Campeonato Nacional Juvenil Masculino 2025
52 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Aug 2025 to 31 Aug 2025 in Managua, Nicaragua. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1845, and top seed was Natanael Emanuel Vanegas Lopez (🇳🇮 NCA, 1969).
Felix Alberto Espinoza Guerrero (🇳🇮 NCA, 1908) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Natanael Emanuel Vanegas Lopez (7.0) and Eric Gabriel Colomer Fonseca (7.0). Espinoza Guerrero shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Michael Stefan Berrios Cuadra (1566) beat Anthony Josue Luna Tapia (1731), a +165-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsFelix Alberto Espinoza Guerrero led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
Felix Alberto Espinoza Guerrero takes the sole lead (7.0/8).
Felix Alberto Espinoza Guerrero 5 wins (R4–R8)Natanael Emanuel Vanegas Lopez 4 wins (R1–R4)Julio Cesar Jimenez Lira 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Felix Alberto Espinoza Guerrero | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Natanael Emanuel Vanegas Lopez | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Julio Cesar Jimenez Lira | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Eric Gabriel Colomer Fonseca | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Espinoza Guerrero, Felix Alberto | 1908 | NCA | +49N | +36B | −5N | +25B | +26N | +7B | +8N | +10B | =4N | 7.5 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 33.00 | 2021 | +38.0 |
| 2 | Vanegas Lopez, Natanael Emanuel | 1969 | NCA | +35N | +7B | +17N | +3B | −8N | =5B | =6N | +12B | +10N | 7.0 | 46.5 | 49.5 | 37.50 | 1989 | +5.8 |
| 3 | Colomer Fonseca, Eric Gabriel | 1822 | NCA | +27B | +14N | +23B | −2N | −5B | +16N | +24N | +7B | +6N | 7.0 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 34.50 | 1840 | +7.6 |
| 4 | Jimenez Lira, Julio Cesar | 1866 | NCA | +37N | +22B | +31N | −8B | +24N | +17B | =10B | +5N | =1B | 7.0 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 31.50 | 1935 | +23.6 |
| 5 | Flores Ruiz, Moises Adrian | 1746 | NCA | +45B | +19N | +1B | −10B | +3N | =2N | +14B | −4B | =9N | 6.0 | 50.0 | 52.0 | 33.00 | 1871 | +47.2 |
| 6 | Cabezas Calero, Abigail CarolinaCM | 1735 | NCA | =34N | +15B | +21B | +13N | −10N | +9B | =2B | +11N | −3B | 6.0 | 45.5 | 48.5 | 31.00 | 1903 | +63.6 |
| 7 | Bojorge Plata,Edwin Ramses | 1688 | NCA | +51B | −2N | +42B | +23N | +11B | −1N | +13B | −3N | +21B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 21.50 | 1820 | +40.4 |
| 8 | Valle Alonso, Moises Abraham | 1930 | NCA | +28B | +9N | +11B | +4N | +2B | +10N | −1B | F | F | 6.0 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 35.00 | 2116 | +59.2 |
| 9 | Lopez Martinez, Farid Jhoseth | 1695 | NCA | +52N | −8B | +49N | +31B | =17N | −6N | +44B | +14N | =5B | 6.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 17.25 | 1682 | -5.2 |
| 10 | Arauz Espinoza, Douglas Ariel | 1903 | NCA | +42B | +29N | +26B | +5N | +6B | −8B | =4N | −1N | −2B | 5.5 | 47.5 | 50.0 | 26.00 | 1858 | -15.6 |
| 11 | Munoz Cortez, Jonathan Eduardo | 1779 | NCA | +40N | +30B | −8N | +36B | −7N | +15B | +25N | −6B | =12N | 5.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 21.75 | 1670 | -36.8 |
| 12 | Ortega Diaz, Facundo Javier | 1752 | NCA | +39N | −31B | +19N | =22B | +16B | =13N | +21B | −2N | =11B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 24.00 | 1783 | +11.6 |
| 13 | Solano Aguilar, Job Moises | 1731 | NCA | =15N | +34B | +44N | −6B | +18N | =12B | −7N | +19B | =17N | 5.5 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 21.50 | 1544 | -38.4 |
| 14 | Lopez Urrutia, Diego Zahid | 1585 | NCA | +48N | −3B | =18N | +44B | +22N | +26B | −5N | −9B | +20B | 5.5 | 38.0 | 39.5 | 18.25 | 1646 | +14.8 |
| 15 | Gaitan Valle, Jhafet Eleazar | 0 | FID | =13B | −6N | +38B | =21N | +29B | −11N | +35B | +24N | −22B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 18.75 | 1616 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Berrios Cuadra, Michael Stefan | 1566 | NCA | +18N | −17B | +47N | +20B | −12N | −3B | +34N | F | +44B | 5.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 16.00 | 982 | -27.6 |
| 17 | Huete Lorio, Franier Paul | 1771 | NCA | +38B | +16N | −2B | +29N | =9B | −4N | =22N | F | =13B | 4.5 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 19.75 | 1723 | -17.6 |
| 18 | Sequeira Vargas, Cristopher | 0 | NCA | −16B | +38N | =14B | +35N | −13B | =27N | =20B | =28N | =19B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 17.25 | 1485 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Rivas Molina, Bayardo Antonio | 1541 | NCA | +?N | −5B | −12B | +47N | +23B | −21N | +27B | −13N | =18N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 12.25 | 935 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Luna Tapia, Anthony Josue | 1731 | NCA | F | +45N | +28B | −16N | F | +32B | =18N | +41B | −14N | 4.5 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 14.25 | 1404 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Cross Luna, Alain Gerard | 1711 | NCA | F | =44B | −6N | =15B | +31N | +19B | −12N | +23B | −7N | 4.0 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 15.50 | 925 | -57.6 |
| 22 | Borge Gonzalez, Fernando Antonio | 1599 | NCA | F | −4N | +41B | =12N | −14B | +40N | =17B | F | +15N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 15.50 | 1551 | -10.8 |
| 23 | Morales Vargas, Emanuel de Jesus | 0 | NCA | +25B | +24N | −3N | −7B | −19N | +38B | F | −21N | +27B | 4.0 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 15.00 | 1531 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Alfaro Sanchez, Carlos Eduardo | 1720 | NCA | +50N | −23B | F | +27N | −4B | +37N | −3B | −15B | +40N | 4.0 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 11.00 | 1044 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Guevara Saenz, Oscar Emmanuel | 1671 | NCA | −23N | +50B | +37N | −1N | +28B | F | −11B | F | +39N | 4.0 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 11.00 | 1582 | -14.8 |
| 26 | Pavon Ruiz, Cristhoffer Israel | 1730 | NCA | +47B | +41N | −10N | +30B | −1B | −14N | +37B | F | F | 4.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 11.50 | 1551 | -18.6 |
| 27 | Calderon Vasquez, Miguel Angel | 0 | NCA | −3N | +48B | +34N | −24B | =36N | =18B | −19N | +32B | −23N | 4.0 | 33.5 | 35.0 | 11.75 | 1022 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Diaz Sandoval, Angel Gabriel | 1435 | NCA | −8N | +52B | −20N | +39B | −25N | −34B | +45N | =18B | =31N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 9.00 | 954 | -11.2 |
| 29 | Betancourt Matamoros, Carlos Alexis | 1637 | NCA | +33N | −10B | +39N | −17B | −15N | F | +46B | F | +41N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 11.00 | 1037 | -20.0 |
| 30 | Oviedo Rocha, Mateo Javier | 1578 | NCA | +43B | −11N | F | −26N | =32B | −44N | =39B | +38N | +34B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 11.75 | 955 | -21.6 |
| 31 | Fonseca Delgado, Alvaro Jose | 0 | NCA | F | +12N | −4B | −9N | −21B | =42N | +43B | =44N | =28B | 3.5 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 12.25 | 1543 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Gutierrez Corrales, Claudio Manuel | 0 | NCA | F | −35B | +48N | +49B | =30N | −20N | =40B | −27N | =36B | 3.5 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 7.50 | 1331 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Quintanilla Rivera, Humberto Rafael | 0 | NCA | −29B | −42N | =45B | −34B | +48N | −43N | −38B | +46N | +51B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.50 | 837 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Espinoza Berrios, Cristiano Gabriel | 0 | NCA | =6B | −13N | −27B | +33N | =42B | +28N | −16B | F | −30N | 3.0 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 11.75 | 1461 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Espinoza Guerrero, David Alexander | 1467 | NCA | −2B | +32N | F | −18B | +51N | +45B | −15N | −39B | −38N | 3.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 5.50 | 1067 | -3.2 |
| 36 | Blanco Zapata, Kendry Johandry | 1668 | NCA | +?B | −1N | +46B | −11N | =27B | F | F | F | =32N | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 5.75 | 1044 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 6114270 | 0 | — | −4B | +?N | −25B | +46N | F | −24B | −26N | F | +45N | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 4.00 | 956 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Canales Sanchez, Mathias Luciano | 0 | NCA | −17N | −18B | −15N | +48B | F | −23N | +33N | −30B | +35B | 3.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 8.00 | 1481 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Cano Conrado, Joseph David | 0 | NCA | −12B | +43N | −29B | −28N | F | =41B | =30N | +35N | −25B | 3.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 8.75 | 1398 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Calderon Zamora, Jonny Janiel | 0 | NCA | −11B | −46N | +51B | =41N | +43N | −22B | =32N | F | −24B | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 5.50 | 889 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Tellez Baltodano, Ivan Ezequiel | 0 | NCA | F | −26B | −22N | =40B | =45N | =39N | +42B | −20N | −29B | 2.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 6.50 | 855 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 6114261 | 0 | — | −10N | +33B | −7N | =43B | =34N | =31B | −41N | F | F | 2.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 8.00 | 996 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Salamanca Barberena, Inti Macori | 0 | NCA | −30N | −39B | F | =42N | −40B | +33B | −31N | −45B | +?N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 4.75 | 780 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Zapata Pereira, Carlos Eduardo | 0 | NCA | F | =21N | −13B | −14N | F | +30B | −9N | =31B | −16N | 2.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 7.75 | 1452 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Cruz Salgado, Nabuko Manases | 0 | NCA | −5N | −20B | =33N | F | =41B | −35N | −28B | +43N | −37B | 2.0 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 5.50 | 749 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Rocha Osejo, Teofilo Abraham | 0 | NCA | F | +40B | −36N | −37B | F | +?N | −29N | −33B | F | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.00 | 837 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 6114334 | 0 | — | −26N | F | −16B | −19B | F | F | F | +51N | +48B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.50 | 848 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 6114415 | 0 | — | −14B | −27N | −32B | −38N | −33B | +51N | F | =?B | −47N | 1.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 0.00 | 786 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 6114237 | 0 | — | −1B | +51N | −9B | −32N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.00 | 1002 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 6114342 | 0 | — | −24B | −25N | +?B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 873 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 6114369 | 0 | — | −7N | −49B | −40N | F | −35B | −48B | −?N | −47B | −33N | 0.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 778 | 0.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 6111424 | 0 | — | −9B | −28N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 765 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Cabezas Calero, Abigail CarolinaCMNCA+63.66.0 pts · #5
- 2Valle Alonso, Moises AbrahamNCA+59.26.0 pts · #2
- 3Flores Ruiz, Moises AdrianNCA+47.26.0 pts · #7
- 1Cross Luna, Alain GerardNCA-57.64.0 pts · #44
- 2Solano Aguilar, Job MoisesNCA-38.45.5 pts · #21
- 3Munoz Cortez, Jonathan EduardoNCA-36.85.5 pts · #13
- R4+165 Elo gap
- R3+162 Elo gap
- R9+146 Elo gap