Clasificatorio Nacional de III Division ARAJA 2026
11 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 30 May 2026 to 31 May 2026 in Colegio Bilingue San Ramon, Costa Rica. Top 10 Elo average was 1445, and top seed was Axel Jafeth Hondoy Amador (🇨🇷 CRC, 1799).
Odrick Andres Herrera Maroto (🇨🇷 CRC, 1641) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Kevin Ibarra Valverde (5.5) and Douglas Daniel Esquivel Jimenez (5.0). Herrera Maroto won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Francisco Bolanos Barth (1629) beat Axel Jafeth Hondoy Amador (1799), a +170-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsOdrick Andres Herrera Maroto led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Odrick Andres Herrera Maroto held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
Odrick Andres Herrera Maroto beat Kevin Ibarra Valverde (White).
Odrick Andres Herrera Maroto 6 wins (R1–R6)Kevin Ibarra Valverde 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
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| 1 | Herrera Maroto, Odrick Andres | 1641 | CRC | +3B | +2B | +5N | +11N | +4B | +7N | −6B | 6.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 20.50 | 2396 | +105.6 |
| 2 | Ibarra Valverde, Kevin | 1631 | CRC | +11B | −1N | +4B | =3N | +6B | +5N | +8N | 5.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 15.50 | 1811 | +27.6 |
| 3 | Esquivel Jimenez, Douglas Daniel | 1531 | CRC | −1N | +10N | +6B | =2B | =7N | +9B | +4N | 5.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 13.75 | 1674 | +19.8 |
| 4 | Bolanos Barth, Francisco | 1629 | CRC | =8N | +9B | −2N | +5B | −1N | +10B | −3B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 8.00 | 1582 | -8.6 |
| 5 | Hondoy Amador, Axel Jafeth | 1799 | CRC | +10B | +6N | −1B | −4N | +11B | −2B | =9N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 6.50 | 1451 | -90.4 |
| 6 | Carrillo Jimenez, Nils Adrian | 0 | CRC | F | −5B | −3N | +8B | −2N | +11B | +1N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 1618 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Rodriguez Solis, Pablo Andres | 1500 | CRC | =9N | =8B | −11N | F | =3B | −1B | =10N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.25 | 1429 | -19.2 |
| 8 | Sanchez Sanchez, Karen Eliza | 1620 | CRC | =4B | =7N | =9B | −6N | =10N | F | −2B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.50 | 1506 | -25.6 |
| 9 | Bejarano Tames, Michael Andres | 1610 | CRC | =7B | −4N | =8N | =10B | F | −3N | =5B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.50 | 1467 | -38.8 |
| 10 | FIDE 6507816 | 0 | — | −5N | −3B | F | =9N | =8B | −4N | =7B | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.00 | 1422 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Lacayo Kolyzhikhin, Ivan | 1488 | CRC | −2N | F | +7B | −1B | −5N | −6N | F | 1.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2.00 | 1450 | -9.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Herrera Maroto, Odrick AndresCRC+105.66.0 pts · #1
- 2Ibarra Valverde, KevinCRC+27.65.5 pts · #2
- 3Esquivel Jimenez, Douglas DanielCRC+19.85.0 pts · #3
- 1Hondoy Amador, Axel JafethCRC-90.43.5 pts · #7
- 2Bejarano Tames, Michael AndresCRC-38.82.0 pts · #10
- 3Sanchez Sanchez, Karen ElizaCRC-25.62.0 pts · #6
- R4+170 Elo gap
- R6+168 Elo gap
- R3+158 Elo gap