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XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 18 Absoluto

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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.

Location
🇵🇷Dorado, Puerto Rico
Dates
15 Dec 2025 → 20 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
2,052
Participants
24
Titled players · 9
IM×1
FM×4
CM×4
Federations · 8 represented
🇬🇹Guatemala×5
🇵🇷Puerto Rico×2
🇩🇴Dominican Republic×2
🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago×2
🇧🇧Barbados×2
🇨🇷Costa Rica×2
🇯🇲Jamaica×2
🇧🇸Bahamas×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R4; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
10
6
2
1
1
5
1
1
2
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Linares Orellana takes lead
R5 · LEADER CHANGE17 Dec

FM Hector Jose Linares Orellana takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/9. Ordonez Bonilla takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (44.5).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Ashley Alexandra Castillo Beitia drew with FM Ricardo Andres Ordonez Bonilla (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Ordonez Bonilla, Ricardo AndresFM2063GUA+13N+14B=3N=4B+16N=2B=5N+9B+8N7.044.548.535.752218+70.8
2Castillo Beitia, Ashley AlexandraIM2078PAN+10B+8N+17B+7N3B=1N=4B+16N+5N7.044.548.535.502249+77.6
3Linares Orellana, Hector JoseFM2040GUA+23B+4N=1B+17N+2N5B+8N+7B6N6.545.548.033.002168+66.0
4Shaw, JadenFM2082JAM+18N3B+10N=1N+9B+7B=2N5B+13N6.046.049.530.002091+10.0
5Guevara Ruiz, Santiago JoseFM2212ESA=9B16N+20B+15N+14B+3N=1B+4N2B6.044.547.530.502100-42.4
6Reinhard Moller, Gustavo1865GUA+24B+9N7N16B+10N=8B=15B=11N+3B5.540.040.023.751924+37.2
7Barboza Viquez, Martin EduardoCM2057CRC+12B+15N+6B2B=8N4N+13B3N=9B5.044.549.024.501967-39.6
8Angulo Perez, SebastianCM1971CRC+11N2B+19N+14B=7B=6N3B+17N1B5.044.547.521.751975+8.4
9Done Sanchez, Andrews J.1861PUR=5N6B+13N+22B4N+18B+17B1N=7N5.041.544.020.001991+51.2
10Torres Acosta, Gael1786PUR2N+11B4B+23N6B+14N16N+21B+17B5.039.041.519.001894+47.1
11Balliram, Luke1543TTO8B10N+24B+12N=15B13N+20B=6B+22N5.035.035.015.501750+76.0
12Lopez Escobar, Daniel Alejandro1767GUA7N+21B14N11B+23N22B+18N+19B+16B5.030.533.016.001867+41.2
13Quijivix Sanchez, Jose Antonio1774GUA1B=20N9B+24N+22N+11B7N+15B4B4.538.038.013.501766-6.4
14Medina, JoshuaCM1963TTO+20B1N+12B8N5N10B=19N+23B+21N4.537.039.515.001801-63.6
15James, Justin1877LCA+21N7B=22N5B=11N+19B=6N13N+24B4.534.534.512.501766-39.2
16Couchman, Kyle2004GUYF+5B+18N+6N1B17N+10B2B12N4.043.043.020.001956-19.6
17Hope, NathanielCM2051JAM+19N+22B2N3B+18N+16B9N8B10N4.039.041.513.001822-95.2
18Pride, Avian1820BAH4B+23N16B+19N17B9N12B+24N=20B3.532.532.57.001702-58.4
19Martinez Rodriguez, Moises1704DOM17B+24N8B18B+21N15N=14B12N=23B3.032.032.06.501652-28.8
20WILSON, ALEJANDRO1527CAY14N=13B5N21B+24N+23B11N22B=18N3.031.531.56.501605+20.0
21Griffith, Nathan1495BAR15B12N23B+20N19B+24B+22N10N14B3.030.030.05.501506-4.4
22Latchman, Caleb0BARF17N=15B9N13B+12N21B+20N11B2.534.034.010.2515950.0
23Ayubi, Amir1581AHO3N18B+21N10B12B20N+24B14N=19N2.533.533.54.501557-22.0
24Almonte Rosario, Lucas Alejandro1465DOM6N19B11N13B20B21N23N18B15N0.032.034.50.00886-88.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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