Torneo Clasificatorio de Tercera Division, Belen 2025
14 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 Jun 2025 to 22 Jun 2025 in Belen, Costa Rica. Top 10 Elo average was 1629, and top seed was Thiago Marcel Morales Vasquez (🇨🇷 CRC, 1714).
Diego Jimenez Gamboa (🇨🇷 CRC, 1652) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Gabriel Miranda Barrientos (5.5) and Carlos Rafael Castillo Mendez (4.5). Jimenez Gamboa shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Samuel Moncada Sanchez (1541) beat Thiago Marcel Morales Vasquez (1714), a +173-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R2; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
Diego Jimenez Gamboa held the sole lead from R2 through R7 without losing it.
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Jimenez Gamboa takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (24.5).
Diego Jimenez Gamboa drew with Gabriel Miranda Barrientos (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Diego Jimenez Gamboa | * | ½ | 0 | 1 |
| 2Gabriel Miranda Barrientos | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Carlos Rafael Castillo Mendez | 1 | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Samuel Moncada Sanchez | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimenez Gamboa, Diego | 1652 | CRC | +4N | +7B | =2N | +5B | +6B | −3N | +10B | 5.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 18.75 | 1838 | +60.4 |
| 2 | Miranda Barrientos, Gabriel | 1598 | CRC | +11B | =5N | =1B | +3N | +10N | =9B | +6N | 5.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 16.25 | 1842 | +85.2 |
| 3 | Castillo Mendez, Carlos Rafael | 1570 | CRC | =6N | =4B | +7N | −2B | =5N | +1B | +11N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 15.75 | 1733 | +63.2 |
| 4 | Moncada Sanchez, Samuel | 1541 | CRC | −1B | =3N | −6N | +10B | +11N | +14B | +5B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 10.25 | 1724 | +35.4 |
| 5 | Morales Vasquez, Thiago Marcel | 1714 | CRC | +14N | =2B | +8N | −1N | =3B | +7B | −4N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 12.00 | 1653 | -22.0 |
| 6 | Diaz Charpentier, Ashly Valeria | 1644 | CRC | =3B | −8N | +4B | +11B | −1N | =10N | −2B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 9.00 | 1531 | -41.2 |
| 7 | Elizalde Brisuela, Eduardo | 1654 | CRC | +9B | −1N | −3B | +14N | =8B | −5N | =12B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 5.25 | 1557 | -41.6 |
| 8 | Sotelo Izaguirre, Isaac David | 1543 | CRC | =13N | +6B | −5B | +9N | =7N | F | F | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.25 | 1716 | +22.0 |
| 9 | Garcia Delgado, Rafael Eduardo | 1563 | CRC | −7N | +14B | =11N | −8B | F | =2N | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 1540 | -3.2 |
| 10 | Mora Lopez, Maria Jose | 1534 | CRC | F | −11N | +14B | −4N | −2B | =6B | −1N | 1.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 2.50 | 1420 | -34.0 |
| 11 | Peraza Artavia, Pablo Josue | 1607 | CRC | −2N | +10B | =9B | −6N | −4B | −12N | −3B | 1.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 2.50 | 1341 | -94.0 |
| 12 | Jimenez Valverde, Benjamin Isaac | 1554 | CRC | F | F | F | F | −14B | +11B | =7N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1635 | +14.0 |
| 13 | Solis Alvarado, Abigail | 1652 | CRC | =8B | F | F | F | F | F | +14N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1789 | +14.8 |
| 14 | Moran, Mike | 1635 | CRC | −5B | −9N | −10N | −7B | +12N | −4N | −13B | 1.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 1.50 | 1293 | -56.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Miranda Barrientos, GabrielCRC+85.25.5 pts · #2
- 2Castillo Mendez, Carlos RafaelCRC+63.24.5 pts · #3
- 3Jimenez Gamboa, DiegoCRC+60.45.5 pts · #1
- 1Peraza Artavia, Pablo JosueCRC-94.01.5 pts · #12
- 2Moran, MikeCRC-56.61.0 pts · #14
- 3Elizalde Brisuela, EduardoCRC-41.63.0 pts · #8
- R7+173 Elo gap
- R3+101 Elo gap
- R2+101 Elo gap