Campeonato Centroamericano y del Caribe U20 Absoluto
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41 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 May 2025 to 17 May 2025 in Matanzas, Cuba. 10 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2282, and top seed was Daniel Hidalgo Diaz (🇨🇺 CUB, IM, 2392).
Daniel Hidalgo Diaz (🇨🇺 CUB, IM, 2392) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Leduard Manuel Gonzalez Soler (6.5) and Jose A. Hernandez Izquierdo (6.5). Hidalgo Diaz won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Emanuel Dani Rodriguez Velazquez (1831) beat Derek Alejand Gonzalez Hernandez (FM, 2175), a +344-point gap.
Location
🇨🇺Matanzas, Cuba
Dates
12 May 2025 → 17 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 10
IM×3
FM×6
CM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇨🇺Cuba×32
🇳🇮Nicaragua×4
🇨🇷Costa Rica×2
🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago×1
🇵🇦Panama×1
🇭🇳Honduras×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 4 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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Hidalgo Diaz6.5Hernandez Izquierdo6.5Gonzalez Soler6.5Azahares Serrano6.5Almaguel Mendez6Perez Alvarado6
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 6.5/9. Hidalgo Diaz takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (47.0).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Daniel Hidalgo Diaz lost to IM Jose A. Hernandez Izquierdo (Black).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
IM Jose A. Hernandez Izquierdo won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMDaniel Hidalgo Diaz | * | 0 | 1 | ½ |
| 2IMJose A. Hernandez Izquierdo | 1 | * | ½ | — |
| 3IMLeduard Manuel Gonzalez Soler | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4FMRaymond Daniel Azahares Serrano | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hidalgo Diaz, DanielIM | 2392 | CUB | +20N | +11B | −3N | +13B | =10N | +2B | =5N | =4B | +9N | 6.5 | 47.0 | 51.5 | 36.00 | 2371 | -0.8 |
| 2 | Gonzalez Soler, Leduard ManuelIM | 2292 | CUB | +31B | +23N | =9B | +6B | =3N | −1N | +11B | +10N | =5B | 6.5 | 46.0 | 49.5 | 34.00 | 2340 | +13.2 |
| 3 | Hernandez Izquierdo, Jose A.IM | 2223 | CUB | +29B | +19N | +1B | +12N | =2B | +9N | −10B | =5N | =7B | 6.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 34.75 | 2364 | +35.0 |
| 4 | Azahares Serrano, Raymond DanielFM | 2386 | CUB | +14B | −9N | +18B | =11N | =19B | +6N | +12B | =1N | +10B | 6.5 | 43.5 | 48.0 | 34.25 | 2325 | -7.8 |
| 5 | Almaguel Mendez, Adrian JesusFM | 2312 | CUB | +26B | =18N | +33B | =9N | +7B | =12N | =1B | =3B | =2N | 6.0 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 30.25 | 2304 | +1.8 |
| 6 | Martinez Ruz, Carlos Julio | 2127 | CUB | +34B | +8N | +7B | −2N | −12B | −4B | +30N | +26N | +17B | 6.0 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 27.50 | 2264 | +32.8 |
| 7 | Perez Alvarado, Lorenzo AlbertoCM | 2230 | CUB | +30N | +15B | −6N | +17B | −5N | =21B | +19N | +18B | =3N | 6.0 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 28.00 | 2211 | -2.4 |
| 8 | Torres Valiente, BrayanFM | 2306 | CUB | +25N | −6B | +30N | =21B | −9B | =26N | +28B | +14N | +12N | 6.0 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 26.25 | 2172 | -22.8 |
| 9 | Neira Garcia, Llirbel Anei | 2146 | CUB | +35N | +4B | =2N | =5B | +8N | −3B | +16N | =12B | −1B | 5.5 | 48.0 | 51.0 | 29.25 | 2334 | +92.0 |
| 10 | Alonso Orta, Osiel AlbertoFM | 2176 | CUB | +28N | +36B | −12B | +33N | =1B | +18N | +3N | −2B | −4N | 5.5 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 23.75 | 2226 | +26.8 |
| 11 | Herrera Benitez, Felipe | 2162 | CUB | +40N | −1N | +28B | =4B | =21N | +20B | −2N | =16B | +18N | 5.5 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 23.00 | 2216 | +29.6 |
| 12 | Ramirez Cabreja, Ronniel AbrahamFM | 2329 | CUB | +17N | +13B | +10N | −3B | +6N | =5B | −4N | =9N | −8B | 5.0 | 47.0 | 52.0 | 27.25 | 2243 | -18.8 |
| 13 | Rodriguez Gomez, Dario | 2155 | CUB | +27B | −12N | +22B | −1N | +31B | =19N | −14B | =15N | +28B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 20.75 | 2059 | -19.4 |
| 14 | Quesada Fallas, Esteban | 1978 | CRC | −4N | −40B | +37N | +35B | =30N | +15B | +13N | −8B | =16N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 19.75 | 2104 | +25.8 |
| 15 | Mac Farlane Patrick, Randy | 1993 | CUB | +41B | −7N | =27B | +26N | −18B | −14N | +31B | =13B | +20N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 16.50 | 2028 | +18.4 |
| 16 | Gonzalez Hernandez, Derek AlejandFM | 2175 | CUB | +37B | −33N | =26B | =19N | +22B | +28N | −9B | =11N | =14B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 20.50 | 2001 | -72.0 |
| 17 | Blanco Fuentes, Marlon De Jesus | 1971 | CUB | −12B | +37N | +39B | −7N | =23B | =27N | +33B | +22N | −6N | 5.0 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 16.75 | 2023 | +20.5 |
| 18 | Espinosa Forti, Edrwis Anthuan | 2121 | CUB | +32N | =5B | −4N | +36B | +15N | −10B | +21N | −7N | −11B | 4.5 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 18.50 | 2108 | -6.4 |
| 19 | Leon Infante, Bryan | 1995 | CUB | +39N | −3B | +38N | =16B | =4N | =13B | −7B | =27N | =22B | 4.5 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 17.50 | 2029 | +13.6 |
| 20 | Gonzalez Fajardo, Christian Daniel | 1978 | CUB | −1B | =22N | +32B | =23N | +33B | −11N | =27B | +21N | −15B | 4.5 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 17.50 | 2003 | +8.0 |
| 21 | Gonzalez Xique, Cesar Raul | 2117 | CUB | −33B | +24B | +40N | =8N | =11B | =7N | −18B | −20B | +27N | 4.5 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 19.25 | 2043 | -31.2 |
| 22 | Jimenez Lira, Julio Cesar | 1754 | NCA | =24N | =20B | −13N | +25B | −16N | +35N | +23B | −17B | =19N | 4.5 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 18.75 | 2019 | +112.0 |
| 23 | Hernandez Elias, Yurislandy | 2089 | CUB | +38N | −2B | =36N | =20B | =17N | =30B | −22N | +34B | =24N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 15.50 | 1943 | -57.2 |
| 24 | Cardoza Diaz, Aaron | 2010 | CUB | =22B | −21N | =31B | +27N | −28B | +32N | −26B | +37N | =23B | 4.5 | 32.5 | 35.0 | 16.25 | 1927 | -39.2 |
| 25 | Ondar Hernandez, Wilber Dariel | 1951 | CUB | −8B | −27N | +34B | −22N | −32B | =39N | +35B | +38N | +31B | 4.5 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 13.25 | 1878 | -35.7 |
| 26 | Tapanes Barroso, Brayan | 1962 | CUB | −5N | +35B | =16N | −15B | +38N | =8B | +24N | −6B | −29N | 4.0 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 15.50 | 2008 | +16.0 |
| 27 | Gill, Tyrese | 1871 | TTO | −13N | +25B | =15N | −24B | +36N | =17B | =20N | =19B | −21B | 4.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 16.50 | 1934 | +11.6 |
| 28 | Ruiz Alfaro, Darrel | 1888 | CRC | −10B | +41N | −11N | +40B | +24N | −16B | −8N | +30B | −13N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 10.00 | 2000 | +22.4 |
| 29 | Arauz Espinoza, Douglas Ariel | 1907 | NCA | −3N | −38B | −35N | +37B | −34N | F | +32B | +33N | +26B | 4.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 13.00 | 1904 | -3.6 |
| 30 | Hechavarria Puga, Lenier | 1911 | CUB | −7B | +34N | −8B | +39N | =14B | =23N | −6B | −28N | =32B | 3.5 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 12.00 | 1923 | -2.8 |
| 31 | Correa Fajardo, Luis Alejandro | 1940 | CUB | −2N | =32B | =24N | +41B | −13N | =34B | −15N | +40B | −25N | 3.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 7.50 | 1877 | -33.6 |
| 32 | Cortes Franco, Adrian Ignacio | 1835 | PAN | −18B | =31N | −20N | =38B | +25N | −24B | −29N | +41B | =30N | 3.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 9.25 | 1832 | -3.6 |
| 33 | Rodriguez Velazquez, Emanuel Dani | 1831 | CUB | +21N | +16B | −5N | −10B | −20N | +40B | −17N | −29B | −34N | 3.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 11.50 | 1908 | +25.6 |
| 34 | Zuniga Garcia, German | 1865 | HON | −6N | −30B | −25N | F | +29B | =31N | =36B | −23N | +33B | 3.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 10.00 | 1863 | -2.2 |
| 35 | Martinez Borrego, Marcos Antonio | 1870 | CUB | −9B | −26N | +29B | −14N | +41N | −22B | −25N | F | +39B | 3.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 6.50 | 1792 | -36.4 |
| 36 | Fraga Orta, Reynaldo Oscar | 0 | CUB | F | −10N | =23B | −18N | −27B | +38B | =34N | −39N | =37B | 2.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 7.50 | 1793 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Tenst Fong, Cristian De Jesus | 1887 | CUB | −16N | −17B | −14B | −29N | F | +41B | +40N | −24B | =36N | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 3.25 | 1778 | -42.0 |
| 38 | Santiesteban Campuzano, Fidel Ern | 1760 | CUB | −23B | +29N | −19B | =32N | −26B | −36N | F | −25B | +41N | 2.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 5.75 | 1808 | +6.0 |
| 39 | Bojorge Plata,Edwin Ramses | 1705 | NCA | −19B | F | −17N | −30B | −40N | =25B | +41N | +36B | −35N | 2.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 4.75 | 1657 | -16.8 |
| 40 | Colomer Fonseca, Eric Gabriel | 1878 | NCA | −11B | +14N | −21B | −28N | +39B | −33N | −37B | −31N | F | 2.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 7.50 | 1746 | -56.4 |
| 41 | Robaina Diaz, Victor Dany | 1630 | CUB | −15N | −28B | F | −31N | −35B | −37N | −39B | −32N | −38B | 0.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 0.00 | 1060 | -70.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Jimenez Lira, Julio CesarNCA+112.04.5 pts · #21
- 2Neira Garcia, Llirbel AneiCUB+92.05.5 pts · #10
- 3Hernandez Izquierdo, Jose A.IMCUB+35.06.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Gonzalez Hernandez, Derek AlejandFMCUB-72.05.0 pts · #14
- 2Robaina Diaz, Victor DanyCUB-70.40.0 pts · #41
- 3Hernandez Elias, YurislandyCUB-57.24.5 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R2+344 Elo gap
- R7+335 Elo gap
- R1+286 Elo gap