North American School Chess Championship Tijuana-Mexico 2025. U15 Abs
10 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 31 Oct 2025 to 04 Nov 2025 in B C, Tijuana, Mexico. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1241, and top seed was Lily Jeanette Duarte Cramer (π²π½ MEX, WFM, 1938).
Lily Jeanette Duarte Cramer (π²π½ MEX, WFM, 1938) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Gustavo Antonio Huacuja Canizalez (6.0) and Raul Moises Cardenas Armenta (5.0). Duarte Cramer won solo starting round 5.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 8 roundsWFM Lily Jeanette Duarte Cramer led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
WFM Lily Jeanette Duarte Cramer held the sole lead from R5 through R8 without losing it.
WFM Lily Jeanette Duarte Cramer drew with Gustavo Antonio Huacuja Canizalez (White).
WFM Lily Jeanette Duarte Cramer won 4 in a row (R2βR5).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMLily Jeanette Duarte Cramer | * | Β½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Gustavo Antonio Huacuja Canizalez | Β½ | * | Β½ | β |
| 3Raul Moises Cardenas Armenta | 0 | Β½ | * | 1 |
| 4Irving Gamaliel Galvan Rodriguez | 0 | β | 0 | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duarte Cramer, Lily JeanetteWFM | 1938 | MEX | F | +4N | +5B | +7N | +3B | =2B | +6N | +9B | 6.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 26.00 | 2147 | +44.0 |
| 2 | Huacuja Canizalez, Gustavo Antonio | 1878 | MEX | +9B | =7N | =3B | +4N | =6B | =1N | +8N | +10B | 6.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 18.00 | 1830 | -9.6 |
| 3 | Cardenas Armenta, Raul Moises | 1911 | MEX | =6N | +10B | =2N | +5B | β1N | +9B | =4N | =8B | 5.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 14.50 | 1775 | -34.0 |
| 4 | Alvarez Ochoa, Oliver Armin | 1686 | MEX | +10N | β1B | +8N | β2B | +9N | =5B | =3B | =7N | 4.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 10.50 | 1670 | -6.8 |
| 5 | Galvan Rodriguez, Irving Gamaliel | 1744 | MEX | F | +8B | β1N | β3N | +7B | =4N | +10N | +6B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 12.25 | 1758 | +2.8 |
| 6 | Sampath, Kavin Mukhilan | 1628 | CAN | =3B | +9N | β7B | +10N | =2N | +8B | β1B | β5N | 4.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 9.50 | 1579 | -13.2 |
| 7 | Castillo Vega, Jesus Emiliano | 1626 | MEX | F | =2B | +6N | β1B | β5N | +10B | =9N | =4B | 3.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 10.00 | 1703 | +16.8 |
| 8 | Castro, Lopez Jesus Demian | 0 | MEX | F | β5N | β4B | +9N | +10B | β6N | β2B | =3N | 2.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 4.00 | 1404 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Gonzalez Krauss, Luis Armando | 0 | MEX | β2N | β6B | +10N | β8B | β4B | β3N | =7B | β1N | 1.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 1.75 | 1377 | -66.4 |
| 10 | FIDE 550001540 | 0 | β | β4B | β3N | β9B | β6B | β8N | β7N | β5B | β2N | 0.0 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 0.00 | 946 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Duarte Cramer, Lily JeanetteWFMMEX+44.06.5 pts Β· #1
- 2Castillo Vega, Jesus EmilianoMEX+16.83.5 pts Β· #5
- 3Galvan Rodriguez, Irving GamalielMEX+2.84.5 pts Β· #4
- 1Gonzalez Krauss, Luis ArmandoMEX-66.41.5 pts Β· #9
- 2Cardenas Armenta, Raul MoisesMEX-34.05.0 pts Β· #3
- 3Sampath, Kavin MukhilanCAN-13.24.0 pts Β· #7