarquis Maria Belen | ARG | 2080 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 28.5 |
34 | 23 | Asprelli Gaspar | ARG | 2223 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 26 | |
35 | 18 | Mizzau Pablo | ARG | 2262 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 29.8 | |
36 | 53 | WFM | Meza Anahi | ARG | 1997 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 26.5 |
37 | 40 | Pirola Marcos | ARG | 2072 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 29.3 | |
38 | 48 | Arevalo Santiago Martin | ARG | 2027 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 27.5 | |
39 | 31 | Gasic Merino Franco | CHI | 2173 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 25.5 | |
40 | 67 | Caldera Cortez Nervin | VEN | 1871 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 24 | |
41 | 24 | IM | Leskovar Mario | ARG | 2221 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 24.8 |
42 | 94 | Ruiz Roberto Ruben | ARG | 1689 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 23.8 | |
43 | 21 | WFM | Francisco Guecamburu Candela Be | ARG | 2231 | 5.5 | 0 | 49 | 27.3 |
44 | 17 | FM | Leskovar Matias | ARG | 2264 | 5.5 | 0 | 48 | 31.3 |
45 | 49 | Carrizo Luciano Ariel | ARG | 2026 | 5.5 | 0 | 46 | 24.5 | |
46 | 70 | Handsztok Matias | ARG | 1868 | 5.5 | 0 | 45 | 21 | |
47 | 28 | WIM | Fernandez Maria Florencia | ARG | 2195 | 5.5 | 0 | 44 | 27.5 |
48 | 51 | Oro Faustino | ARG | 2008 | 5.5 | 0 | 44 | 25.3 | |
49 | 91 | Lagos Inostroza Andres | CHI | 1699 | 5.5 | 0 | 44 | 24.3 | |
50 | 66 | Jimenez Jorge | VEN | 1874 | 5.5 | 0 | 44 | 23.3 | |
51 | 174 | Moreno del Hierro Francisco | ARG | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 43 | 28 | |
52 | 26 | Lima Emanuel | ARG | 2205 | 5.5 | 0 | 43 | 24.3 | |
53 | 42 | WIM | Brizzi Milagros Tatiana | ARG | 2062 | 5.5 | 0 | 41 | 24.8 |
54 | 97 | Petti Luca Giovanni | ARG | 1672 | 5.5 | 0 | 41 | 24.8 | |
55 | 71 | Iovaldi Sebastian | ARG | 1867 | 5.5 | 0 | 41 | 22.8 | |
56 | 77 | Santiso Daniel | ARG | 1815 | 5.5 | 0 | 41 | 20.8 | |
57 | 134 | Arguello Pitt Camilo | ARG | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 40 | 25.3 | |
58 | 69 | Tornquist Carlos | ARG | 1871 | 5.5 | 0 | 40 | 24.5 | |
59 | 37 | Alvarez Ernesto | ARG | 2101 | 5.5 | 0 | 39 | 26.8 | |
60 | 61 | Lima Damian | ARG | 1925 | 5.5 | 0 | 39 | 24.8 | |
61 | 98 | Foschiatti Tomas | ARG | 1669 | 5.5 | 0 | 39 | 21.5 | |
62 | 55 | Cicciari Teo Dante | ARG | 1972 | 5.5 | 0 | 39 | 16.3 | |
63 | 106 | Mendez Agustin | ARG | 1625 | 5.5 | 0 | 38 | 17 | |
64 | 89 | Ramirez Marysol | ARG | 1714 | 5.5 | 0 | 36 | 21.3 | |
65 | 39 | Alvarez Leandro | ARG | 2078 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 23 | |
66 | 76 | Ruiz Juan Ignacio | ARG | 1816 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 20.8 | |
67 | 136 | Barahona Jeremias | ARG | 0 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 26.5 | |
68 | 86 | Boccia Nicolas | ARG | 1741 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 19.5 | |
69 | 57 | Peral Alexis | ARG | 1960 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 22.3 | |
70 | 22 | FM | Sanhueza Cristian | ARG | 2226 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 19.5 |
71 | 65 | Peiretti Sebastian | ARG | 1896 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 19 | |
72 | 99 | Palma Araya David | CHI | 1662 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 17.5 | |
73 | 83 | Frutos Leandro Jose | ARG | 1749 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 15.5 | |
74 | 56 | Heredia Valentin | ARG | 1968 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 21.3 | |
75 | 74 | Ortiz Jorge | ARG | 1826 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 19.5 | |
76 | 82 | Peralta Maximo | ARG | 1773 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 21.5 | |
77 | 88 | Bardi Franco | ARG | 1717 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 16.5 | |
78 | 121 | Brozzoni Gustavo | ARG | 1458 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 18 | |
79 | 113 | Contreras Ruben | ARG | 1573 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 17.5 | |
80 | 114 | Bayinay Juan Santiago | ARG | 1567 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 15.5 | |
81 | 161 | Guzman Andres | ARG | 0 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 18.5 | |
82 | 92 | Matamala Clemente Javier | CHI | 1699 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 19 | |
83 | 79 | Fuxz Diego | ARG | 1786 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 17.5 | |
84 | 110 | Molina Mariano | ARG | 1598 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 16.3 | |
85 | 100 | Mathey Carlos | ARG | 1660 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 14 | |
86 | 150 | Del Hierro Emilio | ARG | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 19 | |
87 | 133 | Alvarez Ciro | ARG | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 16.5 | |
88 | 116 | Vazquez Van Der Laan Fernando | CHI | 1551 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 13 | |
89 | 194 | Pincheira Elian | ARG | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 17 | |
90 | 60 | Fernandez Ivan | ARG | 1929 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 | |
91 | 35 | Gonzalez Culi Diego | CHI | 2148 | 4.5 | 0 | 44 | 22 | |
92 | 41 | Mosconi Ariel | ARG | 2071 | 4.5 | 0 | 43 | 17.8 | |
93 | 90 | Godoy Paola | ARG | 1712 | 4.5 | 0 | 42 | 17 | |
94 | 109 | Roverano Pedro | ARG | 1601 | 4.5 | 0 | 42 | 15.3 | |
95 | 120 | Avarese Alejandro | ARG | 1501 | 4.5 | 0 | 41 | 17.3 | |
96 | 84 | Merlo Juan Bernardo | ARG | 1749 | 4.5 | 0 | 41 | 15.5 | |
97 | 78 | Lingiardi Oscar | ARG | 1813 | 4.5 | 0 | 41 | 18.8 | |
98 | 59 | Loncharic Esteban | CHI | 1945 | 4.5 | 0 | 41 | 16.8 | |
99 | 36 | Tugnarelli Julio | ARG | 2105 | 4.5 | 0 | 40 | 19.8 | |
100 | 112 | Inostroza Daniel | ARG | 1584 | 4.5 | 0 | 40 | 19.3 | |
101 | 107 | Suarez Laureano | ARG | 1616 | 4.5 | 0 | 40 | 15.8 | |
102 | 85 | Bilbao Guillermo | ARG | 1745 | 4.5 | 0 | 39 | 18.8 | |
103 | 108 | Palestri Diego Leonardo | ARG | 1603 | 4.5 | 0 | 39 | 16.5 | |
104 | 52 | Zamudio Jose | ARG | 2001 | 4.5 | 0 | 38 | 18.3 | |
105 | 62 | Lagreca Alejandro | ARG | 1923 | 4.5 | 0 | 38 | 15.3 | |
106 | 96 | Tohme Jose Luis | ARG | 1684 | 4.5 | 0 | 38 | 14.3 | |
107 | 105 | Lopez Hector | ARG | 1626 | 4.5 | 0 | 38 | 12.3 | |
108 | 154 | Fierro Pablo | ARG | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 37 | 18.8 | |
109 | 196 | Protto Lautaro | ARG | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 37 | 14.8 | |
110 | 152 | Egea Denis | ARG | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 36 | 16.5 | |
111 | 126 | Donda Jazmin | ARG | 1192 | 4.5 | 0 | 36 | 15.3 | |
112 | 102 | Campana Ricardo | ARG | 1658 | 4.5 | 0 | 34 | 14.5 | |
113 | 72 | Barahona Miguel | ARG | 1839 | 4.5 | 0 | 34 | 11.8 | |
114 | 208 | Rubilar Jose | ARG | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 34 | 16.8 | |
115 | 80 | Vecchio Raul Antonio | ARG | 1783 | 4.5 | 0 | 33 | 17.3 | |
116 | 189 | Ortega Omar | ARG | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 33 | 17 | |
117 | 123 | Rossi Francisco Javier | arg | 1445 | 4.5 | 0 | 33 | 10.8 | |
118 | 95 | Palmieri Daniel | ARG | 1685 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 16.5 | |
119 | 101 | Ridao Carlos Daniel | ARG | 1660 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 17 | |
120 | 185 | Olivera Javier | ARG | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 14.8 | |
121 | 168 | Manzano Rodolfo | ARG | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 18.5 | |
122 | 58 | Ortiz Andres | ARG | 1956 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 14.5 | |
123 | 215 | Sanna Gino | ARG | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 14.3 | |
124 | 119 | Doucett Gonzalo Exequiel | ARG | 1512 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 13.3 | |
125 | 63 | Quintana Miguel | ARG | 1904 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 13.5 | |
126 | 64 | Pesce Carlos | ARG | 1899 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 14.5 | |
127 | 93 | Contreras Juan Carlos | ARG | 1692 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 15 | |
128 | 124 | Casal Ray Laura | ARG | 1371 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 13 | |
129 | 192 | Perez Raone Pablo | ARG | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 13.5 | |
130 | 201 | Reynoso Danilo Uriel | ARG | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 12.3 | |
131 | 81 | Villagra Juan Carlos | ARG | 1775 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 12 | |
132 | 127 | Marcopulo Jeremias | ARG | 1154 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 13 | |
133 | 143 | Cappellari Martin | ARG | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 12 | |
134 | 73 | Balladares Luis Alberto | ARG | 1835 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 15 | |
135 | 158 | Gomez Jorge Maximiliano | ARG | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 13 | |
136 | 115 | Perafan Janet Araceli | ARG | 1553 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 15.8 | |
137 | 125 | Ramini Mariano | ARG | 1360 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 12.5 | |
138 | 207 | Romero Rolando | ARG | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 10.5 | |
139 | 122 | Barri Marcelo Adrian | ARG | 1457 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 10.3 | |
140 | 211 | Sanchez Carlos Joaquin | ARG | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 9 | |
141 | 225 | Vico Esteban | ARG | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 13 | |
142 | 129 | Blanco Perez Atahualpa David | ARG | 1006 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 9.5 | |
143 | 128 | San Martin Thiago | ARG | 1109 | 3.5 | 0 | 39 | 14.3 | |
144 | 111 | AIM | Huento Miguel Ricardo | ARG | 1586 | 3.5 | 0 | 36 | 8.5 |
145 | 163 | Huenelaf Enzo | ARG | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 36 | 12 | |
146 | 130 | Aguiar Hector Daniel | ARG | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 35 | 11.3 | |
147 | 144 | Casella Guillermo | ARG | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 35 | 10.3 | |
148 | 162 | Herrera Lara | ARG | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 34 | 9.25 | |
149 | 169 | Medina Rodrigo Joel | ARG | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 34 | 11.3 | |
150 | 153 | Fabi Giuliano | ARG | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 34 | 7.5 | |
151 | 155 | Figueroa Santiago | ARG | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 33 | 9.75 | |
152 | 216 | Sbaffo Luciano | ARG | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 33 | 5.75 | |
153 | 165 | Kovach Enrique | ARG | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 31 | 8.5 | |
154 | 190 | Paris Quiroga Baltazar | ARG | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 30 | 7.75 | |
155 | 132 | Ale Samir Alejandro | ARG | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 29 | 8.25 | |
156 | 145 | Cordero Pizarro Fernando | ARG | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 28 | 7.25 | |
157 | 203 | Rodriguez Angel | ARG | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 28 | 4.75 | |
158 | 118 | Paco Esteban | ARG | 1530 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 9 | |
159 | 228 | Zacca Miguel Angel | ARG | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 11.8 | |
160 | 171 | Merlo Juan Carlos | ARG | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 8.25 | |
161 | 204 | Rodriguez Diego Ruben | ARG | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 10 | |
162 | 137 | Berrios Axel | ARG | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 8 | |
163 | 170 | Mellado Melani | ARG | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 9.5 | |
164 | 166 | Maidana Hugo | ARG | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 9.5 | |
165 | 160 | Guinazu Mauricio Joaquin | ARG | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 8.5 | |
166 | 214 | Sandoval Severino Daniel | ARG | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 8.5 | |
167 | 146 | Curugual Gatica Aucan | ARG | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 6.5 | |
168 | 231 | Zerga Brian Ezequiel | ARG | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 7.5 | |
169 | 176 | Moreno Rodrigo | ARG | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 7.5 | |
170 | 221 | Tejada Valentino | ARG | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 7 | |
171 | 193 | Perfumo Santino | ARG | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 5.5 | |
172 | 175 | Moreno Florencia | ARG | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 4.5 | |
173 | 199 | Ramirez Mia | ARG | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 6 | |
174 | 16 | FM | Aguilar Andres | ARG | 2264 | 2.5 | 0 | 39 | 12 |
175 | 217 | Serrano Isaias | ARG | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 34 | 5.75 | |
176 | 178 | Musi Saluj Camila Soraya | ARG | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 34 | 5.75 | |
177 | 187 | Olivera Manuel Mariano | ARG | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 33 | 5.75 | |
178 | 172 | Miglierini Piero | ARG | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 32 | 6.75 | |
179 | 209 | Saez Andres | ARG | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 28 | 5.75 | |
180 | 180 | Navarro Romero Thiago Matias | ARG | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 28 | 2.75 | |
181 | 141 | Canario Alejo | ARG | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 26 | 4.25 | |
182 | 206 | Romero Florencia | ARG | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 24 | 3.75 | |
183 | 229 | Zeballos Daniel | ARG | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
184 | 142 | Cantero Makianich Gabriel | ARG | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 5.5 | |
185 | 149 | De Renzis Franco | ARG | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 5 | |
186 | 148 | Cutare Choque Joan Franco | ARG | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 7 | |
187 | 195 | Pino Facundo | ARG | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 5 | |
188 | 223 | Valenzuela Maria Jose | ARG | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 7 | |
189 | 181 | Neculpan Luca | ARG | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
190 | 138 | Cabrera Leandro | ARG | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 31 | 3.75 | |
191 | 184 | Ocampos Laserna Nicolas | ARG | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 29 | 2.75 | |
192 | 212 | Sandoval Juan Esteban | ARG | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 23 | 5.75 | |
193 | 156 | Giovannetti Jesus | VEN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4.5 | |
194 | 230 | Zeballos Leandro | ARG | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
195 | 183 | Nievas Thiago | ARG | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
196 | 210 | Salvatori Francisco | ARG | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 3.5 | |
197 | 227 | Villafane Juan Sebastian | ARG | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2.5 | |
198 | 140 | Campos Arancho Uriel | ARG | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4.5 | |
199 | 205 | Rodriguez Patricio | ARG | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 29 | 2.25 | |
200 | 75 | Lucena Julian | ARG | 1825 | 0.5 | 0 | 28 | 2.25 | |
201 | 139 | Cambriglia Franco | ARG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
202 | 151 | Delgado Hector Carlos | ARG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
203 | 87 | Vazquez Emanuel | ARG | 1725 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
