XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 16 Absoluto
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29 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 1901, and top seed was Marvin Andres Guevara Ruiz (🇸🇻 ESA, FM, 1964).
Joshua Pedrosa Rivera (🇵🇷 PUR, 1940) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Daniel Ramirez (6.5) and Emir Reynoso Almonte (6.5). Pedrosa Rivera shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Juan C. Pacheco Rosario (1577) beat Jayden Foreshaw (1863), a +286-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
Titled players · 5
FM×1
CM×4
Federations · 8 represented
🇵🇷Puerto Rico×8
🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago×4
🇯🇲Jamaica×3
🇧🇧Barbados×3
🇭🇳Honduras×2
🇬🇾Guyana×1
🇰🇾Cayman Islands×1
🇧🇸Bahamas×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 3 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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Reynoso Almonte6.5Pedrosa Rivera6.5Ramirez6.5Harvey5.5Ramos Rodriguez5.5Guevara Ruiz5.5— ex-leaders:Samuel Bisnathled R3, #7Clarkeled R4, #8
R4 · LEADER CHANGE16 Dec
Noah Clarke takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 6.5/9. Pedrosa Rivera takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (45.0).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Emir Reynoso Almonte drew with Joshua Pedrosa Rivera (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Emir Reynoso Almonte | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Joshua Pedrosa Rivera | ½ | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3Daniel Ramirez | — | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Corbin Harvey | 0 | 1 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedrosa Rivera, Joshua | 1940 | PUR | +17N | +2B | −4N | +10B | +6N | −5B | =3N | +16B | +9N | 6.5 | 45.0 | 49.5 | 35.25 | 2005 | +32.8 |
| 2 | Ramirez, Daniel | 1800 | HON | +21B | −1N | +15B | =12N | +7B | +4N | =9B | =5B | +6N | 6.5 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 31.75 | 1989 | +93.6 |
| 3 | Reynoso Almonte, Emir | 1796 | DOM | +26N | −4B | =18N | +17B | =12B | +14N | =1B | +13N | +5N | 6.5 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 29.00 | 1922 | +62.8 |
| 4 | Guevara Ruiz, Marvin AndresFM | 1964 | ESA | F | +3N | +1B | +6B | +8N | −2B | =5N | =9N | =12B | 5.5 | 46.0 | 46.0 | 31.75 | 1985 | +9.2 |
| 5 | Harvey, Corbin | 1813 | JAM | +18B | −7N | =12B | +19N | +13B | +1N | =4B | =2N | −3B | 5.5 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 27.25 | 1883 | +36.4 |
| 6 | Samuel Bisnath, KaelCM | 1940 | TTO | +19B | +13N | +9B | −4N | −1B | =15N | +12B | +14N | −2B | 5.5 | 42.0 | 46.0 | 25.25 | 1872 | -26.4 |
| 7 | Lopez Escobar, Jose DavidCM | 1941 | GUA | +22N | +5B | =10N | −8B | −2N | −13B | +18N | +17N | +15B | 5.5 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 24.25 | 1796 | -56.8 |
| 8 | Clarke, Noah | 1783 | BAR | +27B | =12N | +14B | +7N | −4B | −9N | =11B | =10B | +16N | 5.5 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 24.50 | 1923 | +71.6 |
| 9 | Sinckler, Mileke | 1814 | BAR | +24N | +28B | −6N | +23B | =11N | +8B | =2N | =4B | −1B | 5.5 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 22.00 | 1862 | +24.0 |
| 10 | Ramos Rodriguez, Daniel | 1910 | CRC | +23B | +15N | =7B | −1N | =14B | −12N | +26B | =8N | +13B | 5.5 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 22.25 | 1828 | -28.8 |
| 11 | Pitamber, Sachin DhilanCM | 1950 | GUY | F | +20B | +25N | =13N | =9B | =16B | =8N | F | +23B | 5.0 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 20.00 | 1861 | -20.4 |
| 12 | Bedi, VaibhavCM | 1870 | AHO | +25N | =8B | =5N | =2B | =3N | +10B | −6N | F | =4N | 4.5 | 45.5 | 48.5 | 23.25 | 1869 | +2.1 |
| 13 | Bernard, Omari | 1694 | TTO | +29N | −6B | +28N | =11B | −5N | +7N | +15B | −3B | −10N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 14.50 | 1755 | +22.0 |
| 14 | Perez Quinones, Malcolm J. | 1808 | PUR | =20N | +16B | −8N | +18B | =10N | −3B | +25N | −6B | =22N | 4.5 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 17.75 | 1741 | -30.0 |
| 15 | Pacheco Rosario, Juan C. | 1577 | PUR | +16N | −10B | −2N | +28B | +23N | =6B | −13N | +22B | −7N | 4.5 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 15.25 | 1759 | +64.4 |
| 16 | Foreshaw, Jayden | 1863 | JAM | −15B | −14N | +27B | +21N | +26B | =11N | +17B | −1N | −8B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 15.00 | 1693 | -69.6 |
| 17 | Coe, Cameron | 1651 | JAM | −1B | =21N | +22B | −3N | +24N | +23B | −16N | −7B | +26B | 4.5 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 13.00 | 1715 | +27.2 |
| 18 | Amrud Rolon, Chane | 1558 | PUR | −5N | +22B | =3B | −14N | =19B | =20N | −7B | +28N | =24B | 4.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 13.75 | 1639 | +25.2 |
| 19 | Lugo Cruz, Yahir | 1661 | PUR | −6N | =24B | +20N | −5B | =18N | −25B | =21N | =27B | +29N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 10.25 | 1569 | -45.2 |
| 20 | Knowles, Michael | 1548 | BAH | =14B | −11N | −19B | =27N | =28N | =18B | =24N | +29B | =21N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 9.50 | 1584 | +2.4 |
| 21 | Balliram, Tristan | 1544 | TTO | −2N | =17B | =24N | −16B | =22N | F | =19B | =26N | =20B | 3.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 10.50 | 1573 | +6.0 |
| 22 | Balliram, Taydan | 1663 | TTO | −7B | −18N | −17N | F | =21B | +27B | +28N | −15N | =14B | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 8.25 | 1492 | -65.6 |
| 23 | Blackett, Amari | 1607 | BAR | −10N | +26B | +29B | −9N | −15B | −17N | F | +25B | −11N | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 5.50 | 1596 | -13.6 |
| 24 | Rosich Lopez, Walter | 1568 | PUR | −9B | =19N | =21B | +29N | −17B | −26N | =20B | F | =18N | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 7.50 | 1507 | -30.0 |
| 25 | Baez Reyes, Jandiel J. | 1601 | PUR | −12B | +27N | −11B | −26N | +29B | +19N | −14B | −23N | F | 3.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 6.50 | 1579 | -16.4 |
| 26 | Jankie, Yash | 1510 | SUR | −3B | −23N | F | +25B | −16N | +24B | −10N | =21B | −17N | 2.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 7.50 | 1552 | +8.8 |
| 27 | Reyes Rivera, Derek R. | 1472 | PUR | −8N | −25B | −16N | =20B | F | −22N | +29B | =19N | =28B | 2.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 5.00 | 1496 | +1.2 |
| 28 | Barrett, Daijon | 0 | CAY | F | −9N | −13B | −15N | =20B | +29N | −22B | −18B | =27N | 2.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 3.25 | 1406 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Garay, Mario Fernando | 1451 | HON | −13B | F | −23N | −24B | −25N | −28B | −27N | −20N | −19B | 0.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 0.00 | 795 | -87.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ramirez, DanielHON+93.66.5 pts · #3
- 2Clarke, NoahBAR+71.65.5 pts · #8
- 3Pacheco Rosario, Juan C.PUR+64.44.5 pts · #19
Top rating losers
- 1Garay, Mario FernandoHON-87.20.0 pts · #29
- 2Foreshaw, JaydenJAM-69.64.5 pts · #12
- 3Balliram, TaydanTTO-65.63.0 pts · #27
Biggest upsets
- R1+286 Elo gap
- R6+247 Elo gap
- R6+164 Elo gap