XX Festival de Ajedrez Centroamericano y del Caribe de la Juventud - Sub 8 Absoluto

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16 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 455, and top seed was Justo Gabriel Cebrian Castillo (🇵🇦 PAN, 1551).

Suraj Tavhare Mashere (🇵🇷 PUR, 0) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Justo Gabriel Cebrian Castillo (6.5) and Sean Stuart (6.0). Tavhare Mashere took the lead from round 8.

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

🇵🇦Justo Gabriel Cebrian Castillo1551

Avg top 10

455

Participants

Federations · 8 represented

🇵🇷Puerto Rico×2

🇬🇹Guatemala×2

🇭🇳Honduras×2

🇳🇮Nicaragua×1

🇯🇲Jamaica×1

🇵🇦Panama×1

🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago×1

🇰🇾Cayman Islands×1

Top 3

🥇
Suraj Tavhare Mashere
🇵🇷PUR
7.0pts·1588perf0.0
🥈
Justo Gabriel Cebrian Castillo
🇵🇦PAN·1551
6.5pts·1500perf-5.6
🥉
Sean Stuart
🇵🇷PUR·1541
6.0pts·2350perf+20.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Suraj Tavhare Mashere led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Tavhare Mashere7Cebrian Castillo6.5Stuart6Cabrera Lemus65Maloff Makarova5— ex-leaders:Hyltonled R4, #7

R4 · LEADER CHANGE16 Dec

Jayden Hylton takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Suraj Tavhare Mashere beat Justo Gabriel Cebrian Castillo (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Suraj Tavhare Mashere 4 wins (R6–R9)Justo Gabriel Cebrian Castillo 3 wins (R1–R3)Sean Stuart 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Suraj Tavhare Mashere	*	1	1	½
2Justo Gabriel Cebrian Castillo	0	*	0	½
3Sean Stuart	0	1	*	1
4Ian Marco Cabrera Lemus	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	Tavhare Mashere, Suraj	0	PUR	F	=4B	+13N	+2B	=6N	+7N	+9B	+3N	+5B	7.0	41.5	41.5	36.00	1588	0.0
2	Cebrian Castillo, Justo Gabriel	1551	PAN	+14B	+5N	+7B	−1N	+10B	+6B	−3N	=4B	+8N	6.5	44.0	45.0	29.00	1500	-5.6
3	Stuart, Sean	1541	PUR	−13N	+9B	+4N	−10N	+12B	+11N	+2B	−1B	+6N	6.0	42.5	45.5	30.50	2350	+20.4
4	Cabrera Lemus, Ian Marco	0	GUA	+12B	=1N	−3B	+13N	−8B	+?N	+7B	=2N	+9B	6.0	41.5	41.5	23.75	1244	0.0
5	FIDE 11107375	0	—	+15B	−2B	+8N	+12N	−7B	−9N	+11B	+10N	−1N	5.0	41.5	42.5	19.00	1502	0.0
6	Hylton, Jayden	0	JAM	+9N	=13B	+11N	+?B	=1B	−2N	+8B	−7N	−3B	5.0	41.5	41.5	19.00	1392	0.0
7	FIDE 7410956	0	—	+8N	+?B	−2N	+11B	+5N	−1B	−4N	+6B	−?N	5.0	38.5	38.5	19.00	1502	0.0
8	Cifuentes Lara, Leo Javier	1454	GUA	−7B	+16N	−5B	+15N	+4N	+10B	−6N	+13N	−2B	5.0	36.5	36.5	15.00	750	-14.8
9	Hosein, Ilyas	0	TTO	−6B	−3N	+14B	+16N	+?N	+5B	−1N	+?B	−4N	5.0	30.0	30.0	6.00	746	0.0
10	Maloff Makarova, Andre	0	HON	−?B	+?N	+?N	+3B	−2N	−8N	+14B	−5B	+15N	5.0	24.5	24.5	8.00	1392	0.0
11	Paguaga Cruz, Carlos Adrian	0	NCA	+?B	+?N	−6B	−7N	+?N	−3B	−5N	+15B	−12B	4.0	26.0	26.0	1.00	746	0.0
12	Moore, Christian	0	CAY	−4N	+14N	+?B	−5B	−3N	−13B	+16B	F	+11N	4.0	25.0	25.0	5.00	746	0.0
13	Gonzales Cerrato, Daniel Andres	0	HON	+3B	=6N	−1B	−4B	F	+12N	=?N	−8B	−?B	3.0	33.0	33.0	12.50	1500	0.0
14	FIDE 8802459	0	—	−2N	−12B	−9N	−?B	+15B	F	−10N	F	F	1.0	21.5	21.5	1.00	750	0.0
15	FIDE 3117138	0	—	−5N	F	−?B	−8B	−14N	+16N	−?B	−11N	−10B	1.0	20.0	20.0	0.00	654	0.0
16	FIDE 7418248	0	—	−?N	−8B	F	−9B	−?N	−15B	−12N	F	F	0.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	654	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Stuart, SeanPUR
+20.4
6.0 pts · #2
2FIDE 3117138
0.0
1.0 pts · #10
3Tavhare Mashere, SurajPUR
0.0
7.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Cifuentes Lara, Leo JavierGUA
-14.8
5.0 pts · #14
2Cebrian Castillo, Justo GabrielPAN
-5.6
6.5 pts · #5
3Tavhare Mashere, SurajPUR
0.0
7.0 pts · #1