Capablanca 2025 Sub 12 Absoluto

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104 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 16 May 2025 to 19 May 2025 in Matanzas, Cuba. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1832, and top seed was Esteban David Ofarrill Cabrera (🇨🇺 CUB, 1911).

Eduardo Michel Jimenez Puig (🇨🇺 CUB, 1868) won with 7.5/8, ahead of Leandro Perez Saladrigas (7.0) and Alberto Garcia Tabasco (6.5). Jimenez Puig won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Luis Eduardo Becerra Reyes (1429) beat Saled Avila Garcia (1820), a +391-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

🇨🇺Esteban David Ofarrill Cabrera1911

Avg top 10

1,832

Participants

104

Federations · 6 represented

🇨🇺Cuba×95

🇳🇮Nicaragua×3

🇨🇷Costa Rica×2

🇨🇴Colombia×1

🇲🇽Mexico×1

🇨🇦Canada×1

Top 3

🥇
Eduardo Michel Jimenez Puig
🇨🇺CUB·1868
7.5pts·2156perf+73.2
🥈
Leandro Perez Saladrigas
🇨🇺CUB·1824
7.0pts·2053perf+76.4
🥉
Alberto Garcia Tabasco
🇨🇺CUB·1835
6.5pts·1930perf+35.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Eduardo Michel Jimenez Puig led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Jimenez Puig7.5Perez Saladrigas7Fonseca Gonzalez6.5Garcia Tabasco6.5Del Risco Aldana6Garcia Gonzalez5.5

R7–R8 · LEAD HELD

Eduardo Michel Jimenez Puig held the sole lead from R7 through R8 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Eduardo Michel Jimenez Puig drew with Leandro Perez Saladrigas (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Eduardo Michel Jimenez Puig 5 wins (R1–R5)Leandro Perez Saladrigas 5 wins (R1–R5)Diego Fonseca Gonzalez 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Eduardo Michel Jimenez Puig	*	½	—	—
2Leandro Perez Saladrigas	½	*	—	1
3Diego Fonseca Gonzalez	—	—	*	—
4Alberto Garcia Tabasco	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Jimenez Puig, Eduardo Michel	1868	CUB	+43B	+32N	+11B	+8N	+21N	=2B	+22N	+14B	7.5	38.0	42.5	39.00	2156	+73.2
2	Perez Saladrigas, Leandro	1824	CUB	+86B	+48N	+33B	+6N	+3B	=1N	=9B	+7N	7.0	39.0	41.5	35.00	2053	+76.4
3	Garcia Tabasco, Alberto	1835	CUB	+23N	+57B	=12N	+18B	−2N	+66B	+33N	+10B	6.5	37.0	40.5	30.75	1930	+35.2
4	Fonseca Gonzalez, Diego	1819	CUB	+41B	+24N	+5B	−21B	=33N	+36B	+6N	+9N	6.5	36.0	40.5	33.25	1936	+44.8
5	Del Risco Aldana, Alejandra	1668	CUB	+74N	+64B	−4N	+37B	=13N	=8B	+21N	+49B	6.0	34.5	38.0	26.00	1840	+55.6
6	Linares Fernandez, Cesar Ernesto	1664	CUB	+76N	+93B	+13N	−2B	+15N	+21B	−4B	=19N	5.5	38.0	40.0	23.75	1841	+68.8
7	Martinez Tartabull, Jeobel	1761	CUB	+30N	=61B	+20N	+65B	−10N	+28B	+12N	−2B	5.5	37.5	41.0	26.50	1768	+5.6
8	Garcia Gonzalez, Maikol	1705	CUB	+67B	+62N	+44B	−1B	=25N	=5N	+24B	=11N	5.5	37.0	40.5	24.75	1810	+45.2
9	Castillo Romero, Jasmany Shallom	1760	NCA	+99N	+35B	=65N	+28B	=22N	+10B	=2N	−4B	5.5	37.0	38.5	24.25	1864	+33.6
10	Pernas Cejas, Daziel	1708	CUB	+45B	=31N	+71B	+40N	+7B	−9N	+32B	−3N	5.5	35.0	38.5	24.25	1752	+19.6
11	Gonzalez Gomez, Emmanuel	1691	CUB	+46N	+56B	−1N	−23B	+70N	+76B	+25N	=8B	5.5	34.5	37.5	22.25	1719	+14.0
12	Avila Calderin, Helder	1699	CUB	+96B	+38N	=3B	−22N	+48B	+34N	−7B	+31N	5.5	34.5	36.5	22.75	1837	+47.6
13	Fernandez Martinez, Dayaris	1760	CUB	+52B	+75N	−6B	+24N	=5B	−31N	+36B	+32N	5.5	34.0	37.5	24.50	1757	-0.4
14	Jorge Romeo, Ronald	1816	CUB	−68N	+46B	+70N	+29B	+49B	=32N	+31B	−1N	5.5	33.0	36.5	23.25	1746	-20.8
15	Perez Rodriguez, Bryan	1749	CUB	+103B	+26N	−21N	+47B	−6B	+56N	=39B	+34N	5.5	32.5	34.0	21.25	1743	+1.2
16	Vazquez Delgado, Jorge Enrique	1705	CUB	+102N	=47B	=25N	+56B	+23N	−22B	=35N	+33B	5.5	32.0	33.5	21.75	1793	+27.6
17	Lopez Diaz, Lian	1686	CUB	+34B	=55N	=31B	+26N	−32B	+45N	=38B	+39N	5.5	31.5	35.5	24.50	1681	0.0
18	Olivera Ruiz, Fabio	1697	CUB	=50N	+69B	+68N	−3N	−31B	+87N	+41B	+22B	5.5	31.5	34.0	21.00	1641	-15.2
19	Lazo De La Vega Aja, Adriel	1701	CUB	=69N	+51B	=47N	+72B	=64N	=25B	+23N	=6B	5.5	30.5	34.0	23.25	1703	+3.2
20	Abreu Vento, Marcos Darel	1694	CUB	+53B	+77N	−7B	=31N	−34B	+55N	+64B	+38N	5.5	30.5	33.5	21.25	1615	-22.0
21	Ofarrill Cabrera, Esteban David	1911	CUB	+95B	+27N	+15B	+4N	−1B	−6N	−5B	+35B	5.0	40.5	42.5	23.50	1787	-44.4
22	Evenko, Kirill	0	CAN	=29N	+98B	+90N	+12B	=9B	+16N	−1B	−18N	5.0	37.0	39.0	20.75	1734	0.0
23	Perez Ocana, Jonathan	1538	CUB	−3B	+97N	+79B	+11N	−16B	+48N	−19B	+44N	5.0	34.0	36.0	18.50	1804	+94.0
24	Rodriguez Garcia, Adriel	1621	CUB	+100N	−4B	+42N	−13B	+46N	+65B	−8N	+58B	5.0	33.5	35.0	17.50	1485	-27.2
25	Figueroa Del Rosario, Hector Manu	1598	CUB	=87B	+91N	=16B	+44N	=8B	=19N	−11B	+51N	5.0	32.5	35.0	20.00	1705	+40.4
26	Perez Turino, Victor Manuel	1597	CUB	+37N	−15B	+84N	−17B	+54N	+58B	−49N	+46B	5.0	31.5	34.5	19.50	1443	-31.2
27	Alonso Pozo, Leandro	1658	CUB	+104N	−21B	+30N	−64B	=50N	+40B	=52N	+54B	5.0	30.0	31.5	19.00	1587	-15.6
28	Rios Canete, Harold David	1634	CUB	=91B	+87N	+55B	−9N	+59B	−7N	=44B	+52N	5.0	29.5	32.0	17.75	1741	+42.0
29	Estenoz Cabrera, Cristian Alejand	1577	CUB	=22B	=94N	+53B	−14N	−67B	+77N	+76B	+45N	5.0	28.0	30.0	17.50	1622	+13.6
30	Alfaro Brito, Xiomara	1502	CUB	−7B	+82N	−27B	+79N	−39B	+80N	+93B	+60N	5.0	28.0	30.0	15.00	1701	+59.6
31	Palau Tapia, Derek	1582	CUB	+81N	=10B	=17N	=20B	+18N	+13B	−14N	−12B	4.5	38.5	41.5	22.25	1723	+52.0
32	Moreno De Zayas, Georbel	1650	CUB	+54N	−1B	+99N	+78B	+17N	=14B	−10N	−13B	4.5	36.5	38.0	16.75	1663	+2.0
33	Dubra Ulacia, Cynthia	1680	CUB	+101N	+70B	−2N	+50B	=4B	+64N	−3B	−16N	4.5	36.5	38.0	15.75	1653	-8.0
34	Vargas Vargas, Yeison David	1425	CRC	−17N	+63B	=35N	+57B	+20N	−12B	+66N	−15B	4.5	34.5	38.0	19.25	1711	+111.6
35	Hernandez Moreno, Dominic Jesus	1564	CUB	+82B	−9N	=34B	=58N	+53B	+37N	=16B	−21N	4.5	33.0	36.0	18.50	1577	-0.8
36	Infante Perez, Barbaro Damian	1648	CUB	+83B	−44N	=52B	+71N	+40B	−4N	−13N	+68B	4.5	31.5	34.5	16.50	1608	-15.2
37	Petters Rodrigues, Fatima Sofia	0	NCA	−26B	+45N	+62B	−5N	+47N	−35B	=72N	+66B	4.5	31.0	34.5	17.25	1596	0.0
38	Vaillant Texidor, Sandro	1560	CUB	+88N	−12B	−78N	+77B	+42N	+60B	=17N	−20B	4.5	31.0	33.5	16.75	1655	+24.8
39	Santana Aguiar, Leonardo David	1632	CUB	−64N	+101B	−54N	+51B	+30N	+78B	=15N	−17B	4.5	30.5	32.0	16.25	1715	+23.2
40	Cross Luna, Alain Gerard	0	NCA	=66N	+60B	+61N	−10B	−36N	−27N	+73B	+72B	4.5	30.0	33.5	16.75	1664	0.0
41	Lauzurique Blanco, Marlon	1528	CUB	−4N	−42B	+100N	=88B	+74N	+89B	−18N	+64B	4.5	28.5	30.0	12.25	1518	-4.0
42	Corrales Corrales, Ana Maria	0	CRC	−48B	+41N	−24B	+95N	−38B	=43N	+86B	+79N	4.5	28.0	30.0	14.25	1618	0.0
43	Carmenaty Torres, Helen	1540	CUB	−1N	+104B	−93N	−76B	+84N	=42B	+89N	+69B	4.5	26.0	27.5	12.75	1448	-17.6
44	Fernandez Patino, Hanoy	1888	CUB	+72N	+36B	−8N	−25B	=65N	+71B	=28N	−23B	4.0	32.0	35.5	15.75	1596	-95.2
45	De Juan Matienzo, Brian Lazaro	1459	CUB	−10N	−37B	+81N	+63B	+61N	−17B	+65N	−29B	4.0	32.0	35.0	14.50	1576	+28.4
46	Becerra Reyes, Luis Eduardo	1429	CUB	−11B	−14N	+82B	+62N	−24B	+79N	+48B	−26N	4.0	32.0	35.0	14.00	1628	+62.8
47	Barrios Perez, Amanda	1556	CUB	+85B	=16N	=19B	−15N	−37B	+94N	=53B	=55N	4.0	32.0	34.0	14.50	1526	-9.2
48	Perez Cueto, Abraham	1634	CUB	+42N	−2B	+76N	+93B	−12N	−23B	−46N	+81B	4.0	32.0	34.0	12.50	1340	-73.6
49	Comas Bermeo, Emilie	1679	COL	F	=68B	=50N	+54B	−14N	+67N	+26B	−5N	4.0	31.5	31.5	16.25	1582	-30.4
50	Fernandez Vila, Fernanda	1438	CUB	=18B	+80N	=49B	−33N	=27B	+73N	−60B	=59N	4.0	30.5	33.5	15.75	1668	+89.6
51	Hilarion Cardoso, Alisbel De La C	1470	CUB	=59B	−19N	+89B	−39N	=57N	+61B	+78N	−25B	4.0	30.0	32.5	13.50	1526	+15.6
52	Gomez Herrera, Daniel David	1497	CUB	−13N	+100B	=36N	−66B	+88N	+59N	=27B	−28B	4.0	30.0	31.5	12.75	1558	+16.8
53	Turino Morales, Haiyexferson	1432	CUB	−20N	+88B	−29N	+90B	−35N	+57B	=47N	=63B	4.0	29.5	32.0	13.00	1571	+47.6
54	Blanco Escalante, Alain David	0	CUB	−32B	+86N	+39B	−49N	−26B	+95N	+56B	−27N	4.0	29.5	31.5	13.00	1606	0.0
55	Gomez Herrera, Marcelo	1404	CUB	+90N	=17B	−28N	+98B	−66N	−20B	+70N	=47B	4.0	29.5	31.5	12.75	1625	+88.4
56	Pupo Casals, David Emanuel	1544	CUB	+89B	−11N	+77B	−16N	+93N	−15B	−54N	+78B	4.0	29.0	31.0	10.50	1447	-20.8
57	Molina Toledo, Ryan	1628	CUB	+92B	−3N	=67B	−34N	=51B	−53N	+77B	+76N	4.0	28.5	31.0	12.25	1443	-68.8
58	Puentes Perez, Thiago	0	CUB	=80B	−79N	+73B	=35B	+72N	−26N	+67B	−24N	4.0	28.0	31.0	14.25	1587	0.0
59	Bermudez Alfonso, Darel	1737	CUB	=51N	−65B	+69N	+68B	−28N	−52B	+71N	=50B	4.0	27.5	31.0	14.50	1551	-61.6
60	Aguila Pedre, Sofia	1781	CUB	=71B	−40N	+102B	=80N	+86B	−38N	+50N	−30B	4.0	27.0	28.5	11.25	1557	-71.6
61	Vazquez Delgado, Randy Jesus	1604	CUB	+97B	=7N	−40B	=67N	−45B	−51N	+83B	+93N	4.0	26.5	28.5	11.50	1342	-54.4
62	Porras Reinoso, Camila	1568	CUB	+78N	−8B	−37N	−46B	−77N	+97B	+94N	+82B	4.0	25.0	27.0	10.00	716	-68.8
63	Rodriguez Desdin, Anthony Stephan	1665	CUB	−77B	−34N	+83B	−45N	+96B	=86N	+87B	=53N	4.0	23.5	25.5	10.75	1399	-96.0
64	Garlobo Sanchez, Diago Alejandro	0	CUB	+39B	−5N	+75B	+27N	=19B	−33B	−20N	−41N	3.5	35.5	39.0	15.75	1602	0.0
65	Maceo Cedeno, Reiner	0	CUB	+73B	+59N	=9B	−7N	=44B	−24N	−45B	=67N	3.5	31.5	35.0	14.00	1611	0.0
66	Gonzalez Cueto, Breison Minael	1656	CUB	=40B	−71N	+87B	+52N	+55B	−3N	−34B	−37N	3.5	31.5	34.0	12.75	1518	-42.4
67	Gomez Hernandez, Julia Elena	1451	CUB	−8N	+81B	=57N	=61B	+29N	−49B	−58N	=65B	3.5	30.0	33.0	13.75	1567	+28.0
68	Fernandez Mesa, Sean	1522	CUB	+14B	=49N	−18B	−59N	−89B	+74N	+88B	−36N	3.5	29.5	32.0	13.50	1609	+23.6
69	Gonzalez Gomez, Samuel	1444	CUB	=19B	−18N	−59B	+85N	−73B	+91N	+75B	−43N	3.5	29.5	32.0	11.75	1446	-1.2
70	Rodriguez Noda, Lia	1528	CUB	+79B	−33N	−14B	+94N	−11B	=75N	−55B	+91N	3.5	28.5	30.5	9.25	1476	-18.4
71	Grimont Ojeda, Laura Thalia	1505	CUB	=60N	+66B	−10N	−36B	+91N	−44N	−59B	+88B	3.5	28.0	30.5	10.50	1544	+7.2
72	Villa Jorge, Frank Marcos	1542	CUB	−44B	+92N	+94B	−19N	−58B	+83N	=37B	−40N	3.5	28.0	30.0	9.75	995	-16.0
73	Concepcion Hernandez, Fabiana	1554	CUB	−65N	=74B	−58N	+101B	+69N	−50B	−40N	+92B	3.5	25.5	27.0	9.25	1525	-7.2
74	Menendez Fajardo, Diego Alejandro	1414	CUB	−5B	=73N	−80B	+103N	−41B	−68B	+98N	+86N	3.5	25.0	26.5	7.75	1509	+38.4
75	Perez Figueroa, Hector Luis	1600	CUB	+84N	−13B	−64N	+99B	−76N	=70B	−69N	+87B	3.5	24.5	26.0	8.75	1451	-49.6
76	Medina Alvarez, Elina	1408	CUB	−6B	+95N	−48B	+43N	+75B	−11N	−29N	−57B	3.0	32.0	34.0	10.00	1523	+42.0
77	Maranon Hernandez, Ricardo David	1413	CUB	+63N	−20B	−56N	−38N	+62B	−29B	−57N	+94B	3.0	31.0	33.0	10.00	1447	+9.2
78	Bencosme Matos, Liennis Amparo	0	CUB	−62B	+96N	+38B	−32N	+80B	−39N	−51B	−56N	3.0	28.5	30.5	9.50	1465	0.0
79	Avila Garcia, Saled	1820	CUB	−70N	+58B	−23N	−30B	+99N	−46B	+96N	−42B	3.0	28.0	29.5	7.50	1361	-130.8
80	Camero Estrada, Thiago	1549	CUB	=58N	−50B	+74N	=60B	−78N	−30B	−81N	+89B	3.0	26.5	29.0	10.00	1447	-24.4
81	Prat Olmeda, Iker Emmanuel	0	MEX	−31B	−67N	−45B	−83N	+104N	+90B	+80B	−48N	3.0	24.5	26.0	7.00	1431	0.0
82	Trujillo Tellez, Marcos Antonio	0	CUB	−35N	−30B	−46N	−92B	+100N	+99B	+95B	−62N	3.0	23.5	25.0	5.00	1389	0.0
83	Acosta Acanda, Amalia	0	CUB	−36N	−90B	−63N	+81B	+103N	−72B	−61N	+99B	3.0	23.0	24.5	6.00	1424	0.0
84	Figueroa Del Rosario, Enier David	0	CUB	−75B	+103N	−26B	−86N	−43B	−96N	+100B	+95N	3.0	21.0	22.5	5.00	1375	0.0
85	Davila Rodriguez, Nataly	0	CUB	−47N	−99B	=101N	−69B	=97N	=92B	=90N	+96B	3.0	18.0	19.5	6.25	1375	0.0
86	Perez Lorenzo, Lya De Los Milagro	1537	CUB	−2N	−54B	+92N	+84B	−60N	=63B	−42N	−74B	2.5	30.0	32.5	7.50	1349	-34.4
87	Isla Junco, Ervin Jonathan	1426	CUB	=25N	−28B	−66N	+97B	+98N	−18B	−63N	−75N	2.5	28.5	30.5	6.50	1403	-5.6
88	Ferreiro Plutin, Mauro Alejandro	0	CUB	−38B	−53N	+96B	=41N	−52B	+101B	−68N	−71N	2.5	26.0	27.5	5.75	1347	0.0
89	Companioni Gonzalez, Yoan Carlos	0	CUB	−56N	=102B	−51N	+104B	+68N	−41N	−43B	−80N	2.5	25.0	26.5	5.75	1286	0.0
90	Horsford Perez, Laura Isabela	1661	CUB	−55B	+83N	−22B	−53N	−94B	−81N	=85B	+102N	2.5	24.0	25.5	6.00	1306	-54.8
91	Alvarez Contreras, Daniel	0	CUB	=28N	−25B	−98N	+102N	−71B	−69B	+101N	−70B	2.5	24.0	25.5	5.50	1380	0.0
92	Castillo Perera, Diana	0	CUB	−57N	−72B	−86B	+82N	−95B	=85N	+102B	−73N	2.5	21.5	23.0	6.00	1270	0.0
93	Martinez Torres, Thiago	0	CUB	F	−6N	+43B	−48N	−56B	+98B	−30N	−61B	2.0	29.0	29.0	6.50	1424	0.0
94	Pacheco Fernandez, Ian Sebastian	0	CUB	=98N	=29B	−72N	−70B	+90N	−47B	−62B	−77N	2.0	25.5	27.5	6.00	1361	0.0
95	Valdes Diaz, Mya	1543	CUB	−21N	−76B	+104N	−42B	+92N	−54B	−82N	−84B	2.0	25.0	26.5	4.00	860	-31.2
96	Suarez Rojas, Anna Paula	1440	CUB	−12N	−78B	−88N	+100B	−63N	+84B	−79B	−85N	2.0	24.0	25.5	4.50	928	-19.6
97	Navarro Ortega, Elizabeth	0	CUB	−61N	−23B	=103B	−87N	=85B	−62N	=99N	=98B	2.0	22.0	23.5	4.00	1294	0.0
98	Perez Alvarez, Samuel	1584	CUB	=94B	−22N	+91B	−55N	−87B	−93N	−74B	=97N	2.0	21.5	23.5	4.50	615	-86.8
99	Basulto Casanova, Javier Eduardo	1479	CUB	−9B	+85N	−32B	−75N	−79B	−82N	=97B	−83N	1.5	25.5	27.5	4.00	908	-35.6
100	FIDE 3539954	0	—	−24B	−52N	−41B	−96N	−82B	+104B	−84N	=103N	1.5	23.0	24.5	2.25	1146	0.0
101	Rodriguez Matos, Danilo Eduardo	1422	CUB	−33B	−39N	=85B	−73N	+102B	−88N	−91B	−104N	1.5	22.0	23.5	3.00	1388	-7.2
102	Fundora Baez, Linett Felisa	1456	CUB	−16B	=89N	−60N	−91B	−101N	+103B	−92N	−90B	1.5	21.0	22.5	2.75	1368	-23.6
103	Angarica Galan, Lorena	1472	CUB	−15N	−84B	=97N	−74B	−83B	−102N	=104N	=100B	1.5	20.0	21.5	2.50	740	-50.8
104	Arias Diaz Bad, Ashley Nicole Bad	0	CUB	−27B	−43N	−95B	−89N	−81B	−100N	=103B	+101B	1.5	20.0	21.5	2.25	1378	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Vargas Vargas, Yeison DavidCRC
+111.6
4.5 pts · #22
2Perez Ocana, JonathanCUB
+94.0
5.0 pts · #30
3Fernandez Vila, FernandaCUB
+89.6
4.0 pts · #36

Top rating losers

1Avila Garcia, SaledCUB
-130.8
3.0 pts · #67
2Rodriguez Desdin, Anthony StephanCUB
-96.0
4.0 pts · #47
3Fernandez Patino, HanoyCUB
-95.2
4.0 pts · #40

Biggest upsets

R6+391 Elo gap
Becerra Reyes, Luis Eduardo1429 beat Avila Garcia, Saled1820
R8+350 Elo gap
Perez Ocana, Jonathan1538 beat Fernandez Patino, Hanoy1888
R4+318 Elo gap
Alfaro Brito, Xiomara1502 beat Avila Garcia, Saled1820