Campeonato Nacional Amateur Sub 1700 2026
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45 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 12 Jun 2026 to 14 Jun 2026 in Asuncion, Paraguay. Top 10 Elo average was 1664, and top seed was Valentina Gizeth Moreno Silva (🇵🇾 PAR, 1694).
Thiago Alexander Villalba Ramirez (🇵🇾 PAR, 1673) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Valentina Gizeth Moreno Silva (5.5) and Mia Aylin Mereles Samaniego (5.5). Villalba Ramirez won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Arturo Ezequiel Silvero Gonzalez (1414) beat Osvaldo German Ruiz Espinola (1645), a +231-point gap.
Location
🇵🇾Asuncion, Paraguay
Dates
12 Jun 2026 → 14 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇵🇾Paraguay×36
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsThiago Alexander Villalba Ramirez led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
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9
3
4
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R6–R7 · LEAD HELD
Thiago Alexander Villalba Ramirez held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Thiago Alexander Villalba Ramirez drew with Valentina Gizeth Moreno Silva (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Thiago Alexander Villalba Ramirez 3 wins (R1–R3)Valentina Gizeth Moreno Silva 3 wins (R1–R3)
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 | Villalba Ramirez, Thiago Alexander | 1673 | PAR | +22N | +28B | +14N | =2B | +5B | +3N | =4B | 6.0 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 26.00 | 1922 | +77.2 |
| 2 | Moreno Silva, Valentina Gizeth | 1694 | PAR | +19B | +4N | +18B | =1N | −3B | +16N | +10B | 5.5 | 29.0 | 32.5 | 24.00 | 1835 | +46.4 |
| 3 | Mereles Samaniego, Mia Aylin | 1607 | PAR | +42N | +15B | =11N | +20B | +2N | −1B | +21N | 5.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 17.75 | 1812 | +55.2 |
| 4 | Gonzalez Gauto, Victor | 1591 | PAR | +40N | −2B | +35N | +15B | +13N | +12B | =1N | 5.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 18.00 | 1696 | +11.0 |
| 5 | Cuenca Ojeda, Alejandro Martin | 1693 | PAR | +9N | =8B | +23N | +10B | −1N | +11B | =6N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 32.5 | 21.50 | 1767 | +28.8 |
| 6 | Dure Hetter, Alejo Daniel | 1680 | PAR | +13B | −12N | +34B | +17N | +16B | =10N | =5B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 18.25 | 1693 | +5.2 |
| 7 | Gamarra Rodi, Lucas Ramon | 1657 | PAR | −17N | +22B | −9N | +23B | +25N | +13B | +12N | 5.0 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 17.00 | 1652 | -0.8 |
| 8 | Franco Gonzalez, Paul | 1596 | PAR | +29B | =5N | −20N | +43B | +9N | =31B | +14N | 5.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 15.25 | 1693 | +13.4 |
| 9 | del Puerto Moreno, Juan Jose | 1509 | PAR | −5B | +29N | +7B | =18N | −8B | +33N | +20N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 15.25 | 1641 | +17.8 |
| 10 | Ruiz Espinola, Larissa Aleli | 1655 | PAR | +37B | +35N | +12B | −5N | +24B | =6B | −2N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 13.50 | 1653 | +0.8 |
| 11 | Velazquez Vigo, Gaspar Francisco | 1665 | PAR | +25B | +34N | =3B | −16N | +18B | −5N | +23N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 14.25 | 1635 | -4.0 |
| 12 | Acosta Bazzano, Joaquin | 1533 | PAR | +39N | +6B | −10N | +14B | +27N | −4N | −7B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 13.00 | 1636 | +34.4 |
| 13 | Temperley Espinola, Bruce Roderick | 1504 | PAR | −6N | +39B | +21B | +26N | −4B | −7N | +24B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 10.00 | 1611 | +34.4 |
| 14 | Setrini Villagra, Ernesto Gabriel | 1625 | PAR | +32B | +36N | −1B | −12N | +37B | +24N | −8B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 9.50 | 1484 | -38.4 |
| 15 | Riveros Galvan, Victor Fabricio | 0 | PAR | +26B | −3N | +19B | −4N | −31B | +37N | +38B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 10.50 | 1568 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Chen Jara, Maximiliano Paufa | 1578 | PAR | F | +43N | +17B | +11B | −6N | −2B | +31N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 10.50 | 1697 | +33.2 |
| 17 | Saldivar Romanach, Luis Marcelo | 1446 | PAR | +7B | +31N | −16N | −6B | −21B | +41N | =19B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 10.25 | 1561 | +33.6 |
| 18 | Ramirez Bentos, Ana Paula | 1618 | PAR | +45N | +30B | −2N | =9B | −11N | −23B | +32N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 7.75 | 1404 | -56.8 |
| 19 | Melgarejo Cortessi, Thiago David | 1510 | PAR | −2N | +40B | −15N | +35B | +32N | −20B | =17N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 7.25 | 1320 | -27.2 |
| 20 | Bernal Gonzalez, Elias Emanuel | 1639 | PAR | F | +33N | +8B | −3N | F | +19N | −9B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 11.00 | 1556 | -18.0 |
| 21 | Ruiz Espinola, Osvaldo German | 1645 | PAR | −30N | +45B | −13N | +34B | +17N | F | −3B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.50 | 1300 | -71.6 |
| 22 | Insfran Bogarin, Liam | 1492 | PAR | −1B | −7N | +29B | F | +39N | =32B | =28N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.75 | 1366 | -16.4 |
| 23 | Conrads Acosta, Anneliese Maria | 1485 | PAR | F | +44N | −5B | −7N | +36B | +18N | −11B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.50 | 1465 | -3.2 |
| 24 | Barrios Torres, Carlos Enrique | 1547 | PAR | −36B | +37N | +33B | +31N | −10N | −14B | −13N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 7.00 | 1499 | -13.2 |
| 25 | Alvarez Duarte, Juan Jose | 1486 | PAR | −11N | −27B | +42N | +41B | −7B | F | +26N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.00 | 1427 | -11.2 |
| 26 | Aguayo Nunez, Hugo Ivan | 1548 | PAR | −15N | +42B | +41N | −13B | −30N | +34B | −25B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.00 | 668 | -73.2 |
| 27 | Ojeda Villamayor, Bianca Magaly | 1610 | PAR | −35B | +25N | +32B | +36N | −12B | F | F | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 1510 | -11.2 |
| 28 | Riquelme Garcete, Juan Carlos | 1586 | PAR | +41B | −1N | −36B | =33N | −38B | +43N | =22B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.75 | 1286 | -44.4 |
| 29 | FIDE 3727327 | 0 | — | −8N | −9B | −22N | +42B | −34N | +39B | +44N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 732 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Silvero Gonzalez, Arturo Ezequiel | 1414 | PAR | +21B | −18N | −31B | +38N | +26B | F | F | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 1665 | +66.0 |
| 31 | Came Fadul, Matias Daniel | 1640 | PAR | F | −17B | +30N | −24B | +15N | =8N | −16B | 2.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 9.50 | 1367 | -36.4 |
| 32 | Arcos Ramirez, Juan | 0 | PAR | −14N | +38B | −27N | +44B | −19B | =22N | −18B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.50 | 1368 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Velazquez Colman, Abigail | 0 | PAR | +38N | −20B | −24N | =28B | +43N | −9B | −34N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 1410 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 3719464 | 0 | — | F | −11B | −6N | −21N | +29B | −26N | +33B | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.50 | 835 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 3722708 | 0 | — | +27N | −10B | −4B | −19N | +40B | −38N | F | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 1336 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 3729214 | 0 | — | +24N | −14B | +28N | −27B | −23N | F | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 6.00 | 1499 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Diaz Samaniego, Elias Alem | 1429 | PAR | −10N | −24B | +40N | +39B | −14N | −15B | F | 2.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 2.00 | 809 | -32.0 |
| 38 | Lopez Ruiz Diaz, Sofia Isabel | 1512 | PAR | −33B | −32N | F | −30B | +28N | +35B | −15N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 1500 | -1.2 |
| 39 | Servian Pereira, Elias David | 0 | PAR | −12B | −13N | F | −37N | −22B | −29N | +43B | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 690 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Melgarejo Estigarribia, Erick Hernan | 0 | PAR | −4B | −19N | −37B | F | −35N | F | +41B | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 3718654 | 0 | — | −28N | F | −26B | −25N | +44B | −17B | −40N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 717 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 3727041 | 0 | — | −3B | −26N | −25B | −29N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 747 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 3722813 | 0 | — | F | −16B | F | −8N | −33B | −28B | −39N | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 787 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 3727386 | 0 | — | F | −23B | F | −32N | −41N | F | −29B | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 685 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 3729206 | 0 | — | −18B | −21N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 832 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Villalba Ramirez, Thiago AlexanderPAR+77.26.0 pts · #1
- 2Silvero Gonzalez, Arturo EzequielPAR+66.03.0 pts · #10
- 3Mereles Samaniego, Mia AylinPAR+55.25.5 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Aguayo Nunez, Hugo IvanPAR-73.23.0 pts · #40
- 2Ruiz Espinola, Osvaldo GermanPAR-71.63.0 pts · #28
- 3Ramirez Bentos, Ana PaulaPAR-56.83.5 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R1+231 Elo gap
- R1+211 Elo gap
- R2+194 Elo gap