Festival Sudamericano de la Juventud 2025 - Sub 16 Abs Ajedrez Clasico

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80 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Dec 2025 to 11 Dec 2025 in Cali - VAL, Colombia. 9 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2128, and top seed was Cristhian Yamil Reyes Zavaleta (🇵🇪 PER, FM, 2235).

Sebastian Alonso Ortiz Menacho (🇵🇪 PER, FM, 1951) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Nicolas Gabriel Rojas Linares (7.0) and Josue Efrain Sanchez Barreto (6.5). Ortiz Menacho shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Percy Eduardo Gutarra Minaya (1687) beat Richard Alejandro Rueda Rojas (FM, 2120), a +433-point gap.

Location

🇨🇴Cali - VAL, Colombia

Dates

06 Dec 2025 → 11 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇪FMCristhian Yamil Reyes Zavaleta2235

Avg top 10

2,128

Participants

Titled players · 9

FM×3

CM×6

Federations · 8 represented

🇨🇴Colombia×41

🇵🇪Peru×12

🇪🇨Ecuador×12

🇨🇱Chile×6

🇵🇾Paraguay×3

🇻🇪Venezuela×3

🇧🇴Bolivia×1

🇺🇾Uruguay×1

Top 3

🥇
FMSebastian Alonso Ortiz Menacho
🇵🇪PER·1951
7.5pts·2240perf+129.6
🥈
CMNicolas Gabriel Rojas Linares
🇵🇪PER·2026
7.0pts·2109perf+42.0
🥉
Josue Efrain Sanchez Barreto
🇨🇴COL·2034
6.5pts·2037perf+6.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Sebastian Alonso Ortiz Menacho led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Ortiz Menacho7.5Rojas Linares7Reyes Zavaleta6.5Guerra Mansilla6.5Sanchez Barreto6.5Anigstein6.5— ex-leaders:Mancheno Barahonaled R4–R5, #14

R7 · LEADER CHANGE10 Dec

FM Sebastian Alonso Ortiz Menacho takes the sole lead (6.5/7).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Sebastian Alonso Ortiz Menacho beat CM Nicolas Gabriel Rojas Linares (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Sebastian Alonso Ortiz Menacho 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)CM Nicolas Gabriel Rojas Linares 3 wins (R2–R4)FM Cristhian Yamil Reyes Zavaleta 4 wins (R6–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMSebastian Alonso Ortiz Menacho	*	1	—	—
2CMNicolas Gabriel Rojas Linares	0	*	—	—
3FMCristhian Yamil Reyes Zavaleta	—	—	*	—
4CMJorge Maximilian Guerra Mansilla	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ortiz Menacho, Sebastian AlonsoFM	1951	PER	+33B	+36N	+26B	=4N	+2B	+14N	+13B	+6N	−3B	7.5	47.0	51.5	41.75	2240	+129.6
2	Rojas Linares, Nicolas GabrielCM	2026	PER	=52N	+41B	+32N	+39B	−1N	+34B	=16N	+7B	+4B	7.0	44.0	48.0	35.75	2109	+42.0
3	Sanchez Barreto, Josue Efrain	2034	COL	+60B	+21N	−35B	+26N	+10B	=5N	+15B	−4N	+1N	6.5	47.0	50.5	36.25	2037	+6.8
4	Abad Huaman, Adrian EstivenCM	2060	PER	+53N	+43B	+34N	=1B	+37N	+13B	−7N	+3B	−2N	6.5	46.5	50.5	33.25	2135	+39.2
5	Garzon Espitia, Nicolas Alejandro	1790	COL	=6B	=11N	+68B	+17N	+35B	=3B	−9N	+15N	+13B	6.5	46.5	49.5	33.50	2197	+159.2
6	Guerrero Cajeca, Matias Israel	2178	ECU	=5N	+25B	+23N	+15B	−13N	+22B	+14N	−1B	+16N	6.5	46.0	51.0	34.75	2110	-19.4
7	Anigstein, Eugenio	2148	ARG	=47B	+56N	−15B	+46N	+24B	+37N	+4B	−2N	+17B	6.5	43.0	47.0	32.25	2082	-18.4
8	Reyes Zavaleta, Cristhian YamilFM	2235	PER	+42B	=12N	−10B	=45N	=20B	+54N	+29B	+23B	+14N	6.5	42.0	46.0	32.00	2049	-58.8
9	Guerra Mansilla, Jorge MaximilianCM	2087	CHI	=41N	−32B	+73N	+72B	=23N	+40B	+5B	=17N	+21B	6.5	38.5	41.0	29.00	1981	-33.2
10	Herrera Murillo, Jose Miguel	1811	COL	+71N	+16B	+8N	−13B	−3N	+38B	=19B	=11N	+27B	6.0	45.0	48.0	30.25	2150	+133.2
11	Toro Ramirez, SamuelCM	2147	COL	=72N	=5B	+55N	+43B	=22N	−16B	+34N	=10B	+23N	6.0	41.0	43.5	28.00	1991	-57.6
12	Paladines Pinzon, Samuel	1922	COL	+69B	=8B	−14N	+67N	=44B	+62N	−17B	+33N	+24B	6.0	38.0	41.0	24.50	1993	+39.6
13	Mancheno Barahona, Matias Gabriel	2106	ECU	+20B	+40N	+19B	+10N	+6B	−4N	−1N	=16B	−5N	5.5	49.5	54.0	30.75	2002	-40.0
14	Ruiz Agudelo, Jeronimo	2026	COL	+62B	=28N	+12B	+24N	+18N	−1B	−6B	+19N	−8B	5.5	47.5	51.0	28.00	2054	+17.6
15	Hernandez Jimenez, Xavi	2002	COL	=59N	+52B	+7N	−6N	+28B	+18B	−3N	−5B	+36N	5.5	45.0	48.5	27.25	1999	+6.8
16	Andrade Salcedo, Jorge MarioCM	1968	COL	+48B	−10N	=63B	+60N	+33B	+11N	=2B	=13N	−6B	5.5	43.5	47.0	26.50	1959	+5.2
17	Alarcon Vega, Icker Aldair	2025	ECU	−25N	+59B	+53N	−5B	+49N	+39B	+12N	=9B	−7N	5.5	43.0	46.5	25.25	1912	-38.0
18	Montano Velasco, Matias Khaleb	2132	ECU	+54B	=24N	+29B	+35N	−14B	−15N	−21B	+42N	+25N	5.5	40.5	44.5	25.50	1955	-65.4
19	Soto Ramirez, Andres Camilo	1924	COL	+58N	+57B	−13N	=38B	=39N	+32B	=10N	−14B	+41N	5.5	39.0	43.0	24.50	1936	+10.8
20	Peralta Macas, Santiak Emanuel	1725	ECU	−13N	+64B	−22N	+73B	=8N	=43B	+40N	=30B	+34N	5.5	39.0	41.5	23.00	1971	+108.8
21	Medina Castillo, Benjamin Ignacio	1856	CHI	+73N	−3B	−49N	=51B	+75N	+59B	+18N	+22B	−9N	5.5	37.5	39.5	20.50	1873	+16.0
22	Perez Rojas, Felipe	1986	CHI	+63B	−26N	+20B	+42N	=11B	−6N	+28B	−21N	=31B	5.0	43.0	46.5	24.00	1918	-30.0
23	Garcia De La Rosa, Daniel Vladimir	1891	ECU	=67B	+47N	−6B	+63N	=9B	+44N	+27B	−8N	−11B	5.0	43.0	46.0	22.25	2016	+55.2
24	Negron Lizarazo, Juan SebastianCM	1910	COL	+64N	=18B	+30N	−14B	−7N	=25B	+32N	+53B	−12N	5.0	42.0	45.5	22.25	1926	+10.0
25	Giler Moncayo, Isaac Guillermo	1675	ECU	+17B	−6N	−27B	+47N	=45B	=24N	+26B	+35N	−18B	5.0	41.5	46.0	24.25	1970	+126.4
26	Montilla Rodriguez, Camilo	1815	COL	+78N	+22B	−1N	−3B	=59N	=50B	−25N	+52B	+49N	5.0	39.5	41.5	18.75	1787	-12.8
27	Poma Bernal, Cristian Andres	1985	PER	+50N	−39B	+25N	=49B	=32N	+35B	−23N	+36B	−10N	5.0	38.0	42.0	22.25	1815	-74.4
28	Torres Orozco, Adrian de Jesus	1841	COL	+80N	=14B	−38N	+50B	−15N	+49B	−22N	+46B	=30N	5.0	38.0	39.5	19.25	1877	+20.0
29	Villaverde Salas, Gonzalo Matias	1931	PER	+46N	=45B	−18N	−32B	+56N	+72B	−8N	=49B	+53N	5.0	37.5	40.0	19.25	1861	-29.3
30	Arias Diaz, Javier Alonso	2024	CHI	=56B	+67N	−24B	−36N	=52B	+69N	+55B	=20N	=28B	5.0	35.0	38.0	19.25	1780	-98.4
31	Vega Veloso, Clemente Tomas	1845	CHI	+70B	−37N	−33B	=48N	+63B	=61N	+50B	=38B	=22N	5.0	34.0	37.0	19.25	1795	-20.0
32	Carrillo Barbosa, Simon	1736	COL	=44B	+9N	−2B	+29N	=27B	−19N	−24B	+67N	=40B	4.5	43.0	46.0	21.50	1938	+86.0
33	Galvez Lopez, Juan Martin	1654	COL	−1N	+71B	+31N	=34B	−16N	=45B	+39N	−12B	=43N	4.5	42.0	45.0	19.25	1854	+76.0
34	Figueroa Rincon, Cesar Fabian	1926	COL	+65B	+68N	−4B	=33N	+36B	−2N	−11B	+62N	−20B	4.5	41.0	44.0	16.75	1796	-53.2
35	Chavez Bautista, Lennin Alfredo	1868	PER	+75N	+38B	+3N	−18B	−5N	−27N	+61B	−25B	=48N	4.5	41.0	43.0	18.75	1840	-11.6
36	Cardenas Huachaca, Alessandro Jair	1802	PER	+76N	−1B	=51N	+30B	−34N	+46B	+37B	−27N	−15B	4.5	40.5	42.5	18.00	1839	+14.4
37	Delgado Caballero, Nigel Alejandro	1956	COL	+49N	+31B	=39N	+44N	−4B	−7B	−36N	−41B	+68B	4.5	40.0	43.0	18.75	1852	-42.8
38	Lopez, Ricardo Andres	2063	COL	+61B	−35N	+28B	=19N	=40B	−10N	+42B	=31N	−45B	4.5	39.5	43.0	20.50	1834	-102.4
39	Cabrera Hernandez, Enrique Gabriel	1863	VEN	+66B	+27N	=37B	−2N	=19B	−17N	−33B	=63N	+60B	4.5	39.0	42.5	18.75	1828	-12.8
40	Navarro Canete, Facundo Javier	1890	PAR	+51N	−13B	=50N	+41B	=38N	−9N	−20B	+59B	=32N	4.5	39.0	42.5	18.50	1806	-36.0
41	Lemos Holguin, Jeronimo	1703	COL	=9B	−2N	+65B	−40N	=68B	=67N	+74B	+37N	−19B	4.5	37.5	40.0	16.75	1826	+55.6
42	Villegas, Juan Diego	1801	COL	−8N	+58B	+79N	−22B	=46N	+51B	−38N	−18B	+63N	4.5	37.5	39.5	15.75	1816	-2.8
43	Rendon Buritica, Emmanuel	1884	COL	+74B	−4N	+48B	−11N	=61B	=20N	=62B	=68N	=33B	4.5	37.0	39.5	17.00	1770	-44.8
44	Rueda Rojas, Richard AlejandroFM	2120	COL	=32N	+72B	+45N	−37B	=12N	−23B	−53N	+61B	=47B	4.5	36.5	39.0	18.00	1812	-126.0
45	Rayme Angulo Andres Joaquin	1820	PER	+77B	=29N	−44B	=8B	=25N	=33N	=68B	F	+38N	4.5	36.5	38.5	18.50	1919	+35.2
46	Mariduena Villa, Eduardo Josue	1652	ECU	−29B	+77N	+57N	−7B	=42B	−36N	+60B	−28N	+62B	4.5	36.5	38.5	15.25	1778	+55.6
47	Camacho Galindo, Jonathan David	1771	COL	=7N	−23B	=59N	−25B	−73N	+70N	+69B	+51B	=44N	4.5	34.5	37.0	17.25	1731	-20.8
48	Guerra Rubio, Sebastian Alejandro	1658	VEN	−16N	+78B	−43N	=31B	−72N	+76B	=51N	+55B	=35B	4.5	32.0	34.0	14.75	1707	+16.0
49	Pilco Velez, Felix Eduardo	1655	ECU	−37B	+70N	+21B	=27N	−17B	−28N	+54B	=29N	−26B	4.0	39.5	42.5	17.50	1802	+60.8
50	Vallejo Chavez, Francisco Paul	1661	ECU	−27B	+66N	=40B	−28N	+60B	=26N	−31N	=57B	=54N	4.0	36.0	39.5	15.75	1753	+45.6
51	Cruz Zapata, Gabriel	1558	COL	−40B	+61N	=36B	=21N	=54B	−42N	=48B	−47N	+74B	4.0	35.5	38.0	15.25	1709	+65.6
52	Acevedo Barreto, Ezequiel	1680	PAR	=2B	−15N	−67B	+71B	=30N	−55N	+73B	−26N	+70B	4.0	35.5	38.0	14.50	1680	-10.0
53	Gutarra Minaya, Percy Eduardo	1687	PER	−4B	+74N	−17B	=68N	=67B	+73N	+44B	−24N	−29B	4.0	35.0	37.5	12.50	1784	+24.2
54	Veira Taquez, Manuel Josue	1746	COL	−18N	F	+66B	+58B	=51N	−8B	−49N	+74N	=50B	4.0	34.0	34.0	14.00	1731	-14.4
55	Salvatierra Zelada, Lucio Alfredo	1765	BOL	F	+69N	−11B	−59B	+77N	+52B	−30N	−48N	+67B	4.0	31.0	31.0	12.00	1717	-22.4
56	Munoz Aguilera, Alan Martin	1674	ECU	=30N	−7B	−72N	+76B	−29B	−74N	=70B	+75N	+69B	4.0	29.5	31.5	11.00	1653	-18.0
57	Moreno Hernandez, Andres Mauricio	1815	COL	+79B	−19N	−46B	+69N	−62B	−68N	+75B	=50N	=58B	4.0	29.5	31.5	11.00	1614	-74.0
58	Agudelo Guevara, Juan Sebastian	1613	COL	−19B	−42N	+70B	−54N	=74B	−60N	+78B	+72B	=57N	4.0	29.5	31.5	10.75	1630	+1.2
59	Merca Alvarado, Gabriel Adolfo	1665	PER	=15B	−17N	=47B	+55N	=26B	−21N	=67B	−40N	=61N	3.5	38.0	41.0	14.75	1742	+28.4
60	Anillo Trespalacios, Daniel David	1682	COL	−3N	=75B	+76N	−16B	−50N	+58B	−46N	+64B	−39N	3.5	34.5	36.5	10.50	1598	-40.8
61	Munoz Gutierrez, Juan Andres	1699	COL	−38N	−51B	+75N	+64B	=43N	=31B	−35N	−44N	=59B	3.5	34.0	36.0	12.00	1710	-4.8
62	Cuenca Ojeda, Alejandro Martin	1678	PAR	−14N	−73B	+80N	+79B	+57N	−12B	=43N	−34B	−46N	3.5	33.5	35.0	9.75	1625	-26.8
63	Toro Suarez, Frank Sebastian	1662	COL	−22N	+80B	=16N	−23B	−31N	=75B	+79N	=39B	−42B	3.5	33.5	35.0	9.50	1647	-10.8
64	Romero Mendez, Victor Isaac	1587	VEN	−24B	−20N	+77B	−61N	=70B	−65N	+76B	−60N	+75B	3.5	28.0	30.0	7.50	1487	-48.8
65	Vasquez Rojas, Juan Diego	1620	COL	−34N	=76B	−41N	−75B	+79N	+64B	+72N	F	F	3.5	25.5	25.5	9.00	1626	-0.8
66	Cabarique Tirado, Diego Alejandro	1518	COL	−39N	−50B	−54N	−77B	−76N	+80B	=71N	+79B	+72N	3.5	24.0	25.5	7.50	1517	-10.8
67	Espinoza Torpoco, Sebastian Enrique	1570	PER	=23N	−30B	+52N	−12B	=53N	=41B	=59N	−32B	−55N	3.0	37.0	40.5	12.50	1651	+28.8
68	Velasco Sarmiento, Camilo Andres	0	COL	F	−34B	−5N	=53B	=41N	+57B	=45N	=43B	−37N	3.0	37.0	37.0	12.75	1731	0.0
69	Gonzalez Cortes, Joshtin	1595	COL	−12N	−55B	+78N	−57B	+71N	−30B	−47N	+73B	−56N	3.0	33.0	35.0	7.50	1465	-41.2
70	Marquez Martelo, Alex Josue	1449	COL	−31N	−49B	−58N	+78B	=64N	−47B	=56N	+71B	−52N	3.0	32.0	34.0	8.75	1382	-18.0
71	Guiza Vargas, Angel David	0	COL	−10B	−33N	+74B	−52N	−69B	=78N	=66B	−70N	+77N	3.0	28.5	30.5	7.25	1445	0.0
72	Fauci, Bruno	1770	URU	=11B	−44N	+56B	−9N	+48B	−29N	−65B	−58N	−66B	2.5	38.0	41.5	11.50	1654	-64.8
73	Cedeno Moreira, Leandro Miguel	1488	ECU	−21B	+62N	−9B	−20N	+47B	−53B	−52N	−69N	=76B	2.5	36.5	38.5	9.00	1541	+14.8
74	Bedoya Restrepo, Juan Jose	1552	COL	−43N	−53B	−71N	+80B	=58N	+56B	−41N	−54B	−51N	2.5	32.0	33.5	7.50	1514	-18.0
75	Sanzana Jofre, Martin	1532	CHI	−35B	=60N	−61B	+65N	−21B	=63N	−57N	−56B	−64N	2.0	32.0	35.5	7.00	1499	-17.2
76	Rincon Maussa, Cristian	0	COL	−36B	=65N	−60B	−56N	+66B	−48N	−64N	−80B	=73N	2.0	29.5	31.0	6.50	1386	0.0
77	Chaurra Ocampo, Emmanuell	1405	COL	−45N	−46B	−64N	+66N	−55B	−79B	=80N	=78N	−71B	2.0	27.0	28.5	5.25	1436	+3.2
78	Baez Guerrero, Santiago	0	COL	−26B	−48N	−69B	−70N	+80N	=71B	−58N	=77B	−79N	2.0	26.5	28.0	4.00	1334	0.0
79	Castillo Golondrino, Santiago	0	COL	−57N	F	−42B	−62N	−65B	+77N	−63B	−66N	+78B	2.0	26.5	26.5	4.00	1337	0.0
80	Alvarado Quintero, David Mateo	1416	COL	−28B	−63N	−62B	−74N	−78B	−66N	=77B	+76N	F	1.5	24.0	24.0	3.00	1208	-44.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Garzon Espitia, Nicolas AlejandroCOL
+159.2
6.5 pts · #18
2Herrera Murillo, Jose MiguelCOL
+133.2
6.0 pts · #28
3Ortiz Menacho, Sebastian AlonsoFMPER
+129.6
7.5 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Rueda Rojas, Richard AlejandroFMCOL
-126.0
4.5 pts · #35
2Lopez, Ricardo AndresCOL
-102.4
4.5 pts · #36
3Arias Diaz, Javier AlonsoCHI
-98.4
5.0 pts · #23

Biggest upsets

R7+433 Elo gap
Gutarra Minaya, Percy Eduardo1687 beat FMRueda Rojas, Richard Alejandro2120
R3+424 Elo gap
Herrera Murillo, Jose Miguel1811 beat FMReyes Zavaleta, Cristhian Yamil2235
R2+351 Elo gap
Carrillo Barbosa, Simon1736 beat CMGuerra Mansilla, Jorge Maximilian2087