XXXV CAMPEONATO PANAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ DE LA JUVENTUD 2025 - U 18 Absoluto

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75 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Jul 2025 to 03 Aug 2025 in Lima, Peru. 34 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2293, and top seed was Santiago Lopez Rayo (🇨🇴 COL, IM, 2350).

Tejas Rama (🇺🇸 USA, IM, 2201) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Jingyun (ryan) Yang (7.0) and Santiago Lopez Rayo (7.0). Rama shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Dante Alvarado Navarro (1775) beat Maveric Mayta Aiza (CM, 2180), a +405-point gap.

Location

🇵🇪Lima, Peru

Dates

27 Jul 2025 → 03 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇴IMSantiago Lopez Rayo2350

Avg top 10

2,293

Participants

75

Titled players · 34

IM×3

FM×19

CM×10

WIM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇵🇪Peru×25

🇺🇸United States of America×11

🇲🇽Mexico×5

🇨🇦Canada×4

🇨🇷Costa Rica×3

🇨🇱Chile×3

🇪🇨Ecuador×3

🇦🇷Argentina×2

Top 3

🥇
IMTejas Rama
🇺🇸USA·2201
7.5pts·2480perf+127.2
🥈
FMJingyun (ryan) Yang
🇨🇦CAN·2333
7.0pts·2407perf+16.4
🥉
IMSantiago Lopez Rayo
🇨🇴COL·2350
7.0pts·2357perf+3.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Tejas Rama led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 7 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

35

15

4

7

4

1

2

3

1

Rama7.5Yang7Lopez Rayo7Sivakumar6.5Cherukuri6.5Adury6

R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Tejas Rama held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Tejas Rama drew with FM Jingyun (ryan) Yang (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Tejas Rama 3 wins (R4–R6)IM Santiago Lopez Rayo 5 wins (R3–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMTejas Rama	*	½	½	—
2FMJingyun (ryan) Yang	½	*	½	—
3IMSantiago Lopez Rayo	½	½	*	—
4FMShaaketh Sivakumar	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Rama, TejasIM	2201	USA	+33N	+44B	=8N	+10B	+7N	+4N	=2B	=3B	+14N	7.5	49.5	53.5	43.50	2480	+127.2
2	Yang, Jingyun (ryan)FM	2333	CAN	+45N	+37B	=7N	+22B	+9N	=6B	=1N	+10B	=3N	7.0	48.5	52.5	39.25	2407	+16.4
3	Lopez Rayo, SantiagoIM	2350	COL	+15B	−26N	+47B	+28N	+29B	+13N	+6B	=1N	=2B	7.0	47.5	51.5	39.25	2357	+3.4
4	Cherukuri, NiteshFM	2234	USA	+41N	+35B	+30N	=6B	+11N	−1B	=16N	+17B	=5B	6.5	46.5	51.0	34.50	2315	+30.2
5	Sivakumar, ShaakethFM	2279	USA	+50N	+28B	−6N	+44B	+19N	=12B	=17N	+9B	=4N	6.5	44.5	48.5	33.50	2282	+3.8
6	Venkatesh, NarayanFM	2185	USA	+62N	+32B	+5B	=4N	+18B	=2N	−3N	=11B	=9N	6.0	49.5	52.5	32.75	2322	+71.2
7	Adury, AnantFM	2215	USA	+42N	+38B	=2B	=8N	−1B	+23N	+31B	=12N	=17N	6.0	47.0	51.5	31.75	2239	+18.4
8	Sathish, PranavFM	2323	USA	+23B	+46N	=1B	=7B	−12N	=27N	+24B	+22N	=13N	6.0	47.0	51.0	32.75	2249	-7.4
9	De Albuquerque, Ian Telek C.CM	2229	BRA	+31B	+27N	+26B	=18N	−2B	+21N	+22B	−5N	=6B	6.0	46.0	51.0	31.75	2282	+28.4
10	Munoz Ramos, ChristopherFM	2261	CHI	+59B	+49N	=21B	−1N	+25B	+26N	=12B	−2N	+27B	6.0	45.5	49.0	28.75	2252	0.0
11	Alonso Orta, Osiel AlbertoFM	2280	CUB	+34B	=29N	+24B	+21N	−4B	=16B	+28N	=6N	=12B	6.0	45.0	49.5	31.75	2256	-10.0
12	Mayta Aiza, MavericCM	2180	BOL	−40B	+52N	+34B	+27N	+8B	=5N	=10N	=7B	=11N	6.0	44.5	48.5	31.75	2229	+34.0
13	Guo, EthanFM	2193	USA	+56B	=36N	=20B	+35N	+23B	−3B	=19N	+18N	=8B	6.0	44.0	47.5	29.75	2241	+14.8
14	Mou, IrisWIM	2271	USA	+19N	−30B	−50N	+40N	+15B	+44B	+32N	+16B	−1B	6.0	43.0	47.0	30.50	2160	-38.8
15	Robles Cerron, Sebastian	2032	PER	−3N	+60B	+73N	−16B	−14N	+62B	+37N	+30B	+28N	6.0	39.5	40.5	22.00	2141	+58.0
16	Yan, NathanFM	2178	USA	+55B	+40N	−18B	+15N	+20B	=11N	=4B	−14N	=23B	5.5	45.5	49.0	28.50	2182	+7.0
17	Ramirez Sifuentes, Luis AngelFM	2209	PER	=47B	+58N	=29B	+24N	=26B	+18N	=5B	−4N	=7B	5.5	44.0	47.5	27.75	2199	+2.0
18	Jimenez Salas, Maria TeresaWIM	2249	PER	+61N	+25B	+16N	=9B	−6N	−17B	+38N	−13B	+41N	5.5	43.5	47.0	26.50	2181	-25.6
19	Borre Meza, Orlando David	1933	COL	−14B	+63N	+46B	+36N	−5B	+35N	=13B	=20N	=24B	5.5	42.5	45.5	24.50	2185	+115.2
20	Das, AditeyaFM	2311	USA	+48N	=22B	=13N	+30B	−16N	=38B	=25N	=19B	+34B	5.5	42.0	46.0	27.00	2139	-34.2
21	Kulik, Nicolas	2179	URU	+52N	+68B	=10N	−11B	+39N	−9B	=27N	+32B	=25N	5.5	42.0	44.0	23.75	2164	0.0
22	Zhong, Ryan YunhuiFM	2099	CAN	+54B	=20N	+36B	−2N	+49B	+46N	−9N	−8B	+38B	5.5	41.5	45.0	23.25	2210	+57.6
23	Palomino Landeo, Diego Fernando	1982	PER	−8N	+51B	+68N	+37B	−13N	−7B	+46B	+26N	=16N	5.5	41.0	43.0	22.25	2165	+77.2
24	Castillo Beitia, Ashley AlexandraIM	2077	PAN	+57N	+39B	−11N	−17B	+59N	+34B	−8N	+45B	=19N	5.5	39.5	43.0	22.75	2149	+38.0
25	Martinez Flores, MatiasFM	2059	MEX	+65B	−18N	=31B	+58N	−10N	+55B	=20B	+48N	=21B	5.5	38.5	41.0	21.50	2092	+23.6
26	Safranek, WilliamFM	2165	USA	+60N	+3B	−9N	+32B	=17N	−10B	=45N	−23B	+50N	5.0	43.0	46.5	24.25	2133	-10.8
27	Lizano Quiros, Matias HazielFM	2047	CRC	+74N	−9B	+33N	−12B	+62N	=8B	=21B	+31N	−10N	5.0	42.5	43.5	19.75	2082	+15.2
28	Wang, Derek	2078	CAN	+63B	−5N	+59B	−3B	+43N	+48N	−11B	+36N	−15B	5.0	42.0	45.0	19.50	2100	+12.4
29	Shaw, JadenFM	2091	JAM	+69N	=11B	=17N	+50B	−3N	−32B	=34N	=41B	+45N	5.0	40.5	42.5	20.25	2089	+1.9
30	Huallpa Fernandez, Hector Manuel	2064	PER	+73B	+14N	−4B	−20N	−31B	+56N	+47B	−15N	+48B	5.0	40.5	41.5	18.50	2043	-5.2
31	Vargas Arguedas, Caleb	1879	CRC	−9N	+67B	=25N	=71B	+30N	+39B	−7N	−27B	+44N	5.0	38.5	40.5	19.75	2117	+104.0
32	Salazar Flores, Yerick AlexanderCM	2039	PER	+70B	−6N	+72B	−26N	+54B	+29N	−14B	−21N	+46B	5.0	37.0	38.5	16.00	2042	+4.4
33	Diaz Cortes, Amaury	1834	MEX	−1B	+75N	−27B	+63N	−35B	−36N	+72B	+58N	+49B	5.0	33.5	34.0	12.50	1937	+32.8
34	Zelaya Aragon, Eros Ivan	1974	ARG	−11N	+69B	−12N	+57B	+37N	−24N	=29B	+39B	−20N	4.5	40.5	42.5	17.00	2061	+42.0
35	Cossio Carvajal, Bruno	2059	CRC	+67N	−4N	+56B	−13B	+33N	−19B	−41N	+42B	=43N	4.5	40.0	42.5	17.75	1926	-57.2
36	Zapata Romero, Italo GermanCM	2041	PER	+72N	=13B	−22N	−19B	=41N	+33B	+51N	−28B	=37N	4.5	40.0	41.5	18.00	1933	-43.2
37	Caceres Sandoval, Eduardo	2119	PER	+53B	−2N	+43B	−23N	−34B	+58N	−15B	+56N	=36B	4.5	39.5	43.0	17.75	1968	-64.8
38	Cahuapaza Tarapaca, LeonardoCM	2057	PER	+64B	−7N	=40B	=47N	+56B	=20N	−18B	+59B	−22N	4.5	38.0	41.0	17.00	1985	-28.0
39	Contreras Huaman, FiorellaFM	2277	PER	+43B	−24N	+48B	=49N	−21B	−31N	+54B	−34N	+47B	4.5	37.0	40.5	18.00	1984	-60.4
40	Alvarado Navarro, Dante	1775	ECU	+12N	−16B	=38N	−14B	−45N	−51B	+66N	+54B	+59N	4.5	37.0	39.5	17.75	1924	+57.2
41	Huertas Poma, Adrian Antonio	1892	PER	−4B	=65N	=45B	=55N	=36B	+72N	+35B	=29N	−18B	4.5	36.0	37.5	15.75	1943	+19.2
42	Suana Ticona, Dennis Fabricio	1864	PER	−7B	+64N	−49B	−54N	=57B	+65N	+58B	−35N	+55N	4.5	31.5	34.0	14.25	1786	-30.4
43	Cardoza Diaz, Aaron	1957	CUB	−39N	+57B	−37N	+73B	−28B	=54N	=63B	+62N	=35B	4.5	31.5	32.5	13.00	1850	-38.8
44	Parra Gonzales, Andre LeonardoCM	2046	PER	+75B	−1N	+55B	−5N	+47B	−14N	−48B	+63N	−31B	4.0	39.5	40.0	11.00	1889	-63.6
45	Torales G., Ivan Alejandro B.FM	2023	PAR	−2B	−55N	=41N	+66B	+40B	+49N	=26B	−24N	−29B	4.0	39.0	41.5	15.75	1925	-40.4
46	Villordo, Matias	2117	ARG	+51N	−8B	−19N	+69B	+50N	−22B	−23N	+61B	−32N	4.0	39.0	41.0	13.50	1921	-84.4
47	Montesinos Parisaca, Tupac RussellCM	1862	PER	=17N	+71B	−3N	=38B	−44N	+52B	−30N	+51B	−39N	4.0	38.5	40.5	15.00	2018	+58.8
48	Pianchiche Acero,Miyamu NilluCM	1974	ECU	−20B	+53N	−39N	+51B	+71N	−28B	+44N	−25B	−30N	4.0	37.5	39.5	14.00	2005	+14.0
49	Ramirez Camilla, Agustin	2060	CHI	+66N	−10B	+42N	=39B	−22N	−45B	+55N	=50B	−33N	4.0	37.0	39.5	14.75	1921	-58.4
50	Caceres Benitez, Fernando IsraelCM	1957	PAR	−5B	+54N	+14B	−29N	−46B	=63N	+73B	=49N	−26B	4.0	37.0	38.0	14.00	1930	-6.4
51	Abril Munoz, Ernesto Javier	1670	ECU	−46B	−23N	+75B	−48N	+74B	+40N	−36B	−47N	+62B	4.0	30.5	31.0	9.00	1767	+22.8
52	Torres Acosta, Gael	1739	PUR	−21B	−12B	−57N	+75N	+64B	−47N	−56B	+74N	+63B	4.0	29.5	30.0	7.50	1634	-47.6
53	Gonzales Mayta, Alvaro Sebastian	1685	PER	−37N	−48B	=66N	−65B	+67B	−57N	+60B	+73N	=56B	4.0	26.5	27.5	10.00	1637	-28.4
54	Rodriguez Vaca, Oscar Everardo	1652	MEX	−22N	−50B	+67N	+42B	−32N	=43B	−39N	−40N	+64B	3.5	35.5	38.0	12.25	1759	+46.4
55	Enriquez Corona, Jesus Aaron	1702	MEX	−16N	+45B	−44N	=41B	+61N	−25N	−49B	+65N	−42B	3.5	35.5	38.0	12.25	1858	+58.0
56	Pride, Avian	1777	BAH	−13N	+74B	−35N	+68B	−38N	−30B	+52N	−37B	=53N	3.5	34.5	35.5	9.00	1756	-14.0
57	Roman Sierra, Marco Gabriel	1566	PER	−24B	−43N	+52B	−34N	=42N	+53B	−59N	=68B	=61N	3.5	34.0	36.0	13.00	1790	+70.8
58	Reinhard Moller, Gustavo	1900	GUA	=71N	−17B	+62N	−25B	+65N	−37B	−42N	−33B	+66N	3.5	33.0	35.0	9.00	1821	-36.8
59	Ricouz Vasquez, Enzo Joaquin	1921	CHI	−10N	+66B	−28N	+72B	−24B	=73N	+57B	−38N	−40B	3.5	33.0	34.0	8.00	1720	-77.2
60	Euzarraga Becerra, Jose Emilio	1687	MEX	−26B	−15N	−64B	+70N	F	=66B	−53N	+69N	+65B	3.5	27.0	28.0	7.75	1598	-39.2
61	James, Justin	1913	LCA	−18B	F	F	+67N	−55B	+74N	+64B	−46N	=57B	3.5	24.0	24.0	8.25	1719	-54.4
62	Solis Cano, Cesar Fabrizio	1776	PER	−6B	+70N	−58B	+64N	−27B	−15N	+68N	−43B	−51N	3.0	34.0	36.0	7.00	1583	-60.8
63	Vasquez Alva, Marco Joaquin	1600	PER	−28N	−19B	+74N	−33B	+68N	=50B	=43N	−44B	−52N	3.0	34.0	35.0	7.25	1607	-0.4
64	Deudor Pablo, Jhordy Edisson	1462	PER	−38N	−42B	+60N	−62B	−52N	+70B	−61N	+67B	−54N	3.0	29.0	31.0	8.00	1542	+19.2
65	Sardon Aragon Alejandro Ulysses	1489	PER	−25N	=41B	−71N	+53N	−58B	−42B	+70N	−55B	−60N	2.5	31.0	33.0	8.25	1560	+13.6
66	WILSON, ALEJANDRO	1513	CAY	−49B	−59N	=53B	−45N	=75B	=60N	−40B	+72N	−58B	2.5	28.5	29.0	5.50	1514	-1.2
67	Tenorio Rodriguez, Fabian Esteban William	1480	PER	−35B	−31N	−54B	−61B	−53N	+75N	+69B	−64N	=72B	2.5	27.0	27.5	3.25	1414	-26.0
68	Mauricio Aranguri, Diego Jharet	0	PER	F	−21N	−23B	−56N	−63B	+69N	−62B	=57N	=73B	2.0	27.0	27.0	4.25	1566	0.0
69	Vargas Cano, Benjamin Manuel	1643	PER	−29B	−34N	+70B	−46N	−72N	−68B	−67N	−60B	+75N	2.0	25.0	25.5	2.50	1045	-57.6
70	FIDE 81468369	0	—	−32N	−62B	−69N	−60B	F	−64N	−65B	+75B	+74N	2.0	20.5	20.5	1.50	882	0.0
71	Chen, MaxCM	2243	CAN	=58B	−47N	+65B	=31N	−48B	F	F	F	F	2.0	19.0	19.0	6.75	1819	-48.8
72	Cabezas Jimenez, Williams Jose	0	PER	−36B	F	−32N	−59N	+69B	−41B	−33N	−66B	=67N	1.5	29.5	29.5	3.25	1544	0.0
73	Navarro Barrios, Eduardo Javier	1551	PAN	−30N	F	−15B	−43N	F	=59B	−50N	−53B	=68N	1.0	34.0	36.0	2.75	1501	-9.6
74	Abarca Giron, Johan	0	PER	−27B	−56N	−63B	F	−51N	−61B	+75N	−52B	−70B	1.0	25.5	25.5	0.50	991	0.0
75	Almonte Rosario, Lucas Alejandro	0	DOM	−44N	−33B	−51N	−52B	=66N	−67B	−74B	−70N	−69B	0.5	26.0	27.0	1.25	1281	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Rama, TejasIMUSA
+127.2
7.5 pts · #1
2Borre Meza, Orlando DavidCOL
+115.2
5.5 pts · #20
3Vargas Arguedas, CalebCRC
+104.0
5.0 pts · #28

Top rating losers

1Villordo, MatiasARG
-84.4
4.0 pts · #40
2Ricouz Vasquez, Enzo JoaquinCHI
-77.2
3.5 pts · #56
3Caceres Sandoval, EduardoPER
-64.8
4.5 pts · #32

Biggest upsets

R1+405 Elo gap
Alvarado Navarro, Dante1775 beat CMMayta Aiza, Maveric2180
R6+398 Elo gap
Vargas Arguedas, Caleb1879 beat FMContreras Huaman, Fiorella2277
R2+381 Elo gap
CMMontesinos Parisaca, Tupac Russell1862 beat CMChen, Max2243