Torneo Selectivo al Campeonato Continental Absoluto - Peru 2026
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58 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 18 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Lima, Peru. 14 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2265, and top seed was Steven Rojas Salas (🇵🇪 PER, IM, 2420).
Maria Teresa Jimenez Salas (🇵🇪 PER, WIM, 2175) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Cesar Chiarot (5.5) and German Gonzalo Quirhuayo Chumbe (5.0). Jimenez Salas won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Gabriel Adolfo Merca Alvarado (1692) beat Nicolas Gabriel Rojas Linares (CM, 2025), a +333-point gap.
Location
🇵🇪Lima, Peru
Dates
18 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 14
IM×2
FM×4
CM×6
WIM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇵🇪Peru×57
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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3
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R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Jimenez Salas takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (22.0).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
IM Steven Rojas Salas won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimenez Salas, Maria TeresaWIM | 2175 | PER | +22B | +11N | −20B | +29N | =6B | +19N | +12B | 5.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 19.25 | 2230 | +10.4 |
| 2 | Chiarot, Cesar | 2207 | PER | +37B | =33N | +10B | =27N | +11B | =8N | +6B | 5.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 19.00 | 2308 | +18.4 |
| 3 | Quirhuayo Chumbe, German GonzaloIM | 2348 | PER | +17B | +19N | =9B | +20N | +16B | =4B | −5N | 5.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 18.00 | 2302 | -1.8 |
| 4 | Rojas Salas, StevenIM | 2420 | PER | +29B | +51N | +27B | =16N | +21B | =3N | −8B | 5.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 13.25 | 2378 | -1.4 |
| 5 | Reyes Zavaleta, Cristhian YamilFM | 2198 | PER | =44N | F | +36B | =9N | +20B | +16N | +3B | 5.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 16.25 | 2381 | +43.4 |
| 6 | Principe, GersonFM | 2173 | PER | =30N | +44B | +49N | =8B | =1N | +36B | −2N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 10.50 | 2126 | -1.8 |
| 7 | Poma Bernal, Cristian Andres | 1954 | PER | +56B | −27N | +22B | +42N | −10B | =17N | +44B | 4.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 8.25 | 1934 | +2.2 |
| 8 | Sanchez Negreiros, Jose AlbertoFM | 2332 | PER | F | +32N | +15B | =6N | F | =2B | +4N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 16.50 | 2373 | +8.0 |
| 9 | Cahuapaza Tarapaca, LeonardoCM | 2065 | PER | +47N | +18B | =3N | =5B | F | +22N | −21B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 12.50 | 2162 | +17.0 |
| 10 | Abad Huaman, Adrian EstivenCM | 2095 | PER | =38N | +30B | −2N | +37B | +7N | =14B | F | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 12.00 | 2038 | -11.2 |
| 11 | Bedoya Rosales, Luis | 1970 | PER | +39N | −1B | +45N | +25B | −2N | −13B | +48N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 7.50 | 1858 | -13.8 |
| 12 | Palomino Landeo, Diego Fernando | 2155 | PER | +13B | −20N | =33B | +44N | =17B | +32N | −1N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 11.00 | 1964 | -58.0 |
| 13 | Takahashi Guevara, Javier Kazuo | 1772 | PER | −12N | +39B | +18N | +23B | F | +11N | F | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 12.50 | 2125 | +54.5 |
| 14 | Alfaro Zambrano, Luis FabricioCM | 1987 | PER | +31B | +21N | −16B | =17N | +27B | =10N | −36N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 11.75 | 2108 | +45.6 |
| 15 | Reyes Zavaleta, Diego Alexander | 1906 | PER | +54N | +50B | −8N | −21B | =28N | +23B | =35N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.25 | 2011 | +13.0 |
| 16 | Delgado Romero, Marco | 2387 | PER | +23N | +26B | +14N | =4B | −3N | −5B | F | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 12.50 | 2218 | -9.8 |
| 17 | Ramirez Espino, Gian Sandro | 1858 | PER | −3N | +47B | +50N | =14B | =12N | =7B | −26N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 8.25 | 2027 | +56.0 |
| 18 | Suarez Chavez, Alejandro | 1930 | PER | +53B | −9N | −13B | +34N | +42B | −21N | =28B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.75 | 1790 | -38.9 |
| 19 | Salazar Flores, Yerick AlexanderCM | 2041 | PER | +48N | −3B | =28N | +49B | +35N | −1B | F | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.25 | 1939 | -10.0 |
| 20 | Villaverde Salas, Gonzalo Matias | 1954 | PER | +55N | +12B | +1N | −3B | −5N | F | F | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 9.50 | 2158 | +44.2 |
| 21 | Reyes Zavaleta, Fabian RicardoFM | 2253 | PER | F | −14B | F | +15N | −4N | +18B | +9N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 11.50 | 2133 | -12.0 |
| 22 | Diaz Bermudez, Pedro Teofilo | 1808 | PER | −1N | +31B | −7N | +46B | +57N | −9B | F | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.00 | 1796 | -2.5 |
| 23 | Angeles Castillo, Bastian Missael Valentin | 1893 | PER | −16B | +40N | =34B | −13N | +38B | −15N | =52B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1775 | -30.5 |
| 24 | Bendezu Yupanqui, Albert Martin | 1848 | PER | F | +41N | F | +48B | +31B | F | −25N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1789 | -10.0 |
| 25 | Vasquez Alva, Marco Joaquin | 1757 | PER | −27B | +56N | F | −11N | −32B | +31N | +24B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.50 | 1796 | +5.6 |
| 26 | Rojas Linares, Nicolas GabrielCM | 2025 | PER | +41B | −16N | F | −28B | +52N | F | +17B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1925 | -16.2 |
| 27 | Villar Reymundo, Juan Antonio | 2143 | PER | +25N | +7B | −4N | =2B | −14N | F | F | 2.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 10.25 | 2064 | -9.0 |
| 28 | Merca Alvarado, Gabriel Adolfo | 1692 | PER | −36N | F | =19B | +26N | =15B | F | =18N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 8.50 | 1997 | +61.6 |
| 29 | Bustamante, Wilfredo | 1901 | PER | −4N | +38B | +53N | −1B | =30N | −35B | F | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.25 | 1804 | -16.2 |
| 30 | Cardenas Huachaca, Alessandro Jair | 1786 | PER | =6B | −10N | =32B | +41N | =29B | F | F | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.75 | 1907 | +26.2 |
| 31 | Gomez Jalixto, Matthew Yahir | 1479 | PER | −14N | −22N | +54B | +47B | −24N | −25B | =46B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.75 | 1563 | +14.8 |
| 32 | Yepes Gavidia, Ricardo | 1836 | PER | F | −8B | =30N | +45B | +25N | −12B | F | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.75 | 1899 | +5.8 |
| 33 | Ramirez Espino, Alessandro | 2004 | PER | +58N | =2B | =12N | =35B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.75 | 2035 | +10.8 |
| 34 | Suarez Aybar, Miguel Angel | 1739 | PER | −50N | +55B | =23N | −18B | =37N | =45B | F | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.25 | 1747 | -1.0 |
| 35 | Chavez, Danny | 1792 | PER | F | F | F | =33N | −19B | +29N | =15B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.75 | 1963 | +17.6 |
| 36 | Astoyauri De la Cruz, Fernando IsaacCM | 2086 | PER | +28B | F | −5N | F | F | −6N | +14B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.50 | 2013 | -10.4 |
| 37 | Reyes Zavaleta, Sergio Gabriel | 1832 | PER | −2N | =48B | F | −10N | =34B | F | +47N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 2.75 | 1795 | -8.2 |
| 38 | Paiva Benites, Felix Raul | 1711 | PER | =10B | −29N | F | +58B | −23N | =40N | F | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 1738 | +1.2 |
| 39 | Carbajal Sotomayor, Cesar Stefano | 1478 | PER | −11B | −13N | −41B | +54N | −40B | −46N | +53N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 876 | -53.2 |
| 40 | Pomalaza Yataco, Fabrizzio Omar | 1658 | PER | −51N | −23B | =48N | −43B | +39N | =38B | −42N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1592 | -21.8 |
| 41 | Gamero Davalos, Saul Bernardus | 1547 | PER | −26N | −24B | +39N | −30B | −47N | +53B | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1508 | -10.8 |
| 42 | Rojas Raraz, John Arick | 1539 | PER | F | F | +55N | −7B | −18N | F | +40B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1752 | +32.8 |
| 43 | Garcia Toledo, Pedro | 1942 | PER | F | F | F | +40N | F | +49B | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 2446 | +6.0 |
| 44 | Vilca Contreras, Dante Ivan | 1809 | PER | =5B | −6N | F | −12B | +49N | F | −7N | 1.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.50 | 1874 | +6.8 |
| 45 | Stuart Llanos, Alejandro Jose | 1568 | PER | F | F | −11B | −32N | +53B | =34N | F | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.25 | 1573 | -0.6 |
| 46 | Infantas Arevalo, Thiago Edu | 1540 | PER | F | F | F | −22N | F | +39B | =31N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1590 | +5.4 |
| 47 | Arellano Suarez, Carlos Enrique | 1681 | PER | −9B | −17N | F | −31N | +41B | F | −37B | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 1514 | -22.4 |
| 48 | Mendoza Alata, Victor Gabriel | 1620 | PER | −19B | =37N | =40B | −24N | F | F | −11B | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1627 | -0.9 |
| 49 | Burgos Lujan, Mohamed Pompeyo | 1645 | PER | F | F | −6B | −19N | −44B | −43N | +58B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 1626 | -4.8 |
| 50 | Robles Cerron, Sebastian | 2131 | PER | +34B | −15N | −17B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1708 | -61.2 |
| 51 | Caballero Quijano, Mitzy MishellWIM | 2058 | PER | +40B | −4B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 2039 | -0.4 |
| 52 | Bejarano Martinez, Diego | 1705 | PER | F | F | F | F | −26B | F | =23N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1766 | +2.4 |
| 53 | Gomez Jalixto, Dylam Yareth | 0 | PER | −18N | F | −29B | F | −45N | −41N | −39B | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 882 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 81485123 | 0 | — | −15B | F | −31N | −39B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 823 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Usurin Vara, Diego Sebasitan | 1469 | PER | −20B | −34N | −42B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 922 | -12.4 |
| 56 | Belahonia Bravo, Renzo Jose | 1476 | PER | −7N | −25B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1019 | -10.0 |
| 57 | Ccanccapa Aguilar, Yeicob Jiyong | 1523 | PER | F | F | F | F | −22B | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1008 | -7.6 |
| 58 | Chavez Guzman, Gervahn Francisco | 1505 | PER | −33B | F | F | −38N | F | F | −49N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 951 | -26.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Merca Alvarado, Gabriel AdolfoPER+61.62.5 pts · #26
- 2Ramirez Espino, Gian SandroPER+56.03.5 pts · #17
- 3Takahashi Guevara, Javier KazuoPER+54.54.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Robles Cerron, SebastianPER-61.21.0 pts · #47
- 2Palomino Landeo, Diego FernandoPER-58.04.0 pts · #8
- 3Carbajal Sotomayor, Cesar StefanoPER-53.22.0 pts · #57
Biggest upsets
- R4+333 Elo gap
- R3+273 Elo gap
- R2+266 Elo gap