Campeonato Nacional Juvenil Sub-20 Absoluta
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41 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 29 Aug 2025 to 31 Aug 2025 in QRO, Queretaro, Mexico. 11 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2149, and top seed was Miguel Angel Montes Orozco (🇲🇽 MEX, FM, 2290).
Santiago Zacarias Rodriguez (🇲🇽 MEX, FM, 2199) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Miguel Angel Montes Orozco (5.0) and Levi Kalani Alexander Fogo Esquivel (4.5). Zacarias Rodriguez won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Luis Fernando Rodriguez Silva (1591) beat Wilberth Sebastian Lopez Fuentes (CM, 2067), a +476-point gap.
Location
🇲🇽QRO, Queretaro, Mexico
Dates
29 Aug 2025 → 31 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 11
FM×5
CM×5
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇲🇽Mexico×38
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
20
5
3
3
1
2
R5–R6 · LEAD HELD
FM Miguel Angel Montes Orozco held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Zacarias Rodriguez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (18.5).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
FM Miguel Angel Montes Orozco won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMMiguel Angel Montes Orozco | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2FMSantiago Zacarias Rodriguez | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3FMAndrey Gonzalez Zharikov | — | — | * | — |
| 4FMLevi Kalani Alexander Fogo Esquivel | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zacarias Rodriguez, SantiagoFM | 2199 | MEX | +28N | =25B | +14N | =3B | +8N | +7B | 5.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 17.00 | 2236 | +12.0 |
| 2 | Montes Orozco, Miguel AngelFM | 2290 | MEX | +12B | +21N | +29B | =7N | +18B | =3N | 5.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 15.75 | 2306 | +3.8 |
| 3 | Fogo Esquivel, Levi Kalani AlexanderFM | 2051 | MEX | +24B | +35N | +10B | =1N | =7B | =2B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 16.00 | 2250 | +64.4 |
| 4 | Gonzalez Sanchez, Ilan Said | 1946 | MEX | +13N | =18B | +25N | =8B | =9N | +17B | 4.5 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 15.00 | 2111 | +52.4 |
| 5 | Gonzalez Zharikov, AndreyFM | 2219 | MEX | +22N | +20B | −7N | =9B | +19N | +15B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 20.5 | 14.50 | 2122 | -15.8 |
| 6 | Orta Ruz, Andre Fernando | 2038 | MEX | +19N | =8B | =18N | +28B | =15N | +13B | 4.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 13.75 | 2049 | +10.8 |
| 7 | Lopez Garcia, Miguel Angel | 2091 | MEX | +31B | +17N | +5B | =2B | =3N | −1N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 14.75 | 2194 | +36.4 |
| 8 | Agama Hernandez, Luis FernandoCM | 1912 | MEX | +41B | =6N | +11B | =4N | −1B | +18N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 11.50 | 2184 | +69.2 |
| 9 | Rolandi Rodriguez, Dario | 1867 | MEX | +38B | =12N | +16B | =5N | =4B | =10N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 12.75 | 2122 | +63.6 |
| 10 | Galaviz Medina, Atlas AdomaytisCM | 2155 | MEX | +34N | +15B | −3N | =19B | +20N | =9B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 12.00 | 2024 | -15.4 |
| 11 | Varela Velazquez, Carlos FranciscoFM | 2163 | MEX | +26B | −29N | −8N | +30B | +28N | +31B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 8.50 | 1943 | -50.8 |
| 12 | Zuniga Samano, Pablo Javier | 1862 | MEX | −2N | =9B | =30N | +24B | +23N | =14B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 10.75 | 1912 | +7.2 |
| 13 | Rodriguez Silva, Luis Fernando | 1591 | MEX | −4B | +26N | =23B | +25B | +16N | −6N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 10.00 | 1941 | +97.2 |
| 14 | Diaz Gonzalez Jardon, Emmanuel | 1939 | MEX | +33B | =16N | −1B | =21N | +34B | =12N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 9.00 | 1971 | +3.8 |
| 15 | Garcia Hernandez, RebecaWCM | 1943 | MEX | +37B | −10N | +31B | +35N | =6B | −5N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 7.75 | 1991 | +18.6 |
| 16 | Lopez Fuentes, Wilberth SebastianCM | 2067 | MEX | +30N | =14B | −9N | +22B | −13B | +26N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 9.25 | 1853 | -56.0 |
| 17 | Mendoza Arteaga, Enrique | 1936 | MEX | +39N | −7B | +27N | =20B | +29B | −4N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1922 | -0.2 |
| 18 | May Sanchez, Andres EliasCM | 2215 | MEX | +32B | =4N | =6B | +29N | −2N | −8B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 8.50 | 1991 | -62.8 |
| 19 | Juarez Cardenas, Gael Andres | 1677 | MEX | −6B | +41N | +21B | =10N | −5B | =20B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.50 | 1971 | +60.4 |
| 20 | Ruiz Ortiz, Gabriel Abraham | 2021 | MEX | +23B | −5N | +34B | =17N | −10B | =19N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 8.25 | 1891 | -33.2 |
| 21 | Cortes Medina, FernandoCM | 2006 | MEX | +27N | −2B | −19N | =14B | =22N | +30B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 7.75 | 1845 | -44.8 |
| 22 | Angeles Vera, Mario Alberto | 1835 | MEX | −5B | =23N | +33B | −16N | =21B | +32N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1869 | +3.6 |
| 23 | Flores Alvarez, Juan Enrique | 1640 | MEX | −20N | =22B | =13N | +32N | −12B | +28B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 7.25 | 1805 | +48.0 |
| 24 | Hernandez Hernandez, Pedro | 1702 | MEX | −3N | +40B | −28N | −12N | +37B | +27B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1696 | -2.8 |
| 25 | Carrillo Fonseca, Miguel Angel | 1985 | MEX | +36B | =1N | −4B | −13N | −26B | +40N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.50 | 1674 | -75.2 |
| 26 | Pille Cruz, Juan Luis | 1751 | MEX | −11N | −13B | +39N | =27B | +25N | −16B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.75 | 1731 | -12.8 |
| 27 | Martinez Nestor, Ian Marco | 1609 | MEX | −21B | +32N | −17B | =26N | +36B | −24N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 5.25 | 1742 | +34.0 |
| 28 | Mendoza Arteaga, Luis Jesus | 1755 | MEX | −1B | +36N | +24B | −6N | −11B | −23N | 2.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 5.00 | 1760 | -8.4 |
| 29 | Leal Escamilla, Daniel Zinedine | 1943 | MEX | F | +11B | −2N | −18B | −17N | +38B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.00 | 1958 | -0.4 |
| 30 | Zuniga Samano, Jose Andres | 1719 | MEX | −16B | =33N | =12B | −11N | +40B | −21N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.75 | 1691 | -6.4 |
| 31 | Diaz Servin, Luis Misael | 1721 | MEX | −7N | +39B | −15N | +38B | F | −11N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 1252 | -8.0 |
| 32 | Sanchez Nunez, Aaron | 1775 | MEX | −18N | −27B | +37N | −23B | +33N | −22B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 3.50 | 1524 | -65.6 |
| 33 | Guzman Lopez, Ethan Alexander | 0 | MEX | −14N | =30B | −22N | =36N | −32B | +39B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1539 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Aguilar Huang, Julio Alberto | 1722 | MEX | −10B | +37N | −20N | +41B | −14N | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1719 | -6.4 |
| 35 | Flores Ordaz, Jorge De Jesus | 1904 | MEX | +40N | −3B | +38N | −15B | F | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1197 | -30.0 |
| 36 | Diaz Jorge, Fernando Amador | 1630 | MEX | −25N | −28B | +40N | =33B | −27N | =37N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1406 | -42.4 |
| 37 | Bautista Escamilla, Gamaliel | 1566 | MEX | −15N | −34B | −32B | +39N | −24N | =36B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1387 | -34.0 |
| 38 | Luna, Gomez Gael | 0 | MEX | −9N | F | −35B | −31N | +39B | −29N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1059 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 29675901 | 0 | — | −17B | −31N | −26B | −37B | −38N | −33N | 0.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 943 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 550006738 | 0 | — | −35B | −24N | −36B | F | −30N | −25B | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 988 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 29648890 | 0 | — | −8N | −19B | F | −34N | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 970 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rodriguez Silva, Luis FernandoMEX+97.23.5 pts · #13
- 2Agama Hernandez, Luis FernandoCMMEX+69.24.0 pts · #15
- 3Fogo Esquivel, Levi Kalani AlexanderFMMEX+64.44.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Carrillo Fonseca, Miguel AngelMEX-75.22.5 pts · #28
- 2Sanchez Nunez, AaronMEX-65.62.0 pts · #32
- 3May Sanchez, Andres EliasCMMEX-62.83.0 pts · #19
Biggest upsets
- R5+476 Elo gap
- R4+394 Elo gap
- R3+329 Elo gap