Capablanca 2025 Sub 16 Absoluto

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79 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 16 May 2025 to 19 May 2025 in Matanzas, Cuba. 4 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2015, and top seed was Ronald Manuel Espinosa Castaneda (🇨🇺 CUB, 2105).

Esley Diaz Bombino (🇨🇺 CUB, 2045) won with 7.5/8, ahead of Andy Rody Hernandez Santana (6.5) and Leonel Alejandro Treminio Umanzor (6.5). Diaz Bombino won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Adiam De Jesus Solino Perez (1673) beat Alejandro Lorenzo Licourt (1988), a +315-point gap.

Location

🇨🇺Matanzas, Cuba

Dates

16 May 2025 → 19 May 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 8 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇺Ronald Manuel Espinosa Castaneda2105

Avg top 10

2,015

Participants

Titled players · 4

CM×2

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇨🇺Cuba×67

🇳🇮Nicaragua×6

🇲🇽Mexico×3

🇪🇸Spain×1

🇸🇻El Salvador×1

Top 3

🥇
Esley Diaz Bombino
🇨🇺CUB·2045
7.5pts·2352perf+84.8
🥈
Andy Rody Hernandez Santana
🇨🇺CUB·2077
6.5pts·2153perf+31.2
🥉
CMLeonel Alejandro Treminio Umanzor
🇳🇮NCA·1992
6.5pts·2116perf+48.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Esley Diaz Bombino led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Diaz Bombino7.5Hernandez Santana6.5Treminio Umanzor6.5Lorenzo Licourt6Torres Orama6Fernandez Correa5.5

R5–R8 · LEAD HELD

Esley Diaz Bombino never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Esley Diaz Bombino beat Andy Rody Hernandez Santana (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Esley Diaz Bombino 7 wins (R1–R7)Andy Rody Hernandez Santana 4 wins (R1–R4)CM Leonel Alejandro Treminio Umanzor 3 wins (R6–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Esley Diaz Bombino	*	1	—	½
2Andy Rody Hernandez Santana	0	*	—	—
3CMLeonel Alejandro Treminio Umanzor	—	—	*	—
4Alejandro Lorenzo Licourt	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Diaz Bombino, Esley	2045	CUB	+50N	+32B	+5N	+24B	+2N	+13B	+6N	=4B	7.5	37.5	41.0	38.00	2352	+84.8
2	Hernandez Santana, Andy Rody	2077	CUB	+28B	+9N	+59B	+14N	−1B	=6B	+24N	+7N	6.5	38.0	41.0	30.75	2153	+31.2
3	Treminio Umanzor, Leonel AlejandroCM	1992	NCA	+45N	=15B	+36N	+18B	−6N	+48B	+14N	+13B	6.5	33.5	37.0	29.00	2116	+48.4
4	Lorenzo Licourt, Alejandro	1988	CUB	−34B	+73N	+33B	=9N	+19B	+29N	+25B	=1N	6.0	35.0	36.5	26.00	1984	+5.6
5	Torres Orama, Jordan Fred	1882	CUB	+75B	+70N	−1B	+56N	+8N	=25B	=13N	+14B	6.0	33.0	34.5	22.25	2066	+78.8
6	Sanchez Terrero, Carlos Daniel	1920	CUB	+27B	+35N	=16B	+7N	+3B	=2N	−1B	=10N	5.5	41.0	45.0	29.00	2063	+62.8
7	Fernandez Correa, Cristian	1882	CUB	+49N	+37B	=8N	−6B	+36N	+16N	+17B	−2B	5.5	35.5	39.0	24.25	2054	+72.4
8	Espinosa Castaneda, Ronald Manuel	2105	CUB	+33B	+26N	=7B	=48N	−5B	+22N	=15B	+35N	5.5	34.0	37.5	24.50	1948	-49.6
9	Caballero Fernandez, Dachelis Maria	1838	CUB	+69N	−2B	+50N	=4B	−12N	+43B	+49N	+24B	5.5	33.5	36.0	21.00	1929	+38.8
10	Espinoza Guerrero, Felix Alberto	1924	NCA	=55N	+64B	−15N	+45B	+21N	=12B	+37N	=6B	5.5	32.5	35.5	23.25	1875	-16.0
11	Valdes Rosell, Jenifer Lazara	1909	CUB	+42B	−34N	=28B	=27N	+46B	+33N	=21B	+26N	5.5	30.5	34.5	23.50	1843	-23.6
12	Ruiz Gastelum, Mateo	1721	MEX	+79B	−59N	+74B	=26N	+9B	=10N	=16B	+25N	5.5	29.5	29.5	19.00	1946	+83.6
13	Alvarez Alburquerque, Leandro	1942	CUB	+43N	+23B	=18N	+15B	+16B	−1N	=5B	−3N	5.0	40.0	44.0	24.50	1990	+21.2
14	Ravelo Lobaina, Erick AngeloCM	2041	CUB	+63B	+19N	+31B	−2B	+20N	+17N	−3B	−5N	5.0	38.5	41.5	22.50	1977	-23.2
15	Hernandez Portillo, Victor Manuel	1817	CUB	+52B	=3N	+10B	−13N	=27B	+42N	=8N	=18B	5.0	36.0	39.5	23.75	1935	+49.2
16	Piedra Toboso, Carlos Ernesto	2089	CUB	+58N	+20B	=6N	+25B	−13N	−7B	=12N	+37B	5.0	35.0	38.5	22.50	1933	-55.6
17	Morales Leyva, Brayan Daniel	1918	CUB	+61N	=36B	=21N	+32B	+37N	−14B	−7N	+39B	5.0	31.5	34.5	19.50	1866	-17.2
18	Crespo Rodriguez, Erick Manuel	1857	CUB	+53B	+74N	=13B	−3N	−29B	+61B	+41N	=15N	5.0	31.5	33.0	17.00	1850	+2.0
19	Ponciano Perez, Kevin Alejandro	1783	CUB	+60N	−14B	=38N	+49B	−4N	+44B	+48N	=20B	5.0	31.0	34.0	18.50	1853	+26.8
20	Munoz Pena, Diego Alejandro	1854	CUB	+72B	−16N	+63B	+34N	−14B	=28N	+29B	=19N	5.0	31.0	33.0	18.25	1885	+12.0
21	Garces Napoles, Dario	1733	CUB	+78B	=48N	=17B	+40N	−10B	+59N	=11N	=30B	5.0	31.0	32.0	17.25	1937	+87.6
22	Huacuja Canizalez, Gustavo Antonio	1734	MEX	+77N	−25B	=49N	+38B	=30N	−8B	+62N	+32B	5.0	29.0	30.0	16.00	1871	+53.2
23	Hector Delgado, Rubi Nahomis	1811	CUB	+51B	−13N	−27B	+52N	−42B	+53N	+70B	+33N	5.0	28.0	30.0	16.50	1759	-20.0
24	Sanchez Gonzalez, Alejandro Antonio	1934	CUB	+46B	+29N	+40B	−1N	=48B	+26N	−2B	−9N	4.5	36.5	40.0	18.75	1916	-6.0
25	Ortiz Aguilera, Adonis	1929	CUB	+47B	+22N	+34B	−16N	+59B	=5N	−4N	−12B	4.5	35.5	38.5	19.00	1873	-19.6
26	Castro Marrero, SamiraWFM	1850	CUB	+65N	−8B	+58N	=12B	+43N	−24B	+28N	−11B	4.5	33.0	36.0	17.75	1833	-6.0
27	Cuesta Cedeno, Cristofer Rafael	1661	CUB	−6N	+68B	+23N	=11B	=15N	−32B	=31N	+54B	4.5	33.0	35.5	18.50	1841	+76.4
28	Leonard Izahin, Adaina	1679	CUB	−2N	+65B	=11N	=39B	+62N	=20B	−26B	+48N	4.5	32.0	35.0	16.75	1880	+70.8
29	Nieves Maza, Rosa Alis	1769	CUB	+68N	−24B	+61N	=30B	+18N	−4B	−20N	+49B	4.5	31.5	34.0	16.25	1840	+32.8
30	Laurencio Perez, Amelia	1932	CUB	−38N	+75B	+57B	=29N	=22B	−35N	+47B	=21N	4.5	30.0	31.5	16.25	1760	-66.8
31	Armengol Venegas, Ashly MariaWCM	1871	CUB	+76N	+38B	−14N	−37B	=35B	=50N	=27B	+51N	4.5	28.5	30.0	15.00	1757	-43.2
32	Macias Acosta, Liam Barbaro	1841	CUB	+66B	−1N	+46B	−17N	+47B	+27N	−35B	−22N	4.0	34.0	37.0	15.50	1749	-38.4
33	Gonzalez Perez, Rodrigo	1701	CUB	−8N	+76B	−4N	+65B	+39N	−11B	+52N	−23B	4.0	32.5	34.0	12.00	1754	+11.6
34	Solino Perez, Adiam De Jesus	1673	CUB	+4N	+11B	−25N	−20B	−40B	+67N	=59B	=41N	4.0	32.0	34.5	17.50	1843	+67.6
35	Arencibia Miranda, Lehiran	1706	CUB	F	−6B	=39N	+44B	=31N	+30B	+32N	−8B	4.0	32.0	32.0	16.75	1934	+55.2
36	Rodriguez Leon, Adam	1793	CUB	+67B	=17N	−3B	+60N	−7B	=51N	+42B	−40N	4.0	31.5	34.0	13.75	1748	-17.2
37	Naranjo Cruz, Abel	1759	CUB	+71B	−7N	+70B	+31N	−17B	+40N	−10B	−16N	4.0	31.5	33.5	12.50	1824	+27.2
38	Barrios Garcia, Luis Miguel	1666	CUB	+30B	−31N	=19B	−22N	+60B	−41B	+68N	=59N	4.0	29.0	31.5	14.00	1754	+35.6
39	Ortega Diaz, Facundo Javier	0	NCA	+56B	−40N	=35B	=28N	−33B	+55N	+50B	−17N	4.0	28.5	32.0	14.75	1740	0.0
40	Curiel Verdecia, Luis Daniel	1856	CUB	F	+39B	−24N	−21B	+34N	−37B	+61N	+36B	4.0	28.5	28.5	15.00	1759	-30.8
41	Flores Ruiz, Moises Adrian	1778	NCA	=73B	=44N	+42B	−59N	=51B	+38N	−18B	=34B	4.0	27.5	29.0	14.50	1688	-31.6
42	Guevara Saenz, Oscar Emmanuel	1654	NCA	−11N	+77B	−41N	+79B	+23N	−15B	−36N	+63B	4.0	27.5	27.5	9.00	1699	+14.8
43	Fernandez Correa, Rocio	1667	CUB	−13B	=51N	+73B	+57N	−26B	−9N	=60B	+70N	4.0	27.0	28.5	10.25	1706	+14.8
44	Fernandez Perez, Frank Oscar	0	CUB	+54N	=41B	−48B	−35N	+63B	−19N	+66B	=50N	4.0	26.5	29.5	13.25	1726	0.0
45	Nunez Gonzalez, Raul Ernesto	1674	CUB	−3B	=52N	+53B	−10N	=67B	−70N	+71B	+60N	4.0	26.5	28.5	11.50	1660	-9.2
46	Hernandez Cachon, Claudia	1666	CUB	−24N	+67B	−32N	+68B	−11N	−62B	+65N	+61B	4.0	25.5	28.0	11.00	1706	+14.4
47	Hernandez Ledo, Richard	1666	CUB	−25N	=60B	=64N	+77B	−32N	+65B	−30N	+62B	4.0	25.0	26.0	10.00	1692	+8.0
48	Cruz Mulet, Yoander	1879	CUB	+62N	=21B	+44N	=8B	=24N	−3N	−19B	−28B	3.5	35.0	38.0	14.50	1736	-54.8
49	Sanchez Dzib, Angel Eliazin	1646	MEX	−7B	+78N	=22B	−19N	+57B	+56N	−9B	−29N	3.5	32.5	33.5	10.50	1705	+24.0
50	Barreras Morejon, Daniela Days	1678	CUB	−1B	+66N	−9B	=67N	+70B	=31B	−39N	=44B	3.5	31.0	33.0	10.50	1744	+16.8
51	Cabrales Delgado , Karlos Manuel	1576	CUB	−23N	=43B	+55N	=54B	=41N	=36B	=63N	−31B	3.5	28.5	31.5	12.75	1704	+49.6
52	Basulto Casanova, Laura	1587	CUB	−15N	=45B	=54N	−23B	+78N	+58B	−33B	=56N	3.5	28.5	29.5	10.00	1653	+26.0
53	Rodriguez Domingo, Olivia	1622	CUB	−18N	=54B	−45N	=76B	+64N	−23B	=58N	+68B	3.5	26.5	28.0	9.75	1640	+5.2
54	Cordoves Leon, Ruben Dario	1712	CUB	−44B	=53N	=52B	=51N	=55B	=66N	+69B	−27N	3.5	25.5	28.0	11.00	1613	-37.6
55	Santiago Perez, Diego David	1663	CUB	=10B	−57N	−51B	+73N	=54N	−39B	=67B	+69N	3.5	25.0	26.5	9.75	1669	+0.8
56	Salgado Delgado, Maciel Lorena	1717	CUB	−39N	+62B	+79N	−5B	−61N	−49B	+75N	=52B	3.5	24.5	24.5	6.25	1618	-34.4
57	Fang Juan	1814	ESA	=64N	+55B	−30N	−43B	−49N	−60N	+74B	+67N	3.5	24.0	25.5	9.00	1583	-92.8
58	Pujal Marrero, Rubi De La Caridad	1696	CUB	−16B	+72N	−26B	−70N	+71B	−52N	=53B	+73N	3.5	22.5	24.0	7.25	1622	-37.2
59	Roman Baso, Dorian Sadek	1878	CUB	F	+12B	−2N	+41B	−25N	−21B	=34N	=38B	3.0	33.5	33.5	13.50	1747	-49.6
60	Lara Del Rio, Danna	1550	CUB	−19B	=47N	+75N	−36B	−38N	+57B	=43N	−45B	3.0	28.5	30.0	9.00	1626	+27.2
61	Ricote Corrales, Maria Claudia	1661	CUB	−17B	+71N	−29B	+74N	+56B	−18N	−40B	−46N	3.0	28.0	29.5	7.00	1622	-19.6
62	Galvez Quinones, Yotuel	1638	CUB	−48B	−56N	+69B	+71N	−28B	+46N	−22B	−47N	3.0	27.0	29.0	8.50	1591	-23.2
63	Millan Fuentesilla, Lorena	1677	CUB	−14N	+69B	−20N	=64B	−44N	+73B	=51B	−42N	3.0	27.0	28.5	7.25	1637	-20.4
64	Lopez Urrutia, Diego Zahid	1584	NCA	=57B	−10N	=47B	=63N	−53B	−69N	+76B	=66N	3.0	25.0	26.5	8.25	1602	+1.6
65	Catala Delgado, Maria Karla	1603	CUB	−26B	−28N	+78B	−33N	+74B	−47N	−46B	+71N	3.0	24.5	25.5	4.50	1524	-36.8
66	Hidalgo Varela, Hermes Darian	1592	CUB	−32N	−50B	−68N	+75B	+77N	=54B	−44N	=64B	3.0	22.0	23.0	5.75	1581	-6.0
67	Rodriguez Ramirez, Evelin Maria	1553	CUB	−36N	−46N	+72B	=50B	=45N	−34B	=55N	−57B	2.5	26.5	28.5	7.50	1555	-0.4
68	Diaz Alonso, Maria Karla	1505	CUB	−29B	−27N	+66B	−46N	=69B	+76N	−38B	−53N	2.5	26.0	27.5	5.75	1508	0.0
69	Correa Jimenez, Liz Angelica	1589	CUB	−9B	−63N	−62N	+72B	=68N	+64B	−54N	−55B	2.5	24.0	26.0	6.25	1512	-32.8
70	Feria Cespedes, Cesar	1566	CUB	F	−5B	−37N	+58B	−50N	+45B	−23N	−43B	2.0	30.0	30.0	7.50	1580	+1.6
71	Garcia Gonzalez, Danilo	1487	CUB	−37N	−61B	+76N	−62B	−58N	+79B	−45N	−65B	2.0	22.0	22.0	1.50	1356	-35.2
72	Gonzalez Llerena, Liang David	1606	CUB	−20N	−58B	−67N	−69N	−76B	F	+78N	+77B	2.0	17.0	17.0	2.00	1444	-62.8
73	Rodriguez Matos, Daniel Enrique	1512	CUB	=41N	−4B	−43N	−55B	+79N	−63N	F	−58B	1.5	24.0	24.0	2.00	1331	-35.6
74	George Arguelles, Mariena De Las	1401	CUB	F	−18B	−12N	−61B	−65N	+77B	−57N	=75B	1.5	22.5	22.5	1.75	1439	+6.8
75	Pozo Ruiz, Perla Maria	1639	CUB	−5N	−30N	−60B	−66N	F	+78B	−56B	=74N	1.5	22.5	22.5	1.75	1415	-79.6
76	Serrano Lopez, Luisa Maria	1627	CUB	−31B	−33N	−71B	=53N	+72N	−68B	−64N	F	1.5	21.5	21.5	3.75	1395	-82.0
77	Marichal Espinosa, Mariam	1455	CUB	−22B	−42N	F	−47N	−66B	−74N	+79B	−72N	1.0	19.5	19.5	0.00	810	-73.2
78	Calderon da Silva, Fabian	1438	ESP	−21N	−49B	−65N	F	−52B	−75N	−72B	+79N	1.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	836	-59.2
79	FIDE 3539970	0	—	−12N	F	−56B	−42N	−73B	−71N	−77N	−78B	0.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	769	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Garces Napoles, DarioCUB
+87.6
5.0 pts · #17
2Diaz Bombino, EsleyCUB
+84.8
7.5 pts · #1
3Ruiz Gastelum, MateoMEX
+83.6
5.5 pts · #22

Top rating losers

1Fang JuanESA
-92.8
3.5 pts · #46
2Serrano Lopez, Luisa MariaCUB
-82.0
1.5 pts · #74
3Pozo Ruiz, Perla MariaCUB
-79.6
1.5 pts · #73

Biggest upsets

R1+315 Elo gap
Solino Perez, Adiam De Jesus1673 beat Lorenzo Licourt, Alejandro1988
R1+266 Elo gap
Barrios Garcia, Luis Miguel1666 beat Laurencio Perez, Amelia1932
R6+264 Elo gap
Lara Del Rio, Danna1550 beat Fang Juan1814