XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 10 Femenino
15 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 Dec 2025 to 20 Dec 2025 in Dorado, Puerto Rico. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 899, and top seed was Rhea Gardener (🇯🇲 JAM, 1549).
Luciana Yassika Paguaga Cruz (🇳🇮 NCA, 0) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Saisha Jimena Merida Calderon (6.5) and Rhea Gardener (6.5). Paguaga Cruz shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 6.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsLuciana Yassika Paguaga Cruz led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Luciana Yassika Paguaga Cruz takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
Luciana Yassika Paguaga Cruz drew with Saisha Jimena Merida Calderon (Black).
Luciana Yassika Paguaga Cruz went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Luciana Yassika Paguaga Cruz | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2Saisha Jimena Merida Calderon | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Rhea Gardener | 0 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Catherine Ali | ½ | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paguaga Cruz, Luciana Yassika | 0 | NCA | +9B | +3B | =2N | +8N | =4B | +5N | +6B | =7N | +11B | 7.5 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 35.50 | 1771 | +39.2 |
| 2 | Merida Calderon, Saisha Jimena | 1499 | GUA | +15N | +5B | =1B | =4N | =3B | +8N | −7B | +11N | +6B | 6.5 | 41.5 | 43.0 | 28.50 | 1673 | +46.8 |
| 3 | Gardener, Rhea | 1549 | JAM | +13B | −1N | +11N | +7B | =2N | =4B | +10N | =5B | +14N | 6.5 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 23.50 | 1415 | -20.4 |
| 4 | Ali, Catherine | 1498 | TTO | +11B | +12N | +7B | =2B | =1N | =3N | −5B | +8N | =10B | 6.0 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 25.25 | 1627 | +27.2 |
| 5 | Rodrigues Onofre, Caterina | 0 | PAN | +8B | −2N | +9B | +6B | +12N | −1B | +4N | =3N | −7B | 5.5 | 43.5 | 46.0 | 24.25 | 1556 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Dimitrova, Lia | 1469 | CAY | +10B | −7N | +12B | −5N | +11B | +9N | −1N | +13B | −2N | 5.0 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 14.00 | 1413 | -12.4 |
| 7 | Singh, Samakhya | 0 | JAM | +14B | +6B | −4N | −3N | −8B | F | +2N | =1B | +5N | 4.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 22.75 | 1463 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Noble, Noelle | 1477 | JAM | −5N | +15B | +10N | −1B | +7N | −2B | +12N | −4B | F | 4.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 11.50 | 740 | -47.6 |
| 9 | Bobadilla Deras, Ximena | 1493 | HON | −1N | +13B | −5N | −12B | +10N | −6B | =14N | F | +15B | 3.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 8.00 | 758 | -32.8 |
| 10 | Ryder, Gabriella | 0 | PUR | −6N | F | −8B | +13N | −9B | +15N | −3B | =14B | =4N | 3.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 8.00 | 1132 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Jaikaran, Sameera | 0 | BAR | −4N | +14N | −3B | +15B | −6N | =13B | F | −2B | −1N | 2.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 4.75 | 732 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 11107073 | 0 | — | F | −4B | −6N | +9N | −5B | =14N | −8B | =15N | =13B | 2.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 6.50 | 1294 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Estevez Cabrera, Leticia Maria | 0 | DOM | −3N | −9N | +14B | −10B | F | =11N | =15B | −6N | =12N | 2.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 5.25 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 3117057 | 0 | — | −7N | −11B | −13N | F | =15N | =12B | =9B | =10N | −3B | 2.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 5.25 | 1326 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 11107596 | 0 | — | −2B | −8N | F | −11N | =14B | −10B | =13N | =12B | −9N | 1.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 3.50 | 685 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Merida Calderon, Saisha JimenaGUA+46.86.5 pts · #3
- 2Paguaga Cruz, Luciana YassikaNCA+39.27.5 pts · #1
- 3Ali, CatherineTTO+27.26.0 pts · #5
- 1Noble, NoelleJAM-47.64.0 pts · #11
- 2Bobadilla Deras, XimenaHON-32.83.5 pts · #12
- 3Gardener, RheaJAM-20.46.5 pts · #7