IRT Classic Chess Febrero
Open SwissStandard
43 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Soacha - CUN, Colombia. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1971, and top seed was David Santiago Lopez Ramirez (🇨🇴 COL, FM, 2206).
Jorge Enrique Aponte Monsalve (🇨🇴 COL, 1871) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Samuel Mesa Baez (5.0) and Renan Arturo Gonzalez Mojica (5.0). Aponte Monsalve won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Samuel Alejandro Guevara Garcia (1471) beat Felipe Barrios (1872), a +401-point gap.
Location
🇨🇴Soacha - CUN, Colombia
Dates
21 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 3
FM×2
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇨🇴Colombia×40
🇻🇪Venezuela×1
🇨🇱Chile×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsJorge Enrique Aponte Monsalve led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
16
8
4
2
1
1
R5–R6 · LEAD HELD
Jorge Enrique Aponte Monsalve held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Jorge Enrique Aponte Monsalve beat Samuel Mesa Baez (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Jorge Enrique Aponte Monsalve 5 wins (R1–R5)Samuel Mesa Baez 3 wins (R4–R6)FM Renan Arturo Gonzalez Mojica 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jorge Enrique Aponte Monsalve | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2Samuel Mesa Baez | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3FMRenan Arturo Gonzalez Mojica | — | — | * | — |
| 4FMDavid Santiago Lopez Ramirez | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aponte Monsalve, Jorge Enrique | 1871 | COL | +21N | +31B | +2N | +4B | +6N | =5B | 5.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 20.75 | 2301 | +48.0 |
| 2 | Mesa Baez, Samuel | 1999 | COL | +23B | +14N | −1B | +8N | +28B | +7N | 5.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 16.50 | 2044 | +6.0 |
| 3 | Gonzalez Mojica, Renan ArturoFM | 2100 | COL | +7N | +9B | −4N | +22B | +19N | +6B | 5.0 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 18.00 | 2095 | +1.0 |
| 4 | Pacheco Gutierrez, Johnny Rafael | 1915 | VEN | +35B | +28N | +3B | −1N | =15B | +13N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 13.75 | 1999 | +13.2 |
| 5 | Lopez Ramirez, David SantiagoFM | 2206 | COL | =13B | +29N | +32B | =24N | +9B | =1N | 4.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 13.25 | 2039 | -17.2 |
| 6 | Garzon Espitia, Nicolas Alejandro | 1950 | COL | +34B | +15N | +8N | +19B | −1B | −3N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 12.00 | 1952 | +2.0 |
| 7 | Munoz Ospina, Paula Johanna | 1708 | COL | −3B | +18N | +16B | +30N | +24B | −2B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 11.50 | 1955 | +61.2 |
| 8 | Guevara Garcia, Miguel Angel | 1797 | COL | +20N | +10N | −6B | −2B | +21N | +24B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 12.50 | 1960 | +43.6 |
| 9 | Moreno Gonzalez, Maria Camila | 1853 | COL | +36B | −3N | +37B | +10N | −5N | +20B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 10.00 | 1937 | +12.2 |
| 10 | Murillo Loreo, Oscar Miguel | 1952 | COL | +27N | −8B | +34N | −9B | +22N | +19B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 10.00 | 1884 | -9.6 |
| 11 | Melo Ramirez, Marlon Roman | 1840 | COL | F | −13N | +33B | +32N | +14B | +15N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 10.00 | 1927 | +11.2 |
| 12 | Mena Cordoba, Yamil OctavioCM | 1872 | COL | −29B | +33N | +41B | −15N | +37B | +28N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 1760 | -14.0 |
| 13 | Murcia Molina, Manuel Hernando | 1710 | COL | =5N | +11B | −19N | +26B | +17N | −4B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 12.25 | 1901 | +29.2 |
| 14 | Ortegon Villacorte, Linda Daniela | 1826 | COL | +18N | −2B | =17N | +20B | −11N | +27B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 10.75 | 1739 | -10.0 |
| 15 | Bustos Acosta, Isauro | 1776 | COL | +39N | −6B | +43N | +12B | =4N | −11B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 7.25 | 1807 | +2.8 |
| 16 | Rodriguez Rodriguez, Jeison Camilo | 0 | COL | −19N | +21B | −7N | +34B | =25N | +26B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 8.25 | 1753 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Garvin Mejia, Ricardo Luis | 1677 | COL | −24B | +42N | =14B | +23N | −13B | +33N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.25 | 1727 | +6.2 |
| 18 | Guevara Garcia, Samuel Alejandro | 1471 | COL | −14B | −7B | +42N | =41N | +32B | +25B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1744 | +63.2 |
| 19 | Leguizamo Cortes, Laura Juliana | 1721 | COL | +16B | +30N | +13B | −6N | −3B | −10N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 9.00 | 1853 | +28.8 |
| 20 | Torres Buitrago, Andres Camilo | 0 | COL | −8B | +35N | +23B | −14N | +30B | −9N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 6.50 | 1792 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Brinez Bernal, Juan Fernando | 1606 | COL | −1B | −16N | +38B | +36N | −8B | +41N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 1710 | +20.4 |
| 22 | Rua Palacio, Nora | 1784 | COL | +38B | −24N | +40B | −3N | −10B | +29N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1756 | -4.6 |
| 23 | Guerrero Avila, Hernando | 1705 | COL | −2N | +39B | −20N | −17B | +43N | +31B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1039 | -13.8 |
| 24 | Linares Pulgarin, Frederic Andres | 1931 | COL | +17N | +22B | F | =5B | −7N | −8N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 8.75 | 1835 | -25.6 |
| 25 | Barrios, Felipe | 1872 | COL | −30B | +36N | +29B | −28N | =16B | −18N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 5.25 | 1578 | -35.2 |
| 26 | Cortez Vilca, Tomas | 1798 | CHI | =33B | −32N | +35B | −13N | +29B | −16N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1624 | -44.0 |
| 27 | Toro Suarez, Frank Sebastian | 1705 | COL | −10B | +38N | −30B | =40N | +41B | −14N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1626 | -22.4 |
| 28 | Florez, Nestor Enrique | 1720 | COL | F | −4B | +31N | +25B | −2N | −12B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.50 | 1722 | -0.2 |
| 29 | Chacon Guzman, Kevin Stiwar | 1631 | COL | +12N | −5B | −25N | +43B | −26N | −22B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.00 | 1632 | -1.2 |
| 30 | Lopez Ramirez, Daniel Giovanny | 1914 | COL | +25N | −19B | +27N | −7B | −20N | F | 2.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1751 | -17.0 |
| 31 | Bernal Ariza, Camilo Eduardo | 0 | COL | +42B | −1N | −28B | −37N | +39B | −23N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 913 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Moreno Sierra, Juan David | 1659 | COL | F | +26B | −5N | −11B | −18N | =40N | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 1590 | -11.4 |
| 33 | Barraza Castaneda, Samir Alejandro | 1461 | COL | =26N | −12B | −11N | F | +40B | −17B | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.25 | 1592 | +23.2 |
| 34 | Bareno Martinez, Raul Antonio | 1693 | COL | −6N | F | −10B | −16N | +36B | =37N | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.25 | 1656 | -5.6 |
| 35 | Ramirez Mejia, Jose Gregorio | 1655 | COL | −4N | −20B | −26N | +39B | −38N | =36B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 1.75 | 1470 | -27.2 |
| 36 | Barrera Giraldo, Santiago | 1510 | COL | −9N | −25B | +39N | −21B | −34N | =35N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 1.75 | 1370 | -26.8 |
| 37 | Guiza Vargas, Angel David | 1554 | COL | F | F | −9N | +31B | −12N | =34B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1533 | -3.6 |
| 38 | Aristizabal, Lorenzo | 0 | COL | −22N | −27B | −21N | F | +35B | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1495 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Hurtado Patino, Rosalba | 0 | COL | −15B | −23N | −36B | −35N | −31N | +43B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 863 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Garcia Vargas, Nicolas Esteban | 1526 | COL | F | F | −22N | =27B | −33N | =32B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1460 | -14.4 |
| 41 | Galeano Reyes, Juan Esteban | 1654 | COL | F | F | −12N | =18B | −27N | −21B | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.75 | 1342 | -58.4 |
| 42 | FIDE 144458746 | 0 | — | −31N | −17B | −18B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 775 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Arguello Gonzalez, Jane Katherine | 0 | COL | F | F | −15B | −29N | −23B | −39N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 904 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Guevara Garcia, Samuel AlejandroCOL+63.23.5 pts · #19
- 2Munoz Ospina, Paula JohannaCOL+61.24.0 pts · #14
- 3Aponte Monsalve, Jorge EnriqueCOL+48.05.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Galeano Reyes, Juan EstebanCOL-58.40.5 pts · #35
- 2Cortez Vilca, TomasCHI-44.02.5 pts · #17
- 3Barrios, FelipeCOL-35.22.5 pts · #23
Biggest upsets
- R6+401 Elo gap
- R1+241 Elo gap
- R5+223 Elo gap