Zonal Oriental Absoluto 2025
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 12 Dec 2025 to 18 Dec 2025 in Las Tunas, Cuba. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2194, and top seed was Alfredo R. Aguilera Rodriguez (🇨🇺 CUB, FM, 2348).
Alfredo R. Aguilera Rodriguez (🇨🇺 CUB, FM, 2348) won with 8.5/11, ahead of Jeorling Yahytin Batista Suarez (8.0) and David Alejan Calzadilla Gonzalez (7.0). Aguilera Rodriguez won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Erick Angelo Ravelo Lobaina (CM, 1896) beat Hector Luis Fuentes De Feria (2206), a +310-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsFM Alfredo R. Aguilera Rodriguez led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Alfredo R. Aguilera Rodriguez held the sole lead from R3 through R11 without losing it.
FM Alfredo R. Aguilera Rodriguez beat FM Jeorling Yahytin Batista Suarez (White).
FM Alfredo R. Aguilera Rodriguez 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Jeorling Yahytin Batista Suarez 4 wins (R6–R9)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇨🇺FMAguilera Rodriguez, Alfredo R. | 2348 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 43.00 | 57.5 | +3.2 | 2350 |
| 2 | 🇨🇺FMBatista Suarez, Jeorling Yahytin | 2195 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 40.25 | 58.0 | +36.6 | 2314 |
| 3 | 🇨🇺Calzadilla Gonzalez, David Alejan | 2201 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 36.00 | 59.0 | +29.6 | 2240 |
| 4 | 🇨🇺FMTorres Valiente, Brayan | 2265 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 31.50 | 59.0 | -3.4 | 2234 |
| 5 | 🇨🇺Fuentes De Feria, Hector Luis | 2206 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 29.25 | 60.0 | -6.8 | 2174 |
| 6 | 🇨🇺Fernandez Aguilera, Ibrain | 2256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 27.50 | 60.0 | -21.2 | 2169 |
| 7 | 🇨🇺FMOchoa de la Rosa, Manuel Dario | 2339 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 23.25 | 60.5 | -25.8 | 2137 |
| 8 | 🇨🇺Espinosa Castaneda, Ronald Manuel | 2054 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 24.25 | 61.5 | +13.6 | 2087 |
| 9 | 🇨🇺Tenst Fong, Cristian De Jesus | 1881 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 23.00 | 61.5 | +95.6 | 2091 |
| 10 | 🇨🇺CMRavelo Lobaina, Erick Angelo | 1896 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 18.75 | 62.0 | +70.0 | 2055 |
| 11 | 🇨🇺Smith Escalona, Adalberto | 1909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 3.0 | 12.50 | 63.0 | +12.2 | 1983 |
| 12 | 🇨🇺CMPompa Hernandez, Honorio | 2170 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 2.0 | 10.75 | 64.0 | -76.6 | 1879 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Tenst Fong, Cristian De JesusCUB+95.64.5 pts · #9
- 2Ravelo Lobaina, Erick AngeloCMCUB+70.04.0 pts · #10
- 3Batista Suarez, Jeorling YahytinFMCUB+36.68.0 pts · #2
- 1Pompa Hernandez, HonorioCMCUB-76.62.0 pts · #12
- 2Ochoa de la Rosa, Manuel DarioFMCUB-25.85.5 pts · #7
- 3Fernandez Aguilera, IbrainCUB-21.26.0 pts · #6
- R9+310 Elo gap
- R11+274 Elo gap
- R8+158 Elo gap