Torneo Guerra del Sur 2025
Open SwissStandard
22 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 06 Jul 2025 in Golfito, Costa Rica. Top 10 Elo average was 767, and top seed was Carlos Barrios Zamora (🇨🇷 CRC, 2039).
Pablo Andres Mora Arias (🇨🇷 CRC, 1447) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Gilberto Rodrigo Jimenez Rodriguez (4.0) and Ivan Jose Abarca Montero (4.0).
The biggest upset came in round 3: Pablo Andres Mora Arias (1447) beat Ana Maria Corrales Corrales (1674), a +227-point gap.
Location
🇨🇷Golfito, Costa Rica
Dates
06 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
767
Participants
22
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇷Costa Rica×13
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
21
9
4
2
1
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 4.0/5. Mora Arias takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Gilberto Rodrigo Jimenez Rodriguez 3 wins (R3–R5)Pablo Andres Mora Arias 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gilberto Rodrigo Jimenez Rodriguez | * | — | — | — |
| 2Pablo Andres Mora Arias | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Ivan Jose Abarca Montero | — | — | * | — |
| 4Ana Maria Corrales Corrales | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mora Arias, Pablo Andres | 1447 | CRC | +22N | +7B | +4N | −?N | +5B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 2475 | +31.6 |
| 2 | Jimenez Rodriguez, Gilberto Rodrigo | 0 | CRC | +?B | −?N | +?B | +6B | +14N | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 1544 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Abarca Montero, Ivan Jose | 0 | CRC | +?B | +?N | −?B | +9N | +?B | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Corrales Corrales, Ana Maria | 1674 | CRC | +16B | +8N | −1B | =5N | +12B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 9.00 | 1454 | -22.4 |
| 5 | FIDE 6555713 | 0 | — | +?N | =12B | +18N | =4B | −1N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1403 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Vargas Corrales, German Jose | 1545 | CRC | +9B | +21N | −?B | −2N | +13B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 2351 | +20.4 |
| 7 | Solano Barquero, Jose Pablo | 0 | CRC | +?B | −1N | +?B | −12N | +16B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 654 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 6575188 | 0 | — | +?B | −4B | +15N | +17N | −?B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 773 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 6575358 | 0 | — | −6N | +?N | +?B | −3B | +?N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 745 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Franco Matarrita, Carlos G. | 0 | CRC | −?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | +17B | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Rodriguez Altamirano, Pablo Arush | 0 | CRC | +?B | −?B | +?N | −?N | +?B | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 766 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Corrales Corrales, Fidel | 1464 | CRC | +17B | =5N | −13B | +7B | −4N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 813 | -24.4 |
| 13 | Vargas Vargas, Yeison David | 1541 | CRC | +15N | −18B | +12N | =14B | −6N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 1503 | -5.2 |
| 14 | Vargas Mendez, Sheyla Francini | 0 | CRC | +?B | −?N | +16B | =13N | −2B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1361 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Monge Araya, Samuel | 0 | CRC | −13B | +?N | −8B | +?N | =?B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 6566014 | 0 | — | −4N | +?B | −14N | +?B | −7N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 875 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 6572731 | 0 | — | −12N | +?B | +?N | −8B | −10N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 660 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 6575340 | 0 | — | +?B | +13N | −5B | F | F | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1571 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 6568017 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | +21B | F | −?N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Herrera Beita, Santiago Matias | 0 | CRC | −?N | +?B | −?B | +?N | −?B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 766 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 6555659 | 0 | — | +?N | −6B | −19N | −?B | −?N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 745 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 6568033 | 0 | — | −1B | −?N | −?B | +?N | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 648 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mora Arias, Pablo AndresCRC+31.64.0 pts · #2
- 2Vargas Corrales, German JoseCRC+20.43.0 pts · #8
- 3Rodriguez Altamirano, Pablo ArushCRC0.03.0 pts · #19
Top rating losers
- 1Corrales Corrales, FidelCRC-24.42.5 pts · #12
- 2Corrales Corrales, Ana MariaCRC-22.43.5 pts · #4
- 3Vargas Vargas, Yeison DavidCRC-5.22.5 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R3+227 Elo gap
- R5+102 Elo gap