Torneo Batallas de las Termopilas

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22 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 19 Feb 2026 to 25 Feb 2026 in Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic. 8 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2061, and top seed was Josue Araujo Sanchez (🇩🇴 DOM, IM, 2303).

Juan Carlos Mesa Cruz (🇩🇴 DOM, FM, 2221) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Juan Manuel Jaquez (4.5) and Carlos Paul Abreu Jean (4.0). Mesa Cruz won solo starting round 4.

Location

🇩🇴Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic

Dates

19 Feb 2026 → 25 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇴IMJosue Araujo Sanchez2303

Avg top 10

2,061

Participants

Titled players · 8

IM×1

FM×2

CM×5

Federations · 1 represented

🇩🇴Dominican Republic×17

Top 3

🥇
FMJuan Carlos Mesa Cruz
🇩🇴DOM·2221
5.5pts·2359perf+11.8
🥈
CMJuan Manuel Jaquez
🇩🇴DOM·2113
4.5pts·2158perf+7.4
🥉
FMCarlos Paul Abreu Jean
🇩🇴DOM·2273
4.0pts·2178perf-9.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

FM Juan Carlos Mesa Cruz led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Mesa Cruz5.5Jaquez4.5Abreu Jean4Araujo Sanchez4Regalado Nicasio4Lara Santos3.5

R4–R6 · LEAD HELD

FM Juan Carlos Mesa Cruz never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

FM Juan Carlos Mesa Cruz won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMJuan Carlos Mesa Cruz	*	—	½	—
2CMJuan Manuel Jaquez	—	*	—	0
3FMCarlos Paul Abreu Jean	½	—	*	0
4IMJosue Araujo Sanchez	—	1	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Mesa Cruz, Juan CarlosFM	2221	DOM	+19N	+9B	+6N	=3B	+13N	+4B	5.5	16.5	17.5	15.50	2359	+11.8
2	Jaquez, Juan ManuelCM	2113	DOM	+18B	+11N	−5B	=4N	+14N	+9B	4.5	15.0	16.0	10.00	2158	+7.4
3	Abreu Jean, Carlos PaulFM	2273	DOM	+15B	+8N	=4B	=1N	+7B	−5N	4.0	20.5	22.0	13.25	2178	-9.8
4	Regalado Nicasio, Jean Franco	2030	DOM	+13N	+22B	=3N	=2B	+9N	−1N	4.0	19.0	19.0	9.25	2141	+22.4
5	Araujo Sanchez, JosueIM	2303	DOM	+10N	+14B	+2N	F	F	+3B	4.0	12.5	12.5	12.50	2870	+18.6
6	Moreno Castillo, David Daniel	1831	DOM	+16B	+17N	−1B	−7N	=15B	+19N	3.5	13.5	14.5	4.75	1623	-30.8
7	Lara Santos, Angel SebastianCM	1990	DOM	+12B	F	=14N	+6B	−3N	+13B	3.5	13.5	13.5	8.75	2031	+5.2
8	Ayats Marcelo, Esoj LeugimCM	1899	DOM	+21N	−3B	+16N	−13B	+17B	=11N	3.5	11.5	12.5	5.25	1828	-5.6
9	Puntier Andujar, Fausto JiovannyCM	1957	DOM	+20B	−1N	+18B	+15N	−4B	−2N	3.0	16.5	17.5	3.50	1787	-15.8
10	Bens de los Santos, Felix Jose	1742	DOM	−5B	+12N	−13B	=17N	+16N	F	2.5	11.5	13.0	4.75	1342	-3.2
11	Pena Payan, Ester	1768	DOM	F	−2B	+22N	−14B	+18N	=8B	2.5	10.5	10.5	2.75	1727	-6.0
12	FIDE 6443788	0	—	−7N	−10B	+21N	=16B	+22B	−15N	2.5	10.0	10.0	1.75	936	0.0
13	Cespedes Quezada, Mario Tomas	0	DOM	−4B	F	+10N	+8N	−1B	−7N	2.0	19.0	19.0	6.00	1905	0.0
14	Ventura Rosario, Julio EsdeulinCM	1989	DOM	F	−5N	=7B	+11N	−2B	F	1.5	17.0	17.0	4.25	1957	-5.0
15	Marzo Ruiz, Ivan Alejandro	1479	DOM	−3N	F	F	−9B	=6N	+12B	1.5	14.0	14.0	4.25	1587	+9.2
16	FIDE 6443818	0	—	−6N	F	−8B	=12N	−10B	+18B	1.5	13.0	13.0	2.25	1024	0.0
17	Ricardo Enmanuel, Reyes Rodriguez	0	DOM	F	−6B	+19N	=10B	−8N	F	1.5	11.5	11.5	2.25	1551	0.0
18	FIDE 6443826	0	—	−2N	+21B	−9N	F	−11B	−16N	1.0	12.5	13.5	1.00	1146	0.0
19	FIDE 6439330	0	—	−1B	−20N	−17B	F	+21N	−6B	1.0	12.5	12.5	1.00	1226	0.0
20	Medina Then, Iovar Alejandro	0	DOM	−9N	+19B	F	F	F	F	1.0	8.0	8.0	1.00	1157	0.0
21	FIDE 6441190	0	—	−8B	−18N	−12B	+22N	−19B	F	1.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1099	0.0
22	Mikael Vladimir, Vasilev Chalas	0	DOM	F	−4N	−11B	−21B	−12N	F	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	1099	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Regalado Nicasio, Jean FrancoDOM
+22.4
4.0 pts · #6
2Araujo Sanchez, JosueIMDOM
+18.6
4.0 pts · #2
3Mesa Cruz, Juan CarlosFMDOM
+11.8
5.5 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Moreno Castillo, David DanielDOM
-30.8
3.5 pts · #11
2Puntier Andujar, Fausto JiovannyCMDOM
-15.8
3.0 pts · #9
3Abreu Jean, Carlos PaulFMDOM
-9.8
4.0 pts · #1