Campeonato Nacional Juvenil Masculino 2026
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37 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Managua, Nicaragua. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1982, and top seed was Moises Abraham Valle Alonso (🇳🇮 NCA, 2166).
Natanael Emanuel Vanegas Lopez (🇳🇮 NCA, 2037) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Douglas Ariel Arauz Espinoza (7.0) and Julio Cesar Jimenez Lira (6.0). Vanegas Lopez won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Edwin Ramses Bojorge Plata (1862) beat Moises Abraham Valle Alonso (2166), a +304-point gap.
Location
🇳🇮Managua, Nicaragua
Dates
07 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇳🇮Nicaragua×35
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsNatanael Emanuel Vanegas Lopez led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5–R9 · LEAD HELD
Natanael Emanuel Vanegas Lopez never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Natanael Emanuel Vanegas Lopez drew with Douglas Ariel Arauz Espinoza (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Natanael Emanuel Vanegas Lopez 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)Douglas Ariel Arauz Espinoza 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanegas Lopez, Natanael Emanuel | 2037 | NCA | +28N | +14B | +33N | =2B | +9N | +10B | +5N | +7B | =4B | 8.0 | 43.0 | 44.0 | 37.50 | 2268 | +40.4 |
| 2 | Arauz Espinoza, Douglas Ariel | 1988 | NCA | +27B | +18N | +17B | =1N | =10B | +8N | =7B | +3N | =5B | 7.0 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 36.25 | 2110 | +56.8 |
| 3 | Jimenez Lira, Julio Cesar | 1922 | NCA | =15B | +20N | =8B | +17N | =16B | +19N | =4B | −2B | +9N | 6.0 | 42.5 | 47.0 | 29.50 | 1970 | +15.2 |
| 4 | Valle Alonso, Moises Abraham | 2166 | NCA | +25N | F | +28B | −11B | +12N | +14B | =3N | +17B | =1N | 6.0 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 28.00 | 2036 | -34.8 |
| 5 | Castillo Romero, Jasmany Shallom | 1974 | NCA | +29B | =31N | +26B | =16N | =7B | +18N | −1B | +8N | =2N | 6.0 | 41.5 | 43.0 | 25.75 | 1944 | -4.8 |
| 6 | Aguilar Bejarano, Pablo Sebastian | 1702 | NCA | +35B | =8N | +31B | −10N | −18B | +25N | +19B | =16N | +20B | 6.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 19.00 | 1869 | +34.4 |
| 7 | Colomer Fonseca, Eric Gabriel | 1910 | NCA | +19N | F | +15B | +13B | =5N | +11B | =2N | −1N | =16B | 5.5 | 45.0 | 46.0 | 28.25 | 1926 | +9.0 |
| 8 | Ceballos Reyes, Roberto Carlos | 1925 | NCA | +24N | =6B | =3N | +14B | =11N | −2B | +26N | −5B | +18N | 5.5 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 25.50 | 1867 | -16.7 |
| 9 | Espinoza Guerrero, Felix Alberto | 2052 | NCA | +12B | −17N | +29B | +20N | −1B | +13N | =16B | +10N | −3B | 5.5 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 24.75 | 1890 | -55.9 |
| 10 | Treminio Umanzor, Leonel AlejandroCM | 1988 | NCA | +32N | F | =16B | +6B | =2N | −1N | +11B | −9B | +14N | 5.0 | 45.0 | 46.5 | 23.25 | 1947 | -11.2 |
| 11 | Bojorge Plata,Edwin Ramses | 1862 | NCA | =26B | =15N | +21B | +4N | =8B | −7N | −10N | +19B | =12N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 24.50 | 1776 | -29.6 |
| 12 | Oviedo Rocha, Mateo Javier | 1614 | NCA | −9N | −13B | +34N | +24B | −4B | +15N | +23B | =20N | =11B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 39.5 | 18.25 | 1698 | +20.0 |
| 13 | Cano Conrado, Joseph David | 1499 | NCA | −17B | +12N | +22B | −7N | +20B | −9B | +21N | −14B | +28N | 5.0 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 21.00 | 1756 | +95.2 |
| 14 | Berrios Cuadra, Michael Stefan | 1743 | NCA | +21B | −1N | +36B | −8N | +33B | −4N | +29B | +13N | −10B | 5.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 13.50 | 1738 | -8.0 |
| 15 | Gaitan Cruz, Saudiel Antonio | 1565 | NCA | =3N | =11B | −7N | −25B | +35N | −12B | +22N | +33B | +23N | 5.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 14.50 | 1661 | +23.2 |
| 16 | Munoz Cortez, Jonathan Eduardo | 1818 | NCA | +37B | F | =10N | =5B | =3N | =17B | =9N | =6B | =7N | 4.5 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 19.25 | 1905 | +20.2 |
| 17 | Flores Ruiz, Moises Adrian | 1856 | NCA | +13N | +9B | −2N | −3B | +28B | =16N | +18B | −4N | F | 4.5 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 20.25 | 1898 | +21.6 |
| 18 | Calderon Vasquez, Miguel Angel | 1785 | NCA | +34N | −2B | =19N | +26B | +6N | −5B | −17N | +25B | −8B | 4.5 | 40.5 | 41.0 | 15.75 | 1729 | -26.4 |
| 19 | Espinoza Berrios, Cristiano Gabriel | 1528 | NCA | −7B | +35N | =18B | +27N | +31N | −3B | −6N | −11N | +26B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 10.75 | 1712 | +64.0 |
| 20 | Lopez Urrutia, Diego Zahid | 1710 | NCA | +36N | −3B | +23N | −9B | −13N | +33B | +28N | =12B | −6N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 10.50 | 1539 | -56.4 |
| 21 | Blanco Toruno, Jozef Alfonso | 0 | NCA | −14N | +32B | −11N | +34B | =25N | −26B | −13B | +30N | +33N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 26.5 | 6.25 | 1460 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Bustos Roblero, Leo Gabriel | 1719 | NCA | +23B | F | −13N | F | +27B | −29N | −15B | +32N | +25N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 12.50 | 1593 | -40.8 |
| 23 | Bravo Rodriguez,Oniel | 0 | NCA | −22N | +24B | −20B | −28N | +30N | +34B | −12N | +29B | −15B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 30.5 | 9.00 | 1467 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Morales Vargas, Emanuel de Jesus | 1575 | NCA | −8B | −23N | +35B | −12N | +36N | −28B | −33N | +27B | +29N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 6.50 | 1594 | +1.6 |
| 25 | Quintanilla Rivera, Humberto Rafael | 1697 | NCA | −4B | −26N | +30B | +15N | =21B | −6B | +27N | −18N | −22B | 3.5 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 12.25 | 1554 | -56.8 |
| 26 | Salamanca Barberena, Inti Macori | 1509 | NCA | =11N | +25B | −5N | −18N | +29B | +21N | −8B | −28B | −19N | 3.5 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 13.50 | 1594 | +23.2 |
| 27 | Marin Gomez Ian Javier | 1603 | NCA | −2N | =34B | +32N | −19B | −22N | +30B | −25B | −24N | +35N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 3.25 | 1413 | -57.6 |
| 28 | Gaitan Valle, Jhafet Eleazar | 1603 | FID | −1B | F | −4N | +23B | −17N | +24N | −20B | +26N | −13B | 3.0 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 11.50 | 1579 | -20.4 |
| 29 | Guevara Saenz, Oscar Emmanuel | 1587 | NCA | −5N | +30B | −9N | +36B | −26N | +22B | −14N | −23N | −24B | 3.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 5.50 | 1478 | -36.4 |
| 30 | Bolanos Gonzalez, Erick Francisco | 0 | NCA | −31B | −29N | −25N | F | −23B | −27N | +35B | −21B | =32N | 1.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 0.75 | 1281 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Aguirre Espinoza, Jonathan David | 1741 | NCA | +30N | =5B | −6N | F | −19B | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 4.50 | 1462 | -41.2 |
| 32 | Sequeira Vargas, Cristopher | 1590 | NCA | −10B | −21N | −27B | F | F | +36N | F | −22B | =30B | 1.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.75 | 970 | -38.0 |
| 33 | Siezar Cajina, Diego Andre | 0 | NCA | F | F | −1B | F | −14N | −20N | +24B | −15N | −21B | 1.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 4.00 | 1486 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Ayerdis Lopez, Gary Gabriel | 0 | NCA | −18B | =27N | −12B | −21N | F | −23N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 1.75 | 1396 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 6114628 | 0 | — | −6N | −19B | −24N | F | −15B | F | −30N | F | −27B | 0.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 0.00 | 795 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Cruz Salgado, Nabuko Manases | 0 | NCA | −20B | F | −14N | −29N | −24B | −32B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 845 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Betancourt Matamoros, Carlos Alexis | 1489 | NCA | −16N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1018 | -5.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Cano Conrado, Joseph DavidNCA+95.25.0 pts · #13
- 2Espinoza Berrios, Cristiano GabrielNCA+64.04.5 pts · #16
- 3Arauz Espinoza, Douglas ArielNCA+56.87.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Marin Gomez Ian JavierNCA-57.63.5 pts · #28
- 2Quintanilla Rivera, Humberto RafaelNCA-56.83.5 pts · #24
- 3Lopez Urrutia, Diego ZahidNCA-56.44.5 pts · #27
Biggest upsets
- R4+304 Elo gap
- R3+220 Elo gap
- R5+213 Elo gap