Torneo Abierto Educa Chess Sub-20 2025
20 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 27 Apr 2026 to 28 Apr 2026 in Cagua - Estado Aragua, Venezuela. Top 10 Elo average was 1773, and top seed was Lenin Sanchez Cano (🇻🇪 VEN, 2108).
Lenin Sanchez Cano (🇻🇪 VEN, 2108) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Alferath Jose Marin Flores (5.0) and Simon Antonio Kiko Fhhajan (4.5). Sanchez Cano won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Joseba de Jesus Luna Rivera (1520) beat Wilmer Jose Blanco Perez (1782), a +262-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsLenin Sanchez Cano led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Lenin Sanchez Cano never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Lenin Sanchez Cano beat Alferath Jose Marin Flores (White).
Lenin Sanchez Cano 6 wins (R1–R6)Alferath Jose Marin Flores 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lenin Sanchez Cano | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Alferath Jose Marin Flores | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Simon Antonio Kiko Fhhajan | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Markel Sanchez Cano | — | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanchez Cano, Lenin | 2108 | VEN | +12B | +15N | +2B | +5N | +3B | +7B | 6.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 21.00 | 2609 | +15.6 |
| 2 | Marin Flores, Alferath Jose | 1986 | VEN | +11B | +8N | −1N | +4B | +6B | +5N | 5.0 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 17.50 | 2062 | +20.6 |
| 3 | Kiko Fhhajan, Simon Antonio | 1806 | VEN | +16B | +10N | =4B | +6N | −1N | +9B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 13.50 | 1926 | +32.0 |
| 4 | Sanchez Cano, Markel | 2041 | VEN | +20N | =9B | =3N | −2N | +15B | +10N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 9.25 | 1830 | -22.4 |
| 5 | Matos Perez, Jhosua Hancen Jeremias | 1834 | VEN | +14N | =6B | +9N | −1B | +11N | −2B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 10.25 | 1726 | -24.4 |
| 6 | Luna Rivera, Joseba de Jesus | 1520 | VEN | +7B | =5N | +15B | −3B | −2N | +13B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 9.75 | 1747 | +29.2 |
| 7 | Toro Parra, Leander Jose | 0 | VEN | −6N | +14B | =10B | +8N | +12B | −1N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 10.00 | 1649 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Galindo Itriago, Franyeli Susej | 1538 | VEN | +19N | −2B | =13N | −7B | +16N | +12B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 7.25 | 1709 | +14.0 |
| 9 | Jaramillo Lopez, Ali Aaran | 1602 | VEN | +13B | =4N | −5B | +11N | =10B | −3N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 9.00 | 1604 | -12.8 |
| 10 | Vargas Blanco, Santiago Andres | 1508 | VEN | +18N | −3B | =7N | +17B | =9N | −4B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 7.25 | 1618 | +16.0 |
| 11 | Diaz Diaz, Yeritzon Alexander | 0 | VEN | −2N | +19B | +18N | −9B | −5B | +15N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1655 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Blanco Rodriguez, Daniela Sinai | 0 | VEN | −1N | =17B | +20N | +13B | −7N | −8N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 924 | -21.2 |
| 13 | Padrino Escobar, Juan Alejandro | 0 | VEN | −9N | +20B | =8B | −12N | +14B | −6N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 4.75 | 1248 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Este Martinez, Juan Diego | 0 | VEN | −5B | −7N | =17N | +16B | −13N | +19B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 1034 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Blanco Perez, Wilmer Jose | 1782 | VEN | +17N | −1B | −6N | +18B | −4N | −11B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 1605 | -37.6 |
| 16 | Ferrer Echeverria, Llekcier De Jesus | 0 | VEN | −3N | −18B | +19N | −14N | −8B | +20N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 803 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Magdaleno Ascanio, Jorge Alejandro | 0 | VEN | −15B | =12N | =14B | −10N | =19B | =18N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1370 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Vargas Ubierna, Edwin Daniel | 0 | VEN | −10B | +16N | −11B | −15N | =20B | =17B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 3.25 | 844 | -22.8 |
| 19 | FIDE 23934328 | 0 | — | −8B | −11N | −16B | +20B | =17N | −14N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 1.50 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Blumenthal Mujica, Marco Nathaniel | 0 | VEN | −4B | −13N | −12B | −19N | =18N | −16B | 0.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 1395 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kiko Fhhajan, Simon AntonioVEN+32.04.5 pts · #3
- 2Luna Rivera, Joseba de JesusVEN+29.23.5 pts · #7
- 3Marin Flores, Alferath JoseVEN+20.65.0 pts · #2
- 1Blanco Perez, Wilmer JoseVEN-37.62.0 pts · #10
- 2Matos Perez, Jhosua Hancen JeremiasVEN-24.43.5 pts · #8
- 3Vargas Ubierna, Edwin DanielVEN-22.82.0 pts · #17
- R3+262 Elo gap