 In 2012, Paragua played Board 4 scoring 6 points on the strength of 3 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses with a PR of 2561 as compared to his 2508 ELO rating.Paragua tied for 8th-13th places in the 42nd Annual World Open held at Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Arlington, Virginia.He scored 6 points on 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses after tiebreaks with Gata Kamsky of the United States, Lazaro Bruzon of Cuba and Victor Laznicka of Czech Republic among others.