NACIONAL DE LA NINEZ Y JUVENTUD 2026 SUB 18 ABSOLUTO

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77 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in Santiago, Chile. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2000, and top seed was Christopher Munoz Ramos (🇨🇱 CHI, FM, 2262).

Lucas Gaspar Valdes Berdichewsky (🇨🇱 CHI, 2065) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Matias Vicente Candia Gomez (7.5) and Jorge Maximilian Guerra Mansilla (7.0). Valdes Berdichewsky shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Benjamin Rivadeneira Maturana (1872) beat Christopher Munoz Ramos (FM, 2262), a +390-point gap.

Location

🇨🇱Santiago, Chile

Dates

03 Feb 2026 → 08 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇱FMChristopher Munoz Ramos2262

Avg top 10

2,000

Participants

Titled players · 3

FM×1

CM×2

Federations · 1 represented

🇨🇱Chile×76

Top 3

🥇
Lucas Gaspar Valdes Berdichewsky
🇨🇱CHI·2065
7.5pts·2178perf+50.4
🥈
Matias Vicente Candia Gomez
🇨🇱CHI·2021
7.5pts·2032perf+10.8
🥉
CMJorge Maximilian Guerra Mansilla
🇨🇱CHI·2028
7.0pts·2097perf+32.3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Valdes Berdichewsky7.5Candia Gomez7.5Munoz Ramos7Quintero Sanchez7Guerra Mansilla7Rodriguez Alarcon6.5

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

Lucas Gaspar Valdes Berdichewsky held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.5/9. Valdes Berdichewsky takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (48.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Lucas Gaspar Valdes Berdichewsky 5 wins (R1–R5)Matias Vicente Candia Gomez 4 wins (R6–R9)FM Christopher Munoz Ramos 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Lucas Gaspar Valdes Berdichewsky	*	—	½	—
2Matias Vicente Candia Gomez	—	*	—	—
3FMChristopher Munoz Ramos	½	—	*	—
4Santiago Quintero Sanchez	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Valdes Berdichewsky, Lucas Gaspar	2065	CHI	+60B	+12N	+9B	+14N	+10B	=3N	+11B	=4N	=6B	7.5	48.5	52.0	41.75	2178	+50.4
2	Candia Gomez, Matias Vicente	2021	CHI	+25B	−23N	+62B	+55N	=24B	+15N	+12B	+11N	+3B	7.5	42.0	45.0	37.50	2032	+10.8
3	Guerra Mansilla, Jorge MaximilianCM	2028	CHI	+53N	+22B	+54N	+5B	=6N	=1B	+10N	+13B	−2N	7.0	49.0	52.5	38.00	2097	+32.3
4	Munoz Ramos, ChristopherFM	2262	CHI	+50N	+46B	=13N	−10N	+28B	+16B	+7N	=1B	+8N	7.0	45.5	49.5	37.50	2136	-36.8
5	Quintero Sanchez, Santiago	1929	CHI	+30B	+55N	+24B	−3N	+23B	−11N	+25B	+12N	+14B	7.0	43.5	47.0	34.50	1984	+27.2
6	Huichicoy Gonzalez, Pablo	1929	CHI	+45N	=33B	+27N	+21B	=3B	−12N	+20N	+10B	=1N	6.5	46.0	50.5	35.50	1969	+24.4
7	Rodriguez Alarcon, Vicente Benjamin	2005	CHI	+65N	=27B	+23B	+17N	−11B	+24N	−4B	+26N	+15B	6.5	43.5	46.5	31.50	1962	-8.8
8	Bastias Barreau, Gonzalo Ivan	1944	CHI	+42B	+19N	−10B	+15N	−12B	+50N	+18B	+9N	−4B	6.0	45.0	49.0	31.00	1918	-6.8
9	Bustos Perez, Luis	1884	CHI	+52N	+20B	−1N	+40B	−18N	+54B	+27N	−8B	+13N	6.0	43.5	47.0	28.00	1899	+10.6
10	Rivadeneira Maturana, Benjamin	1872	CHI	+29N	+40B	+8N	+4B	−1N	+18B	−3B	−6N	=12B	5.5	50.0	54.5	30.75	1954	+39.6
11	Palma Guitard, Lautaro	1824	CHI	=31N	+39B	+36N	+13B	+7N	+5B	−1N	−2B	F	5.5	49.0	53.5	30.50	1970	+56.8
12	Fuentes Caceres, Jose Tomas	1754	CHI	+67N	−1B	+47N	+29B	+8N	+6B	−2N	−5B	=10N	5.5	49.0	51.0	26.25	1896	+68.0
13	Ricouz Vasquez, Enzo Joaquin	1898	CHI	+34B	+51N	=4B	−11N	+35B	+26N	+14B	−3N	−9B	5.5	45.0	49.0	27.00	1918	+11.6
14	Loyola Leon, Mario	1922	CHI	+47N	+18B	+28N	−1B	=16N	+37B	−13N	+40B	−5N	5.5	45.0	49.0	26.25	1889	-9.6
15	Albornoz Yanez, Nicolas Antonio	1785	CHI	+68N	=36B	+26N	−8B	+33N	−2B	+38N	+34B	−7N	5.5	43.0	45.0	22.75	1798	+10.8
16	Binimelis Barahona, Diego	1878	CHI	−56B	+48N	+42B	+51N	=14B	−4N	+19B	+23N	F	5.5	41.0	44.5	25.75	1882	+6.8
17	Rosas Sepulveda, Pablo Ignacio	1835	CHI	+58N	=26B	+33N	−7B	=27N	+31B	=40N	=30B	=20N	5.5	41.0	44.5	25.50	1748	-34.8
18	Pino Smythe, Maximiliano	1685	CHI	+64B	−14N	+49B	+56N	+9B	−10N	−8N	+31B	=22N	5.5	41.0	44.0	24.25	1796	+46.4
19	Espina Aspee, Leonardo	1704	CHI	+66N	−8B	−29N	=31B	+58N	+36B	−16N	+38B	+34N	5.5	38.5	41.0	22.00	1678	-8.8
20	Rivadeneira Zuniga, Alex Fernando	1652	CHI	+63B	−9N	+64B	−24N	+56B	+39N	−6B	+49N	=17B	5.5	38.0	41.0	20.75	1698	+10.4
21	Seguel Caro, Andres	1845	CHI	+49B	=62N	+35B	−6N	−26B	=55N	=42B	+43N	+25B	5.5	37.5	40.5	23.50	1748	-40.0
22	Diaz Sepulveda, Jorge	1759	CHI	+59B	−3N	−56B	+44N	+52B	−25N	+48B	+62N	=18B	5.5	37.0	40.0	21.75	1702	-22.4
23	Enriquez Godoy, Victor	1720	CHI	+61N	+2B	−7N	+39B	−5N	=38B	+29N	−16B	=26N	5.0	45.5	49.0	25.25	1736	+6.0
24	Diaz Brebi, Martin	1774	CHI	+38N	+72B	−5N	+20B	=2N	−7B	−34N	=29B	+52N	5.0	44.5	45.5	21.25	1717	-22.0
25	Rey Mir, Mauricio Ignacio	1598	CHI	−2N	+38B	−39N	+67B	+68N	+22B	−5N	+27B	−21N	5.0	41.5	43.5	19.00	1804	+79.6
26	Carvallo Lancellotti, Benjamin	1630	CHI	+77B	=17N	−15B	+57N	+21N	−13B	+37N	−7B	=23B	5.0	41.5	41.5	18.75	1801	+66.8
27	Saez Tobar, Alexander	1723	CHI	+69B	=7N	−6B	+65N	=17B	+47N	−9B	−25N	+49B	5.0	40.5	42.5	19.00	1770	+20.4
28	Orrego Fernandez, Cristian	1781	CHI	+48B	+71N	−14B	=34N	−4N	=43B	+47N	+52B	−30N	5.0	38.5	40.5	18.50	1717	-31.6
29	Bilbao Rivera, Franco Ignacio	1554	CHI	−10B	+77N	+19B	−12N	=55B	+35N	−23B	=24N	+51B	5.0	38.5	38.5	18.25	1741	+76.8
30	Cuevas Cortes, Hector	1571	CHI	−5N	+61B	=37N	−33B	+69N	+46B	F	=17N	+28B	5.0	37.5	39.5	19.50	1828	+102.8
31	Munoz Ibaceta, Diego Andres	1533	CHI	=11B	−35N	+76B	=19N	+51B	−17N	+60B	−18N	+62B	5.0	37.0	37.5	16.50	1716	+73.2
32	Saavedra Olivares, Elias	1527	CHI	−54N	=70B	−57N	=63B	−67N	+77B	+75N	+53B	+50N	5.0	23.0	23.0	11.50	1518	-4.4
33	Vega Martinez, Tomas Cristobal	1710	CHI	+73B	=6N	−17B	+30N	−15B	−34N	+41B	+44N	−36B	4.5	40.5	41.5	18.25	1586	-48.8
34	Ortiz Urra, Ignacio	1569	CHI	−13N	+66B	+46N	=28B	−54N	+33B	+24B	−15N	−19B	4.5	38.5	41.0	18.50	1734	+64.0
35	Salas Poblete, Mario Alexander	1771	CHI	=57N	+31B	−21N	+36B	−13N	−29B	=58N	+47B	=39N	4.5	37.5	41.0	19.25	1632	-56.0
36	Correa Diaz, Francisco Javier	1620	CHI	+41B	=15N	−11B	−35N	+57B	−19N	+66B	F	+33N	4.5	37.0	39.5	17.75	1658	+9.6
37	Vega Veloso, Clemente Tomas	1826	CHI	−71B	+44N	=30B	+41N	+43B	−14N	−26B	−42N	+56B	4.5	37.0	39.0	19.50	1575	-100.8
38	Ladron De Guevara Sepulveda, Martin Alonso	1501	CHI	−24B	−25N	+77B	+42N	+62B	=23N	−15B	−19N	+55B	4.5	37.0	37.0	13.50	1643	+76.0
39	Quispe Pasten, Benjamin Alejandro	0	CHI	+43B	−11N	+25B	−23N	+65B	−20B	−62N	+60N	=35B	4.5	36.5	39.5	18.25	1671	0.0
40	Rugero Gomez, Juan Carlos	1645	CHI	+76B	−10N	+75B	−9N	+49B	+41N	=17B	−14N	F	4.5	36.5	37.0	12.75	1663	+1.2
41	Tapia Galdamez, Vicente Agustin	0	CHI	−36N	+58B	+50N	−37B	+53N	−40B	−33N	+46B	=45N	4.5	34.5	38.0	17.75	1656	0.0
42	Arancibia Milovic, Tomas Ignacio	1578	CHI	−8N	+67B	−16N	−38B	+73N	+68B	=21N	+37B	F	4.5	34.5	35.5	12.25	1701	+35.6
43	Alvarado Lillo, Sebastian Eduardo	1628	CHI	−39N	+57B	+72N	=54B	−37N	=28N	=56B	−21B	+66N	4.5	32.5	33.5	13.00	1659	+7.2
44	Toro Maldonado, Nicolas	1501	CHI	−46N	−37B	+66N	−22B	+72N	=45B	+57N	−33B	+58N	4.5	32.5	33.5	12.75	1567	+16.8
45	Paredes Perez, Marcelo Alonso	1575	CHI	−6B	−64N	−59B	+77N	=66B	=44N	+72B	+48N	=41B	4.5	29.5	29.5	10.75	1527	-15.6
46	Gonzalez Gonzalez, AgustinCM	1773	CHI	+44B	−4N	−34B	+48N	−47B	−30N	+68B	−41N	+69B	4.0	35.5	37.5	12.50	1626	-62.4
47	Opazo Bascunan, Kabir	1570	CHI	−14B	+63N	−12B	+64N	+46N	−27B	−28B	−35N	+74B	4.0	35.5	36.5	11.00	1515	-15.2
48	Orellana Flores, Gaspar Samuel	1514	CHI	−28N	−16B	+61N	−46B	+63N	+53B	−22N	−45B	+67N	4.0	35.0	37.0	12.50	1570	+12.4
49	Munoz Solar, Joaquin Alfonso	1544	CHI	−21N	+74B	−18N	+72B	−40N	+51N	+50B	−20B	−27N	4.0	35.0	36.0	10.00	1529	-8.4
50	Novoa Garrido, Boris Emilio	1615	CHI	−4B	+59N	−41B	+73N	+74B	−8B	−49N	+56N	−32B	4.0	34.5	35.5	9.00	1556	-23.6
51	Meneses Mesa, Ricardo Stefan	1649	CHI	+70N	−13B	+68N	−16B	−31N	−49B	+59N	+67B	−29N	4.0	32.5	34.5	9.50	1524	-59.6
52	Valenzuela Araya, Joaquin Amador	1565	CHI	−9B	=76N	+70B	=62N	−22N	+67B	+55B	−28N	−24B	4.0	32.0	32.5	9.25	1609	+10.8
53	Reyes Romero, Sebastian David	1600	CHI	−3B	=69N	=73B	+59N	−41B	−48N	+70B	−32N	+64B	4.0	31.0	32.0	10.00	1477	-39.6
54	Jimenez Jimenez, Abednego	1789	CHI	+32B	+56N	−3B	=43N	+34B	−9N	F	F	F	3.5	40.0	40.0	15.25	1757	-6.8
55	Pino Diaz, Matias	1681	CHI	+74N	−5B	+71N	−2B	=29N	=21B	−52N	=58B	−38N	3.5	39.0	40.0	10.00	1539	-64.0
56	Castro Farias, Benjamin Ignacio	1562	CHI	+16N	−54B	+22N	−18B	−20N	+75B	=43N	−50B	−37N	3.5	38.5	39.5	14.25	1587	+6.4
57	Greau Carreno Jorge Eslin	1492	CHI	=35B	−43N	+32B	−26B	−36N	+64N	−44B	=69N	=60B	3.5	34.5	36.5	13.00	1468	-11.6
58	Zuniga Vega, Gonzalo Alonso	1541	CHI	−17B	−41N	=63B	+70N	−19B	+69N	=35B	=55N	−44B	3.5	33.0	35.0	9.50	1554	+2.0
59	Ortiz Valenzuela, Vicente	1487	CHI	−22N	−50B	+45N	−53B	−60B	+63N	−51B	+70N	=65N	3.5	31.5	33.5	11.00	1400	-33.6
60	Lara Martinez, Gabriel Nehemias	1610	CHI	−1N	−68B	−67N	+61B	+59N	+74B	−31N	−39B	=57N	3.5	31.5	32.5	9.75	1463	-62.8
61	Diaz Hernandez, Benjamin	1431	CHI	−23B	−30N	−48B	−60N	=70B	−72N	+73B	+63N	+68B	3.5	25.5	26.5	7.00	1349	-19.2
62	Celis Caris, Martin Ignacio	1638	CHI	+75N	=21B	−2N	=52B	−38N	F	+39B	−22B	−31N	3.0	38.5	39.5	10.25	1421	-66.4
63	Fernandez Cancino, Marcos Stiven	0	CHI	−20N	−47B	=58N	=32N	−48B	−59B	+65N	−61B	+73N	3.0	32.0	33.0	8.25	1349	0.0
64	Barron Perez, Sebastian Axel	0	CHI	−18N	+45B	−20N	−47B	−71N	−57B	+77N	+75B	−53N	3.0	30.0	30.0	5.50	1280	0.0
65	De La Fuente Rojas, Pablo	1594	CHI	−7B	=73N	+69B	−27B	−39N	−66N	−63B	+77N	=59B	3.0	28.0	28.0	4.25	1613	-2.0
66	Alvarez Alvarez, Vicente Jose	0	CHI	−19B	−34N	−44B	F	=45N	+65B	−36N	+68N	−43B	2.5	33.0	33.0	7.25	1449	0.0
67	Coaguila Amesquita, Eduardo Enrique	1455	CHI	−12B	−42N	+60B	−25N	+32B	−52N	F	−51N	−48B	2.0	35.5	37.5	8.50	1409	-19.2
68	Alvarez Saldivia, Alvaro Joaquin	1523	CHI	−15B	+60N	−51B	+75N	−25B	−42N	−46N	−66B	−61N	2.0	32.5	33.5	4.50	1325	-60.4
69	Torres Bohle, Victor	1455	CHI	−27N	=53B	−65N	F	−30B	−58B	+74N	=57B	−46N	2.0	29.0	29.5	4.75	1306	-87.2
70	Fernandez Nina, Alejandro Jhosua	0	CHI	−51B	=32N	−52N	−58B	=61N	+73B	−53N	−59B	F	2.0	28.5	29.5	5.25	1238	0.0
71	Bravo Carriel, Joaquin Eduardo	1538	CHI	+37N	−28B	−55B	−74N	+64B	F	F	F	F	2.0	22.0	22.0	7.50	1638	+13.2
72	Zepeda Soto, Sergio Emilio	0	CHI	F	−24N	−43B	−49N	−44B	+61B	−45N	F	F	1.0	29.0	29.0	3.50	1303	0.0
73	Caceres Lara, Esteban Gabriel	0	CHI	−33N	=65B	=53N	−50B	−42B	−70N	−61N	F	−63B	1.0	28.5	28.5	3.50	1316	0.0
74	Cabrera Arellano, Franko Maurizzio	0	CHI	−55B	−49N	F	+71B	−50N	−60N	−69B	F	−47N	1.0	24.0	24.0	2.00	1281	0.0
75	FIDE 3490742	0	—	−62B	F	−40N	−68B	F	−56N	−32B	−64N	+77B	1.0	21.5	21.5	0.00	779	0.0
76	Gallardo Munoz, Joaquin Enrique	0	CHI	−40N	=52B	−31N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	16.5	16.5	2.00	1309	0.0
77	Penailillo Bravo, Alvaro Rodriguez	0	CHI	−26N	−29B	−38N	−45B	F	−32N	−64B	−65B	−75N	0.0	31.0	31.0	0.00	754	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Cuevas Cortes, HectorCHI
+102.8
5.0 pts · #20
2Rey Mir, Mauricio IgnacioCHI
+79.6
5.0 pts · #21
3Bilbao Rivera, Franco IgnacioCHI
+76.8
5.0 pts · #30

Top rating losers

1Vega Veloso, Clemente TomasCHI
-100.8
4.5 pts · #35
2Torres Bohle, VictorCHI
-87.2
2.0 pts · #71
3Celis Caris, Martin IgnacioCHI
-66.4
3.0 pts · #73

Biggest upsets

R4+390 Elo gap
Rivadeneira Maturana, Benjamin1872 beat FMMunoz Ramos, Christopher2262
R1+316 Elo gap
Castro Farias, Benjamin Ignacio1562 beat Binimelis Barahona, Diego1878
R2+301 Elo gap
Enriquez Godoy, Victor1720 beat Candia Gomez, Matias Vicente2021