Liberation Chess Tournament 2025
32 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Jul 2025 to 27 Jul 2025 in Dededo, Guam. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1808, and top seed was James Marcus Justo (🇬🇺 GUM, 1984).
James Marcus Justo (🇬🇺 GUM, 1984) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Tuan An Tran (6.0) and Daniel Doria (5.0). Justo won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Joseph Barotilla (1511) beat Happi-Tears Perez (1735), a +224-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Justo takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.5).
James Marcus Justo beat CM Tuan An Tran (White).
James Marcus Justo 3 wins (R5–R7)CM Tuan An Tran 6 wins (R1–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1James Marcus Justo | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2CMTuan An Tran | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3CMElmer Prudente | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Daniel Doria | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justo, James Marcus | 1984 | GUM | +11N | +10B | =3N | =4B | +6N | +8B | +2B | 6.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 25.50 | 2064 | +26.0 |
| 2 | Tran, Tuan AnCM | 1893 | GUM | +21N | +6B | +5N | +16B | +4N | +10B | −1N | 6.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 22.50 | 2095 | +62.8 |
| 3 | Doria, Daniel | 1778 | GUM | +12N | +8B | =1B | −5N | +18N | =6B | +10N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 17.75 | 1861 | +16.2 |
| 4 | Prudente, ElmerCM | 1976 | GUM | +19B | =9N | +17B | =1N | −2B | +15N | +8B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 17.25 | 1890 | -8.6 |
| 5 | Santos, Almer | 1774 | GUM | +15B | +28N | −2B | +3B | −8N | +12N | +13B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 14.00 | 1793 | +4.0 |
| 6 | Ramas, Carmina JasmineWCM | 1694 | GUM | +14B | −2N | +21B | +11N | −1B | =3N | +18B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 13.00 | 1791 | +18.0 |
| 7 | Dela Paz, Romeo | 1664 | GUM | F | +19N | =18B | +9N | −13B | +23N | +14B | 4.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 11.75 | 1770 | +10.8 |
| 8 | Combs, Daniel | 1631 | GUM | +25B | −3N | +12B | +23N | +5B | −1N | −4N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 10.50 | 1762 | +36.0 |
| 9 | Briones, Danilo | 1729 | GUM | +29N | =4B | −10N | −7B | +23B | −18N | +15B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 1647 | -31.2 |
| 10 | Karamihan, John Francis | 1730 | GUM | +20B | −1N | +9B | +13N | F | −2N | −3B | 3.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 9.00 | 1751 | +2.6 |
| 11 | Mortensen, John Michael | 1580 | GUM | −1B | +20N | +28B | −6B | +14N | −13N | −12B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.50 | 1510 | -27.2 |
| 12 | Rhodes, James | 1548 | GUM | −3B | +25N | −8N | +28B | F | −5B | +11N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.00 | 1497 | -11.2 |
| 13 | Rombaua, Bellan | 1627 | GUM | +22N | −16B | F | −10B | +7N | +11B | −5N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 9.50 | 1649 | +6.0 |
| 14 | Long, David | 1466 | GUM | −6N | −21B | +26N | +19N | −11B | +29B | −7N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 1477 | +2.0 |
| 15 | Dela Cruz, Rolando | 1530 | GUM | −5N | −24B | +30N | +25B | +21N | −4B | −9N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 1557 | +1.2 |
| 16 | Cedeno, Antonio | 1782 | GUM | +18B | +13N | +23B | −2N | F | F | F | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1842 | +13.6 |
| 17 | Perez, Happi-Tears | 1735 | GUM | −23N | +29B | −4N | +20B | F | F | +26B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1616 | -24.0 |
| 18 | Justo, Alexis Rian | 1555 | GUM | −16N | +22B | =7N | F | −3B | +9B | −6N | 2.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 7.75 | 1596 | +8.0 |
| 19 | Tiurin, Yaroslav | 1563 | GUM | −4N | −7B | +31N | −14B | +28N | −22B | =23B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.75 | 1349 | -42.0 |
| 20 | Lopatyuk, Leo | 1495 | GUM | −10N | −11B | +22N | −17N | +26B | −21B | =27B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 3.25 | 1285 | -39.2 |
| 21 | Uherhewar, James Rivera | 1563 | GUM | −2B | +14N | −6N | F | −15B | +20N | F | 2.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 5.50 | 1544 | -8.8 |
| 22 | Judan, Deomedes | 0 | GUM | −13B | −18N | −20B | +29B | F | +19N | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1471 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Barotilla, Joseph | 1511 | GUM | +17B | F | −16N | −8B | −9N | −7B | =19N | 1.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.25 | 1504 | -4.4 |
| 24 | Adams, Michael | 0 | GUM | F | +15N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1550 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Izsak, Daniel | 0 | GUM | −8N | −12B | +29N | −15N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1353 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Szilagyi, Greg | 0 | GUM | F | F | −14B | F | −20N | +28B | −17N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 765 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Kim, Junesun | 1641 | GUM | F | F | F | F | F | F | =20N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1495 | -8.0 |
| 28 | Padrique, Sarah Jennica | 0 | GUM | F | −5B | −11N | −12N | −19B | −26N | F | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 816 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Combs, Esther | 1473 | GUM | −9B | −17N | −25B | −22N | F | −14N | F | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 845 | -34.8 |
| 30 | FIDE 31006515 | 0 | — | F | F | −15B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 730 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 31006493 | 0 | — | F | F | −19B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 764 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 31006507 | 0 | — | F | F | −?B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 790 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Tran, Tuan AnCMGUM+62.86.0 pts · #2
- 2Combs, DanielGUM+36.04.0 pts · #11
- 3Justo, James MarcusGUM+26.06.0 pts · #1
- 1Tiurin, YaroslavGUM-42.02.5 pts · #24
- 2Lopatyuk, LeoGUM-39.22.5 pts · #26
- 3Combs, EstherGUM-34.80.0 pts · #27
- R1+224 Elo gap
- R6+174 Elo gap
- R5+143 Elo gap