Overview
- Flores finished unbeaten on 8.5/11 after drawing the final-round game against former champion Federico Pérez Ponsa.
- Official standings placed Pérez Ponsa second on 7.5 points, with Diego Valerga third and Leonardo Tristán fourth on 7.
- The championship’s 100th edition was staged at the Buenos Aires city government venue in Parque Patricios with global streaming coverage.
- A 30-move no–early-draw rule encouraged fighting chess, while some commentary criticized the lack of rest days and uneven level of play.
- Twelve-year-old international master Faustino Oro took fifth place and was a major focus of public interest throughout the event.