Campeonato Nacional Absoluto 2026
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 29 Jan 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in San Jose, Costa Rica. 8 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2158, and top seed was Sebastian Mihajlov (🇨🇷 CRC, IM, 2370).
David Alejandro Cabezas Solano (🇨🇷 CRC, FM, 2182) won with 10.5/11, ahead of Sebastian Mihajlov (9.0) and Emmanuel Jimenez Garcia (8.5). Cabezas Solano won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Matias Haziel Lizano Quiros (FM, 2116) beat Emmanuel Jimenez Garcia (IM, 2334), a +218-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsFM David Alejandro Cabezas Solano led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
FM David Alejandro Cabezas Solano takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
FM David Alejandro Cabezas Solano opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: IM Sebastian Mihajlov); the title is out of reach before R11.
FM David Alejandro Cabezas Solano drew with IM Sebastian Mihajlov (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇨🇷FMCabezas Solano, David Alejandro | 2182 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.5 | 51.00 | 55.5 | +84.8 | 2585 |
| 2 | 🇨🇷IMMihajlov, Sebastian | 2370 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 39.50 | 57.0 | +1.8 | 2360 |
| 3 | 🇨🇷IMJimenez Garcia, Emmanuel | 2334 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 35.75 | 57.5 | -1.5 | 2310 |
| 4 | 🇨🇷FMLizano Quiros, Matias Haziel | 2116 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 32.50 | 58.5 | +137.2 | 2262 |
| 5 | 🇨🇷IMValdes Romero, Leonardo | 2333 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 31.75 | 58.5 | -8.1 | 2235 |
| 6 | 🇨🇷Quesada Fallas, Esteban | 2027 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 14.50 | 61.5 | +11.0 | 2065 |
| 7 | 🇨🇷Quesada Leon, Joshua | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 14.00 | 61.5 | +20.8 | 2068 |
| 8 | 🇨🇷Solano Cordero, Jorge Alexis | 2046 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 12.25 | 62.0 | -9.6 | 2024 |
| 9 | 🇨🇷CMEspitia Torres, Mateo | 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 12.50 | 63.0 | -9.2 | 1958 |
| 11 | 🇨🇷FMFernandez Sanchez, Mario Andres | 2046 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 2.5 | 9.25 | 63.5 | -39.6 | 1915 |
| 10 | 🇨🇷Vives Rodriguez, David Alberto | 2042 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 2.5 | 8.75 | 63.5 | -37.6 | 1916 |
| 12 | 🇨🇷FMChinchilla Miranda, Eugenio | 2086 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 2.0 | 6.25 | 64.0 | -73.6 | 1857 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lizano Quiros, Matias HazielFMCRC+137.27.5 pts · #4
- 2Cabezas Solano, David AlejandroFMCRC+84.810.5 pts · #1
- 3Quesada Leon, JoshuaCRC+20.84.5 pts · #7
- 1Chinchilla Miranda, EugenioFMCRC-73.62.0 pts · #12
- 2Fernandez Sanchez, Mario AndresFMCRC-39.62.5 pts · #11
- 3Vives Rodriguez, David AlbertoCRC-37.62.5 pts · #10
- R6+218 Elo gap
- R1+152 Elo gap
- R11+151 Elo gap