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

Top seed

🇵🇪FMCristhian Yamil Reyes Zavaleta2261

Avg top 10

2,165

Participants

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

🥇
CMRodrigo Salvador Salinas Cardenas
🇲🇽MEX·2163
7.0pts·2276perf+51.2
🥈
FMIbarra Carlos Roberto
🇸🇻ESA·2202
7.0pts·2313perf+45.4
🥉
CMAdriano Jaffet Levano Loayza
🇵🇪PER·2072
6.5pts·2207perf+67.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight 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

Roberto7Salinas Cardenas7Levano Loayza6.5Rojas Linares6Wang6Quiroz Alva6

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	Sorhaindo, Lucas Rupert James	0	DMA	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
+134.8
5.5 pts · #9
2Soto Ramirez, Andres CamiloCOL
+77.6
5.5 pts · #20
3Merca Alvarado, Gabriel AdolfoPER
+76.0
5.0 pts · #17

Top rating losers

1Fogo Esquivel, Levi Kalani AlexanderFMMEX
-120.0
4.0 pts · #31
2Mayorga Araya, SofiaWIMCRC
-100.0
4.5 pts · #25
3Guntaka, AayanshFMUSA
-94.8
4.5 pts · #23

Biggest upsets

R1+317 Elo gap
Hong, Zihan1859 beat Quiroz Alva, Gian Carlo Gabriel2176
R4+315 Elo gap
Espinoza Guerrero, Felix Alberto1865 beat FMFogo Esquivel, Levi Kalani Alexander2180
R1+292 Elo gap
Montilla Rodriguez, Camilo1804 beat FMGuntaka, Aayansh2096