XV Campeonato Panamericano U7 - U17 de Ajedrez 2026 U15 Femenino
25 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 May 2026 to 18 May 2026 in Sonsonate, El Salvador. 4 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1813, and top seed was Fabiana Gomez Gonzales (🇵🇪 PER, WFM, 2086).
Allyson Yu (🇺🇸 USA, WCM, 1838) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Fabiana Gomez Gonzales (7.0) and Joanne Wangluo (6.5). Yu took the lead from round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Candice Liang (1785) beat Fabiana Gomez Gonzales (WFM, 2086), a +301-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWCM Allyson Yu led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
WFM Fabiana Gomez Gonzales takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
WCM Allyson Yu drew with WFM Fabiana Gomez Gonzales (White).
WCM Allyson Yu 3 wins (R1–R3)WFM Fabiana Gomez Gonzales 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WCMAllyson Yu | * | ½ | 0 | 1 |
| 2WFMFabiana Gomez Gonzales | ½ | * | ½ | 0 |
| 3Joanne Wangluo | 1 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Candice Liang | 0 | 1 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yu, AllysonWCM | 1838 | USA | +18N | +11B | +4N | =2B | +9N | +14B | −3N | +6B | +7N | 7.5 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 37.00 | 2031 | +76.4 |
| 2 | Gomez Gonzales, FabianaWFM | 2086 | PER | +8B | +6N | +16B | =1N | =3B | +7N | +10B | −4N | +12B | 7.0 | 45.0 | 49.0 | 36.00 | 1975 | -31.9 |
| 3 | Wangluo, Joanne | 1671 | CAN | +23N | +9B | =5N | =14B | =2N | =6N | +1B | +8B | =4B | 6.5 | 45.5 | 48.0 | 34.00 | 1967 | +107.6 |
| 4 | Liang, Candice | 1785 | USA | +19B | +20N | −1B | =7N | =8B | +16N | =6B | +2B | =3N | 6.0 | 43.0 | 45.5 | 27.25 | 1856 | +36.0 |
| 5 | Rojas Salas, Rihanna Irina | 1813 | PER | +25B | =12N | =3B | −6N | +17B | −10N | =11B | +15N | +14B | 5.5 | 38.5 | 39.0 | 20.75 | 1659 | -58.8 |
| 6 | Rangel Guzman, Fernanda | 1769 | MEX | +21N | −2B | +10N | +5B | =14N | =3B | =4N | −1N | =8B | 5.0 | 47.0 | 49.5 | 24.00 | 1774 | +4.0 |
| 7 | Chavarria Troya, Keytleen DenisWCM | 1870 | PAN | −10N | +13B | +17N | =4B | +12N | −2B | +14N | =9B | −1B | 5.0 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 23.00 | 1738 | -50.0 |
| 8 | Varela Acosta, Valeria | 1591 | COL | −2N | +21B | +22N | =11B | =4N | +9B | =12B | −3N | =6N | 5.0 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 20.50 | 1742 | +57.4 |
| 9 | Lugo Martinez, Jimena SofiaWCM | 1866 | PAR | +15B | −3N | +20B | +16N | −1B | −8N | +17B | =7N | =11B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 19.00 | 1705 | -66.4 |
| 10 | Resendiz Turbi, Miley Jireh | 1589 | MEX | +7B | −16N | −6B | +15N | +20B | +5B | −2N | −11N | +18B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 20.50 | 1762 | +74.8 |
| 11 | Vargas Orozco, Yolanda Nicolth | 1648 | ECU | +22B | −1N | =15B | =8N | −16B | +20N | =5N | +10B | =9N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 20.00 | 1707 | +27.6 |
| 12 | Garcia Rojas, Estefania | 1642 | CRC | +24N | =5B | −14N | +13N | −7B | +21B | =8N | +16B | −2N | 5.0 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 18.75 | 1788 | +50.8 |
| 13 | Melara, Karla Sofia | 1592 | ESA | =14B | −7N | +24N | −12B | +19B | −15N | =18B | +21N | +17N | 5.0 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 14.25 | 1589 | -2.8 |
| 14 | Gonzalez Ramirez, Julieta | 0 | MEX | =13N | +18B | +12B | =3N | =6B | −1N | −7B | +19N | −5N | 4.5 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 19.25 | 1694 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Barboza Viquez, Angelica | 1583 | CRC | −9N | +23B | =11N | −10B | +22N | +13B | −16N | −5B | +20B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 15.00 | 1629 | +19.6 |
| 16 | Austin, Freya | 1786 | USA | +17N | +10B | −2N | −9B | +11N | −4B | +15B | −12N | F | 4.0 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 17.50 | 1713 | -30.8 |
| 17 | Ospina Soto, Sara Lucia | 1505 | COL | −16B | +19N | −7B | +23N | −5N | +24B | −9N | F | −13B | 3.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 7.50 | 1540 | +2.0 |
| 18 | Aguero Mercedes, Rose Esmeralda | 1548 | DOM | −1B | −14N | −19B | +21B | =25N | F | =13N | +22B | −10N | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 7.75 | 1517 | -14.8 |
| 19 | Gordon Gonzalez, Rosa Maria | 1503 | PAN | −4N | −17B | +18N | =22B | −13N | +25B | =24N | −14B | F | 3.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 5.75 | 1510 | -1.2 |
| 20 | Jeandor, Kaylani | 1465 | CUR | F | −4B | −9N | +24B | −10N | −11B | =22N | +25B | −15N | 2.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 3.75 | 1404 | -23.6 |
| 21 | Palencia, Sophia | 1475 | ESA | −6B | −8N | +25B | −18N | +23B | −12N | F | −13B | =24N | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 4.00 | 1431 | -18.4 |
| 22 | Rafini, Sophie-Belle | 1446 | ARU | −11N | F | −8B | =19N | −15B | =23N | =20B | −18N | +25B | 2.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 4.50 | 1399 | -19.6 |
| 23 | Arando Ochoa, Diana Valentina | 1458 | PER | −3B | −15N | F | −17B | −21N | =22B | +25N | +24B | F | 2.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 3.75 | 1341 | -36.0 |
| 24 | Cordero Falco, Maria Angel | 0 | COL | −12B | +25N | −13B | −20N | F | −17N | =19B | −23N | =21B | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 3.25 | 1327 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Nerio Alvarenga, Blanca Sarai | 1523 | ESA | −5N | −24B | −21N | F | =18B | −19N | −23B | −20N | −22N | 0.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 1.50 | 1108 | -120.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Wangluo, JoanneCAN+107.66.5 pts · #3
- 2Yu, AllysonWCMUSA+76.47.5 pts · #2
- 3Resendiz Turbi, Miley JirehMEX+74.85.0 pts · #6
- 1Nerio Alvarenga, Blanca SaraiESA-120.40.5 pts · #25
- 2Lugo Martinez, Jimena SofiaWCMPAR-66.45.0 pts · #7
- 3Rojas Salas, Rihanna IrinaPER-58.85.5 pts · #9
- R8+301 Elo gap
- R1+281 Elo gap
- R6+275 Elo gap