Festival Nacional de la Juventud 2026 - Sub 12
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 16 May 2026 to 18 May 2026 in Las Canas, Uruguay. Top 10 Elo average was 1515, and top seed was Luis Vigo (🇺🇾 URU, 1689).
Juan Esquibel (🇺🇾 URU, 1601) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Keoma Olivera (4.5) and Luis Vigo (4.0). Esquibel won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇺🇾Las Canas, Uruguay
Dates
16 May 2026 → 18 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇾Uruguay×13
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsJuan Esquibel led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R6 · LEAD HELD
Juan Esquibel never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Juan Esquibel drew with Keoma Olivera (White).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Juan Esquibel won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Juan Esquibel | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Keoma Olivera | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Luis Vigo | 0 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Rafael Fodere | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esquibel, Juan | 1601 | URU | +14N | +15B | +5N | +3B | +4N | =2B | 5.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 14.75 | 1894 | +60.4 |
| 2 | Olivera, Keoma | 1561 | URU | =11B | +13N | =3N | +5B | +6B | =1N | 4.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 14.25 | 1681 | +32.0 |
| 3 | Vigo, Luis | 1689 | URU | +9B | +10N | =2B | −1N | +11B | =4N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 10.75 | 1637 | -14.4 |
| 4 | Fodere, Rafael | 1477 | URU | =13B | +11N | +10B | +8N | −1B | =3B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 9.75 | 1664 | +39.2 |
| 5 | Borrelli, Joaquin | 1466 | URU | +7B | +6N | −1B | −2N | =9B | +10N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 9.75 | 1528 | +16.8 |
| 6 | Paipo, Sebastian | 1474 | URU | =12N | −5B | +13N | +7B | −2N | +9B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 1368 | -16.8 |
| 7 | Sallua, Emiliano | 0 | URU | −5N | +14B | +9B | −6N | +10B | −8B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 5.50 | 1499 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Bottinelli, Facundo | 0 | URU | −10B | F | +15N | −4B | +13B | +7N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 716 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Manzur, Guadalupe | 1451 | URU | −3N | +12B | −7N | +15B | =5N | −6N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.75 | 1270 | -26.0 |
| 10 | Lozano, Leandro | 1555 | URU | +8N | −3B | −4N | +12B | −7N | −5B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 5.00 | 744 | -62.0 |
| 11 | Diaz, Santiago | 1429 | URU | =2N | −4B | =12N | +14B | −3N | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.25 | 1457 | +4.0 |
| 12 | Pintos, Benjamin | 0 | URU | =6B | −9N | =11B | −10N | F | +14N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1400 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 3036677 | 0 | — | =4N | −2B | −6B | F | −8N | +15B | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 1231 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Rodriguez, Catalina | 1449 | URU | −1B | −7N | F | −11N | +15N | −12B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 715 | -33.2 |
| 15 | FIDE 3040232 | 0 | — | F | −1N | −8B | −9N | −14B | −13N | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 700 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Esquibel, JuanURU+60.45.5 pts · #1
- 2Fodere, RafaelURU+39.24.0 pts · #5
- 3Olivera, KeomaURU+32.04.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Lozano, LeandroURU-62.02.0 pts · #13
- 2Rodriguez, CatalinaURU-33.21.0 pts · #15
- 3Manzur, GuadalupeURU-26.02.5 pts · #11