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Jaque al Caribe - Grupo Expertos

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15 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in ROO, Cancun, Mexico. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 972, and top seed was Gabriel Polanco Loria (🇲🇽 MEX, 1940).

Edwin Gerardo Tapia Yam (🇲🇽 MEX, 1627) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Mateo Acosta Lozano (4.0) and Miguel Joaquin Garcia Ramirez (4.0). Tapia Yam shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Mateo Acosta Lozano (1421) beat Gabriel Polanco Loria (1940), a +519-point gap.

Location
🇲🇽ROO, Cancun, Mexico
Dates
20 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
972
Participants
15
Federations · 2 represented
🇲🇽Mexico×7
🇵🇪Peru×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
7
3
1
1
3
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 4.0/5. Tapia Yam takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Mateo Acosta Lozano 3 wins (R3–R5)Miguel Joaquin Garcia Ramirez 4 wins (R2–R5)Edwin Gerardo Tapia Yam 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Tapia Yam, Edwin Gerardo1627MEX+11N+7B+4N+6B2N4.012.013.09.001438-19.6
2Acosta Lozano, Mateo1421MEX+14N4B+12N+9B+1B4.010.010.57.502524+67.2
3Garcia Ramirez, Miguel Joaquin1670MEX4N+13B+7N+10B+6N4.010.010.57.502254+9.2
4Camacho Rivera, Derek Emiliano0MEX+3B+2N1B+11NF3.014.015.09.0015920.0
5Esquivel Esquivel, Brisa Angelina1607MEX6B+8N11B+15N+14B3.06.57.03.50654-28.0
6Alanoca Reyes, Daniel Alfredo1455PER+5N+9B=10N1N3B2.513.015.06.001689+44.8
7FIDE 296671510+8B1N3B=13N+15B2.511.011.53.258480.0
8FIDE 55002132007N5B+14N=12B+13N2.57.07.51.508070.0
9Polanco Loria, Gabriel1940MEX+12B6N+15B2NF2.010.511.01.50740-73.6
10Sulub Chan, Irving Eliseo0MEX+13B=15N=6B3NF2.08.08.52.0013690.0
11FIDE 55002131101BF+5N4BF1.012.012.03.0016170.0
12FIDE 55000060809N=14B2B=8NF1.09.09.01.508810.0
13FIDE 550021303010N3NF=7B8B0.511.011.01.258690.0
14FIDE 55000065902B=12N8BF5N0.510.510.50.507140.0
15FIDE 5500213380F=10B9N5B7N0.59.59.51.009740.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets