Campeonato Regional Zuliano Juvenil Absoluto 2026
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17 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 30 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Maracaibo - Estado Zulia, Venezuela. Top 10 Elo average was 1648, and top seed was Andres Eduardo Campos Guanipa (🇻🇪 VEN, 1822).
Kais Daniel Faraj Zeneldin (🇻🇪 VEN, 1644) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Juan Manuel Avila Vargas (4.5) and Alejandro Allan Jesus Caliman Fuenmayor (4.5).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Juan Jose Ordonez Marquez (1588) beat Isaac David Salazar Villalobos (1744), a +156-point gap.
Location
🇻🇪Maracaibo - Estado Zulia, Venezuela
Dates
30 Jan 2026 → 01 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 45 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
1,648
Participants
17
Federations · 1 represented
🇻🇪Venezuela×16
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsCo-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE08 Feb
Andres Eduardo Campos Guanipa takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Kais Daniel Faraj Zeneldin drew with Juan Manuel Avila Vargas (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Juan Manuel Avila Vargas won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kais Daniel Faraj Zeneldin | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Juan Manuel Avila Vargas | ½ | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Alejandro Allan Jesus Caliman Fuenmayor | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Jose Eduardo Cubillan Martinez | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faraj Zeneldin, Kais Daniel | 1644 | VEN | +12N | +15B | −?N | +11B | =2N | +10B | +5N | 5.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 17.25 | 1975 | +70.8 |
| 2 | Avila Vargas, Juan Manuel | 1700 | VEN | +7B | +11N | +3B | −?N | =1B | =5N | =4N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 17.75 | 1815 | +41.2 |
| 3 | Caliman Fuenmayor, Alejandro Allan Jesus | 1697 | VEN | +6N | +16B | −2N | =4B | −?B | +9N | +14B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 14.00 | 1710 | +2.4 |
| 4 | Cruz Martinez, Gianluca | 1630 | VEN | +14B | =?B | =10N | =3N | =5B | =8N | =2B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 12.75 | 1678 | +16.4 |
| 5 | Cubillan Martinez, Jose Eduardo | 1616 | VEN | −?N | +12B | +16N | +10B | =4N | =2B | −1B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 11.75 | 1692 | +21.6 |
| 6 | Mavarez Araque, Josue Daniel | 1572 | VEN | −3B | +17N | =13B | +14N | +7B | −?N | =8B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 9.75 | 1640 | +14.4 |
| 7 | Rodriguez Ocando, Gabriel de Jesus | 1577 | VEN | −2N | =14B | +9N | +13B | −6N | −11B | +10N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 11.00 | 1607 | +12.4 |
| 8 | Salazar Villalobos, Isaac David | 1744 | VEN | −11N | −10B | =12N | +17B | +13N | =4B | =6N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 8.50 | 1525 | -71.2 |
| 9 | Querales Martinez, Juan Manuel | 1625 | VEN | −16N | =13N | −7B | +12B | +11N | −3B | +15N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 9.50 | 1581 | -2.8 |
| 10 | Morales Vargas, Ender David | 1658 | VEN | =13B | +8N | =4B | −5N | +15B | −1N | −7B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 9.00 | 1498 | -51.2 |
| 11 | Ordonez Marquez, Juan Jose | 1588 | VEN | +8B | −2B | +15N | −1N | −9B | +7N | −?B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 9.00 | 1573 | -5.2 |
| 12 | Blanco Chacon, Ricardo David | 1503 | VEN | −1B | −5N | =8B | −9N | +17N | +16B | =13B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.75 | 1389 | -27.2 |
| 13 | Parra Montilla, Jose Gabriel | 1561 | VEN | =10N | =9B | =6N | −7N | −8B | +17B | =12N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.75 | 1481 | -21.6 |
| 14 | Roman Montilla, Sebastian David | 0 | VEN | −4N | =7N | +17B | −6B | =16N | +15B | −3N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.50 | 1292 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 23938080 | 0 | — | +17B | −1N | −11B | +16B | −10N | −14N | −9B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 1.50 | 820 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Trujillo Marin, Gabriel Salvador | 0 | VEN | +9B | −3N | −5B | −15N | =14B | −12N | F | 1.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.00 | 1409 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Ruz Sanchez, Joaquin Jose | 0 | VEN | −15N | −6B | −14N | −8N | −12B | −13N | F | 0.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 793 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Faraj Zeneldin, Kais DanielVEN+70.85.5 pts · #2
- 2Avila Vargas, Juan ManuelVEN+41.24.5 pts · #1
- 3Cubillan Martinez, Jose EduardoVEN+21.64.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Salazar Villalobos, Isaac DavidVEN-71.23.5 pts · #6
- 2Morales Vargas, Ender DavidVEN-51.23.0 pts · #11
- 3Blanco Chacon, Ricardo DavidVEN-27.23.0 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R1+156 Elo gap