Zonal Occidental Absoluto 2025
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 03 Nov 2025 to 11 Nov 2025 in Pinar del Rio, Cuba. 7 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2225, and top seed was Raymond Daniel Azahares Serrano (🇨🇺 CUB, FM, 2358).
Carlos Julio Martinez Ruz (🇨🇺 CUB, 2128) won with 7.5/11, ahead of Adrian Jesus Almaguel Mendez (7.0) and Raymond Daniel Azahares Serrano (7.0). Martinez Ruz broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Alejandro Lorenzo Licourt (1997) beat Ronny Manuel Lafont Linares (FM, 2265), a +268-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsCarlos Julio Martinez Ruz led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Carlos Julio Martinez Ruz held the sole lead from R3 through R11 without losing it.
Carlos Julio Martinez Ruz lost to FM Adrian Jesus Almaguel Mendez (White).
Carlos Julio Martinez Ruz 5 wins (R1–R5)FM Raymond Daniel Azahares Serrano 3 wins (R8–R10)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇨🇺Martinez Ruz, Carlos Julio | 2128 | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.5 | 31.75 | 48.5 | +71.0 | 2402 |
| 2 | 🇨🇺FMAlmaguel Mendez, Adrian Jesus | 2353 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.0 | 32.00 | 49.0 | -0.4 | 2335 |
| 3 | 🇨🇺FMAzahares Serrano, Raymond Daniel | 2358 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | — | 7.0 | 32.00 | 49.0 | -2.2 | 2335 |
| 4 | 🇨🇺FMChavez Estevez, Hayler David | 2239 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | — | 6.0 | 25.25 | 50.0 | +10.0 | 2270 |
| 5 | 🇨🇺Alvarez Ruiz, Henry | 2190 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 5.5 | 26.00 | 50.5 | +13.6 | 2239 |
| 6 | 🇨🇺FMLafont Linares, Ronny Manuel | 2265 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 5.5 | 25.75 | 50.5 | -7.4 | 2231 |
| 7 | 🇨🇺FMAlonso Orta, Osiel Alberto | 2270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5.5 | 20.50 | 50.5 | -17.6 | 2231 |
| 8 | 🇨🇺FMOrdunez Echarte, Dennys | 2186 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 14.75 | 51.0 | -9.4 | 2150 |
| 9 | 🇨🇺Morales Lezcano, Dariel | 2245 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | — | 4.0 | 17.50 | 52.0 | -32.0 | 2125 |
| 10 | 🇨🇺Lorenzo Licourt, Alejandro | 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | — | 2.5 | 9.75 | 53.5 | +8.8 | 2029 |
| 11 | 🇨🇺Hernandez Penalver, Tomas | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | — | 0.5 | 1.25 | 55.5 | -33.2 | 1753 |
| 12 | 🇨🇺FMRamos Pineiro, Alexis | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 56.0 | -5.6 | 1386 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Martinez Ruz, Carlos JulioCUB+71.07.5 pts · #1
- 2Alvarez Ruiz, HenryCUB+13.65.5 pts · #5
- 3Chavez Estevez, Hayler DavidFMCUB+10.06.0 pts · #4
- 1Hernandez Penalver, TomasCUB-33.20.5 pts · #11
- 2Morales Lezcano, DarielCUB-32.04.0 pts · #9
- 3Alonso Orta, Osiel AlbertoFMCUB-17.65.5 pts · #7
- R4+268 Elo gap
- R10+248 Elo gap
- R3+168 Elo gap