XXIII Strong Chess Sub-2000 B 2026
9 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 29 Apr 2026 in Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1878, and top seed was Adgart Miguel Castillo Vasquez (🇩🇴 DOM, 1941).
Esoj Leugim Ayats Marcelo (🇩🇴 DOM, CM, 1899) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Franyeline Antonio Rodriguez (6.0) and Hugo Eduardo Nunez Mejia (5.0). Ayats Marcelo won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Jesus Ontiveros (1798) beat Aarony Miguel Paula Valerio (1910), a +112-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R2; 2 players tied at 6.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Gabriel Emilio Florian Vasquez takes the sole lead (4.5/6).
2 players finish on 6.0/9. Ayats Marcelo takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.0).
CM Esoj Leugim Ayats Marcelo beat Franyeline Antonio Rodriguez (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
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| 1 | Ayats Marcelo, Esoj LeugimCM | 1899 | DOM | +5N | +3B | −7N | =6B | +9N | F | +4B | =8N | +2B | 6.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 23.75 | 2071 | +30.4 |
| 2 | Rodriguez, Franyeline Antonio | 1919 | DOM | =4B | +8N | F | =5B | +3N | +7B | +6N | +9B | −1N | 6.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 19.75 | 2070 | +27.8 |
| 3 | Nunez Mejia, Hugo Eduardo | 1886 | DOM | −9B | −1N | +4B | +8N | −2B | +5N | F | +7B | +6N | 5.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 18.00 | 1977 | +19.4 |
| 4 | Florian Vasquez, Gabriel Emilio | 1836 | DOM | =2N | +5B | −3N | +7B | +6N | +9B | −1N | F | =8B | 5.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 15.50 | 1984 | +31.6 |
| 5 | Pablo Jose, Gonzalez Perez | 1899 | DOM | −1B | −4N | +8B | =2N | F | −3B | −7N | +6B | +9N | 3.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 10.50 | 1838 | -28.4 |
| 6 | Castillo Vasquez, Adgart Miguel | 1941 | DOM | +7N | F | +9B | =1N | −4B | +8N | −2B | −5N | −3B | 3.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 10.00 | 1828 | -33.2 |
| 7 | Paula Valerio, Aarony Miguel | 1910 | DOM | −6B | +9N | +1B | −4N | −8B | −2N | +5B | −3N | F | 3.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 10.50 | 1792 | -28.0 |
| 8 | Ontiveros, Jesus | 1798 | VEN | F | −2B | −5N | −3B | +7N | −6B | +9N | =1B | =4N | 3.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 9.50 | 1811 | +9.2 |
| 9 | Garcia Chan, Pablo | 1813 | DOM | +3N | −7B | −6N | F | −1B | −4N | −8B | −2N | −5B | 1.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 5.00 | 1570 | -86.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Florian Vasquez, Gabriel EmilioDOM+31.65.0 pts · #4
- 2Ayats Marcelo, Esoj LeugimCMDOM+30.46.0 pts · #1
- 3Rodriguez, Franyeline AntonioDOM+27.86.0 pts · #2
- 1Garcia Chan, PabloDOM-86.01.0 pts · #9
- 2Castillo Vasquez, Adgart MiguelDOM-33.23.5 pts · #6
- 3Pablo Jose, Gonzalez PerezDOM-28.43.5 pts · #5
- R5+112 Elo gap
- R5+105 Elo gap