8vo Torneo IRT Internacional Memorial Jose Jara Araya

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55 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 16 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Talca, Chile. 10 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2159, and top seed was Pablo Salinas Herrera (🇨🇱 CHI, GM, 2473).

Pablo Salinas Herrera (🇨🇱 CHI, GM, 2473) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Christopher Munoz Ramos (5.0) and Felipe Barriga Silva (5.0). Salinas Herrera won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Nicolas Antonio Albornoz Yanez (1709) beat Enrique Alfredo Farfan Ortiz (CM, 2113), a +404-point gap.

Location

🇨🇱Talca, Chile

Dates

16 Jan 2026 → 18 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇱GMPablo Salinas Herrera2473

Avg top 10

2,159

Participants

Titled players · 10

GM×1

FM×5

CM×2

WCM×2

Federations · 2 represented

🇨🇱Chile×47

🇧🇴Bolivia×1

Top 3

🥇
GMPablo Salinas Herrera
🇨🇱CHI·2473
5.5pts·2547perf+3.1
🥈
FMChristopher Munoz Ramos
🇨🇱CHI·2168
5.0pts·2297perf+31.0
🥉
FMFelipe Barriga Silva
🇨🇱CHI·2308
5.0pts·2337perf+8.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

GM Pablo Salinas Herrera led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Salinas Herrera5.5Barriga Silva5Munoz Ramos5Cuevas Araya5Morales Flores4.5Caceres Vasquez4

R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

GM Pablo Salinas Herrera held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Pablo Salinas Herrera beat FM Felipe Barriga Silva (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Pablo Salinas Herrera 5 wins (R1–R5)FM Felipe Barriga Silva 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMPablo Salinas Herrera	*	1	½	—
2FMFelipe Barriga Silva	0	*	—	—
3FMChristopher Munoz Ramos	½	—	*	1
4FMWalter Cuevas Araya	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Salinas Herrera, PabloGM	2473	CHI	+17B	+15N	+5B	+6N	+3B	=2N	5.5	22.0	25.5	23.00	2547	+3.1
2	Munoz Ramos, ChristopherFM	2168	CHI	+40B	+34N	=10B	+4N	+7N	=1B	5.0	21.0	23.5	18.75	2297	+31.0
3	Barriga Silva, FelipeFM	2308	CHI	+29N	+26B	+24N	+9B	−1N	+8B	5.0	19.5	22.5	17.00	2337	+8.2
4	Cuevas Araya, WalterFM	2036	CHI	+38N	+36B	+22N	−2B	+14N	+6N	5.0	18.0	20.5	15.50	2142	+18.2
5	Morales Flores, MonserratWCM	1906	CHI	+48N	+27B	−1N	+36B	+12N	=7B	4.5	19.0	20.0	12.50	2156	+30.4
6	Caceres Leal, Jaime	2181	CHI	+16N	+18B	+11N	−1B	+22N	−4B	4.0	21.5	24.5	14.00	2084	-8.8
7	Miranda Camus, Joaquin IgnacioFM	2215	CHI	+37B	=23N	+14B	+10N	−2B	=5N	4.0	20.0	22.5	13.75	2026	-21.4
8	Farfan Ortiz, Victor	2140	CHI	+28N	−22B	+33N	+18B	+9N	−3N	4.0	18.5	21.0	13.00	2021	-11.8
9	Caceres Vasquez, SergioFM	1998	CHI	+43B	+25N	+20B	−3N	−8B	+23N	4.0	18.5	20.5	11.50	2019	+6.2
10	Andaur Vega, Claudio	1885	CHI	+54N	+33B	=2N	−7B	+15B	=26N	4.0	18.0	18.5	10.50	2009	+15.2
11	Rubio Bascur, Sebastian Alfonso	1872	CHI	+44B	+19N	−6B	−14N	+17B	+25N	4.0	17.5	19.5	12.00	1803	-12.1
12	Farfan Ortiz, Enrique AlfredoCM	2113	CHI	+39B	−14N	+23B	+25N	−5B	+30N	4.0	17.0	19.5	11.50	1885	-26.2
13	Basualto Penalieres, Pedro	1944	CHI	−33B	F	+35N	+44N	+43B	+22B	4.0	12.0	13.0	9.50	1778	-10.0
14	Albornoz Yanez, Nicolas Antonio	1709	CHI	+52N	+12B	−7N	+11B	−4B	=15N	3.5	20.5	21.5	10.75	1990	+62.8
15	Jorquera Castro, Luis David	1821	CHI	+49N	−1B	+29N	+28B	−10N	=14B	3.5	19.0	20.0	8.75	1795	-9.2
16	Hormazabal San Martin, Sebastian	1556	CHI	−6B	+32N	=34B	+19N	+20B	−24N	3.5	17.0	19.5	11.25	1792	+18.8
17	Abdala Mardones, Jaime Patricio	1659	CHI	−1N	+54B	+51N	=26B	−11N	+27B	3.5	16.5	17.0	6.00	1771	+8.6
18	Bustos Castro, Ricardo	1810	CHI	+32B	−6N	+43B	−8N	=33B	+40N	3.5	16.0	18.0	8.75	1795	-6.0
19	Fuenzalida Bautista, Cristian Ignacio	0	CHI	+31N	−11B	=41N	−16B	+45N	+36B	3.5	15.5	17.0	8.25	1705	0.0
20	Izquierdo Garces, Rosario	1858	CHI	+41N	+51B	−9N	=27B	−16N	+38B	3.5	15.5	16.5	7.50	1638	-24.4
21	Martinoli Rojas, Amaru	1409	CHI	−24B	=35N	+39B	−23N	+42B	+33N	3.5	13.5	16.0	8.75	1691	+51.2
22	Fuenzalida Orellana, Jose	1778	CHI	+47B	+8N	−4B	+24N	−6B	−13N	3.0	20.0	21.5	8.50	1979	+21.8
23	Garrido Brown, Diego Esteban	1800	CHI	+55N	=7B	−12N	+21B	=27N	−9B	3.0	18.5	18.5	7.00	1804	-3.2
24	Guajardo Martinez, Jorge	1955	CHI	+21N	F	−3B	−22B	+29N	+16B	3.0	18.0	21.0	10.00	1839	-11.0
25	Abdala Cancino, Patricia AnastasWCM	1661	CHI	+46N	−9B	+38N	−12B	+28N	−11B	3.0	17.5	19.0	7.00	1721	+3.6
26	Gonzalez Gonzalez, Joaquin Pat	1842	CHI	+50B	−3N	+40B	=17N	F	=10B	3.0	17.5	18.5	7.25	1834	-2.2
27	Fuentes Chamorro, Javier	1660	CHI	+35B	−5N	+46B	=20N	=23B	−17N	3.0	17.0	18.5	7.25	1613	-8.6
28	Orellana Vivanco, Nicolas Alejandro	1522	CHI	−8B	+47N	+30B	−15N	−25B	+44N	3.0	15.5	17.0	6.50	1580	+6.8
29	Tobar Rodriguez, Hector	1637	CHI	−3B	+50N	−15B	+32N	−24B	+48N	3.0	15.5	16.5	5.00	1138	-18.8
30	Bachman Aguilar, Felipe Ignacio	1685	CHI	+42B	F	−28N	+37N	+48B	−12B	3.0	15.0	16.0	6.00	1604	-8.8
31	Martinez Rojas, Marcelo	1888	CHI	−19B	+44N	=37B	−34N	=39B	+43N	3.0	13.0	15.0	6.50	1582	-54.8
32	Becerra Jerez Ian Alonso	0	CHI	−18N	−16B	+54N	−29B	+51N	+45B	3.0	12.5	13.0	3.00	868	0.0
33	Mascaro Bravo, Boris Jose	1637	CHI	+13N	−10N	−8B	+49B	=18N	−21B	2.5	19.0	20.0	6.75	1668	+1.2
34	Claros Fuentes, David	1745	BOL	+45N	−2B	=16N	+31B	F	F	2.5	16.0	17.5	6.25	1864	+7.2
35	Raffe Valenzuela, Facundo Emilio	0	CHI	−27N	=21B	−13B	=42N	+50B	=39N	2.5	15.5	16.5	5.25	1439	0.0
36	Gonzalez Gonzalez, AgustinCM	1741	CHI	+53B	−4N	+48B	−5N	=46B	−19N	2.5	15.5	16.5	2.75	1171	-17.2
37	Lizama Diaz, Gabriela Emilia	1578	CHI	−7N	+49B	=31N	−30B	=38N	=41B	2.5	15.0	16.0	5.00	1557	-12.4
38	Garcia Garcia, Francisco Javie	1510	CHI	−4B	+53N	−25B	+50N	=37B	−20N	2.5	15.0	16.0	3.25	1430	-16.0
39	Fuentealba Cartes, Rodrigo	1516	CHI	−12N	=45B	−21N	+54B	=31N	=35B	2.5	14.5	15.0	4.00	1465	-13.2
40	Gonzalez Hernandez, Rodrigo Alons	1549	CHI	−2N	+55B	−26N	=45B	+49N	−18B	2.5	14.0	14.0	1.75	1067	-16.4
41	Contreras Godoy, Miguel Ibrahim	1467	CHI	−20B	=42N	=19B	−46N	+52B	=37N	2.5	13.5	14.5	5.25	1525	+2.4
42	FIDE 3483800	0	—	−30N	=41B	=45N	=35B	−21N	+47N	2.5	13.0	14.5	4.75	1247	0.0
43	Fuentes Orellana, Alejandro Antonio	1465	CHI	−9N	+52B	−18N	+53B	−13N	−31B	2.0	15.5	16.5	2.00	1052	-14.4
44	Penailillo Honorato, Josefa Fernanda	0	CHI	−11N	−31B	+55N	−13B	+53N	−28B	2.0	15.0	15.0	1.00	1007	0.0
45	Moyano Gonzalez, Matilda Silvia	0	CHI	−34B	=39N	=42B	=40N	−19B	−32N	1.5	14.0	16.5	3.75	1479	0.0
46	Raffe, Ruben David	0	CHI	−25B	F	−27N	+41B	=36N	F	1.5	13.5	13.5	3.75	1545	0.0
47	FIDE 3485560	0	—	−22N	−28B	−49N	+55B	=54N	−42B	1.5	10.0	10.0	0.25	851	0.0
48	Silva Carrasco, Camila Helena	0	CHI	−5B	F	−36N	+51B	−30N	−29B	1.0	17.0	18.0	1.00	943	0.0
49	Alvarez Carter, Vicente Tomas	0	CHI	−15B	−37N	+47B	−33N	−40B	−52N	1.0	12.5	13.5	1.50	846	0.0
50	Ojeda Martinez, Antonia	0	CHI	−26N	−29B	+52N	−38B	−35N	−53B	1.0	12.0	13.0	1.00	863	0.0
51	FIDE 3490017	0	—	F	−20N	−17B	−48N	−32B	+55N	1.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	959	0.0
52	FIDE 3490408	0	—	−14B	−43N	−50B	F	−41N	+49B	1.0	10.0	10.0	1.00	748	0.0
53	FIDE 3490394	0	—	−36N	−38B	F	−43N	−44B	+50N	1.0	10.0	10.0	1.00	773	0.0
54	FIDE 3474461	0	—	−10B	−17N	−32B	−39N	=47B	F	0.5	14.5	14.5	0.75	887	0.0
55	FIDE 3480682	0	—	−23B	−40N	−44B	−47N	F	−51B	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	876	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Albornoz Yanez, Nicolas AntonioCHI
+62.8
3.5 pts · #17
2Martinoli Rojas, AmaruCHI
+51.2
3.5 pts · #21
3Munoz Ramos, ChristopherFMCHI
+31.0
5.0 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Martinez Rojas, MarceloCHI
-54.8
3.0 pts · #24
2Farfan Ortiz, Enrique AlfredoCMCHI
-26.2
4.0 pts · #7
3Izquierdo Garces, RosarioCHI
-24.4
3.5 pts · #14

Biggest upsets

R2+404 Elo gap
Albornoz Yanez, Nicolas Antonio1709 beat CMFarfan Ortiz, Enrique Alfredo2113
R2+362 Elo gap
Fuenzalida Orellana, Jose1778 beat Farfan Ortiz, Victor2140
R1+307 Elo gap
Mascaro Bravo, Boris Jose1637 beat Basualto Penalieres, Pedro1944