Campeonato Prenacional Absoluto 2026

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64 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic. 22 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2204, and top seed was Josue Araujo Sanchez (🇩🇴 DOM, IM, 2322).

Juan Carlos Mesa Cruz (🇩🇴 DOM, FM, 2233) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Victor Mendez Ramirez (6.5) and Leandro Jimenez Jimenez (6.5). Mesa Cruz won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Luis Yael Rodriguez Manzanillo (1743) beat Daniel Isaias Pena Arno (1984), a +241-point gap.

Location

🇩🇴Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic

Dates

21 Mar 2026 → 29 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇴IMJosue Araujo Sanchez2322

Avg top 10

2,204

Participants

Titled players · 22

IM×2

FM×7

CM×12

WCM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇩🇴Dominican Republic×64

Top 3

🥇
FMJuan Carlos Mesa Cruz
🇩🇴DOM·2233
7.5pts·2388perf+33.4
🥈
FMVictor Mendez Ramirez
🇩🇴DOM·2233
6.5pts·2290perf+15.4
🥉
FMLeandro Jimenez Jimenez
🇩🇴DOM·2213
6.5pts·2304perf+18.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

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

Co-leaders

Mesa Cruz7.5Jimenez Jimenez6.5Araujo Sanchez6.5Mendez Ramirez6.5Lugo Matos6.5Guzman6

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

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

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Juan Carlos Mesa Cruz drew with FM Leandro Jimenez Jimenez (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Juan Carlos Mesa Cruz 5 wins (R1–R5)FM Leandro Jimenez Jimenez 3 wins (R5–R7)IM Josue Araujo Sanchez 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMJuan Carlos Mesa Cruz	*	½	1	½
2FMLeandro Jimenez Jimenez	½	*	—	½
3IMJosue Araujo Sanchez	0	—	*	½
4FMVictor Mendez Ramirez	½	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Mesa Cruz, Juan CarlosFM	2233	DOM	+15B	+26N	+14B	+4N	+24B	=2N	+8B	=3N	=5B	7.5	46.5	51.0	41.25	2388	+33.4
2	Mendez Ramirez, VictorFM	2233	DOM	+32N	+58B	=16N	+17B	=6N	=1B	+19N	=4N	=3B	6.5	45.5	47.0	31.25	2290	+15.4
3	Jimenez Jimenez, LeandroFM	2213	DOM	+33N	+23B	F	=19N	+14B	+5B	+15N	=1B	=2N	6.5	45.0	49.0	35.00	2304	+18.4
4	Araujo Sanchez, JosueIM	2322	DOM	+27N	+20B	=13N	−1B	+38N	+46B	+7N	=2B	=6N	6.5	44.0	47.0	30.75	2257	-9.0
5	Lugo Matos, Richards ReynierCM	2126	DOM	+44B	−14N	+36B	+21N	+43B	−3N	+10B	+17N	=1N	6.5	42.0	45.0	29.75	2186	+15.4
6	Guzman, ChristopherFM	2238	DOM	+36B	+47N	+8B	=24N	=2B	=7N	=17B	=13N	=4B	6.0	43.5	46.5	29.75	2229	-0.4
7	Feliz Dotel, Dewar BienvenidoCM	2012	DOM	=34N	+57B	+49N	=13B	+16N	=6B	−4B	+11N	=8B	6.0	40.5	42.0	25.00	2196	+43.4
8	Montero Montero, Alexandro	2152	DOM	+60N	+62B	−6N	+20B	+55N	+13B	−1N	=16B	=7N	6.0	38.0	39.0	20.00	2190	+10.4
9	Segura Encarnacion, Ronald Eliesel	2041	DOM	+48B	=43N	=25B	=31N	−15B	+34N	+18B	+32N	=13B	6.0	34.5	37.5	24.25	2046	+1.8
10	Regalado Nicasio, Jean Franco	2052	DOM	−25B	−37N	+39B	+44N	+52B	+55N	−5N	+43B	+22N	6.0	31.5	33.5	19.00	2038	-3.9
11	Mendez, Ruddy AntonioCM	2069	DOM	+37B	=25N	=19B	=14N	+32B	−15N	+27B	−7B	+38N	5.5	37.5	41.0	22.75	2034	-8.0
12	Arvelo Leo, Gian CarloFM	2188	DOM	=28B	+54N	=29B	−26N	+37B	=27N	+46N	+19B	−24B	5.5	34.0	36.5	20.75	2054	-28.2
13	Dominguez, Jose ManuelIM	2168	DOM	+18N	+38B	=4B	=7N	+26B	−8N	F	=6B	=9N	5.0	43.5	46.5	25.25	2175	+2.0
14	Arias, William AlfredoCM	1960	DOM	+40N	+5B	−1N	=11B	−3N	+49B	−16N	+39B	=15N	5.0	43.0	45.5	21.25	2060	+22.4
15	Caraballo Del Rosario, Abraham Ernesto	1949	DOM	−1N	+52B	=50N	+18B	+9N	+11B	−3B	−24N	=14B	5.0	42.5	45.0	22.75	2089	+32.2
16	Michelen Rodriguez, Victor IsaacFM	2166	DOM	+64B	+21N	=2B	=43N	−7B	=26N	+14B	=8N	−17B	5.0	41.0	41.0	20.00	2056	-24.8
17	Subervi, Jonathan SigfredoFM	2007	DOM	=51B	+35N	+34B	−2N	+31B	F	=6N	−5B	+16N	5.0	40.5	43.0	21.25	2105	+20.4
18	Castillo Vasquez, Adgart Miguel	1929	DOM	−13B	+53N	=47B	−15N	+36B	+21N	−9N	=20B	+35N	5.0	37.0	39.5	19.50	2005	+17.8
19	Lara Santos, Angel SebastianCM	1995	DOM	=35B	+51N	=11N	=3B	+49N	+50B	−2B	−12N	=32B	5.0	37.0	39.5	17.50	2070	+26.4
20	Morel Reyes, Fraimy Alexander	1991	DOM	+31B	−4N	+44B	−8N	+61B	−43N	=37B	=18N	+28B	5.0	35.5	36.5	16.75	1999	0.0
21	Amarante Garcia, Kendal Celestino	1970	DOM	+45N	−16B	+60N	−5B	=48N	−18B	+49N	=25B	+43N	5.0	32.5	34.0	13.75	1978	+1.2
22	Brito Rondon, Enmanuel De Jesus	2016	DOM	=54B	+28N	−43B	=37N	=25B	=31N	+55B	+44N	−10B	5.0	31.0	33.0	16.75	1949	-16.4
23	Jimenez Martinez, Dario Alberto	1978	DOM	+39B	−3N	F	−48B	F	+53B	+52N	+47N	+44B	5.0	27.0	29.0	14.50	2064	+16.2
24	Tineo Rodriguez, Brian Jeremiah	2102	DOM	F	+55N	F	=6B	−1N	F	+26B	+15B	+12N	4.5	42.0	42.0	20.00	2273	+27.0
25	Ayats Marcelo, Esoj LeugimCM	1893	DOM	+10N	=11B	=9N	−50B	=22N	=38B	=33N	=21N	=29B	4.5	39.5	42.0	22.75	2015	+29.8
26	Moscoso Silva, Carlos AntonioCM	1978	DOM	+52N	−1B	+45N	+12B	−13N	=16B	−24N	+37B	F	4.5	38.5	41.0	17.00	2085	+22.8
27	Munoz Feliz, AlejandroCM	1957	DOM	−4B	−31N	+53B	+42N	+29B	=12B	−11N	+50N	F	4.5	36.5	39.0	15.75	2041	+24.9
28	Del Rosario Batista, Nobel OscarCM	1934	DOM	=12N	−22B	+57N	−54B	=33N	+52B	=39N	+46B	−20N	4.5	31.0	32.5	13.50	1941	+1.2
29	Castillo Rosa, Kelvin SantiagoCM	2007	DOM	+56N	=49B	=12N	−55B	−27N	=39N	+40B	=33B	=25N	4.5	30.0	32.0	15.50	1902	-24.6
30	Metz Souffront, Francisco Hipolito	1992	DOM	=57N	−34B	−31B	+41N	=51B	−37N	+61B	=36N	+42B	4.5	26.5	27.5	12.00	1832	-37.6
31	Simo Paulino, Leonardo Michael	1824	DOM	−20N	+27B	+30N	=9B	−17N	=22B	=38N	=55B	F	4.0	37.5	39.5	17.25	1983	+69.2
32	Valdez Cadena, Marcos Antonio	1953	DOM	−2B	=41N	+51B	+40N	−11N	F	+50B	−9B	=19N	4.0	35.5	38.0	12.75	1974	+4.2
33	Recio Mendez, Alexis Antonio	1947	DOM	−3B	=39N	+35B	−51N	=28B	+61N	=25B	=29N	F	4.0	34.0	35.0	13.50	1909	-9.0
34	Mejia, Juan Alberto	1836	DOM	=7B	+30N	−17N	+58B	−50N	−9B	+45N	−38B	=46N	4.0	33.5	35.0	13.50	1942	+25.2
35	Santos Del Orbe, Genesis Rafael	1829	DOM	=19N	−17B	−33N	−57B	+41B	+42N	=36B	+51N	−18B	4.0	32.5	34.0	14.00	1852	+11.2
36	Mendez Reyes, David Antonio	1954	DOM	−6N	+59B	−5N	=45B	−18N	+57B	=35N	=30B	=55N	4.0	32.5	34.0	9.75	1894	-14.8
37	Cuevas Feliz, Fernando Jose	1897	DOM	−11N	+10B	=58N	=22B	−12N	+30B	=20N	−26N	F	3.5	38.5	40.0	16.25	1991	+18.8
38	Rosario Solorin, Carlos Jose	1966	DOM	+53B	−13N	F	=46N	−4B	=25N	=31B	+34N	−11B	3.5	35.5	38.0	12.25	1944	-7.2
39	Ramirez Luzon, FranchescaWCM	1799	DOM	−23N	=33B	−10N	+56B	+58N	=29B	=28B	−14N	F	3.5	34.0	35.5	10.00	1920	+24.0
40	Rodriguez Manzanillo, Luis Yael	1743	DOM	−14B	−44N	=56N	−32B	+59N	+58B	−29N	=45B	=52B	3.5	25.5	27.0	6.75	1814	+30.4
41	Diaz Diaz, Federico	1813	DOM	F	=32B	−54N	−30B	−35N	+56B	−53N	+58B	+49N	3.5	23.5	25.0	8.00	1845	+5.6
42	Ceballos Matos, Andres	1739	DOM	−62N	−60B	+59N	−27B	=56N	−35B	+57N	+53B	−30N	3.5	22.0	23.0	6.50	1800	+24.0
43	Dominguez, Roberto	1883	DOM	F	=9B	+22N	=16B	−5N	+20B	F	−10N	−21B	3.0	43.5	43.5	15.50	2002	+20.4
44	Javier Florencio, Rafael Apolina	1905	DOM	−5N	+40B	−20N	−10B	F	+51N	+47B	−22B	−23N	3.0	36.5	37.5	9.00	1879	-14.4
45	Colon Marcelo, Angel Yariel	1777	DOM	−21B	+64N	−26B	=36N	F	F	−34B	=40N	+56B	3.0	32.0	32.0	5.75	1842	+11.2
46	Rodriguez Mejia, Eddy Gabriel	2021	DOM	−49N	+56B	+62N	=38B	F	−4N	−12B	−28N	=34B	3.0	31.0	32.0	6.75	1901	-28.0
47	Ventura Rosario, Julio EsdeulinCM	1984	DOM	+59N	−6B	=18N	−49B	+57N	=48B	−44N	−23B	F	3.0	29.5	31.0	7.00	1840	-33.0
48	Diaz Viloria, Maximo Alexander	1863	DOM	−9N	+63B	F	+23N	=21B	=47N	F	F	F	3.0	22.5	22.5	9.00	2077	+28.8
49	Reynoso Almonte, Emir	1860	DOM	+46B	=29N	−7B	+47N	−19B	−14N	−21B	−52N	−41B	2.5	35.0	37.5	8.25	1786	-35.2
50	Diaz Zapata, Edgar	2064	DOM	F	F	=15B	+25N	+34B	−19N	−32N	−27B	F	2.5	32.5	32.5	11.00	1874	-31.4
51	Gomez Perez, Meickel Miguel	1835	DOM	=17N	−19B	−32N	+33B	=30N	−44B	=58N	−35B	F	2.5	32.0	33.5	9.50	1811	-10.0
52	Diaz Espaillat, Ariangel	1806	DOM	−26B	−15N	F	+62B	−10N	−28N	−23B	+49B	=40N	2.5	32.0	32.0	5.25	1791	-4.0
53	Garcia Calderon, Mario David	1770	DOM	−38N	−18B	−27N	+59B	=60B	−23N	+41B	−42N	F	2.5	29.0	30.5	5.75	1750	-4.6
54	Mejia Mordan, Johan Steven	1842	DOM	=22N	−12B	+41B	+28N	F	F	F	F	F	2.5	21.5	21.5	10.50	2083	+42.0
55	Perez Feliz, Josue Enrique	1896	DOM	F	−24B	F	+29N	−8B	−10B	−22N	=31N	=36B	2.0	39.0	41.5	8.50	1856	-8.8
56	Rosado, Cabrera Samuel	1830	DOM	−29B	−46N	=40B	−39N	=42B	−41N	+59B	F	−45N	2.0	26.0	27.0	5.00	1647	-80.8
57	Torres Corsino, Guillermo	1826	DOM	=30B	−7N	−28B	+35N	−47B	−36N	−42B	−59N	−61N	1.5	31.0	32.0	6.25	1619	-44.2
58	Pena Arno, Daniel Isaias	1984	DOM	F	−2N	=37B	−34N	−39B	−40N	=51B	−41N	=59B	1.5	30.5	32.0	3.75	1621	-73.8
59	Alcantara Urbaez, Richard Leandro	1817	DOM	−47B	−36N	−42B	−53N	−40B	F	−56N	+57B	=58N	1.5	21.5	21.5	2.25	1604	-42.2
60	Alvarez Concepcion, Cristian Gonzalo	1924	DOM	−8B	+42N	−21B	F	=53N	F	F	F	F	1.5	18.0	18.0	4.75	1822	-12.0
61	Montero Mercedes, Melvin Marcial	1764	DOM	F	F	F	F	−20N	−33B	−30N	F	+57B	1.0	18.5	18.5	1.50	1746	-1.8
62	Fermin, Kedual	1960	DOM	+42B	−8N	−46B	−52N	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	18.0	18.0	3.50	1738	-23.0
63	King Rodriguez, Os MisaelCM	2051	DOM	F	−48N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	1063	-14.8
64	Sanchez Puente, Carlos Johan	1926	DOM	−16N	−45B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1172	-18.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Simo Paulino, Leonardo MichaelDOM
+69.2
4.0 pts · #32
2Feliz Dotel, Dewar BienvenidoCMDOM
+43.4
6.0 pts · #9
3Mejia Mordan, Johan StevenDOM
+42.0
2.5 pts · #53

Top rating losers

1Rosado, Cabrera SamuelDOM
-80.8
2.0 pts · #55
2Pena Arno, Daniel IsaiasDOM
-73.8
1.5 pts · #58
3Torres Corsino, GuillermoDOM
-44.2
1.5 pts · #59

Biggest upsets

R6+241 Elo gap
Rodriguez Manzanillo, Luis Yael1743 beat Pena Arno, Daniel Isaias1984
R4+210 Elo gap
CMMoscoso Silva, Carlos Antonio1978 beat FMArvelo Leo, Gian Carlo2188
R2+188 Elo gap
Diaz Viloria, Maximo Alexander1863 beat CMKing Rodriguez, Os Misael2051