Campeonato Centroamericano y del Caribe U20 Absoluto 2026

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59 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 02 Apr 2026 in San Jose, Costa Rica. 12 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2154, and top seed was Matias Haziel Lizano Quiros (🇨🇷 CRC, FM, 2244).

Felipe Herrera Benitez (🇨🇺 CUB, 2177) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Sebastian Angulo Perez (7.0) and Esteban Quesada Fallas (6.5). Herrera Benitez shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Dhyaan Patel (1819) beat Andre Mendez Machado (FM, 2188), a +369-point gap.

Location

🇨🇷San Jose, Costa Rica

Dates

28 Mar 2026 → 02 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇷FMMatias Haziel Lizano Quiros2244

Avg top 10

2,154

Participants

Titled players · 12

FM×8

CM×4

Federations · 8 represented

🇨🇷Costa Rica×38

🇨🇺Cuba×5

🇳🇮Nicaragua×4

🇯🇲Jamaica×3

🇬🇹Guatemala×3

🇵🇦Panama×2

🇸🇻El Salvador×2

🇵🇷Puerto Rico×1

Top 3

🥇
Felipe Herrera Benitez
🇨🇺CUB·2177
7.5pts·2286perf+46.4
🥈
CMSebastian Angulo Perez
🇨🇷CRC·2036
7.0pts·2258perf+104.8
🥉
Esteban Quesada Fallas
🇨🇷CRC·2031
6.5pts·2181perf+34.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Felipe Herrera Benitez led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Herrera Benitez7.5Angulo Perez7Mendez Machado6.5Gonzalez Xique6.5Leon Infante6.5Quesada Fallas6.5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE31 Mar

Felipe Herrera Benitez takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Felipe Herrera Benitez beat CM Sebastian Angulo Perez (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Felipe Herrera Benitez 5 wins (R3–R7)CM Sebastian Angulo Perez 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Andre Mendez Machado 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Felipe Herrera Benitez	*	1	0	1
2CMSebastian Angulo Perez	0	*	—	—
3FMAndre Mendez Machado	1	—	*	—
4Cesar Raul Gonzalez Xique	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Herrera Benitez, Felipe	2177	CUB	+28B	=26N	+17B	+5N	+16B	+3N	+2B	−6N	+7N	7.5	47.0	51.5	42.75	2286	+46.4
2	Angulo Perez, SebastianCM	2036	CRC	+47B	+43N	+14B	=11N	=7B	+4N	−1N	+10B	+3N	7.0	47.0	50.0	36.75	2258	+104.8
3	Quesada Fallas, Esteban	2031	CRC	+34B	+59N	=7B	+18N	+12B	−1B	+8N	+9N	−2B	6.5	47.5	48.5	31.00	2181	+34.2
4	Leon Infante, Bryan	2174	CUB	+27N	=13B	=22N	+24B	+10N	−2B	=5N	+19B	+18N	6.5	45.0	49.5	34.00	2132	-12.0
5	Gonzalez Xique, Cesar Raul	2049	CUB	+58N	+31B	=8N	−1B	+39N	=11B	=4B	+20N	+12B	6.5	44.5	45.5	29.00	2205	+78.8
6	Mendez Machado, AndreFM	2188	PAN	−21N	+49B	=27N	+28N	+19B	+13B	=9N	+1B	=8N	6.5	44.0	47.0	33.75	2109	-19.2
7	Yeung, JasonFM	2122	SUR	+29N	+10B	=3N	+22B	=2N	=9B	=11N	+18N	−1B	6.0	48.5	53.0	33.00	2143	+7.2
8	Guevara Ruiz, Santiago JoseFM	2171	ESA	+30B	+19N	=5B	−16N	+26B	+17N	−3B	+15N	=6B	6.0	44.5	49.0	31.00	2108	-24.0
9	Ramirez Aguilar, Julian Jose	1996	CRC	+45N	−11B	+30N	+21B	+20N	=7N	=6B	−3B	+17N	6.0	44.0	47.5	29.25	2107	+56.0
10	Jain, Aayush	1899	JAM	+50B	−7N	+33B	+14N	−4B	+28N	+23B	−2N	+16B	6.0	44.0	47.0	27.50	2090	+45.6
11	Lizano Quiros, Matias HazielFM	2244	CRC	+36B	+9N	=18B	=2B	=13N	=5N	=7B	−12N	+28B	5.5	46.0	50.5	30.00	2086	-62.8
12	Vargas Arguedas, Caleb	2032	CRC	=32N	+39B	=13N	+31B	−3N	+22B	=20N	+11B	−5N	5.5	43.0	47.0	26.50	2055	+7.8
13	Guevara Ruiz, Marvin AndresFM	2015	ESA	+40B	=4N	=12B	+43N	=11B	−6N	=17B	=28N	+34B	5.5	42.0	45.5	25.50	2023	+12.4
14	Ordonez Bonilla, Ricardo AndresFM	2152	GUA	+37N	+24B	−2N	−10B	=32N	+29B	−19N	+30B	+31N	5.5	41.0	45.5	25.25	1945	-79.2
15	Lezcano Martinez, Christopher	1978	CRC	=38B	+42N	−16B	=44N	=47B	+35N	+43B	−8B	+29N	5.5	35.0	38.0	21.75	1873	-38.0
16	Barboza Viquez, Martin EduardoCM	2017	CRC	+49N	=21B	+15N	+8B	−1N	−20B	=24N	+33B	−10N	5.0	44.5	47.5	24.00	1994	-3.6
17	Cardoza Diaz, Aaron	1896	CUB	+57N	=20B	−1N	+29B	+25N	−8B	=13N	+21B	−9B	5.0	44.5	46.0	21.25	2012	+53.6
18	Shaw, JadenFM	2117	JAM	+33B	+54N	=11N	−3B	=22N	+31B	+21N	−7B	−4B	5.0	43.5	46.0	21.75	2022	-19.4
19	Ramos Rodriguez, Daniel	1921	CRC	+52N	−8B	=29N	+35B	−6N	+30B	+14B	−4N	=23B	5.0	43.0	45.5	21.75	2000	+34.8
20	Linares Orellana, Hector JoseFM	2138	GUA	+41B	=17N	+44B	=26N	−9B	+16N	=12B	−5B	=24N	5.0	41.5	45.0	22.50	1979	-68.4
21	Patel, Dhyaan	1819	PUR	+6B	=16N	=23B	−9N	+48B	+26N	−18B	−17N	+41B	5.0	41.0	44.0	23.00	1993	+74.5
22	Gonzalez Ramos, Andres	1896	CRC	+48B	+23N	=4B	−7N	=18B	−12N	=41B	=27N	+38B	5.0	40.5	43.5	22.00	1956	+29.6
23	Schnell, Sebastian NarayanaCM	2053	PAN	+35N	−22B	=21N	=27B	+33N	+32B	−10N	=31B	=19N	5.0	39.0	43.5	23.00	1864	-40.8
24	Cossio Carvajal, Bruno	1963	CRC	+46B	−14N	+41B	−4N	=44B	+47N	=16B	=34N	=20B	5.0	37.5	40.5	19.50	1920	-13.2
25	Espinoza Guerrero, Felix Alberto	2052	NCA	=44B	+38N	−26B	+42N	−17B	=43N	=27B	=41N	+40B	5.0	33.5	37.0	19.75	1814	-95.2
26	Monroy Lopez, Gustavo AdolfoCM	1975	GUA	+51N	=1B	+25N	=20B	−8N	−21B	−33N	+35B	=32N	4.5	42.0	45.0	21.00	1902	-28.0
27	Fraga Orta, Reynaldo Oscar	1797	CUB	−4B	+34N	=6B	=23N	−43B	+38N	=25N	=22B	=33N	4.5	41.0	44.5	21.50	1917	+47.2
28	Ulloa Jimenez, Santiago	1802	CRC	−1N	+51B	+53N	−6B	+55N	−10B	+32N	=13B	−11N	4.5	41.0	43.0	14.75	1870	+11.4
29	Marenco Garcia, Christopher E.	1764	CRC	−7B	+46N	=19B	−17N	+34B	−14N	+36B	+43N	−15B	4.5	39.5	43.0	18.50	1887	+49.6
30	Rojas Vindas, Emmanuel de Jesus	1791	CRC	−8N	+52B	−9B	=38N	+40B	−19N	+47B	−14N	+44B	4.5	37.0	39.5	15.00	1830	+6.2
31	Ortega Canisales, Aaden Josue	1878	CRC	+56B	−5N	+59B	−12N	+38B	−18N	+44B	=23N	−14B	4.5	37.0	38.0	13.00	1866	-5.6
32	Mora Chavarria, Sebastian Noel	1690	CRC	=12B	−44N	+36B	+54N	=14B	−23N	−28B	+48N	=26B	4.5	36.0	38.5	17.75	1880	+39.0
33	Brizuela Hidalgo, Sebastian	1751	CRC	−18N	+55B	−10N	+56B	−23B	+46N	+26B	−16N	=27B	4.5	35.5	37.5	14.25	1836	+33.6
34	Miranda Flores, Samy Manuel	1668	CRC	−3N	−27B	+57N	+53B	−29N	+55B	+39N	=24B	−13N	4.5	34.5	36.0	12.50	1784	+24.0
35	Flores Elizondo, Mathias	1741	CRC	−23B	+50N	=54B	−19N	+42B	−15B	+45N	−26N	+43B	4.5	34.0	36.5	15.25	1822	+38.8
36	Gonzalez Arguedas, Felipe	1823	CRC	−11N	=45B	−32N	=51B	=56N	+37B	−29N	+52B	+46N	4.5	31.5	33.5	14.75	1705	-51.6
37	Giachino, Lucas	1774	CRC	−14B	=40N	−38B	−50N	+58B	−36N	+57B	+47N	+45B	4.5	29.0	30.0	11.00	1708	-36.0
38	Oviedo Rocha, Mateo Javier	1614	NCA	=15N	−25B	+37N	=30B	−31N	−27B	+55N	+39B	−22N	4.0	37.5	39.5	15.50	1791	+74.0
39	Alvarez Ramirez, Emanuel	1847	CRC	=42B	−12N	+48B	+40N	−5B	=44N	−34B	−38N	+51B	4.0	35.0	38.0	13.75	1665	-75.6
40	Castillo Mendez, Carlos Rafael	1629	CRC	−13N	=37B	+45N	−39B	−30N	=51B	+50N	+42B	−25N	4.0	34.0	37.0	14.25	1707	+28.0
41	Gonzalez Perez, Osvaldo Andres	1764	CRC	−20N	+57B	−24N	−55B	+53N	+49B	=22N	=25B	−21N	4.0	32.5	34.0	12.00	1755	-5.6
42	Briceno Little, Diego	1464	CRC	=39N	−15B	+58N	−25B	−35N	=52B	+49N	−40N	+48B	4.0	31.5	32.5	10.25	1684	+64.0
43	Shergil, Ronak	1849	JAM	+53N	−2B	+56N	−13B	+27N	=25B	−15N	−29B	−35N	3.5	39.0	41.0	11.50	1748	-46.4
44	Lopez Urrutia, Diego Zahid	1710	NCA	=25N	+32B	−20N	=15B	=24N	=39B	−31N	=46B	−30N	3.5	38.0	41.5	16.00	1796	+29.2
45	Gomez Rodriguez, Santiago Alejandro	1615	CRC	−9B	=36N	−40B	−46N	+52B	+57N	−35B	+55N	−37N	3.5	31.5	33.0	8.25	1612	-7.6
46	Viquez Alfaro, Gabriel	1584	CRC	−24N	−29B	−49N	+45B	+59N	−33B	+56N	=44N	−36B	3.5	30.5	31.5	8.25	1586	-3.6
47	Fernandez Jimenez, Mathias	1692	CRC	−2N	−53B	+52N	+59B	=15N	−24B	−30N	−37B	=50N	3.0	34.5	35.5	7.75	1586	-49.6
48	Young Zhou, Jason	1553	CRC	−22N	+58B	−39N	+49B	−21N	−54B	+51N	−32B	−42N	3.0	31.0	32.0	7.00	1608	+18.8
49	Alvarado Machado, Bryan Alberto	1662	CRC	−16B	−6N	+46B	−48N	+50B	−41N	−42B	+56N	F	3.0	31.0	31.0	8.50	1614	-28.8
50	Arrieta Lopez, Iker Gorka	1575	CRC	−10N	−35B	=51N	+37B	−49N	=56B	−40B	=57N	=47B	3.0	30.0	31.5	9.25	1552	-13.2
51	Guevara Saenz, Oscar Emmanuel	1587	NCA	−26B	−28N	=50B	=36N	=57B	=40N	−48B	+53N	−39N	3.0	30.0	31.5	9.00	1574	-12.4
52	Sandoval Blanco, Gustavo	1576	CRC	−19B	−30N	−47B	+58B	−45N	=42N	+59B	−36N	F	2.5	26.5	26.5	4.00	1493	-29.6
53	Ramirez Acuna, Samuel Jesus	1505	CRC	−43B	+47N	−28B	−34N	−41B	=59N	=58N	−51B	=57B	2.5	25.0	26.0	4.75	1512	-12.0
54	Hernandez Perez, Javier Francisco	1893	CRC	+55N	−18B	=35N	−32B	F	+48N	F	F	F	2.5	19.0	19.0	7.25	1727	-38.4
55	Montes Lopez, Daniel Antonio	1536	CRC	−54B	−33N	F	+41N	−28B	−34N	−38B	−45B	+59N	2.0	28.5	28.5	5.00	1420	-34.8
56	Baquero Graterol, Asiel Andres	1522	CRC	−31N	F	−43B	−33N	=36B	=50N	−46B	−49B	+58N	2.0	27.5	27.5	4.75	1533	-7.2
57	Mena Alvarez, Aidan Malik	1574	CRC	−17B	−41N	−34B	F	=51N	−45B	−37N	=50B	=53N	1.5	30.0	30.0	4.25	1425	-62.0
58	Baquero Graterol, Azael Augusto	1698	CRC	−5B	−48N	−42B	−52N	−37N	F	=53B	=59N	−56B	1.0	26.0	26.0	1.75	1229	-141.2
59	Sandi Sanchez, Jose Gerardo	0	CRC	F	−3B	−31N	−47N	−46B	=53B	−52N	=58B	−55B	1.0	25.5	25.5	1.75	1347	-41.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Angulo Perez, SebastianCMCRC
+104.8
7.0 pts · #2
2Gonzalez Xique, Cesar RaulCUB
+78.8
6.5 pts · #4
3Patel, DhyaanPUR
+74.5
5.0 pts · #21

Top rating losers

1Baquero Graterol, Azael AugustoCRC
-141.2
1.0 pts · #59
2Espinoza Guerrero, Felix AlbertoNCA
-95.2
5.0 pts · #25
3Ordonez Bonilla, Ricardo AndresFMGUA
-79.2
5.5 pts · #12

Biggest upsets

R1+369 Elo gap
Patel, Dhyaan1819 beat FMMendez Machado, Andre2188
R4+253 Elo gap
Jain, Aayush1899 beat FMOrdonez Bonilla, Ricardo Andres2152
R3+234 Elo gap
Briceno Little, Diego1464 beat Baquero Graterol, Azael Augusto1698