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Garzon Zapatanga, Christopher Leonel
IM🇪🇨FIDE 3634787· Male· Ecuador· Born in 2008
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Christopher Leonel Garzon Zapatanga, a 18-year-old International Master, is rated 2283 — just 6 short of his peak of 2289 (Dec 2024, age 16) and ranked 3rd 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 NACIONAL SELECTIVO U20 ABSOLUTO, II SELECTIVO OLIMPICO, and I SELECTIVO NACIONAL OPEN 2025. Also played 6 rapid (including LA MADRE DE TODAS LAS BATALLAS RAPIDAS) and 6 blitz events (including LA MADRE DE TODAS LAS BATALLAS BLITZ) recently. He reached #3 nationally in Jan 2026 and has been in top 10 for 27 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
2283
Standard
Rpd2192·Blz2262
All-time high
2289
−6 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 16
Dec 2024 · age 16
Activity
89
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
86 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · ECU players · of 559
National top 10 since Aug 2025
National top 10 since Aug 2025
Career timeline
20 entries2026
27 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 17 months · since Dec 2023
May 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
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+128
2155 → 2283
Tournaments
9
78 games
Score
57/ 7873.1%
46W22D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 8/8 | #1 | 2543 | +34.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7.5/11 | #1 | 2232 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 2288 | +43.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2291 | +35.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #7 | 1985 | -36.7 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/7 | #1 | 2174 | +8.7 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #5 | 2166 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2240 | +39.6 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 3/9 | #8 | 2173 | 0.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIcker Aldair Alarcon Vega
🇪🇨ECU·2096
+13 −1 =5
19 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMatias Israel Guerrero Cajeca
🇪🇨ECU·2175
+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·2168
+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
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Ecuador
#3
out of 815 players
Americas
#511
in continent
World
#4,616
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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