I Check Mate Cup 2025 ( Group B )
9 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 May 2025 to 28 May 2025 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Top 10 Elo average was 870, and top seed was Ariel Galicia Figueroa (🇭🇳 HON, 1711).
Ariel Galicia Figueroa (🇭🇳 HON, 1711) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Carlos Briceno Velaquez (6.0) and Jose Jacobo Gamez Portillo (6.0). Galicia Figueroa shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Dylan Isaac Suazo Contreras (1470) beat Ariel Galicia Figueroa (1711), a +241-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 9 · 9 roundsAriel Galicia Figueroa led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Ariel Galicia Figueroa takes the sole lead (5.0/7).
Ariel Galicia Figueroa beat Carlos Briceno Velaquez (Black).
Ariel Galicia Figueroa 3+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)Carlos Briceno Velaquez 4 wins (R5–R9)Jose Jacobo Gamez Portillo 3 wins (R4–R6)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 2 | 🇭🇳Galicia Figueroa, Ariel | 1711 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 24.50 | 29.0 | +3.6 | 1723 |
| 1 | 🇭🇳Briceno Velaquez, Carlos | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 20.00 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 1626 |
| 3 | 🇭🇳Gamez Portillo, Jose Jacobo | 1598 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 17.00 | 30.0 | +31.6 | 1751 |
| 5 | 🇭🇳Suazo Contreras, Dylan Isaac | 1470 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 14.25 | 31.5 | +4.8 | 1503 |
| 4 | 🇭🇳Rush Galdamez, Jorge | 1447 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 10.00 | 32.0 | +30.4 | 1596 |
| 6 | 🇭🇳Aguero, Ana Sofia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 12.00 | 33.0 | 0.0 | 1326 |
| 8 | 🇭🇳Matamoros, Nancy | 1605 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 6.25 | 33.5 | -35.2 | 1235 |
| 7 | 🇭🇳Galo, Diego Alejandro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 2.0 | 3.50 | 34.0 | 0.0 | 1326 |
| 9 | FIDE 8415617 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1.0 | 3.00 | 35.0 | 0.0 | 766 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gamez Portillo, Jose JacoboHON+31.66.0 pts · #3
- 2Rush Galdamez, JorgeHON+30.44.0 pts · #4
- 3Suazo Contreras, Dylan IsaacHON+4.84.5 pts · #5
- 1Matamoros, NancyHON-35.22.5 pts · #8
- 2Briceno Velaquez, CarlosHON0.06.0 pts · #1
- 3Aguero, Ana SofiaHON0.03.0 pts · #6
- R5+241 Elo gap
- R1+158 Elo gap