Festival de Ajedrez Centesimo Sexto Aniversario del Nacimiento del GM Julio Bolbochan

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94 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 19 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Caracas - Distrito Capital, Venezuela. 8 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2037, and top seed was Moises Antonio Castro Silva (🇻🇪 VEN, FM, 2240).

Ali Aaron Jaramillo Lopez (🇻🇪 VEN, FM, 2202) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Christian Gabriel Allen Leydenz (6.0) and Nicolas Alfonso Lacruz Ramirez (5.5). Jaramillo Lopez shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Sebastian Alonso Carrasquel Delgado (1546) beat Pablo Alejandro Vergara Duplaquet (IM, 1904), a +358-point gap.

Location

🇻🇪Caracas - Distrito Capital, Venezuela

Dates

19 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇻🇪FMMoises Antonio Castro Silva2240

Avg top 10

2,037

Participants

Titled players · 8

IM×1

FM×3

CM×4

Federations · 3 represented

🇻🇪Venezuela×84

🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago×1

🇵🇦Panama×1

Top 3

🥇
FMAli Aaron Jaramillo Lopez
🇻🇪VEN·2202
6.0pts·2272perf+12.0
🥈
CMChristian Gabriel Allen Leydenz
🇻🇪VEN·2058
6.0pts·2206perf+41.3
🥉
CMNicolas Alfonso Lacruz Ramirez
🇻🇪VEN·1977
5.5pts·2051perf+26.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R5; 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

Jaramillo Lopez6Allen Leydenz6Lacruz Ramirez5.5Morales Velasquez5Borges Oliveros5Castro Silva5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

FM Ali Aaron Jaramillo Lopez held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Jaramillo Lopez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.0).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Ali Aaron Jaramillo Lopez drew with CM Christian Gabriel Allen Leydenz (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMAli Aaron Jaramillo Lopez	*	½	—	—
2CMChristian Gabriel Allen Leydenz	½	*	—	—
3CMNicolas Alfonso Lacruz Ramirez	—	—	*	—
4Moises Aaron Morales Velasquez	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Jaramillo Lopez, Ali AaronFM	2202	VEN	+49N	+15B	+11N	+46B	+5N	=4B	=2N	6.0	29.0	32.0	26.50	2272	+12.0
2	Allen Leydenz, Christian GabrielCM	2058	VEN	+35N	+12B	+21N	+45B	=4N	+10B	=1B	6.0	28.5	31.5	26.00	2206	+41.3
3	Lacruz Ramirez, Nicolas AlfonsoCM	1977	VEN	+88N	+24B	+37N	−4B	=34N	+62B	+21N	5.5	22.5	23.5	16.75	2051	+26.8
4	Castro Silva, Moises AntonioFM	2240	VEN	F	+62N	+29B	+3N	=2B	=1N	+9B	5.0	29.0	29.0	23.00	2237	+2.8
5	Borges Oliveros, Sebastian FranciscoFM	2025	VEN	F	+23N	+16B	+8N	−1B	+33N	+17B	5.0	28.0	28.0	22.00	2159	+19.0
6	Morales Velasquez, Moises Aaron	1945	VEN	+32B	=18N	+19B	−10N	+65B	+36N	=7B	5.0	26.5	29.0	19.25	1866	-17.6
7	Rojas, Luis Gabriel	1946	VEN	+43N	+26B	=22N	+41B	−10B	+16N	=6N	5.0	26.0	29.5	20.00	1907	-3.6
8	Alvarez Romero, Luis Enrique Alexander	1917	VEN	+44N	+13B	+20N	−5B	−22N	+30B	+41N	5.0	25.5	29.0	20.00	1877	-3.0
9	Castro Luna, Jose Rafael	1863	VEN	+70N	−20B	+35N	+12B	+24N	+22B	−4N	5.0	25.5	28.0	19.00	1905	+9.0
10	Flores Zamora, Samuel Eduardo	1700	VEN	F	+86N	+36B	+6B	+7N	−2N	+31B	5.0	24.5	24.5	18.50	2180	+117.2
11	Lopez Flores, Rommel Jesus	1853	VEN	+38B	+65N	−1B	+48N	−50B	+27N	+23B	5.0	23.5	26.0	17.00	1902	+10.0
12	Lacruz Ramirez, Samuel Felipe	1752	VEN	+72B	−2N	+81B	−9N	+67B	+52N	+25B	5.0	22.5	24.0	13.00	1821	+21.2
13	Sanchez Salas, Estefani Alejandra	1695	VEN	+93B	−8N	+47B	−33N	+38B	+57N	+22N	5.0	22.5	22.5	13.50	1852	+21.0
14	Marin Ramirez, GerardoCM	2074	VEN	+25B	−28N	+32B	−23N	+66B	+48N	+50B	5.0	22.0	24.5	16.50	1872	-25.2
15	Obelmejias Avila, Daniel Alexander	1772	VEN	+82B	−1N	=42B	+85N	=53B	+78N	+20B	5.0	20.0	21.0	11.75	1791	+4.8
16	Rivero Ochoa, Alan Alexis	1822	VEN	+69N	+54B	−5N	=26B	+39N	−7B	+35N	4.5	24.0	26.5	14.50	1791	-3.2
17	Bastidas Troconis, Santiago Samuel	1829	VEN	F	+67N	=18B	+27N	+20B	+23N	−5N	4.5	24.0	24.0	16.75	1916	+13.4
18	Ezquiel Gonzalez, Abraham Josue	1702	VEN	+91N	=6B	=17N	−21B	+73N	=46B	+34N	4.5	22.0	22.5	12.25	1867	+42.0
19	Jaramillo Lopez, Ali Aaran	1602	VEN	=64N	+87B	−6N	+69B	−31N	+61B	+62N	4.5	19.5	20.5	10.25	1795	+46.0
20	Hernandez Roche, Edgar Jose	1649	VEN	+71B	+9N	−8B	+28N	−17N	+45B	−15N	4.0	26.5	29.0	14.50	1843	+60.4
21	Palladino Guayapero, Vincenzo	1822	VEN	F	+27N	−2B	+18N	+78B	+50N	−3B	4.0	26.5	28.5	13.50	1910	+28.0
22	Reyes Mayorca, Catherine Sofia	1780	VEN	+51B	+81N	=7B	=57N	+8B	−9N	−13B	4.0	26.0	27.5	13.50	1808	+14.1
23	Restrepo Sanchez, Edgar Santiago	1750	VEN	+92N	−5B	+44N	+14B	+45N	−17B	−11N	4.0	26.0	26.5	12.00	1871	+35.2
24	Caraballo Briceno, Samuel David	1739	VEN	+74B	−3N	+38B	+29N	−9B	−25N	+47B	4.0	25.0	27.0	12.50	1677	-16.4
25	Chavez Mendoza, Wilkerly Stefania	1569	VEN	−14N	=64B	=49N	+60B	+37N	+24B	−12N	4.0	23.5	26.0	13.25	1775	+62.4
26	Lacruz Ramirez, Matias Alejandro	1705	VEN	+63B	−7N	+51B	=16N	−36B	+42N	=28B	4.0	23.5	26.0	13.25	1730	+8.0
27	Acuna Angulo, Adan Rafael	1643	VEN	+76N	−21B	+40N	−17B	+59N	−11B	+55N	4.0	23.0	25.0	11.50	1622	-8.4
28	Arcaya, Felix Jesus	1771	VEN	+80N	+14B	−45N	−20B	=35N	+43B	=26N	4.0	23.0	24.5	13.75	1740	-5.4
29	Ramos Caldera, CesarCM	1828	TTO	+55N	+30B	−4N	−24B	+49N	−53B	+56N	4.0	22.0	25.0	13.00	1720	-18.0
30	Almeida Rodriguez, Ciro Antonio	1606	VEN	+47B	−29N	+63B	−36N	+56B	−8N	+51B	4.0	21.5	24.0	11.50	1627	+0.4
31	Padron Jimenez, Andres Alejandro	1945	VEN	F	+53B	−50N	+70N	+19B	+34B	−10N	4.0	21.5	21.5	13.50	1776	-41.2
32	Carrasquel Delgado, Sebastian Alonso	1546	VEN	−6N	+80B	−14N	−73B	+74N	+77B	+45N	4.0	19.0	20.5	8.50	1809	+43.6
33	Rueda Valero, Christian Alejandro	1792	VEN	F	+73N	F	+13B	+46N	−5B	+53N	4.0	18.0	18.0	13.00	2002	+43.2
34	Guilarte Alarcon, Hector Yuri	1780	VEN	+40N	+66B	−46B	+52N	=3B	−31N	−18B	3.5	23.5	26.0	11.75	1749	-5.0
35	Moreno Medina, Nathalia Isabella	1564	VEN	−2B	+72N	−9B	+74N	=28B	+84N	−16B	3.5	23.5	24.5	7.00	1532	-5.2
36	Rodriguez Buroz, Diego Azahel	1803	VEN	F	+83B	−10N	+30B	+26N	−6B	=39N	3.5	23.0	23.0	11.25	1693	-13.8
37	De Lima, Nelson	1814	PAN	+56B	+52N	−3B	−78N	−25B	+63N	=40B	3.5	21.5	23.5	10.25	1560	-76.4
38	Nieves Mujica, Jesus Abraham	1500	VEN	−11N	+75B	−24N	+94B	−13N	=64B	+63N	3.5	21.0	21.0	5.75	962	-22.8
39	Quinonez Hernandez, Aaron Josue	1498	VEN	F	+68B	F	+58N	−16B	+65N	=36B	3.5	20.0	20.0	9.75	1830	+66.0
40	Burgos Molina, Sebastian Andrew	1464	VEN	−34B	+79N	−27B	−47N	+75B	+54B	=37N	3.5	19.0	21.0	8.75	1625	+26.8
41	Carballo Quinones, Javier Dario	1733	VEN	+75N	F	+85B	−7N	=57B	+47N	−8B	3.5	19.0	19.0	7.50	1650	-5.2
42	Ramirez Quintero, Aaron Jose	1538	VEN	−45N	+92B	=15N	+84B	−62N	−26B	+64N	3.5	18.0	18.5	6.50	1467	-18.0
43	Marin Rivas, Carlos Jose	1547	VEN	−7B	−63N	+75B	=83N	+85B	−28N	+68B	3.5	17.5	18.5	6.25	1059	-12.0
44	Lopez Marcano, Jade Delvalle	1540	VEN	−8B	+93N	−23B	=63N	+83B	−58N	+85B	3.5	17.0	17.0	3.75	977	-26.0
45	Vergara Duplaquet, Pablo AlejandroIM	1904	VEN	+42B	+58N	+28B	−2N	−23B	−20N	−32B	3.0	25.5	28.5	10.50	1666	-41.2
46	Vidal Rusa, Gabriel Lorenzo	1957	VEN	F	+48B	+34N	−1N	−33B	=18N	=58B	3.0	24.0	24.0	10.25	1812	-21.8
47	Rios Hernandez, Hector Pastor	0	VEN	−30N	+55B	−13N	+40B	+54N	−41B	−24N	3.0	23.0	26.0	9.50	1570	0.0
48	Cuello Camargo, Jose Javier	1733	VEN	F	−46N	+56B	−11B	+55N	−14B	+59N	3.0	22.0	22.0	9.00	1701	-5.6
49	Ovalles Medina, Juan Sebastian	1577	VEN	−1B	=77N	=25B	+72N	−29B	−51N	+75B	3.0	21.0	23.0	7.00	1415	-45.6
50	Bolivar Perez, Alexis	1718	VEN	+68N	F	+31B	F	+11N	−21B	−14N	3.0	20.5	20.5	11.50	1924	+40.0
51	Morales Velasquez, Santiago Andres	1461	VEN	−22N	+76B	−26N	−54B	+94N	+49B	−30N	3.0	20.0	20.0	5.00	1416	-11.2
52	Castro Itanare, Jesus Salvador	1604	VEN	+59N	−37B	+64N	−34B	+86N	−12B	F	3.0	19.5	20.5	6.50	984	-16.0
53	Gil Carrance, Ahyled Valentina	1520	VEN	+94B	−31N	F	=62B	=15N	+29N	−33B	3.0	19.5	19.5	7.75	1751	+44.4
54	Calderon Penaloza, Ricardo Arturo	1603	VEN	+79B	−16N	−57B	+51N	−47B	−40N	+83B	3.0	19.0	20.5	6.50	1471	-14.8
55	Mayor Vivas, Jorge Luis	1499	VEN	−29B	−47N	+68B	+87N	−48B	+82N	−27B	3.0	18.0	19.0	5.00	1471	-4.2
56	Guerra Galindez, Luis Guillermo	1479	VEN	−37N	+91B	−48N	+64B	−30N	+86B	−29B	3.0	18.0	18.5	4.00	947	-30.0
57	Acuna Monteverde, Pablo	1905	VEN	F	F	+54N	=22B	=41N	−13B	+66B	3.0	18.0	18.0	9.25	1753	-17.8
58	Navarro Flores, Juan Alejandro	1662	VEN	F	−45B	=70N	−39B	+80N	+44B	=46N	3.0	17.0	17.0	7.75	1610	-17.6
59	Rossi Cobo, Felix Manuel Remo Tadeo	0	VEN	−52B	+82N	=67B	=66N	−27B	+81N	−48B	3.0	16.5	18.0	5.50	1535	0.0
60	Perez Castillo, Andres Miguel	1459	VEN	−62B	−84N	+93B	−25N	+71B	−66N	+87B	3.0	13.5	13.5	3.50	843	-32.8
61	Dominguez Ordosgoitti, Emma	1471	VEN	F	+90B	F	−65N	+89B	−19N	+84B	3.0	10.0	10.0	3.00	827	-23.2
62	Meneses Montes, Pedro Jose	1773	VEN	+60N	−4B	F	=53N	+42B	−3N	−19B	2.5	24.5	25.5	8.00	1667	-18.8
63	Hernandez Hernandez, Manuel Enrique	0	VEN	−26N	+43B	−30N	=44B	+69N	−37B	−38B	2.5	22.0	24.5	7.75	1499	0.0
64	Vargas Ubierna, Edwin Daniel	0	VEN	=19B	=25N	−52B	−56N	+72B	=38N	−42B	2.5	21.5	23.5	8.00	1363	0.0
65	Pimentel Algarin, Abrahan Jesus	1651	VEN	+90N	−11B	=69N	+61B	−6N	−39B	F	2.5	20.0	20.0	5.25	1501	-42.4
66	Maniscalco Hernandez, Miguelangel	1597	VEN	+84B	−34N	F	=59B	−14N	+60B	−57N	2.5	18.5	18.5	5.50	1590	-5.2
67	Perez Ramirez, Isabel Cristina	1565	VEN	F	−17B	=59N	+77B	−12N	−73B	+72N	2.5	18.5	18.5	5.50	1548	-4.4
68	Hammoud Elnecer, Ahmad Youssef	0	VEN	−50B	−39N	−55N	=76B	+92N	+69B	−43N	2.5	17.5	18.0	4.00	1309	0.0
69	Hernandez Gonzalez, Norkis Emelina	1481	VEN	−16B	+89N	=65B	−19N	−63B	−68N	+91N	2.5	17.5	18.0	2.75	1419	-4.6
70	Casares Rattia, Elio Fabian	1513	VEN	−9B	+71N	=58B	−31B	F	F	+80N	2.5	17.0	17.0	5.50	1541	+0.4
71	FIDE 23939141	0	—	−20N	−70B	−80N	+91B	−60N	+74B	=77N	2.5	15.0	15.5	3.50	1193	0.0
72	Chavez Mujica, Georber Genyer	0	VEN	−12N	−35B	+91N	−49B	−64N	+76B	−67B	2.0	18.5	19.0	2.50	814	0.0
73	Milan Rodriguez, Jose Leonardo	0	VEN	F	−33B	F	+32N	−18B	+67N	F	2.0	18.0	18.0	6.50	1651	0.0
74	Cuello Diaz, Maritza Joselis	0	VEN	−24N	−88B	+76N	−35B	−32B	−71N	+89N	2.0	17.0	18.0	3.00	798	0.0
75	Dominguez Ortuno, Camila	0	VEN	−41B	−38N	−43N	+93B	−40N	+94B	−49N	2.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	766	0.0
76	Pajaro Ortiz, Daniel Alejandro	0	VEN	−27B	−51N	−74B	=68N	=91B	−72N	+93N	2.0	14.0	14.0	1.50	755	0.0
77	Lorca Salazar, Ricardo David	1437	VEN	F	=49B	F	−67N	+87B	−32N	=71B	2.0	13.0	13.0	3.75	1290	-19.6
78	Guarepero Rojas, Edward Kleider	1605	VEN	F	F	+94N	+37B	−21N	−15B	F	2.0	12.5	12.5	3.50	1679	+10.8
79	FIDE 23920998	0	—	−54N	−40B	=92N	F	−82B	+93N	=81B	2.0	10.0	10.0	1.00	1185	0.0
80	Arevalo Salazar, Daniela Karla Natalia	0	VEN	−28B	−32N	+71B	=82N	−58B	−85N	−70B	1.5	17.5	18.5	3.25	1221	0.0
81	Rojas Vasquez, Jacqueline Coromoto	1515	VEN	F	−22B	−12N	−86B	+90N	−59B	=79N	1.5	16.0	16.0	2.00	968	-15.2
82	Galeno Uzcategui, Juan Diego	1443	VEN	−15N	−59B	F	=80B	+79N	−55B	F	1.5	15.5	15.5	2.75	836	-21.6
83	Gonzalez Figueroa, Braymar Isabella	0	VEN	F	−36N	F	=43B	−44N	+89B	−54N	1.5	14.5	14.5	2.75	1302	0.0
84	Vela Garcia, Mathias Emiro	0	VEN	−66N	+60B	F	−42N	F	−35B	−61N	1.0	18.0	18.0	3.00	1290	0.0
85	Morales Velasquez, Jesus Abraham	0	VEN	F	F	−41N	−15B	−43N	+80B	−44N	1.0	17.0	17.0	1.50	848	0.0
86	Montilla Campoverde, Jose Angel Miguel	0	VEN	F	−10B	F	+81N	−52B	−56N	F	1.0	14.0	14.0	1.50	1383	0.0
87	FIDE 23905190	0	—	F	−19N	F	−55B	−77N	+90B	−60N	1.0	13.5	13.5	1.00	700	0.0
88	Anton Palma, Ivan Misael	1554	VEN	−3B	+74N	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	10.0	10.0	2.00	1153	-3.2
89	FIDE 23926481	0	—	F	−69B	F	+92B	−61N	−83N	−74B	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.50	676	0.0
90	FIDE 23934301	0	—	−65B	−61N	F	F	−81B	−87N	+94N	1.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	746	0.0
91	FIDE 23921129	0	—	−18B	−56N	−72B	−71N	=76N	F	−69B	0.5	16.5	17.0	1.00	755	0.0
92	FIDE 23939168	0	—	−23B	−42N	=79B	−89N	−68B	F	F	0.5	13.5	13.5	1.00	864	0.0
93	Martinez Vasquez, David Leonardo	0	VEN	−13N	−44B	−60N	−75N	F	−79B	−76B	0.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	765	0.0
94	FIDE 23916150	0	—	−53N	F	−78B	−38N	−51B	−75N	−90B	0.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	731	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Flores Zamora, Samuel EduardoVEN
+117.2
5.0 pts · #16
2Quinonez Hernandez, Aaron JosueVEN
+66.0
3.5 pts · #36
3Chavez Mendoza, Wilkerly StefaniaVEN
+62.4
4.0 pts · #22

Top rating losers

1De Lima, NelsonPAN
-76.4
3.5 pts · #35
2Ovalles Medina, Juan SebastianVEN
-45.6
3.0 pts · #55
3Pimentel Algarin, Abrahan JesusVEN
-42.4
2.5 pts · #52

Biggest upsets

R7+358 Elo gap
Carrasquel Delgado, Sebastian Alonso1546 beat IMVergara Duplaquet, Pablo Alejandro1904
R4+324 Elo gap
Restrepo Sanchez, Edgar Santiago1750 beat CMMarin Ramirez, Gerardo2074
R6+308 Elo gap
Gil Carrance, Ahyled Valentina1520 beat CMRamos Caldera, Cesar1828