ITT SANTANDER PIENSA EN GRANDE 2025

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47 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 24 Sept 2025 to 28 Sept 2025 in Bucaramanga, Colombia. 15 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2171, and top seed was Cristhian Camilo Rios Gomez (🇨🇴 COL, GM, 2376).

Cristhian Camilo Rios Gomez (🇨🇴 COL, GM, 2376) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Manuel Campos Gomez (6.5) and Santiago Lopez Rayo (6.5). Rios Gomez won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Luis Carlos Angarita Santos (1541) beat Jorge Alberto Aguirre Reyes (1818), a +277-point gap.

Location

🇨🇴Bucaramanga, Colombia

Dates

24 Sept 2025 → 28 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇴GMCristhian Camilo Rios Gomez2376

Avg top 10

2,171

Participants

Titled players · 15

GM×1

IM×2

FM×6

CM×3

WIM×2

WCM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇨🇴Colombia×41

🇻🇪Venezuela×5

🇵🇦Panama×1

Top 3

🥇
GMCristhian Camilo Rios Gomez
🇨🇴COL·2376
8.0pts·2474perf+9.2
🥈
IMManuel Campos Gomez
🇨🇴COL·2359
6.5pts·2271perf-11.6
🥉
IMSantiago Lopez Rayo
🇨🇴COL·2353
6.5pts·2284perf-8.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Cristhian Camilo Rios Gomez led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Rios Gomez8Lopez Rayo6.5Campos Gomez6.5Rueda Rojas6Pacheco Gutierrez5.5Schnell5.5

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Cristhian Camilo Rios Gomez never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Cristhian Camilo Rios Gomez drew with IM Santiago Lopez Rayo (White).

R4–R6 · WIN STREAK

GM Cristhian Camilo Rios Gomez won 3 in a row (R4–R6).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMCristhian Camilo Rios Gomez	*	½	½	1
2IMSantiago Lopez Rayo	½	*	½	0
3IMManuel Campos Gomez	½	½	*	½
4FMRichard Alejandro Rueda Rojas	0	1	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Rios Gomez, Cristhian CamiloGM	2376	COL	+18B	+31N	=2B	+4N	+14B	+10N	=3B	+5N	+17B	8.0	43.5	47.0	40.50	2474	+9.2
2	Campos Gomez, ManuelIM	2359	COL	+6N	+5B	=1N	=3B	+17N	+22B	=8N	=24B	=4N	6.5	46.0	50.5	35.25	2271	-11.6
3	Lopez Rayo, SantiagoIM	2353	COL	+13B	+16N	−4B	=2N	+32B	+30N	=1N	+7B	=11B	6.5	44.0	47.5	31.75	2284	-8.4
4	Rueda Rojas, Richard AlejandroFM	2148	COL	=15N	+8B	+3N	−1B	+6N	−5B	+25N	+12B	=2B	6.0	47.5	51.5	32.25	2227	+38.8
5	Schnell, Sebastian NarayanaCM	2098	PAN	+32B	−2N	+13B	+12N	=11B	+4N	=17B	−1B	=8N	5.5	45.5	49.0	27.00	2177	+18.6
6	Soler Gonzalez, Juan Fernando	1996	COL	−2B	+10N	=11B	+28N	−4B	+9N	−27B	+13N	+16B	5.5	41.5	45.5	26.50	2081	+19.4
7	Madrigal Montagutt, Anthony Steve	2018	COL	=12B	=19N	=32B	+9N	=16B	=27N	+10B	−3N	+20B	5.5	39.5	43.0	25.75	2025	+3.6
8	Castro Lombana, Juan PabloFM	1937	COL	+30B	−4N	=31B	=10N	+26B	+11N	=2B	=27N	=5B	5.5	39.5	43.0	24.75	2110	+64.6
9	Pacheco Gutierrez, Johnny Rafael	1862	VEN	=26N	+34B	=28N	−7B	=29N	−6B	+41N	+38B	+33N	5.5	33.0	34.5	17.50	1870	+3.2
10	Becker Newmark, Jeronimo	1849	COL	+47N	−6B	+21N	=8B	+15N	−1B	−7N	+30B	=12N	5.0	42.5	43.0	18.75	2003	+70.4
11	Martinez, JulianFM	2123	COL	F	=15B	=6N	+35B	=5N	−8B	+19N	+25B	=3N	5.0	39.5	39.5	22.75	2112	-2.6
12	Gonzalez Bolivar, Juan Jose	1913	COL	=7N	=14B	+27N	−5B	=31B	+28N	+38B	−4N	=10B	5.0	38.5	41.5	20.50	2007	+42.8
13	Perez Tangarife, SimonFM	1993	COL	−3N	+23B	−5N	+36B	+43N	−17B	+26N	−6B	+25N	5.0	37.5	39.0	17.00	1992	-1.5
14	Montilla Reyes, JorcerysWIM	2128	COL	F	=12N	+18B	+15B	−1N	−25B	+36N	+37B	=24N	5.0	37.0	37.0	20.25	2039	-13.2
15	Zanella Gonzalez, Armando Jose	1975	VEN	=4B	=11N	+30B	−14N	−10B	−20N	+44B	+36N	+37N	5.0	35.0	36.0	16.00	1924	-8.2
16	Hernandez Fermin, Isaac Alejandro	2010	VEN	+21N	−3B	=35N	+25B	=7N	=23B	−22N	+28B	−6N	4.5	39.0	42.0	19.00	1957	-14.2
17	Valle, EfrainFM	1989	COL	F	F	+19B	+26N	−2B	+13N	=5N	+22B	−1N	4.5	38.0	38.0	20.75	2154	+23.0
18	Granados Vasquez, Reynaldo	2008	VEN	−1N	+25B	−14N	+38B	−22N	−36B	+34N	+35B	=19N	4.5	35.5	38.5	15.75	1925	-19.6
19	Castillo, Luis A.	1932	COL	=24N	=7B	−17N	+20B	−30B	+40N	−11B	+31N	=18B	4.5	35.5	37.5	17.25	1952	+7.0
20	Solano Trillos, ThalianaWCM	1734	COL	=43N	+42B	−26N	−19N	=21B	+15B	=35N	+23B	−7N	4.5	32.5	34.0	15.50	1893	+74.0
21	Marquez, Benjamin	1900	COL	−16B	−30N	−10B	+34N	=20N	+45B	+29N	−33B	+38N	4.5	31.5	32.5	13.75	1843	-13.2
22	Lopez Ramirez, Jorge HernanCM	1876	COL	F	F	+29B	=31N	+18B	−2N	+16B	−17N	+27B	4.5	31.5	31.5	18.75	2098	+37.6
23	Sanabria Calderon, Santiago	1857	COL	+44B	−13N	+37B	−32N	+45B	=16N	−24B	−20N	+30B	4.5	29.5	30.5	10.75	1879	+7.6
24	Suarez Pinto, Sergio RafaelCM	2030	COL	=19B	F	+45N	F	F	+29B	+23N	=2N	=14B	4.5	25.5	25.5	17.50	2189	+24.2
25	Cabeza Marquez, Josue Alejandro	1885	VEN	+36B	−18N	+41B	−16N	+33B	+14N	−4B	−11N	−13B	4.0	36.5	38.0	13.00	1907	+4.6
26	Ortega Rueda, Nicolas	1711	COL	=9B	+38N	+20B	−17B	−8N	=31N	−13B	−32N	+39B	4.0	35.0	37.0	14.00	1862	+62.0
27	Caicedo Solano, Eduardo	1881	COL	+29N	F	−12B	F	+41N	=7B	+6N	=8B	−22N	4.0	31.5	31.5	16.50	1929	+10.0
28	Moreno Hernandez, Andres Mauricio	1781	COL	+46N	F	=9B	−6B	+35N	−12B	=30N	−16N	+32B	4.0	31.0	31.0	11.50	1914	+45.6
29	Osorio Colmenares, Miguel Angel	1734	COL	−27B	+39B	−22N	+44N	=9B	−24N	−21B	+45N	=31B	4.0	29.5	30.5	8.50	1843	+49.2
30	Peinado, Edwin Halley	2070	COL	−8N	+21B	−15N	+42B	+19N	−3B	=28B	−10N	−23N	3.5	39.5	41.0	12.50	1860	-50.4
31	Gonzalez Hernandez, Andres Giovany	2021	COL	+35N	−1B	=8N	=22B	=12N	=26B	−37N	−19B	=29N	3.5	38.5	41.5	14.50	1889	-29.2
32	Hernandez Fonseca, Maria PaulaWIM	1991	COL	−5N	+40B	=7N	+23B	−3N	F	F	+26B	−28N	3.5	32.0	32.0	13.25	1914	-9.6
33	Silva Barajas, Jose Alejandro	1772	COL	−37B	−44N	+39N	+40B	−25N	=41B	F	+21N	−9B	3.5	24.0	25.0	9.25	1751	-6.8
34	Remolina Garcia, Mayra Xiomara	1702	COL	F	−9N	−36B	−21B	+44N	=39N	−18B	+40N	+46B	3.5	23.0	23.0	4.50	1679	-6.0
35	Arango, Santiago	1927	COL	−31B	+37N	=16B	−11N	−28B	+46N	=20B	−18N	F	3.0	32.0	32.5	8.00	1673	-37.0
36	Cupaban Alonso, Luciana	1734	COL	−25N	=47B	+34N	−13N	=42B	+18N	−14B	−15B	F	3.0	31.5	32.0	9.00	1799	+17.2
37	Alvarez Rodriguez, Nicolas Mamfreth	0	COL	+33N	−35B	−23N	−41N	+39B	F	+31B	−14N	−15B	3.0	28.0	29.5	9.00	1805	0.0
38	Martinez Paipa, Hernan	1754	COL	F	−26B	+47N	−18N	+46B	+43B	−12N	−9N	−21B	3.0	26.0	26.0	2.50	1674	-15.8
39	Aguirre Reyes, Jorge Alberto	1818	COL	−40B	−29N	−33B	F	−37N	=34B	=46N	+41B	−26N	2.0	22.0	22.0	3.50	1491	-102.0
40	Angarita Santos, Luis Carlos	1541	COL	+39N	−32N	−43B	−33N	+47B	−19B	−45N	−34B	F	2.0	20.0	20.0	2.50	1623	+9.6
41	Gonzalez Suarez, Nelson	1640	COL	F	F	−25N	+37B	−27B	=33N	−9B	−39N	F	1.5	23.0	23.0	4.75	1478	-14.0
42	Albernia, Luis Carlos	1842	COL	F	−20N	+44B	−30N	=36N	F	F	F	F	1.5	18.5	18.5	2.50	1699	-32.0
43	Acosta Morales, Juan Carlos	1868	COL	=20B	F	+40N	F	−13B	−38N	F	F	F	1.5	14.5	14.5	4.25	1668	-20.8
44	Jaimes Florez, Lucy Janeth	1609	COL	−23N	+33B	−42N	−29B	−34B	F	−15N	F	F	1.0	23.0	23.0	3.50	1541	-9.6
45	Pilonieta Forero, Andres FelipeFM	1965	COL	F	F	−24B	F	−23N	−21N	+40B	−29B	F	1.0	21.0	21.0	2.00	1577	-94.0
46	Jaimes Franco, Francisco Javier	0	COL	−28B	F	F	F	−38N	−35B	=39B	F	−34N	0.5	16.5	16.5	1.00	1430	0.0
47	Gomez Araque, Laura Sofia	1556	COL	−10B	=36N	−38B	F	−40N	F	F	F	F	0.5	14.0	14.0	1.50	1398	-27.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Solano Trillos, ThalianaWCMCOL
+74.0
4.5 pts · #15
2Becker Newmark, JeronimoCOL
+70.4
5.0 pts · #10
3Castro Lombana, Juan PabloFMCOL
+64.6
5.5 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Aguirre Reyes, Jorge AlbertoCOL
-102.0
2.0 pts · #41
2Pilonieta Forero, Andres FelipeFMCOL
-94.0
1.0 pts · #44
3Peinado, Edwin HalleyCOL
-50.4
3.5 pts · #32

Biggest upsets

R1+277 Elo gap
Angarita Santos, Luis Carlos1541 beat Aguirre Reyes, Jorge Alberto1818
R6+274 Elo gap
Cupaban Alonso, Luciana1734 beat Granados Vasquez, Reynaldo2008
R6+243 Elo gap
Cabeza Marquez, Josue Alejandro1885 beat WIMMontilla Reyes, Jorcerys2128