Torneo Clasificatorio de Tercera Division, Goicoechea 2025
22 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 24 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in Goicoechea, Costa Rica. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1642, and top seed was Ximena Sofia Bermudez Arce (🇨🇷 CRC, 1682).
Sebastian Brizuela Hidalgo (🇨🇷 CRC, 1610) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Brenda Semana Ramirez (5.0) and Osvaldo Andres Gonzalez Perez (5.0). Brizuela Hidalgo took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Alejandro Soto Sanchez (1431) beat Ximena Sofia Bermudez Arce (1682), a +251-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsSebastian Brizuela Hidalgo led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Sebastian Brizuela Hidalgo held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
Sebastian Brizuela Hidalgo drew with Daniel Hincapie Salazar (White).
Sebastian Brizuela Hidalgo went unbeaten across 7 games (R1–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sebastian Brizuela Hidalgo | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Daniel Hincapie Salazar | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3WCMBrenda Semana Ramirez | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4Osvaldo Andres Gonzalez Perez | — | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brizuela Hidalgo, Sebastian | 1610 | CRC | =5B | +15N | +12B | =11N | +2B | +8N | =4B | 5.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 19.75 | 1820 | +65.6 |
| 2 | Semana Ramirez, BrendaWCM | 1588 | CRC | =6N | +14B | +3N | =8B | −1N | +13B | +9N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 17.25 | 1775 | +57.6 |
| 3 | Gonzalez Perez, Osvaldo Andres | 1624 | CRC | +22B | +11N | −2B | +10N | =4B | =5N | +8B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 14.25 | 1751 | +40.8 |
| 4 | Hincapie Salazar, Daniel | 1641 | CRC | +16N | −8B | +22N | +6B | =3N | +10B | =1N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 13.75 | 1870 | +65.6 |
| 5 | Ortega Canisales, Aaden Josue | 1638 | CRC | =1N | +13B | =6N | +15B | −8N | =3B | +12N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 14.75 | 1799 | +49.6 |
| 6 | Valverde Vega, Santiago | 1559 | CRC | =2B | +21N | =5B | −4N | =12B | =11N | +10B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 11.75 | 1686 | +50.4 |
| 7 | Esquivel Elizondo, Jeremy | 1622 | CRC | −10B | +19N | −15B | +18N | =9B | =12N | +11B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 8.25 | 1659 | +3.6 |
| 8 | Elizalde Brisuela, Eduardo | 0 | CRC | F | +4N | +10B | =2N | +5B | −1B | −3N | 3.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 15.00 | 1687 | +9.2 |
| 9 | Jara Madrigal, Ximena | 1572 | CRC | −14N | −16B | +13N | +22B | =7N | +18B | −2B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.50 | 1561 | -5.2 |
| 10 | Ruiz Simes, Glenn | 1680 | CRC | +7N | +12B | −8N | −3B | +11B | −4N | −6N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 10.00 | 1626 | -18.8 |
| 11 | Mayorga Araya, LarissaWCM | 1600 | CRC | +18N | −3B | +16N | =1B | −10N | =6B | −7N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 7.25 | 1533 | -27.6 |
| 12 | Gomez Rodriguez, Santiago Alejandro | 1678 | CRC | +19B | −10N | −1N | +16B | =6N | =7B | −5B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 6.50 | 1567 | -42.0 |
| 13 | Morales Zumbado, Raul | 1553 | CRC | =15B | −5N | −9B | F | +22N | −2N | +16B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.50 | 1531 | -4.2 |
| 14 | Francia Roa, Victor Ricardo | 1568 | CRC | +9B | −2N | +20B | F | F | =16N | F | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.25 | 1557 | -0.8 |
| 15 | Fallas Madrigal, Michelle | 1617 | CRC | =13N | −1B | +7N | −5N | −18B | =17B | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 1431 | -59.6 |
| 16 | Villalta Leiton, Nicole Tamara | 1510 | CRC | −4B | +9N | −11B | −12N | F | =14B | −13N | 1.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.75 | 1410 | -14.8 |
| 17 | Soto Sanchez, Alejandro | 1431 | CRC | F | F | −21B | +19N | F | =15N | F | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1636 | +31.6 |
| 18 | Fernandez Mayorga, ElenaWCM | 1424 | CRC | −11B | −20N | F | −7B | +15N | −9N | −19B | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1384 | -13.6 |
| 19 | Bermudez Arce, Ximena Sofia | 1682 | CRC | −12N | −7B | F | −17B | F | F | +18N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1359 | -63.6 |
| 20 | Jimenez Fernandez, Esteban A. | 0 | CRC | F | +18B | −14N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1508 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Chaves Rodriguez, Gustavo | 1623 | CRC | F | −6B | +17N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1494 | -6.8 |
| 22 | Monge Leal, Eduardo | 1603 | CRC | −3N | F | −4B | −9N | −13B | F | F | 0.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 798 | -81.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Hincapie Salazar, DanielCRC+65.65.0 pts · #1
- 2Brizuela Hidalgo, SebastianCRC+65.65.5 pts · #4
- 3Semana Ramirez, BrendaWCMCRC+57.65.0 pts · #3
- 1Monge Leal, EduardoCRC-81.20.0 pts · #22
- 2Bermudez Arce, Ximena SofiaCRC-63.61.0 pts · #20
- 3Fallas Madrigal, MichelleCRC-59.62.0 pts · #14
- R4+251 Elo gap
- R5+193 Elo gap
- R7+121 Elo gap