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Strong Chess Especial 2026

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5 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held from 23 Jan 2026 to 28 Jan 2026 in Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1968, and top seed was Ruddy Antonio Mendez (🇩🇴 DOM, CM, 2051).

Ruddy Antonio Mendez (🇩🇴 DOM, CM, 2051) won with 5.0/10, ahead of Eugenio Daniel Diaz Valdez (5.0) and Franyeline Antonio Rodriguez (4.0). Mendez shared the lead from round 9, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Adgart Miguel Castillo Vasquez (1940) beat Ruddy Antonio Mendez (CM, 2051), a +111-point gap.

Location
🇩🇴Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic
Dates
23 Jan 2026 → 28 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 10 rounds
Top seed
🇩🇴CMRuddy Antonio Mendez2051
Avg top 10
1,968
Participants
5
Titled players · 2
CM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇴Dominican Republic×5
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 5 · 10 rounds

Tight race until R4; 2 players tied at 5.0/10, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
4
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
2.557.510R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10Castillo Vasquez takes leadRodriguez takes lead
R6 · LEADER CHANGE25 Jan

Adgart Miguel Castillo Vasquez takes the sole lead (3.0/6).

R10 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/10. Mendez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.0).

HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND · 2 games

Eugenio Daniel Diaz Valdez 1.01.0 against CM Ruddy Antonio Mendez (R2 1-0, R7 0-1) — decisive in 2/2.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Mendez, Ruddy AntonioCM2051DOM=4B2NF=3B5N+4N+2BF+3N+5B5.030.030.018.502043-4.0
2Diaz Valdez, Eugenio Daniel1953DOMF+1B=3N+5B4NF1N=3B+5N+4B5.030.030.018.002069+24.4
3Rodriguez, Franyeline Antonio1918DOM=5B=4N=2B=1NF=5N+4B=2N1BF4.032.032.015.001983+14.0
4Puntier Andujar, Fausto JiovannyCM1979DOM=1N=3B5NF+2B1B3N+5BF2N3.034.034.012.501881-22.4
5Castillo Vasquez, Adgart Miguel1940DOM=3NF+4B2N+1B=3BF4N2B1N3.034.034.012.001890-12.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets