Torneo de Ajedrez en Homenaje a Luis Fernando Martinez ISAEL 2025

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33 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 24 Jun 2025 to 27 Jun 2025 in Canca La Reina, Dominican Republic. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1924, and top seed was Christopher Guzman (🇩🇴 DOM, FM, 2227).

Reynie Polanco Fernandez (🇩🇴 DOM, CM, 1848) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Christopher Guzman (6.0) and Roberto Dominguez (5.5). Polanco Fernandez shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Angel Moises Perez Luna (1572) beat Adelso Bienvenido Grullon Mata (1768), a +196-point gap.

Location

🇩🇴Canca La Reina, Dominican Republic

Dates

24 Jun 2025 → 27 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇴FMChristopher Guzman2227

Avg top 10

1,924

Participants

Titled players · 4

FM×1

CM×3

Federations · 1 represented

🇩🇴Dominican Republic×29

Top 3

🥇
CMReynie Polanco Fernandez
🇩🇴DOM·1848
6.0pts·2252perf+131.2
🥈
FMChristopher Guzman
🇩🇴DOM·2227
6.0pts·2190perf-6.2
🥉
Roberto Dominguez
🇩🇴DOM·1875
5.5pts·2054perf+27.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Guzman6Polanco Fernandez6Dominguez5.5Torres Castro5Polanco Fernandez4.5Moscoso Silva4.5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Polanco Fernandez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.0).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Christopher Guzman beat CM Reynie Polanco Fernandez (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Christopher Guzman 3 wins (R5–R7)CM Reynie Polanco Fernandez 5 wins (R1–R5)Roberto Dominguez 4 wins (R2–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMChristopher Guzman	*	1	—	1
2CMReynie Polanco Fernandez	0	*	1	1
3Roberto Dominguez	—	0	*	—
4Diomedes Cristino Torres Castro	0	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Polanco Fernandez, ReynieCM	1848	DOM	+3B	+11N	+7B	+5N	+4B	−2N	+6B	6.0	30.0	34.0	28.00	2252	+131.2
2	Guzman, ChristopherFM	2227	DOM	+14B	+15N	=5B	=7N	+9B	+1B	+4N	6.0	27.5	31.0	26.50	2190	-6.2
3	Dominguez, Roberto	1875	DOM	−1N	+33B	+10N	+8B	+16N	=6B	+7B	5.5	26.5	26.5	18.25	2054	+27.6
4	Torres Castro, Diomedes Cristino	1927	DOM	+21N	+8B	+22N	+6B	−1N	+5B	−2B	5.0	27.5	30.0	18.00	2020	+18.0
5	Gonzalez Alejo, Wily Gilberto	1857	DOM	+27N	+10B	=2N	−1B	+12B	−4N	+15B	4.5	28.5	29.5	15.50	1977	+18.0
6	Polanco Fernandez, SahieanCM	1957	DOM	+25B	+9N	+16B	−4N	+15B	=3N	−1N	4.5	27.5	28.5	14.75	1911	-12.0
7	Moscoso Silva, Carlos AntonioCM	1968	DOM	+23N	+19B	−1N	=2B	+21N	+18B	−3N	4.5	26.0	28.0	13.50	1948	-0.6
8	Paulino Rosario, Dalver	1810	DOM	+31B	−4N	+13B	−3N	+23B	+11N	F	4.0	24.5	25.5	11.00	1844	+6.8
9	De Leon, Gustavo	1817	DOM	+32N	−6B	+25N	+14B	−2N	+10B	F	4.0	23.0	23.0	8.50	1922	+28.8
10	Guaba, Alejandro	1789	DOM	+26B	−5N	−3B	+17N	+25B	−9N	+19B	4.0	21.5	22.5	8.50	1717	-18.8
11	Grullon Mata, Adelso Bienvenido	1768	DOM	+30N	−1B	−21N	+27B	+13N	−8B	+14N	4.0	21.0	22.0	9.50	1621	-38.4
12	Ramos Burgos, Gregory Joel	1866	DOM	F	+24B	−18N	+20B	−5N	+21B	+16N	4.0	18.5	18.5	11.00	1862	+1.0
13	Perez Ovalles, German Aristy	1550	DOM	−18N	+32B	−8N	+28B	−11B	+23N	+21N	4.0	16.5	16.5	5.50	1668	+33.6
14	Santiago Ceballos, Christian	1716	DOM	−2N	+20B	+30B	−9N	+19B	=15N	−11B	3.5	23.5	24.5	8.75	1790	+17.6
15	Payano Cruz, Fred	1834	DOM	+28N	−2B	+23N	+22B	−6N	=14B	−5N	3.5	23.0	24.0	7.25	1805	-15.6
16	Guaba Vasquez, Francisco Antonio	1793	DOM	+33N	+18B	−6N	=21B	−3B	+24N	−12B	3.5	21.5	21.5	6.25	1732	-19.6
17	Gil Gerez, Edwin Antonio	0	DOM	−19N	−23B	+33N	−10B	+26N	+29B	=22N	3.5	13.5	13.5	3.25	1434	0.0
18	Almanzar Flores, Pedro Manuel	1879	DOM	+13B	−16N	+12B	F	+22N	−7N	F	3.0	18.5	18.5	10.50	1848	-4.4
19	Polanco De La Rosa , Eddy Alfonso	1829	DOM	+17B	−7N	F	+24B	−14N	+25B	−10N	3.0	18.5	18.5	6.50	1657	-22.4
20	Martinez Rodriguez, Moises	1732	DOM	F	−14N	+29B	−12N	F	+32B	+24N	3.0	11.5	11.5	3.00	1598	-21.2
21	Perez Luna, Angel Moises	1572	DOM	−4B	+31N	+11B	=16N	−7B	−12N	−13B	2.5	25.0	26.0	6.75	1669	+23.6
22	Martinez Perez, Luis Manuel Johnc	1736	DOM	F	+29N	−4B	−15N	−18B	+28N	=17B	2.5	17.0	17.0	3.75	1080	-37.2
23	Rodriguez Munoz, Omar de Jesus	1659	DOM	−7B	+17N	−15B	F	−8N	−13B	+29N	2.0	20.5	21.5	4.50	982	-57.6
24	Felipe Alvarez, Maria Camila	1588	DOM	F	−12N	+26B	−19N	+29N	−16B	−20B	2.0	15.5	15.5	2.00	1005	-36.8
25	Santiago Osorio, Estalyn	1582	DOM	−6N	+28B	−9B	F	−10N	−19N	F	1.0	17.5	18.5	1.00	1044	-30.8
26	FIDE 6437664	0	—	−10N	+27B	−24N	F	−17B	F	F	1.0	13.5	13.5	1.00	889	0.0
27	FIDE 6433510	0	—	−5B	−26N	+32B	−11N	F	−31B	F	1.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	927	0.0
28	Encarnacion, Rafael	0	DOM	−15B	−25N	+31B	−13N	F	−22B	F	1.0	13.0	13.0	1.00	1406	0.0
29	FIDE 6440541	0	—	F	−22B	−20N	+32N	−24B	−17N	−23B	1.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	881	0.0
30	Safe Nunez, Yizak De Jesus	0	DOM	−11B	F	−14N	F	+31N	F	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	1.00	1555	0.0
31	Santiago Ceballos, Starlyn	1558	DOM	−8N	−21B	−28N	F	−30B	+27N	F	1.0	9.5	9.5	1.00	891	-26.8
32	FIDE 6440363	0	—	−9B	−13N	−27N	−29B	F	−20N	F	0.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	883	0.0
33	Taveras Jimenez, Wilson Manuel	0	DOM	−16B	−3N	−17B	F	F	F	F	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	1034	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Polanco Fernandez, ReynieCMDOM
+131.2
6.0 pts · #2
2Perez Ovalles, German AristyDOM
+33.6
4.0 pts · #18
3De Leon, GustavoDOM
+28.8
4.0 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Rodriguez Munoz, Omar de JesusDOM
-57.6
2.0 pts · #31
2Grullon Mata, Adelso BienvenidoDOM
-38.4
4.0 pts · #16
3Martinez Perez, Luis Manuel JohncDOM
-37.2
2.5 pts · #27

Biggest upsets

R3+196 Elo gap
Perez Luna, Angel Moises1572 beat Grullon Mata, Adelso Bienvenido1768
R3+120 Elo gap
CMPolanco Fernandez, Reynie1848 beat CMMoscoso Silva, Carlos Antonio1968
R5+113 Elo gap
Santiago Ceballos, Christian1716 beat Polanco De La Rosa , Eddy Alfonso1829