Fiestas Patrias 2025 Grupo I
Open SwissStandard
28 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 Sept 2025 to 21 Sept 2025 in Managua, Nicaragua. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1979, and top seed was Maximiliano Rocha (🇳🇮 NCA, FM, 2129).
Moises Abraham Valle Alonso (🇳🇮 NCA, 1930) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Natanael Emanuel Vanegas Lopez (6.0) and Steven Sanchez (5.5). Valle Alonso took the lead from round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Jose Onell Guerrero Salazar (1885) beat Maximiliano Rocha (FM, 2129), a +244-point gap.
Location
🇳🇮Managua, Nicaragua
Dates
17 Sept 2025 → 21 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇮Nicaragua×28
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsMoises Abraham Valle Alonso led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE20 Sept
Natanael Emanuel Vanegas Lopez takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Moises Abraham Valle Alonso drew with Natanael Emanuel Vanegas Lopez (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Moises Abraham Valle Alonso 4 wins (R1–R4)Steven Sanchez 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Moises Abraham Valle Alonso | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Natanael Emanuel Vanegas Lopez | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3Steven Sanchez | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4FMMaximiliano Rocha | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valle Alonso, Moises Abraham | 1930 | NCA | +18B | +8N | +5B | +3B | F | =2N | =10N | +6B | +14N | 7.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 32.75 | 2301 | +134.0 |
| 2 | Vanegas Lopez, Natanael Emanuel | 1969 | NCA | +22N | +24B | −3N | +8B | +13N | =1B | +4N | F | =7B | 6.0 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 24.50 | 2075 | +21.8 |
| 3 | Sanchez, Steven | 2080 | NCA | +19B | +17N | +2B | −1N | +4B | =10N | =6N | =9B | F | 5.5 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 25.50 | 2070 | -1.8 |
| 4 | Espinoza Guerrero, Felix Alberto | 1908 | NCA | =26N | +11B | +9N | =6B | −3N | +5B | −2B | =8N | =17B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 21.75 | 1962 | +24.4 |
| 5 | Rocha, MaximilianoFM | 2129 | NCA | +12N | +9B | −1N | +14B | F | −4N | −7B | +16N | +8B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 21.50 | 1986 | -27.2 |
| 6 | Arauz Espinoza, Douglas Ariel | 1903 | NCA | F | +21N | +25B | =4N | −10B | +23N | =3B | −1N | +11B | 5.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 16.25 | 1961 | +24.8 |
| 7 | Guerrero Salazar, Jose Onell | 1885 | NCA | +27B | −10N | =21B | +25N | F | =9B | +5N | =17B | =2N | 5.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 17.00 | 1983 | +20.4 |
| 8 | Ulloa Diaz, Felipe Josue | 1842 | NCA | +15N | −1B | +20N | −2N | −9B | +24B | +12N | =4B | −5N | 4.5 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 16.00 | 1923 | +19.0 |
| 9 | Ferrufino, Michelle | 1914 | NCA | F | −5N | −4B | +22B | +8N | =7N | +16B | =3N | =10B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 18.50 | 1993 | +16.8 |
| 10 | Fonseca Cabrera, Ernesto | 2058 | NCA | +28N | +7B | F | F | +6N | =3B | =1B | F | =9N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 19.50 | 2121 | +9.4 |
| 11 | Ortiz, Heriberto | 1801 | NCA | =14B | −4N | +27B | =18N | =17B | −15N | +21B | +20N | −6N | 4.5 | 31.0 | 32.5 | 12.75 | 1862 | +14.8 |
| 12 | Acevedo, Guillermo | 1875 | NCA | −5B | −18N | −22B | +24N | +27N | +20B | −8B | +23N | =15B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 10.50 | 1850 | -6.6 |
| 13 | Jimenez Lira, Julio Cesar | 1866 | NCA | F | −25N | +18B | +16N | −2B | =19N | +23B | +15N | F | 4.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 15.25 | 1948 | +32.4 |
| 14 | Ceballos Reyes, Roberto Carlos | 1917 | NCA | =11N | =16B | +24N | −5N | −23B | +25B | +19N | F | −1B | 4.0 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 11.75 | 1839 | -33.2 |
| 15 | Velasquez, Rommel | 1985 | NCA | −8B | +26B | =16N | =21N | F | +11B | =17N | −13B | =12N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 14.00 | 1825 | -33.2 |
| 16 | Garcia Martinez, Antonio Jose | 1858 | NCA | F | =14N | =15B | −13B | +18N | +21B | −9N | −5B | +27N | 4.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 11.50 | 1884 | +5.0 |
| 17 | Machado Garcia, Ruben Efrain | 1888 | NCA | +23N | −3B | F | F | =11N | +26B | =15B | =7N | =4N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 13.25 | 1925 | +7.6 |
| 18 | Colomer Fonseca, Eric Gabriel | 1822 | NCA | −1N | +12B | −13N | =11B | −16B | +28N | +26N | F | F | 3.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 9.75 | 1848 | +10.0 |
| 19 | Allen, Alonso | 1861 | NCA | −3N | +23B | F | F | =21N | =13B | −14B | +27N | =22B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 8.25 | 1837 | -4.6 |
| 20 | Flores, Manuel | 1892 | NCA | −21B | +22N | −8B | −26N | +28B | −12N | +24B | −11B | −25N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 5.50 | 1663 | -54.8 |
| 21 | Cortez Ruiz, Luis Miguel | 1722 | NCA | +20N | −6B | =7N | =15B | =19B | −16N | −11N | F | F | 2.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 9.25 | 1782 | +9.6 |
| 22 | Munoz Cortez, Anahi Alexandra | 1837 | NCA | −2B | −20B | +12N | −9N | F | F | F | +26B | =19N | 2.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 8.25 | 1819 | -3.4 |
| 23 | Altamirano Beteta, Alexander Jose | 1719 | NCA | −17B | −19N | F | +28B | +14N | −6B | −13N | −12B | −24N | 2.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 5.00 | 1666 | -10.2 |
| 24 | Berrios Vanegas, Yanko Antonio | 1706 | NCA | F | −2N | −14B | −12B | F | −8N | −20N | +25B | +23B | 2.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 4.00 | 1688 | -5.0 |
| 25 | Aguilar Bejarano, Pablo Sebastian | 1707 | NCA | F | +13B | −6N | −7B | F | −14N | −27B | −24N | +20B | 2.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 7.50 | 1683 | -5.6 |
| 26 | Flores Ruiz, Moises Adrian | 1746 | NCA | =4B | −15N | =28N | +20B | F | −17N | −18B | −22N | F | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 6.00 | 1726 | -9.2 |
| 27 | Melendez Vargas, Deybis Antonio | 1719 | NCA | −7N | =28B | −11N | F | −12B | F | +25N | −19B | −16B | 1.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 2.50 | 1605 | -18.2 |
| 28 | Granados, Fidel | 1857 | NCA | −10B | =27N | =26B | −23N | −20N | −18B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.75 | 1553 | -45.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Valle Alonso, Moises AbrahamNCA+134.07.0 pts · #1
- 2Jimenez Lira, Julio CesarNCA+32.44.5 pts · #10
- 3Arauz Espinoza, Douglas ArielNCA+24.85.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Flores, ManuelNCA-54.83.0 pts · #20
- 2Granados, FidelNCA-45.41.0 pts · #28
- 3Velasquez, RommelNCA-33.24.0 pts · #15
Biggest upsets
- R7+244 Elo gap
- R6+221 Elo gap
- R3+199 Elo gap