Campeonato Nacional Infanto Juvenil Par 2026 OPEN U18
18 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Asuncion, Paraguay. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1712, and top seed was Arturo Eduardo Caceres Benitez (🇵🇾 PAR, FM, 2309).
Arturo Eduardo Caceres Benitez (🇵🇾 PAR, FM, 2309) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Ezequiel Amarilla Ettiene (6.0) and Facundo Javier Navarro Canete (4.5). Caceres Benitez shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Arturo Eduardo Caceres Benitez led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
FM Arturo Eduardo Caceres Benitez takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
FM Arturo Eduardo Caceres Benitez drew with CM Ezequiel Amarilla Ettiene (White).
FM Arturo Eduardo Caceres Benitez won 4 in a row (R4–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMArturo Eduardo Caceres Benitez | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2CMEzequiel Amarilla Ettiene | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Brahian Daniel Gonzalez Roman | 0 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Facundo Javier Navarro Canete | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caceres Benitez, Arturo EduardoFM | 2309 | PAR | +15B | +4N | =2B | +5N | +3B | +10N | +7B | 6.5 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 24.50 | 2354 | +3.6 |
| 2 | Amarilla Ettiene, EzequielCM | 2070 | PAR | +11N | +10B | =1N | +3B | =4N | +5N | +9B | 6.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 23.50 | 2103 | +18.8 |
| 3 | Navarro Canete, Facundo Javier | 1895 | PAR | +8B | +9N | +6B | −2N | −1N | +12B | =4N | 4.5 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 16.75 | 1819 | -15.2 |
| 4 | Gonzalez Roman, Brahian Daniel | 1634 | PAR | +14N | −1B | +11N | +9B | =2B | =6N | =3B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 15.75 | 1809 | +46.4 |
| 5 | Velilla Nunez, Joaquin Nicolas | 1541 | PAR | =16B | +7N | +13N | −1B | +10N | −2B | =6N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 11.50 | 1708 | +34.8 |
| 6 | Torales Maidana, Mauricio Miguel | 1530 | PAR | =12B | +16N | −3N | +13B | =9N | =4B | =5B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 10.50 | 1567 | +3.6 |
| 7 | Lopez Jara, Isaias Ariel | 1530 | PAR | +18N | −5B | −10N | +17B | +14B | +11N | −1N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.50 | 1442 | -22.4 |
| 8 | Gonzalez Rios, Lucas Fabian | 1455 | PAR | −3N | +18B | +16N | −10B | −12N | +14B | +13N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 915 | -14.8 |
| 9 | Maidana Martinez, Matias Wilfrido | 1550 | PAR | +17N | −3B | +14N | −4N | =6B | +15B | −2N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 6.00 | 1547 | -6.8 |
| 10 | Carrieres, Emanuel de Carvalho | 1592 | BRA | F | −2N | +7B | +8N | −5B | −1B | +12N | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 11.00 | 1627 | -0.8 |
| 11 | Benitez Galeano, Gonzalo | 1455 | PAR | −2B | +17N | −4B | =12N | +13N | −7B | =15N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 4.75 | 1307 | -31.2 |
| 12 | Setrini Villagra, Ernesto Gabriel | 0 | PAR | =6N | −13B | +15N | =11B | +8B | −3N | −10B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 9.00 | 1567 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 3728153 | 0 | — | F | +12N | −5B | −6N | −11B | +16N | −8B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Aquino Gonzalez, Joel Sebastian | 0 | PAR | −4B | +15N | −9B | +16B | −7N | −8N | F | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.50 | 1284 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Rodriguez Canale, Axel Daniel | 1469 | PAR | −1N | −14B | −12B | F | +17N | −9N | =11B | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.00 | 1356 | -19.6 |
| 16 | Medina Riveros, Enzo Sebastian | 0 | PAR | =5N | −6B | −8B | −14N | F | −13B | =17B | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.25 | 1230 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 3723518 | 0 | — | −9B | −11B | F | −7N | −15B | F | =16N | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.50 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 3723488 | 0 | — | −7B | −8N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 685 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gonzalez Roman, Brahian DanielPAR+46.44.5 pts · #3
- 2Velilla Nunez, Joaquin NicolasPAR+34.84.0 pts · #6
- 3Amarilla Ettiene, EzequielCMPAR+18.86.0 pts · #2
- 1Benitez Galeano, GonzaloPAR-31.23.0 pts · #12
- 2Lopez Jara, Isaias ArielPAR-22.44.0 pts · #11
- 3Rodriguez Canale, Axel DanielPAR-19.61.5 pts · #13