Festival Nacional de Ajedrez Escolar-U15 Absoluto 2026

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73 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in La Guaira - Estado La Guaira, Venezuela. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1836, and top seed was Nicolas Alfonso Lacruz Ramirez (🇻🇪 VEN, CM, 2018).

Nicolas Alfonso Lacruz Ramirez (🇻🇪 VEN, CM, 2018) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Ronny David Garcia Parra (6.0) and Juan Santiago Cabrera Rincones (6.0). Lacruz Ramirez shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Victor Paul Parra Parra (1564) beat Samuel Eduardo Flores Zamora (1823), a +259-point gap.

Location

🇻🇪La Guaira - Estado La Guaira, Venezuela

Dates

08 Apr 2026 → 12 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇻🇪CMNicolas Alfonso Lacruz Ramirez2018

Avg top 10

1,836

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇻🇪Venezuela×54

Top 3

🥇
CMNicolas Alfonso Lacruz Ramirez
🇻🇪VEN·2018
6.5pts·2134perf+23.2
🥈
Ronny David Garcia Parra
🇻🇪VEN·1842
6.0pts·1967perf+38.0
🥉
Juan Santiago Cabrera Rincones
🇻🇪VEN·1799
6.0pts·1971perf+44.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

CM Nicolas Alfonso Lacruz Ramirez led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Lacruz Ramirez6.5Garcia Parra6Cabrera Rincones6Matute Luis5.5Ortega Amaya5.5Acuna Angulo5— ex-leaders:Ortega Amayaled R4–R5, #13

R7 · LEADER CHANGE12 Apr

CM Nicolas Alfonso Lacruz Ramirez takes the sole lead (6.5/7).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Nicolas Alfonso Lacruz Ramirez drew with Ronny David Garcia Parra (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

CM Nicolas Alfonso Lacruz Ramirez 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Ronny David Garcia Parra 3 wins (R1–R3)Juan Santiago Cabrera Rincones 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMNicolas Alfonso Lacruz Ramirez	*	½	—	—
2Ronny David Garcia Parra	½	*	—	—
3Juan Santiago Cabrera Rincones	—	—	*	½
4Jose Carlos Matute Luis	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Lacruz Ramirez, Nicolas AlfonsoCM	2018	VEN	+44B	+18N	+22B	=2N	+10B	+14N	+4B	6.5	29.5	32.5	29.50	2134	+23.2
2	Garcia Parra, Ronny David	1842	VEN	+38N	+29B	+15N	=1B	=6N	+21B	+7N	6.0	29.0	32.5	26.75	1967	+38.0
3	Cabrera Rincones, Juan Santiago	1799	VEN	+63B	+43N	+24B	=5N	+11B	=4B	+8N	6.0	28.0	30.0	24.50	1971	+44.0
4	Ortega Amaya, Santiago Enmanuel	1852	VEN	+67B	+42N	+7B	+13N	+5B	=3N	−1N	5.5	30.5	31.5	22.00	1924	+22.8
5	Matute Luis, Jose Carlos	1900	VEN	+25N	+27B	+9N	=3B	−4N	+34B	+13N	5.5	29.0	32.5	24.00	1839	-9.6
6	Matos Perez, Jhosua Hancen Jeremias	1827	VEN	+61B	+34N	=10B	+19N	=2B	−7N	+23B	5.0	28.0	30.0	19.50	1779	-11.6
7	Acuna Angulo, Adan Rafael	1635	VEN	+72N	+51B	−4N	+39B	+16N	+6B	−2B	5.0	27.0	27.0	15.50	1800	+50.4
8	Reyes Hernandez, Jose Luis	1621	VEN	+53N	−24B	+38N	+31B	+27N	+9B	−3B	5.0	26.5	29.0	19.00	1798	+28.4
9	Navarro Flores, Juan Alejandro	1677	VEN	+49B	+30N	−5B	+43N	+23B	−8N	+26B	5.0	25.5	28.5	18.00	1704	+9.6
10	Luna Rivera, Joseba de Jesus	1584	VEN	+73N	+64B	=6N	+16B	−1N	+33B	=17N	5.0	25.5	25.5	14.25	1786	+49.2
11	Obelmejias Avila, Daniel Alexander	1781	VEN	+70B	+33N	−13B	+57N	−3N	+25B	+21N	5.0	24.0	25.0	14.50	1782	+5.2
12	Amundarain Urriola, Sebastian Jose Alejandro	1615	VEN	+59B	−13N	+44B	+26N	−14B	+42N	+28B	5.0	23.0	25.0	16.00	1823	+52.4
13	Ramirez Rojas, Christhofer Dahir	0	VEN	+39N	+12B	+11N	−4B	+17N	=15B	−5B	4.5	30.0	33.5	20.25	1745	0.0
14	Palacios Pena, Santiago Daniel	1705	VEN	+55N	=21B	=35N	+20B	+12N	−1B	=15N	4.5	28.0	30.5	18.00	1673	-9.6
15	Vasquez Rivero, Angel David	1632	VEN	+46B	+69N	−2B	=33N	+30B	=13N	=14B	4.5	25.5	26.5	14.25	1617	-4.0
16	Parra Parra, Victor Paul	1564	VEN	+65B	+36N	+19B	−10N	−7B	=43N	+39B	4.5	24.5	26.0	14.50	1601	+8.8
17	Hernandez Roche, Edgar Jose	1707	VEN	+37B	=26N	=23B	+42N	−13B	+45N	=10B	4.5	24.0	27.0	16.00	1677	-7.2
18	Marin Rivas, Carlos Jose	1546	VEN	+54N	−1B	=32N	+52B	−21N	+50B	+33N	4.5	23.0	25.5	13.00	1515	-8.4
19	Flores Zamora, Samuel Eduardo	1823	VEN	+50N	+57B	−16N	−6B	+44N	=20B	+34N	4.5	23.0	25.0	13.25	1617	-52.4
20	Hurtado Flores, Jeanfranco Josue	1508	VEN	+71B	−22N	+69B	−14N	+55B	=19N	+36B	4.5	20.0	20.0	9.25	1478	-4.4
21	Paredes Vasquez, Aaron Javier	1503	VEN	+62B	=14N	=26B	+22N	+18B	−2N	−11B	4.0	28.0	30.0	14.75	1677	+50.4
22	Garate Giron, Samuel Alejandro	1722	VEN	+32N	+20B	−1N	−21B	−25N	+53B	+35N	4.0	26.5	29.0	14.50	1497	-57.2
23	Ojeda Nieto, Jose Alejandro	1532	VEN	=35N	+52B	=17N	+25B	−9N	+24B	−6N	4.0	26.0	28.5	14.50	1535	-2.8
24	Delfin Ramirez, Christopher Yoel	0	VEN	+28B	+8N	−3N	−27B	+57B	−23N	+42B	4.0	26.0	28.0	14.00	1639	0.0
25	Alviarez Sanchez, Azriel Santiago	0	VEN	−5B	+65N	+28B	−23N	+22B	−11N	+45B	4.0	25.5	27.0	12.50	1692	+78.4
26	Marin Zangrandi, Matheo Alejandro	1474	VEN	+56N	=17B	=21N	−12B	+60N	+27B	−9N	4.0	25.0	27.0	12.75	1537	+14.4
27	Gonzalez Lezama, Jesus Ernesto	1542	VEN	+66B	−5N	+37B	+24N	−8B	−26N	+49B	4.0	25.0	26.5	12.00	866	-43.6
28	Luna Marino, Leonardo Xavier	1799	VEN	−24N	+53B	−25N	+40B	+37N	+31B	−12N	4.0	24.0	26.5	13.50	708	-65.6
29	Vitriago Lara, Dylan David	1531	VEN	+41B	−2N	+55B	=35N	−33B	+65N	=43B	4.0	22.0	23.5	10.75	1368	-36.0
30	Garban Garcia, Isaac David Yosef	1437	VEN	+58N	−9B	=64N	+51B	−15N	=36B	+48N	4.0	20.5	22.0	10.00	1481	+6.4
31	Marquez Araujo, Juan Carlos	1419	VEN	−36B	+59N	+?B	−8N	+46B	−28N	+47B	4.0	20.5	20.5	8.00	905	0.0
32	Dominguez Diaz, Antares Orion	0	VEN	−22B	+47N	=18B	−45N	=40B	+58N	+57B	4.0	20.0	22.0	11.00	1491	0.0
33	Castro Garcia, Jacob Israel	1499	VEN	+60N	−11B	+48N	=15B	+29N	−10N	−18B	3.5	26.0	28.0	11.25	1464	-6.0
34	Nieves Mujica, Jesus Abraham	1505	VEN	+68N	−6B	=40N	+64B	+35B	−5N	−19B	3.5	23.5	24.5	7.75	1550	+2.0
35	Lorca Salazar, Ricardo David	0	VEN	=23B	+45N	=14B	=29B	−34N	+51N	−22B	3.5	23.0	25.5	11.75	1575	+57.2
36	Sequeira Herrera, Sebastian Neumar	0	VEN	+31N	−16B	=51N	+50B	=45B	=30N	−20N	3.5	22.5	25.0	11.25	1360	0.0
37	Este Martinez, Juan Diego	0	VEN	−17N	+56B	−27N	+54B	−28B	=40N	+64B	3.5	21.0	22.5	8.25	880	0.0
38	Blumenthal Mujica, Marco Nathaniel	0	VEN	−2B	+66N	−8B	−47N	+71N	=54B	+46B	3.5	21.0	21.0	5.75	932	0.0
39	Caldera Ramos, Jesus Andres	1501	VEN	−13B	+46N	+62B	−7N	=65B	+64N	−16N	3.5	20.5	22.0	7.25	802	-24.4
40	Morales Velasquez, Jesus Abraham	0	VEN	−42B	+67N	=34B	−28N	=32N	=37B	+50N	3.5	20.5	21.5	9.00	1329	0.0
41	Lugo Diaz, Ramses Abrahan	0	VEN	−29N	=50B	−52N	+48B	−64N	+67B	+65B	3.5	15.0	16.0	6.75	731	0.0
42	Hernandez Hernandez, Manuel Enrique	1514	VEN	+40N	−4B	+68N	−17B	+53N	−12B	−24N	3.0	25.0	26.0	7.00	924	-29.6
43	Vargas Blanco, Santiago Andres	1502	VEN	+48N	−3B	F	−9B	+59N	=16B	=29N	3.0	24.5	26.5	9.25	1450	-12.8
44	Zambito Garcia, Aaron Ismael Abraham	1407	VEN	−1N	+54B	−12N	+66B	−19B	−47N	+71B	3.0	23.0	23.0	4.00	954	-16.8
45	Carvajal Romero, Daniel Alejandro	1528	VEN	=52N	−35B	+58N	+32B	=36N	−17B	−25N	3.0	22.0	24.0	9.00	708	-63.2
46	FIDE 23940840	0	—	−15N	−39B	+56N	+58B	−31N	+60B	−38N	3.0	20.0	22.0	6.50	744	0.0
47	Martinez Solorzano, Arcangel Enrique	0	VEN	−57N	−32B	+72N	+38B	−51N	+44B	−31N	3.0	19.0	19.0	6.50	1361	0.0
48	Rada Ortega, Daniel Eduardo	0	VEN	−43B	+63N	−33B	−41N	+61B	+55N	−30B	3.0	18.5	20.5	6.50	674	0.0
49	FIDE 23939486	0	—	−9N	−58B	−66N	+67N	+68B	+56B	−27N	3.0	16.0	17.0	4.50	810	0.0
50	Castillo Mendoza, Samuel Alejandro	0	VEN	−19B	=41N	+67B	−36N	+52B	−18N	−40B	2.5	22.0	23.0	5.25	881	0.0
51	Gonzalez Yanez, Andres Ernesto	1458	VEN	F	−7N	=36B	−30N	+47B	−35B	+54N	2.5	21.5	21.5	7.25	697	-62.0
52	FIDE 23939877	0	—	=45B	−23N	+41B	−18N	−50N	−61B	+68N	2.5	19.5	20.5	6.00	1260	0.0
53	Guillen Mora, Simon Santiago	0	VEN	−8B	−28N	+71B	+69N	−42B	−22N	=56B	2.5	19.5	19.5	2.25	862	0.0
54	FIDE 23940859	0	—	−18B	−44N	+70B	−37N	+62B	=38N	−51B	2.5	19.0	20.0	4.75	690	0.0
55	FIDE 23939516	0	—	−14B	+71N	−29N	+68B	−20N	−48B	=66N	2.5	18.5	18.5	1.75	783	0.0
56	Rodriguez Martinez, David Rafael	0	VEN	−26B	−37N	−46B	+70N	+66B	−49N	=53N	2.5	17.5	18.5	3.75	676	0.0
57	Lopez Hernandez, Fabian Andres	1524	VEN	+47B	−19N	F	−11B	−24N	+59B	−32N	2.0	22.5	22.5	5.00	1001	-13.6
58	FIDE 3999343	0	—	−30B	+49N	−45B	−46N	F	−32B	+59N	2.0	19.0	20.0	5.00	682	0.0
59	Heredia Zavala, Ezequiel Gabriel	0	VEN	−12N	−31B	+61B	+62N	−43B	−57N	−58B	2.0	18.0	20.0	4.00	748	0.0
60	FIDE 23937491	0	—	−33B	+70N	F	F	−26B	−46N	+61N	2.0	16.5	16.5	3.00	678	0.0
61	FIDE 23904496	0	—	−6N	−68B	−59N	+72B	−48N	+52N	−60B	2.0	15.5	15.5	2.50	1034	0.0
62	FIDE 23940875	0	—	−21N	+72B	−39N	−59B	−54N	−63B	+67N	2.0	15.0	15.0	1.00	678	0.0
63	FIDE 23940824	0	—	−3N	−48B	−65N	F	−70B	+62N	+72B	2.0	13.5	13.5	2.00	999	0.0
64	FIDE 23939460	0	—	F	−10N	=30B	−34N	+41B	−39B	−37N	1.5	23.0	23.0	5.50	1171	0.0
65	Hernandez Quintero, Eduardo Jesus	0	VEN	−16N	−25B	+63B	F	=39N	−29B	−41N	1.5	21.5	21.5	3.75	1165	0.0
66	FIDE 23921129	0	—	−27N	−38B	+49B	−44N	−56N	F	=55B	1.5	18.5	18.5	4.25	685	0.0
67	FIDE 23940832	0	—	−4N	−40B	−50N	−49B	+72N	−41N	−62B	1.0	20.0	20.0	0.00	1052	0.0
68	FIDE 23940867	0	—	−34B	+61N	−42B	−55N	−49N	F	−52B	1.0	16.5	17.5	2.00	709	0.0
69	FIDE 23940816	0	—	+?N	−15B	−20N	−53B	F	F	F	1.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	772	0.0
70	FIDE 23939885	0	—	−11N	−60B	−54N	−56B	+63N	F	F	1.0	14.0	14.0	2.00	977	0.0
71	FIDE 23938307	0	—	−20N	−55B	−53N	F	−38B	F	−44N	0.0	18.0	19.0	0.00	667	0.0
72	FIDE 23940808	0	—	−7B	−62N	−47B	−61N	−67B	F	−63N	0.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	839	0.0
73	FIDE 23938595	0	—	−10B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	784	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Alviarez Sanchez, Azriel SantiagoVEN
+78.4
4.0 pts · #19
2Lorca Salazar, Ricardo DavidVEN
+57.2
3.5 pts · #15
3Amundarain Urriola, Sebastian Jose AlejandroVEN
+52.4
5.0 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Luna Marino, Leonardo XavierVEN
-65.6
4.0 pts · #40
2Carvajal Romero, Daniel AlejandroVEN
-63.2
3.0 pts · #58
3Gonzalez Yanez, Andres ErnestoVEN
-62.0
2.5 pts · #62

Biggest upsets

R3+259 Elo gap
Parra Parra, Victor Paul1564 beat Flores Zamora, Samuel Eduardo1823
R4+219 Elo gap
Paredes Vasquez, Aaron Javier1503 beat Garate Giron, Samuel Alejandro1722
R6+192 Elo gap
Acuna Angulo, Adan Rafael1635 beat Matos Perez, Jhosua Hancen Jeremias1827