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 (🇩🇴 DOM, 1940).
Ester Pena Payan (🇩🇴 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 · 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 (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | −1N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.50 | 1600 | -11.8 |
| 3 | Gonzalez Pimentel, Enmanuel | 0 | DOM | +11N | +5B | =1B | −2N | F | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1768 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Reyes Corona, Manuel Alonso | 1521 | DOM | +10B | =6N | −2B | =5B | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1765 | +44.0 |
| 5 | Jimenez Martinez, Jean Carlos | 1782 | DOM | +14B | −3N | =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 | −1B | +13N | −7B | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1417 | -11.2 |
| 9 | Holguin Pineda, Kolvin | 0 | DOM | −6B | −2N | +13B | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1625 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Kingsley Pereyra, John | 1514 | DOM | −4N | +11B | F | −1N | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 800 | -30.8 |
| 11 | FIDE 6439314 | 0 | — | −3B | −10N | F | F | −7N | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 699 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Tavares Frias, Monica | 0 | DOM | F | −1N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 878 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Almonte Rosario, Lucas Alejandro | 1465 | DOM | F | −8B | −9N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 686 | -18.8 |
| 14 | FIDE 6442978 | 0 | — | −5N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 982 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pena Payan, EsterDOM+50.04.5 pts · #1
- 2Reyes Corona, Manuel AlonsoDOM+44.02.0 pts · #2
- 3Almonte Rosario, Bruno SaidDOM+20.02.0 pts · #6
- 1Kingsley Pereyra, JohnDOM-30.81.0 pts · #13
- 2Almonte Rosario, Lucas AlejandroDOM-18.80.0 pts · #11
- 3Recio Mendez, Alexis AntonioDOM-12.62.0 pts · #7
- R5+166 Elo gap