Campeonato Nacional Senior, 2025
18 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 04 Oct 2025 to 11 Oct 2025 in Managua, Nicaragua. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1890, and top seed was Rene Antonio Pilarte Tijerino (🇳🇮 NCA, FM, 2042).
Rene Antonio Pilarte Tijerino (🇳🇮 NCA, FM, 2042) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Ruben Efrain Machado Garcia (4.5) and Manuel Flores (4.0). Pilarte Tijerino won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Orlando Jose Moncada (1619) beat Rommel Velasquez (1985), a +366-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsFM Rene Antonio Pilarte Tijerino led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Rene Antonio Pilarte Tijerino never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
FM Rene Antonio Pilarte Tijerino beat Ruben Efrain Machado Garcia (White).
FM Rene Antonio Pilarte Tijerino won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMRene Antonio Pilarte Tijerino | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Ruben Efrain Machado Garcia | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Manuel Flores | ½ | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Antonio Jose Garcia Martinez | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilarte Tijerino, Rene AntonioFM | 2042 | NCA | +9N | +2B | +6N | =3B | +4N | +11B | 5.5 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 18.00 | 2280 | +24.4 |
| 2 | Machado Garcia, Ruben Efrain | 1872 | NCA | +12B | −1N | +10B | =5N | +8B | +3N | 4.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 13.75 | 2060 | +29.2 |
| 3 | Flores, Manuel | 1879 | NCA | +14N | +18B | =4N | =1N | +7B | −2B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 9.50 | 1890 | +2.4 |
| 4 | Garcia Martinez, Antonio Jose | 1852 | NCA | +7B | =8N | =3B | +9N | −1B | =5N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 10.75 | 1918 | +12.0 |
| 5 | Rios Borgen, Edgard Jose | 1858 | NCA | +13N | −6B | =11N | =2B | +17N | =4B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 8.25 | 1866 | +2.6 |
| 6 | Velasquez, Rommel | 1985 | NCA | +10B | +5N | −1B | −7N | =9B | =14N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 8.25 | 1813 | -25.2 |
| 7 | Moncada, Orlando Jose | 1619 | NCA | −4N | +14B | +15N | +6B | −3N | −8B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 6.50 | 1797 | +19.8 |
| 8 | Sanchez, Eneo | 1922 | NCA | F | =4B | +18N | =11B | −2N | +7N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1796 | -12.8 |
| 9 | Granados, Fidel | 1847 | NCA | −1B | +12N | F | −4B | =6N | +10N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 6.50 | 1875 | +3.8 |
| 10 | Ortiz, Heriberto | 1804 | NCA | −6N | +13B | −2N | +16B | =11N | −9B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 5.25 | 1684 | -16.0 |
| 11 | Allen, Alonso | 1841 | NCA | F | +17N | =5B | =8N | =10B | −1N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1862 | +2.6 |
| 12 | Salinas Barrera, Jovani Enrique | 1694 | NCA | −2N | −9B | =13N | =15B | =16N | +17B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 3.25 | 1669 | -3.8 |
| 13 | Godoy Barbosa, Jaime | 1621 | NCA | −5B | −10N | =12B | +18N | −14B | +15B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.75 | 1444 | -14.8 |
| 14 | Berrios Vanegas, Yanko Antonio | 1706 | NCA | −3B | −7N | =17B | F | +13N | =6B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1685 | -4.0 |
| 15 | Molina Marcia, Leonel Ernesto | 0 | NCA | F | F | −7B | =12N | +18B | −13N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1372 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Robleto Aleman, Marlon | 0 | NCA | F | F | F | −10N | =12B | +18N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1556 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Martinez, Manuel Alfonso | 1683 | NCA | F | −11B | =14N | F | −5B | −12N | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1453 | -20.2 |
| 18 | Garcia Trejos, Nelson | 0 | NCA | F | −3N | −8B | −13B | −15N | −16B | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 1007 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Machado Garcia, Ruben EfrainNCA+29.24.5 pts · #2
- 2Pilarte Tijerino, Rene AntonioFMNCA+24.45.5 pts · #1
- 3Moncada, Orlando JoseNCA+19.83.0 pts · #9
- 1Velasquez, RommelNCA-25.23.0 pts · #6
- 2Martinez, Manuel AlfonsoNCA-20.20.5 pts · #17
- 3Ortiz, HeribertoNCA-16.02.5 pts · #13
- R4+366 Elo gap