The 1st International Chess Tournament of Patagonia took place from November 18th through November 25th, 2015, in Neuquen, Argentina.
The event was a 9-round Swiss open tournament which gathered 126 players from seven different countries.
The first place was split in a three-way tie between GM Axel Bachmann from Paraguay, Peruvian GM Julio Granda Zuniga and IM Yago De Moura Santiago from Brazil, after the whole group finished the event with 7.5 points.
Bachman clinched the title on a superior tie-break score after defeating IM Kevin Paveto from Argentina. Granda Zuniga took the silver, while Santiago remained third.
WIM Maria Florencia Fernandez emerged the best female player with 6 points and 18th place at the final ranking.
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Final standings (top 15):
1 GM Bachmann Axel PAR 2601 7.5
2 GM Granda Zuniga Julio E PER 2678 7.5
3 IM Santiago Yago De Moura BRA 2414 7.5
4 GM Flores Diego ARG 2586 7
5 GM Rodriguez Vila Andres URU 2477 7
6 FM Perez Maximiliano ARG 2422 7
7 IM Paveto Kevin ARG 2424 6.5
8 GM Alonso Salvador ARG 2499 6.5
9 IM Diaz Hollemaert Nahuel ARG 2442 6.5
10 Abarca Gonzalez Nicolas CHI 2367 6.5
11 IM Tristan Leonardo ARG 2434 6.5
12 IM Henriquez Villagra Cristobal CHI 2511 6.5
13 FM Toniutti Ezio ARG 2247 6.5
14 Mavrich Demian ARG 2232 6.5
15 IM Blit Jacques ARG 2349 6.5