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Clasico Royal Chess Club Enero - 2026

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21 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 16 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Panama Oeste, Panama. Top 10 Elo average was 1730, and top seed was Aldair Antonio Ferreira Araujo (🇵🇦 PAN, 1974).

Aldair Antonio Ferreira Araujo (🇵🇦 PAN, 1974) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Alexander Abraham Jimenez Giron (5.0) and Adrian Alexander Frias Acosta (4.5). Ferreira Araujo won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Alejandro Enrique Garcia Frias (1580) beat Arcadio Smith (1863), a +283-point gap.

Location
🇵🇦Panama Oeste, Panama
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
🇵🇦Aldair Antonio Ferreira Araujo1974
Avg top 10
1,730
Participants
21
Federations · 1 represented
🇵🇦Panama×18
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
9
5
2
1
1
2
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Ferreira Araujo5Jimenez Giron5Ramirez Alvarado4.5Frias Acosta4.5Smith Martinez4Garcia Frias4
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/6. Ferreira Araujo takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.0).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Aldair Antonio Ferreira Araujo beat Alexander Abraham Jimenez Giron (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Aldair Antonio Ferreira Araujo 3 wins (R1–R3)Alexander Abraham Jimenez Giron 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Aldair Antonio Ferreira Araujo*
1
1
0
2Alexander Abraham Jimenez Giron
0
*—
1
3Miguelangel Ramirez Alvarado
0
—*
½
4Adrian Alexander Frias Acosta
1
0
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Ferreira Araujo, Aldair Antonio1974PAN+16B+4N+2B−3N+5B+9N5.021.022.518.001945-0.8
2Jimenez Giron, Alexander Abraham1790PAN+18N+14B−1N+6B+13N+3B5.018.019.014.001993+26.0
3Frias Acosta, Adrian Alexander1841PAN+8B+7N+5B+1B=4N−2N4.521.524.517.251887+10.0
4Ramirez Alvarado, Miguelangel1759PAN+10B−1B+6N+8N=3B+7N4.519.522.515.251855+21.6
5Smith Martinez, William Jezrael0PAN+12B+9N−3N+7B−1N+11B4.018.521.011.5016960.0
6Garcia Frias, Alejandro Enrique1580PAN+21B+13N−4B−2N+10B+12N4.017.517.58.001740+16.6
7Ramirez Gonzalez, Angelina Cristel1653PAN+11N−3B+19N−5N+8B−4B3.019.020.07.001568-13.6
8Woods Diaz, Rodrigo Alberto0PAN−3N+11B+14N−4B−7N+16B3.017.018.56.501622+10.0
9Ferreira De Gracia, Luis Daniel1424PANF−5B+17N+14B+12N−1B3.015.015.06.001758+24.6
10Mojica Samudio, Johan Alexander0PAN−4N+16N−12B+19B−6N+20B3.013.514.53.5013960.0
11Frias Acosta, Lev Yassik1497PAN−7B−8N+20B+18B+19N−5N3.012.013.03.00854-11.6
12Lopez Villarreal, Melissa Paola1556PAN−5N+17B+10N=13N−9B−6B2.516.518.05.751347-32.0
13Smith, Arcadio1863PAN+19N−6B+18N=12B−2BF2.513.513.53.251367-72.0
14Badillo Guerrero, Analia Andrea1549PAN+20B−2N−8B−9N−15B+21N2.014.014.01.00849-41.2
15Yau De Leon, Oscar Adin1732PANFFFF+14N+19B2.03.03.03.002320+4.6
16Mejia Tejeira, Santiago Ariel1477PAN−1N−10BF=17B+18N−8N1.513.513.51.751076-3.2
17Fuller, Roberto Antonio0PANF−12N−9B=16NF+18B1.59.09.01.7512120.0
18FIDE 66388210—−2B+20N−13B−11N−16B−17N1.013.514.51.008560.0
19FIDE 66387910—−13B+21N−7B−10N−11B−15N1.013.513.50.008850.0
20Madrid Camarena, Emanuel Jose0PAN−14N−18B−11N+21BF−10N1.010.510.50.007060.0
21FIDE 66312900—−6N−19BF−20NF−14B0.09.59.50.007470.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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