XV Campeonato Panamericano U7 - U17 de Ajedrez 2026 U11 Femenino
29 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 May 2026 to 18 May 2026 in Sonsonate, El Salvador. 8 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1651, and top seed was Charlotte Tai-En Chang (🇺🇸 USA, 1705).
Alma Camila Palma Franco (🇪🇨 ECU, 1703) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Charlotte Tai-En Chang (7.0) and Anjana Thottimpudi (7.0). Palma Franco won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Jarely Katty Rojas Raraz (1452) beat Diya Balamurugan (1660), a +208-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsAlma Camila Palma Franco led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Alma Camila Palma Franco never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Alma Camila Palma Franco beat Anjana Thottimpudi (White).
Alma Camila Palma Franco 6 wins (R1–R6)Anjana Thottimpudi 4 wins (R1–R4)Charlotte Tai-En Chang 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palma Franco, Alma Camila | 1703 | ECU | +15B | +10N | +23B | +5N | +3B | +4B | −2N | +6B | +8N | 8.0 | 46.5 | 49.5 | 42.50 | 1950 | +89.6 |
| 2 | Chang, Charlotte Tai-En | 1705 | USA | +18B | −4N | +15B | =11N | +10B | +9N | +1B | =3N | +5B | 7.0 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 39.00 | 1831 | +55.2 |
| 3 | Thottimpudi, Anjana | 1653 | USA | +21N | +6B | +8N | +13B | −1N | +5B | +11N | =2B | =9N | 7.0 | 46.5 | 50.0 | 35.75 | 1817 | +73.6 |
| 4 | Divadalage, Sanya | 1596 | CAN | +28N | +2B | −5B | +7N | +23B | −1N | −6N | +12B | +14N | 6.0 | 44.0 | 45.5 | 26.50 | 1735 | +59.6 |
| 5 | Xu, Florence Zixin | 1665 | CAN | +24N | +11B | +4N | −1B | +6B | −3N | +18B | =7N | −2N | 5.5 | 48.0 | 50.5 | 25.75 | 1686 | +11.2 |
| 6 | Austin, Hazel | 1556 | USA | +29B | −3N | +20B | +14B | −5N | +23N | +4B | −1N | =7B | 5.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 19.75 | 1642 | +32.8 |
| 7 | Balamurugan, Diya | 1660 | USA | −13B | +9N | +18B | −4B | +17N | =8B | +14N | =5B | =6N | 5.5 | 41.5 | 45.5 | 26.75 | 1655 | -0.7 |
| 8 | Ganesh, Kaira Ananya | 1551 | USA | +20N | +14B | −3B | −23N | +22B | =7N | +10B | +18N | −1B | 5.5 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 23.75 | 1636 | +38.4 |
| 9 | Jauregui Casas, Lhuanna Khalezzy | 1703 | PER | =17N | −7B | +24N | +19B | =13N | −2B | +20N | +11B | =3B | 5.5 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 23.00 | 1600 | -39.2 |
| 10 | Corrales Corrales, Ana Maria | 1565 | CRC | +27N | −1B | +25N | =12B | −2N | +15B | −8N | +16B | +19N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 20.00 | 1526 | -13.6 |
| 11 | Fiallos Garces, Emilia Alejandra | 1588 | ECU | +16B | −5N | +26B | =2B | =12N | +13N | −3B | −9N | +18B | 5.0 | 43.0 | 45.5 | 21.50 | 1569 | -7.6 |
| 12 | Paguaga Cruz, Luciana Yassika | 1615 | NCA | =19B | =13N | +21B | =10N | =11B | −18N | +23B | −4N | +22B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 19.50 | 1558 | -27.6 |
| 13 | Rojas Raraz, Jarely Katty | 1452 | PER | +7N | =12B | +19N | −3N | =9B | −11B | +17N | −14B | =20N | 4.5 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 21.00 | 1596 | +60.4 |
| 14 | Mote Amasifuen, Sophia Itzayana | 1606 | MEX | +26B | −8N | +22B | −6N | =15B | +16N | −7B | +13N | −4B | 4.5 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 17.25 | 1428 | -68.4 |
| 15 | Fiallos Garces, Camila Isabel | 1490 | ECU | −1N | +27B | −2N | +28B | =14N | −10N | −24B | +29B | +25N | 4.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 8.25 | 1240 | -50.0 |
| 16 | Hong, Angela | 0 | CAN | −11N | −21B | =17N | +24B | +19N | −14B | +25N | −10N | +27B | 4.5 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 13.25 | 1413 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Gallego Rodriguez, Salome | 1509 | COL | =9B | −19N | =16B | +26N | −7B | +27N | −13B | =22N | +29N | 4.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 11.25 | 1292 | -54.8 |
| 18 | Merida Calderon, Saisha Jimena | 1540 | GUA | −2N | +28B | −7N | +27B | +20N | +12B | −5N | −8B | −11N | 4.0 | 39.0 | 40.5 | 12.00 | 1358 | -50.4 |
| 19 | Serrano Fonseca, Rachel Nicole | 1436 | CRC | =12N | +17B | −13B | −9N | −16B | =21N | +26B | +27N | −10B | 4.0 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 13.25 | 1423 | -6.0 |
| 20 | Ortega Garcia, Anastasia Del Valle | 0 | PAN | −8B | F | −6N | +21N | −18B | +22N | −9B | +23N | =13B | 3.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 12.25 | 1490 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Gao, Anne | 1446 | CAN | −3B | +16N | −12N | −20B | −27N | =19B | F | +28N | +24B | 3.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 10.50 | 1452 | -0.4 |
| 22 | Navarro Trelles, Keithy Julieth | 1408 | ECU | −23B | +29N | −14N | +25B | −8N | −20B | +28N | =17B | −12N | 3.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 6.25 | 1212 | -35.2 |
| 23 | Guzman Castro, Shaddai | 1608 | ECU | +22N | +25B | −1N | +8B | −4N | −6B | −12N | −20B | F | 3.0 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 11.50 | 1447 | -51.6 |
| 24 | Alvarez Mancera, Ana Paula | 1452 | MEX | −5B | −26N | −9B | −16N | F | +29B | +15N | =25B | −21N | 2.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 5.75 | 1383 | -15.2 |
| 25 | Rico, Zayra | 0 | CUR | F | −23N | −10B | −22N | +28B | +26N | −16B | =24N | −15B | 2.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 5.25 | 1139 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Borrell Espinoza, Maria Alessandra | 0 | NCA | −14N | +24B | −11N | −17B | +29N | −25B | −19N | F | =28B | 2.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 3.25 | 1278 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 39979431 | 0 | — | −10B | −15N | F | −18N | +21B | −17B | +29N | −19B | −16N | 2.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 3.50 | 1225 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 6115390 | 0 | — | −4B | −18N | +29B | −15N | −25N | F | −22B | −21B | =26N | 1.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 1.25 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 6711391 | 0 | — | −6N | −22B | −28N | F | −26B | −24N | −27B | −15N | −17B | 0.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 0.00 | 683 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Palma Franco, Alma CamilaECU+89.68.0 pts · #1
- 2Thottimpudi, AnjanaUSA+73.67.0 pts · #2
- 3Rojas Raraz, Jarely KattyPER+60.44.5 pts · #10
- 1Mote Amasifuen, Sophia ItzayanaMEX-68.44.5 pts · #14
- 2Gallego Rodriguez, SalomeCOL-54.84.5 pts · #20
- 3Guzman Castro, ShaddaiECU-51.63.0 pts · #18
- R1+208 Elo gap
- R2+109 Elo gap