1er Torneo Clasico "Choco & Checkmates" 2026 - Grupo Amateur
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 May 2026 to 10 May 2026 in Panama, Panama. Top 10 Elo average was 1556, and top seed was Dominick Yong Heng Jarrin Zhang (🇵🇦 PAN, 1657).
Fatima Mendez Machado (🇵🇦 PAN, 1578) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Jose Clemente Lasso Camargo (5.0) and Dominick Yong Heng Jarrin Zhang (5.0). Mendez Machado won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Hafet Arturo Escartin Tam (1492) beat Tulio Rogelio Navarro Munoz (1596), a +104-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsTitle race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Tulio Rogelio Navarro Munoz takes the sole lead (4.5/6).
Dominick Yong Heng Jarrin Zhang drew with Jose Clemente Lasso Camargo (White).
Dominick Yong Heng Jarrin Zhang won 3 in a row (R5–R7).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 3 | 🇵🇦Mendez Machado, Fatima | 1578 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 14.25 | 23.0 | +50.4 | 1711 |
| 2 | 🇵🇦Lasso Camargo, Jose Clemente | 1622 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 13.75 | 23.0 | +31.2 | 1705 |
| 1 | 🇵🇦Jarrin Zhang, Dominick Yong Heng | 1657 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 13.50 | 23.0 | +16.0 | 1700 |
| 4 | 🇵🇦Navarro Munoz, Tulio Rogelio | 1596 | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 16.00 | 23.5 | +22.4 | 1652 |
| 5 | 🇵🇦Frias Landecho, Alexis Jafeth | 1491 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 9.25 | 24.5 | +28.0 | 1565 |
| 6 | 🇵🇦Escartin Sanchez, Arturo Saith | 1512 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 2.0 | 4.50 | 26.0 | -41.2 | 1404 |
| 7 | 🇵🇦Escartin Tam, Hafet Arturo | 1492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1.5 | 5.50 | 26.5 | -52.0 | 1335 |
| 8 | 🇵🇦Visuette Navas, Yazid Alexis | 1501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1.5 | 3.25 | 26.5 | -55.6 | 1334 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mendez Machado, FatimaPAN+50.45.0 pts · #3
- 2Lasso Camargo, Jose ClementePAN+31.25.0 pts · #2
- 3Frias Landecho, Alexis JafethPAN+28.03.5 pts · #5
- 1Visuette Navas, Yazid AlexisPAN-55.61.5 pts · #8
- 2Escartin Tam, Hafet ArturoPAN-52.01.5 pts · #7
- 3Escartin Sanchez, Arturo SaithPAN-41.22.0 pts · #6
- R5+104 Elo gap