Campeonato Nacional Senior 50 y 65 2025
22 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in San Salvador, El Salvador. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1825, and top seed was Kalvin Sura (🇸🇻 ESA, CM, 1935).
Rolando Ayala (🇸🇻 ESA, CM, 1898) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Wilbert Romero (5.5) and Hector Antonio Chavez (4.5). Ayala shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Marco Vinicio Navarrete (1539) beat Rivera Mario Alfredo (1730), a +191-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsCM Rolando Ayala led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
CM Rolando Ayala takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
CM Rolando Ayala beat Wilbert Romero (Black).
CM Rolando Ayala 4 wins (R4–R7)Wilbert Romero 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMRolando Ayala | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Wilbert Romero | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Hector Antonio Chavez | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Juan Alvarenga | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayala, RolandoCM | 1898 | ESA | +6B | +15N | −4B | +13N | +2N | +7B | +8N | 6.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 19.50 | 2108 | +31.2 |
| 2 | Romero, Wilbert | 1872 | ESA | +11B | +7N | +10B | +4N | −1B | +5N | =3N | 5.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 19.25 | 2026 | +26.6 |
| 3 | Chavez, Hector Antonio | 1804 | ESA | +17B | F | +9N | −7B | +12N | +13N | =2B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 12.75 | 1922 | +18.4 |
| 4 | Tobar, Jorge | 1879 | ESA | +9N | +5B | +1N | −2B | −7N | −8B | +12N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 16.00 | 1832 | -8.0 |
| 5 | Alvarenga, Juan | 1743 | ESA | +18B | −4N | +17B | +15N | F | −2B | +7N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 1839 | +16.0 |
| 6 | Hernandez, Mauricio | 1725 | ESA | −1N | +14B | +16N | =8B | F | +9B | F | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 9.00 | 1840 | +16.0 |
| 7 | Constantino Gudiel | 1752 | ESA | +22N | −2B | F | +3N | +4B | −1N | −5B | 3.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 8.50 | 1779 | +10.4 |
| 8 | Alas, Rigoberto | 1807 | ESA | F | −10N | =13B | =6N | +11B | +4N | −1B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 10.00 | 1799 | -1.0 |
| 9 | Figueroa, Americo | 1670 | ESA | −4B | +19N | −3B | +17N | =13B | −6N | =14B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 5.00 | 1631 | -8.2 |
| 10 | Sura, KalvinCM | 1935 | ESA | +12N | +8B | −2N | F | F | +16B | F | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 1935 | +1.4 |
| 11 | Perez Vargas, Armando | 1566 | ESA | −2N | +22B | F | +14B | −8N | +18B | F | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.50 | 1703 | +17.8 |
| 12 | Rivera Mario Alfredo | 1730 | ESA | −10B | −17N | +18B | +22N | −3B | +20N | −4B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 1644 | -15.8 |
| 13 | Melendez, Jose Edo. | 1796 | ESA | =14N | +20B | =8N | −1B | =9N | −3B | F | 2.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 5.25 | 1685 | -18.4 |
| 14 | Penate Cesar | 1531 | ESA | =13B | −6N | +19B | −11N | −15B | =17N | =9N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 4.50 | 1548 | +2.4 |
| 15 | Franco, Jorge | 1758 | ESA | F | −1B | +21N | −5B | +14N | F | F | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 1682 | -14.8 |
| 16 | Anzora, Oscar | 1549 | ESA | F | +18N | −6B | −20N | +22B | −10N | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1598 | +3.2 |
| 17 | Navarrete, Marco Vinicio | 1539 | ESA | −3N | +12B | −5N | −9B | −19N | =14B | F | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.25 | 1468 | -12.2 |
| 18 | Monterrosa Rafael Alfonso | 1458 | ESA | −5N | −16B | −12N | +19B | F | −11N | F | 1.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 1.00 | 1376 | -11.8 |
| 19 | Cardoza, Salvador | 1485 | ESA | F | −9B | −14N | −18N | +17B | F | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1361 | -13.8 |
| 20 | Cornejo, Milton | 1744 | ESA | F | −13N | F | +16B | F | −12B | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1570 | -13.8 |
| 21 | Montoya Pena, Saul Eduardo | 1568 | ESA | F | F | −15B | F | F | +22N | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1617 | +2.6 |
| 22 | Zeledon, Rene | 1476 | ESA | −7B | −11N | F | −12B | −16N | −21B | F | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 832 | -60.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ayala, RolandoCMESA+31.26.0 pts · #1
- 2Romero, WilbertESA+26.65.5 pts · #2
- 3Chavez, Hector AntonioESA+18.44.5 pts · #3
- 1Zeledon, ReneESA-60.80.0 pts · #22
- 2Melendez, Jose Edo.ESA-18.42.5 pts · #14
- 3Rivera Mario AlfredoESA-15.83.0 pts · #10
- R2+191 Elo gap
- R5+127 Elo gap