Campeonato Nacional de Ajedrez por Categorias Pares 2026 - U16 ABS
24 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 11 Jun 2026 to 14 Jun 2026 in Herrera, Panama. Top 10 Elo average was 1797, and top seed was Adrian Ignacio Cortes Franco (🇵🇦 PAN, 1999).
Adrian Ignacio Cortes Franco (🇵🇦 PAN, 1999) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Luis David Oses Gonzalez (6.0) and Miguelangel Ramirez Alvarado (5.0). Cortes Franco won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Diego Alejandro Lopez Santos (1553) beat Yavier Jesus Perez Castillo (1894), a +341-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsAdrian Ignacio Cortes Franco led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Adrian Ignacio Cortes Franco never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Adrian Ignacio Cortes Franco beat Luis David Oses Gonzalez (Black).
Adrian Ignacio Cortes Franco 7 wins (R1–R7)Luis David Oses Gonzalez 4 wins (R4–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cortes Franco, Adrian Ignacio | 1999 | PAN | +18N | +8B | +2N | +9B | +3N | +6B | +4N | 7.0 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 30.00 | 2545 | +56.8 |
| 2 | Oses Gonzalez, Luis David | 1859 | PAN | +22B | +6N | −1B | +4B | +8N | +12N | +7B | 6.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 22.00 | 2026 | +52.0 |
| 3 | Ramirez Alvarado, Miguelangel | 1731 | PAN | +10N | −7B | +17B | +22N | −1B | +11N | +6N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 16.50 | 1786 | +21.2 |
| 4 | Ruiz Olave, Reinaldo Antonio | 1768 | PAN | +11B | =17N | +12B | −2N | +13B | +9N | −1B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 15.75 | 1872 | +40.8 |
| 5 | Perez Castillo, Yavier Jesus | 1894 | PAN | −7N | +15B | =18N | −17B | +19N | +8B | +12N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 14.25 | 1692 | -52.8 |
| 6 | Noriega Rodriguez, Matias Alberto | 1637 | PAN | +24B | −2B | +20N | +10B | +9N | −1N | −3B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 10.50 | 1733 | +19.2 |
| 7 | Lopez Santos, Diego Alejandro | 1553 | PAN | +5B | +3N | −9N | −8B | +18N | +10B | −2N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 16.00 | 1794 | +82.0 |
| 8 | Atencio Perez, Randy Nelson | 1697 | PAN | +21B | −1N | +14B | +7N | −2B | −5N | +13B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 12.50 | 1763 | +23.2 |
| 9 | Simpson Miranda, Ian Andre | 1926 | PAN | +14B | +13N | +7B | −1N | −6B | −4B | +15N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 13.00 | 1722 | -60.0 |
| 10 | Penna Palacios, Mateo Fernando | 1511 | PAN | −3B | +23N | +13B | −6N | +22B | −7N | +14B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 10.00 | 1666 | +59.2 |
| 11 | Ramos Ceballos, Jose Andres | 1531 | PAN | −4N | =19B | =15N | +23N | +14B | −3B | +17N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 10.25 | 1700 | +55.2 |
| 12 | Rodriguez Lopez, Jose Ivan | 1816 | PAN | =15N | +20B | −4N | +18B | +17N | −2B | −5B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 9.00 | 1654 | -51.2 |
| 13 | Rosas Valdes, Javier Alfonso | 1640 | PAN | +16N | −9B | −10N | +15B | −4N | +20B | −8N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 8.50 | 1518 | -40.0 |
| 14 | Powell Miranda, Kevin Yamahal | 1566 | PAN | −9N | +16B | −8N | +20B | −11N | +17B | −10N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 8.00 | 1492 | -27.2 |
| 15 | Castillero Hernandez, Felipe Antonio | 1540 | PAN | =12B | −5N | =11B | −13N | +23B | +21N | −9B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 8.25 | 1653 | +32.4 |
| 16 | Castro Bonilla, Juan Sebastian | 1418 | PAN | −13B | −14N | −23B | +24N | −21B | +19N | +22B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 1334 | -18.8 |
| 17 | Rodriguez Diaz, Cristhian David | 1616 | PAN | +19B | =4B | −3N | +5N | −12B | −14N | −11B | 2.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 9.25 | 1525 | -29.6 |
| 18 | Pitty Rodriguez, Lucas Antonio | 1590 | PAN | −1B | +21N | =5B | −12N | −7B | +22N | F | 2.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 6.75 | 1657 | +12.4 |
| 19 | Nieto Villamil, Daniel Alberto | 0 | PAN | −17N | =11N | −22B | +21N | −5B | −16B | +24N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.50 | 1389 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Luria Zanetti, Juan Eloy | 0 | PAN | +23B | −12N | −6B | −14N | +24B | −13N | =21B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.25 | 1436 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Moreno Estevez, Osvaldo Andres | 1481 | PAN | −8N | −18B | +24N | −19B | +16N | −15B | =20N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.25 | 1368 | -23.2 |
| 22 | Liu Luo, Erick Weijian | 1549 | PAN | −2N | +24B | +19N | −3B | −10N | −18B | −16N | 2.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 2.50 | 822 | -82.8 |
| 23 | Cordoba Bustamante, Luis Alberto | 1634 | PAN | −20N | −10B | +16N | −11B | −15N | +24B | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 1307 | -68.8 |
| 24 | Cordoba Estrada, Sebastian Andres | 0 | PAN | −6N | −22N | −21B | −16B | −20N | −23N | −19B | 0.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 744 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lopez Santos, Diego AlejandroPAN+82.04.0 pts · #8
- 2Penna Palacios, Mateo FernandoPAN+59.24.0 pts · #6
- 3Cortes Franco, Adrian IgnacioPAN+56.87.0 pts · #1
- 1Liu Luo, Erick WeijianPAN-82.82.0 pts · #23
- 2Cordoba Bustamante, Luis AlbertoPAN-68.82.0 pts · #21
- 3Simpson Miranda, Ian AndrePAN-60.04.0 pts · #5
- R1+341 Elo gap
- R5+289 Elo gap
- R4+278 Elo gap