Torneo Invitacional No 1 de la Union de Ajedrez del Caribe de enero de 2026 Grupo B
9 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Jan 2026 to 22 Jan 2026 in Porlamar - Estado Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. Top 10 Elo average was 1677, and top seed was Miguel Andres Perez Marcano (🇻🇪 VEN, 1883).
Alvaro Francisco Silva Mago (🇻🇪 VEN, 1822) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Miguel Andres Perez Marcano (3.0) and Andres Eduardo Clemow Brito (3.0). Silva Mago won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Manuel Alejandro Lladro Gonzalez (1430) beat Aranza Victoria Luzardo Lopez (1730), a +300-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAlvaro Francisco Silva Mago led from R3; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Alvaro Francisco Silva Mago never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
Alvaro Francisco Silva Mago beat Miguel Andres Perez Marcano (Black).
Alvaro Francisco Silva Mago 5 wins (R1–R5)Miguel Andres Perez Marcano 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alvaro Francisco Silva Mago | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Miguel Andres Perez Marcano | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Andres Eduardo Clemow Brito | — | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Moises Alejandro Hernandez Fermin | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silva Mago, Alvaro Francisco | 1822 | VEN | +2N | +9B | +8N | +7B | +4N | 5.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 2501 | +34.6 |
| 2 | Perez Marcano, Miguel Andres | 1883 | VEN | −1B | F | +3B | +5N | +6B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1852 | -2.0 |
| 3 | Clemow Brito, Andres Eduardo | 1701 | VEN | +7N | =4B | −2N | =9B | +8N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1773 | +20.0 |
| 4 | Hernandez Fermin, Moises Alejandro | 1771 | VEN | F | =3N | +5B | +6N | −1B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 1741 | -2.0 |
| 5 | Lladro Gonzalez, Manuel Alejandro | 1430 | VEN | −8N | +7B | −4N | −2B | +9N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1618 | +40.0 |
| 6 | Reyes Hernandez, Jose Luis | 1632 | VEN | +9N | +8B | −7N | −4B | −2N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1629 | -2.4 |
| 7 | Luzardo Lopez, Aranza Victoria | 1730 | VEN | −3B | −5N | +6B | −1N | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1453 | -56.0 |
| 8 | Lopez Marcano, Jade Delvalle | 1578 | VEN | +5B | −6N | −1B | F | −3B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1453 | -25.6 |
| 9 | Vargas Brito, Sophia Luimar | 1542 | VEN | −6B | −1N | F | =3N | −5B | 0.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1324 | -39.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lladro Gonzalez, Manuel AlejandroVEN+40.02.0 pts · #5
- 2Silva Mago, Alvaro FranciscoVEN+34.65.0 pts · #1
- 3Clemow Brito, Andres EduardoVEN+20.03.0 pts · #3
- 1Luzardo Lopez, Aranza VictoriaVEN-56.01.0 pts · #7
- 2Vargas Brito, Sophia LuimarVEN-39.20.5 pts · #9
- 3Lopez Marcano, Jade DelvalleVEN-25.61.0 pts · #8
- R2+300 Elo gap
- R5+112 Elo gap