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XXIII Strong Chess UP

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7 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 Mar 2026 to 28 Mar 2026 in Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2097, and top seed was Juan Carlos Mesa Cruz (🇩🇴 DOM, FM, 2221).

Juan Carlos Mesa Cruz (🇩🇴 DOM, FM, 2221) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Leandro Jimenez Jimenez (4.0) and Enmanuel De Jesus Brito Rondon (3.5). Mesa Cruz won solo starting round 2.

Location
🇩🇴Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic
Dates
21 Mar 2026 → 28 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇩🇴FMJuan Carlos Mesa Cruz2221
Avg top 10
2,097
Participants
7
Titled players · 3
FM×2
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇴Dominican Republic×7
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 7 · 7 rounds

FM Juan Carlos Mesa Cruz led from R2 onwards, the title was decided early.

Co-leaders
3
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1
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1
1
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#1#2#4#7R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Mesa Cruz#1Jimenez Jimenez#2Brito Rondon#3Jaquez#4Rodriguez Mejia#5Diaz Zapata#6Regalado Nicasio#7
R2–R7 · LEAD HELD

FM Juan Carlos Mesa Cruz never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R7 · DECISIVE LEAD28 May

FM Juan Carlos Mesa Cruz opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: FM Leandro Jimenez Jimenez); the title is out of reach before R7.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Juan Carlos Mesa Cruz beat FM Leandro Jimenez Jimenez (Black).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo1234567PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇩🇴FMMesa Cruz, Juan Carlos2221*1111116.014.0014.0+36.22881
2🇩🇴FMJimenez Jimenez, Leandro22140*111—14.09.0016.0+13.82328
3🇩🇴Brito Rondon, Enmanuel De Jesus201600*1½113.55.7516.5+26.02174
4🇩🇴CMJaquez, Juan Manuel2113000*1113.03.5017.0-3.42100
5🇩🇴Rodriguez Mejia, Eddy Gabriel202100½0*½½1.52.7518.5-15.01923
6🇩🇴Diaz Zapata, Edgar20640—00½*½1.01.2519.0-27.01848
7🇩🇴Regalado Nicasio, Jean Franco20300000½½*1.01.2519.0-53.61838

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