EMECONCI 2025
22 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 17 Jul 2025 to 20 Jul 2025 in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. 10 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2047, and top seed was Josue Araujo Sanchez (🇩🇴 DOM, IM, 2300).
Josue Araujo Sanchez (🇩🇴 DOM, IM, 2300) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Angel Sebastian Lara Santos (3.5) and Julio Esdeulin Ventura Rosario (3.0). Araujo Sanchez won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Reynie Polanco Fernandez (CM, 1979) beat Christopher Guzman (FM, 2248), a +269-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIM Josue Araujo Sanchez led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
IM Josue Araujo Sanchez never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
IM Josue Araujo Sanchez beat CM Angel Sebastian Lara Santos (Black).
IM Josue Araujo Sanchez won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMJosue Araujo Sanchez | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2CMAngel Sebastian Lara Santos | 0 | * | — | ½ |
| 3CMSahiean Polanco Fernandez | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4CMJulio Esdeulin Ventura Rosario | — | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Araujo Sanchez, JosueIM | 2300 | DOM | +10B | +5N | +11B | +2N | +16B | 5.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 12.00 | 2783 | +13.8 |
| 2 | Lara Santos, Angel SebastianCM | 1978 | DOM | =3N | +17B | +12N | −1B | +8B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 2113 | +30.2 |
| 3 | Ventura Rosario, Julio EsdeulinCM | 1869 | DOM | =2B | +4N | =6B | +5N | F | 3.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 9.25 | 2175 | +32.2 |
| 4 | Jorge, AlbertoCM | 2042 | DOM | =14N | −3B | +7B | =10N | +15B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1960 | -10.4 |
| 5 | Morel Reyes, Fraimy Alexander | 1963 | DOM | +21N | −1B | +18N | −3B | +19N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 2031 | +16.0 |
| 6 | Polanco Fernandez, SahieanCM | 1947 | DOM | =17N | +14B | =3N | F | +10B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 2082 | +28.0 |
| 7 | Gonzalez, Ricardo | 1902 | DOM | −8N | +21B | −4N | +17B | +13N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1988 | +12.2 |
| 8 | Polanco Fernandez, ReynieCM | 1979 | DOM | +7B | =12N | +9B | F | −2N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 2088 | +21.6 |
| 9 | Guzman, ChristopherFM | 2248 | DOM | +18N | +20B | −8N | =11B | F | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 2051 | -17.6 |
| 10 | Torres Castro, Diomedes Cristino | 1945 | DOM | −1N | +22B | =13N | =4B | −6N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1945 | -2.2 |
| 11 | Nunez Hernandez, Braiyan | 1947 | DOM | +15B | F | −1N | =9N | =12B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 2049 | +16.4 |
| 12 | Paula Valerio, Aarony Miguel | 1843 | DOM | +13N | =8B | −2B | F | =11N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1968 | +13.4 |
| 13 | Moscoso Silva, Carlos AntonioCM | 1967 | DOM | −12B | +19N | =10B | =14N | −7B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1835 | -18.2 |
| 14 | Recio Mendez, Alexis Antonio | 1917 | DOM | =4B | −6N | F | =13B | +21N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1930 | +1.6 |
| 15 | Rodriguez Rodriguez, Juan Rafael | 1805 | DOM | −11N | −18B | +22N | +21B | −4N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1831 | +2.6 |
| 16 | Mendez, Ruddy AntonioCM | 2083 | DOM | =19B | F | +20N | F | −1N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 2064 | -1.8 |
| 17 | Torres Corsino, Guillermo | 1826 | DOM | =6B | −2N | =19B | −7N | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1746 | -8.0 |
| 18 | Bencosme Vargas, Jose Luis | 1934 | DOM | −9B | +15N | −5B | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1881 | -5.4 |
| 19 | Rodriguez Torres, Carlos Manuel | 1929 | DOM | =16N | −13B | =17N | F | −5B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1767 | -16.6 |
| 20 | Arias, William AlfredoCM | 1962 | DOM | +22B | −9N | −16B | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1928 | -3.6 |
| 21 | Cespedes Puntier, Leonardo | 1765 | DOM | −5B | −7N | F | −15N | −14B | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1097 | -52.0 |
| 22 | De Leon, Gustavo | 1829 | DOM | −20N | −10N | −15B | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1104 | -23.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ventura Rosario, Julio EsdeulinCMDOM+32.23.0 pts · #4
- 2Lara Santos, Angel SebastianCMDOM+30.23.5 pts · #2
- 3Polanco Fernandez, SahieanCMDOM+28.03.0 pts · #3
- 1Cespedes Puntier, LeonardoDOM-52.00.0 pts · #22
- 2De Leon, GustavoDOM-23.80.0 pts · #21
- 3Moscoso Silva, Carlos AntonioCMDOM-18.22.0 pts · #14
- R3+269 Elo gap
- R2+173 Elo gap
- R1+124 Elo gap