Festival Sudamericano de la Juventud 2025 - Sub 8 Fem Ajedrez Clasico
21 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Dec 2025 to 11 Dec 2025 in Cali - VAL, Colombia. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1213, and top seed was Kyara Adelaida Merca Alvarado (🇵🇪 PER, 1588).
Hyemi Elena De la Cruz Pinedo (🇵🇪 PER, 1571) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Valentina Navia Duque (8.0) and Veronica Valeria Vargas De La Cruz (6.5). De la Cruz Pinedo won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Yareli Antonella Garcia Barrantes (1424) beat Juanita Cruz Lopez (1555), a +131-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsHyemi Elena De la Cruz Pinedo led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
Hyemi Elena De la Cruz Pinedo held the sole lead from R8 through R9 without losing it.
Hyemi Elena De la Cruz Pinedo drew with Valentina Navia Duque (Black).
Hyemi Elena De la Cruz Pinedo 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)Valentina Navia Duque 4 wins (R1–R4)Veronica Valeria Vargas De La Cruz 3 wins (R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hyemi Elena De la Cruz Pinedo | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Valentina Navia Duque | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Veronica Valeria Vargas De La Cruz | 0 | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Yareli Antonella Garcia Barrantes | — | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De la Cruz Pinedo, Hyemi Elena | 1571 | PER | +19N | +17B | +4N | +13B | =2N | +3B | +7N | +8B | +6N | 8.5 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 42.00 | 2316 | +51.6 |
| 2 | Navia Duque, Valentina | 0 | COL | +11N | +8B | +3N | +4B | =1B | +6N | +5B | =9N | +14B | 8.0 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 43.00 | 1602 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Vargas De La Cruz, Veronica Valeria | 1564 | PER | +20B | +6N | −2B | +7N | =5B | −1N | +12B | +4N | +9B | 6.5 | 47.0 | 48.5 | 29.00 | 1670 | +27.2 |
| 4 | Romero Ayon, Mila Martina | 0 | ECU | +5B | +7N | −1B | −2N | +17B | +8B | +6N | −3B | +15N | 6.0 | 48.0 | 51.5 | 28.50 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Garcia Barrantes, Yareli Antonella | 1424 | PER | −4N | +15B | =10N | +12B | =3N | +11B | −2N | +7B | +13N | 6.0 | 42.0 | 46.0 | 26.50 | 1860 | +84.0 |
| 6 | Ling Gomez, Keiko Kim | 0 | ECU | +9N | −3B | +?N | +11B | +13N | −2B | −4B | +14N | −1B | 5.0 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 16.50 | 1555 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Peralvo Cabrera, Mia Isabella | 1475 | ECU | +10N | −4B | +14N | −3B | +19N | +13B | −1B | −5N | +12B | 5.0 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 19.50 | 1333 | -30.0 |
| 8 | Torales G., Sofia Thais S. | 1452 | PAR | +21B | −2N | +16B | −10N | +14B | −4N | +17B | −1N | +11B | 5.0 | 42.5 | 43.0 | 16.00 | 1532 | +3.2 |
| 9 | Merca Alvarado, Kyara Adelaida | 1588 | PER | −6B | −12N | +20B | −17N | +15N | +19B | +13N | =2B | −3N | 4.5 | 38.0 | 39.5 | 16.50 | 762 | -43.2 |
| 10 | Nunez Arriagada Carolina Ignacia | 0 | CHI | −7B | +18N | =5B | +8B | −11N | −12B | =15N | =17N | +21B | 4.5 | 35.0 | 35.5 | 15.75 | 1339 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Manay Guerrero, Lady Esther | 1496 | PER | −2B | +21N | +17B | −6N | +10B | −5N | −14N | +19B | −8N | 4.0 | 39.0 | 39.5 | 11.50 | 657 | -44.0 |
| 12 | Cruz Lopez, Juanita | 1555 | COL | =15N | +9B | −13B | −5N | +16B | +10N | −3N | =18B | −7N | 4.0 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 16.75 | 1319 | -48.8 |
| 13 | Villada Ocampo, Emily Taliana | 0 | COL | +18B | +?B | +12N | −1N | −6B | −7N | −9B | +21N | −5B | 4.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 8.00 | 1281 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Zacharias, Sofia Jaffe | 0 | BRA | −17N | +20N | −7B | +?B | −8N | +18N | +11B | −6B | −2N | 4.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 9.00 | 1367 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Monje Orozco, Danna Isabella | 0 | COL | =12B | −5N | −18B | +16N | −9B | +20N | =10B | +?N | −4B | 4.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 9.75 | 1246 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Useche Carrillo, Tatiana Sofia | 0 | COL | −?N | +19B | −8N | −15B | −12N | +21B | −18B | +20N | +17B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 8.50 | 729 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Lima Ludena, Cassia Indira | 0 | PER | +14B | −1N | −11N | +9B | −4N | +?B | −8N | =10B | −16N | 3.5 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 10.75 | 1346 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 144474865 | 0 | — | −13N | −10B | +15N | −19B | +21N | −14B | +16N | =12N | −20B | 3.5 | 29.0 | 29.5 | 10.50 | 1555 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 3670333 | 0 | — | −1B | −16N | +21B | +18N | −7B | −9N | +20B | −11N | −?B | 3.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 5.50 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 144461232 | 0 | — | −3N | −14B | −9N | =21B | −?N | −15B | −19N | −16B | +18N | 1.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 3.75 | 779 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 144474873 | 0 | — | −8N | −11B | −19N | =20N | −18B | −16N | −?B | −13B | −10N | 0.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 0.75 | 698 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Garcia Barrantes, Yareli AntonellaPER+84.06.0 pts · #2
- 2De la Cruz Pinedo, Hyemi ElenaPER+51.68.5 pts · #5
- 3Vargas De La Cruz, Veronica ValeriaPER+27.26.5 pts · #3
- 1Cruz Lopez, JuanitaCOL-48.84.0 pts · #8
- 2Manay Guerrero, Lady EstherPER-44.04.0 pts · #16
- 3Merca Alvarado, Kyara AdelaidaPER-43.24.5 pts · #19
- R4+131 Elo gap