Campeonato Nacional Femenino de Nicaragua 2026
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Managua, Nicaragua. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1727, and top seed was Kathya Mendieta (🇳🇮 NCA, WFM, 1919).
Abigail Carolina Cabezas Calero (🇳🇮 NCA, CM, 1727) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Cristiana Yorlene Martinez Orozco (6.5) and Anahi Alexandra Munoz Cortez (6.0). Cabezas Calero won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Heidi Paola Bolanos Garcia (1573) beat Marelys Cristina Espinoza Barrios (1847), a +274-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCM Abigail Carolina Cabezas Calero led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
CM Abigail Carolina Cabezas Calero held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.
CM Abigail Carolina Cabezas Calero beat Cristiana Yorlene Martinez Orozco (White).
CM Abigail Carolina Cabezas Calero 3 wins (R3–R5)Cristiana Yorlene Martinez Orozco 4 wins (R5–R8)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇳🇮CMCabezas Calero, Abigail Carolina | 1727 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.00 | 37.0 | +100.0 | 1947 |
| 2 | 🇳🇮Martinez Orozco, Cristiana Yorlene | 1783 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 22.00 | 37.5 | +25.6 | 1887 |
| 4 | 🇳🇮Munoz Cortez, Anahi Alexandra | 1821 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.00 | 38.0 | +6.6 | 1842 |
| 3 | 🇳🇮WCMAlvarez Gutierrez, Patricia | 1822 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 22.00 | 38.0 | +6.2 | 1841 |
| 5 | 🇳🇮WFMMendieta, Kathya | 1919 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 21.25 | 39.0 | -36.0 | 1749 |
| 6 | 🇳🇮Bolanos Garcia, Heidi Paola | 1573 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 11.25 | 40.5 | +18.0 | 1664 |
| 7 | 🇳🇮Espinoza Barrios, Marelys Cristina | 1847 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 11.00 | 40.5 | -99.6 | 1634 |
| 8 | 🇳🇮Serrano Herrera, Daniela de Andrea | 1587 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 3.0 | 13.75 | 41.0 | +4.4 | 1618 |
| 9 | 🇳🇮Matus Acevedo, Ariadna Lucia | 1626 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | — | 2.0 | 7.50 | 42.0 | -25.6 | 1567 |
| 10 | 🇳🇮Pena Baltodano, Yaddolly | 1565 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | — | * | 1.5 | 5.75 | 42.5 | -12.2 | 1509 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Cabezas Calero, Abigail CarolinaCMNCA+100.07.0 pts · #1
- 2Martinez Orozco, Cristiana YorleneNCA+25.66.5 pts · #2
- 3Bolanos Garcia, Heidi PaolaNCA+18.03.5 pts · #6
- 1Espinoza Barrios, Marelys CristinaNCA-99.63.5 pts · #7
- 2Mendieta, KathyaWFMNCA-36.05.0 pts · #5
- 3Matus Acevedo, Ariadna LuciaNCA-25.62.0 pts · #9
- R2+274 Elo gap
- R2+234 Elo gap
- R4+120 Elo gap