Selectivo Departamental de Santander Sub 14
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Bucaramanga - SAN, Colombia. Top 10 Elo average was 985, and top seed was Nicolas Ortega Rueda (🇨🇴 COL, 1859).
Luciana Cupaban Alonso (🇨🇴 COL, 1728) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Nicolas Ortega Rueda (4.0) and Cristopher Pimiento Caicedo (4.0). Cupaban Alonso won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
3 players finish on 4.0/5. Cupaban Alonso takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
Cristopher Pimiento Caicedo beat Nicolas Ortega Rueda (Black).
Cristopher Pimiento Caicedo 3 wins (R3–R5)Nicolas Ortega Rueda 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cristopher Pimiento Caicedo | * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2Nicolas Ortega Rueda | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Luciana Cupaban Alonso | 1 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Ian Rodriguez Escalante | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cupaban Alonso, Luciana | 1728 | COL | +5N | +3B | −2N | +7B | +6B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 12.00 | 1784 | +6.0 |
| 2 | Ortega Rueda, Nicolas | 1859 | COL | +12B | +4N | +1B | +6N | −3B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 2449 | +29.2 |
| 3 | Pimiento Caicedo, Cristopher | 0 | COL | +9B | −1N | +4B | +8N | +2N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 1688 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Rodriguez Escalante, Ian | 1513 | COL | +10B | −2B | −3N | +9N | +8B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1757 | +36.0 |
| 5 | Miranda Padilla, Emmanuel | 0 | COL | −1B | +10N | =8B | +11N | =7B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.25 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Carreno Poveda, Esteban David | 1709 | COL | +11B | =8N | +9B | −2B | −1N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1569 | -30.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 144479425 | 0 | — | −8B | +12N | +10B | −1N | =5N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 801 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Ortiz Rueda, Saul Alejandro | 1473 | COL | +7N | =6B | =5N | −3B | −4N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 5.25 | 1417 | -6.0 |
| 9 | Mendez Pinzon, Miguel Angel | 1565 | COL | −3N | +11B | −6N | −4B | +12N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 810 | -35.2 |
| 10 | Saavedra Barragan, Evelyn Julieth | 0 | COL | −4N | −5B | −7N | +12N | +11B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 713 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 144434448 | 0 | — | −6N | −9N | +12B | −5B | −10N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 836 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 144452624 | 0 | — | −2N | −7B | −11N | −10B | −9B | 0.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 912 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Rodriguez Escalante, IanCOL+36.03.0 pts · #3
- 2Ortega Rueda, NicolasCOL+29.24.0 pts · #2
- 3Cupaban Alonso, LucianaCOL+6.04.0 pts · #5
- 1Mendez Pinzon, Miguel AngelCOL-35.22.0 pts · #11
- 2Carreno Poveda, Esteban DavidCOL-30.02.5 pts · #4
- 3Ortiz Rueda, Saul AlejandroCOL-6.02.0 pts · #6