Torneo Ajedrez Picante Old School

Open Round-RobinStandard

18 players participated in this 17-round tournament, held from 09 Jan 2026 to 24 Jan 2026 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Top 10 Elo average was 1793, and top seed was Jose Manuel Tejada (🇩🇴 DOM, 1914).

Franklin Antonio Machuca Reynoso (🇩🇴 DOM, 0) won with 15.0/17, ahead of Joan Ruiz Henrnandez (14.0) and Jefferson Acosta Mejia (13.5). Machuca Reynoso shared the lead from round 13 and won solo starting round 15.

Location

🇩🇴Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Dates

09 Jan 2026 → 24 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Round-robin · 17 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇴Jose Manuel Tejada1914

Avg top 10

1,793

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇩🇴Dominican Republic×18

Top 3

🥇
Franklin Antonio Machuca Reynoso
🇩🇴DOM
15.0pts·2029perf0.0
🥈
Joan Ruiz Henrnandez
🇩🇴DOM
14.0pts·1989perf0.0
🥉
Jefferson Acosta Mejia
🇩🇴DOM
13.5pts·1969perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 17 rounds

Franklin Antonio Machuca Reynoso led from R15; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R15.

Co-leaders

Machuca Reynoso15Ruiz Henrnandez14Lahoz Medina13.5Acosta Mejia13.5Henriquez Trinidad13.5Henriquez Trinidad11.5

R15 · LEADER CHANGE23 Jan

Franklin Antonio Machuca Reynoso takes the sole lead (13.5/15).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Franklin Antonio Machuca Reynoso drew with Joan Ruiz Henrnandez (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Franklin Antonio Machuca Reynoso 3+3+6 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7, R10–R15)Joan Ruiz Henrnandez 7+3 wins (R1–R7, R10–R12)Gilbert Adonis Lahoz Medina 7 wins (R5–R11)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Franklin Antonio Machuca Reynoso	*	½	½	½
2Joan Ruiz Henrnandez	½	*	½	½
3Gilbert Adonis Lahoz Medina	½	½	*	½
4Jefferson Acosta Mejia	½	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Machuca Reynoso,Franklin Antonio	0	DOM	+18B	+16N	+11B	=5N	+14B	+10N	+7B	=4N	=2B	+6N	+8B	+17N	+9B	+13N	+12B	=3N	+15B	15.0	135.5	138.0	110.75	2029	0.0
2	Ruiz Henrnandez, Joan	0	DOM	+15B	+6B	+8N	+17B	+9N	+13B	+12N	=3B	=1N	+18B	+16N	+11B	=5N	+14B	=10N	=7B	=4N	14.0	136.5	139.0	102.50	1989	0.0
3	Acosta Mejia, Jefferson	0	DOM	+16B	+11N	=5B	+14N	+10B	+7N	=4B	=2N	+6B	−8N	+17B	+9N	+13B	+12N	+15B	=1B	=18N	13.5	137.0	139.5	101.75	1969	0.0
4	Henriquez Trinidad, Nehemias	0	DOM	+6N	+8B	+17N	+9B	+13N	+12B	=3N	=1B	+18N	+16B	+11N	=5B	+14N	+10B	−7N	=15N	=2B	13.5	137.0	139.5	98.75	1969	0.0
5	Lahoz Medina, Gilbert Adonis	0	DOM	+13N	+12B	=3N	=1B	+18N	+16B	+11N	+15N	+14B	+10N	+7B	=4N	=2B	=6N	=8B	+17N	=9B	13.5	137.0	139.5	97.25	1969	0.0
6	Henriquez Trinidad, Benjamin	1904	DOM	−4B	−2N	+15B	+8B	+17N	+9B	+13N	+12B	−3N	−1B	+18N	+16B	+11N	=5B	=14N	+10B	=7N	11.5	139.0	141.5	71.00	2163	+58.4
7	Tejada, Jose Manuel	1914	DOM	=8N	+17B	=9N	+13B	=12N	−3B	−1N	+18B	+16N	=11B	−5N	+14B	=10N	+15N	+4B	=2N	=6B	10.5	140.0	142.5	69.00	1955	+30.4
8	Pichardo, Miguel Angel	1843	DOM	=7B	−4N	−2B	−6N	=15B	=17B	=9N	=13B	=12N	+3B	−1N	+18B	+16N	=11B	=5N	+14B	=10N	8.5	142.0	144.5	57.50	1820	-6.4
9	Feliz Custodio, Miguel Angel	1858	DOM	+14B	=10N	=7B	−4N	−2B	−6N	=8B	+17N	+15B	=13B	=12N	−3B	−1N	+18B	+16N	=11B	=5N	8.5	142.0	144.5	47.75	1887	+12.2
10	Polanco Rincon, Romer Alexander	1828	DOM	=17N	=9B	=13N	=12B	−3N	−1B	+18N	=16B	=11N	−5B	=14N	+15N	=7B	−4N	=2B	−6N	=8B	7.0	143.5	146.0	43.00	1794	-8.0
11	Eusebio C., Yojeli De Jesus	1875	DOM	=12N	−3B	−1N	+18B	=16N	+15N	−5B	+14N	=10B	=7N	−4B	−2N	−6B	=8N	=17B	=9N	=13B	7.0	143.5	146.0	38.50	1819	-26.0
12	Melo Luna, Robert Smolly	0	DOM	=11B	−5N	=14B	=10N	=7B	−4N	−2B	−6N	=8B	+17N	=9B	=13N	=15B	−3B	−1N	+18B	=16N	6.5	144.0	146.5	35.50	1792	-30.0
13	Medina Gonzalez, Henry Rafael	1744	DOM	−5B	=14N	=10B	−7N	−4B	−2N	−6B	=8N	+17B	=9N	=15B	=12B	−3N	−1B	=18N	=16B	=11N	5.5	145.0	147.5	29.50	1743	0.0
14	Benitez Santana, Noes	1635	DOM	−9N	=13B	=12N	−3B	−1N	+18B	=16N	−11B	−5N	=15N	=10B	−7N	−4B	−2N	=6B	−8N	+17B	5.0	145.5	148.0	24.75	1724	+48.8
15	Gonzalez Robles, Nespil Yusel	1734	DOM	−2N	=18B	−6N	+16B	=8N	−11B	=17N	−5B	−9N	=14B	=13N	−10B	=12N	−7B	−3N	=4B	−1N	4.5	146.0	148.5	25.75	1647	-54.0
16	Jimenez Diaz, Luis Delfin	0	DOM	−3N	−1B	=18N	−15N	=11B	−5N	=14B	=10N	−7B	−4N	−2B	−6N	−8B	=17N	−9B	=13N	=12B	3.5	147.0	149.5	18.25	1612	-94.0
17	Castillo Vasquez, Felix Alejandro	1458	DOM	=10B	−7N	−4B	−2N	−6B	=8N	=15B	−9B	−13N	−12B	−3N	−1B	=18N	=16B	=11N	−5B	−14N	3.0	147.5	150.0	16.50	1593	+54.0
18	Pineda Martinez, Delfin Eduardo	1594	DOM	−1N	=15N	=16B	−11N	−5B	−14N	−10B	−7N	−4B	−2N	−6B	−8N	=17B	−9N	=13B	−12N	=3B	2.5	147.5	150.5	15.00	1511	-48.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Henriquez Trinidad, BenjaminDOM
+58.4
11.5 pts · #6
2Castillo Vasquez, Felix AlejandroDOM
+54.0
3.0 pts · #17
3Benitez Santana, NoesDOM
+48.8
5.0 pts · #14

Top rating losers

1Jimenez Diaz, Luis DelfinDOM
-94.0
3.5 pts · #16
2Gonzalez Robles, Nespil YuselDOM
-54.0
4.5 pts · #15
3Pineda Martinez, Delfin EduardoDOM
-48.0
2.5 pts · #18