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1 IRT Cerrado Sub 1800 Circulo Peruano de Ajedrez

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6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Lima, Peru. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1658, and top seed was Miguel Angel Suarez Aybar (🇵🇪 PER, 1780).

Michael Da Cruz (🇺🇸 USA, 1632) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Victor Gabriel Mendoza Alata (2.5) and Hans Matthew Aguila Fajardo (2.5). Da Cruz led wire-to-wire.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Michael Da Cruz (1632) beat Miguel Angel Suarez Aybar (1780), a +148-point gap.

Location
🇵🇪Lima, Peru
Dates
24 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇵🇪Miguel Angel Suarez Aybar1780
Avg top 10
1,658
Participants
6
Federations · 2 represented
🇵🇪Peru×5
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Michael Da Cruz led from R1 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
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R1–R5 · LEAD HELD

Michael Da Cruz never relinquished the lead after R1; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R3 · DECISIVE LEAD24 Jan

Michael Da Cruz opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Victor Gabriel Mendoza Alata); the title is out of reach before R5.

R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Michael Da Cruz beat Victor Gabriel Mendoza Alata (White).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo123456PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇺🇸Da Cruz, Michael1632*111—14.08.5010.0+44.42474
2🇵🇪Mendoza Alata, Victor Gabriel16290*1½½½2.55.0011.5+10.01663
3🇵🇪Aguila Fajardo, Hans Matthew168700*1½12.54.2511.5-9.61651
4🇵🇪Suarez Aybar, Miguel Angel17800½0*1½2.03.5012.0-29.81560
5🇵🇪Oropeza Ortega, Jacob Tiziano1613—½½0*½1.53.2512.5-7.21587
6🇵🇪Stuart Llanos, Alejandro Jose16040½0½½*1.53.0012.5-11.21519

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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