Campeonato Nacional Infantil U12 Absoluto
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67 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 17 Sept 2025 to 20 Sept 2025 in Maracay - Estado Aragua, Venezuela. Top 10 Elo average was 1620, and top seed was Abraham Josue Ezquiel Gonzalez (🇻🇪 VEN, 1699).
Samuel Felipe Lacruz Ramirez (🇻🇪 VEN, 1610) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Jorge Luis Miquilena Lozano (6.5) and Miguelangel Maniscalco Hernandez (5.5). Lacruz Ramirez shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Jorge Luis Miquilena Lozano (1407) beat Leonardo Adrian Murcia (1694), a +287-point gap.
Location
🇻🇪Maracay - Estado Aragua, Venezuela
Dates
17 Sept 2025 → 20 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇻🇪Venezuela×54
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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Lacruz Ramirez6.5Miquilena Lozano6.5Rodriguez Barradas5.5Maniscalco Hernandez5.5Marval Diaz5Ezquiel Gonzalez5
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.5/7. Lacruz Ramirez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Samuel Felipe Lacruz Ramirez drew with Jorge Luis Miquilena Lozano (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Samuel Felipe Lacruz Ramirez 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Jorge Luis Miquilena Lozano 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Jose Antonio Rodriguez Barradas 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lacruz Ramirez, Samuel Felipe | 1610 | VEN | +65N | +44B | +10N | =2B | +6N | +8B | +9N | 6.5 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 27.25 | 1947 | +80.4 |
| 2 | Miquilena Lozano, Jorge Luis | 1407 | VEN | +48B | +20N | +19B | =1N | +3B | +21N | +5B | 6.5 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 28.75 | 1988 | +157.2 |
| 3 | Maniscalco Hernandez, Miguelangel | 1556 | VEN | +66B | +26N | +8N | =4B | −2N | +12B | +13N | 5.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 20.75 | 1675 | +24.4 |
| 4 | Rodriguez Barradas, Jose Antonio | 1667 | VEN | +55B | +15N | +22B | =3N | −5B | +7B | +17N | 5.5 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 23.25 | 1716 | +10.1 |
| 5 | Murcia, Leonardo Adrian | 1694 | VEN | +34N | =12B | +16N | =7B | +4N | +6B | −2N | 5.0 | 31.0 | 34.5 | 23.25 | 1639 | -10.8 |
| 6 | Marval Diaz, Maximo | 1584 | VEN | +59B | +37N | +21B | +9N | −1B | −5N | +15B | 5.0 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 19.00 | 1690 | +33.6 |
| 7 | Zamora Garcia, Luis Alfredo | 1527 | VEN | +30B | =28N | +64B | =5N | +11B | −4N | +26B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 19.00 | 1487 | -4.0 |
| 8 | Ezquiel Gonzalez, Abraham Josue | 1699 | VEN | +52B | +38N | −3B | +32N | +24B | −1N | +21B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 18.00 | 1645 | -14.8 |
| 9 | Barrios Varela, Manuel Alejandro | 1644 | VEN | +62N | +23B | +24N | −6B | +27B | +38N | −1B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 17.50 | 1653 | +2.8 |
| 10 | Quinonez Hernandez, Aaron Josue | 1507 | VEN | +61B | +25N | −1B | −11N | +50B | +30N | +19B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 17.00 | 1584 | +8.4 |
| 11 | Rondon Acosta, Sebastian Alejandro | 0 | VEN | −44N | +40B | +46N | +10B | −7N | +27B | +20N | 5.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 19.50 | 1539 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Colmenarez Rodriguez, Ricardo Enmanuel | 1455 | VEN | +42B | =5N | +36B | =19N | =22B | −3N | +32B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 29.0 | 17.00 | 1561 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Parra Montilla, Jose Gabriel | 1561 | VEN | =33B | =36N | +59B | +25N | =15B | +14N | −3B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 16.25 | 1534 | -4.4 |
| 14 | Zerpa Ruiz, Gabriel Ignacio | 1534 | VEN | +63N | =16B | =39N | +23B | =17N | −13B | +34N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 15.75 | 1486 | -7.6 |
| 15 | Pena Lugo, Leander Ismael | 1461 | VEN | +58N | −4B | +60N | +57B | =13N | +16B | −6N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 13.75 | 1329 | -24.4 |
| 16 | Romero Nieves, Samuel Andres | 0 | VEN | +32B | =14N | −5B | +33N | +37B | −15N | +?B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 12.75 | 1542 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Abraham Hernandez, Maxximo Saiann | 0 | VEN | +?B | −19N | +41B | +?N | =14B | +22N | −4B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.75 | 1561 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Brito Rodriguez, Juan Andres | 1534 | VEN | −45B | −33N | +61B | +63N | +55B | +35N | =38B | 4.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 11.75 | 1486 | -2.8 |
| 19 | Lopez Gimenez, David Arturo | 1559 | VEN | +50N | +17B | −2N | =12B | =28N | +23B | −10N | 4.0 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 15.75 | 1326 | -37.6 |
| 20 | Castro Paitan, Julian Andres | 1566 | VEN | +40N | −2B | +45B | +26N | −38B | +31N | −11B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 14.50 | 644 | -56.8 |
| 21 | Camacho Pacheco, Yoseth Manuel | 1495 | VEN | +51N | +54B | −6N | +29B | +47N | −2B | −8N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 12.50 | 1382 | -23.2 |
| 22 | Hoyos Rodriguez, Mathias Alexander | 1544 | VEN | +60N | +46B | −4N | +39B | =12N | −17B | =28N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 12.75 | 1559 | +1.6 |
| 23 | Lin Hung, Kobby Raymond | 1445 | VEN | +41B | −9N | +30B | −14N | +42B | −19N | +48B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 14.00 | 779 | -38.4 |
| 24 | Zerpa Rodriguez, Oliver Abdiel | 1525 | VEN | F | +31N | −9B | +44B | −8N | +45N | +25B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 14.00 | 1470 | -4.4 |
| 25 | Vergara Pina, Jose Andres | 0 | VEN | +?N | −10B | +34N | −13B | +46N | +40B | −24N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 10.00 | 730 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Abraham Hernandez, Fabrizio Valentino | 0 | VEN | +49N | −3B | +56N | −20B | +54N | +47B | −7N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 11.00 | 1384 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Martinez Moron, Mathias Jose | 1517 | VEN | +53B | =45N | +33B | =47B | −9N | −11N | +51B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 25.5 | 12.50 | 1439 | -7.6 |
| 28 | Aponte Navarro, Abraham Dario | 0 | VEN | +?N | =7B | −47N | +58B | =19B | =32N | =22B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 10.75 | 1467 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 23932538 | 0 | — | −46N | +63B | +35B | −21N | −31B | +50N | +45B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 11.50 | 695 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Mussaffi Chami, York Abelardo | 0 | VEN | −7N | +?B | −23N | +?B | +44N | −10B | +47N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.00 | 1436 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Bello Trejo, Ezequiel Alonso | 0 | VEN | +?N | −24B | −54N | +66B | +29N | −20B | +49N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 7.00 | 762 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Garban Garcia, Samuel David Ashir | 1444 | VEN | −16N | +51B | +53N | −8B | +49N | =28B | −12N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 11.00 | 897 | -7.6 |
| 33 | Lizarraga Mantilla, Juan Andres | 0 | VEN | =13N | +18B | −27N | −16B | =56N | =54B | +58N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 11.75 | 1537 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Galeno Uzcategui, Juan Diego | 0 | VEN | −5B | +61N | −25B | +51N | =57B | +37N | −14B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 9.75 | 1431 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Cracogna Gonzalez, Luciano Lorenzo | 0 | VEN | −47N | +49B | −29N | +60B | +36N | −18B | =43N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 10.25 | 777 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Yang Arriojas, Braulio Samuel | 0 | VEN | +?N | =13B | −12N | =45N | −35B | +53B | =46N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.25 | 1560 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Montero Fernandez, Santiago Alessandro | 1439 | VEN | +67N | −6B | =58N | +43B | −16N | −34B | +56N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 7.25 | 784 | -12.4 |
| 38 | Carpio Tovar, Amilcar Alejandro | 1486 | VEN | F | −8B | +66N | +54B | +20N | −9B | =18N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 8.75 | 1532 | +8.4 |
| 39 | Burgos Molina, Sebastian Andrew | 1452 | VEN | +56N | =47B | =14B | −22N | −45B | +57N | =41B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 10.50 | 1440 | -2.0 |
| 40 | Leguisamo Santana, Fabian Ignacio | 0 | VEN | −20B | −11N | +?B | +48N | =?B | −25N | +57B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1361 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 23927933 | 0 | — | −23N | +65B | −17N | −50B | +66N | +60B | =39N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.75 | 1257 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 23932210 | 0 | — | −12N | +62B | −44N | +65B | −23N | =46B | +?N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.50 | 644 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Padrino Escobar, Juan Alejandro | 0 | VEN | =?B | −64N | +?B | −37N | =59B | +52N | =35B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.75 | 1280 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Aguilar Garcia, Edgar Abraham | 1439 | VEN | +11B | −1N | +42B | −24N | −30B | −51N | +59B | 3.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 10.50 | 767 | -26.8 |
| 45 | Montes Perez, Abel Alexander | 0 | VEN | +18N | =27B | −20N | =36B | +39N | −24B | −29N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 27.5 | 11.75 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Alzate Santana, Luis David | 0 | VEN | +29B | −22N | −11B | +64N | −25B | =42N | =36B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 9.00 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Ovalles Medina, Juan Sebastian | 1618 | VEN | +35B | =39N | +28B | =27N | −21B | −26N | −30B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 27.0 | 11.25 | 1364 | -41.2 |
| 48 | FIDE 23932546 | 0 | — | −2N | −50B | +62N | −40B | +65N | +63B | −23N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 5.00 | 623 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Tribino Teran, Nereo Daniel | 0 | VEN | −26B | −35N | +52B | +61N | −32B | +59N | −31B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 7.00 | 646 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Luna Velasquez, Rodrigo Alessandro | 0 | VEN | −19B | +48N | −?B | +41N | −10N | −29B | +?N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.50 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 23928646 | 0 | — | −21B | −32N | +?N | −34B | +?N | +44B | −27N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.00 | 1283 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Ferrer Echeverria, Llekcier De Jesus | 0 | VEN | −8N | −56B | −49N | +?B | +?N | −43B | +60N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 897 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 23919795 | 0 | — | −27N | +?B | −32B | −55N | +67B | −36N | +62N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Vargas Ubierna, Edwin Daniel | 0 | VEN | +?B | −21N | +31B | −38N | −26B | =33N | F | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 5.75 | 691 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Garcia Joaquin, Edgard Antonio | 0 | VEN | −4N | +67B | −57N | +53B | −18N | =56B | F | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.25 | 799 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 23934425 | 0 | — | −39B | +52N | −26B | =59N | =33B | =55N | −37B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 7.00 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Zabala Millan, Abraham Andres | 0 | VEN | =64B | =?N | +55B | −15N | =34N | −39B | −40N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 1217 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Ramos Petit, Luis Alejandro | 0 | VEN | −15B | +?N | =37B | −28N | +64B | −?N | −33B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.25 | 1211 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Jimenez Zara, Manuel Alejandro | 0 | VEN | −6N | +?B | −13N | =56B | =43N | −49B | −44N | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.00 | 729 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 23934387 | 0 | — | −22B | +?N | −15B | −35N | +?B | −41N | −52B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 725 | 0.0 |
| 61 | FIDE 23934417 | 0 | — | −10N | −34B | −18N | −49B | −62N | +66B | +?N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 721 | 0.0 |
| 62 | FIDE 23934379 | 0 | — | −9B | −42N | −48B | −?N | +61B | +?N | −53B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 844 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Morffe Bastardo, Luis Jesus | 0 | VEN | −14B | −29N | F | −18B | +?N | −48N | +?B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 734 | 0.0 |
| 64 | FIDE 23928689 | 0 | — | =57N | +43B | −7N | −46B | −58N | −?B | F | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.75 | 728 | 0.0 |
| 65 | Gutierrez Carvajal, Agustin | 0 | VEN | −1B | −41N | +?B | −42N | −48B | −?N | F | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 809 | 0.0 |
| 66 | FIDE 23934395 | 0 | — | −3N | F | −38B | −31N | −41B | −61N | F | 0.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 67 | FIDE 23934433 | 0 | — | −37B | −55N | −?N | −?B | −53N | F | −?B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 639 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Miquilena Lozano, Jorge LuisVEN+157.26.5 pts · #2
- 2Lacruz Ramirez, Samuel FelipeVEN+80.46.5 pts · #1
- 3Marval Diaz, MaximoVEN+33.65.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Castro Paitan, Julian AndresVEN-56.84.0 pts · #64
- 2Ovalles Medina, Juan SebastianVEN-41.23.0 pts · #24
- 3Lin Hung, Kobby RaymondVEN-38.44.0 pts · #57
Biggest upsets
- R7+287 Elo gap
- R2+159 Elo gap
- R3+152 Elo gap