Carnavales en Boquete 2026

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35 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 17 Feb 2026 in Chiriqui, Panama. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1766, and top seed was Jose Antonio Delgado Rosas (🇵🇦 PAN, 2069).

Yavier Jesus Perez Castillo (🇵🇦 PAN, 1653) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Jose Antonio Delgado Rosas (6.0) and Diego Francisco Herrera Rowley (5.5). Perez Castillo won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Aldair Thomas Sheffer Ledesma (1430) beat Keytleen Denis Chavarria Troya (WCM, 1857), a +427-point gap.

Location

🇵🇦Chiriqui, Panama

Dates

14 Feb 2026 → 17 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇵🇦Jose Antonio Delgado Rosas2069

Avg top 10

1,766

Participants

Titled players · 2

CM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇵🇦Panama×29

Top 3

🥇
Yavier Jesus Perez Castillo
🇵🇦PAN·1653
6.0pts·1978perf+91.6
🥈
Jose Antonio Delgado Rosas
🇵🇦PAN·2069
6.0pts·2032perf-2.6
🥉
Diego Francisco Herrera Rowley
🇵🇦PAN·1882
5.5pts·1915perf+9.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Delgado Rosas6Perez Castillo6Herrera Rowley5.5Chavarria Troya5.5Lopez Santos5Montezuma Camarena5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Perez Castillo takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.5).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Jose Antonio Delgado Rosas beat Yavier Jesus Perez Castillo (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Jose Antonio Delgado Rosas 4 wins (R1–R4)Yavier Jesus Perez Castillo 4 wins (R4–R7)Diego Francisco Herrera Rowley 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Jose Antonio Delgado Rosas	*	1	0	—
2Yavier Jesus Perez Castillo	0	*	1	—
3Diego Francisco Herrera Rowley	1	0	*	½
4WCMKeytleen Denis Chavarria Troya	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Perez Castillo, Yavier Jesus	1653	PAN	+16B	+6N	−2B	+13N	+20B	+7B	+3B	6.0	28.5	31.5	25.50	1978	+91.6
2	Delgado Rosas, Jose Antonio	2069	PAN	+19N	+17B	+1N	+7B	−3N	+11B	+9N	6.0	28.0	31.5	26.00	2032	-2.6
3	Herrera Rowley, Diego Francisco	1882	PAN	+21B	+14N	+8B	+20N	+2B	=4B	−1N	5.5	29.0	32.0	23.25	1915	+9.0
4	Chavarria Troya, Keytleen DenisWCM	1857	PAN	−20N	+25B	+9B	+5N	+8B	=3N	+12B	5.5	26.5	29.5	23.75	1820	-4.4
5	Lopez Santos, Diego Alejandro	1539	PAN	+32N	−7B	+18N	−4B	+21N	+20B	+11N	5.0	23.5	25.5	15.50	1731	+70.4
6	Montezuma Camarena, Dayana Cristel	1527	PAN	+28N	−1B	+31N	−8N	+22B	+23N	+16B	5.0	22.5	24.5	14.00	847	-27.2
7	Barria Valdez, Blass ErnestoCM	1842	PAN	+23B	+5N	+11B	−2N	+12B	−1N	=8B	4.5	29.5	32.5	18.25	1745	-12.4
8	Pitti Torres, Dastan Aaron	1637	PAN	+26B	+13N	−3N	+6B	−4N	+10B	=7N	4.5	29.0	32.0	18.75	1740	+32.0
9	Atencio Perez, Randy Nelson	1646	PAN	+27N	=10B	−4N	+22N	+14B	+15N	−2B	4.5	27.0	29.5	15.75	1785	+35.2
10	Ramos Ceballos, Jose Andres	1487	PAN	+35B	=9N	−12B	+24N	+17B	−8N	+23B	4.5	22.5	22.5	11.75	1510	+2.4
11	Jarrin Zhang, Dominick Yong Heng	1628	PAN	+34B	+24N	−7N	+16B	+15B	−2N	−5B	4.0	26.0	27.0	11.50	1605	-12.4
12	Madrid Serrano, Alan Isac	1630	PAN	+25N	−20B	+10N	+21B	−7N	+13B	−4N	4.0	24.5	27.5	14.50	1595	-6.4
13	Munoz Santos, Anthony Abdiel	1492	PAN	+31N	−8B	+27N	−1B	+30N	−12N	+26B	4.0	22.0	24.0	9.50	1523	+7.2
14	Franceschi Urbaez, Ricardo Martin	1605	PAN	+29N	−3B	−21N	+27B	−9N	+25B	+20N	4.0	21.5	24.0	11.00	1517	-26.0
15	Lopez Castillo, Angel David	1811	PAN	+18N	+30B	−20N	+17B	−11N	−9B	+21N	4.0	21.5	23.5	12.00	1562	-76.8
16	Hidalgo Rodriguez, Sebastian Antonio	1403	PAN	−1N	+28B	+30N	−11N	=24B	+18B	−6N	3.5	24.0	26.0	9.50	1481	0.0
17	Valdes Gonzalez, Abinadab Ernesto	1573	PAN	+22B	−2N	+23B	−15N	−10N	=27B	+29N	3.5	23.0	25.5	9.75	1349	-20.8
18	Castillo Castillo, Julia Julieth	1407	PAN	−15B	+33N	−5B	=28N	+19B	−16N	+22B	3.5	21.5	23.5	9.75	1467	+5.2
19	Liu Qiu, Jhonny Bryan	1481	PAN	−2B	−22N	=24B	+31B	−18N	+34N	+27B	3.5	20.0	21.0	7.00	1479	-5.2
20	Sheffer Ledesma, Aldair Thomas	1430	PAN	+4B	+12N	+15B	−3B	−1N	−5N	−14B	3.0	30.0	34.0	13.50	1645	+64.0
21	Shayegan Fernandez, Yeisie Behroo	1446	PAN	−3N	+29B	+14B	−12N	−5B	+24N	−15B	3.0	25.5	28.0	9.50	1439	-3.6
22	De Gracia Mora, Jeremy Yishaq	0	PAN	−17N	+19B	+?N	−9B	−6N	+30B	−18N	3.0	22.0	22.0	5.50	1458	0.0
23	Hidalgo Rodriguez, Pablo Andres	1418	PAN	−7N	+32B	−17N	+29B	+?N	−6B	−10N	3.0	22.0	22.0	4.50	1322	0.0
24	Ramos Ceballos, Gabriel Andres	0	PAN	+?N	−11B	=19N	−10B	=16N	−21B	+30N	3.0	20.5	20.5	5.50	1459	0.0
25	FIDE 6637850	0	—	−12B	−4N	+33B	−?B	+32N	−14N	+35B	3.0	17.5	17.5	4.00	850	0.0
26	Ayala Barraza, Ericka Somary	0	PAN	−8N	−31B	+32N	−30B	+33N	+?B	−13N	3.0	16.5	16.5	4.00	1347	0.0
27	Atencio Perez, Gabriela Sofia	0	PAN	−9B	+35N	−13B	−14N	+28B	=17N	−19N	2.5	22.0	22.0	4.25	1174	-75.2
28	Junca Rodriguez, Fabian Amir	0	PAN	−6B	−16N	+34B	=18B	−27N	=29B	=?N	2.5	18.0	18.0	4.00	1296	0.0
29	De Gracia Mera, Eitan Alfonso	0	PAN	−14B	−21N	+35B	−23N	+31B	=28N	−17B	2.5	18.0	18.0	3.25	702	0.0
30	Ayala Barraza, Sofia Isabela	1533	PAN	+33B	−15N	−16B	+26N	−13B	−22N	−24B	2.0	20.5	22.5	5.00	857	-28.0
31	FIDE 6623905	0	—	−13B	+26N	−6B	−19N	−29N	F	+33B	2.0	20.0	22.0	5.00	701	0.0
32	FIDE 6631002	0	—	−5B	−23N	−26B	+35N	−25B	F	+34N	2.0	17.0	17.0	1.00	686	0.0
33	FIDE 6629466	0	—	−30N	−18B	−25N	+34N	−26B	+35B	−31N	2.0	14.5	14.5	1.00	669	0.0
34	FIDE 6637868	0	—	−11N	−?B	−28N	−33B	+35N	−19B	−32B	1.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	742	0.0
35	FIDE 6639178	0	—	−10N	−27B	−29N	−32B	−34B	−33N	−25N	0.0	16.5	17.5	0.00	707	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Perez Castillo, Yavier JesusPAN
+91.6
6.0 pts · #3
2Lopez Santos, Diego AlejandroPAN
+70.4
5.0 pts · #5
3Sheffer Ledesma, Aldair ThomasPAN
+64.0
3.0 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Lopez Castillo, Angel DavidPAN
-76.8
4.0 pts · #6
2Atencio Perez, Gabriela SofiaPAN
-75.2
2.5 pts · #25
3Ayala Barraza, Sofia IsabelaPAN
-28.0
2.0 pts · #28

Biggest upsets

R1+427 Elo gap
Sheffer Ledesma, Aldair Thomas1430 beat WCMChavarria Troya, Keytleen Denis1857
R3+381 Elo gap
Sheffer Ledesma, Aldair Thomas1430 beat Lopez Castillo, Angel David1811
R7+229 Elo gap
Perez Castillo, Yavier Jesus1653 beat Herrera Rowley, Diego Francisco1882