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Garzon Zapatanga, Christopher Leonel

Garzon Zapatanga, Christopher Leonel

IM🇪🇨

FIDEFIDE 3634787· Male· Ecuador· Born in 2008

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Christopher Leonel Garzon Zapatanga, a 18-year-old International Master, is rated 2305 and ranked 4th among ECU players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +115 Elo over the past 12 months. 86 rated games in the past year (≈53/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IRT CIUDAD DE MACAS 2026 OPEN, IRT NACIONAL SELECTIVO U20 ABSOLUTO, and II SELECTIVO OLIMPICO. Also played 6 rapid (including V COPA ANDRES QUIZPHE VACA RAPIDAS) and 7 blitz events (including I FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ ATAHUALPA BLITZ 2025) recently. He reached #3 nationally in Jan 2026 and has been in top 10 for 28 months and counting.

Awarded IM in 2025 (age 17) and FM in 2024 (age 16). Earned a GM norm at XX CAMPEONATO SUDAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ SUB-20 ABSOLUTO GUAYAQUIL-ECUADOR 2025. At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #1, #1, #2 and #1 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.

Current rating

2305

Standard

Rpd2196·Blz2305

All-time high

2305

at best
Jun 2026 · age 18

Activity

88

games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo

76 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#4

#4 · ECU players · of 579
National top 10 since Aug 2025

Career timeline

20 entries
2026
28 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 17 months · since Dec 2023
Jun 2026
500 career games
at age 18
Apr 2026
Peak national rank: #3
at age 18 · rated 2255
Jan 2026
2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 17
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 17
Oct 2025
1st U18 player nationally
at age 17 · rated 2255
Jan 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
IRT NACIONAL SELECTIVO U20 ABSOLUTO
perf 2543 (+260) · 8/8 · #1
Top opponent
vs Deivy Vera SiguenasGM 2,429
I FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL ITT ATAHUALPA · Aug 2025 · +11.4 Elo
Evolution
+150
2155 → 2305
Tournaments
8
69 games
Score
55.5/ 6980.4%
48W15D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
IRT CIUDAD DE MACAS 2026 OPEN
Swiss
May 20267/7#12516+22.4
IRT NACIONAL SELECTIVO U20 ABSOLUTO
Swiss
Feb 20268/8#12543+34.0
II SELECTIVO OLIMPICO
Swiss
Jan 20267.5/11#12232-5.6
I SELECTIVO NACIONAL OPEN 2025
Open Swiss
Nov 20257/9#32288+43.2
XX CAMPEONATO SUDAMERICANO DE AJEDREZ SUB-20 ABSOLUTO GUAYAQUIL-ECUADOR
Open Swiss
Oct 20257/9#12291+35.8
II IRT DEL CENTENARIO CDP 2025 BLITZ
Open Swiss
Oct 20256/9#71985-36.7
II IRT DEL CENTENARIO CDP 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20256/7#12174+8.7
I FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL ITT ATAHUALPA
Open Swiss
Aug 20257/9#52166+8.8
Worst Elo result: II IRT DEL CENTENARIO CDP 2025 BLITZ (-36.7 Elo, finished #7).

Most-Played Opponents

vsIcker Aldair Alarcon Vega
🇪🇨ECU·2096
+13 −2 =5
20 games·last met May 2026
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vsMatias Israel Guerrero Cajeca
🇪🇨ECU·2176
+5 −5 =7
17 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsBoris Antonio Giler Moncayo
🇪🇨ECU·2003
+11 −2 =3
16 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMiyamu Nillu Pianchiche AceroCM
🇪🇨ECU·2107
+7 −3 =6
16 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMatias Gabriel Mancheno Barahona
🇪🇨ECU·2143
+9 −4 =3
16 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings

/
Ecuador
#4
out of 840 players
Americas
#442
in continent
World
#3,914
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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1
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World
1
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2
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