XV Campeonato Panamericano U7 - U17 de Ajedrez 2026 U17 Absoluto
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48 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 May 2026 to 18 May 2026 in Sonsonate, El Salvador. 16 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2165, and top seed was Cristhian Yamil Reyes Zavaleta (🇵🇪 PER, FM, 2261).
Rodrigo Salvador Salinas Cardenas (🇲🇽 MEX, CM, 2163) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Ibarra Carlos Roberto (7.0) and Adriano Jaffet Levano Loayza (6.5). Salinas Cardenas won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Zihan Hong (1859) beat Gian Carlo Gabriel Quiroz Alva (2176), a +317-point gap.
Location
🇸🇻Sonsonate, El Salvador
Dates
12 May 2026 → 18 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 16
FM×8
CM×7
WIM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×6
🇵🇪Peru×6
🇲🇽Mexico×5
🇸🇻El Salvador×5
🇨🇴Colombia×5
🇨🇷Costa Rica×4
🇵🇦Panama×4
🇬🇹Guatemala×3
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE15 May
FM Ibarra Carlos Roberto takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Salinas Cardenas takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.0).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Ibarra Carlos Roberto beat CM Rodrigo Salvador Salinas Cardenas (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMIbarra Carlos Roberto | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2CMRodrigo Salvador Salinas Cardenas | 0 | * | 0 | — |
| 3CMAdriano Jaffet Levano Loayza | ½ | 1 | * | — |
| 4CMNicolas Gabriel Rojas Linares | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salinas Cardenas, Rodrigo SalvadorCM | 2163 | MEX | +28B | +16N | +18B | +11N | +9B | −2N | +10B | −3N | +5B | 7.0 | 46.0 | 50.0 | 36.50 | 2276 | +51.2 |
| 2 | Ibarra Carlos RobertoFM | 2202 | ESA | +24B | +10N | +22B | +14N | =15B | +1B | =9N | =4B | =3B | 7.0 | 45.0 | 49.5 | 38.00 | 2313 | +45.4 |
| 3 | Levano Loayza, Adriano JaffetCM | 2072 | PER | +41B | =40N | =15B | +18N | =10B | =9N | +14B | +1B | =2N | 6.5 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 33.00 | 2207 | +67.6 |
| 4 | Reyes Zavaleta, Cristhian YamilFM | 2261 | PER | +19B | +20N | +11B | −9N | =22B | =14N | +15B | =2N | =6B | 6.0 | 44.0 | 48.5 | 31.75 | 2198 | -22.4 |
| 5 | Quiroz Alva, Gian Carlo Gabriel | 2176 | PER | −12N | +33B | +6N | −16B | +24N | +30B | +8N | +9B | −1N | 6.0 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 30.00 | 2127 | -13.3 |
| 6 | Wang, Nathan Zian | 1957 | CAN | +48N | −11B | −5B | +31N | =23B | +28N | +30N | +15B | =4N | 6.0 | 39.0 | 39.5 | 22.75 | 2105 | +74.0 |
| 7 | Orta Ruz, Andre Fernando | 2044 | MEX | +31B | +47N | −14B | =13N | =17B | −10N | +40B | +22N | +16B | 6.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 23.75 | 2077 | +16.4 |
| 8 | Rojas Linares, Nicolas GabrielCM | 2024 | PER | +46B | −14N | +28B | +40N | =25B | =22N | −5B | +19N | +17B | 6.0 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 24.00 | 2118 | +48.4 |
| 9 | Rueda Rojas, Richard AlejandroFM | 2155 | COL | +27N | +30B | +29N | +4B | −1N | =3B | =2B | −5N | =10B | 5.5 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 28.00 | 2138 | -0.4 |
| 10 | Beltran Serna, Ian Samuel | 2009 | COL | +39N | −2B | +43N | +32B | =3N | +7B | −1N | =13B | =9N | 5.5 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 25.25 | 2047 | +26.8 |
| 11 | Vyas, Miransh Purven | 2085 | USA | +32B | +6N | −4N | −1B | −12N | +21B | =26N | +29B | +24N | 5.5 | 42.5 | 46.5 | 25.75 | 1995 | -30.8 |
| 12 | Hong, Zihan | 1859 | CAN | +5B | =15N | =40B | −22N | +11B | −17N | +23B | =14N | +25B | 5.5 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 27.00 | 2155 | +134.8 |
| 13 | Soto Ramirez, Andres Camilo | 1942 | COL | +44B | −22N | +23B | =7B | =30N | +25N | =17B | =10N | =14B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 24.75 | 2122 | +77.6 |
| 14 | Guerra Mansilla, Jorge MaximilianCM | 2225 | CHI | +34N | +8B | +7N | −2B | =16N | =4B | −3N | =12B | =13N | 5.0 | 47.5 | 51.5 | 27.00 | 2075 | -63.6 |
| 15 | Guevara Ruiz, Marvin AndresFM | 2028 | ESA | +36N | =12B | =3N | +29B | =2N | +16B | −4N | −6N | =19B | 5.0 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 25.00 | 2020 | -2.5 |
| 16 | Ramos Rodriguez, Daniel | 1984 | CRC | +37N | −1B | +47B | +5N | =14B | −15N | +22B | =17N | −7N | 5.0 | 42.5 | 44.5 | 21.50 | 2053 | +30.8 |
| 17 | Linares Orellana, Hector JoseFM | 2078 | GUA | +26N | −18B | =24N | +34B | =7N | +12B | =13N | =16B | −8N | 5.0 | 42.0 | 46.0 | 24.50 | 1976 | -47.6 |
| 18 | Camargo Silva, Samir | 1982 | PAN | +43B | +17N | −1N | −3B | =32N | =26B | =33N | +35B | =23B | 5.0 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 20.50 | 2024 | +23.2 |
| 19 | Paxtor Chiguichon, Rodolfo EnriqueCM | 1926 | GUA | −4N | +36B | =25N | −30B | +43N | +32B | +29N | −8B | =15N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 19.75 | 1978 | +23.2 |
| 20 | Morel Reyes, Fraimy Alexander | 2023 | DOM | +42N | −4B | −32N | +21B | −29N | =27B | +41N | =26B | +34N | 5.0 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 19.50 | 1886 | -59.6 |
| 21 | Merca Alvarado, Gabriel Adolfo | 1763 | PER | −22B | −23N | +39B | −20N | +42B | −11N | +37B | +28N | +31B | 5.0 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 18.50 | 1917 | +76.0 |
| 22 | Monroy Lopez, Gustavo AdolfoCM | 2059 | GUA | +21N | +13B | −2N | +12B | =4N | =8B | −16N | −7B | =26N | 4.5 | 46.0 | 50.5 | 24.25 | 1983 | -33.2 |
| 23 | Guntaka, AayanshFM | 2096 | USA | −29N | +21B | −13N | +26B | =6N | =24B | −12N | +30B | =18N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 44.0 | 21.25 | 1883 | -94.8 |
| 24 | Espinoza Guerrero, Felix Alberto | 1865 | NCA | −2N | +42B | =17B | +35N | −5B | =23N | =25B | +38N | −11B | 4.5 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 17.50 | 2030 | +69.6 |
| 25 | Mayorga Araya, SofiaWIM | 2111 | CRC | −40B | +46N | =19B | +41N | =8N | −13B | =24N | +33B | −12N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 17.25 | 1881 | -100.0 |
| 26 | Naushad, Musa | 1795 | USA | −17B | =44N | +38B | −23N | +41B | =18N | =11B | =20N | =22B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 18.00 | 1970 | +66.8 |
| 27 | Miranda Barrientos, Gabriel | 1827 | CRC | −9B | −43N | =42B | =45N | +46B | =20N | −31B | +40N | +38B | 4.5 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 14.50 | 1790 | -21.2 |
| 28 | Kunapuli, Siddarth Sriaditya | 1837 | USA | −1N | +39B | −8N | +36B | =33N | −6B | +32N | −21B | =35N | 4.0 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 15.50 | 1876 | +12.4 |
| 29 | Montilla Rodriguez, Camilo | 1804 | COL | +23B | +38N | −9B | −15N | +20B | =35N | −19B | −11N | =33N | 4.0 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 17.00 | 1974 | +71.2 |
| 30 | Martinez Flores, MatiasFM | 2011 | MEX | +45B | −9N | =41B | +19N | =13B | −5N | −6B | −23N | +42B | 4.0 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 15.25 | 1891 | -52.0 |
| 31 | Velasco Sarmiento, Camilo Andres | 1743 | COL | −7N | =35B | =33N | −6B | +45N | =36B | +27N | =34B | −21N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 15.50 | 1849 | +43.2 |
| 32 | Fang Juan | 1797 | ESA | −11N | +37B | +20B | −10N | =18B | −19N | −28B | =42N | +44B | 4.0 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 16.00 | 1813 | +1.2 |
| 33 | Bedi, VaibhavCM | 2003 | CUR | =38B | −5N | =31B | +47N | =28B | =40N | =18B | −25N | =29B | 4.0 | 34.0 | 36.0 | 13.75 | 1804 | -83.2 |
| 34 | Perez Quinones, Malcolm J. | 1904 | PUR | −14B | =45N | +44B | −17N | =40B | +37N | =35B | =31N | −20B | 4.0 | 33.0 | 36.0 | 14.00 | 1839 | -33.2 |
| 35 | Fogo Esquivel, Levi Kalani AlexanderFM | 2180 | MEX | F | =31N | +45B | −24B | +38N | =29B | =34N | −18N | =28B | 4.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 14.50 | 1842 | -120.0 |
| 36 | Gutarra Minaya, Percy Eduardo | 1730 | PER | −15B | −19N | +37B | −28N | =47B | =31N | =42B | =45N | +40B | 4.0 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 13.00 | 1754 | +6.8 |
| 37 | Bravo Cabrera, Cesar Daniel | 1654 | ECU | −16B | −32N | −36N | +44B | +48N | −34B | −21N | +46B | +41N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 9.00 | 1691 | +9.2 |
| 38 | Vera Arboleda, Gustavo Adolfo | 1654 | ECU | =33N | −29B | −26N | +39N | −35B | +47B | +46N | −24B | −27N | 3.5 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 10.00 | 1701 | +12.4 |
| 39 | Noriega Rodriguez, Matias Alberto | 1683 | PAN | −10B | −28N | −21N | −38B | +44N | −46B | +47N | =43B | +48N | 3.5 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 7.00 | 1509 | -61.6 |
| 40 | Srinivasan, Santhosh | 1819 | USA | +25N | =3B | =12N | −8B | =34N | =33B | −7N | −27B | −36N | 3.0 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 14.50 | 1828 | +0.4 |
| 41 | Brown Camano, Andres Camilo | 1782 | PAN | −3N | +48B | =30N | −25B | −26N | +45B | −20B | =44N | −37B | 3.0 | 34.5 | 35.0 | 7.00 | 1726 | -28.8 |
| 42 | Rivera Mora, Gabriel | 1685 | CRC | −20B | −24N | =27N | +48B | −21N | =43B | =36N | =32B | −30N | 3.0 | 34.0 | 34.5 | 8.25 | 1677 | -9.2 |
| 43 | Olivar Molina, Francisco David | 1646 | ESA | −18N | +27B | −10B | =46N | −19B | =42N | −44B | =39N | =47B | 3.0 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 10.00 | 1729 | +21.6 |
| 44 | Martinez, Barrera Alejandro | 0 | MEX | −13N | =26B | −34N | −37N | −39B | +48B | +43N | =41B | −32N | 3.0 | 31.5 | 32.0 | 7.25 | 1629 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Naushad, Ibraheem | 1684 | USA | −30N | =34B | −35N | =27B | −31B | −41N | +48N | =36B | =46N | 3.0 | 30.0 | 30.5 | 8.00 | 1694 | -3.2 |
| 46 | Calles, Johan | 1705 | ESA | −8N | −25B | =48N | =43B | −27N | +39N | −38B | −37N | =45B | 2.5 | 32.0 | 32.5 | 6.75 | 1596 | -59.2 |
| 47 | FIDE 93800363 | 0 | — | F | −7B | −16N | −33B | =36N | −38N | −39B | +48B | =43N | 2.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 4.00 | 1598 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Penna Palacios, Mateo Fernando | 1585 | PAN | −6B | −41N | =46B | −42N | −37B | −44N | −45B | −47N | −39B | 0.5 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 1.25 | 1314 | -67.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hong, ZihanCAN+134.85.5 pts · #9
- 2Soto Ramirez, Andres CamiloCOL+77.65.5 pts · #20
- 3Merca Alvarado, Gabriel AdolfoPER+76.05.0 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Fogo Esquivel, Levi Kalani AlexanderFMMEX-120.04.0 pts · #31
- 2Mayorga Araya, SofiaWIMCRC-100.04.5 pts · #25
- 3Guntaka, AayanshFMUSA-94.84.5 pts · #23
Biggest upsets
- R1+317 Elo gap
- R4+315 Elo gap
- R1+292 Elo gap