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Torneo Estadal Sub-21 Absoluto 2026

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21 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Apr 2026 to 07 Apr 2026 in Maracay-Estado Aragua, Venezuela. Top 10 Elo average was 1383, and top seed was Sharbel Georges Samra Abdul Ahad (πŸ‡»πŸ‡ͺ VEN, 1613).

Jesus Miguel Kiko Fahham (πŸ‡»πŸ‡ͺ VEN, 0) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Diego Andres Haces Vitriago (8.0) and Joseba de Jesus Luna Rivera (6.0). Kiko Fahham shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Aaron Ismael Abraham Zambito Garcia (1435) beat Juan Sebastian Ovalles Medina (1577), a +142-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡»πŸ‡ͺMaracay-Estado Aragua, Venezuela
Dates
05 Apr 2026 β†’ 07 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 9 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡»πŸ‡ͺSharbel Georges Samra Abdul Ahad1613
Avg top 10
1,383
Participants
21
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡»πŸ‡ͺVenezuelaΓ—17
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 9 rounds

Tight race until R3; 2 players tied at 8.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
8
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Kwaifati Lamas takes lead
Haces Vitriago8Kiko Fahham8Kwaifati Lamas6Luna Rivera6Gonzalez Hernandez55
R5 Β· LEADER CHANGE06 Feb

Jose Abraham Kwaifati Lamas takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R9 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 8.0/9. Kiko Fahham takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (43.0).

R3 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Diego Andres Haces Vitriago beat Jesus Miguel Kiko Fahham (Black).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Diego Andres Haces Vitriago*
1
0
1
2Jesus Miguel Kiko Fahham
0
*
1
1
3Jose Abraham Kwaifati Lamas
1
0
*
Β½
4Joseba de Jesus Luna Rivera
0
0
Β½
*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Kiko Fahham, Jesus Miguel0VEN+3B+5Nβˆ’2B+9N+8B+4B+10N+11N+7B8.043.047.039.0016220.0
2Haces Vitriago, Diego Andres1613VEN+20N+18B+1N+17Bβˆ’4N+3B+9N+7B+8N8.039.541.035.002330+100.8
3Luna Rivera, Joseba de Jesus1516VENβˆ’1N=8B+15N+5B+7Nβˆ’2N+6B=4B+16N6.044.047.025.751644+16.0
4Kwaifati Lamas, Jose Abraham0VEN=8N+15B+10N+7B+2Bβˆ’1N=17B=3N=9B6.043.046.029.0016210.0
5FIDE 239343600β€”=15Nβˆ’1B+19Nβˆ’3N+12Bβˆ’10B+21N=13B+11B5.036.036.514.7512770.0
6Gonzalez Hernandez, Damian Enrique1438VEN+13N=17B=7Nβˆ’10B=16N=15Bβˆ’3N+20B+12N5.031.533.015.751389-22.8
7Zambito Garcia, Aaron Ismael Abraham1435VEN+11B+9N=6Bβˆ’4Nβˆ’3B+13N+8Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’1N4.546.049.519.001540+31.2
8Araujo Espana, Luis Felipe1474VEN=4B=3N+11B=13Nβˆ’1N+16Bβˆ’7N+10Bβˆ’2B4.544.547.519.251464-14.4
9Ovalles Medina, Juan Sebastian1577VEN+19Nβˆ’7B+14Nβˆ’1B+10N+11Bβˆ’2BF=4N4.541.544.518.001415-17.6
10Montes Perez, Abel Alexander1606VEN+16B=12Nβˆ’4B+6Nβˆ’9B+5Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’8N+21B4.540.040.515.501384-36.0
11Padrino Escobar, Juan Alejandro0VENβˆ’7N+20Bβˆ’8N+19B+18Nβˆ’9N+14Bβˆ’1Bβˆ’5N4.036.037.511.0013030.0
12FIDE 239325380β€”+14N=10Bβˆ’17Nβˆ’18Bβˆ’5N+19B=16N+15Bβˆ’6B4.030.033.013.2513840.0
13Magdaleno Ascanio, Jorge Alejandro0VENβˆ’6BF+18N=8Bβˆ’17Nβˆ’7B+15N=5N=14B3.531.531.512.5014440.0
14Blumenthal Mujica, Marco Nathaniel0VENβˆ’12B+21Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’15N+20B+18Bβˆ’11NF=13N3.524.024.06.7513730.0
15Vargas Ubierna, Edwin Daniel0VEN=5Bβˆ’4Nβˆ’3B+14B+21N=6Nβˆ’13Bβˆ’12Nβˆ’19B3.036.036.59.001337-12.4
16Este Martinez, Juan Diego0VENβˆ’10Nβˆ’19B+20NF=6Bβˆ’8N=12B+18Nβˆ’3B3.031.532.09.0013910.0
17Samra Abdul Ahad, Sharbel Georges1613VENF=6N+12Bβˆ’2N+13BF=4NFF3.031.031.013.001339-29.2
18Brito Rodriguez, Juan Andres1561VEN+21Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’13B+12Nβˆ’11Bβˆ’14NFβˆ’16B+20N3.028.028.06.00788-15.6
19Ferrer Echeverria, Llekcier De Jesus0VENβˆ’9B+16Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’11NFβˆ’12Nβˆ’20B+21B+15N3.025.525.56.5014930.0
20FIDE 239074280β€”βˆ’2Bβˆ’11Nβˆ’16BFβˆ’14N=21B+19Nβˆ’6Nβˆ’18B1.530.030.03.257240.0
21FIDE 239078860β€”βˆ’18Nβˆ’14BFFβˆ’15B=20Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’19Nβˆ’10N0.526.526.50.757250.0

Key insights

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