V IRT STANDARD CATEGORIA MENOR A 2200 CUENCA 2026
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60 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Cuenca, Ecuador. 1 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1869, and top seed was Juan Wong Pages (🇪🇨 ECU, 2012).
David Josue Cardenas Encalada (🇪🇨 ECU, 1926) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Juan Wong Pages (5.5) and Lucas Mathias Ruiz Guanga (5.0). Cardenas Encalada won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Gustavo Ismael Ponce Morejon (1569) beat Samuel Heran-Boily (1914), a +345-point gap.
Location
🇪🇨Cuenca, Ecuador
Dates
28 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 1
IM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇪🇨Ecuador×47
🇳🇴Norway×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇵🇪Peru×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
27
14
5
2
1
2
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/6. Cardenas Encalada takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (22.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Juan Wong Pages drew with David Josue Cardenas Encalada (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Juan Wong Pages 3 wins (R1–R3)David Josue Cardenas Encalada 3 wins (R1–R3)Lucas Mathias Ruiz Guanga 5 wins (R1–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Juan Wong Pages | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2David Josue Cardenas Encalada | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Lucas Mathias Ruiz Guanga | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Jozef Isaac Romero Acevedo | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardenas Encalada, David Josue | 1926 | ECU | +24N | +7B | +22N | =2B | +5N | +3B | 5.5 | 22.5 | 25.5 | 22.75 | 2103 | +21.8 |
| 2 | Wong Pages, Juan | 2012 | ECU | +29B | +12N | +6B | =1N | +9B | +11N | 5.5 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 22.25 | 2174 | +17.6 |
| 3 | Ruiz Guanga, Lucas Mathias | 1947 | ECU | +19B | +13N | +17B | +9N | +10B | −1N | 5.0 | 21.0 | 24.5 | 19.00 | 1999 | +19.6 |
| 4 | Romero Acevedo, Jozef Isaac | 1697 | ECU | +47B | +52N | −9B | +28N | +17B | +10N | 5.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 13.50 | 1908 | +41.6 |
| 5 | Duchi Abad, Lennin Damian | 1613 | ECU | +51B | +15N | =8B | +18N | −1B | +26N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 13.75 | 1832 | +79.2 |
| 6 | Herrera Vargas, Juan Carlos | 1712 | ECU | +56N | +42B | −2N | +22B | +13N | =7B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 12.25 | 1814 | +12.8 |
| 7 | Valverde Suarez, Aaron Josue | 1625 | ECU | +59B | −1N | +46B | +19N | +20B | =6N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 11.25 | 1810 | +48.4 |
| 8 | Zhindon Minchala, Ana Cristina | 1740 | ECU | +38N | +41B | =5N | −10B | +48N | +18B | 4.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 11.75 | 1741 | +8.8 |
| 9 | Pazos Gambarrotti, PlinioIM | 2002 | ECU | +32N | +37B | +4N | −3B | −2N | +22B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 13.00 | 1880 | -6.5 |
| 10 | Bustos Chaveewong, Kyle | 1727 | ECU | +46B | +25N | +27B | +8N | −3N | −4B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 12.50 | 1771 | +16.0 |
| 11 | Paute Arizaga Angel Samuel | 1746 | ECU | +31B | −18N | +25B | +27N | +12B | −2B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 13.00 | 1746 | +1.0 |
| 12 | Berrios Bayona, Gabriel Andres David | 1645 | PER | +43N | −2B | +38N | +49B | −11N | +23B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 9.00 | 1656 | +0.4 |
| 13 | Ortega Gonzaga, Fausto Abrahan | 1573 | ECU | +53N | −3B | +44N | +23B | −6B | +51N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 7.00 | 1035 | -16.0 |
| 14 | Kittilsen, Guy | 1709 | USA | +60B | +39N | =18B | −20N | =26B | +31N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 8.25 | 1566 | -14.6 |
| 15 | Vintimilla Picon, Fabian Gustavo | 1693 | ECU | +45N | −5B | −49N | +43B | +30N | +24B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 10.00 | 1476 | -44.8 |
| 16 | Anton Villafuerte, Jorge Carlos | 1841 | ECU | +49N | −17B | =48N | =39B | +32N | +28B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 10.00 | 1672 | -33.2 |
| 17 | Illares Chumbi, Stefanny | 1569 | ECU | +36B | +16N | −3N | +50B | −4N | =21B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 10.25 | 1841 | +31.4 |
| 18 | Serrano Arevalo, Adrian Josue | 1553 | ECU | +44N | +11B | =14N | −5B | +39N | −8N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 10.00 | 1586 | +3.6 |
| 19 | Morocho Aguilar, Jose Miguel | 1484 | ECU | −3N | +43B | +21N | −7B | +37N | =20N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 9.25 | 1743 | +56.0 |
| 20 | Oleas Vanegas, Mateo | 1738 | ECU | +40N | −22B | +24N | +14B | −7N | =19B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 10.75 | 1616 | -17.2 |
| 21 | Romero Saker, Jairo Emilio | 1795 | ECU | −25B | +47N | −19B | +33N | +34B | =17N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 9.75 | 1426 | -73.6 |
| 22 | Lino Prieto, Joaquin | 1571 | ECU | +54B | +20N | −1B | −6N | +25B | −9N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 7.50 | 1697 | +25.2 |
| 23 | Morocho Pulla, Gael Fernando | 0 | ECU | +28B | =58N | =26B | −13N | +29B | −12N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 8.00 | 1594 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Pesantez Alvarez, Luis Gabriel | 1478 | ECU | −1B | +59N | −20B | +55N | +27B | −15N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 1585 | +10.6 |
| 25 | Lino Prieto, Gabriel | 1483 | ECU | +21N | −10B | −11N | +45B | −22N | +55B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 6.50 | 1576 | +15.2 |
| 26 | GUEVARA PEREZ, YOJAN | 1525 | FID | F | +30B | =23N | +37B | =14N | −5B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 8.50 | 1677 | +31.6 |
| 27 | Ponce Morejon, Gustavo Ismael | 1569 | ECU | +55N | +50B | −10N | −11B | −24N | +46B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1616 | +11.6 |
| 28 | Erazo Perez, Erick Andres | 1555 | ECU | −23N | +56B | +51N | −4B | +42N | −16N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 1572 | +1.2 |
| 29 | Ona Quito, Pablo Patricio | 1507 | ECU | −2N | +45B | −50N | +44B | −23N | +42B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 6.00 | 1664 | +16.0 |
| 30 | Arcos Rodriguez, Abdon Nicolas | 1452 | ECU | =58B | −26N | +33B | +52N | −15B | =35B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1389 | -8.4 |
| 31 | Lasso Leon, Jeremy Nicolas | 1439 | ECU | −11N | +53B | −37N | +38B | +40N | −14B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1524 | +17.6 |
| 32 | Echeverria Quelal, Fatima Antonel | 1495 | ECU | −9B | −33N | +59B | +54N | −16B | +38N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1592 | +6.4 |
| 33 | Chernov, Oleg | 0 | ECU | −37N | +32B | −30N | −21B | +44N | +41B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 1520 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Obando Dominguez, Francisco Javie | 1473 | ECU | −50N | =36B | +40N | =42B | −21N | +45B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.25 | 1584 | +15.6 |
| 35 | Montano Reyes, Jacob Abraham | 0 | ECU | −41N | =40B | +36N | −48B | +52B | =30N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1306 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 3666921 | 0 | — | −17N | =34N | −35B | −40B | +60N | +56B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1230 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Camposano Reyes, John Paul | 1659 | ECU | +33B | −9N | +31B | −26N | −19B | F | 2.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 6.00 | 1426 | -49.6 |
| 38 | Pucachaqui Arotingo, Jempue | 0 | ECU | −8B | +57N | −12B | −31N | +43N | −32B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 776 | -46.4 |
| 39 | Jara Garcia, Marcos Fernando | 0 | ECU | F | −14B | +41N | =16N | −18B | =48B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 1566 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Villagomez Muenala, Dannae Amaya | 1462 | ECU | −20B | =35N | −34B | +36N | −31B | =52N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 750 | -47.6 |
| 41 | Cabascango Maigua, Tayel Matias | 1559 | ECU | +35B | −8N | −39B | +47N | −51B | −33N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 918 | -11.6 |
| 42 | Cisneros, Guillermo | 0 | ECU | +57B | −6N | =52B | =34N | −28B | −29N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 1240 | -58.4 |
| 43 | Choco Astudillo, Sebastian Andres | 0 | ECU | −12B | −19N | +60B | −15N | −38B | +54N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 762 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Nieto Diaz, Ethan David | 0 | ECU | −18B | +60N | −13B | −29N | −33B | +53N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 746 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 3665712 | 0 | — | −15B | −29N | +57B | −25N | +54B | −34N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 745 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Andrade Andrade, Nathaly Samantha | 1426 | ECU | −10N | +55B | −7N | F | +53B | −27N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1388 | -9.2 |
| 47 | Calero Rios, Randy Jeremias | 0 | ECU | −4N | −21B | +53N | −41B | +57N | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 885 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Aguirre Araujo, Angel Alfonso | 1524 | ECU | F | F | =16B | +35N | −8B | =39N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1587 | +2.4 |
| 49 | Matute Bravo, Amelia Nathali | 1458 | ECU | −16B | +54N | +15B | −12N | F | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1600 | +18.0 |
| 50 | Heran-Boily, Samuel | 1914 | NOR | +34B | −27N | +29B | −17N | F | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1543 | -32.0 |
| 51 | Remache Alvarez, Jeffrey Sebastia | 0 | ECU | −5N | F | −28B | F | +41N | −13B | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 1358 | 0.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 3667324 | 0 | — | F | −4B | =42N | −30B | −35N | =40B | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 1348 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 3669424 | 0 | — | −13B | −31N | −47B | +60N | −46N | −44B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 679 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 3653846 | 0 | — | −22N | −49B | +56N | −32B | −45N | −43B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Llano Minda, Tiffany Kamila | 0 | ECU | −27B | −46N | F | −24B | +56N | −25N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 695 | -60.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 3668339 | 0 | — | −6B | −28N | −54B | +59N | −55B | −36N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 3665755 | 0 | — | −42N | −38B | −45N | F | −47B | +59B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 679 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Quinde Corte, Christian Josue | 1764 | ECU | =30N | =23B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1449 | -7.4 |
| 59 | FIDE 3637514 | 0 | — | −7N | −24B | −32N | −56B | F | −57N | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 736 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 3672840 | 0 | — | −14N | −44B | −43N | −53B | −36B | F | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 911 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Duchi Abad, Lennin DamianECU+79.24.5 pts · #10
- 2Morocho Aguilar, Jose MiguelECU+56.03.5 pts · #16
- 3Valverde Suarez, Aaron JosueECU+48.44.5 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Romero Saker, Jairo EmilioECU-73.63.5 pts · #29
- 2Llano Minda, Tiffany KamilaECU-60.01.0 pts · #52
- 3Cisneros, GuillermoECU-58.42.0 pts · #43
Biggest upsets
- R2+345 Elo gap
- R4+345 Elo gap
- R1+312 Elo gap