Bogota Hosts 234 Players at South American Championship

The VII Campeonato Sudamericano de Absoluto y Femenino closed the month in Bogota. It ran October 27 to 31 at the Palacio de los Deportes, a classical event with 234 players registered. That is the largest field in this month’s selection.

Long opens in Brazil and Argentina

The V Manaus Chess Open ran eight days, October 10 to 17, at the Blue Tree Premium Manaus hotel. The Federação Amazonense de Xadrez organized it, and 109 players signed up. The event name carries an R$ 85.000 figure.

The XXXIII Abierto Internacional PRO AM was the longest event on the list at nine days, October 17 to 25. Ajedrez Martelli hosted it on Laprida street with 120 players.

The Torneo Superior FASGBA IRT 2026 began October 31 and runs eight days into November. It is played in the Sala Cafiero at the Universidad Nacional de Lanús, and 62 players had registered.

Ecuador and Argentina’s south

In Quito, the II Torneo Internacional Atahualpa ran October 20 to 25. Its 152 players made it the second-largest field here, behind only Bogota.

Earlier in the month, the 2° Abierto Internacional del Valle Medio took place October 9 to 12 in Choele Choel, Rio Negro. The Club de Ajedrez de Choele Choel hosted 105 players.

Brazil’s four-day Aberto events

Two Aberto do Brasil events ran the same October 9 to 12 weekend. The Mato Grosso do Sul stage in Campo Grande drew 75 players. The Itajubá edition at Hotel Coroados had 67.

The Copa Paraná de Xadrez Clássico 2026, organized by Clube de Xadrez de Curitiba, started October 30 and ran into November 2 with 70 players.

Colombia, Peru and Venezuela

Colombia had several classical events besides the championship. The III Torneo IRT Clasico de la Kombatividad Ludika at Club de Ajedrez Kallpa in Bogota drew 70 players. The Liga Santandereana de Ajedrez staged the III ITT Santander Piensa En Grande with 52 players and the IRT Sub 1800 with 67.

In Medellin, the XVI IRT Aficionados for ratings 0 to 1799 ran five days with 44 entries.

Peru’s XVII Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Claretiano filled the Coliseo Claret for three days with 86 players. In Merida, Venezuela, the FVA’s Festival de Ajedrez Menor ran October 8 to 11 in age sections, including the U14 event with 22 players.

At 234 players, Bogota’s championship field was more than 80 larger than anything else listed.