The Aruba Chess Challenge 2025 will take place from October 10 to October 12 in Noord, Aruba. It is a 7-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Aruba, check out The South American Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
The top-seeded players are Marco Delgado Romero (2368), IM Roberto Carlos Sanchez Alvarez (2360), IM Jasel Lopez (2344), IM Josue Araujo Sanchez (2319), FM Fabian Ricardo Reyes Zavaleta (2312), FM Christopher Guzman (2235), IM Martha L. Fierro Baquero (2232), Jeison Meza Ponce (2162), Jerry Meza Ponce (2111), FM Ursus Van Bemmelen (2087), FM Juan Pablo De Mey (2076), FM Alexander Andres Hernandez Jimenez (2069), Sebastian Ortiz Monsalve (2061), Christiaan Smeets (2048), FM Jose Ramon Mora Moron (2037), CM Kael Samuel Bisnath (2022), CM Sherman Maduro (1996), CM Jimmy Izijk (1965), Edler Castro De (1923), Rogelio Gerardo Garcia Blanco (1921). Scroll down for the full participants list.
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Aruba Chess Challenge 2025 Participants
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | |
| 1 | 1 | Delgado Romero, Marco | PER | 2368 | |
| 2 | 2 | IM | Sanchez Alvarez, Roberto Carlos | PAN | 2360 |
| 3 | 3 | IM | Lopez, Jasel | ARU | 2344 |
| 4 | 4 | IM | Araujo Sanchez, Josue | DOM | 2319 |
| 5 | 5 | FM | Reyes Zavaleta, Fabian Ricardo | PER | 2312 |
| 6 | 6 | FM | Guzman, Christopher | DOM | 2235 |
| 7 | 7 | IM | Fierro Baquero, Martha L. | ECU | 2232 |
| 8 | 8 | Meza Ponce, Jeison | ECU | 2162 | |
| 9 | 9 | Meza Ponce, Jerry | ECU | 2111 | |
| 10 | 10 | FM | Van Bemmelen, Ursus | AHO | 2087 |
| 11 | 11 | FM | De Mey, Juan Pablo | ARU | 2076 |
| 12 | 12 | FM | Hernandez Jimenez, Alexander Andres | VEN | 2069 |
| 13 | 13 | Ortiz Monsalve, Sebastian | COL | 2061 | |
| 14 | 14 | Smeets, Christiaan | NED | 2048 | |
| 15 | 15 | FM | Mora Moron, Jose Ramon | VEN | 2037 |
| 16 | 16 | CM | Samuel Bisnath, Kael | TTO | 2022 |
| 17 | 17 | CM | Maduro, Sherman | AHO | 1996 |
| 18 | 18 | CM | Izijk, Jimmy | AHO | 1965 |
| 19 | 19 | Castro De, Edler | AHO | 1923 | |
| 20 | 20 | Garcia Blanco, Rogelio Gerardo | VEN | 1921 | |
| 21 | 21 | FM | Capella, Rurik | AHO | 1912 |
| 22 | 22 | CM | Croes, Octavio | ARU | 1853 |
| 23 | 23 | CM | Pesqueira, Jose | ARU | 1832 |
| 24 | 24 | Chaudron, Frederik Theodoor | ARU | 1827 | |
| 25 | 25 | Bregita, Jhonathan | AHO | 1814 | |
| 26 | 26 | Carrillo, Jose Antonio | PAN | 1810 | |
| 27 | 27 | Franken, Angelo | ARU | 1799 | |
| 28 | 28 | AIM | Bedi, Vaibhav | AHO | 1771 |
| 29 | 29 | Villalba Martinez, Paul Andres | ARU | 1768 | |
| 30 | 30 | Tromp, Hubert Randolf | ARU | 1752 | |
| 31 | 31 | CM | Shaw, Clifford | CAY | 1750 |
| 32 | 32 | Capella, Gregory | AHO | 1750 | |
| 33 | 33 | Reinhard Pinto, Dietmar | GUA | 1745 | |
| 34 | 34 | Meneses Montes, Pedro Jose | VEN | 1744 | |
| 35 | 35 | WCM | Jacobs, Annelaine | ARU | 1740 |
| 36 | 36 | Dirks, Ayden | ARU | 1714 | |
| 37 | 37 | Pop, Serapio | AHO | 1710 | |
| 38 | 38 | Viafara, Hernan | ARU | 1690 | |
| 39 | 39 | Moreno Mora, Milaydes Lourdes | ARU | 1674 | |
| 40 | 40 | Essed, Mizpa Ricardo | ARU | 1671 | |
| 41 | 41 | Leal Alvarez, Jose Alberto | ARU | 1641 | |
| 42 | 42 | Lozano Hernandez, Brian | PUR | 1637 | |
| 43 | 43 | Devnani, Yash | AHO | 1633 | |
| 44 | 44 | Croes, Jesus David | ARU | 1619 | |
| 45 | 45 | ACM | Mas, Ramon | ARU | 1601 |
| 46 | 46 | Diaz Maguina, Daniel Eugenio | ARU | 1581 | |
| 47 | 47 | Berkenveld, Paulus | AHO | 1577 | |
| 48 | 48 | Mendoza Chourio, Wignifer Y. | ARU | 1555 | |
| 49 | 49 | Cielo, Lesley | ARU | 1543 | |
| 50 | 50 | Aponte, Samantha | ARU | 1444 | |
| 51 | 51 | Abdul Hamid, Durayd E. | ARU | 0 | |
| 52 | 52 | Goedhart, Christiaan N. | ARU | 0 | |
| 53 | 53 | Reinhard P., Dietmar Antonio | GUA | 0 | |
| 54 | 54 | Van Der Kuyp, Daniel J. | ARU | 0 |

