Campeonato Nacional de Expertos y Maestros 2026
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39 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 05 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Caracas - Distrito Capital, Venezuela. 17 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2181, and top seed was Felix Jose Ynojosa Aponte (🇻🇪 VEN, IM, 2387).
Ali Aaron Jaramillo Lopez (🇻🇪 VEN, FM, 2202) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Christian Gabriel Allen Leydenz (5.0) and Mauricio Jose Vivas Gelves (5.0). Jaramillo Lopez won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Christian Gabriel Allen Leydenz (CM, 2058) beat Felix Jose Ynojosa Aponte (IM, 2387), a +329-point gap.
Location
🇻🇪Caracas - Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Dates
05 Mar 2026 → 08 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 17
IM×1
FM×7
CM×7
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇻🇪Venezuela×39
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Ali Aaron Jaramillo Lopez led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
FM Ali Aaron Jaramillo Lopez never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
FM Ali Aaron Jaramillo Lopez 6 wins (R1–R6)FM Yeison Joel Gutierrez Anaya 4 wins (R4–R7)CM Christian Gabriel Allen Leydenz 3 wins (R1–R3)
R4 · LATE SURGE
FM Yeison Joel Gutierrez Anaya was #13 at R4, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMAli Aaron Jaramillo Lopez | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2FMYeison Joel Gutierrez Anaya | — | * | — | — |
| 3CMChristian Gabriel Allen Leydenz | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Mauricio Jose Vivas Gelves | — | — | — | * |
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 | +18N | +5B | +15N | +6B | +7N | +11B | =2N | 6.5 | 26.0 | 29.5 | 27.00 | 2538 | +45.4 |
| 2 | Allen Leydenz, Christian GabrielCM | 2058 | VEN | +9B | +11N | +27B | −16N | =8N | +7B | =1B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 21.50 | 2266 | +63.7 |
| 3 | Vivas Gelves, Mauricio Jose | 2077 | VEN | +31N | −27B | +28N | +15B | =5N | =6B | +11N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 17.50 | 2165 | +35.2 |
| 4 | Gutierrez Anaya, Yeison JoelFM | 2133 | VEN | +37N | −15B | −5N | +28B | +31N | +17B | +12N | 5.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 14.00 | 2126 | -0.2 |
| 5 | Ortiz Avila, Leonard David | 2002 | VEN | +35B | −1N | +4B | +26N | =3B | +16N | −6N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 15.50 | 2166 | +31.4 |
| 6 | Castro Silva, Moises AntonioFM | 2240 | VEN | F | +22N | +13B | −1N | +16B | =3N | +5B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 18.00 | 2231 | +0.2 |
| 7 | Ynojosa Aponte, Felix JoseIM | 2387 | VEN | +20B | =16N | +30B | +12N | −1B | −2N | +13B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 15.75 | 2146 | -16.5 |
| 8 | Acosta Villarroel, Lorner JesusCM | 2156 | VEN | +28B | =30N | =26B | +13N | =2B | =12N | =10B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 16.50 | 2077 | -12.6 |
| 9 | Alvarez Romero, Luis Enrique Alexander | 1917 | VEN | −2N | +39B | =17N | +18B | −12B | +30N | +16B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 11.75 | 2110 | +37.0 |
| 10 | Borges Oliveros, Sebastian FranciscoFM | 2025 | VEN | −15N | +37B | −31N | +36B | +32N | +22B | =8N | 4.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 10.25 | 2065 | +8.0 |
| 11 | Palomo, Franklin AnnervysFM | 2259 | VEN | +39N | −2B | +22N | +31B | +21N | −1N | −3B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 26.5 | 10.00 | 2090 | -27.6 |
| 12 | Franco Martinez, Franvier Jose | 2039 | VEN | =32N | +29B | +19N | −7B | +9N | =8B | −4B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 14.50 | 2095 | +9.8 |
| 13 | Echeto Hernandez, Irving Isaac | 1893 | VEN | +33N | +24B | −6N | −8B | +14N | +21B | −7N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 13.50 | 2194 | +104.0 |
| 14 | Colmenarez Rivero, Jheremia David | 2111 | VEN | −30B | −26N | +39B | +38N | −13B | +36N | +20B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 6.00 | 1993 | -41.6 |
| 15 | Rivas Villarreal, Jesus Eleazar | 1893 | VEN | +10B | +4N | −1B | −3N | +23B | −20N | =17N | 3.5 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 14.75 | 2055 | +28.8 |
| 16 | Molina Sumoza, Jesus AlbertoCM | 2051 | VEN | +36N | =7B | +32N | +2B | −6N | −5B | −9N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 10.75 | 2061 | +0.4 |
| 17 | Echeto Hernandez, Samuel EliasCM | 2020 | VEN | −19B | =23N | =9B | +34N | +26B | −4N | =15B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 10.75 | 1932 | -16.8 |
| 18 | Otazo Sanchez, Annyd GabrielaWFM | 1972 | VEN | −1B | =35N | +25B | −9N | =29B | =26N | +30B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 9.75 | 1980 | +1.2 |
| 19 | Maldonado Mayora, Jesus Gregorio | 1872 | VEN | +17N | =21B | −12B | =23N | =20B | =29N | =25B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 12.00 | 2012 | +25.8 |
| 20 | Lacruz Ramirez, Nicolas AlfonsoCM | 1977 | VEN | −7N | +36B | =24N | =32B | =19N | +15B | −14N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 9.25 | 2030 | +14.0 |
| 21 | Zambrano Rodriguez, Aaron JoseFM | 2045 | VEN | =26B | =19N | +34B | +27N | −11B | −13N | =23B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 10.00 | 1931 | -21.2 |
| 22 | Casares Contreras, Jose Gabriel | 2006 | VEN | +34N | −6B | −11B | +35N | +30B | −10N | =24N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 7.75 | 2038 | +5.4 |
| 23 | Padron Jimenez, Andres Alejandro | 1945 | VEN | −24N | =17B | +29N | =19B | −15N | +32B | =21N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 10.75 | 1973 | +10.0 |
| 24 | Casares Ugueto, Santiago de JesusFM | 2129 | VEN | +23B | −13N | =20B | −30N | =27B | +31N | =22B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 11.00 | 1923 | -72.8 |
| 25 | Mendoza, Deivi Ramon | 2113 | VEN | =29N | −32B | −18N | =33B | +37B | +27N | =19N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 8.50 | 1922 | -33.8 |
| 26 | Duran Rodriguez, Ricardo Aran | 1913 | VEN | =21N | +14B | =8N | −5B | −17N | =18B | =28N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 11.25 | 1987 | +25.6 |
| 27 | Torres Yepez, Jose David | 1784 | VEN | +38B | +3N | −2N | −21B | =24N | −25B | =29N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 9.25 | 2000 | +69.6 |
| 28 | Vidal Rusa, Gabriel Lorenzo | 1957 | VEN | −8N | +33B | −3B | −4N | +35B | =34N | =26B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 6.50 | 1948 | -2.6 |
| 29 | Abiad Parra, VictorCM | 1942 | VEN | =25B | −12N | −23B | +39N | =18N | =19B | =27B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 7.25 | 1907 | -7.0 |
| 30 | Echeto Hernandez, Moises | 1940 | VEN | +14N | =8B | −7N | +24B | −22N | −9B | −18N | 2.5 | 24.5 | 28.0 | 9.75 | 1988 | +5.6 |
| 31 | Pena Gonzalez, Clara IsabelWCM | 1917 | VEN | −3B | +38N | +10B | −11N | −4B | −24B | =33N | 2.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 6.75 | 1990 | +11.0 |
| 32 | Garcia Parra, Ronny David | 1907 | VEN | =12B | +25N | −16B | =20N | −10B | −23N | =34B | 2.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 8.25 | 1898 | -5.6 |
| 33 | Franco Gimenez, Jesus Adrian | 2031 | VEN | −13B | −28N | =35B | =25N | −34B | +37N | =31B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 4.75 | 1827 | -78.4 |
| 34 | Matute Luis, Jose Carlos | 1848 | VEN | −22B | F | −21N | −17B | +33N | =28B | =32N | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.25 | 1870 | +4.3 |
| 35 | Suarez Yepez, Emanuel David | 1829 | VEN | −5N | =18B | =33N | −22B | −28N | F | =39B | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.25 | 1797 | -8.8 |
| 36 | Gomez Pereira, Jose Luis | 1915 | VEN | −16B | −20N | F | −10N | +38B | −14B | −37N | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.00 | 1744 | -42.8 |
| 37 | Rojas, Luis Gabriel | 1946 | VEN | −4B | −10N | −38B | F | −25N | −33B | +36B | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.00 | 1762 | -25.8 |
| 38 | Marin Flores, Alferath Jose | 1986 | VEN | −27N | −31B | +37N | −14B | −36N | F | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 1695 | -74.0 |
| 39 | Singer Rojas, Richard JavierCM | 1976 | VEN | −11B | −9N | −14N | −29B | F | F | =35N | 0.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.75 | 1646 | -36.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Echeto Hernandez, Irving IsaacVEN+104.04.0 pts · #12
- 2Torres Yepez, Jose DavidVEN+69.63.0 pts · #29
- 3Allen Leydenz, Christian GabrielCMVEN+63.75.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Franco Gimenez, Jesus AdrianVEN-78.42.5 pts · #31
- 2Marin Flores, Alferath JoseVEN-74.01.0 pts · #37
- 3Casares Ugueto, Santiago de JesusFMVEN-72.83.5 pts · #22
Biggest upsets
- R6+329 Elo gap
- R2+293 Elo gap
- R2+240 Elo gap