Torneo Pinturas Tucan 2026
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46 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 12 Jun 2026 to 21 Jun 2026 in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. 9 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2070, and top seed was Josue Araujo Sanchez (🇩🇴 DOM, IM, 2331).
Ruddy Antonio Mendez (🇩🇴 DOM, CM, 2063) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Francisco Hipolito Metz Souffront (6.0) and Josue Araujo Sanchez (5.5). Mendez shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Ruddy Antonio Mendez (CM, 2063) beat Josue Araujo Sanchez (IM, 2331), a +268-point gap.
Location
🇩🇴Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Dates
12 Jun 2026 → 21 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 9
IM×1
FM×1
CM×7
Federations · 1 represented
🇩🇴Dominican Republic×44
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
16
7
3
2
1
2
2
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Mendez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.5).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Francisco Hipolito Metz Souffront beat CM Ruddy Antonio Mendez (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Francisco Hipolito Metz Souffront 5 wins (R3–R7)CM Ruddy Antonio Mendez 5 wins (R1–R5)IM Josue Araujo Sanchez 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Francisco Hipolito Metz Souffront | * | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2CMRuddy Antonio Mendez | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3IMJosue Araujo Sanchez | 1 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Pablo Garcia Chan | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mendez, Ruddy AntonioCM | 2063 | DOM | +31B | +22N | +12B | +6N | +3B | −2N | +5B | 6.0 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 24.00 | 2276 | +33.8 |
| 2 | Metz Souffront, Francisco Hipolito | 1954 | DOM | +40N | −3N | +24B | +23B | +10N | +1B | +8N | 6.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 22.00 | 2190 | +39.2 |
| 3 | Araujo Sanchez, JosueIM | 2331 | DOM | +23N | +2B | +5N | +8B | −1N | =11B | +7N | 5.5 | 30.0 | 33.0 | 24.75 | 2249 | -3.6 |
| 4 | Garcia Chan, Pablo | 1727 | DOM | +46N | −7B | +39N | −5B | +30N | +13B | +12B | 5.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 12.00 | 1977 | +63.6 |
| 5 | Munoz Feliz, AlejandroCM | 2014 | DOM | +30B | +14N | −3B | +4N | +12B | =6N | −1N | 4.5 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 18.25 | 2028 | +11.2 |
| 6 | Polanco Fernandez, SahieanCM | 1986 | DOM | +21B | +10N | +20N | −1B | +7N | =5B | −11N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 18.25 | 2104 | +38.4 |
| 7 | Perez Polanco, Lewis OmarCM | 1954 | DOM | +32B | +4N | =9B | +19N | −6B | +18N | −3B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 16.25 | 1973 | +6.4 |
| 8 | Castillo Rosa, Kelvin SantiagoCM | 1982 | DOM | +26B | =18N | +35B | −3N | +17B | +9N | −2B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 14.75 | 1977 | +3.0 |
| 9 | Feliz Dotel, Dewar BienvenidoCM | 2055 | DOM | +15N | +25B | =7N | +13B | −11N | −8B | +18N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 16.75 | 2013 | -3.6 |
| 10 | Sosa Moran, Anthony Marc | 1970 | DOM | +37N | −6B | +31N | +14B | −2B | =19N | +23B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 12.75 | 1871 | -13.2 |
| 11 | Mesa Cruz, Juan CarlosFM | 2323 | DOM | F | +16B | F | +22N | +9B | =3N | +6B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 18.75 | 2388 | +11.2 |
| 12 | Torres Castro, Diomedes Cristino | 1958 | DOM | +16N | +39B | −1N | +25B | −5N | +15B | −4N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 12.00 | 1791 | -22.6 |
| 13 | Sosa Moran, Bryan Marc | 1970 | DOM | =35B | +27N | +18B | −9N | =19B | −4N | +24B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 12.00 | 1745 | -31.0 |
| 14 | Reynoso Almonte, Emir | 1824 | DOM | +45N | −5B | +28N | −10N | =24B | =16B | +26N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 9.50 | 1688 | -35.2 |
| 15 | Estevez Peralta, Starlyn | 1647 | DOM | −9B | −21N | +29B | +32N | +22B | −12N | +28B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 11.00 | 1875 | +53.6 |
| 16 | Reynoso Almonte, Owen | 1562 | DOM | −12B | −11N | +41B | +34N | +36B | =14N | =17B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 8.50 | 1780 | +46.4 |
| 17 | De Leon, Gustavo | 1814 | DOM | =27B | +42N | −19B | +38N | −8N | +25B | =16N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 8.50 | 1790 | -2.4 |
| 18 | Diaz Espaillat, Ariangel | 1807 | DOM | +34N | =8B | −13N | +37B | +20N | −7B | −9B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 9.25 | 1874 | +9.4 |
| 19 | Santiago Ceballos, Christian | 1677 | DOM | =42B | +36N | +17N | −7B | =13N | =10B | −20N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 10.00 | 1888 | +71.6 |
| 20 | Moscoso Silva, Carlos AntonioCM | 2001 | DOM | =24N | F | −6B | +36N | −18B | +21N | +19B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 10.00 | 1760 | -27.8 |
| 21 | Trejo Cabrera, Ivan Adalberto | 0 | DOM | −6N | +15B | −23N | +26B | =31N | −20B | +35N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 9.75 | 1737 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Dominguez, Roberto | 1902 | DOM | +44N | −1B | +26N | −11B | −15N | F | +29B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 6.50 | 1769 | -17.8 |
| 23 | Adames Cabrera, Yovanny Enmanuel | 1675 | DOM | −3B | +41N | +21B | −2N | F | +35B | −10N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 6.00 | 1701 | -0.8 |
| 24 | Martinez Rodriguez, Moises | 1629 | DOM | =20B | F | −2N | +39B | =14N | +31B | −13N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 7.25 | 1808 | +37.2 |
| 25 | Rodriguez Munoz, Omar de Jesus | 1733 | DOM | +41B | −9N | +45B | −12N | +28B | −17N | F | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 1142 | -29.6 |
| 26 | Rojas Beseda, Thiago | 1623 | DOM | −8N | +34B | −22B | −21N | +45B | +32N | −14B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 1612 | -6.0 |
| 27 | Inoa Llenas, David | 0 | DOM | =17N | −13B | −38B | +40N | =29B | +33N | F | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 6.50 | 1692 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Baez Corsino, Ernesto Miguel | 0 | DOM | +43N | F | −14B | +33B | −25N | +46B | −15N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.50 | 1517 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Santiago Ceballos, Starlyn | 1595 | DOM | F | =37B | −15N | +42B | =27N | +39B | −22N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 1657 | +9.6 |
| 30 | Reynoso, Jesus | 1631 | DOM | −5N | F | +40B | +45N | −4B | F | +41N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1622 | -5.6 |
| 31 | Guzman Castro, Maria Jose | 1649 | DOM | −1N | +40B | −10B | +35N | =21B | −24N | F | 2.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 4.25 | 1673 | -1.6 |
| 32 | Perrone Bueno, Amelia Maia | 1513 | DOM | −7N | =43B | =33N | −15B | +41N | −26B | F | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.25 | 1383 | -23.2 |
| 33 | Cespedes Puntier, Leonardo | 1637 | DOM | =36B | −35N | =32B | −28N | F | −27B | +39N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 2.75 | 1472 | -26.4 |
| 34 | FIDE 6444407 | 0 | — | −18B | −26N | F | −16B | −39N | +40B | +46N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1430 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Almonte Rosario, Bruno Said | 1577 | DOM | =13N | +33B | −8N | −31B | F | −23N | −21B | 1.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 4.00 | 1633 | +6.0 |
| 36 | Mendez Rivas, Criseidis | 1700 | DOM | =33N | −19B | +44N | −20B | −16N | F | F | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.50 | 1397 | -29.2 |
| 37 | Munoz Manzueta, Junior | 1621 | DOM | −10B | =29N | F | −18N | +46B | F | F | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.50 | 1518 | -16.4 |
| 38 | Collado Diaz, Herlin Antonio | 1635 | DOM | F | =44B | +27N | −17B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1014 | -10.8 |
| 39 | Gomez Santelises, Enmanuel Arturo | 0 | DOM | F | −12N | −4B | −24N | +34B | −29N | −33B | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.00 | 909 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Perrone Bueno, Isabella Marie | 1501 | DOM | −2B | −31N | −30N | −27B | F | −34N | +45B | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 927 | -28.0 |
| 41 | Perrone Bueno, Angeolino | 0 | DOM | −25N | −23B | −16N | F | −32B | +45N | −30B | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 823 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Polanco De La Rosa , Eddy Alfonso | 1807 | DOM | =19N | −17B | F | −29N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.75 | 1422 | -28.8 |
| 43 | Almonte Rosario, Lucas Alejandro | 1950 | DOM | −28B | =32N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Feliz Mercedes, Ronald Alexander | 0 | DOM | −22B | =38N | −36B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1473 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Gonzalez Torres, Eliana | 0 | DOM | −14B | F | −25N | −30B | −26N | −41B | −40N | 0.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 862 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 6443729 | 0 | — | −4B | F | F | F | −37N | −28N | −34B | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 874 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Santiago Ceballos, ChristianDOM+71.63.5 pts · #11
- 2Garcia Chan, PabloDOM+63.65.0 pts · #16
- 3Estevez Peralta, StarlynDOM+53.64.0 pts · #18
Top rating losers
- 1Reynoso Almonte, EmirDOM-35.24.0 pts · #23
- 2Sosa Moran, Bryan MarcDOM-31.04.0 pts · #14
- 3Rodriguez Munoz, Omar de JesusDOM-29.63.0 pts · #44
Biggest upsets
- R5+268 Elo gap
- R5+255 Elo gap
- R6+243 Elo gap