Torneo Estadal Sub-21 Absoluto 2026
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 (🇻🇪 VEN, 1613).
Jesus Miguel Kiko Fahham (🇻🇪 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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 8.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Jose Abraham Kwaifati Lamas takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
2 players finish on 8.0/9. Kiko Fahham takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (43.0).
Diego Andres Haces Vitriago beat Jesus Miguel Kiko Fahham (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiko Fahham, Jesus Miguel | 0 | VEN | +3B | +5N | −2B | +9N | +8B | +4B | +10N | +11N | +7B | 8.0 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 39.00 | 1622 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Haces Vitriago, Diego Andres | 1613 | VEN | +20N | +18B | +1N | +17B | −4N | +3B | +9N | +7B | +8N | 8.0 | 39.5 | 41.0 | 35.00 | 2330 | +100.8 |
| 3 | Luna Rivera, Joseba de Jesus | 1516 | VEN | −1N | =8B | +15N | +5B | +7N | −2N | +6B | =4B | +16N | 6.0 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 25.75 | 1644 | +16.0 |
| 4 | Kwaifati Lamas, Jose Abraham | 0 | VEN | =8N | +15B | +10N | +7B | +2B | −1N | =17B | =3N | =9B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 29.00 | 1621 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Bello Trejo, Ezequiel Alonso | 0 | VEN | =15N | −1B | +19N | −3N | +12B | −10B | +21N | =13B | +11B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 36.5 | 14.75 | 1277 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Gonzalez Hernandez, Damian Enrique | 1438 | VEN | +13N | =17B | =7N | −10B | =16N | =15B | −3N | +20B | +12N | 5.0 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 15.75 | 1389 | -22.8 |
| 7 | Zambito Garcia, Aaron Ismael Abraham | 1435 | VEN | +11B | +9N | =6B | −4N | −3B | +13N | +8B | −2N | −1N | 4.5 | 46.0 | 49.5 | 19.00 | 1540 | +31.2 |
| 8 | Araujo Espana, Luis Felipe | 1474 | VEN | =4B | =3N | +11B | =13N | −1N | +16B | −7N | +10B | −2B | 4.5 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 19.25 | 1464 | -14.4 |
| 9 | Ovalles Medina, Juan Sebastian | 1577 | VEN | +19N | −7B | +14N | −1B | +10N | +11B | −2B | F | =4N | 4.5 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 18.00 | 1415 | -17.6 |
| 10 | Montes Perez, Abel Alexander | 1606 | VEN | +16B | =12N | −4B | +6N | −9B | +5N | −1B | −8N | +21B | 4.5 | 40.0 | 40.5 | 15.50 | 1384 | -36.0 |
| 11 | Padrino Escobar, Juan Alejandro | 0 | VEN | −7N | +20B | −8N | +19B | +18N | −9N | +14B | −1B | −5N | 4.0 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 11.00 | 1303 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 23932538 | 0 | — | +14N | =10B | −17N | −18B | −5N | +19B | =16N | +15B | −6B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 33.0 | 13.25 | 1384 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Magdaleno Ascanio, Jorge Alejandro | 0 | VEN | −6B | F | +18N | =8B | −17N | −7B | +15N | =5N | =14B | 3.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 12.50 | 1444 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Blumenthal Mujica, Marco Nathaniel | 0 | VEN | −12B | +21N | −9B | −15N | +20B | +18B | −11N | F | =13N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 6.75 | 1373 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Vargas Ubierna, Edwin Daniel | 0 | VEN | =5B | −4N | −3B | +14B | +21N | =6N | −13B | −12N | −19B | 3.0 | 36.0 | 36.5 | 9.00 | 1337 | -12.4 |
| 16 | Este Martinez, Juan Diego | 0 | VEN | −10N | −19B | +20N | F | =6B | −8N | =12B | +18N | −3B | 3.0 | 31.5 | 32.0 | 9.00 | 1391 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Samra Abdul Ahad, Sharbel Georges | 1613 | VEN | F | =6N | +12B | −2N | +13B | F | =4N | F | F | 3.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 13.00 | 1339 | -29.2 |
| 18 | Brito Rodriguez, Juan Andres | 1561 | VEN | +21B | −2N | −13B | +12N | −11B | −14N | F | −16B | +20N | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 6.00 | 788 | -15.6 |
| 19 | Ferrer Echeverria, Llekcier De Jesus | 0 | VEN | −9B | +16N | −5B | −11N | F | −12N | −20B | +21B | +15N | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 6.50 | 1493 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 23907428 | 0 | — | −2B | −11N | −16B | F | −14N | =21B | +19N | −6N | −18B | 1.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 3.25 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 23907886 | 0 | — | −18N | −14B | F | F | −15B | =20N | −5B | −19N | −10N | 0.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 0.75 | 725 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Haces Vitriago, Diego AndresVEN+100.88.0 pts · #1
- 2Zambito Garcia, Aaron Ismael AbrahamVEN+31.24.5 pts · #5
- 3Luna Rivera, Joseba de JesusVEN+16.06.0 pts · #4
- 1Montes Perez, Abel AlexanderVEN-36.04.5 pts · #14
- 2Samra Abdul Ahad, Sharbel GeorgesVEN-29.23.0 pts · #16
- 3Gonzalez Hernandez, Damian EnriqueVEN-22.85.0 pts · #7
- R2+142 Elo gap
- R8+132 Elo gap