XV Campeonato Panamericano U7 - U17 de Ajedrez 2026 U15 Absoluto

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56 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 May 2026 to 18 May 2026 in Sonsonate, El Salvador. 5 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2062, and top seed was Jesus Daniel Diaz Guerrero (🇲🇽 MEX, CM, 2178).

Vihaan Jain (🇺🇸 USA, CM, 2157) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Zachary Hankun Liu (6.5) and Shriyan Vuyyuru (6.5). Jain shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Elias Isidro Bernal Martinez (1534) beat Forest J Sherwood (1907), a +373-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

🇲🇽CMJesus Daniel Diaz Guerrero2178

Avg top 10

2,062

Participants

Titled players · 5

FM×1

CM×4

Federations · 8 represented

🇵🇪Peru×11

🇺🇸United States of America×7

🇨🇦Canada×6

🇲🇽Mexico×5

🇨🇴Colombia×5

🇸🇻El Salvador×4

🇳🇮Nicaragua×3

🇭🇳Honduras×2

Top 3

🥇
CMVihaan Jain
🇺🇸USA·2157
7.0pts·2198perf+20.4
🥈
CMZachary Hankun Liu
🇨🇦CAN·2051
6.5pts·2112perf+31.5
🥉
Shriyan Vuyyuru
🇺🇸USA·1983
6.5pts·2034perf+26.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

CM Vihaan Jain led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Jain7Huang6.5Liu6.5Lara Santos6.5Vuyyuru6.5Ayala Delgado6

R8 · LEADER CHANGE16 May

CM Vihaan Jain takes the sole lead (6.5/8).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Justin Huang 3 wins (R7–R9)CM Zachary Hankun Liu 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMVihaan Jain	*	—	½	—
2Justin Huang	—	*	—	—
3CMZachary Hankun Liu	½	—	*	—
4CMAngel Sebastian Lara Santos	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Jain, VihaanCM	2157	USA	+36N	+12B	=6N	+3B	=8N	=2B	+11N	+13B	=10N	7.0	47.5	51.5	39.25	2198	+20.4
2	Liu, Zachary HankunCM	2051	CAN	+41B	+27N	+30B	=7N	=11B	=1N	+9B	=8B	=3N	6.5	46.0	49.5	34.00	2112	+31.5
3	Vuyyuru, Shriyan	1983	USA	+22B	=16N	+42B	−1N	+36B	+5N	+4B	=12N	=2B	6.5	46.0	49.5	34.00	2034	+26.8
4	Lara Santos, Angel SebastianCM	2004	DOM	=35N	=28B	+40N	=6B	+29N	+17B	−3N	+18B	+8N	6.5	41.5	45.0	31.25	1996	+7.2
5	Huang, Justin	1894	CAN	+39N	−7B	+44N	+20B	=34N	−3B	+29N	+11B	+12B	6.5	40.5	44.0	29.50	1969	+43.6
6	Yin, Andrew	1970	CAN	+43B	+32N	=1B	=4N	=9B	=7N	=10B	=16N	+21B	6.0	46.0	49.5	31.25	2043	+39.6
7	Diaz Guerrero, Jesus DanielCM	2178	MEX	+21B	+5N	=11B	=2B	=12N	=6B	=27N	=15N	+16B	6.0	45.5	50.0	33.25	2032	-55.2
8	Ayala Delgado, Sergio Alejandro	2044	COL	+50N	=19B	+29N	+18B	=1B	=9N	+16B	=2N	−4B	6.0	45.5	48.0	29.25	2028	-1.2
9	Lee, Daniel Joshua	1924	CAN	+45N	+34B	=14N	+13B	=6N	=8B	−2N	=17B	+22N	6.0	43.5	47.0	29.25	1986	+40.0
10	Espinosa Castaneda, Ronald Manuel	2087	CUB	=28N	+35B	=18N	+19B	=17N	=12B	=6N	+27B	=1B	6.0	42.5	46.5	30.00	1999	-30.0
11	Yu, Vincent Zhiwen	1982	USA	+47N	+20B	=7N	+14B	=2N	=13B	−1B	−5N	+17N	5.5	47.0	50.5	28.00	2043	+34.8
12	Nunez Castaneda, Joaquin Alonso	1890	PER	+52B	−1N	+22B	+30N	=7B	=10N	+14B	=3B	−5N	5.5	47.0	49.0	26.25	1995	+54.4
13	Palomino Quispe, Mateo HenryFM	2041	PER	+44B	=17N	+16B	−9N	+24B	=11N	+34B	−1N	=15B	5.5	43.0	46.5	25.50	1951	-32.0
14	Gil Chacon, Fernando Enrique	2097	ARG	+40B	+23N	=9B	−11N	+15B	−16N	−12N	+28B	+27N	5.5	41.5	45.0	26.00	1933	-65.6
15	Sherwood, Forest J	1907	USA	−34N	+46B	=28N	+31B	−14N	+40B	+20N	=7B	=13N	5.5	38.5	42.0	24.50	1854	-12.4
16	Joseph, Alexander	1832	USA	+56N	=3B	−13N	+35B	+18N	+14B	−8N	=6B	−7N	5.0	44.5	45.0	21.25	1981	+59.2
17	Sierra Isaza, Jose Eduardo	1854	COL	+26N	=13B	=19N	+39B	=10B	−4N	+31B	=9N	−11B	5.0	44.0	47.5	24.25	1855	+2.8
18	Marzetti Corisapra, Leonardo Adriano	1920	PER	+48B	+25N	=10B	−8N	−16B	+36N	+32B	−4N	=20B	5.0	42.0	45.5	22.50	1877	-16.4
19	Reyes Zavaleta, Sergio Gabriel	1845	PER	+31B	=8N	=17B	−10N	+49B	=24N	−21B	=35N	+34B	5.0	39.5	42.5	21.50	1773	-26.4
20	Tobar Beltran, Miguel Angel	1790	COL	+49B	−11N	+37B	−5N	=21B	+41N	−15B	+42N	=18N	5.0	38.5	41.5	19.00	1719	-22.8
21	Lopez Urrutia, Diego Zahid	1728	NCA	−7N	−39B	+51N	+46B	=20N	+35B	+19N	=23B	−6N	5.0	38.0	40.5	20.00	1775	+17.2
22	Rojas Raraz, John Arick	1614	PER	−3N	+54B	−12N	−27B	+47N	+49B	+24N	+34N	−9B	5.0	38.0	39.0	16.50	1764	+44.8
23	Cueto Fernandez, Manuel Alejandro	1887	PAN	+38N	−14B	+48N	−34B	+39N	−27B	+30N	=21N	=25B	5.0	36.0	39.5	20.50	1733	-59.6
24	Coaquira Gonzales, Oscar Adriano	1901	PER	+46B	−30N	=41B	+28N	−13N	=19B	−22B	+50N	+29N	5.0	36.0	38.5	19.25	1755	-61.2
25	Pinto Vera, Jesus Nabih	1749	PER	+51N	−18B	−31N	=48B	=45N	+39B	=26N	+37B	=23N	5.0	34.0	36.5	18.50	1668	-18.4
26	Christensen, Timothy	0	USA	−17B	−41N	+47N	−43B	+54N	+33B	=25B	=32N	+35B	5.0	33.5	34.5	17.75	1694	0.0
27	Ajith, Aarush	1860	CAN	+37B	−2B	−34N	+22N	+30B	+23N	=7B	−10N	−14B	4.5	42.5	46.5	21.50	1855	-4.0
28	Murillo Rodriguez, Javier Alejandro	1644	HON	=10B	=4N	=15B	−24B	+48N	−32N	+46B	−14N	+42B	4.5	40.0	43.5	19.50	1796	+48.8
29	Marin Rivera, Stefan	1749	PUR	=42B	+53N	−8B	+41N	−4B	+37N	−5B	+31N	−24B	4.5	39.5	41.0	15.25	1655	-24.4
30	Yin, Aiden	1734	CAN	+55N	+24B	−2N	−12B	−27N	+45B	−23B	+43N	=32B	4.5	38.0	39.0	15.25	1768	+10.8
31	Galarza Castillo, Diego Alejandro	0	MEX	−19N	+47B	+25B	−15N	+33N	=34B	−17N	−29B	+40N	4.5	37.0	40.5	18.50	1741	0.0
32	Ruiz Gastelum, Mateo	1763	MEX	+54N	−6B	−39N	=45B	+43N	+28B	−18N	=26B	=30N	4.5	35.5	36.5	15.50	1644	-43.6
33	Flores Elizondo, Mathias	1739	CRC	=53B	−42N	+43B	=49N	−31B	−26N	=38B	+48N	+39B	4.5	30.5	32.0	14.75	1834	+13.2
34	Bernal Martinez, Elias Isidro	1534	MEX	+15B	−9N	+27B	+23N	=5B	=31N	−13N	−22B	−19N	4.0	43.0	47.5	20.50	1815	+94.4
35	Sonaridio, Santiago	1616	ARG	=4B	−10N	+53B	−16N	+38B	−21N	+36B	=19B	−26N	4.0	40.5	42.0	15.25	1742	+36.4
36	Mintz, Nathan	1705	USA	−1B	+52N	=49B	+42N	−3N	−18B	−35N	+47B	=37N	4.0	36.5	38.5	12.50	1652	-22.8
37	Alean Vargas, Manuel Jose	0	COL	−27N	+50B	−20N	=40B	+44N	−29B	+41B	−25N	=36B	4.0	33.5	36.0	13.25	1671	0.0
38	Herrera Rabanal, Nicolas Oscar	1412	PER	−23B	−40N	+50N	=44B	−35N	=47B	=33N	+41B	=43B	4.0	31.0	33.5	13.50	1617	+88.0
39	Contreras Urango, Jorge Isaac	1451	COL	−5B	+21N	+32B	−17N	−23B	−25N	+54N	=40B	−33N	3.5	39.0	40.0	12.25	1637	+57.6
40	Fernandez Robles, Renato Manuel	1691	PER	−14N	+38B	−4B	=37N	+42B	−15N	=43B	=39N	−31B	3.5	37.0	40.5	13.00	1618	-28.8
41	Porras Taipe, Rodrigo Thiago	1634	PER	−2N	+26B	=24N	−29B	+51N	−20B	−37N	−38N	+49B	3.5	37.0	39.5	13.00	1411	-46.8
42	Rivas Molina, Bayardo Antonio	0	NCA	=29N	+33B	−3N	−36B	−40N	+44B	+45N	−20B	−28N	3.5	36.0	39.5	13.75	1639	0.0
43	Martinez Argueta, Cristian Alexander	1591	ESA	−6N	=51B	−33N	+26N	−32B	+48B	=40N	−30B	=38N	3.5	35.5	38.0	13.50	1534	-25.6
44	Ridderstaat, Janoah L J	1623	ARU	−13N	+56B	−5B	=38N	−37B	−42N	+51N	=46B	=45N	3.5	33.0	33.5	8.50	1529	-31.2
45	Sanchez, Andres	1545	ESA	−9B	−49N	+56B	=32N	=25B	−30N	−42B	+54N	=44B	3.5	31.0	31.5	8.00	1610	+12.4
46	Sharma, Mohit	1516	ARU	−24N	−15N	+54B	−21N	=52B	+51B	−28N	=44N	=50B	3.5	30.5	31.5	7.50	1465	-22.0
47	Gonzalez Diaz, Diego Jose	1605	ESA	−11B	−31N	−26B	+56N	−22B	=38N	+53B	−36N	+54B	3.5	30.5	31.0	5.00	1356	-47.6
48	Guevara Saenz, Oscar Emmanuel	1536	NCA	−18N	+55B	−23B	=25N	−28B	−43N	+56N	−33B	+53N	3.5	30.0	30.5	5.50	1354	-37.6
49	Maynez Garcia, Joshua Emmanuel	0	MEX	−20N	+45B	=36N	=33B	−19N	−22N	−50B	+52B	−41N	3.0	33.0	35.0	9.75	1534	0.0
50	Woods Diaz, Rodrigo Alberto	1628	PAN	−8B	−37N	−38B	=52N	=53B	F	+49N	−24B	=46N	2.5	29.0	29.0	6.50	1418	-57.2
51	Sierra Lopez, Gabriel Jose	0	HON	−25B	=43N	−21B	+53N	−41B	−46N	−44B	+56N	F	2.5	26.0	26.0	3.75	1239	0.0
52	Martinez Argueta, Salvador Alejandro	1434	ESA	−12N	−36B	−55N	=50B	=46N	−54B	F	−49N	+56B	2.0	21.0	21.0	3.50	1478	+4.4
53	Teran Guayasamin, Nikolas Alejand	0	ECU	=33N	−29B	−35N	−51B	=50N	=56B	−47N	F	−48B	1.5	25.5	25.5	3.75	1373	0.0
54	Munoz Salazar, Arius Amir	0	PER	−32B	−22N	−46N	F	−26B	+52N	−39B	−45B	−47N	1.0	30.5	30.5	2.00	1252	0.0
55	FIDE 39994830	0	—	−30B	−48N	+52B	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	10.0	10.0	2.00	1443	0.0
56	FIDE 93800452	0	—	−16B	−44N	−45N	−47B	F	=53N	−48B	−51B	−52N	0.5	25.0	25.0	0.75	796	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Bernal Martinez, Elias IsidroMEX
+94.4
4.0 pts · #30
2Herrera Rabanal, Nicolas OscarPER
+88.0
4.0 pts · #24
3Joseph, AlexanderUSA
+59.2
5.0 pts · #22

Top rating losers

1Gil Chacon, Fernando EnriqueARG
-65.6
5.5 pts · #12
2Coaquira Gonzales, Oscar AdrianoPER
-61.2
5.0 pts · #16
3Cueto Fernandez, Manuel AlejandroPAN
-59.6
5.0 pts · #17

Biggest upsets

R1+373 Elo gap
Bernal Martinez, Elias Isidro1534 beat Sherwood, Forest J1907
R4+353 Elo gap
Bernal Martinez, Elias Isidro1534 beat Cueto Fernandez, Manuel Alejandro1887
R3+326 Elo gap
Bernal Martinez, Elias Isidro1534 beat Ajith, Aarush1860