Clasificatorio Masculino XXV Juegos Centroamericanos y C, RD 2026

SwissRapid

47 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 17 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic. 38 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2423, and top seed was Esteban Alb Valderrama Quiceno (🇨🇴 COL, IM, 2512).

Dylan Isidro Berdayes Ason (🇨🇺 CUB, GM, 2470) won with 8.0/11, ahead of Daniel Hidalgo Diaz (8.0) and Gilberto Hernandez Guerrero (7.5). Berdayes Ason won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Gennard Roberts (1687) beat Diego Zilleruelo Irizarry (CM, 2128), a +441-point gap.

Location

🇩🇴Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic

Dates

17 Jan 2026 → 18 Jan 2026

Time control

Rapid: 10 minutes for game with 10 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 11 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇴IMEsteban Alb Valderrama Quiceno2512

Avg top 10

2,423

Participants

Titled players · 38

GM×3

IM×9

FM×18

CM×8

Federations · 8 represented

🇭🇹Haiti×2

🇨🇴Colombia×2

🇬🇩Grenada×2

🇬🇾Guyana×2

🇵🇷Puerto Rico×2

🇧🇧Barbados×2

🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago×2

🇸🇻El Salvador×2

Top 3

🥇
GMDylan Isidro Berdayes Ason
🇨🇺CUB·2470
8.0pts·2485perf+3.5
🥈
IMDaniel Hidalgo Diaz
🇨🇺CUB·2419
8.0pts·2497perf+12.0
🥉
GMGilberto Hernandez Guerrero
🇲🇽MEX·2475
7.5pts·2460perf+0.1

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 11 rounds

Tight race until R11; 2 players tied at 8.0/11, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Hidalgo Diaz8Berdayes Ason8Escalona Landi7.5Garzon Camelo7.5Hernandez Guerrero7.5Carlos7

R10 · LEADER CHANGE17 Jan

FM Andres Santiago Garzon Camelo takes the sole lead (7.5/10).

R11 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 8.0/11. Berdayes Ason takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (71.0).

R10 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Daniel Hidalgo Diaz drew with GM Dylan Isidro Berdayes Ason (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMDaniel Hidalgo Diaz	*	½	0	1
2GMDylan Isidro Berdayes Ason	½	*	½	½
3FMSamid Eduardo Escalona Landi	1	½	*	0
4FMAndres Santiago Garzon Camelo	0	½	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Berdayes Ason, Dylan IsidroGM	2470	CUB	+17B	+23N	=4B	=8N	=11B	=5N	+9B	=3N	+13B	=2N	+6B	8.0	71.0	76.5	54.50	2485	+3.5
2	Hidalgo Diaz, DanielIM	2419	CUB	+30B	+18N	+13B	=11N	=3B	−4N	+16B	+7N	=6B	=1B	+5N	8.0	70.0	75.0	53.00	2497	+12.0
3	Hernandez Guerrero, GilbertoGM	2475	MEX	+31N	+15B	+5N	+14B	=2N	=11B	=4N	=1B	=8N	=6N	=7B	7.5	71.5	76.5	51.00	2460	+0.1
4	Escalona Landi, Samid EduardoFM	2385	VEN	+27N	+20B	=1N	=12B	+29N	+2B	=3B	=6N	=10B	−5N	+11B	7.5	69.0	74.0	48.50	2456	+25.4
5	Garzon Camelo, Andres SantiagoFM	2329	COL	+43B	+22N	−3B	+19N	=7B	=1B	=12N	+21B	+18N	+4B	−2B	7.5	67.5	70.0	43.75	2411	+29.4
6	Jimenez Garcia, EmmanuelIM	2375	CRC	+35B	=8N	=10B	=23N	+22B	+13N	+11N	=4B	=2N	=3B	−1N	7.0	69.0	73.5	44.25	2397	+9.8
7	Galaviz Medina, Sion RadamantysGM	2444	MEX	+25N	+16B	−11N	+20B	=5N	+15B	=8N	−2B	=9N	+14B	=3N	7.0	68.5	74.0	45.00	2383	-6.9
8	Morales CarlosFM	2127	ESA	+47N	=6B	+29N	=1B	=9B	+14N	=7B	=12N	=3B	=10N	=13B	7.0	68.0	68.0	39.75	2428	+82.0
9	Baules Rodriguez, Jorge LuisIM	2352	PAN	+37N	−29B	+31N	+16B	=8N	=12B	−1N	+24B	=7B	+20N	=10B	7.0	63.0	67.5	40.75	2336	0.0
10	Valdes Romero, LeonardoIM	2412	CRC	−21N	+39B	=6N	+18B	−15N	+35B	+26N	+11B	=4N	=8B	=9N	7.0	63.0	67.0	40.75	2318	-10.0
11	Johnson, JoshuaFM	2313	TTO	+36B	+40N	+7B	=2B	=1N	=3N	−6B	−10N	+24N	+12B	−4N	6.5	68.5	72.5	39.25	2378	+25.0
12	Valderrama Quiceno, Esteban AlbIM	2512	COL	−22B	+43N	+17B	=4N	+23B	=9N	=5B	=8B	=14N	−11N	+20B	6.5	65.0	67.5	37.75	2304	-24.4
13	Cu Hor, Winston DarwinFM	2317	GUA	+39N	+21B	−2N	+24B	=14N	−6B	+37N	+20B	−1N	=15B	=8N	6.5	64.0	68.0	35.00	2262	-9.4
14	Ynojosa Aponte, Felix JoseIM	2389	VEN	+32B	+19N	+26B	−3N	=13B	−8B	=20N	+17N	=12B	−7N	+22B	6.5	63.5	68.5	37.75	2300	-9.3
15	Giron, Jorge ErnestoIM	2276	ESA	+38B	−3N	+30B	=22N	+10B	−7N	−24B	+23N	+25B	=13N	=17B	6.5	61.5	66.0	36.75	2252	-2.2
16	Christie, JoshuaFM	2208	JAM	+28B	−7N	+32B	−9N	+30B	+29N	−2N	=25B	=21N	=18B	+24N	6.5	60.0	65.0	34.50	2199	+0.4
17	Gabriel, DavidsonFM	2031	HAI	−1N	+33B	−12N	+34B	+41N	−20B	+27N	−14B	+32N	+21B	=15N	6.5	59.0	62.5	32.75	2147	+61.2
18	Del Castilho, MartynFM	2202	BAR	+44N	−2B	=21N	−10N	+36B	=27B	+35N	+30N	−5B	=16N	=23B	6.0	59.5	62.0	28.00	2142	-13.0
19	Smith, ShreyasFM	2129	JAM	+34N	−14B	+37N	−5B	−35N	−36B	−28N	+41N	+39B	+29B	+30N	6.0	52.0	55.5	27.00	2002	-31.2
20	Cupid, KevinFM	2154	TTO	+41B	−4N	+35B	−7N	+32B	+17N	=14B	−13N	+22B	−9B	−12N	5.5	62.5	66.0	28.25	2199	+12.4
21	De Mey, Juan PabloFM	1996	ARU	+10B	−13N	=18B	−27N	+40B	+23N	+29B	−5N	=16B	−17N	=25B	5.5	61.5	65.5	30.50	2140	+37.4
22	Leon Archibaldo, Orlando AndresFM	2103	PAN	+12N	−5B	+45N	=15B	−6N	−37B	+42N	+26B	−20N	+27B	−14N	5.5	58.5	61.0	26.75	2154	+14.6
23	Husbands, OrlandoIM	2248	BAR	+42N	−1B	+25N	=6B	−12N	−21B	+39N	−15B	+43N	=30B	=18N	5.5	57.5	60.0	24.50	2134	-27.4
24	Zilleruelo Irizarry, DiegoCM	2128	PUR	−40B	+36N	+47B	−13N	+28B	=26B	+15N	−9N	−11B	+38N	−16B	5.5	57.0	57.0	23.75	2059	-12.4
25	Cardenas Carbajal, NilsonCM	2028	HON	−7B	+28N	−23B	−41N	+44B	+33N	+32B	=16N	−15N	=26B	=21N	5.5	55.5	58.0	26.75	2045	+4.2
26	Juarez Flores, Carlos A.IM	2307	GUA	+33N	+45B	−14N	−29B	+27B	=24N	−10B	−22N	+36B	=25N	=28B	5.5	55.5	58.0	25.75	2071	-57.8
27	Khan, TaffinCM	1982	GUY	−4B	=41N	+40B	+21B	−26N	=18N	−17B	=38N	+34B	−22N	+35B	5.5	54.5	58.0	26.00	1985	-0.6
28	Valle Alonso, Moises Abraham	1776	NCA	−16N	−25B	+33N	+42B	−24N	−30N	+19B	=35B	+37N	=31B	=26N	5.5	53.0	56.5	26.50	2011	+120.0
29	Almedina Ortiz, Edgardo J.FM	2109	PUR	+46B	+9N	−8B	+26N	−4B	−16B	−21N	=36N	=33B	−19N	+39B	5.0	58.5	59.5	22.25	2036	-18.4
30	Drayton, AnthonyFM	1999	GUY	−2N	+42B	−15N	+47B	−16N	+28B	+36N	−18B	=31B	=23N	−19B	5.0	57.0	57.0	18.75	2013	+3.6
31	Rocha, MaximilianoFM	2060	NCA	−3B	+38N	−9B	−36N	−37N	F	+34B	+39B	=30N	=28N	+33B	5.0	52.5	52.5	23.75	1956	-27.2
32	Jean Louis, MarckensFM	1991	HAI	−14N	+44B	−16N	+46B	−20N	+41B	−25N	+37B	−17B	−33N	+40B	5.0	50.0	51.0	15.50	1896	-24.8
33	Elizee, KaieemCM	1830	LCA	−26B	−17N	−28B	+38N	+46N	−25B	=43N	+45B	=29N	+32B	−31N	5.0	47.5	48.5	16.75	1858	+8.6
34	Thomas, Larry	1710	DMA	−19B	−35N	+38B	−17N	+43B	−39N	−31N	+42B	−27N	+45B	+44B	5.0	44.5	47.0	15.50	1834	+32.0
35	Capella, RurikFM	1916	AHO	−6N	+34B	−20N	+45B	+19B	−10N	−18B	=28N	−38B	+36N	−27N	4.5	56.5	59.0	20.75	1912	-5.6
36	Martinez, Walter	1861	HON	−11N	−24B	+44N	+31B	−18N	+19N	−30B	=29B	−26N	−35B	+43N	4.5	51.5	54.0	18.50	1996	+31.0
37	Moncur, CecilFM	1901	BAH	−9B	+46N	−19B	=40N	+31B	+22N	−13B	−32N	−28B	+44N	−38B	4.5	51.5	52.5	16.00	1877	-10.8
38	James, Justin	1786	LCA	−15N	−31B	−34N	−33B	F	+46N	+41B	=27B	+35N	−24B	+37N	4.5	46.0	46.0	16.25	1857	+14.8
39	Knowles, KendrickCM	1882	BAH	−13B	−10N	=41B	=43N	+47N	+34B	−23B	−31N	−19N	+46B	−29N	4.0	47.0	47.0	9.00	1855	-12.6
40	Roberts, Gennard	1687	GRN	+24N	−11B	−27N	=37B	−21N	−42N	−44B	+46B	=45N	+43B	−32N	4.0	43.5	44.5	12.50	1748	+11.0
41	Bush, Enfield	1713	CAY	−20N	=27B	=39N	+25B	−17B	−32N	−38N	−19B	−46N	+42B	=45N	3.5	48.5	49.5	15.00	1742	+0.6
42	Bedi, VaibhavCM	1781	AHO	−23B	−30N	=43B	−28N	+45N	+40B	−22B	−34N	−44B	−41N	+46N	3.5	41.5	42.5	8.75	1657	-77.2
43	Pesqueira, JoseCM	1884	ARU	−5N	−12B	=42N	=39B	−34N	F	=33B	+44N	−23B	−40N	−36B	2.5	48.0	48.0	8.75	1736	-44.0
44	Young, ChristopherCM	1722	CAY	−18B	−32N	−36B	F	−25N	=45B	+40N	−43B	+42N	−37B	−34N	2.5	43.0	43.0	8.75	1645	-22.0
45	Pope, Omario	1411	GRN	F	−26N	−22B	−35N	−42B	=44N	+46B	−33N	=40B	−34N	=41B	2.5	40.0	40.0	6.00	1544	+44.0
46	Jeetlall, David	1508	SKN	−29N	−37B	F	−32N	−33B	−38B	−45N	−40N	+41B	−39N	−42B	1.0	41.5	41.5	3.50	1415	-37.6
47	Goldberg, Nicholas	1596	DMA	−8B	F	−24N	−30N	−39B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	26.5	26.5	0.00	1168	-16.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Valle Alonso, Moises AbrahamNCA
+120.0
5.5 pts · #21
2Morales CarlosFMESA
+82.0
7.0 pts · #6
3Gabriel, DavidsonFMHAI
+61.2
6.5 pts · #12

Top rating losers

1Bedi, VaibhavCMAHO
-77.2
3.5 pts · #41
2Juarez Flores, Carlos A.IMGUA
-57.8
5.5 pts · #23
3Pesqueira, JoseCMARU
-44.0
2.5 pts · #44

Biggest upsets

R1+441 Elo gap
Roberts, Gennard1687 beat CMZilleruelo Irizarry, Diego2128
R1+416 Elo gap
FMDe Mey, Juan Pablo1996 beat IMValdes Romero, Leonardo2412
R1+409 Elo gap
FMLeon Archibaldo, Orlando Andres2103 beat IMValderrama Quiceno, Esteban Alb2512