I Festival Clasificatorio Cuarta Division El Guarco AGUA 2025
25 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 Nov 2025 to 09 Nov 2025 in Paraiso, Cartago, Costa Rica. Top 10 Elo average was 1063, and top seed was Eduardo Eugenio Roldan Brenes (🇨🇷 CRC, 1668).
Yerick Alexander Mata Ballestero (🇨🇷 CRC, 1412) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Brandon Adrian Ramirez Ordonez (5.5) and Cesar Augusto Azofeifa Retana (5.0). Mata Ballestero broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Yerick Alexander Mata Ballestero (1412) beat Eduardo Eugenio Roldan Brenes (1668), a +256-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsYerick Alexander Mata Ballestero led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Yerick Alexander Mata Ballestero held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
Yerick Alexander Mata Ballestero drew with Brandon Adrian Ramirez Ordonez (White).
Yerick Alexander Mata Ballestero 3 wins (R1–R3)Brandon Adrian Ramirez Ordonez 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yerick Alexander Mata Ballestero | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Brandon Adrian Ramirez Ordonez | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Gabriel Enrique Brenes Vega | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Aimar Maria Murillo Mathiew | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mata Ballestero, Yerick Alexander | 1412 | CRC | +19B | +8N | +5B | =9N | =2B | +3N | +7B | 6.0 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 25.75 | 1733 | +66.0 |
| 2 | Ramirez Ordonez, Brandon Adrian | 1541 | CRC | F | +13N | +12B | +16B | =1N | +4B | +5N | 5.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 23.00 | 1412 | -6.8 |
| 3 | Azofeifa Retana, Cesar Augusto | 1441 | CRC | −4N | +23B | +21N | +19B | +6N | −1B | +8B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 14.00 | 1540 | +8.4 |
| 4 | Brenes Vega, Gabriel Enrique | 0 | CRC | +3B | +?N | −?B | +8N | +9B | −2N | +10N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 17.00 | 1579 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Murillo Mathiew, Aimar Maria | 0 | CRC | +23N | +21B | −1N | +15B | +10N | +?N | −2B | 5.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 10.00 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Alvarado Machado, E. Daniela | 0 | CRC | +11B | +15N | =9B | +?N | −3B | −7N | +?N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 9.00 | 1464 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Marin Aguirre, Fabian Osvaldo | 0 | CRC | +?N | =?B | −16N | +12B | +19N | +6B | −1N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 10.50 | 1235 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Roldan Brenes, Eduardo Eugenio | 1668 | CRC | +14N | −1B | +11N | −4B | +22N | +9B | −3N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 13.50 | 1329 | -52.4 |
| 9 | Madriz Rojas, Jose Francisco | 1492 | CRC | +10N | +17B | =6N | =1B | −4N | −8N | +15B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 15.25 | 1638 | +30.4 |
| 10 | Leguizamon Santamaria, Daniel A | 1552 | CRC | −9B | +24N | +20B | +18N | −5B | +15N | −4B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 9.50 | 692 | -11.6 |
| 11 | Alarcon Arguello, Eliel | 0 | CRC | −6N | +?B | −8B | −?N | +25B | +22N | +17B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1438 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Orozco Sanchez, Matias | 0 | CRC | +22N | =16B | −2N | −7N | +21B | −14B | +19N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 8.00 | 741 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 6576532 | 0 | — | +?N | −2B | −18B | =20N | =?B | =21N | +22B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.25 | 741 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Gonzalez Barboza, Josue David | 0 | CRC | −8B | −19N | +23B | =?N | +20B | +12N | −?B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Perez Brenes, Fernando | 0 | CRC | +?N | −6B | +17N | −5N | +18B | −10B | −9N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 6.00 | 1403 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Villalta Pizarro, Emanuel Isaac | 0 | CRC | +18B | =12N | +7B | −2N | −?B | −17N | =21B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 10.25 | 707 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Peraza Artavia, Pablo Josue | 1523 | CRC | +20B | −9N | −15B | F | +24N | +16B | −11N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.50 | 692 | -22.4 |
| 18 | Murillo Mathiew, Thomas | 0 | CRC | −16N | +22B | +13N | −10B | −15N | −?B | +23B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.50 | 753 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Castro Solano, Ahren Gabriel | 0 | CRC | −1N | +14B | +?B | −3N | −7B | =?N | −12B | 2.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 3.50 | 1325 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Aguilar Brenes, Steven Rolando | 0 | CRC | −17N | +?B | −10N | =13B | −14N | −?B | +25N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.25 | 746 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 6576052 | 0 | — | F | −5N | −3B | +?B | −12N | =13B | =16N | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.25 | 657 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 6565301 | 0 | — | −12B | −18N | +24B | +25N | −8B | −11B | −13N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 1.50 | 868 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 6561063 | 0 | — | −5B | −3N | −14N | F | −?B | +24B | −18N | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.00 | 657 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Bonilla Mora, Alejandro Jose | 0 | CRC | −?B | −10B | −22N | +?N | −17B | −23N | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 6573045 | 0 | — | −?N | =?B | −?N | −22B | −11N | F | −20B | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 643 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mata Ballestero, Yerick AlexanderCRC+66.06.0 pts · #2
- 2Madriz Rojas, Jose FranciscoCRC+30.44.0 pts · #3
- 3Azofeifa Retana, Cesar AugustoCRC+8.45.0 pts · #10
- 1Roldan Brenes, Eduardo EugenioCRC-52.44.0 pts · #6
- 2Peraza Artavia, Pablo JosueCRC-22.43.0 pts · #21
- 3Leguizamon Santamaria, Daniel ACRC-11.64.0 pts · #24
- R2+256 Elo gap
- R7+227 Elo gap