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163 IRT Aniversario sub 1800

Round-RobinStandard

7 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 17 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Lima, Peru. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1648, and top seed was Fabiana Jimenez Salas (🇵🇪 PER, 1737).

Michael Da Cruz (🇺🇸 USA, 1632) won with 4.5/7, ahead of Felix Raul Paiva Benites (4.0) and Fabiana Jimenez Salas (3.0). Da Cruz won solo starting round 2.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Saul Valentin Flores Mallqui (1567) beat Fabiana Jimenez Salas (1737), a +170-point gap.

Location
🇵🇪Lima, Peru
Dates
17 Jan 2026 → 18 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇵🇪Fabiana Jimenez Salas1737
Avg top 10
1,648
Participants
7
Federations · 2 represented
🇵🇪Peru×6
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 7 · 7 rounds

Michael Da Cruz led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
#1#2#4#7R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Da Cruz#1Paiva Benites#2Pinto Vera#3Jimenez Salas#4Pareja Pacco#5Flores Mallqui#6Roman Robles#7
R2–R7 · LEAD HELD

Michael Da Cruz held the sole lead from R2 through R7 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Michael Da Cruz lost to Felix Raul Paiva Benites (Black).

R4–R7 · WIN STREAK

Felix Raul Paiva Benites won 3 in a row (R4–R7).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo1234567PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇺🇸Da Cruz, Michael1632*0111½14.510.7515.5+33.21845
2🇵🇪Paiva Benites, Felix Raul16701*001114.010.0016.0+14.81770
4🇵🇪Jimenez Salas, Fabiana173701*110—3.010.0017.0-11.61691
5🇵🇪Pareja Pacco, Rodrigo Andre1584010*0113.06.5017.0+25.21660
3🇵🇪Pinto Vera, Jesus Nabih16390001*113.05.5017.0+3.61651
6🇵🇪Flores Mallqui, Saul Valentin1567½0100*01.55.2518.5-14.21470
7🇵🇪Roman Robles, Nicolas Alexander170600—001*1.01.5019.0-42.41379

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets