Torneo Provincial de Santiago 2026

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51 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 16 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1942, and top seed was Sahiean Polanco Fernandez (🇩🇴 DOM, CM, 1989).

Kelvin Santiago Castillo Rosa (🇩🇴 DOM, CM, 1968) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Carlos Antonio Moscoso Silva (6.0) and Dewar Bienvenido Feliz Dotel (6.0). Castillo Rosa won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Thiago Rojas Beseda (1518) beat Reynie Polanco Fernandez (CM, 1902), a +384-point gap.

Location

🇩🇴Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic

Dates

16 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇴CMSahiean Polanco Fernandez1989

Avg top 10

1,942

Participants

Titled players · 5

CM×5

Federations · 1 represented

🇩🇴Dominican Republic×47

Top 3

🥇
CMKelvin Santiago Castillo Rosa
🇩🇴DOM·1968
6.5pts·2274perf+42.2
🥈
CMCarlos Antonio Moscoso Silva
🇩🇴DOM·1959
6.0pts·2091perf+20.4
🥉
CMDewar Bienvenido Feliz Dotel
🇩🇴DOM·1986
6.0pts·2156perf+26.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

CM Kelvin Santiago Castillo Rosa led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Castillo Rosa6.5Feliz Dotel6Moscoso Silva6Polanco Fernandez5Reynoso Almonte5Torres Corsino5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

CM Kelvin Santiago Castillo Rosa held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Kelvin Santiago Castillo Rosa drew with CM Dewar Bienvenido Feliz Dotel (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

CM Kelvin Santiago Castillo Rosa 6 wins (R1–R6)CM Dewar Bienvenido Feliz Dotel 4 wins (R1–R4)CM Carlos Antonio Moscoso Silva 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMKelvin Santiago Castillo Rosa	*	½	—	1
2CMDewar Bienvenido Feliz Dotel	½	*	1	—
3CMCarlos Antonio Moscoso Silva	—	0	*	—
4CMSahiean Polanco Fernandez	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Castillo Rosa, Kelvin SantiagoCM	1968	DOM	+31N	+17B	+5N	+4B	+10N	+9B	=3N	6.5	29.0	32.0	29.00	2274	+42.2
2	Moscoso Silva, Carlos AntonioCM	1959	DOM	+35B	+12N	+11B	−3N	+5B	+8N	+6B	6.0	29.5	32.5	26.50	2091	+20.4
3	Feliz Dotel, Dewar BienvenidoCM	1986	DOM	+27N	+40B	+8N	+2B	=9N	+14B	=1B	6.0	28.5	30.5	25.00	2156	+26.2
4	Polanco Fernandez, SahieanCM	1989	DOM	+28B	+29N	+7B	−1N	−8B	+27N	+9B	5.0	26.5	29.5	18.50	1957	-2.4
5	Torres Corsino, Guillermo	1818	DOM	+43N	+15B	−1B	+20N	−2N	+31B	+24N	5.0	26.5	28.5	16.00	1843	+8.0
6	Payano Cruz, Fred	1816	DOM	+23B	+36N	−9B	+30N	+38B	+7N	−2N	5.0	25.0	27.5	17.00	1902	+27.2
7	Reynoso Almonte, Emir	1862	DOM	+46N	+16B	−4N	+40B	+15N	−6B	+29N	5.0	23.0	24.0	14.00	1840	-1.2
8	Duarte Gomez, Yoeliberto	1819	DOM	+34N	+20B	−3B	+22N	+4N	−2B	=10N	4.5	28.5	31.5	17.25	1924	+23.2
9	Torres Castro, Diomedes Cristino	1957	DOM	+45N	+42B	+6N	+24B	=3B	−1N	−4N	4.5	28.0	29.5	15.00	1939	+0.8
10	Nunez Hernandez, Braiyan	1979	DOM	+22B	−21N	+12B	+29N	−1B	+28N	=8B	4.5	25.5	28.5	16.25	1832	-20.4
11	Diaz Espaillat, Ariangel	1813	DOM	+50N	+30B	−2N	+21B	−14N	+15B	=13N	4.5	25.0	25.0	12.75	1758	-6.6
12	Martinez Perez, Luis Manuel Johnc	1670	DOM	+51N	−2B	−10N	+41B	=32N	+35B	+14N	4.5	22.5	22.5	10.50	1835	+39.6
13	De Leon, Gustavo	1821	DOM	−20B	+46N	=27B	+23N	+25B	=38N	=11B	4.5	20.5	21.5	13.00	1757	-6.4
14	Polanco Fernandez, ReynieCM	1902	DOM	−16B	+26N	+28B	+33N	+11B	−3N	−12B	4.0	25.5	28.5	14.00	1725	-50.0
15	Hiraldo Santana, Daury Stevens	0	DOM	+18B	−5N	+?B	+25N	−7B	−11N	+28B	4.0	25.0	25.0	10.50	1781	0.0
16	Rojas Beseda, Thiago	1518	DOM	+14N	−7N	−33B	+34B	+21N	−29B	+40B	4.0	21.5	23.5	12.50	1829	+108.0
17	Estevez Peralta, Starlyn	1675	DOM	+49B	−1N	−30B	+47N	=20B	+26N	=23B	4.0	21.0	21.5	8.50	1507	-28.0
18	Adames Cabrera, Yovanny Enmanuel	1719	DOM	−15N	+50B	−20N	+43B	−31N	+36B	+45B	4.0	17.0	17.0	6.50	1504	-43.6
19	Marmol Lora, Lewis Antonio	0	DOM	−21B	−22N	+46B	−28N	+47B	+45N	+27B	4.0	15.5	16.5	6.50	1597	0.0
20	Reynoso Almonte, Owen	1467	DOM	+13N	−8N	+18B	−5B	=17N	=32B	=21N	3.5	25.5	28.5	13.75	1762	+96.4
21	Cabrera Lorenzo, Luis Manuel	1702	DOM	+19N	+10B	−24B	−11N	−16B	+30N	=20B	3.5	24.0	27.0	13.25	1586	-31.6
22	Reynoso, Jesus	1579	DOM	−10N	+19B	+34N	−8B	+40N	−24B	=25B	3.5	23.0	25.0	10.75	1778	+53.2
23	Perrone Bueno, Isabella Marie	1425	DOM	−6N	F	+26B	−13B	+37N	+33B	=17N	3.5	22.5	22.5	11.00	1673	+34.8
24	Dominguez, Roberto	1904	DOM	F	+37B	+21N	−9N	=27B	+22N	−5B	3.5	22.0	22.0	11.00	1734	-20.2
25	Vargas Gomez, Rafael Apolinar	1800	DOM	=37N	=32B	+31N	−15B	−13N	+41B	=22N	3.5	20.5	22.5	9.50	1685	-11.4
26	Ferreira Brito, Jean Luis	0	DOM	=32N	−14B	−23N	+46B	+45N	−17B	+50N	3.5	17.0	17.0	4.00	1589	0.0
27	Perez Luna, Angel Moises	1617	DOM	−3B	+49N	=13N	+37B	=24N	−4B	−19N	3.0	25.5	26.0	7.00	1731	+16.0
28	Vargas Rodriguez, Christopher Manuel	1637	DOM	−4N	+41B	−14N	+19B	+33N	−10B	−15N	3.0	24.5	26.5	9.00	1706	+8.4
29	Rodriguez Munoz, Omar de Jesus	1739	DOM	+41N	−4B	+45N	−10B	F	+16N	−7B	3.0	22.5	24.0	7.50	1703	-12.4
30	Rosario Nunez, Daniel Oscar	0	DOM	+48B	−11N	+17N	−6B	−35N	−21B	+41N	3.0	22.0	22.5	6.50	1471	0.0
31	Castillo Henriquez, Crystal	1554	DOM	−1B	+44N	−25B	+48N	+18B	−5N	F	3.0	21.5	21.5	6.50	1630	+10.4
32	Vargas Gomez, Hector Ramon	1787	DOM	=26B	=25N	+35B	−38N	=12B	=20N	F	3.0	20.5	20.5	10.50	1679	-12.8
33	Castillo Estrella, Kevin Manuel	1727	DOM	−36B	+39N	+16N	−14B	−28B	−23N	+44B	3.0	20.0	22.0	8.50	1437	-59.2
34	Torres Rodriguez, Alejandro	1803	DOM	−8B	+43N	−22B	−16N	+39B	F	+37N	3.0	19.0	19.0	7.00	1399	-79.2
35	Perez Ovalles, German Aristy	1551	DOM	−2N	+51B	−32N	F	+30B	−12N	+43B	3.0	18.5	18.5	5.00	1524	-9.6
36	Guzman Castro, Maria Jose	0	DOM	+33N	−6B	−40N	−42B	+48B	−18N	+46B	3.0	17.0	17.5	4.50	1563	0.0
37	Fernandez Perdomo, Roberto	0	DOM	=25B	−24N	+?B	−27N	−23B	+39N	−34B	2.5	19.0	19.0	4.25	1504	0.0
38	Luna Zapata, Nidio Esteban	1909	DOM	F	F	+42N	+32B	−6N	=13B	F	2.5	14.5	14.5	7.25	1862	-4.8
39	Lama Noboa, Fernando Andre	0	DOM	−40N	−33B	+50N	=45B	−34N	−37B	+48N	2.5	12.5	12.5	1.25	1373	0.0
40	Cespedes Puntier, Leonardo	1714	DOM	+39B	−3N	+36B	−7N	−22B	F	−16N	2.0	24.0	26.0	5.50	935	-76.4
41	Gil Gerez, Edwin Antonio	0	DOM	−29B	−28N	+44B	−12N	+51B	−25N	−30B	2.0	19.0	19.0	2.00	913	0.0
42	Martinez Rodriguez, Moises	1644	DOM	+44B	−9N	−38B	+36N	F	F	F	2.0	17.0	17.0	5.00	1133	-12.8
43	Torres Rodriguez, Leandra Marie	1460	DOM	−5B	−34B	+51N	−18N	+44B	F	−35N	2.0	17.0	17.0	2.00	923	-31.2
44	Perrone Bueno, Angeolino	0	DOM	−42N	−31B	−41N	+50B	−43N	+47B	−33N	2.0	13.0	13.0	1.00	796	0.0
45	Perrone Bueno, Amelia Maia	1530	DOM	−9B	+48N	−29B	=39N	−26B	−19B	−18N	1.5	21.5	22.0	1.75	1000	-22.8
46	Felipe Alvarez, Maria Camila	1509	DOM	−7B	−13B	−19N	−26N	+49B	F	−36N	1.0	20.5	20.5	0.50	1040	-10.0
47	Estevez Cabrera, Leticia Maria	0	DOM	F	−?N	+49B	−17B	−19N	−44N	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.50	876	0.0
48	FIDE 6443729	0	—	−30N	−45B	F	−31B	−36N	=49N	−39B	0.5	13.5	13.5	0.25	746	0.0
49	FIDE 6443907	0	—	−17N	−27B	−47N	F	−46N	=48B	F	0.5	9.5	9.5	0.25	801	0.0
50	FIDE 6443770	0	—	−11B	−18N	−39B	−44N	F	F	−26B	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	967	0.0
51	FIDE 6443842	0	—	−12B	−35N	−43B	F	−41N	F	F	0.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	760	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Rojas Beseda, ThiagoDOM
+108.0
4.0 pts · #10
2Reynoso Almonte, OwenDOM
+96.4
3.5 pts · #13
3Reynoso, JesusDOM
+53.2
3.5 pts · #19

Top rating losers

1Torres Rodriguez, AlejandroDOM
-79.2
3.0 pts · #31
2Cespedes Puntier, LeonardoDOM
-76.4
2.0 pts · #44
3Castillo Estrella, Kevin ManuelDOM
-59.2
3.0 pts · #37

Biggest upsets

R1+384 Elo gap
Rojas Beseda, Thiago1518 beat CMPolanco Fernandez, Reynie1902
R1+354 Elo gap
Reynoso Almonte, Owen1467 beat De Leon, Gustavo1821
R6+302 Elo gap
Perrone Bueno, Isabella Marie1425 beat Castillo Estrella, Kevin Manuel1727