I Open CRChess-Montes de Oca 2025 - Grupo A
22 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Dec 2025 to 15 Dec 2025 in Montes de Oca, Costa Rica. 11 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2056, and top seed was Alexis Murillo Tsijli (🇨🇷 CRC, IM, 2259).
Alexis Murillo Tsijli (🇨🇷 CRC, IM, 2259) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Rodrigo Avendano Porras (5.5) and Mauricio Arias Santana (4.5). Murillo Tsijli won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Randall Mata Tencio (1927) beat Jonathan Carvajal Gorgona (FM, 2152), a +225-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM Alexis Murillo Tsijli led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
IM Alexis Murillo Tsijli held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
IM Alexis Murillo Tsijli beat CM Rodrigo Avendano Porras (Black).
CM Rodrigo Avendano Porras won 3 in a row (R5–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMAlexis Murillo Tsijli | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2CMRodrigo Avendano Porras | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Randall Mata Tencio | 0 | — | * | 0 |
| 4IMMauricio Arias Santana | ½ | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murillo Tsijli, AlexisIM | 2259 | CRC | +13B | +19N | =3B | +2N | +5B | =4N | +6B | 6.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 22.50 | 2313 | +3.6 |
| 2 | Avendano Porras, RodrigoCM | 1973 | CRC | +20N | +8B | =6N | −1B | +15N | +11N | +3B | 5.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 17.00 | 2215 | +42.2 |
| 3 | Arias Santana, MauricioIM | 2173 | CRC | +15N | +5B | =1N | =4B | +16N | =6B | −2N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 17.25 | 2101 | -10.4 |
| 4 | Jimenez Molina, Juan LeonFM | 2007 | CRC | =11N | +18B | =8N | =3N | +17B | =1B | =7N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 15.00 | 2067 | +13.6 |
| 5 | Mata Tencio, Randall | 1927 | CRC | +21B | −3N | +22N | +11B | −1N | =8B | +10B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 9.75 | 2106 | +32.8 |
| 6 | Cossio Carvajal, Bruno | 2012 | CRC | =9B | +16N | =2B | =17N | +7B | =3N | −1N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 14.50 | 2051 | +14.8 |
| 7 | Carvajal Pena, Daniel | 1924 | CRC | =18N | −11B | +9N | +8B | −6N | +16B | =4B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 12.75 | 1953 | +6.6 |
| 8 | Chaves Sanchez, Gabriel ACM | 2059 | CRC | +10B | −2N | =4B | −7N | +13B | =5N | =12B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 12.50 | 1947 | -21.2 |
| 9 | Canales Chinchilla, VictoriaWCM | 1883 | CRC | =6N | −12B | −7B | +18N | +14B | −10N | +21B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 8.00 | 1845 | -6.4 |
| 10 | Munoz Garcia, Flavio Estuardo | 1903 | CRC | −8N | =20B | +18N | −16B | +19N | +9B | −5N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1876 | -4.2 |
| 11 | Ulloa Jimenez, Santiago | 1801 | CRC | =4B | +7N | =14B | −5N | +12N | −2B | F | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 10.75 | 1929 | +20.2 |
| 12 | Diaz Charpentier, Kristel MelissWIM | 1975 | CRC | −14B | +9N | −17B | +19N | −11B | =13N | =8N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 7.75 | 1855 | -23.2 |
| 13 | Campos Munoz, ValentinaWCM | 1917 | CRC | −1N | −17B | =21N | +20B | −8N | =12B | +18N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 1835 | -32.0 |
| 14 | Ortega Canisales, Aaden Josue | 1768 | CRC | +12N | =22B | =11N | −15B | −9N | =18B | =16N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 7.00 | 1847 | +24.4 |
| 15 | Quesada Leon, Joshua | 1908 | CRC | −3B | +21N | +19B | +14N | −2B | F | F | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1994 | +11.6 |
| 16 | Aguero Espinoza, Sebasthian | 1908 | CRC | F | −6B | +20N | +10N | −3B | −7N | =14B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.00 | 1854 | -10.0 |
| 17 | Fallas Saborio, Alejandro | 1887 | CRC | −19B | +13N | +12N | =6B | −4N | F | F | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 1986 | +13.4 |
| 18 | Valverde Vega, Santiago | 1651 | CRC | =7B | −4N | −10B | −9B | +20N | =14N | −13B | 2.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 4.50 | 1712 | +14.0 |
| 19 | Espitia Torres, MateoCM | 2018 | CRC | +17N | −1B | −15N | −12B | −10B | F | F | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.50 | 1747 | -35.0 |
| 20 | Gomez Rodriguez, Santiago Alejandro | 1686 | CRC | −2B | =10N | −16B | −13N | −18B | =21B | F | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.25 | 1566 | -34.8 |
| 21 | Mayorga Araya, LarissaWCM | 1669 | CRC | −5N | −15B | =13B | F | F | =20N | −9N | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 1624 | -13.2 |
| 22 | Carvajal Gorgona, JonathanFM | 2152 | CRC | F | =14N | −5B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1655 | -23.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Avendano Porras, RodrigoCMCRC+42.25.5 pts · #2
- 2Mata Tencio, RandallCRC+32.84.5 pts · #3
- 3Ortega Canisales, Aaden JosueCRC+24.43.0 pts · #13
- 1Espitia Torres, MateoCMCRC-35.01.0 pts · #20
- 2Gomez Rodriguez, Santiago AlejandroCRC-34.81.0 pts · #19
- 3Campos Munoz, ValentinaWCMCRC-32.03.0 pts · #12
- R3+225 Elo gap
- R1+207 Elo gap
- R7+200 Elo gap