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Torneo Clasico "Conmemoracion del 9 de Enero"

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40 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Panama, Panama. 10 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2005, and top seed was Eduardo Jesus Mendez Fortes (🇨🇺 CUB, FM, 2207).

Adrian Ignacio Cortes Franco (🇵🇦 PAN, 1875) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Jose Bernardo Fabrega Van Der Laat (5.0) and Eduardo Jesus Mendez Fortes (5.0). Cortes Franco clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Rafael Alejandro Franceschi Fuentes (1606) beat Marco Antonio Haskins Atehortua (2112), a +506-point gap.

Location
🇵🇦Panama, Panama
Dates
08 Jan 2026 → 11 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
2,005
Participants
40
Titled players · 10
FM×3
CM×3
WCM×4
Federations · 2 represented
🇵🇦Panama×39
🇨🇺Cuba×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Adrian Ignacio Cortes Franco led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 10 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders
15
6
2
10
2
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7Cortes Franco takes lead
R7 · LEADER CHANGE11 Jan

Adrian Ignacio Cortes Franco takes the sole lead (5.5/7).

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Adrian Ignacio Cortes Franco beat FM Eduardo Jesus Mendez Fortes (Black).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

CM Sebastian Narayana Schnell won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Cortes Franco, Adrian Ignacio1875PAN+16B+3N7N+36B=5B+6N+2B5.527.528.522.002140+91.6
2Fabrega Van Der Laat, Jose BernardoCM1888PAN+10B+37N4N+25B+11N+9B1N5.025.526.516.001980+30.0
3Mendez Fortes, Eduardo JesusFM2207CUB+28N1B+22B=12N=6B+14N+10B5.025.028.018.252008-24.4
4Schnell, Sebastian NarayanaCM2096PAN+17B+13N+2B9N+23B=8N=7B5.024.527.519.502027-8.8
5Fuentes Manrique, Adrian AlonsoFM2120PAN+24B+8NF+7B=1N=11B+12N5.024.524.519.752129+2.2
6Cueto Fernandez, Manuel Alejandro1862PAN+38N7B+27N+10B=3N1B+17N4.525.026.014.001919+22.0
7Ferreira Araujo, Aldair Antonio1973PAN+27B+6N+1B5N=9BF=4N4.027.030.017.502044+12.6
8Miranda Samudio, Adrian JafethCM1881PAN+20N5BF+19N+14B=4B=9N4.025.028.515.501997+38.0
9Gonzalez Soto, Pedro Jose1918PANF+19N+23B+4B=7N2N=8B4.024.527.515.502039+19.2
10Franceschi Fuentes, Rafael Alejandro1606PAN2N+28B+31B6N+15B+23N3N4.024.527.513.001937+111.2
11Ibanez Zanetti, Sebastian Andres1854PAN+33B=22N=14B+24N2B=5N=13B4.024.026.513.501888+18.8
12Chavarria Troya, Keytleen DenisWCM1806PAN32N+20B+35N=3B=22B+16N5B4.023.024.513.001820+5.6
13Avendano Icaza, Alessia RebecaWCM1863PAN+26N4B=21N22N+33B+20B=11N4.022.024.512.751789-18.4
14Rodriguez Lopez, Jose Ivan1762PAN=40N+32B=11N+21B8N3B+26N4.022.022.511.251824+18.8
15Haskins Atehortua, Marco Antonio2112PAN+18N23B17N+32B10N+27B+28N4.020.022.512.001795-45.6
16Simpson Miranda, Ian Andre1537PAN1N18B+38N+37B+36N12B+25N4.018.019.06.001788+71.6
17Oses Gonzalez, Luis David1688PAN4N+38B+15B23N=19B+18N6B3.523.524.510.251879+64.0
18Kushinakajo, Theo1746PAN15B+16NF+30B=25N17B+32N3.521.524.011.001728-3.8
19Vasquez Jaen, Lourdes LorenaWCM1785PAN+39N9B+32N8B=17N=31B=20N3.520.521.08.001686-15.6
20Walker Arauz, Ethan Joseph1552PAN8B12N+34B+39N+24B13N=19B3.520.521.07.251718+54.8
21Castillo Munoz, Eduardo Ahamed1686PAN22B+34N=13B14N26B+35N+33B3.518.520.08.001657-6.2
22Sanchez Manzanares, Jorge LuisFM1983PAN+21N=11B3N+13B=12NFF3.024.524.511.501955-2.8
23Smith, Arcadio1863PAN+34B+15N9N+17B4N10B24N3.023.525.59.501760-36.8
24Ramirez Alvarado, Miguelangel1747PAN5N+26B+30N11B20NF+23B3.021.522.59.001707-14.0
25Thompson Ceballos, James1786PAN=35B=30N+33B2N=18B=26N16B3.021.022.58.001554-35.0
26Antinori Rodriguez, Giuseppe Umberto1511PAN13B24N+29N=31B+21N=25B14B3.020.523.59.501710+63.2
27Cruz Quintanilla, MarianelaWCM1640PAN7N+39B6B=33N=28B15N+34B3.020.020.55.251674+4.0
28Zamora Lopez, Roberto1756PAN3B10N+40N=35B=27N+37B15B3.018.519.03.751558-55.6
29Molina Diaz, Eduardo Jose1639PANF33N26B+40B+30N32B+37N3.016.016.54.50707-81.6
30Melgarejo Jimenez, Lucas Andre0PAN=36N=25B24B18N29B+38N+39N3.014.515.03.5016450.0
31Carrillo, Jose Antonio1825PANF+40B10N=26N+35B=19NF3.012.512.55.251595-21.8
32Velazquez Diaz, Alejandro Ire1492PAN+12B14N19B15N=39B+29N18B2.522.022.57.251625+31.6
33Rosas Valdes, Javier Alfonso1495PAN11N+29B25N=27B13N+39B21N2.520.521.05.001598+26.8
34Kushinakajo Tamagusuku, Inti1498PAN23N21B20N+38B37N+40B27N2.015.015.51.501455-12.4
35Lopez Rodriguez, Jeremy Daniel1474PAN=25N=36B12B=28N31N21BF1.517.517.53.501580+11.8
36Sanjur Ruiz, Crescencio de los Reyes1776PAN=30B=35NF1N16BFF1.018.018.02.251358-30.0
37Sanguillen Santamaria, Lucas Octavio0PANF2BF16N+34B28N29B1.018.018.02.0014260.0
38Gordon Gonzalez, Rosa Maria1497PAN6B17N16B34NF30B+40N1.017.517.50.50848-96.8
39Cuevas Morgan, Jorge Enrique1432PAN19B27NF20B=32N33N30B0.518.018.01.251231-40.0
40Paredes Duque, Tomas0PAN=14B31N28B29NF34N38B0.516.016.02.0013020.0

Key insights

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