Campeonato Nacional ABSOLUTO Panama 2026

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79 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 19 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Panama, Panama. 17 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2186, and top seed was Roberto Carlos Sanchez Alvarez (🇵🇦 PAN, IM, 2364).

Roberto Carlos Sanchez Alvarez (🇵🇦 PAN, IM, 2364) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Ruben Abraham Ulloa Castillo (7.0) and Andre Mendez Machado (6.5). Sanchez Alvarez took the lead from round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Adrian Jafeth Miranda Samudio (CM, 1881) beat Orlando Andres Leon Archibaldo (FM, 2217), a +336-point gap.

Location

🇵🇦Panama, Panama

Dates

19 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇦IMRoberto Carlos Sanchez Alvarez2364

Avg top 10

2,186

Participants

Titled players · 17

IM×2

FM×6

CM×9

Federations · 1 represented

🇵🇦Panama×78

Top 3

🥇
IMRoberto Carlos Sanchez Alvarez
🇵🇦PAN·2364
7.5pts·2314perf-2.1
🥈
CMRuben Abraham Ulloa Castillo
🇵🇦PAN·2146
7.0pts·2257perf+29.8
🥉
FMAndre Mendez Machado
🇵🇦PAN·2169
6.5pts·2151perf+3.5

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Roberto Carlos Sanchez Alvarez led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Sanchez Alvarez7.5Ulloa Castillo7Tapia Ostolaza6.5Fabrega Van Der Laat6.5Ramos Espinoza6.5Baules Rodriguez6.5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE24 Jan

IM Jorge Luis Baules Rodriguez takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Roberto Carlos Sanchez Alvarez lost to CM Ruben Abraham Ulloa Castillo (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Roberto Carlos Sanchez Alvarez 4 wins (R6–R9)CM Ruben Abraham Ulloa Castillo 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMRoberto Carlos Sanchez Alvarez	*	0	—	—
2CMRuben Abraham Ulloa Castillo	1	*	½	—
3FMAlexei Tapia Ostolaza	—	½	*	1
4CMJose Bernardo Fabrega Van Der Laat	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Sanchez Alvarez, Roberto CarlosIM	2364	PAN	+28B	+12N	=7B	+14N	−2N	+15B	+8B	+6N	+11B	7.5	49.5	54.5	44.25	2314	-2.1
2	Ulloa Castillo, Ruben AbrahamCM	2146	PAN	+40B	+19N	+26B	+23N	+1B	−6N	=4B	=3B	+10N	7.0	48.5	52.5	39.50	2257	+29.8
3	Mendez Machado, AndreFM	2169	PAN	+53B	+20N	=8B	+24N	=5B	=10N	+9B	=2N	=6B	6.5	49.5	53.5	37.25	2151	+3.5
4	Tapia Ostolaza, AlexeiFM	2197	PAN	+31N	+48B	=15N	+9B	=10N	=7B	=2N	=17B	+16N	6.5	47.0	51.0	35.75	2133	-9.2
5	Ramos Espinoza, Efren AndresFM	2150	PAN	+57N	+29B	=9N	+15B	=3N	=13B	=7N	=10B	+17N	6.5	47.0	50.5	35.00	2150	+5.0
6	Baules Rodriguez, Jorge LuisIM	2277	PAN	+50N	+22B	+16N	F	+23B	+2B	+13N	−1B	=3N	6.5	46.0	46.0	35.25	2318	+6.2
7	Delgado Rosas, Jose Antonio	2012	PAN	+49N	+41B	=1N	=13B	+57B	=4N	=5B	=18N	+15B	6.5	45.0	48.5	32.75	2175	+41.2
8	Miranda Samudio, Adrian JafethCM	1881	PAN	+70N	+35B	=3N	−10B	+33N	+14B	−1N	+13B	+23N	6.5	45.0	47.5	30.75	2109	+106.0
9	Fabrega Van Der Laat, Jose BernardoCM	1888	PAN	+66B	+32N	=5B	−4N	+40B	+16B	−3N	+43N	+14B	6.5	43.0	46.0	29.75	2078	+93.6
10	Fuentes Manrique, Adrian AlonsoFM	2120	PAN	+36B	=45N	+37B	+8N	=4B	=3B	+22N	=5N	−2B	6.0	47.0	51.0	32.25	2089	-0.8
11	Schnell, Sebastian NarayanaCM	2096	PAN	+64N	+42B	−23N	+62B	−22N	+21B	+20N	+24B	−1N	6.0	40.5	43.5	26.00	1996	-17.4
12	Cortes Franco, Adrian Ignacio	1875	PAN	+60N	−1B	+31N	+65B	−13N	+42B	−18B	+28N	+25B	6.0	40.5	43.5	25.00	2034	+70.0
13	Leon Archibaldo, Orlando AndresFM	2217	PAN	+30B	+34N	=14B	=7N	+12B	=5N	−6B	−8N	+35B	5.5	47.0	51.5	29.25	2044	-31.2
14	Sanchez Manzanares, Jorge LuisFM	1983	PAN	+44N	+27B	=13N	−1B	+20B	−8N	+38N	+22B	−9N	5.5	46.0	50.0	26.75	1995	+3.2
15	Gonzalez Soto, Pedro Jose	1918	PAN	+39N	+58B	=4B	−5N	+32B	−1N	+45N	+21B	−7N	5.5	45.5	49.0	25.25	1990	+18.4
16	Neira Rodriguez, Carlos FernandoCM	2007	PAN	+54B	+65N	−6B	+26N	=18B	−9N	+29B	+34N	−4B	5.5	43.5	46.5	24.25	2004	+2.4
17	Ferreira Araujo, Aldair Antonio	1973	PAN	+72B	−26N	+25N	=27B	=24B	+65N	+19B	=4N	−5B	5.5	41.5	44.0	24.25	1957	-1.0
18	Battikh Kenaan, Jose Miguel	2128	PAN	+63N	=24B	=33N	+41B	=16N	=22B	+12N	=7B	F	5.5	39.5	39.5	26.25	1990	-21.0
19	Frias Acosta, Adrian Alexander	1837	PAN	+74N	−2B	+64N	=33B	=27N	+44B	−17N	+41B	=22N	5.5	38.0	40.0	20.25	1839	+5.6
20	Sanchez Bermudez, Rogelio OscarCM	1845	PAN	+52N	−3B	+63N	+35B	−14N	+62B	−11B	=57N	+31N	5.5	37.5	40.5	20.75	1893	+11.4
21	Lombardo Batista, Elias	1841	PAN	−32B	+66N	+36B	=40N	+46B	−11N	+58B	−15N	+57B	5.5	35.5	38.5	20.50	1808	-6.0
22	Ardines Gonzalez, Luis Antonio	1867	PAN	+47B	−6N	+30B	+28N	+11B	=18N	−10B	−14N	=19B	5.0	45.0	49.0	25.50	1977	+23.6
23	Herrera Rowley, Diego Francisco	1878	PAN	+68B	+56N	+11B	−2B	−6N	+57N	−24B	+26N	−8B	5.0	43.5	46.5	21.50	1895	+4.0
24	Montufar Porcell, Juan Raul	1797	PAN	F	=18N	+45B	−3B	=17N	+25B	+23N	−11N	+44B	5.0	41.5	42.0	23.50	2057	+103.6
25	Fascio Outerbridge, Arno AugustoCM	2046	PAN	+46B	=37N	−17B	=32N	+35B	−24N	+31N	+27B	−12N	5.0	39.5	43.5	22.50	1809	-48.4
26	Kushinakajo, Theo	1746	PAN	+51N	+17B	−2N	−16B	−44N	+33B	+63N	−23B	+42N	5.0	39.5	42.5	21.00	1823	+13.4
27	Brown Camano, Andres Camilo	1761	PAN	+71B	−14N	+47B	=17N	=19B	−34N	+36B	−25N	+40B	5.0	38.5	41.0	20.50	1823	+26.8
28	Poveda Caballero, Natbel Jasset	1733	PAN	−1N	+60B	+51N	−22B	F	+39N	+59B	−12B	+41N	5.0	38.0	38.0	19.50	1814	+27.2
29	Quintero Garzola, Gabriel ConradoCM	1814	PAN	+61B	−5N	−46B	+68N	+36B	=43N	−16N	=30B	+50N	5.0	37.0	40.0	19.50	1807	-2.0
30	Gomes Barranco, Manuel Ignacio	1693	PAN	−13N	+59B	−22N	+52B	=34N	−31B	+54N	=29N	+43B	5.0	36.5	40.0	20.25	1817	+55.2
31	Oses Gonzalez, Luis David	1688	PAN	−4B	+67N	−12B	=55N	+47B	+30N	−25B	+58N	−20B	4.5	39.5	42.5	17.50	1765	+31.2
32	Simpson Miranda, Ian Andre	1537	PAN	+21N	−9B	+58N	=25B	−15N	−37B	+46B	−35N	+62N	4.5	39.0	42.0	18.50	1809	+111.6
33	Velazquez Diaz, Alejandro Ire	1492	PAN	+38B	=43N	=18B	=19N	−8B	−26N	−49B	+72N	+58B	4.5	38.5	41.0	18.00	1786	+114.4
34	Cueto Fernandez, Manuel Alejandro	1862	PAN	+59N	−13B	−57N	F	=30B	+27B	+37N	−16B	+38N	4.5	38.0	41.5	20.00	1849	-6.0
35	Alvarado Aguilar, Orlando	1745	PAN	+75B	−8N	+56B	−20N	−25N	=54B	+70N	+32B	−13N	4.5	37.5	39.5	15.00	1724	-7.6
36	Albornoz Lugo, Carlos Guillermo	1654	PAN	−10N	+79B	−21N	+61B	−29N	+48B	−27N	+62B	=37N	4.5	36.5	37.0	13.25	1763	+42.4
37	Rodriguez Lopez, Jose Ivan	1762	PAN	+78N	=25B	−10N	F	+67B	+32N	−34B	=47N	=36B	4.5	36.0	37.0	15.25	1762	-3.6
38	Thompson Ceballos, James	1786	PAN	−33N	+70B	+44N	F	=64B	+40N	−14B	+49N	−34B	4.5	33.0	35.5	16.00	1733	-10.0
39	Castillo Jimenez, Giancarlo	1581	PAN	−15B	+75N	−62N	+51B	−65N	−28B	+76B	=46N	+47B	4.5	30.5	32.5	14.00	1582	-3.6
40	Miranda Arrocha, Basilio Andres	1662	PAN	−2N	+74B	+48N	=21B	−9N	−38B	+60N	=45B	−27N	4.0	40.0	42.0	14.25	1738	+31.2
41	Regalado Chong, Jose Alberto	1784	PAN	+73B	−7N	+54B	−18N	=49B	+64N	=43B	−19N	−28B	4.0	37.5	40.0	13.50	1740	-11.0
42	Hurtado, Samuel Alexander	1786	PAN	+55B	−11N	+49B	=46N	=43B	−12N	+53B	−44N	−26B	4.0	37.0	41.0	16.00	1707	-19.2
43	Jenkins Bonilla, Esteban Antonio	1921	PAN	F	=33B	+50N	+45B	=42N	=29B	=41N	−9B	−30N	4.0	37.0	37.0	16.75	1747	-34.8
44	Obaldia Solis, Juan Carlos	1628	PAN	−14B	+76N	−38B	+56N	+26B	−19N	F	+42B	−24N	4.0	36.5	38.5	15.00	1723	+38.0
45	Hoyos Bedoya, Nevardo	1782	PAN	F	=10B	−24N	−43N	+60B	+46N	−15B	=40N	+53B	4.0	36.0	38.0	16.50	1788	+0.2
46	Navarro Barrios, Andres Daniel	1648	PAN	−25N	+78B	+29N	=42B	−21N	−45B	−32N	=39B	+69N	4.0	35.5	36.5	13.25	1614	-20.8
47	Outten Bermudez, Carlos Arturo	1550	PAN	−22N	+50B	−27N	=58B	−31N	+71B	+64N	=37B	−39N	4.0	34.0	36.5	13.50	1636	+14.8
48	Ibanez Zanetti, Sebastian Andres	1854	PAN	+67B	−4N	−40B	−66N	+52B	−36N	+55B	=59N	=56B	4.0	33.5	36.5	14.75	1587	-112.0
49	Molina Diaz, Eduardo Jose	1639	PAN	−7B	+71N	−42N	+75B	=41N	−58B	+33N	−38B	=51N	4.0	33.5	35.5	13.00	1579	-21.2
50	Perez Castillo, Yavier Jesus	1710	PAN	−6B	−47N	−43B	+79N	+56B	−59N	+68B	+66N	−29B	4.0	33.0	33.5	10.50	1627	-43.2
51	Sanchez Rios, Sebastian Alexander	0	PAN	−26B	+72N	−28B	−39N	−53B	=52N	+74B	+67N	=49B	4.0	32.0	34.0	11.50	1579	0.0
52	Herrera Gomez, Ivan Said	1538	PAN	−20B	+53N	−65B	−30N	−48N	=51B	+71N	=64B	+63N	4.0	31.5	34.0	13.00	1632	+28.8
53	Castillo Munoz, Eduardo Ahamed	1686	PAN	−3N	−52B	−61N	+77B	+51N	+72B	−42N	+63B	−45N	4.0	31.5	33.5	11.50	1590	-24.0
54	Noriega Rodriguez, Matias Alberto	1636	PAN	−16N	+69B	−41N	F	+76B	=35N	−30B	=55N	+66B	4.0	31.0	31.0	12.25	1621	-12.4
55	Rosas Valdes, Javier Alfonso	1495	PAN	−42N	−63B	+70N	=31B	−58N	+61B	−48N	=54B	+64N	4.0	29.5	32.0	13.25	1637	+62.0
56	Roa Lugo, Enmanuel de Jesus	1437	PAN	+62N	−23B	−35N	−44B	−50N	+74B	=72N	+70B	=48N	4.0	29.5	31.5	10.75	1652	+83.6
57	Ruiz Olave, Reinaldo Antonio	1681	PAN	−5B	+61N	+34B	F	−7N	−23B	+62N	=20B	−21N	3.5	41.5	44.5	13.75	1808	+44.4
58	Zamora Lopez, Roberto	1756	PAN	+76B	−15N	−32B	=47N	+55B	+49N	−21N	−31B	−33N	3.5	36.5	38.5	12.00	1541	-99.2
59	Cebrian Castillo, Justo Gabriel	1543	PAN	−34B	−30N	=71B	+73N	=63N	+50B	−28N	=48B	F	3.5	31.5	34.0	11.25	1660	+37.6
60	Walker Arauz, Ethan Joseph	1552	PAN	−12B	−28N	=73B	+71N	−45N	+75B	−40B	+68N	F	3.5	30.5	32.5	8.75	1490	-21.2
61	Antinori Rodriguez, Giuseppe Umberto	1511	PAN	−29N	−57B	+53B	−36N	=70B	−55N	−67B	+79N	+77B	3.5	28.5	29.0	7.75	1521	-0.4
62	Vargas Ramos, Rogelio AlbertoCM	1768	PAN	−56B	+68N	+39B	−11N	+66B	−20N	−57B	−36N	−32B	3.0	35.5	38.5	10.50	1543	-53.4
63	Navarro Munoz, Tulio Rogelio	1662	PAN	−18B	+55N	−20B	=67N	=59B	+66N	−26B	−53N	−52B	3.0	34.5	37.5	10.25	1545	-57.2
64	Munar Cuevas, Libardo	1653	PAN	−11B	+73N	−19B	+76N	=38N	−41B	−47B	=52N	−55B	3.0	34.5	36.5	8.75	1534	-61.2
65	Correa Arjona, Marco Antonio	1760	PAN	+69N	−16B	+52N	−12N	+39B	−17B	F	F	F	3.0	32.5	32.5	11.50	1725	-5.6
66	Garcia Frias, Alejandro Enrique	1573	PAN	−9N	−21B	+77N	+48B	−62N	−63B	+75N	−50B	−54N	3.0	32.0	34.0	8.00	1532	-10.2
67	De Hermoso Jovane, Juan Pablo	1540	PAN	−48N	−31B	+69N	=63B	−37N	−70B	+61N	−51B	=75N	3.0	29.0	31.0	9.00	1481	-20.0
68	Loo Garcia, Jorge Adalberto	1567	PAN	−23N	−62B	+78N	−29B	−75N	+69B	−50N	−60B	+74N	3.0	27.5	28.5	6.00	1434	-38.4
69	Outten Bermudez, Luis Carlos	0	PAN	−65B	−54N	−67B	+74B	−72N	−68N	+77B	+76N	−46B	3.0	23.5	25.5	6.00	1446	0.0
70	Kitaeff Mattison, Andres Constantin	1568	PAN	−8B	−38N	−55B	F	=61N	+67N	−35B	−56N	+73B	2.5	32.5	33.5	7.25	1470	-50.4
71	Frias Landecho, Alexis Jafeth	0	PAN	−27N	−49B	=59N	−60B	+73B	−47N	−52B	−74N	+76B	2.5	28.5	30.5	6.25	1387	0.0
72	Franceschi Fuentes, Rafael Alejandro	1606	PAN	−17N	−51B	+79N	F	+69B	−53N	=56B	−33B	F	2.5	25.5	25.5	5.50	1475	-39.2
73	Mejia Tejeira, Santiago Ariel	1473	PAN	−41N	−64B	=60N	−59B	−71N	=77B	+78N	=75B	−70N	2.5	23.0	24.0	4.75	1320	-45.2
74	Rodriguez, Jeremias Ezequiel	1514	PAN	−19B	−40N	−76B	−69N	+78B	−56N	−51N	+71B	−68B	2.0	28.0	29.0	3.50	784	-84.0
75	Woods Diaz, Rodrigo Alberto	0	PAN	−35N	−39B	F	−49N	+68B	−60N	−66B	=73N	=67B	2.0	28.0	28.0	5.75	1392	0.0
76	Rincon Mayorga, Juan Diego	0	PAN	−58N	−44B	+74N	−64B	−54N	+79B	−39N	−69B	−71N	2.0	26.5	27.0	2.50	1455	+12.0
77	Romero Escamilla, Gabriel David	1443	PAN	F	F	−66B	−53N	=79B	=73N	−69N	+78B	−61N	2.0	21.5	21.5	2.50	1310	-31.6
78	FIDE 6614671	0	—	−37B	−46N	−68B	F	−74N	F	−73B	−77N	+79B	1.0	21.0	21.0	0.50	1251	0.0
79	Kushinakajo Tamagusuku, Inti	1498	PAN	F	−36N	−72B	−50B	=77N	−76N	F	−61B	−78N	0.5	24.5	24.5	1.00	1157	-82.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Velazquez Diaz, Alejandro IrePAN
+114.4
4.5 pts · #30
2Simpson Miranda, Ian AndrePAN
+111.6
4.5 pts · #33
3Miranda Samudio, Adrian JafethCMPAN
+106.0
6.5 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Ibanez Zanetti, Sebastian AndresPAN
-112.0
4.0 pts · #41
2Zamora Lopez, RobertoPAN
-99.2
3.5 pts · #52
3Rodriguez, Jeremias EzequielPAN
-84.0
2.0 pts · #79

Biggest upsets

R8+336 Elo gap
CMMiranda Samudio, Adrian Jafeth1881 beat FMLeon Archibaldo, Orlando Andres2217
R1+331 Elo gap
Roa Lugo, Enmanuel de Jesus1437 beat CMVargas Ramos, Rogelio Alberto1768
R1+304 Elo gap
Simpson Miranda, Ian Andre1537 beat Lombardo Batista, Elias1841