XIV Pan-American School Chess Championship 2025 STD U13 Girls
25 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 30 Aug 2025 to 05 Sept 2025 in Florianopolis SC, Brazil. 2 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1701, and top seed was Shuang Chen (🇨🇦 CAN, WCM, 1808).
Shuang Chen (🇨🇦 CAN, WCM, 1808) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Rihanna Irina Rojas Salas (6.5) and Elisa Feng (6.0). Chen won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Paola De Oliveira Cunha (1543) beat Fabiana Jimenez Salas (1747), a +204-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWCM Shuang Chen led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
WCM Shuang Chen never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WCM Shuang Chen beat Rihanna Irina Rojas Salas (Black).
WCM Shuang Chen 3 wins (R1–R3)Rihanna Irina Rojas Salas 3 wins (R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WCMShuang Chen | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Rihanna Irina Rojas Salas | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Elisa Feng | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Julia Garghetti | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chen, ShuangWCM | 1808 | CAN | +11B | +4N | +7B | =6N | =5B | +2N | =3B | +9B | +10N | 7.5 | 45.5 | 50.5 | 42.00 | 1934 | +50.8 |
| 2 | Rojas Salas, Rihanna Irina | 1777 | PER | +24N | =10B | =8N | =13B | +14N | −1B | +15N | +3N | +5B | 6.5 | 41.5 | 43.0 | 28.25 | 1803 | +15.6 |
| 3 | Feng, Elisa | 1724 | BRA | +17B | +13N | =6B | =5N | +4B | +7N | =1N | −2B | =8B | 6.0 | 46.0 | 49.5 | 31.00 | 1794 | +34.4 |
| 4 | Garghetti, Julia | 1578 | BRA | +25N | −1B | +22N | +21B | −3N | +8N | +11B | =5N | =7B | 6.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 21.00 | 1751 | +72.4 |
| 5 | Wangluo, Joanne | 1729 | CAN | =14N | +16B | +10N | =3B | =1N | +15B | =6N | =4B | −2N | 5.5 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 27.50 | 1721 | -0.8 |
| 6 | Liang, Candice | 1609 | USA | +12N | +21B | =3N | =1B | −7B | +10N | =5B | −8N | +18B | 5.5 | 43.0 | 45.5 | 25.00 | 1719 | +54.8 |
| 7 | Zhuge, Katherine | 1701 | USA | +18N | +23B | −1N | +14B | +6N | −3B | −9N | +11B | =4N | 5.5 | 43.0 | 45.5 | 23.50 | 1692 | -2.8 |
| 8 | Jimenez Salas, Fabiana | 1747 | PER | −13B | +17N | =2B | =9N | +23N | −4B | +20N | +6B | =3N | 5.5 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 24.00 | 1676 | -28.8 |
| 9 | Lugo Martinez, Jimena SofiaWCM | 1666 | PAR | −21N | =18B | =16N | =8B | +24B | +13N | +7B | −1N | +14N | 5.5 | 36.5 | 38.0 | 21.50 | 1698 | +16.0 |
| 10 | Zuniga Ugarte, Danya Alexia | 1594 | PER | +20B | =2N | −5B | =15N | +17N | −6B | +14N | +19B | −1B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 19.75 | 1651 | +24.8 |
| 11 | Seara, Sophia Parisotto | 1568 | BRA | −1N | −22B | +18N | +12B | +21N | +16B | −4N | −7N | +15B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 18.50 | 1616 | +20.4 |
| 12 | Martins, Eduarda Baldisserotto | 1440 | BRA | −6B | +19N | −13B | −11N | +22B | =17N | +24B | −18N | +21B | 4.5 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 11.75 | 1539 | +48.0 |
| 13 | Cunha, Paola De Oliveira | 1543 | BRA | +8N | −3B | +12N | =2N | −15B | −9B | −19N | +25B | =17N | 4.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 15.00 | 1529 | -10.0 |
| 14 | Kruger, Nathalia | 1536 | BRA | =5B | =15N | +20B | −7N | −2B | +21N | −10B | +24N | −9B | 4.0 | 38.0 | 39.5 | 12.25 | 1563 | +12.0 |
| 15 | Costa, Elisa Queiroz | 1488 | BRA | =16N | =14B | +23N | =10B | +13N | −5N | −2B | =17B | −11N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 14.75 | 1561 | +34.4 |
| 16 | Costa, Yanni Queiroz | 1656 | BRA | =15B | −5N | =9B | =22N | +19B | −11N | −17B | =23N | +25N | 4.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 10.75 | 1477 | -78.8 |
| 17 | Baratieri, Maria Vitoria | 1530 | BRA | −3N | −8B | F | +20N | −10B | =12B | +16N | =15N | =13B | 3.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 13.75 | 1536 | 0.0 |
| 18 | De Freitas,Marcele Soares | 1513 | BRA | −7B | =9N | −11B | −19N | F | +22B | +25N | +12B | −6N | 3.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 9.75 | 1472 | -17.2 |
| 19 | Garcia Rojas, Estefania | 1537 | CRC | F | −12B | =24N | +18B | −16N | F | +13B | −10N | +22B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 10.75 | 1541 | -5.2 |
| 20 | Staats, Isabelli Da Silva | 1437 | BRA | −10N | +24B | −14N | −17B | +25B | +23N | −8B | =21B | F | 3.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 5.25 | 1465 | +7.2 |
| 21 | Chahuaylla, Joyce A Chahuares | 1491 | BRA | +9B | −6N | +25B | −4N | −11B | −14B | F | =20N | −12N | 2.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 7.25 | 1318 | -58.8 |
| 22 | Morales Valladares, Luciana Gabriela | 1475 | PER | F | +11N | −4B | =16B | −12N | −18N | +23B | F | −19N | 2.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 9.50 | 1442 | -14.4 |
| 23 | Kneidl, Jennifer | 1501 | BRA | F | −7N | −15B | +25N | −8B | −20B | −22N | =16B | +24N | 2.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 3.50 | 1352 | -50.8 |
| 24 | Gobbi, Juliana Kaori | 1566 | BRA | −2B | −20N | =19B | F | −9N | +25B | −12N | −14B | −23B | 1.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 1.75 | 1137 | -123.2 |
| 25 | Bovo,Laura Lucarini | 0 | BRA | −4B | F | −21N | −23B | −20N | −24N | −18B | −13N | −16B | 0.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 0.00 | 736 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Garghetti, JuliaBRA+72.46.0 pts · #10
- 2Liang, CandiceUSA+54.85.5 pts · #8
- 3Chen, ShuangWCMCAN+50.87.5 pts · #1
- 1Gobbi, Juliana KaoriBRA-123.21.5 pts · #24
- 2Costa, Yanni QueirozBRA-78.84.0 pts · #17
- 3Chahuaylla, Joyce A ChahuaresBRA-58.82.5 pts · #23
- R1+204 Elo gap
- R1+175 Elo gap
- R6+169 Elo gap