Proyect Chess Tournament 2026
26 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Panama, Panama. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1910, and top seed was Adrian Ignacio Cortes Franco (🇵🇦 PAN, 2038).
Arno Augusto Fascio Outerbridge (🇵🇦 PAN, CM, 1959) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Manuel Alejandro Cueto Fernandez (4.0) and Ian Andre Simpson Miranda (4.0). Fascio Outerbridge shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Diego Adriano Delgado Brandaris (1643) beat Andres Perez Monakhov (2000), a +357-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
3 players finish on 4.0/5. Fascio Outerbridge takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).
CM Arno Augusto Fascio Outerbridge 3 wins (R1–R3)Manuel Alejandro Cueto Fernandez 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 | Fascio Outerbridge, Arno AugustoCM | 1959 | PAN | +14B | +9N | +3B | =4N | =5B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 13.00 | 2068 | +14.6 |
| 2 | Cueto Fernandez, Manuel Alejandro | 1887 | PAN | +21N | +12B | +5B | −7N | +4B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 10.50 | 2079 | +50.8 |
| 3 | Simpson Miranda, Ian Andre | 1770 | PAN | +19N | +10B | −1N | +17B | +8N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 2072 | +76.8 |
| 4 | Cortes Franco, Adrian Ignacio | 2038 | PAN | +16N | +6B | +8N | =1B | −2N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 10.50 | 1998 | -6.0 |
| 5 | Schnell, Sebastian NarayanaCM | 1987 | PAN | +13N | +17B | −2N | +12B | =1N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.00 | 1922 | -5.2 |
| 6 | Jimenez Giron, Alexander Abraham | 1837 | PAN | +18B | −4N | +22B | +16N | =7B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.75 | 1877 | +8.4 |
| 7 | Fabrega Van Der Laat, Jose BernardoCM | 1958 | PAN | +24N | F | +13B | +2B | =6N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.75 | 2065 | +18.0 |
| 8 | Montufar Porcell, Juan Raul | 1921 | PAN | +20B | +26N | −4B | +9N | −3B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1777 | -26.8 |
| 9 | Regalado Chong, Jose Alberto | 1742 | PAN | +22N | −1B | +21N | −8B | +16N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1781 | +6.0 |
| 10 | Perez Monakhov, Andres | 2000 | ESP | +23B | −3N | −16B | +22N | +15B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1738 | -54.8 |
| 11 | Fernandez Araya, Maximiliano Andres | 0 | PAN | −12N | +24B | −17N | +21B | +19N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1633 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Jarrin Zhang, Dominick Yong Heng | 1657 | PAN | +11B | −2N | +26B | −5N | =13B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1558 | -14.4 |
| 13 | Rosas Valdes, Javier Alfonso | 1618 | PAN | −5B | +25N | −7N | +18B | =12N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1726 | +22.0 |
| 14 | Calderon Bolanos, Matias Emanuel | 1602 | PAN | −1N | =19B | −15N | +26B | +20N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1597 | -6.0 |
| 15 | Noriega Rodriguez, Matias Alberto | 1683 | PAN | F | =20N | +14B | +19B | −10N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.75 | 1769 | +15.6 |
| 16 | Delgado Brandaris, Diego Adriano | 1643 | PAN | −4B | +18N | +10N | −6B | −9B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1759 | +22.4 |
| 17 | Sanjur Ruiz, Crescencio de los Reyes | 1745 | PAN | +25B | −5N | +11B | −3N | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1625 | -9.6 |
| 18 | Cebrian Castillo, Justo Gabriel | 1537 | PAN | −6N | −16B | +23B | −13N | +25B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1573 | +7.2 |
| 19 | Kitaeff Mattison, Andres Constantin | 1535 | PAN | −3B | =14N | +20B | −15N | −11B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 2.75 | 1567 | +4.4 |
| 20 | Garcia Marroquin, Lily Adriana | 1559 | PAN | −8N | =15B | −19N | +24B | −14B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1514 | -15.2 |
| 21 | Powell Miranda, Kevin Yamahal | 1557 | PAN | −2B | +23N | −9B | −11N | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1630 | +9.2 |
| 22 | Moreno Estevez, Osvaldo Andres | 1466 | PAN | −9B | F | −6N | −10B | +23N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1577 | +14.8 |
| 23 | Pelaez De La Cruz, Angel David | 1636 | PAN | −10N | −21B | −18N | +25N | −22B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1370 | -35.2 |
| 24 | Sosa Baiz, Santiago Alejandro | 1573 | PAN | −7B | −11N | =25B | −20N | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.25 | 1397 | -28.8 |
| 25 | Wensveen, Juan-Maarten | 1492 | PAN | −17N | −13B | =24N | −23B | −18N | 0.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 0.25 | 1256 | -46.4 |
| 26 | Romero Oquendo, Pedro Jose | 0 | PAN | F | −8B | −12N | −14N | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 927 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Simpson Miranda, Ian AndrePAN+76.84.0 pts · #3
- 2Cueto Fernandez, Manuel AlejandroPAN+50.84.0 pts · #2
- 3Delgado Brandaris, Diego AdrianoPAN+22.42.0 pts · #13
- 1Perez Monakhov, AndresESP-54.83.0 pts · #10
- 2Wensveen, Juan-MaartenPAN-46.40.5 pts · #25
- 3Pelaez De La Cruz, Angel DavidPAN-35.21.0 pts · #19
- R3+357 Elo gap
- R2+230 Elo gap
- R5+170 Elo gap