Torneo Star Chess Cerrado Invitacional 2025
Open SwissStandard
49 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 20 Nov 2025 to 25 Nov 2025 in Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic. 11 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2045, and top seed was Juan Carlos Mesa Cruz (🇩🇴 DOM, FM, 2207).
Juan Carlos Mesa Cruz (🇩🇴 DOM, FM, 2207) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Jean Franco Regalado Nicasio (6.5) and Jair Estiben Mejia Mordan (6.0). Mesa Cruz shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: esther Ramirez Beras (1445) beat Julio Esdeulin Ventura Rosario (CM, 2005), a +560-point gap.
Location
🇩🇴Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
Dates
20 Nov 2025 → 25 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Titled players · 11
FM×1
CM×8
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇴Dominican Republic×45
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsFM Juan Carlos Mesa Cruz led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE22 Nov
Jean Franco Regalado Nicasio takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Juan Carlos Mesa Cruz lost to Jean Franco Regalado Nicasio (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
FM Juan Carlos Mesa Cruz 5 wins (R1–R5)Jean Franco Regalado Nicasio 4 wins (R3–R6)Jair Estiben Mejia Mordan 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMJuan Carlos Mesa Cruz | * | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2Jean Franco Regalado Nicasio | 1 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Jair Estiben Mejia Mordan | — | — | * | — |
| 4CMAlejandro Munoz Feliz | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mesa Cruz, Juan CarlosFM | 2207 | DOM | +4N | +5B | +7N | +39B | +18N | −2B | +12N | +17B | 7.0 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 29.00 | 2288 | +10.8 |
| 2 | Regalado Nicasio, Jean Franco | 1936 | DOM | +25N | =6B | +20N | +47B | +8N | +1N | =4B | =5B | 6.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 26.50 | 2132 | +69.6 |
| 3 | Mejia Mordan, Jair Estiben | 1873 | DOM | +38N | −17B | =30N | +37B | +47N | +18B | =6N | +12B | 6.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 15.50 | 2002 | +44.8 |
| 4 | Munoz Feliz, AlejandroCM | 1838 | DOM | −1B | +24N | +13B | +14N | F | +17B | =2N | +19N | 5.5 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 21.25 | 2176 | +86.4 |
| 5 | Del Rosario Batista, Nobel OscarCM | 1919 | DOM | +21B | −1N | +27B | +32N | F | +33B | +11N | =2N | 5.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 19.75 | 2017 | +14.8 |
| 6 | Morel Reyes, Fraimy Alexander | 2096 | DOM | +49B | =2N | −10B | =24N | +22B | +13N | =3B | =7N | 5.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 17.75 | 1945 | -42.0 |
| 7 | King Rodriguez, Os MisaelCM | 1984 | DOM | +45B | +16N | −1B | +26N | F | =11B | +8N | =6B | 5.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 17.75 | 2090 | +21.4 |
| 8 | Ayats Marcelo, Esoj LeugimCM | 1892 | DOM | +13B | −40N | +25B | +19N | −2B | +36N | −7B | +24N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 15.50 | 1870 | -3.0 |
| 9 | Mejia Mordan, Johan Steven | 1852 | DOM | =24B | =27N | +21B | −12N | +25B | −19N | +13B | +28N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 16.50 | 1791 | -15.2 |
| 10 | Cordero Rosario, Eury Augusto | 1968 | DOM | +31N | +44B | +6N | =18B | =11N | −12B | −19B | =20N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 14.75 | 1940 | -2.0 |
| 11 | Recio Mendez, Alexis Antonio | 1940 | DOM | +33B | +26N | +34B | =17N | =10B | =7N | −5B | F | 4.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 14.50 | 1993 | +13.2 |
| 12 | Lara Santos, Angel SebastianCM | 1984 | DOM | +28N | +30B | −18N | +9B | F | +10N | −1B | −3N | 4.0 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 15.50 | 1950 | -6.0 |
| 13 | Ogando Linares, Yonathan Yomar | 0 | DOM | −8N | +23B | −4N | +44B | +37N | −6B | −9N | +29N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 9.50 | 1740 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Tejeda Lugo, Sebastian Emilio | 1919 | DOM | +41N | −18B | +22N | −4B | +23N | F | F | +36B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 10.50 | 1854 | -13.2 |
| 15 | Lantigua Carvajal, Luis Abel | 0 | DOM | −16B | −45N | +29N | +31B | =20B | =30N | +36B | F | 4.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 11.25 | 1727 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Mercedes Ramirez, Oliver Eduardo | 1904 | DOM | +15N | −7B | +28N | −36B | F | +47N | =24B | =27B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 10.00 | 1705 | -36.4 |
| 17 | De los Santos Nunez, Eddy | 1982 | DOM | +36B | +3N | F | =11B | F | −4N | +26B | −1N | 3.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 13.25 | 1947 | -4.0 |
| 18 | Del Rosario Moreno, Carlos | 2068 | DOM | +32B | +14N | +12B | =10N | −1B | −3N | F | F | 3.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 13.25 | 2005 | -8.0 |
| 19 | Mendez, Ruddy AntonioCM | 2088 | DOM | =20N | F | F | −8B | +39N | +9B | +10N | −4B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 13.25 | 1944 | -20.8 |
| 20 | Gomez Perez, Meickel Miguel | 1825 | DOM | =19B | +37N | −2B | F | =15N | F | +33N | =10B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 10.50 | 1860 | +10.0 |
| 21 | Dominguez Sansur, Xavier Sebastian | 0 | DOM | −5N | +29B | −9N | −23B | =42N | +43B | +31B | −22N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 7.50 | 1622 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Pena Rodriguez, Yariel Beranoi | 1717 | DOM | F | −34N | −14B | +30B | −6N | =23B | +44N | +21B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 9.25 | 1735 | -1.2 |
| 23 | Martinez Cordones, Elaine Camila | 1642 | DOM | −46B | −13N | +38B | +21N | −14B | =22N | F | +44B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 8.25 | 1683 | +3.2 |
| 24 | Ael Cesar, Ramos | 0 | DOM | =9N | −4B | F | =6B | +32N | =34B | =16N | −8B | 3.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 11.25 | 1859 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Ceballos Matos, Andres | 0 | DOM | −2B | F | −8N | +28B | −9N | +29B | −27N | +35N | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 8.50 | 1805 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Ramirez Luzon, FranchescaWCM | 1841 | DOM | +43N | −11B | +31N | −7B | +27B | F | −17N | F | 3.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 7.00 | 1685 | -15.4 |
| 27 | Reynaldo, Aguero Mendez | 0 | DOM | F | =9B | −5N | +42B | −26N | F | +25B | =16N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 8.50 | 1695 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Pena Payan, Ester | 1678 | DOM | −12B | +42N | −16B | −25N | +43B | +35N | F | −9B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 4.50 | 1682 | -0.4 |
| 29 | Ramirez Colmenares, Mauricio David | 1706 | DOM | −34B | −21N | −15B | +43N | +38B | −25N | +42N | −13B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 4.00 | 1205 | -6.0 |
| 30 | Rosario Ramirez, Orlybel | 1612 | DOM | F | −12N | =3B | −22N | F | =15B | +47B | +33N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1706 | +18.8 |
| 31 | Aguero Mercedes, Rose Esmeralda | 1604 | DOM | −10B | +43N | −26B | −15N | F | +37B | −21N | +41B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.50 | 1104 | -12.4 |
| 32 | Alcala Del Rosario, Julio Angel | 1738 | DOM | −18N | +41B | +44N | −5B | −24B | F | F | +42N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.50 | 1692 | -8.4 |
| 33 | Ramirez Beras, esther | 1445 | DOM | −11N | =35B | F | +48B | +34N | −5N | −20B | −30B | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.75 | 1591 | +29.6 |
| 34 | Ventura Rosario, Julio EsdeulinCM | 2005 | DOM | +29N | +22B | −11N | F | −33B | =24N | F | F | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 8.00 | 1743 | -24.0 |
| 35 | Rodriguez Vidal, Sebastian | 1728 | DOM | −40B | =33N | F | F | +48N | −28B | +38N | −25B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.25 | 1453 | -41.2 |
| 36 | Sanchez Ramirez, Diogenes | 1644 | DOM | −17N | +38B | F | +16N | F | −8B | −15N | −14N | 2.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 6.00 | 1731 | +6.8 |
| 37 | Francisco Daniel, Brito Lopez | 0 | DOM | F | −20B | F | −3N | −13B | −31N | +43N | +47B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 1.00 | 1511 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Pineda grullon, Lauren Sofia | 0 | DOM | −3B | −36N | −23N | +41B | −29N | F | −35B | +48B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 1.50 | 919 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Castillo Pena, Patricia EvaristaWFM | 1909 | DOM | +42B | F | +48N | −1N | −19B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.00 | 1348 | -8.2 |
| 40 | Diaz Zapata, Edgar | 2056 | DOM | +35N | +8B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 2610 | +8.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 6434614 | 0 | — | −14B | −32N | −43B | −38N | F | =42B | +48N | −31N | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.50 | 954 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 6434622 | 0 | — | −39N | −28B | F | −27N | =21B | =41N | −29B | −32B | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.50 | 958 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 6442595 | 0 | — | −26B | −31B | +41N | −29B | −28N | −21N | −37B | F | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 1.50 | 908 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Martinez Henriquez, Isaias Eliezer | 1492 | DOM | F | −10N | −32B | −13N | F | +48B | −22B | −23N | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 941 | -28.4 |
| 45 | Geraldino Rodriguez, Netzer | 1694 | DOM | −7N | +15B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1184 | -4.8 |
| 46 | Puntier Andujar, Fausto JiovannyCM | 1979 | DOM | +23N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.50 | 2442 | +2.4 |
| 47 | Kingsley Pereyra, John | 1514 | DOM | F | F | F | −2N | −3B | −16B | −30N | −37N | 0.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 0.00 | 1028 | -25.2 |
| 48 | FIDE 6435327 | 0 | — | F | F | −39B | −33N | −35B | −44N | −41B | −38N | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 836 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Rosado, Cabrera Samuel | 1837 | DOM | −6N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1298 | -7.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Munoz Feliz, AlejandroCMDOM+86.45.5 pts · #11
- 2Regalado Nicasio, Jean FrancoDOM+69.66.5 pts · #2
- 3Mejia Mordan, Jair EstibenDOM+44.86.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Morel Reyes, Fraimy AlexanderDOM-42.05.0 pts · #9
- 2Rodriguez Vidal, SebastianDOM-41.22.5 pts · #37
- 3Mercedes Ramirez, Oliver EduardoDOM-36.44.0 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R5+560 Elo gap
- R6+271 Elo gap
- R4+260 Elo gap