XXI Strong Chess Sub-2000 B
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025 in Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1855, and top seed was Cristian Gonzalo Alvarez Concepcion (🇩🇴 DOM, 1902).
Julio Esdeulin Ventura Rosario (🇩🇴 DOM, CM, 1869) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Hugo Eduardo Nunez Mejia (6.0) and Adgart Miguel Castillo Vasquez (5.5). Ventura Rosario won solo starting round 3.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCM Julio Esdeulin Ventura Rosario led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
CM Julio Esdeulin Ventura Rosario never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
CM Julio Esdeulin Ventura Rosario opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Hugo Eduardo Nunez Mejia); the title is out of reach before R9.
CM Julio Esdeulin Ventura Rosario drew with Hugo Eduardo Nunez Mejia (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇩🇴CMVentura Rosario, Julio Esdeulin | 1869 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.5 | 26.00 | 32.5 | +55.2 | 2120 |
| 2 | 🇩🇴Nunez Mejia, Hugo Eduardo | 1859 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 19.25 | 34.0 | +27.4 | 1973 |
| 3 | 🇩🇴Castillo Vasquez, Adgart Miguel | 1867 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 17.75 | 34.5 | +15.4 | 1927 |
| 4 | 🇩🇴Gomez Batista, Eduardo Antonio | 1859 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | — | 4.5 | 18.25 | 35.5 | +3.6 | 1894 |
| 5 | 🇩🇴Garcia Calderon, Mario David | 1893 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | — | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 13.50 | 36.0 | -24.8 | 1837 |
| 6 | 🇩🇴Florian Vasquez, Gabriel Emilio | 1887 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 11.00 | 36.0 | -20.4 | 1802 |
| 7 | 🇩🇴Alvarez Concepcion, Cristian Gonzalo | 1902 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | — | 1 | * | 1 | — | — | 3.5 | 15.00 | 36.5 | +3.2 | 1919 |
| 8 | 🇻🇪Ontiveros, Jesus | 1809 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 3.0 | 7.75 | 37.0 | -18.6 | 1729 |
| 9 | 🇩🇴Montero Marcelle, Henry | 1800 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | — | 0 | * | — | 1.5 | 8.00 | 38.5 | -12.6 | 1636 |
| 10 | 🇩🇴Villegas Encarnacion, Joel | 1809 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | ½ | — | * | 0.5 | 1.50 | 39.5 | -40.8 | 1463 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ventura Rosario, Julio EsdeulinCMDOM+55.27.5 pts · #1
- 2Nunez Mejia, Hugo EduardoDOM+27.46.0 pts · #2
- 3Castillo Vasquez, Adgart MiguelDOM+15.45.5 pts · #3
- 1Villegas Encarnacion, JoelDOM-40.80.5 pts · #10
- 2Garcia Calderon, Mario DavidDOM-24.84.0 pts · #5
- 3Florian Vasquez, Gabriel EmilioDOM-20.44.0 pts · #6