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North American School Chess Championship Tijuana-Mexico 2025. U17 Abs

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6 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 31 Oct 2025 to 04 Nov 2025 in B C, Tijuana, Mexico. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1230, and top seed was Sid Diego Silva Sobreyra (🇲🇽 MEX, 2062).

Andre Fernando Orta Ruz (🇲🇽 MEX, 2049) won with 4.0/7, ahead of Matias Uziel Alvarado Rubio (4.0) and Samarth Vyas (3.5). Orta Ruz shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Samarth Vyas (1711) beat Andre Fernando Orta Ruz (2049), a +338-point gap.

Location
🇲🇽B C, Tijuana, Mexico
Dates
31 Oct 2025 → 04 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
1,230
Participants
6
Federations · 2 represented
🇲🇽Mexico×5
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 4.0/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
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23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7Orta Ruz takes lead
R4 · LEADER CHANGE02 Nov

Andre Fernando Orta Ruz takes the sole lead (3.0/4).

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.0/7. Orta Ruz takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.0).

R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Matias Uziel Alvarado Rubio lost to Andre Fernando Orta Ruz (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Orta Ruz, Andre Fernando2049MEX+2B3N+5B+6N+4BFF4.011.011.07.501901-17.6
2Alvarado Rubio, Matias Uziel1923MEX1NFF+4N+3B+5N+6B4.011.011.07.001943+4.4
3Vyas, Samarth1711CAN+6N+1BFF2N=4N+5B3.511.511.56.502014+45.2
4Estrada, Ricardoo0MEX=5NF+6N2B1N=3BF2.013.013.02.5016510.0
5Galvan Rodriguez, Manuel Ivan1696MEX=4B+6B1NFF2B3N1.513.513.51.001094-32.0
6Maheswari Senthilnathan, Dharshan0MEX3B5N4B1BFF2N0.015.015.00.0010440.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets