Festival Nacional de Ajedrez Escolar-U17 Absoluto 2026
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46 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 1913, and top seed was Santiago de Jesus Casares Ugueto (🇻🇪 VEN, FM, 2056).
Santiago de Jesus Casares Ugueto (🇻🇪 VEN, FM, 2056) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Jesus Adrian Franco Gimenez (5.5) and Miguel Andres Rojas Cuberos (5.5). Casares Ugueto took the lead from round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Angel David Baptista Lozada (1559) beat Miguel Eduardo Rico Estebanez (1941), a +382-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
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇻🇪Venezuela×36
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Santiago de Jesus Casares Ugueto led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
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Casares Ugueto6Franco Gimenez5.5Rojas Cuberos5.5Sandoval Manaure5.5Blumenthal Mujica5Padron Jimenez5
R6 · LEADER CHANGE11 Apr
FM Santiago de Jesus Casares Ugueto takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Santiago de Jesus Casares Ugueto beat Jesus Adrian Franco Gimenez (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Santiago de Jesus Casares Ugueto 3 wins (R4–R6)Jesus Adrian Franco Gimenez 5 wins (R1–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMSantiago de Jesus Casares Ugueto | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Jesus Adrian Franco Gimenez | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Miguel Andres Rojas Cuberos | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Diego Andres Sandoval Manaure | ½ | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casares Ugueto, Santiago de JesusFM | 2056 | VEN | +21N | +15B | =6N | +11B | +3N | +2B | =4N | 6.0 | 30.0 | 33.5 | 28.25 | 2091 | +12.8 |
| 2 | Franco Gimenez, Jesus Adrian | 2024 | VEN | +9B | +16N | +4B | +10N | +5B | −1N | =7B | 5.5 | 31.0 | 35.0 | 26.50 | 2067 | +18.0 |
| 3 | Rojas Cuberos, Miguel Andres | 1862 | VEN | +33N | =28B | +13N | +6B | −1B | +11N | +10N | 5.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 22.50 | 2016 | +56.0 |
| 4 | Sandoval Manaure, Diego Andres | 1777 | VEN | +38N | +25B | −2N | +21B | +15N | +5N | =1B | 5.5 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 20.50 | 1987 | +64.8 |
| 5 | Padron Jimenez, Andres Alejandro | 1914 | VEN | +24B | +22N | +17B | +8N | −2N | −4B | +12N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 20.50 | 1928 | +10.4 |
| 6 | Blumenthal Mujica, Marco Alejandro | 1801 | VEN | +20B | +37N | =1B | −3N | +22B | =8N | +15B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 18.50 | 1887 | +36.4 |
| 7 | Morillo Lucena, Jose David | 1925 | VEN | −14N | +38B | +9N | +18B | +17N | =10B | =2N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 19.50 | 1870 | -10.4 |
| 8 | Suarez Yepez, Emanuel David | 1819 | VEN | +27N | +23B | +18N | −5B | =12N | =6B | +16N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 29.5 | 19.75 | 1867 | +22.0 |
| 9 | Chacin Quintana, Nicolas Terepaima | 1572 | VEN | −2N | +42B | −7B | +36N | +30B | +22N | +17B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 14.00 | 1838 | +49.2 |
| 10 | Palladino Guayapero, Vincenzo | 1850 | VEN | +34B | +41N | +12B | −2B | +16N | =7N | −3B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 14.50 | 1877 | +15.2 |
| 11 | Castaneda Quiames, Fabio Andres | 1702 | VEN | +30N | =13B | +28N | −1N | +18B | −3B | +25N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 15.75 | 1855 | +46.4 |
| 12 | Guerra Rubio, Sebastian Alejandro | 1769 | VEN | +42N | +14B | −10N | +33B | =8B | +13N | −5B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 15.00 | 1822 | +20.0 |
| 13 | Duran Rodriguez, Ricardo Aran | 1940 | VEN | +29B | =11N | −3B | +24N | +26N | −12B | +23N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 15.75 | 1784 | -44.4 |
| 14 | Baptista Lozada, Angel David | 1559 | VEN | +7B | −12N | −22B | +19N | =23N | +33B | +26N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 16.75 | 1840 | +98.8 |
| 15 | Hurtado Quinones, Gabriel Eduardo | 1704 | VEN | +43B | −1N | +34B | +20N | −4B | +29N | −6N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 10.50 | 1682 | +6.8 |
| 16 | Barreto Quintero, Santiago de Jesus | 1709 | VEN | +32N | −2B | +31N | +27B | −10B | +21N | −8B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 13.00 | 1709 | -1.6 |
| 17 | Rivero Ochoa, Alan Alexis | 1770 | VEN | +44B | +39N | −5N | +25B | −7B | +28N | −9N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 8.50 | 1656 | -30.8 |
| 18 | Castaneda Quiames, Fabian Alejandro | 1699 | VEN | +46B | +19N | −8B | −7N | −11N | +40B | +31N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 8.50 | 1720 | +3.2 |
| 19 | Rico Estebanez, Miguel Eduardo | 1941 | VEN | +31N | −18B | −21N | −14B | +35N | +42B | +29N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 9.50 | 1515 | -97.6 |
| 20 | Morales Velasquez, Santiago Andres | 1426 | VEN | −6N | +40B | +23N | −15B | −21N | +41B | +28B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 9.00 | 1648 | +67.6 |
| 21 | Romero Salazar, Luciano Alejandro | 1577 | VEN | −1B | +43N | +19B | −4N | +20B | −16B | =34N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 10.25 | 1655 | +25.6 |
| 22 | Perez Hernandez, Ruben Jose | 1687 | VEN | +35N | −5B | +14N | =26B | −6N | −9B | +33N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 11.25 | 1623 | -22.0 |
| 23 | Rivas Silva, Nehomar Jesus | 1608 | VEN | +45B | −8N | −20B | +39N | =14B | +27N | −13B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 7.25 | 1490 | -35.2 |
| 24 | Amundaray Millan, Jorge Luis | 1546 | VEN | −5N | =30B | +38N | −13B | +32N | −26B | +37B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 7.50 | 1606 | +6.0 |
| 25 | Uztariz Seijas, Wynder Antonio | 1582 | VEN | +40B | −4N | +39B | −17N | =27B | +37N | −11B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 6.25 | 1514 | -19.6 |
| 26 | Capote Guanares, Leonardo Jose | 1728 | VEN | F | +44N | +29B | =22N | −13B | +24N | −14B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 8.75 | 1659 | -18.8 |
| 27 | Guerra Galindez, Luis Guillermo | 1439 | VEN | −8B | +45N | +37B | −16N | =25N | −23B | +41N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.25 | 1607 | +42.8 |
| 28 | Rodriguez Gomez, Alfonso David | 1647 | VEN | +36B | =3N | −11B | =30N | +31B | −17B | −20N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 9.75 | 1516 | -34.8 |
| 29 | Manzano Luna, Marcos Alonso | 1560 | VEN | −13N | +32B | −26N | +35B | +41N | −15B | −19B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 6.50 | 1541 | -8.8 |
| 30 | Magdaleno Ascanio, Jorge Alejandro | 0 | VEN | −11B | =24N | +44B | =28B | −9N | −31N | +43B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 4.75 | 1367 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Romero Mendez, Victor Isaac | 1569 | VEN | −19B | +46N | −16B | +40N | −28N | +30B | −18B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.50 | 950 | -45.6 |
| 32 | FIDE 23941049 | 0 | — | −16B | −29N | +45B | −37N | −24B | +38B | +42N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.50 | 808 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Salazar Reyes, Carlos David | 1508 | VEN | −3B | +36N | +41B | −12N | =37B | −14N | −22B | 2.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 4.25 | 1497 | -6.4 |
| 34 | Matute Marquez, Leonardo Antonio | 1443 | VEN | −10N | +35B | −15N | −41B | F | +36N | =21B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.75 | 1349 | -24.4 |
| 35 | Oviedo Rivas, Victor Manuel | 0 | VEN | −22B | −34N | +43B | −29N | −19B | +39N | =36B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 3.75 | 869 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 23941065 | 0 | — | −28N | −33B | +42N | −9B | +43N | −34B | =35N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 3.25 | 753 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Rivas Toro, Diego Sebastian | 1607 | VEN | F | −6B | −27N | +32B | =33N | −25B | −24N | 1.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.25 | 1212 | -89.6 |
| 38 | FIDE 23940999 | 0 | — | −4B | −7N | −24B | +43N | −39B | −32N | =44B | 1.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 1.25 | 949 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 23940093 | 0 | — | F | −17B | −25N | −23B | +38N | −35B | =40N | 1.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 2.25 | 854 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 23940123 | 0 | — | −25N | −20N | F | −31B | +44B | −18N | =39B | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.25 | 769 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Alvarez Betancourt, Isaias | 1646 | VEN | F | −10B | −33N | +34N | −29B | −20N | −27B | 1.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2.50 | 1274 | -112.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 23904488 | 0 | — | −12B | −9N | −36B | +44N | F | −19N | −32B | 1.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.50 | 960 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 23940085 | 0 | — | −15N | −21B | −35N | −38B | −36B | +44N | −30N | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 0.50 | 793 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 23941006 | 0 | — | −17N | −26B | −30N | −42B | −40N | −43B | =38N | 0.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 0.75 | 949 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 23941022 | 0 | — | −23N | −27B | −32N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 732 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 23941057 | 0 | — | −18N | −31B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 836 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Baptista Lozada, Angel DavidVEN+98.84.5 pts · #8
- 2Morales Velasquez, Santiago AndresVEN+67.64.0 pts · #14
- 3Sandoval Manaure, Diego AndresVEN+64.85.5 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Alvarez Betancourt, IsaiasVEN-112.01.0 pts · #32
- 2Rico Estebanez, Miguel EduardoVEN-97.64.0 pts · #21
- 3Rivas Toro, Diego SebastianVEN-89.61.5 pts · #33
Biggest upsets
- R4+382 Elo gap
- R1+366 Elo gap
- R3+364 Elo gap