IRT Calentando Motores 2026
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47 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 31 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Barcelona-Estado Anzoategui, Venezuela. Top 10 Elo average was 1702, and top seed was Ariel Marichal Gonzalez (🇻🇪 VEN, IM, 2280).
Juan Santiago Cabrera Rincones (🇻🇪 VEN, 1779) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Daniel Alejandro Rojas Cabeza (4.5) and Jesus David Hernandez Patino (4.5).
The biggest upset came in round 3: Jesus David Hernandez Patino (1762) beat Ariel Marichal Gonzalez (IM, 2280), a +518-point gap.
Location
🇻🇪Barcelona-Estado Anzoategui, Venezuela
Dates
31 Jan 2026 → 01 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 45 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Avg top 10
1,702
Participants
47
Federations · 1 represented
🇻🇪Venezuela×40
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 3 players tied at 4.5/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
28
14
5
2
1
1
Cabrera Rincones4.5Rojas Cabeza4.5Hernandez Patino4.5Caraballo Briceno4Rondon Zapata4Guatache Castillo4
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 4.5/6. Cabrera Rincones takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (17.0).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Juan Santiago Cabrera Rincones beat Daniel Alejandro Rojas Cabeza (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Jesus David Hernandez Patino won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Juan Santiago Cabrera Rincones | * | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2Daniel Alejandro Rojas Cabeza | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Jesus David Hernandez Patino | 1 | — | * | — |
| 4Samuel David Caraballo Briceno | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cabrera Rincones, Juan Santiago | 1779 | VEN | +27B | +32N | =?B | +2N | −3B | +10N | 4.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 12.50 | 1749 | -2.0 |
| 2 | Rojas Cabeza, Daniel Alejandro | 0 | VEN | +9N | +8B | =?N | −1B | +15N | +?B | 4.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 10.50 | 1676 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Hernandez Patino, Jesus David | 1762 | VEN | +40N | +26B | +?N | =?B | +1N | −?N | 4.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 2454 | +14.4 |
| 4 | Caraballo Briceno, Samuel David | 1705 | VEN | +28N | +10B | −?N | +26B | +25N | −?N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 2334 | +33.2 |
| 5 | Cacharuco Rey, Adrian Adolfo | 1640 | VEN | +24N | −?B | +17N | +33B | −?B | +18N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.00 | 2254 | +20.4 |
| 6 | Rondon Zapata, Ricardo Alfonso | 1690 | VEN | +34B | −?N | =?B | +32N | =12B | +19N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.75 | 1788 | +6.4 |
| 7 | Guatache Castillo, Argenis Manuel | 1589 | VEN | +47N | −?B | +37N | +28B | −?N | +17B | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 2223 | +22.4 |
| 8 | Alvarez Betancourt, Isaias | 1645 | VEN | −20B | −2N | +24B | +22N | +38B | =12N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 9.75 | 1664 | +1.6 |
| 9 | Guzman Pedroza, Alejandra Valentina | 1544 | VEN | −2B | +18N | +27B | −?N | =11B | +39N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 9.25 | 2221 | +14.0 |
| 10 | Gamarra Cacharuco, Angel Luis | 1514 | VEN | +43B | −4N | +11B | +31N | =?B | −1B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 1601 | +12.4 |
| 11 | Hernandez Calderon, Valeria Esthela | 0 | VEN | −30N | +?B | −10N | +29B | =9N | +26B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.75 | 1522 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Azuaje Luces, Neomar Andres | 1507 | VEN | −?N | +41B | +46N | =13B | =6N | =8B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 1690 | +14.4 |
| 13 | Velasquez Marin, Glaycell Daniela | 1744 | VEN | +22B | +19N | −?B | =12N | +31B | −?N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 10.25 | 1843 | +7.2 |
| 14 | Bauza Fernandez, Lucia Valentina | 1527 | VEN | +29N | −?N | +22B | −?B | +21N | =16B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 10.25 | 1695 | +8.8 |
| 15 | Heredia Cardoza, Victor Guillermo | 1588 | VEN | +35B | =?N | +23B | −?N | −2B | +27N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.50 | 2343 | +17.6 |
| 16 | Velasquez Colina, Daniel Alfonzo | 1696 | VEN | +18B | +20N | −?B | +36N | −?B | =14N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 9.75 | 1672 | -1.6 |
| 17 | Velasquez Marin, Arantza Cecilia | 1433 | VEN | −?B | +24N | −5B | +20N | +35B | −7N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 8.00 | 815 | -20.0 |
| 18 | Cacharuco Rey, Jose Calixto | 0 | VEN | −16N | −9B | +45N | +30B | +33N | −5B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 1520 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Martinez Hernandez, Jhonangel Mauricio | 1511 | VEN | +39N | −13B | −21N | +42B | +28N | −6B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 6.00 | 913 | -19.2 |
| 20 | Farias Cuarez, Juan Pablo | 0 | VEN | +8N | −16B | −26N | −17B | +32B | +?N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 1546 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Cedeno Marcano, Luis Mario | 0 | VEN | −23B | +?N | +19B | −25N | −14B | +36N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Cacharuco Castellano, Luis Jose | 0 | VEN | −13N | +42B | −14N | −8B | +46N | +33B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1406 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Aguilar Reyes, Lizardo de Jesus | 1667 | VEN | +21N | −?B | −15N | F | +37B | +25B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 1649 | -0.8 |
| 24 | Gonzalez Lezama, Jesus Ernesto | 0 | VEN | −5B | −17B | −8N | +45B | +?N | +37N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1440 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Chacin Quintana, Nicolas Terepaima | 1565 | VEN | +45N | −?B | +38N | +21B | −4B | −23N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1475 | -13.6 |
| 26 | Brito Rodriguez, Desiree Valentina | 1527 | VEN | +44B | −3N | +20B | −4N | =27B | −11N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 5.25 | 1356 | -24.4 |
| 27 | Zabala Millan, Abraham Andres | 1414 | VEN | −1N | +29B | −9N | +46B | =26N | −15B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.75 | 1284 | -23.6 |
| 28 | Cacharuco Martinez, Carlis | 0 | VEN | −4B | +43N | +32B | −7N | −19B | =31N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 4.25 | 1456 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 23937335 | 0 | — | −14B | −27N | =34B | −11N | +43B | +45N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Velasquez Mosquera, Danilo Jose | 1610 | VEN | +11B | −?N | −36B | −18N | =34B | +41N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 630 | -29.2 |
| 31 | Hernandez Roche, Edgar Jose | 1695 | VEN | +41N | +46B | −?N | −10B | −13N | =28B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 825 | -47.2 |
| 32 | Salazar Reyes, Carlos David | 1524 | VEN | +42N | −1B | −28N | −6B | −20N | +44B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 2.50 | 935 | -19.2 |
| 33 | Yang Arriojas, Braulio Samuel | 1481 | VEN | −?B | +34N | +39B | −5N | −18B | −22N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 840 | -11.6 |
| 34 | Castro Cova, Adriannys Carolina | 0 | VEN | −6N | −33B | =29N | +40B | =30N | −38B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 1232 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Lopez Virez, Wilker Jose | 0 | VEN | −15N | −38B | +40N | +?B | −17N | −42B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1276 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Caldera Ramos, Jesus Andres | 1432 | VEN | −?N | +47B | +30N | −16B | −39N | −21B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1652 | +22.0 |
| 37 | Mujica Ramirez, Nicole Alejandra | 1424 | VEN | −?N | +45B | −7B | +44N | −23N | −24B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 827 | -19.2 |
| 38 | Cabrera Rincones, Sergio Andres | 1420 | VEN | −?B | +35N | −25B | F | −8N | +34N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 804 | -22.4 |
| 39 | Solorzano Diaz, Estefania Isabella | 0 | VEN | −19B | F | −33N | +?N | +36B | −9B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1411 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 23936797 | 0 | — | −3B | −44N | −35B | −34N | +47B | +46N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 963 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Castillo Barrios, Abraham Jose | 0 | VEN | −31B | −12N | +43B | F | =42N | −30B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 1.75 | 803 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Salazar Reyes, Andrea Valentina | 0 | VEN | −32B | −22N | F | −19N | =41B | +35N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 719 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 23927208 | 0 | — | −10N | −28B | −41N | +47B | −29N | −?B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 671 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 23937360 | 0 | — | −26N | +40B | −?N | −37B | −?B | −32N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 673 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 23933550 | 0 | — | −25B | −37N | −18B | −24N | F | −29B | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 23937971 | 0 | — | F | −31N | −12B | −27N | −22B | −40B | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 741 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 23937955 | 0 | — | −7B | −36N | −?B | −43N | −40N | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 693 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Caraballo Briceno, Samuel DavidVEN+33.24.0 pts · #2
- 2Guatache Castillo, Argenis ManuelVEN+22.44.0 pts · #9
- 3Caldera Ramos, Jesus AndresVEN+22.02.0 pts · #26
Top rating losers
- 1Hernandez Roche, Edgar JoseVEN-47.22.5 pts · #43
- 2Velasquez Mosquera, Danilo JoseVEN-29.22.5 pts · #36
- 3Brito Rodriguez, Desiree ValentinaVEN-24.42.5 pts · #28
Biggest upsets
- R3+518 Elo gap
- R6+270 Elo gap
- R4+181 Elo gap