XXII Strong Chess Sub 1800
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 Nov 2025 to 26 Nov 2025 in Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic. Top 10 Elo average was 1653, and top seed was Ester Pena Payan (🇩🇴 DOM, 1717).
Joel Cprian Lara (🇩🇴 DOM, 1701) won with 4.5/7, ahead of Kelvis Rainerys Ceballos Rodriguez (4.0) and Ester Pena Payan (3.5). Cprian Lara took the lead from round 4.
Location
🇩🇴Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic
Dates
21 Nov 2025 → 26 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇴Dominican Republic×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsJoel Cprian Lara led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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Cprian Lara#1Ceballos Rodriguez#2Pena Payan#3Ramirez#4Medina Jimenez#5Almonte Rosario#6Munoz Feliz#7Martinez Pena#8
R4 · LEADER CHANGE24 Oct
Joel Cprian Lara takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Joel Cprian Lara drew with Kelvis Rainerys Ceballos Rodriguez (Black).
R1–R7 · UNBEATEN
Joel Cprian Lara went unbeaten across 7 games (R1–R7).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇩🇴Cprian Lara, Joel | 1701 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 10.75 | 17.5 | +5.2 | 1737 |
| 2 | 🇩🇴Ceballos Rodriguez, Kelvis Rainerys | 1712 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | — | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 8.75 | 18.0 | +2.0 | 1759 |
| 3 | 🇩🇴Pena Payan, Ester | 1717 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3.5 | 9.75 | 18.5 | +42.0 | 1835 |
| 4 | 🇩🇴Ramirez, Deyvis | 1701 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | 3.0 | 6.50 | 19.0 | -16.0 | 1649 |
| 5 | 🇩🇴Medina Jimenez, Miguel | 1647 | ½ | — | 0 | 1 | * | — | — | 1 | 2.5 | 6.25 | 19.5 | +32.0 | 1778 |
| 6 | 🇩🇴Almonte Rosario, Bruno Said | 1516 | ½ | ½ | — | 0 | — | * | ½ | ½ | 2.0 | 5.50 | 20.0 | +29.2 | 1606 |
| 7 | 🇩🇴Munoz Feliz, Lisanny | 1547 | ½ | 0 | — | — | — | ½ | * | ½ | 1.5 | 3.75 | 20.5 | -7.6 | 1560 |
| 8 | 🇩🇴Martinez Pena, Victor | 1680 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1.0 | 1.75 | 21.0 | -88.8 | 1342 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pena Payan, EsterDOM+42.03.5 pts · #3
- 2Medina Jimenez, MiguelDOM+32.02.5 pts · #5
- 3Almonte Rosario, Bruno SaidDOM+29.22.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Martinez Pena, VictorDOM-88.81.0 pts · #8
- 2Ramirez, DeyvisDOM-16.03.0 pts · #4
- 3Munoz Feliz, LisannyDOM-7.61.5 pts · #7