XI Strong Chess-1800
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. Top 10 Elo average was 1735, and top seed was Leonardo Michael Simo Paulino (🇩🇴 DOM, 1777).
Pablo Garcia Chan (🇩🇴 DOM, 1656) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Kelvis Rainerys Ceballos Rodriguez (5.5) and Melvin Marcial Montero Mercedes (4.5). Garcia Chan shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Pablo Garcia Chan (1656) beat Leonardo Michael Simo Paulino (1777), a +121-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsPablo Garcia Chan led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Luis Yael Rodriguez Manzanillo takes the sole lead (3.5/5).
Pablo Garcia Chan lost to Kelvis Rainerys Ceballos Rodriguez (Black).
Pablo Garcia Chan 4 wins (R5–R8)Kelvis Rainerys Ceballos Rodriguez 3 wins (R6–R8)Aarony Miguel Paula Valerio 3 wins (R1–R3)
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 | 🇩🇴Garcia Chan, Pablo | 1656 | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 18.50 | 32.0 | +104.9 | 1882 |
| 2 | 🇩🇴Ceballos Rodriguez, Kelvis Rainerys | 1710 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.00 | 32.5 | +29.6 | 1824 |
| 4 | 🇩🇴Montero Mercedes, Melvin Marcial | 1755 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4.5 | 19.00 | 33.5 | +17.8 | 1845 |
| 3 | 🇩🇴Paula Valerio, Aarony Miguel | 1755 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4.5 | 14.75 | 33.5 | -13.4 | 1779 |
| 5 | 🇩🇴Rodriguez Manzanillo, Luis Yael | 1738 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 4.0 | 15.00 | 34.0 | +4.4 | 1749 |
| 6 | 🇩🇴Wu Antigua, Kevin Diego | 1724 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 0 | — | 3.5 | 16.50 | 34.5 | -8.4 | 1708 |
| 7 | 🇩🇴Simo Paulino, Leonardo Michael | 1777 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | — | — | 3.5 | 14.25 | 34.5 | -12.8 | 1740 |
| 8 | 🇩🇴Mendez Rivas, Criseidis | 1703 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 8.50 | 35.0 | -18.0 | 1626 |
| 9 | 🇩🇴Geraldino Rodriguez, Netzer | 1774 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | ½ | * | 0 | 2.5 | 10.50 | 35.5 | -53.6 | 1635 |
| 10 | 🇩🇴WCMSanchez Jaspez, Rosangel | 1756 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | * | 1.0 | 2.50 | 37.0 | -21.2 | 1531 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Garcia Chan, PabloDOM+104.96.0 pts · #1
- 2Ceballos Rodriguez, Kelvis RainerysDOM+29.65.5 pts · #2
- 3Montero Mercedes, Melvin MarcialDOM+17.84.5 pts · #4
- 1Geraldino Rodriguez, NetzerDOM-53.62.5 pts · #9
- 2Sanchez Jaspez, RosangelWCMDOM-21.21.0 pts · #10
- 3Mendez Rivas, CriseidisDOM-18.03.0 pts · #8
- R6+121 Elo gap
- R1+118 Elo gap