XV Campeonato Panamericano U7 - U17 de Ajedrez 2026 U13 Absoluto

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45 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 May 2026 to 18 May 2026 in Sonsonate, El Salvador. 6 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2019, and top seed was Santiago Jose Guevara Ruiz (🇸🇻 ESA, FM, 2207).

Javier Kazuo Takahashi Guevara (🇵🇪 PER, 1975) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Barath Subramanian Suresh (7.0) and Fernando Cortes Medina (6.5). Takahashi Guevara shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Antonio Cantor Pardo (1651) beat Dhyaan Patel (CM, 2036), a +385-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

🇸🇻FMSantiago Jose Guevara Ruiz2207

Avg top 10

2,019

Participants

Titled players · 6

FM×1

CM×5

Federations · 8 represented

🇺🇸United States of America×8

🇲🇽Mexico×7

🇨🇴Colombia×7

🇵🇪Peru×4

🇵🇷Puerto Rico×3

🇸🇻El Salvador×3

🇬🇹Guatemala×2

🇦🇼Aruba×2

Top 3

🥇
Javier Kazuo Takahashi Guevara
🇵🇪PER·1975
7.0pts·2120perf+66.0
🥈
Barath Subramanian Suresh
🇨🇦CAN·1893
7.0pts·2148perf+106.0
🥉
CMFernando Cortes Medina
🇲🇽MEX·2026
6.5pts·2100perf+36.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Takahashi Guevara7Suresh7Guevara Ruiz6.5Cortes Medina6.5Jani6.5Li6

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/9. Takahashi Guevara takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (45.0).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Javier Kazuo Takahashi Guevara 3 wins (R7–R9)FM Santiago Jose Guevara Ruiz 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Javier Kazuo Takahashi Guevara	*	—	—	0
2Barath Subramanian Suresh	—	*	½	½
3FMSantiago Jose Guevara Ruiz	—	½	*	—
4CMFernando Cortes Medina	1	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Takahashi Guevara, Javier Kazuo	1975	PER	+27B	=8N	+14B	+9N	−3B	=12N	+17B	+7N	+6B	7.0	45.0	49.5	37.50	2120	+66.0
2	Suresh, Barath Subramanian	1893	CAN	+41N	+43B	−6N	+34B	+21N	=4B	+7N	=3B	+10N	7.0	41.0	42.5	30.00	2148	+106.0
3	Cortes Medina, FernandoCM	2026	MEX	+18N	+19B	+13N	=6B	+1N	−7B	=10N	=2N	+9B	6.5	47.0	52.0	36.75	2100	+36.4
4	Guevara Ruiz, Santiago JoseFM	2207	ESA	+26B	−14N	+28B	+5N	+11B	=2N	=6N	+13B	=7B	6.5	45.5	49.5	35.00	2061	-45.6
5	Jani, Aakash	1861	USA	+40N	−21B	+33N	−4B	=16N	+24N	+28B	+25B	+19N	6.5	38.0	40.0	26.50	1976	+55.2
6	Li, Aiden LinyuanCM	2021	USA	+28B	+22N	+2B	=3N	=7B	+9N	=4B	=10B	−1N	6.0	48.5	52.5	33.25	2090	+25.8
7	Loayza Rivera, Bryan James	1936	PER	+37N	+31B	+21N	+10B	=6N	+3N	−2B	−1B	=4N	6.0	47.0	50.0	29.75	2058	+61.6
8	Patel, Yash	1811	PUR	+45N	=1B	=16N	−11B	−23N	+37B	+33N	+12B	+15B	6.0	39.0	39.0	23.00	1931	+50.8
9	Wang, Rocky	2079	USA	+17N	+12B	=10N	−1B	+22N	−6B	+23N	+16B	−3N	5.5	44.5	49.0	26.75	1981	-37.6
10	Xu, Zhihan (samuel)CM	1978	CAN	+24N	+34B	=9B	−7N	+30B	+15N	=3B	=6N	−2B	5.5	44.5	48.5	26.50	1997	+9.6
11	Manchanda, AdvikCM	1949	USA	=29B	+39N	=15B	+8N	−4N	=13B	=22N	=18B	+25N	5.5	40.5	43.0	24.75	1966	+10.0
12	Valdez Lomeli, Nicolas	1884	MEX	+35B	−9N	+37B	+24N	=17B	=1B	=13N	−8N	=16B	5.0	42.0	45.0	22.50	1841	-18.4
13	Alba Ruiz, Kenneth Damian	1919	MEX	+32B	+36N	−3B	+26N	=15B	=11N	=12B	−4N	=17B	5.0	42.0	45.0	21.75	1908	-2.4
14	Aguilar de Leon, Iker Xavier	1863	GUA	+20N	+4B	−1N	−21B	+33N	−25B	−18N	+23B	+29N	5.0	41.0	45.0	24.00	1901	+16.4
15	Castillo Romero, Jasmany Shallom	1969	NCA	+33N	=16B	=11N	+19B	=13N	−10B	=25N	+22B	−8N	5.0	41.0	45.0	23.50	1880	-40.0
16	Cantor Pardo, Antonio	1651	COL	+39B	=15N	=8B	−22N	=5B	+30N	+21B	−9N	=12N	5.0	41.0	43.5	22.25	1950	+128.8
17	Velasquez Hernandez, Martin	1778	COL	−9B	=32N	+35B	+29N	=12N	+21B	−1N	=20B	=13N	5.0	40.0	44.0	22.00	1863	+36.8
18	Farley, Jeremiah	1759	BAR	−3B	=35N	+32B	−30N	=31B	+27N	+14B	=11N	=26B	5.0	38.0	42.0	22.50	1816	+24.8
19	Wang, Darren	1842	USA	+42B	−3N	+36B	−15N	−28B	+29N	+24B	+26N	−5B	5.0	38.0	40.0	18.00	1805	-14.0
20	Zuluaga Garzon, Elias	1600	COL	−14B	=30N	−29B	+35N	=32B	=36N	+39B	=17N	+28B	5.0	33.0	35.5	18.50	1773	+78.0
21	Patel, DhyaanCM	2036	PUR	+30B	+5N	−7B	+14N	−2B	−17N	−16N	+33B	=27N	4.5	43.0	47.0	21.75	1794	-104.4
22	Cabrera Alvarado, Hugo Carlos Josue	1834	GUA	+38N	−6B	=31N	+16B	−9B	+39N	=11B	−15N	=24B	4.5	38.5	41.0	17.50	1832	+1.2
23	Jackson, Leo Daniel Olivera	1938	USA	−31B	+29N	−24B	+36N	+8B	=28N	−9B	−14N	+32B	4.5	37.0	40.0	19.00	1747	-81.2
24	Ladino Hernandez, Angel Joel	1738	COL	−10B	+42N	+23N	−12B	+34N	−5B	−19N	+40B	=22N	4.5	37.0	39.0	14.75	1797	+29.6
25	Ortega Rueda, Nicolas	1863	COL	−36B	−37N	+42B	+31N	+26B	+14N	=15B	−5N	−11B	4.5	36.5	38.5	18.00	1751	-47.2
26	Duran Cardenas, Juan Diego	1782	PER	−4N	+41B	+43N	−13B	−25N	+42B	+34N	−19B	=18N	4.5	34.0	35.5	12.00	1770	-9.6
27	Dergan Lobos, Ian Neyef	1705	PER	−1N	−38B	−40N	+41B	+43N	−18B	+30B	+36N	=21B	4.5	30.5	32.0	12.75	1674	-18.0
28	Remicio Gomez, Joshua Santiago	1754	COL	−6N	+40B	−4N	+38B	+19N	=23B	−5N	=29B	−20N	4.0	40.5	42.5	14.25	1745	-8.0
29	Syed, Farhaan	1660	USA	=11N	−23B	+20N	−17B	+40N	−19B	+38B	=28N	−14B	4.0	37.0	39.0	14.75	1705	+18.8
30	Najera Herrera, Gilberto	1772	MEX	−21N	=20B	+38N	+18B	−10N	−16B	−27N	+41B	=35N	4.0	36.5	38.5	14.50	1674	-47.2
31	Balaji, Tanav	1633	USA	+23N	−7N	=22B	−25B	=18N	−34B	=35N	=38B	+41N	4.0	35.5	37.5	14.75	1720	+37.6
32	Duran Gen, Iker	1623	MEX	−13N	=17B	−18N	+43B	=20N	−33B	+42N	+34B	−23N	4.0	34.5	36.0	12.50	1663	+10.0
33	Navarro Barrios, Andres Daniel	1688	PAN	−15B	+44N	−5B	+45N	−14B	+32N	−8B	−21N	+40B	4.0	34.5	34.5	7.50	1653	-18.4
34	Cardenas Uribe, Mateo	1817	MEX	+44B	−10N	+45B	−2N	−24B	+31N	−26B	−32N	+36B	4.0	34.0	34.0	8.50	1587	-86.0
35	Lajara Rodriguez, Jeffry	1604	PUR	−12N	=18B	−17N	−20B	+45B	=40N	=31B	+39N	=30B	4.0	32.5	32.5	10.00	1649	+11.6
36	Leiva Coto, Isaac Antonio	1566	CRC	+25N	−13B	−19N	−23B	=38N	=20B	+37N	−27B	−34N	3.0	35.5	38.5	11.50	1632	+20.8
37	Vera Arboleda, Juan Martin	1631	ECU	−7B	+25B	−12N	+44N	−39B	−8N	−36B	F	+42N	3.0	30.5	30.5	8.00	1629	-7.6
38	Koolman, Colin Kyle Deniel	1498	ARU	−22B	+27N	−30B	−28N	=36B	F	−29N	=31N	+44B	3.0	29.5	29.5	9.50	1545	+10.8
39	Gradiz Menjivar, Oscar	1948	HON	−16N	−11B	+41N	=40B	+37N	−22B	−20N	−35B	F	2.5	31.0	31.0	6.00	1538	-158.0
40	Morales Ospina, Martin	1514	COL	−5B	−28N	+27B	=39N	−29B	=35B	F	−24N	−33N	2.0	34.0	34.0	7.75	1548	+7.6
41	Cadena Rojas, Diego Eliseo	1618	MEX	−2B	−26N	−39B	−27N	F	+45B	+43N	−30N	−31B	2.0	28.0	28.0	1.50	989	-68.8
42	Paredes Ramirez, Fernando Andree	1504	ESA	−19N	−24B	−25N	F	+44B	−26N	−32B	+45N	−37B	2.0	27.0	27.0	1.50	947	-50.8
43	Dirks, Xevyn O.	0	ARU	F	−2N	−26B	−32N	−27B	F	−41B	=44N	+45B	1.5	25.0	25.0	0.75	924	0.0
44	Aguilar Melendez, Marco Andre	0	ESA	−34N	−33B	F	−37B	−42N	F	+45N	=43B	−38N	1.5	19.0	19.0	0.75	828	0.0
45	FIDE 93800460	0	—	−8B	F	−34N	−33B	−35N	−41N	−44B	−42B	−43N	0.0	25.0	25.0	0.00	874	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Cantor Pardo, AntonioCOL
+128.8
5.0 pts · #19
2Suresh, Barath SubramanianCAN
+106.0
7.0 pts · #7
3Zuluaga Garzon, EliasCOL
+78.0
5.0 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Gradiz Menjivar, OscarHON
-158.0
2.5 pts · #35
2Patel, DhyaanCMPUR
-104.4
4.5 pts · #24
3Cardenas Uribe, MateoMEX
-86.0
4.0 pts · #39

Biggest upsets

R7+385 Elo gap
Cantor Pardo, Antonio1651 beat CMPatel, Dhyaan2036
R7+348 Elo gap
Zuluaga Garzon, Elias1600 beat Gradiz Menjivar, Oscar1948
R8+344 Elo gap
Lajara Rodriguez, Jeffry1604 beat Gradiz Menjivar, Oscar1948