III IRT CLASICO SUB 1800 - ACADEMIA ENTRE MAESTROS 2026
28 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 22 Feb 2026 in Lima, Peru. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1593, and top seed was Anthony Giuseppe Diaz Villoslado (🇮🇹 ITA, 1682).
Thiago Valentino Veramendi Pihue (🇵🇪 PER, 1643) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Anthony Giuseppe Diaz Villoslado (4.0) and Rivaldo Florencio Alejo Tenorio (4.0). Veramendi Pihue won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Rodrigo Thiago Porras Taipe (1541) beat Alejandro Apolinar Puma Puchoc (1650), a +109-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 5 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
5 players finish on 4.0/5. Veramendi Pihue takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
Thiago Valentino Veramendi Pihue went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veramendi Pihue, Thiago Valentino | 1643 | PER | +23N | =7B | +12N | =2N | +4B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 10.00 | 1715 | +10.4 |
| 2 | Diaz Villoslado, Anthony Giuseppe | 1682 | ITA | =9B | +24N | +11N | =1B | +8N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 9.50 | 1671 | -0.8 |
| 3 | Alejo Tenorio, Rivaldo Florencio | 1623 | PER | +18N | =12B | +7N | =6B | +16N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 10.00 | 1740 | +13.6 |
| 4 | Porras Taipe, Rodrigo Thiago | 1541 | PER | +19N | +21B | +6N | +16B | −1N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 8.00 | 1784 | +41.2 |
| 5 | Chueca Balcazar, Adriana Rafaela | 1632 | PER | +27B | +17N | −16B | +19N | +10B | 4.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.50 | 1622 | -4.0 |
| 6 | Fernandez Robles, Renato Manuel | 1647 | PER | +24B | +10N | −4B | =3N | +12B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1588 | -10.9 |
| 7 | Aviles Jara, Thiago Alexander | 1450 | PER | +28B | =1N | −3B | +14N | =13B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 1564 | +16.4 |
| 8 | Villanueva Castillo, Vladimir Gabriel | 0 | PER | +14N | −11B | +23B | +9N | −2B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1518 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Medina Campos, Santiago Daniel | 1401 | PER | =2N | =14B | +15N | −8B | +18N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.75 | 1549 | +14.4 |
| 10 | Infante Guillen, Thiago Leonardo | 0 | PER | +22N | −6B | +21N | +18B | −5N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 858 | -16.0 |
| 11 | Dergan Lobos, Ian Neyef | 1580 | PER | +26B | +8N | −2B | −13N | +21B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 883 | -13.6 |
| 12 | Briceno Portilla, Paul Anderzon | 1417 | PER | +13B | =3N | −1B | +17N | −6N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 6.50 | 1503 | +7.4 |
| 13 | Sama Juro, Aaron Abimael | 0 | PER | −12N | F | +17B | +11B | =7N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Roca Luna, Jesus Joaquin | 0 | PER | −8B | =9N | +25B | −7B | +20N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1435 | +3.2 |
| 15 | Valer Vega, Gadiel Fabian | 0 | PER | −17B | +26N | −9B | +23N | =19B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 614 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Puma Puchoc, Alejandro Apolinar | 1650 | PER | F | +20B | +5N | −4N | −3B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1559 | -19.6 |
| 17 | Custodio Miranda, Sebastian Enrique | 1416 | PER | +15N | −5B | −13N | −12B | +25N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 736 | -28.8 |
| 18 | FIDE 81468288 | 0 | — | −3B | +25N | +22B | −10N | −9B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.50 | 677 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Ilizarbe Parillo, Ethan Gael | 0 | PER | −4B | F | +20N | −5B | =15N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.75 | 1417 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Ruiz Marreros, Alejandro Arturo | 1484 | PER | +25B | −16N | −19B | =22N | −14B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.25 | 733 | -30.8 |
| 21 | Ruiz Caballero, Alejandro Eduardo | 0 | PER | F | −4N | −10B | +24B | −11N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 81482485 | 0 | — | −10B | F | −18N | =20B | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1237 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 81486030 | 0 | — | −1B | F | −8N | −15B | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 866 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 81442360 | 0 | — | −6N | −2B | F | −21N | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 872 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 81465394 | 0 | — | −20N | −18B | −14N | F | −17B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 627 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 81404131 | 0 | — | −11N | −15B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 768 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 81484186 | 0 | — | −5N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 855 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 81484070 | 0 | — | −7N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 659 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Porras Taipe, Rodrigo ThiagoPER+41.24.0 pts · #6
- 2Aviles Jara, Thiago AlexanderPER+16.43.0 pts · #10
- 3Medina Campos, Santiago DanielPER+14.43.0 pts · #13
- 1Ruiz Marreros, Alejandro ArturoPER-30.81.5 pts · #26
- 2Custodio Miranda, Sebastian EnriquePER-28.82.0 pts · #23
- 3Puma Puchoc, Alejandro ApolinarPER-19.62.0 pts · #8
- R4+109 Elo gap
- R3+106 Elo gap