XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 18 Absoluto
24 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 Dec 2025 to 20 Dec 2025 in Dorado, Puerto Rico. 9 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2052, and top seed was Santiago Jose Guevara Ruiz (🇸🇻 ESA, FM, 2212).
Ricardo Andres Ordonez Bonilla (🇬🇹 GUA, FM, 2063) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Ashley Alexandra Castillo Beitia (7.0) and Hector Jose Linares Orellana (6.5). Ordonez Bonilla won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Gael Torres Acosta (1786) beat Nathaniel Hope (CM, 2051), a +265-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
FM Hector Jose Linares Orellana takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Ordonez Bonilla takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (44.5).
IM Ashley Alexandra Castillo Beitia drew with FM Ricardo Andres Ordonez Bonilla (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMAshley Alexandra Castillo Beitia | * | ½ | 0 | ½ |
| 2FMRicardo Andres Ordonez Bonilla | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3FMHector Jose Linares Orellana | 1 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4FMJaden Shaw | ½ | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ordonez Bonilla, Ricardo AndresFM | 2063 | GUA | +13N | +14B | =3N | =4B | +16N | =2B | =5N | +9B | +8N | 7.0 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 35.75 | 2218 | +70.8 |
| 2 | Castillo Beitia, Ashley AlexandraIM | 2078 | PAN | +10B | +8N | +17B | +7N | −3B | =1N | =4B | +16N | +5N | 7.0 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 35.50 | 2249 | +77.6 |
| 3 | Linares Orellana, Hector JoseFM | 2040 | GUA | +23B | +4N | =1B | +17N | +2N | −5B | +8N | +7B | −6N | 6.5 | 45.5 | 48.0 | 33.00 | 2168 | +66.0 |
| 4 | Shaw, JadenFM | 2082 | JAM | +18N | −3B | +10N | =1N | +9B | +7B | =2N | −5B | +13N | 6.0 | 46.0 | 49.5 | 30.00 | 2091 | +10.0 |
| 5 | Guevara Ruiz, Santiago JoseFM | 2212 | ESA | =9B | −16N | +20B | +15N | +14B | +3N | =1B | +4N | −2B | 6.0 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 30.50 | 2100 | -42.4 |
| 6 | Reinhard Moller, Gustavo | 1865 | GUA | +24B | +9N | −7N | −16B | +10N | =8B | =15B | =11N | +3B | 5.5 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 23.75 | 1924 | +37.2 |
| 7 | Barboza Viquez, Martin EduardoCM | 2057 | CRC | +12B | +15N | +6B | −2B | =8N | −4N | +13B | −3N | =9B | 5.0 | 44.5 | 49.0 | 24.50 | 1967 | -39.6 |
| 8 | Angulo Perez, SebastianCM | 1971 | CRC | +11N | −2B | +19N | +14B | =7B | =6N | −3B | +17N | −1B | 5.0 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 21.75 | 1975 | +8.4 |
| 9 | Done Sanchez, Andrews J. | 1861 | PUR | =5N | −6B | +13N | +22B | −4N | +18B | +17B | −1N | =7N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 20.00 | 1991 | +51.2 |
| 10 | Torres Acosta, Gael | 1786 | PUR | −2N | +11B | −4B | +23N | −6B | +14N | −16N | +21B | +17B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 19.00 | 1894 | +47.1 |
| 11 | Balliram, Luke | 1543 | TTO | −8B | −10N | +24B | +12N | =15B | −13N | +20B | =6B | +22N | 5.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 15.50 | 1750 | +76.0 |
| 12 | Lopez Escobar, Daniel Alejandro | 1767 | GUA | −7N | +21B | −14N | −11B | +23N | −22B | +18N | +19B | +16B | 5.0 | 30.5 | 33.0 | 16.00 | 1867 | +41.2 |
| 13 | Quijivix Sanchez, Jose Antonio | 1774 | GUA | −1B | =20N | −9B | +24N | +22N | +11B | −7N | +15B | −4B | 4.5 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 13.50 | 1766 | -6.4 |
| 14 | Medina, JoshuaCM | 1963 | TTO | +20B | −1N | +12B | −8N | −5N | −10B | =19N | +23B | +21N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 15.00 | 1801 | -63.6 |
| 15 | James, Justin | 1877 | LCA | +21N | −7B | =22N | −5B | =11N | +19B | =6N | −13N | +24B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 12.50 | 1766 | -39.2 |
| 16 | Couchman, Kyle | 2004 | GUY | F | +5B | +18N | +6N | −1B | −17N | +10B | −2B | −12N | 4.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 20.00 | 1956 | -19.6 |
| 17 | Hope, NathanielCM | 2051 | JAM | +19N | +22B | −2N | −3B | +18N | +16B | −9N | −8B | −10N | 4.0 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 13.00 | 1822 | -95.2 |
| 18 | Pride, Avian | 1820 | BAH | −4B | +23N | −16B | +19N | −17B | −9N | −12B | +24N | =20B | 3.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 7.00 | 1702 | -58.4 |
| 19 | Martinez Rodriguez, Moises | 1704 | DOM | −17B | +24N | −8B | −18B | +21N | −15N | =14B | −12N | =23B | 3.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 6.50 | 1652 | -28.8 |
| 20 | WILSON, ALEJANDRO | 1527 | CAY | −14N | =13B | −5N | −21B | +24N | +23B | −11N | −22B | =18N | 3.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 6.50 | 1605 | +20.0 |
| 21 | Griffith, Nathan | 1495 | BAR | −15B | −12N | −23B | +20N | −19B | +24B | +22N | −10N | −14B | 3.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 5.50 | 1506 | -4.4 |
| 22 | Latchman, Caleb | 0 | BAR | F | −17N | =15B | −9N | −13B | +12N | −21B | +20N | −11B | 2.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 10.25 | 1595 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Ayubi, Amir | 1581 | AHO | −3N | −18B | +21N | −10B | −12B | −20N | +24B | −14N | =19N | 2.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 4.50 | 1557 | -22.0 |
| 24 | Almonte Rosario, Lucas Alejandro | 1465 | DOM | −6N | −19B | −11N | −13B | −20B | −21N | −23N | −18B | −15N | 0.0 | 32.0 | 34.5 | 0.00 | 886 | -88.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Castillo Beitia, Ashley AlexandraIMPAN+77.67.0 pts · #1
- 2Balliram, LukeTTO+76.05.0 pts · #13
- 3Ordonez Bonilla, Ricardo AndresFMGUA+70.87.0 pts · #2
- 1Hope, NathanielCMJAM-95.24.0 pts · #18
- 2Almonte Rosario, Lucas AlejandroDOM-88.40.0 pts · #24
- 3Medina, JoshuaCMTTO-63.64.5 pts · #11
- R9+265 Elo gap
- R9+237 Elo gap
- R4+224 Elo gap