Festival Sudamericano de la Juventud 2025 - Sub 18 Fem Ajedrez Clasico
31 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Dec 2025 to 11 Dec 2025 in Cali - VAL, Colombia. 6 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1931, and top seed was Isabela Brito Carrascal (π¨π΄ COL, 2053).
Nicole Mollo Figueroa (π§π΄ BOL, WIM, 1911) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Karen Nerina Gaite (6.5) and Salome Chamba Guerrero (6.5). Mollo Figueroa won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Ariatna Valentina Melgarejo Suarez (1730) beat Karen Nerina Gaite (WFM, 2024), a +294-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 9 roundsWIM Nicole Mollo Figueroa led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
WIM Nicole Mollo Figueroa never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIM Nicole Mollo Figueroa drew with Salome Chamba Guerrero (White).
WIM Nicole Mollo Figueroa 6 wins (R1βR6)Salome Chamba Guerrero 3 wins (R3βR5)WFM Karen Nerina Gaite 5 wins (R2βR6)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WIMNicole Mollo Figueroa | * | Β½ | Β½ | 1 |
| 2Salome Chamba Guerrero | Β½ | * | β | β |
| 3WFMKaren Nerina Gaite | Β½ | β | * | 1 |
| 4Juana Fernanda Mendoza Gomez | 0 | β | 0 | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mollo Figueroa, NicoleWIM | 1911 | BOL | +14N | +20B | +4N | +9B | +10N | +5B | =2N | =3B | =8N | 7.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 40.25 | 2130 | +89.7 |
| 2 | Gaite, Karen NerinaWFM | 2024 | ARG | β16N | +18B | +22N | +13B | +9N | +10B | =1B | β4N | +5N | 6.5 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 32.75 | 1988 | -7.6 |
| 3 | Chamba Guerrero, Salome | 1674 | ECU | β6N | =26B | +14N | +20B | +16N | =4B | +13N | =1N | +10B | 6.5 | 43.0 | 45.5 | 31.50 | 1960 | +127.7 |
| 4 | Luna Monsalve, SofiaWFM | 1825 | COL | +26N | +5B | β1B | +25N | =11B | =3N | +6N | +2B | β7N | 6.0 | 46.5 | 49.0 | 29.75 | 1942 | +58.4 |
| 5 | Mendoza Gomez, Juana Fernanda | 1998 | COL | +23B | β4N | +19B | +12N | +7B | β1N | +10B | +9N | β2B | 6.0 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 29.00 | 1950 | -17.2 |
| 6 | Mayeregger Gonzalez, Renata ValentinaWFM | 1921 | PAR | +3B | +15N | β10B | β7N | +23B | +11N | β4B | +17N | +9B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 29.50 | 1928 | +4.0 |
| 7 | Illares Chumbi, Domenica Priscila | 1749 | ECU | =8N | =13B | +30N | +6B | β5N | β9B | +27B | +23N | +4B | 6.0 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 23.75 | 1952 | +82.4 |
| 8 | Brito Carrascal, Isabela | 2053 | COL | =7B | +21N | =12B | β11N | +17N | +18B | β9N | +14B | =1B | 5.5 | 42.5 | 46.5 | 27.25 | 1873 | -68.4 |
| 9 | Brito Marquez, Sophia Valentina | 1865 | VEN | +19B | +25N | +11B | β1N | β2B | +7N | +8B | β5B | β6N | 5.0 | 47.0 | 50.0 | 24.00 | 1904 | +18.8 |
| 10 | Pardo Useche, Laura Valentina | 1836 | COL | +27N | +30B | +6N | +16B | β1B | β2N | β5N | +13B | β3N | 5.0 | 44.0 | 45.0 | 18.50 | 1843 | +4.4 |
| 11 | Diaz Gonzalez, Ana Sofia | 1933 | COL | +22N | +17B | β9N | +8B | =4N | β6B | β12N | +18B | =15N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 23.50 | 1876 | -26.4 |
| 12 | Agudelo Zapata, Yarli AlejandraWCM | 1882 | COL | +18N | =16B | =8N | β5B | +22N | β13B | +11B | =15N | =17B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 22.75 | 1883 | +1.1 |
| 13 | Velarde Alarcon, Jhoana | 1891 | BOL | =21B | =7N | +23B | β2N | +27B | +12N | β3B | β10N | +25N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 18.50 | 1782 | -48.0 |
| 14 | Lara Aguirre, Maria Camila | 1653 | COL | β1B | +31N | β3B | β27N | +28B | +19N | +16B | β8N | +20B | 5.0 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 16.00 | 1740 | +31.2 |
| 15 | Gonzalez Gonzalez, Valentina Anto | 1788 | CHI | +29N | β6B | β16N | +30B | β18N | +26B | +22N | =12B | =11B | 5.0 | 33.0 | 34.0 | 14.00 | 1737 | -20.4 |
| 16 | Melgarejo Suarez, Ariatna Valentina | 1730 | COL | +2B | =12N | +15B | β10N | β3B | =17B | β14N | +21N | =19B | 4.5 | 42.0 | 46.0 | 22.50 | 1772 | +17.6 |
| 17 | Posada Torres, BriggithWCM | 1834 | COL | +28B | β11N | =25B | +29N | β8B | =16N | +21B | β6B | =12N | 4.5 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 14.25 | 1755 | -31.6 |
| 18 | Lopez Mahecha, Natalia | 1642 | COL | β12B | β2N | +31B | +28N | +15B | β8N | =23B | β11N | +26B | 4.5 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 12.25 | 1776 | +44.4 |
| 19 | Pichilingue Orbe, Camila Belen | 1617 | PER | β9N | +24B | β5N | β22B | +30N | β14B | +29N | +28B | =16N | 4.5 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 10.75 | 1685 | +24.4 |
| 20 | Fontecha Pastrana, Laura Sofia | 1773 | COL | +31B | β1N | =29B | β3N | =25B | β21N | +28N | +27B | β14N | 4.0 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 7.50 | 1551 | -95.2 |
| 21 | Herrera Idarraga, Karen Alejandra | 1643 | COL | =13N | β8B | β26N | =24B | +31N | +20B | β17N | β16B | +27N | 4.0 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 11.25 | 1694 | +12.0 |
| 22 | Alvarado Quintero, Laura Natalia | 1685 | COL | β11B | +28N | β2B | +19N | β12B | +25N | β15B | =26N | β24B | 3.5 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 10.75 | 1670 | -13.2 |
| 23 | Orbe Vivero, Maria Jose | 1711 | ECU | β5N | +27B | β13N | +26B | β6N | +29B | =18N | β7B | F | 3.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 8.75 | 1694 | -10.8 |
| 24 | Saravia Delgadillo, Sara Sofia | 1792 | COL | β25B | β19N | β28B | =21N | F | β27N | +30B | +31B | +22N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 7.50 | 1415 | -117.2 |
| 25 | Yeomans Luna, Elsie Maribel | 1541 | COL | +24N | β9B | =17N | β4B | =20N | β22B | +31N | F | β13B | 3.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 8.75 | 1652 | +29.6 |
| 26 | Zhunio Guaman, Sofia Morelia | 1570 | ECU | β4B | =3N | +21B | β23N | =29B | β15N | F | =22B | β18N | 2.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 10.00 | 1544 | -22.0 |
| 27 | Bohm Roman, Martina Eloisa | 1580 | CHI | β10B | β23N | F | +14B | β13N | +24B | β7N | β20N | β21B | 2.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 8.50 | 1564 | -9.2 |
| 28 | Vargas Martinez, Francisca Alejan | 1580 | CHI | β17N | β22B | +24N | β18B | β14N | F | β20B | β19N | +30B | 2.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 4.50 | 1404 | -52.0 |
| 29 | Castiblanco Bautista, Dana Gabriela | 1509 | COL | β15B | F | =20N | β17B | =26N | β23N | β19B | β30N | +31B | 2.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 4.25 | 1445 | -18.0 |
| 30 | Rodriguez Galvis, Samanta | 0 | COL | F | β10N | β7B | β15N | β19B | β31B | β24N | +29B | β28N | 1.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 2.00 | 1386 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Bravo Mora, Aidden Dennis | 0 | COL | β20N | β14B | β18N | F | β21B | +30N | β25B | β24N | β29N | 1.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 1.00 | 851 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Chamba Guerrero, SalomeECU+127.76.5 pts Β· #2
- 2Mollo Figueroa, NicoleWIMBOL+89.77.5 pts Β· #1
- 3Illares Chumbi, Domenica PriscilaECU+82.46.0 pts Β· #11
- 1Saravia Delgadillo, Sara SofiaCOL-117.23.5 pts Β· #27
- 2Fontecha Pastrana, Laura SofiaCOL-95.24.0 pts Β· #23
- 3Brito Carrascal, IsabelaCOL-68.45.5 pts Β· #7
- R1+294 Elo gap
- R1+251 Elo gap
- R7+217 Elo gap