V IRT CLASICO SUB 1800 - ACADEMIA ENTRE MAESTROS 2026
29 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 05 Apr 2026 in Lima, Peru. Top 10 Elo average was 1647, and top seed was Percy Eduardo Gutarra Minaya (🇵🇪 PER, 1785).
Thiago Valentino Veramendi Pihue (🇵🇪 PER, 1495) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Renato Manuel Fernandez Robles (4.5) and Rivaldo Florencio Alejo Tenorio (4.0). Veramendi Pihue shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Walter Javier Capa Macedo (1426) beat Julio Cesar Yapuchura Avendano (1764), a +338-point gap.
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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 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Veramendi Pihue takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
Thiago Valentino Veramendi Pihue drew with Renato Manuel Fernandez Robles (White).
Thiago Valentino Veramendi Pihue 4 wins (R1–R4)Renato Manuel Fernandez Robles 4 wins (R1–R4)
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 |
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| 1 | Veramendi Pihue, Thiago Valentino | 1495 | PER | +28B | +8N | +14B | +4N | =2B | 4.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 11.25 | 1986 | +85.1 |
| 2 | Fernandez Robles, Renato Manuel | 1603 | PER | +21N | +23B | +5N | +13B | =1N | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 11.75 | 1901 | +42.6 |
| 3 | Alejo Tenorio, Rivaldo Florencio | 1604 | PER | +16B | +18N | −4B | +9N | +8N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 10.00 | 1840 | +24.2 |
| 4 | Gutarra Minaya, Percy Eduardo | 1785 | PER | +15N | +20B | +3N | −1B | =5N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 10.25 | 1712 | -14.0 |
| 5 | Vargas Cordova, Luis Daniel | 1706 | PER | +17B | +9N | −2B | +18N | =4B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 8.75 | 1716 | +1.0 |
| 6 | Aguirre Alva, Edwar Jose | 1646 | PER | +10N | +7B | =13N | −8B | +15N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 10.25 | 1645 | -0.4 |
| 7 | Gutarra Minaya, Fabiana Sofia | 1469 | PER | +24B | −6N | =16B | +27N | +13N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 1605 | +16.4 |
| 8 | Cardenas Corona, Joaquin Ignacio | 1738 | PER | +26N | −1B | +17N | +6N | −3B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1545 | -36.5 |
| 9 | Anchelia Anchivilca, Gabriel Jesus | 1537 | PER | +22N | −5B | +10N | −3B | +17N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 856 | -28.4 |
| 10 | Huatuco Penaloza, Luis Gustavo | 0 | PER | −6B | +28N | −9B | +16N | +19B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1480 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Yapuchura Avendano, Julio Cesar | 1764 | PER | −19B | −14N | +25B | +22N | +18B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 1400 | -55.2 |
| 12 | Medina Campos, Santiago Daniel | 0 | PER | =14B | −17N | +29B | +26N | =20N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1492 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Pilco Quevedo, Jose Lewis | 1564 | PER | +29B | +19N | =6B | −2N | −7B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.75 | 1502 | -6.8 |
| 14 | Yanavilca Barron, Kevin Alberto | 1518 | PER | =12N | +11B | −1N | −15B | +26B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1536 | +18.0 |
| 15 | Aguilar Jimenez, Alejandro Rafael | 1453 | PER | −4B | +29N | =27B | +14N | −6B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1500 | +4.4 |
| 16 | FIDE 81430248 | 0 | — | −3N | +22B | =7N | −10B | =23B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1335 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Infante Guillen, Thiago Leonardo | 1421 | PER | −5N | +12B | −8B | +24N | −9B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 864 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Gomez Monteverde, Benjamin Jose | 1487 | PER | +27N | −3B | +21N | −5B | −11N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1450 | -14.0 |
| 19 | Capa Macedo, Walter Javier | 1426 | PER | +11N | −13B | +23N | −20B | −10N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1499 | -18.8 |
| 20 | Estela Ayala, Ronald Harry | 1526 | PER | F | −4N | =26B | +19N | =12B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1610 | +8.4 |
| 21 | Calderon Rivera, Ximena Valentina | 0 | PER | −2B | +24N | −18B | −23N | +27B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 776 | -31.2 |
| 22 | Estela Arias, Saira Stephanie | 0 | PER | −9B | −16N | +28B | −11B | +25N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 856 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Villanueva Castillo, Vladimir Gabriel | 0 | PER | F | −2N | −19B | +21B | =16N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1458 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 81476329 | 0 | — | −7N | −21B | F | −17B | +28N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 673 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 81478062 | 0 | — | F | F | −11N | +29N | −22B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 964 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Gomez Monteverde, Lucero Maribel | 1426 | PER | −8B | F | =20N | −12B | −14N | 0.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1303 | -18.0 |
| 27 | Pumayali Vargas, Bruno William | 0 | PER | −18B | F | =15N | −7B | −21N | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.25 | 1157 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 81455550 | 0 | — | −1N | −10B | −22N | F | −24B | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 699 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 81465629 | 0 | — | −13N | −15B | −12N | −25B | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 707 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Veramendi Pihue, Thiago ValentinoPER+85.14.5 pts · #1
- 2Fernandez Robles, Renato ManuelPER+42.64.5 pts · #3
- 3Alejo Tenorio, Rivaldo FlorencioPER+24.24.0 pts · #4
- 1Yapuchura Avendano, Julio CesarPER-55.23.0 pts · #17
- 2Cardenas Corona, Joaquin IgnacioPER-36.53.0 pts · #9
- 3Calderon Rivera, Ximena ValentinaPER-31.22.0 pts · #25
- R1+338 Elo gap
- R4+290 Elo gap
- R2+246 Elo gap