Campeonato Nacional Sub 18 Absoluto 2026
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44 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 16 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Cali - VAL, Colombia. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2110, and top seed was Juan Jose Cano Alcaraz (🇨🇴 COL, FM, 2278).
Richard Alejandro Rueda Rojas (🇨🇴 COL, FM, 2053) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Juan Jose Cano Alcaraz (5.5) and Juan Esteban Cabiativa (5.0). Rueda Rojas won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Mateo Delgado Gutierrez (1700) beat Juan Pablo Castro Lombana (FM, 2152), a +452-point gap.
Location
🇨🇴Cali - VAL, Colombia
Dates
16 Apr 2026 → 19 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 6
FM×5
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇴Colombia×44
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Richard Alejandro Rueda Rojas led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
FM Richard Alejandro Rueda Rojas never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Richard Alejandro Rueda Rojas beat FM Juan Jose Cano Alcaraz (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Richard Alejandro Rueda Rojas 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Juan Jose Cano Alcaraz 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMRichard Alejandro Rueda Rojas | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2FMJuan Jose Cano Alcaraz | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Xavi Hernandez Jimenez | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4CMSamuel Toro Ramirez | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rueda Rojas, Richard AlejandroFM | 2053 | COL | +23N | +19B | +2N | +4B | =14N | +3N | +8B | 6.5 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 29.00 | 2413 | +100.8 |
| 2 | Cano Alcaraz, Juan JoseFM | 2278 | COL | +21B | +8N | −1B | =18N | +10B | +14B | +9N | 5.5 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 22.75 | 2193 | -9.2 |
| 3 | Cabiativa, Juan Esteban | 2183 | COL | +22N | +13B | +15N | =14B | +7N | −1B | =4N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 32.0 | 21.00 | 2130 | -12.0 |
| 4 | Perez Tangarife, SimonFM | 2103 | COL | +33B | =10N | +16B | −1N | +18B | +11N | =3B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 19.25 | 2101 | +6.4 |
| 5 | Toro Ramirez, SamuelCM | 2066 | COL | +36B | +18N | =11B | =6N | −8B | +24N | +7N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 18.25 | 2032 | -4.8 |
| 6 | Hernandez Jimenez, Xavi | 2116 | COL | +35N | =7B | +25N | =5B | −9N | +19B | +14N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 17.75 | 2075 | -4.8 |
| 7 | Fernandez Herrera, Andres | 1888 | COL | +41B | =6N | +10B | +11N | −3B | +12N | −5B | 4.5 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 17.50 | 2071 | +71.6 |
| 8 | Ramirez Villegas, Nicolas David | 1894 | COL | +31N | −2B | +35N | +23B | +5N | =9B | −1N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 15.75 | 2017 | +48.0 |
| 9 | Castro Lombana, Juan PabloFM | 2152 | COL | −20B | +38N | +22B | +24N | +6B | =8N | −2B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 16.25 | 2006 | -34.4 |
| 10 | Cardona Duque, Juan Esteban | 1883 | COL | +43N | =4B | −7N | +25B | −2N | +33B | +27N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 13.00 | 1961 | +22.4 |
| 11 | Becker Newmark, Jeronimo | 1943 | COL | +37N | +30B | =5N | −7B | +33N | −4B | +19N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 13.50 | 1909 | -4.0 |
| 12 | Herrera Jimenez, MateoFM | 2101 | COL | +27N | +26B | −14N | =19B | +21N | −7B | +20N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 26.0 | 15.75 | 1915 | -52.0 |
| 13 | Soto Ramirez, Andres Camilo | 1936 | COL | +32B | −3N | =20B | −33N | +28B | +18N | +22B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 15.25 | 1859 | -18.4 |
| 14 | Paladines Pinzon, Samuel | 1998 | COL | +38B | +20N | +12B | =3N | =1B | −2N | −6B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 15.75 | 2055 | +27.6 |
| 15 | Ruiz Agudelo, Jeronimo | 2044 | COL | +28B | +24N | −3B | =21N | =20B | =22N | =17B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 26.5 | 14.25 | 1849 | -57.6 |
| 16 | Paez Villanueva, Santiago | 2007 | COL | +29N | =25B | −4N | +34B | −19N | =21B | +26N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 13.00 | 1816 | -54.8 |
| 17 | Gomez Silva, Maximiliano | 1803 | COL | −30N | +37B | −23N | +31B | +35N | =20B | =15N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 10.75 | 1812 | +5.2 |
| 18 | Quintero Agudelo, Elias | 1823 | COL | +42N | −5B | +27N | =2B | −4N | −13B | +30N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 10.25 | 1853 | +0.8 |
| 19 | Campo Jimenez, David | 1815 | COL | +44B | −1N | +36B | =12N | +16B | −6N | −11B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 27.0 | 8.75 | 1918 | +26.8 |
| 20 | Delgado Gutierrez, Mateo | 1700 | COL | +9N | −14B | =13N | +26B | =15N | =17N | −12B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 29.0 | 14.25 | 1975 | +87.6 |
| 21 | Silva Alvarez, Matias | 1742 | COL | −2N | +31B | +40N | =15B | −12B | =16N | =24B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 10.25 | 1872 | +28.8 |
| 22 | Chaparro Giron, Jorge Ivan | 1728 | COL | −3B | +32N | −9N | +37B | +30N | =15B | −13N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 10.00 | 1824 | +17.2 |
| 23 | Piza Vera, Andres | 1661 | COL | −1B | +44N | +17B | −8N | −24B | +37N | =28B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 8.25 | 1726 | +13.6 |
| 24 | Tobar Beltran, Miguel Angel | 1779 | COL | +34N | −15B | +30N | −9B | +23N | −5B | =21N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 10.75 | 1786 | -6.0 |
| 25 | Soto Leguizamon, David Esteban | 1780 | COL | +40B | =16N | −6B | −10N | +29B | −26B | +34N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 9.50 | 1743 | -13.2 |
| 26 | Rubiano Peralta, Luis Emmanuel | 1841 | COL | +39B | −12N | =33B | −20N | +40B | +25N | −16B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 8.25 | 1707 | -37.2 |
| 27 | Molina Vivas, Joshua | 1685 | COL | −12B | +39N | −18B | =40N | +34B | +35N | −10B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 7.25 | 1678 | -4.8 |
| 28 | Vasquez Rojas, Juan Diego | 1636 | COL | −15N | −34B | +41N | +42B | −13N | +31B | =23N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 7.25 | 1719 | +16.0 |
| 29 | Ojeda Bedoya, David | 1608 | COL | −16B | F | =34N | +41B | −25N | +40B | +33N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.75 | 1738 | +22.4 |
| 30 | Lasso Calderon, Jose | 0 | COL | +17B | −11N | −24B | +36N | −22B | +38N | −18B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 8.00 | 1701 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Morales Ospina, Martin | 1491 | COL | −8B | −21N | +44B | −17N | +36B | −28N | +38B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 1584 | +21.6 |
| 32 | Alonso Ruiz, Ian Alejandro | 1521 | COL | −13N | −22B | −42N | =43B | =41N | +44B | +36B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 3.75 | 1600 | +11.2 |
| 33 | Madrid Blandon, Luis Felipe | 1690 | COL | −4N | +43B | =26N | +13B | −11B | −10N | −29B | 2.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 7.25 | 1691 | -5.2 |
| 34 | Sanchez Burgos, Julian | 0 | COL | −24B | +28N | =29B | −16N | −27N | +42B | −25B | 2.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 6.25 | 1557 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Naranjo Rodriguez, Miguel Angel | 1692 | COL | −6B | +41N | −8B | +38N | −17B | −27B | F | 2.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 3.50 | 1624 | -26.0 |
| 36 | Palacio Salazar, Nicolas | 1663 | COL | −5N | +42B | −19N | −30B | −31N | +39B | −32N | 2.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 3.00 | 914 | -66.8 |
| 37 | Navarro Espana, Jacobo | 1533 | COL | −11B | −17N | +39B | −22N | +44N | −23B | F | 2.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 2.50 | 981 | -32.4 |
| 38 | Cortes Espana, Diego Alejandro | 1549 | COL | −14N | −9B | +43N | −35B | +42N | −30B | −31N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 2.00 | 970 | -42.0 |
| 39 | Cruz Lopez, Gustavo | 0 | COL | −26N | −27B | −37N | F | +43B | −36N | +42B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 870 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Sanchez Barreto, Juan Pablo | 0 | COL | −25N | F | −21B | =27B | −26N | −29N | +41B | 1.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.25 | 1496 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Perez Cardenas, Luis Miguel | 1472 | COL | −7N | −35B | −28B | −29N | =32B | +43N | −40N | 1.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 2.50 | 1300 | -33.2 |
| 42 | Diaz Alzate, Alejandro | 0 | COL | −18B | −36N | +32B | −28N | −38B | −34N | −39N | 1.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 3.00 | 1391 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Chinchilla Penilla, Jose David | 0 | COL | −10B | −33N | −38B | =32N | −39N | −41B | =44N | 1.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 1.75 | 1257 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Franco Perez, Juan Diego | 0 | COL | −19N | −23B | −31N | F | −37B | −32N | =43B | 0.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.50 | 803 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rueda Rojas, Richard AlejandroFMCOL+100.86.5 pts · #1
- 2Delgado Gutierrez, MateoCOL+87.63.5 pts · #15
- 3Fernandez Herrera, AndresCOL+71.64.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Palacio Salazar, NicolasCOL-66.82.0 pts · #41
- 2Ruiz Agudelo, JeronimoCOL-57.64.0 pts · #14
- 3Paez Villanueva, SantiagoCOL-54.84.0 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R1+452 Elo gap
- R4+246 Elo gap
- R3+225 Elo gap