XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 18 Femenino
14 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 Dec 2025 to 20 Dec 2025 in Dorado, Puerto Rico. 5 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1678, and top seed was Layla Yasmira Caicedo Rios (🇵🇦 PAN, WFM, 1865).
Fiorella Jasmine Garcia Medina (🇬🇹 GUA, WCM, 1843) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Layla Yasmira Caicedo Rios (6.5) and Hannah Wilson (6.0). Garcia Medina won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Fung Xue-wen (1483) beat Ester Pena Payan (1718), a +235-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWCM Fiorella Jasmine Garcia Medina led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
WCM Fiorella Jasmine Garcia Medina never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
WCM Fiorella Jasmine Garcia Medina beat WFM Layla Yasmira Caicedo Rios (Black).
WCM Fiorella Jasmine Garcia Medina 6 wins (R1–R6)WFM Hannah Wilson 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WCMFiorella Jasmine Garcia Medina | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2WFMLayla Yasmira Caicedo Rios | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3WFMHannah Wilson | 0 | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Ester Pena Payan | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garcia Medina, Fiorella JasmineWCM | 1843 | GUA | +11N | +4B | +2N | +3B | +9N | +8B | =7N | +5B | =6N | 8.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 39.25 | 2116 | +74.8 |
| 2 | Caicedo Rios, Layla YasmiraWFM | 1865 | PAN | +10B | +5N | −1B | +9N | +3B | =4N | =6B | +7B | =8N | 6.5 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 30.50 | 1817 | -11.2 |
| 3 | Wilson, HannahWFM | 1826 | BAR | +8B | +12N | +7B | −1N | −2N | =5B | =4B | +11N | +10N | 6.0 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 22.25 | 1737 | -24.8 |
| 4 | Pena Payan, Ester | 1718 | DOM | +14B | −1N | +12B | =5N | +10B | =2B | =3N | −6N | +13B | 5.5 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 18.75 | 1704 | -1.6 |
| 5 | Watson, GabriellaWCM | 1793 | JAM | +6N | −2B | =8N | =4B | =7N | =3N | +13B | −1N | +11B | 5.0 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 20.25 | 1693 | -32.8 |
| 6 | Fung Xue-wen | 1483 | SUR | −5B | −14N | +11N | +12B | =8N | =7B | =2N | +4B | =1B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 22.25 | 1672 | +60.4 |
| 7 | Febles Otero, Yorelis M. | 0 | PUR | =9B | +10N | −3N | =8B | =5B | =6N | =1B | −2N | +14B | 4.5 | 42.5 | 44.5 | 18.50 | 1669 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Vera Perez, Gabriela S.WCM | 1507 | PUR | −3N | +13B | =5B | =7N | =6B | −1N | =9B | +14N | =2B | 4.5 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 17.25 | 1674 | +60.8 |
| 9 | Ramnarine Singh, Aradhana | 1672 | TTO | =7N | =11B | +14N | −2B | −1B | =13N | =8N | =10B | +12N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 13.00 | 1551 | -45.6 |
| 10 | Springer, Leshay | 1566 | BAR | −2N | −7B | +13N | +14B | −4N | −11N | =12B | =9N | −3B | 3.0 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 8.00 | 1541 | -15.2 |
| 11 | Vazquez Otero, Kiara L. | 1510 | PUR | −1B | =9N | −6B | −13N | +12N | +10B | −14N | −3B | −5N | 2.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 7.75 | 1386 | -53.2 |
| 12 | Mayers, Samara | 0 | BAR | F | −3B | −4N | −6N | −11B | +14B | =10N | +13N | −9B | 2.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 6.00 | 1445 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Clement, Ciel Desiree | 1446 | GUY | F | −8N | −10B | +11B | +14N | =9B | −5N | −12B | −4N | 2.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 6.75 | 1503 | +14.0 |
| 14 | Alvarenga, Heaven | 1465 | HON | −4N | +6B | −9B | −10N | −13B | −12N | +11B | −8B | −7N | 2.0 | 32.0 | 34.5 | 7.50 | 1400 | -25.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Garcia Medina, Fiorella JasmineWCMGUA+74.88.0 pts · #1
- 2Vera Perez, Gabriela S.WCMPUR+60.84.5 pts · #6
- 3Fung Xue-wenSUR+60.45.0 pts · #8
- 1Vazquez Otero, Kiara L.PUR-53.22.5 pts · #14
- 2Ramnarine Singh, AradhanaTTO-45.64.5 pts · #9
- 3Watson, GabriellaWCMJAM-32.85.0 pts · #4
- R8+235 Elo gap