I Torneo Preparatorio Sub-1800 FIDE 2026
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42 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 29 Mar 2026 in San Javier, Chile. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1701, and top seed was Nicolas Antonio Albornoz Yanez (🇨🇱 CHI, 1796).
Nicolas Antonio Albornoz Yanez (🇨🇱 CHI, 1796) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Bastian Andres Lillo Gallegos (4.5) and Felipe Esteban Hofflingler Becerra (4.0). Albornoz Yanez shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Sofia Alejandra Vasquez Faundez (1422) beat Cristian Ignacio Fuenzalida Bautista (1695), a +273-point gap.
Location
🇨🇱San Javier, Chile
Dates
29 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇱Chile×37
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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Lillo Gallegos4.5Albornoz Yanez4.5Hofflingler Becerra4Silva Carrasco3.5Yanez Gomez3.5Morales Andrades3.5
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Albornoz Yanez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Bastian Andres Lillo Gallegos drew with Nicolas Antonio Albornoz Yanez (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Bastian Andres Lillo Gallegos 3 wins (R1–R3)Nicolas Antonio Albornoz Yanez 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albornoz Yanez, Nicolas Antonio | 1796 | CHI | +15B | +18N | +3B | =2N | +11B | 4.5 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 14.75 | 1948 | +24.8 |
| 2 | Lillo Gallegos, Bastian Andres | 1777 | CHI | +26N | +17B | +25N | =1B | +4N | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 12.25 | 1946 | +17.4 |
| 3 | Hofflingler Becerra, Felipe Esteban | 1695 | CHI | +19B | +32N | −1N | +5B | +12N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 11.00 | 1835 | +36.0 |
| 4 | Gonzalez Gonzalez, AgustinCM | 1707 | CHI | +20B | +8N | +11B | =7N | −2B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 10.75 | 1676 | -6.0 |
| 5 | Vergara Gonzalez, Vicente Andres | 1538 | CHI | +22B | =6N | +9B | −3N | +18B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 10.25 | 1742 | +43.2 |
| 6 | Yanez Gomez, Erick | 1747 | CHI | +39N | =5B | +14N | =12B | =7N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 9.00 | 1713 | -5.2 |
| 7 | Morales Andrades, Rodrigo Ignacio | 1607 | CHI | +28N | +21B | =12N | =4B | =6B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 9.50 | 1773 | +34.8 |
| 8 | Rojas Flores, Rocio Ignacia | 1496 | CHI | +30N | −4B | +28N | =13B | +17N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 1611 | +16.0 |
| 9 | Silva Carrasco, Camila Helena | 1615 | CHI | +31N | =33B | −5N | +26B | +19N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 7.25 | 1612 | -0.4 |
| 10 | Vallejos Mella, Joaquin Ignacio | 1550 | CHI | +34N | −14B | +33N | +25B | =13N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 1587 | +3.2 |
| 11 | Saez Jerez, Luis Antonio | 0 | CHI | +27N | +13B | −4N | +14B | −1N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 8.00 | 1653 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Rodriguez Gonzalez, Alexander | 1760 | CHI | +23B | +35N | =7B | =6N | −3B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 1670 | -10.0 |
| 13 | Hormazabal San Martin, Sebastian | 1577 | CHI | +16B | −11N | +23B | =8N | =10B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 9.00 | 1633 | +4.4 |
| 14 | Tapia Constenla, Fernando Vicente | 1468 | CHI | +42B | +10N | −6B | −11N | +20B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1707 | +36.8 |
| 15 | Saavedra Saavedra, Francisco | 1447 | CHI | −1N | −25B | +30N | +36B | +27N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 1479 | +1.0 |
| 16 | Rodriguez Gonzalez, Benjamin Marc | 0 | CHI | −13N | +27B | +21N | −17B | +25N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 6.50 | 1545 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Munoz Bobadilla, Max | 1544 | CHI | +29B | −2N | =20B | +16N | −8B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 6.25 | 1299 | -18.4 |
| 18 | Lizama Diaz, Gabriela Emilia | 1538 | CHI | +36N | −1B | +39N | =19B | −5N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 1460 | -18.0 |
| 19 | Abraham Nunez, Vicente Alejandro | 1411 | CHI | −3N | +41B | +35B | =18N | −9B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1498 | +16.0 |
| 20 | Yanez Gonzalez, Matias Ignacio | 1428 | CHI | −4N | +30B | =17N | +33B | −14N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 1474 | +7.6 |
| 21 | Lamas Fuentes, Susan Carolina | 1492 | CHI | +38B | −7N | −16B | +22N | =35B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1361 | -13.2 |
| 22 | Vergara Rojas, Anibal Sebastian | 0 | CHI | −5N | =26B | +34N | −21B | +33N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1411 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Alvarez Carter, Vicente Tomas | 1443 | CHI | −12N | +36B | −13N | =29B | +34N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 868 | -18.0 |
| 24 | Fuenzalida Bautista, Cristian Ignacio | 1695 | CHI | −25N | =34B | −27N | +40B | +31N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.75 | 1347 | -52.0 |
| 25 | Vasquez Faundez, Sofia Alejandra | 1422 | CHI | +24B | +15N | −2B | −10N | −16B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 5.50 | 1623 | +40.8 |
| 26 | Bustos Olmos, Francisco Adolfo | 1444 | CHI | −2B | =22N | +38B | −9N | =29B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 897 | -15.6 |
| 27 | Sepulveda Palma, Rodrigo | 1611 | CHI | −11B | −16N | +24B | +38N | −15B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1571 | -2.2 |
| 28 | Contreras Godoy, Miguel Ibrahim | 0 | CHI | −7B | +42N | −8B | −35N | +38B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Penailillo Honorato, Josefa Fernanda | 0 | CHI | −17N | +37B | −32B | =23N | =26N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1409 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 3491242 | 0 | — | −8B | −20N | −15B | +42N | +41B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Krauss Bravo, Jorge Carlos | 1402 | CHI | −9B | −38N | +41B | +37N | −24B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1480 | +10.4 |
| 32 | Yanez Alvial Sergio Benjamin | 1476 | CHI | +41N | −3B | +29N | F | F | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 894 | -8.8 |
| 33 | Saez Ledezma, Maite Antonella | 1498 | CHI | +40B | =9N | −10B | −20N | −22B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 2.75 | 1266 | -37.2 |
| 34 | FIDE 3483800 | 0 | — | −10B | =24N | −22B | +41N | −23B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.25 | 1296 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Arenas Gomez, Paula Sofia | 1501 | CHI | F | −12B | −19N | +28B | =21N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1280 | -32.8 |
| 36 | FIDE 3485560 | 0 | — | −18B | −23N | +42B | −15N | =37B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 1159 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Salas Morales, Leonardo Fabian | 1508 | CHI | F | −29N | +40B | −31B | =36N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 602 | -25.6 |
| 38 | Rebolledo Chavez, Paula Elizabeth | 0 | CHI | −21N | +31B | −26N | −27B | −28N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1294 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Martinoli Rojas, Amaru | 1442 | CHI | −6B | +40N | −18B | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 838 | -21.2 |
| 40 | Moyano Gonzalez, Matilda Silvia | 0 | CHI | −33N | −39B | −37N | −24N | +42B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 741 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 3491331 | 0 | — | −32B | −19N | −31N | −34B | −30N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 628 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 3491323 | 0 | — | −14N | −28B | −36N | −30B | −40N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 668 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Vergara Gonzalez, Vicente AndresCHI+43.23.5 pts · #12
- 2Vasquez Faundez, Sofia AlejandraCHI+40.82.0 pts · #13
- 3Tapia Constenla, Fernando VicenteCHI+36.83.0 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Fuenzalida Bautista, Cristian IgnacioCHI-52.02.5 pts · #22
- 2Saez Ledezma, Maite AntonellaCHI-37.21.5 pts · #32
- 3Arenas Gomez, Paula SofiaCHI-32.81.5 pts · #27
Biggest upsets
- R1+273 Elo gap
- R5+164 Elo gap
- R4+106 Elo gap