Juegos Deportivos Nacionales Eliminatorias 2025 Z1 U16 Individual Absoluto
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40 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Heredia, Costa Rica. Top 10 Elo average was 1550, and top seed was Michael Vega Badilla (🇨🇷 CRC, 1727).
Brainer Steven Garcia Morales (🇨🇷 CRC, 1646) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Gabriel Cordero Esquivel (6.0) and Michael Vega Badilla (5.5). Garcia Morales won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Juan Carlos Gonzalez Cambronero (1461) beat Michael Vega Badilla (1727), a +266-point gap.
Location
🇨🇷Heredia, Costa Rica
Dates
06 Sept 2025 → 07 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇷Costa Rica×21
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsBrainer Steven Garcia Morales led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
Brainer Steven Garcia Morales never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Brainer Steven Garcia Morales beat Gabriel Cordero Esquivel (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Brainer Steven Garcia Morales 7 wins (R1–R7)Gabriel Cordero Esquivel 4 wins (R1–R4)Michael Vega Badilla 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brainer Steven Garcia Morales | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Gabriel Cordero Esquivel | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Michael Vega Badilla | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4Josue Campos Alvarado | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garcia Morales, Brainer Steven | 1646 | CRC | +31B | +25N | +12B | +11N | +2B | +5N | +4B | 7.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 30.00 | 2330 | +82.8 |
| 2 | Cordero Esquivel, Gabriel | 1524 | CRC | +32N | +15B | +21N | +26B | −1N | +9B | +11N | 6.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 21.50 | 1542 | +1.6 |
| 3 | Vega Badilla, Michael | 1727 | CRC | +27B | =22N | +6B | −14N | +17B | +13N | +8B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 22.25 | 1470 | -27.2 |
| 4 | Zhen Cen, Jia Jun | 1590 | CRC | +34N | +8B | −11B | +19N | +9B | +12N | −1N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 19.50 | 1415 | -27.6 |
| 5 | Jimenez Noguera, Matias | 1549 | CRC | +18N | +28B | −20N | +7B | +26N | −1B | +15N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 19.00 | 1550 | +1.6 |
| 6 | Campos Alvarado, Josue | 0 | CRC | +?N | +16B | −3N | +21B | −11B | +25N | +13B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 14.50 | 1575 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Baltodano Valdez, Jorge Isaac | 1455 | CRC | +30B | −14N | +38B | −5N | +33B | +20B | +12N | 5.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 14.50 | 1380 | -12.0 |
| 8 | Solano Barquero, Jose Pablo | 0 | CRC | +?B | −4N | +27B | =17N | +18B | +16N | −3N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 13.00 | 1501 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Abarca Montero, Ivan Jose | 0 | CRC | +?B | +23N | +13B | +20B | −4N | −2N | =22B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 12.75 | 1412 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Perez Franco, Andrew De Dojshua | 0 | CRC | +19B | −12N | +?B | −13N | +23B | =21N | +25B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 12.25 | 1405 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Gutierrez Rodriguez, Ignacio | 1424 | CRC | F | +36B | +4N | −1B | +6N | +14N | −2B | 4.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 16.00 | 1550 | +24.0 |
| 12 | Espinoza Leal, Jowell Darnell | 1559 | CRC | +40N | +10B | −1N | +34B | +20N | −4B | −7B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 11.50 | 763 | -55.6 |
| 13 | Lara Moreno, Jose Adrian | 1462 | CRC | +29N | +39B | −9N | +10B | +16N | −3B | −6N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 13.00 | 1644 | +14.8 |
| 14 | Gonzalez Cambronero, Juan Carlos | 1461 | CRC | F | +7B | −26N | +3B | +15N | −11B | +19N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 18.50 | 1675 | +34.8 |
| 15 | FIDE 6555713 | 0 | — | +17B | −2N | +?B | +33N | −14B | +24N | −5B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 10.00 | 701 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Charpentier Badilla, Ian Sebastian | 1531 | CRC | +24B | −6N | +22B | +23N | −13B | −8B | +29N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 13.50 | 698 | -22.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 6578020 | 0 | — | −15N | +32B | +28N | =8B | −3N | =18N | +27B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 12.75 | 956 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 6577997 | 0 | — | −5B | +30N | +25B | =22N | −8N | =17B | +36N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 11.75 | 1546 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Rodriguez Gonzalez, Mattias | 1401 | CRC | −10N | +29B | +?N | −4B | +32N | +26B | −14B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 8.50 | 716 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Taylor Arce, Ian Lebron | 0 | CRC | +?N | +?B | +5B | −9N | −12B | −7N | =24B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 6.75 | 1385 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Morun Moreira, Lucas | 0 | CRC | F | +?N | −2B | −6N | +34B | =10B | +26N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 7.75 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Cordero Cortes, Enderson | 0 | CRC | F | =3B | −16N | =18B | +36N | +?B | =9N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 9.00 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 6570976 | 0 | — | +37N | −9B | +39N | −16B | −10N | +32B | =?N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 731 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 6574181 | 0 | — | −16N | −?B | +29N | +?B | +28N | −15B | =20N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 7.75 | 731 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Campos Prendas, Javier | 0 | CRC | +35N | −1B | −18N | +37B | +31N | −6B | −10N | 3.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 7.50 | 845 | -15.2 |
| 26 | Guerrero Castillo, Isaura | 0 | CRC | +38B | +?N | +14B | −2N | −5B | −19N | −21B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 5.50 | 1376 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 6569137 | 0 | — | −3N | +35B | −8N | −?B | +37N | +28B | −17N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 7.50 | 956 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 6575633 | 0 | — | +33B | −5N | −17B | +?N | −24B | −27N | +?B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.50 | 737 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 6578012 | 0 | — | −13B | −19N | −24B | +?N | +?B | +34N | −16B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.50 | 715 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 6578039 | 0 | — | −7N | −18B | −32N | F | +?B | +?N | +33B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.50 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 6556205 | 0 | — | −1N | F | +?B | +38N | −25B | F | +?N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 800 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 6569161 | 0 | — | −2B | −17N | +30B | +39N | −19B | −23N | =34B | 2.5 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 5.75 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 6575994 | 0 | — | −28N | +40B | +36N | −15B | −7N | =?B | −30N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.00 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 6544282 | 0 | — | −4B | +?N | +?B | −12N | −21N | −29B | =32N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.25 | 764 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 6576672 | 0 | — | −25B | −27N | F | −?N | +40B | +37B | =?N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 754 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 6566189 | 0 | — | F | −11N | −33B | +?N | −22B | +?N | −18B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 638 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 6578063 | 0 | — | −23B | =?N | +?B | −25N | −27B | −35N | =38B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.75 | 754 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 6576770 | 0 | — | −26N | +?B | −7N | −31B | −?N | −39B | =37N | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 6575617 | 0 | — | F | −13N | −23B | −32B | −?N | +38N | =?B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 6578004 | 0 | — | −12B | −33N | −?N | −?B | −35N | +?B | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 737 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Garcia Morales, Brainer StevenCRC+82.87.0 pts · #1
- 2Gonzalez Cambronero, Juan CarlosCRC+34.84.0 pts · #3
- 3Gutierrez Rodriguez, IgnacioCRC+24.04.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Espinoza Leal, Jowell DarnellCRC-55.64.0 pts · #24
- 2Zhen Cen, Jia JunCRC-27.65.0 pts · #10
- 3Vega Badilla, MichaelCRC-27.25.5 pts · #16
Biggest upsets
- R4+266 Elo gap
- R3+166 Elo gap
- R7+104 Elo gap