XIV Pan-American School Chess Championship 2025 STD U15 Girls
20 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 30 Aug 2025 to 05 Sept 2025 in Florianopolis SC, Brazil. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1739, and top seed was Mariana Nara Santana Da Costa (🇧🇷 BRA, 1934).
Luana Felipe Simoncini (🇧🇷 BRA, 1823) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Mariana Nara Santana Da Costa (7.0) and Eduarda Frassetto (7.0). Simoncini shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Eduarda Frassetto (1568) beat Mariana Nara Santana Da Costa (1934), a +366-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
3 players finish on 7.0/9. Simoncini takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (43.0).
Eduarda Frassetto lost to Luana Felipe Simoncini (Black).
Eduarda Frassetto 3 wins (R7–R9)Luana Felipe Simoncini 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)Mariana Nara Santana Da Costa 5 wins (R5–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simoncini, Luana Felipe | 1823 | BRA | +6N | +3B | +10N | =4B | =5N | −2B | +15N | +7B | +12N | 7.0 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 34.25 | 1893 | +33.2 |
| 2 | Da Costa, Mariana Nara Santana | 1934 | BRA | −5B | +20N | +8B | −3N | +12B | +1N | +4B | +9N | +6B | 7.0 | 42.5 | 44.0 | 32.00 | 1889 | -12.4 |
| 3 | Frassetto, Eduarda | 1568 | BRA | +9B | −1N | +12B | +2B | =4N | =8N | +5B | +13N | +10B | 7.0 | 42.0 | 46.0 | 34.00 | 1951 | +173.6 |
| 4 | Ramos, Fernanda Cabreira | 1671 | BRA | +14N | +16B | +13N | =1N | =3B | =5B | −2N | +8B | −7N | 5.5 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 25.50 | 1760 | +38.8 |
| 5 | Vieira, Luiza Lessing | 1655 | BRA | +2N | =13B | +15N | +10B | =1B | =4N | −3N | −6B | =9B | 5.0 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 25.50 | 1734 | +35.6 |
| 6 | Heise Hidalgo, Claudia Sofia | 1617 | CHI | −1B | +17N | +19B | =9N | −8B | +12N | =16B | +5N | −2N | 5.0 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 17.50 | 1676 | +15.6 |
| 7 | Ramazzotte, Esther Zilli | 1811 | BRA | =18B | −8N | +20B | =15N | +9B | =16N | =13B | −1N | +4B | 5.0 | 35.0 | 36.5 | 18.25 | 1678 | -57.2 |
| 8 | Stenzler, Nicolle Vortmann | 1741 | BRA | =15N | +7B | −2N | =13B | +6N | =3B | =9B | −4N | =16B | 4.5 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 21.25 | 1674 | -30.8 |
| 9 | Yassuda,Mariana Mayum Shiguematsu | 1766 | BRA | −3N | +11B | +16N | =6B | −7N | +19B | =8N | −2B | =5N | 4.5 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 17.25 | 1616 | -62.0 |
| 10 | Yoon, Luiza Yuna | 1658 | BRA | +17B | +19N | −1B | −5N | −15B | +11N | =14B | +16N | −3N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 14.50 | 1454 | -64.0 |
| 11 | Biazon, Heloise De Oliveira | 1423 | BRA | F | −9N | +18B | −12N | +17B | −10B | +19N | =14N | +20B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 10.50 | 1545 | +27.2 |
| 12 | Biazon, Natalia De Oliveira | 1642 | BRA | F | +14B | −3N | +11B | −2N | −6B | +20N | +18N | −1B | 4.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 12.50 | 1577 | -26.8 |
| 13 | Herrera, Lara | 1686 | ARG | +20B | =5N | −4B | =8N | +19N | =15B | =7N | −3B | F | 4.0 | 35.0 | 36.5 | 12.50 | 1575 | -41.2 |
| 14 | Depaoli, Luiza Torma | 0 | BRA | −4B | −12N | −17B | +20N | −16N | +18B | =10N | =11B | +15N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 12.00 | 1553 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Danker, Nikole | 1490 | BRA | =8B | +18N | −5B | =7B | +10N | =13N | −1B | −17N | −14B | 3.5 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 13.75 | 1708 | +75.2 |
| 16 | Nunes, Nicole | 1519 | BRA | F | −4N | −9B | +17N | +14B | =7B | =6N | −10B | =8N | 3.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 13.75 | 1519 | -1.2 |
| 17 | De Freitas, Manuela Schmitz | 0 | BRA | −10N | −6B | +14N | −16B | −11N | =20B | −18N | +15B | −19B | 2.5 | 29.5 | 31.0 | 8.25 | 1303 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Monteiro, Melissa | 1583 | BRA | =7N | −15B | −11N | −19B | +20N | −14N | +17B | −12B | F | 2.5 | 29.5 | 31.0 | 6.50 | 1411 | -46.8 |
| 19 | De Camargo, Valkiria Scheid | 0 | BRA | F | −10B | −6N | +18N | −13B | −9N | −11B | −20B | +17N | 2.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 5.00 | 1288 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Amaro Guere, Kristine Lourdes | 1438 | PER | −13N | −2B | −7N | −14B | −18B | =17N | −12B | +19N | −11N | 1.5 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 3.25 | 864 | -56.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Frassetto, EduardaBRA+173.67.0 pts · #1
- 2Danker, NikoleBRA+75.23.5 pts · #9
- 3Ramos, Fernanda CabreiraBRA+38.85.5 pts · #7
- 1Yoon, Luiza YunaBRA-64.04.5 pts · #14
- 2Yassuda,Mariana Mayum ShiguematsuBRA-62.04.5 pts · #10
- 3Ramazzotte, Esther ZilliBRA-57.25.0 pts · #5
- R4+366 Elo gap
- R1+279 Elo gap
- R1+198 Elo gap