Campeonato Nacional Absoluto de Puerto Rico 2026
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Caguas, Puerto Rico. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2044, and top seed was Edgardo J. Almedina Ortiz (🇵🇷 PUR, FM, 2201).
Edgardo J. Almedina Ortiz (🇵🇷 PUR, FM, 2201) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Sebastian J. Toro Cruz (6.0) and Jaime Rodriguez Santiago (5.5). Almedina Ortiz won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Gabriel Pinales Roussel (CM, 1971) beat Jaime Rodriguez Santiago (FM, 2118), a +147-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Edgardo J. Almedina Ortiz led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Edgardo J. Almedina Ortiz never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
FM Edgardo J. Almedina Ortiz opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: FM Sebastian J. Toro Cruz); the title is out of reach before R9.
FM Edgardo J. Almedina Ortiz beat FM Sebastian J. Toro Cruz (White).
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 | 🇵🇷FMAlmedina Ortiz, Edgardo J. | 2201 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.0 | 29.00 | 38.0 | +10.4 | 2246 |
| 2 | 🇵🇷FMToro Cruz, Sebastian J. | 2126 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.25 | 39.0 | +8.4 | 2160 |
| 4 | 🇵🇷FMRodriguez Santiago, Jaime | 2118 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 5.5 | 24.50 | 39.5 | +0.6 | 2116 |
| 3 | 🇵🇷CMBoggiano Pereira, Miguel A. | 2072 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.00 | 39.5 | +12.4 | 2121 |
| 5 | 🇵🇷CMZilleruelo Irizarry, Diego | 2068 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 19.00 | 40.5 | -6.2 | 2041 |
| 6 | 🇵🇷Childers Pickett, Logan | 2035 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 15.25 | 40.5 | +2.2 | 2045 |
| 7 | 🇵🇷Pedrosa Rivera, Joshua | 2015 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 15.00 | 41.0 | -4.8 | 2004 |
| 8 | 🇵🇷Patel, Dhyaan | 1956 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 13.25 | 41.5 | +5.3 | 1974 |
| 9 | 🇵🇷CMPinales Roussel, Gabriel | 1971 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 2.5 | 13.00 | 42.5 | -20.6 | 1886 |
| 10 | 🇵🇷Gonzalez Gonzalez, Enoel | 1876 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 2.0 | 7.25 | 43.0 | -7.6 | 1842 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Boggiano Pereira, Miguel A.CMPUR+12.45.5 pts · #3
- 2Almedina Ortiz, Edgardo J.FMPUR+10.47.0 pts · #1
- 3Toro Cruz, Sebastian J.FMPUR+8.46.0 pts · #2
- 1Pinales Roussel, GabrielCMPUR-20.62.5 pts · #9
- 2Gonzalez Gonzalez, EnoelPUR-7.62.0 pts · #10
- 3Zilleruelo Irizarry, DiegoCMPUR-6.24.5 pts · #5
- R5+147 Elo gap