Pan-American Championship Masters & Seniors 2026 | 50+ ·
Round 1: 12 players share the lead with 1 point
Round 1 of Pan-American Championship Masters & Seniors 2026 | 50+ was played on Saturday 10 October 2026: 12 decisive games, 2 draws, 1 without a result. 12 players lead with 1 point.
Round 1: results
- 0–1Lima, Darcy beat Mesa Mejia, Teofilo with Black in the English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System, in 28 moves (0–1). Replay the game
- 1–0Juarez Flores, Carlos A. beat Chinchilla Miranda, Eugenio with White in the Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System, in 35 moves (1–0). Replay the game
- 0–1Iturry Quinonez, Milton beat Sura, Kalvin with Black in the Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with d6, in 36 moves (0–1). Replay the game
- 1–0Plotkin, Victor beat Pineda, Juan Jose with White in the Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation, in 76 moves (1–0). Replay the game
- 0–1Arribas Robaina, Maritza beat Merino, Maximiliano with Black (0–1). Replay the game
- ½–½Lacayo, Rene and Figueroa Caceres, Carlos Alberto drew in the Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Bogoljubow Variation, in 38 moves (½–½). Replay the game
- *Genta, Alejandro against Mussanti, Diego has no result yet (*). Replay the game
- 0–1Morella Cabrera, Julio Antonio beat Avalos, Carlos with Black in the Van Geet Opening: Sicilian Two Knights, in 31 moves (0–1). Replay the game
- 1–0Jaquez, Juan Manuel beat Tobar, Jorge with White in the Caro-Kann Defense: Modern Variation, in 44 moves (1–0). Replay the game
- 0–1Ruiz Aguilar, Pablo Alexander beat De Oliveira, Edson Luciani with Black in the Slav Defense: Modern Line, in 55 moves (0–1). Replay the game
- 1–0Rek, Slava beat Romero, Wilbert with White in the Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Van der Wiel Attack, in 64 moves (1–0). Replay the game
- ½–½Granados, Fidel and Santanna, Paulo drew in the Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, in 38 moves (½–½). Replay the game
- 1–0Aponte Castillo, Jose Ernesto beat Melendez, Jose Edo. with White in the English Opening: Great Snake Variation, in 28 moves (1–0). Replay the game
- 0–1Martinez, Jorge Alexander beat Rivera Mario Alfredo with Black in the Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Westerinen Attack, in 45 moves (0–1). Replay the game
- 1–0Farfan Ortiz, Enrique Alfredo beat Mendez Martinez, Armando with White in the Caro-Kann Defense, in 38 moves (1–0). Replay the game
Standings after the day
| # | Player | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aponte Castillo, Jose ErnestoCOL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | WGM Arribas Robaina, MaritzaCUB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | CM Farfan Ortiz, Enrique AlfredoCHI | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iturry Quinonez, MiltonPER | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | CM Jaquez, Juan ManuelDOM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | IM Juarez Flores, Carlos A.GUA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GM Lima, DarcyBRA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | FM Martinez, Jorge AlexanderCOL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | FM Morella Cabrera, Julio AntonioCUB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | FM Plotkin, VictorCAN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Rek, SlavaCAN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | FM Ruiz Aguilar, Pablo AlexanderCOL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Figueroa Caceres, Carlos AlbertoHON | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Granados, FidelNCA | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | FM Lacayo, ReneNCA | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Santanna, PauloBRA | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Avalos, CarlosUSA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | FM Chinchilla Miranda, EugenioCRC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | De Oliveira, Edson LucianiBRA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Melendez, Jose Edo.ESA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Mendez Martinez, ArmandoESA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Merino, MaximilianoESA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Mesa Mejia, TeofiloDOM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | FM Pineda, Juan JoseNCA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Rivera Mario AlfredoESA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Romero, WilbertESA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | CM Sura, KalvinESA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Tobar, JorgeESA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
What comes next
Round 8 · Starts
The pairings have not been published yet.