III Strong Chess CIBAO
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 29 Apr 2026 in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Top 10 Elo average was 1494, and top seed was Joel Ignacio Ramos de Leon (🇩🇴 DOM, 1847).
Ariangel Diaz Espaillat (🇩🇴 DOM, 1832) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Crystal Castillo Henriquez (3.5) and Karla Mya Nunez Diaz (3.5). Diaz Espaillat won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Crystal Castillo Henriquez (1564) beat Joel Ignacio Ramos de Leon (1847), a +283-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsAriangel Diaz Espaillat led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Ariangel Diaz Espaillat never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
Ariangel Diaz Espaillat opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Crystal Castillo Henriquez); the title is out of reach before R7.
Ariangel Diaz Espaillat drew with Karla Mya Nunez Diaz (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇩🇴Diaz Espaillat, Ariangel | 1832 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 11.50 | 18.0 | +3.6 | 1824 |
| 3 | 🇩🇴Castillo Henriquez, Crystal | 1564 | 1 | * | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | ½ | 3.5 | 11.00 | 19.5 | +64.8 | 1922 |
| 2 | 🇩🇴Nunez Diaz, Karla Mya | 1572 | ½ | — | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | — | 3.5 | 9.25 | 19.5 | +35.6 | 1900 |
| 7 | 🇩🇴Ramos de Leon, Joel Ignacio | 1847 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 6.50 | 20.5 | -106.8 | 1499 |
| 5 | 🇩🇴Martinez Rodriguez, Moises | 1676 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | — | ½ | 2.5 | 6.25 | 20.5 | -0.8 | 1633 |
| 8 | 🇩🇴Emmanuel Abraham, Lugo Nunez | 1639 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | — | ½ | 2.0 | 5.75 | 21.0 | -23.2 | 1554 |
| 6 | 🇩🇴Duarte Gomez, Yoeliberto | 1822 | 0 | — | ½ | 1 | — | — | * | ½ | 2.0 | 5.25 | 21.0 | -6.2 | 1759 |
| 4 | 🇩🇴Santana Campos, Jose Oniel | 0 | 0 | ½ | — | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 2.0 | 5.00 | 21.0 | 0.0 | 1602 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Castillo Henriquez, CrystalDOM+64.83.5 pts · #3
- 2Nunez Diaz, Karla MyaDOM+35.63.5 pts · #2
- 3Diaz Espaillat, AriangelDOM+3.65.0 pts · #1
- 1Ramos de Leon, Joel IgnacioDOM-106.82.5 pts · #7
- 2Emmanuel Abraham, Lugo NunezDOM-23.22.0 pts · #8
- 3Duarte Gomez, YoelibertoDOM-6.22.0 pts · #6
- R4+283 Elo gap
- R6+275 Elo gap
- R7+268 Elo gap