El Campeonato del Oeste
16 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Top 10 Elo average was 1856, and top seed was Walter Nunez Velez (🇵🇷 PUR, 1969).
Emmanuel J. Morales Butler (🇵🇷 PUR, 1646) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Alberto Rodriguez Salgado (4.0) and Malcolm J. Perez Quinones (3.5). Morales Butler shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Pedro Felipe Quinones Gonzalez (1514) beat Edwin G. Delgado Delgado (1659), a +145-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Morales Butler takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.5).
Emmanuel J. Morales Butler drew with Alberto Rodriguez Salgado (Black).
Malcolm J. Perez Quinones won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Emmanuel J. Morales Butler | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Alberto Rodriguez Salgado | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Malcolm J. Perez Quinones | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4Steven Torres Perez | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morales Butler, Emmanuel J. | 1646 | PUR | =10B | +11B | =2N | +6B | +12N | 4.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 8.25 | 1835 | +23.0 |
| 2 | Rodriguez Salgado, Alberto | 1639 | PUR | =6B | +12N | =1B | +11N | +10B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 7.75 | 1836 | +24.2 |
| 3 | Perez Quinones, Malcolm J. | 1762 | PUR | F | =16N | +4B | +13N | +7B | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.25 | 2148 | +71.2 |
| 4 | Torres Perez, Steven | 1806 | PUR | +7B | +13B | −3N | F | +16N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1995 | +19.6 |
| 5 | Childers Pickett, Logan | 1955 | PUR | +14B | F | F | +8B | +15N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 2695 | +25.2 |
| 6 | Lajara Rodriguez, Jeffry | 1562 | PUR | =2N | =10N | +12B | −1N | =11B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1612 | +14.0 |
| 7 | Aneses Bocanegra, Omar | 1807 | PUR | −4N | F | +13N | +16B | −3N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1801 | -0.6 |
| 8 | Torres Acosta, Gael | 1874 | PUR | +15B | −14N | F | −5N | +9B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1919 | +10.0 |
| 9 | Allen Medina, Josue | 1906 | PUR | F | +15B | F | +14B | −8N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 2020 | +9.0 |
| 10 | Sepulveda Carrero, Jaime N. | 1601 | PUR | =1N | =6B | −11N | =12B | −2N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1455 | -19.8 |
| 11 | Delgado Delgado, Edwin G. | 1659 | PUR | −12B | −1N | +10B | −2B | =6N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 2.75 | 1443 | -29.0 |
| 12 | Quinones Gonzalez, Pedro Felipe | 1514 | PUR | +11N | −2B | −6N | =10N | −1B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 2.25 | 1472 | -10.8 |
| 13 | Traverso Aviles, Wilkins | 1804 | PUR | +16B | −4N | −7B | −3B | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1609 | -40.8 |
| 14 | Nunez Velez, Walter | 1969 | PUR | −5N | +8B | −15N | −9N | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1702 | -28.2 |
| 15 | Vales Quinones, Pedro I. | 1844 | PUR | −8N | −9N | +14B | F | −5B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1733 | -11.0 |
| 16 | Gonzalez, Esteban | 1832 | PUR | −13N | =3B | F | −7N | −4B | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1473 | -34.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Perez Quinones, Malcolm J.PUR+71.23.5 pts · #3
- 2Childers Pickett, LoganPUR+25.23.0 pts · #5
- 3Rodriguez Salgado, AlbertoPUR+24.24.0 pts · #2
- 1Traverso Aviles, WilkinsPUR-40.81.0 pts · #14
- 2Gonzalez, EstebanPUR-34.20.5 pts · #16
- 3Delgado Delgado, Edwin G.PUR-29.01.5 pts · #10
- R1+145 Elo gap
- R3+125 Elo gap