Summer Classic Chess Championship III 2025
14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Nov 2025 to 25 Nov 2025 in Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic. Top 10 Elo average was 1472, and top seed was Alexis Antonio Recio Mendez (π©π΄ DOM, 1940).
Ester Pena Payan (π©π΄ DOM, 1678) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Gabriel Emilio Florian Vasquez (3.0) and Enmanuel Gonzalez Pimentel (2.5). Pena Payan won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Ester Pena Payan (1678) beat Gabriel Emilio Florian Vasquez (1844), a +166-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsEster Pena Payan led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Ester Pena Payan never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
Ester Pena Payan beat Gabriel Emilio Florian Vasquez (White).
Gabriel Emilio Florian Vasquez won 3 in a row (R2βR4).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ester Pena Payan | * | 1 | Β½ | β |
| 2Gabriel Emilio Florian Vasquez | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Enmanuel Gonzalez Pimentel | Β½ | 0 | * | β |
| 4Manuel Alonso Reyes Corona | β | 0 | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pena Payan, Ester | 1678 | DOM | +8N | +12B | =3N | +10B | +2B | 4.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.25 | 2415 | +50.0 |
| 2 | Florian Vasquez, Gabriel Emilio | 1844 | DOM | F | +9B | +4N | +3B | β1N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.50 | 1600 | -11.8 |
| 3 | Gonzalez Pimentel, Enmanuel | 0 | DOM | +11N | +5B | =1B | β2N | F | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1768 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Reyes Corona, Manuel Alonso | 1521 | DOM | +10B | =6N | β2B | =5B | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1765 | +44.0 |
| 5 | Jimenez Martinez, Jean Carlos | 1782 | DOM | +14B | β3N | =6B | =4N | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1731 | -2.2 |
| 6 | Recio Mendez, Alexis Antonio | 1940 | DOM | +9N | =4B | =5N | F | F | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1661 | -12.6 |
| 7 | Almonte Rosario, Bruno Said | 1481 | DOM | F | F | +8N | F | +11B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2286 | +20.0 |
| 8 | Marzo Ruiz, Ivan Alejandro | 1490 | DOM | β1B | +13N | β7B | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1417 | -11.2 |
| 9 | Holguin Pineda, Kolvin | 0 | DOM | β6B | β2N | +13B | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1625 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Kingsley Pereyra, John | 1514 | DOM | β4N | +11B | F | β1N | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 800 | -30.8 |
| 11 | FIDE 6439314 | 0 | β | β3B | β10N | F | F | β7N | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 699 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Tavares Frias, Monica | 0 | DOM | F | β1N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 878 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Almonte Rosario, Lucas Alejandro | 1465 | DOM | F | β8B | β9N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 686 | -18.8 |
| 14 | FIDE 6442978 | 0 | β | β5N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 982 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pena Payan, EsterDOM+50.04.5 pts Β· #1
- 2Reyes Corona, Manuel AlonsoDOM+44.02.0 pts Β· #2
- 3Almonte Rosario, Bruno SaidDOM+20.02.0 pts Β· #6
- 1Kingsley Pereyra, JohnDOM-30.81.0 pts Β· #13
- 2Almonte Rosario, Lucas AlejandroDOM-18.80.0 pts Β· #11
- 3Recio Mendez, Alexis AntonioDOM-12.62.0 pts Β· #7
- R5+166 Elo gap