XV Campeonato Panamericano U7 - U17 de Ajedrez 2026 U17 Femenino
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29 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 May 2026 to 18 May 2026 in Sonsonate, El Salvador. 11 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1920, and top seed was Guadalupe Montano Vicente (🇲🇽 MEX, WFM, 2115).
Ayme Maravi Ceron (🇵🇪 PER, WFM, 1866) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Guadalupe Montano Vicente (6.5) and Anni Guo (6.5). Maravi Ceron shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Angelina Cristel Ramirez Gonzalez (1525) beat Liana Pieter (WCM, 1877), a +352-point gap.
Location
🇸🇻Sonsonate, El Salvador
Dates
11 May 2026 → 18 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 11
WFM×4
WCM×7
Federations · 8 represented
🇲🇽Mexico×4
🇵🇪Peru×3
🇵🇦Panama×3
🇨🇷Costa Rica×3
🇩🇴Dominican Republic×2
🇸🇻El Salvador×2
🇪🇨Ecuador×2
🇺🇸United States of America×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWFM Ayme Maravi Ceron led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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Maravi Ceron7Guo6.5Montano Vicente6.5Esteban Castro6.5Arenas Lavado5.5Warekar5.5— ex-leaders:Chenled R4, #8
R7 · LEADER CHANGE16 May
WFM Ayme Maravi Ceron takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WFM Ayme Maravi Ceron drew with WFM Anni Guo (White).
R4–R8 · WIN STREAK
WFM Ayme Maravi Ceron won 5 in a row (R4–R8).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMAyme Maravi Ceron | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2WFMAnni Guo | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3WFMGuadalupe Montano Vicente | ½ | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4WCMEsther Raquel Esteban Castro | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maravi Ceron, AymeWFM | 1866 | PER | +27N | =2B | −10N | +12B | +15N | +9B | +14B | +11N | =3B | 7.0 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 33.50 | 2066 | +85.9 |
| 2 | Montano Vicente, GuadalupeWFM | 2115 | MEX | +18B | =1N | +4B | =11N | +5B | =14N | =3B | =6N | +10B | 6.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 35.25 | 2049 | -24.0 |
| 3 | Guo, AnniWFM | 1854 | CAN | +22N | +14B | =6B | =8N | =11B | +5N | =2N | +10B | =1N | 6.5 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 33.25 | 2042 | +92.8 |
| 4 | Esteban Castro, Esther RaquelWCM | 1860 | PER | +24N | =7B | −2N | +16B | =10N | +15B | =6B | +5N | +11B | 6.5 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 30.00 | 2031 | +83.2 |
| 5 | Chen, ShuangWCM | 1904 | CAN | +13N | =10B | +7N | +15B | −2N | −3B | +8N | −4B | +12N | 5.5 | 45.5 | 50.0 | 28.00 | 1957 | +26.4 |
| 6 | Arenas Lavado, Luciana AndreaWFM | 1982 | PER | +17N | +8B | =3N | =10B | −14N | +12B | =4N | =2B | =9N | 5.5 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 29.50 | 1942 | -15.2 |
| 7 | Telles Fukushima, Karla Akemi | 1942 | MEX | +25B | =4N | −5B | =9N | +8B | =17N | −11B | +18N | +15B | 5.5 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 24.50 | 1899 | -17.2 |
| 8 | Warekar, Aarna Nitin | 1863 | USA | +23B | −6N | +13B | =3B | −7N | +25N | −5B | +17N | +14B | 5.5 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 22.25 | 1901 | +21.6 |
| 9 | Galaviz Medina, Seiya Margarita | 1679 | MEX | −14N | =22B | +24N | =7B | +18B | −1N | +19B | +16N | =6B | 5.5 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 22.25 | 1835 | +72.0 |
| 10 | Avendano Icaza, Alessia RebecaWCM | 1859 | PAN | +19B | =5N | +1B | =6N | =4B | =11N | +17B | −3N | −2N | 5.0 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 26.25 | 1907 | +23.6 |
| 11 | Jha, Keya | 1890 | USA | +26N | +12B | =15N | =2B | =3N | =10B | +7N | −1B | −4N | 5.0 | 46.5 | 49.0 | 24.25 | 1915 | +11.2 |
| 12 | Castro Munoz, Julieta | 1851 | CHI | +28B | −11N | +29B | −1N | +13B | −6N | +22B | +14N | −5B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 38.0 | 15.00 | 1775 | -24.8 |
| 13 | Acevedo Ramirez, Lizeth Dahiana | 1704 | COL | −5B | +23N | −8N | +26B | −12N | =24B | =21N | +19B | +20N | 5.0 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 16.75 | 1766 | +28.8 |
| 14 | Campos Munoz, ValentinaWCM | 1899 | CRC | +9B | −3N | +17B | +18N | +6B | =2B | −1N | −12B | −8N | 4.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 22.25 | 1869 | -14.8 |
| 15 | Rivera Gutierrez, Geannina Isabela | 1846 | CRC | +29N | +20B | =11B | −5N | −1B | −4N | +25B | +21N | −7N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 40.5 | 13.50 | 1791 | -24.0 |
| 16 | Macedo Salcedo, Sofia | 1637 | MEX | =20N | −17B | +26N | −4N | =24B | =18N | +27B | −9B | +25N | 4.5 | 31.5 | 34.0 | 12.75 | 1736 | +45.6 |
| 17 | Mayorga Araya, LarissaWCM | 1782 | CRC | −6B | +16N | −14N | +28B | +19N | =7B | −10N | −8B | =21B | 4.0 | 38.5 | 40.0 | 14.75 | 1706 | -31.2 |
| 18 | Cruz Quintanilla, MarianelaWCM | 1832 | PAN | −2N | +27B | +21N | −14B | −9N | =16B | +24N | −7B | =22B | 4.0 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 13.00 | 1692 | -62.8 |
| 19 | Ramirez Gonzalez, Angelina Cristel | 1525 | PAN | −10N | =26B | +20N | =25N | −17B | +23B | −9N | −13N | +28B | 4.0 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 11.00 | 1657 | +56.8 |
| 20 | Pieter, LianaWCM | 1877 | CUR | =16B | −15N | −19B | −23N | =26B | +29N | +28N | +24B | −13B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 28.0 | 8.00 | 1546 | -132.8 |
| 21 | Araca Lopez, Yessica Belen | 1618 | BOL | F | +28N | −18B | +29N | =25B | =22N | =13B | −15B | =17N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 9.50 | 1635 | +4.8 |
| 22 | Sinchi Dominguez, Nusta Sisa | 1502 | ECU | −3B | =9N | −25B | F | +23N | =21B | −12N | +26B | =18N | 3.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 12.25 | 1684 | +66.8 |
| 23 | Castillo Henriquez, Crystal | 1609 | DOM | −8N | −13B | =27N | +20B | −22B | −19N | F | =28B | +29N | 3.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 6.50 | 1485 | -49.6 |
| 24 | Mendoza, Emma Lily | 1609 | ESA | −4B | =25N | −9B | +27B | =16N | =13N | −18B | −20N | F | 2.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 8.50 | 1600 | -6.0 |
| 25 | Melara Alejandra | 1717 | ESA | −7N | =24B | +22N | =19B | =21N | −8B | −15N | F | −16B | 2.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 8.75 | 1552 | -70.8 |
| 26 | Arellano Burneo, Maria Joaquina | 1654 | ECU | −11B | =19N | −16B | −13N | =20N | F | +29B | −22N | =27B | 2.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 5.75 | 1449 | -71.6 |
| 27 | Santos del Orbe, Jennisis Rafelina | 1618 | DOM | −1B | −18N | =23B | −24N | F | =28B | −16N | +29B | =26N | 2.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 4.00 | 1430 | -64.8 |
| 28 | Motwani, Grayce | 1415 | ARU | −12N | −21B | F | −17N | =29B | =27N | −20B | =23N | −19N | 1.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 3.00 | 1374 | -13.6 |
| 29 | Timothy, Shermel | 0 | DMA | −15B | F | −12N | −21B | =28N | −20B | −26N | −27N | −23B | 0.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 0.75 | 1242 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Guo, AnniWFMCAN+92.86.5 pts · #2
- 2Maravi Ceron, AymeWFMPER+85.97.0 pts · #1
- 3Esteban Castro, Esther RaquelWCMPER+83.26.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Pieter, LianaWCMCUR-132.84.0 pts · #22
- 2Arellano Burneo, Maria JoaquinaECU-71.62.5 pts · #26
- 3Melara AlejandraESA-70.82.5 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R3+352 Elo gap
- R4+268 Elo gap
- R9+173 Elo gap