Clasificatorio Nacional U-1700 2026 ( Tegucigalpa ) II Fase
16 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazan, Honduras. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1809, and top seed was Juan Carlos Hernandez (🇭🇳 HON, CM, 1888).
Jose Icsacc Paz Flores (🇭🇳 HON, 1881) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Jose Adonis Lemus Mejia (3.5) and Edgar Rigobert Guzman Maradiaga (3.5). Paz Flores shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Jose Jacobo Gamez Portillo (1579) beat Roberto Emmanuel Portillo (1801), a +222-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
3 players finish on 3.5/5. Paz Flores takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.5).
Jose Icsacc Paz Flores drew with Jose Adonis Lemus Mejia (White).
Jose Icsacc Paz Flores went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jose Icsacc Paz Flores | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Jose Adonis Lemus Mejia | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3Edgar Rigobert Guzman Maradiaga | — | — | * | — |
| 4Jacob Marzuca | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paz Flores, Jose Icsacc | 1881 | HON | +5B | =4N | =10B | +6N | =2B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 10.50 | 1918 | +5.2 |
| 2 | Lemus Mejia, Jose Adonis | 1769 | HON | +15B | +10N | =6B | =4N | =1N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 8.25 | 1906 | +18.6 |
| 3 | Guzman Maradiaga, Edgar Rigobert | 1801 | HON | =12B | =7N | +11B | =5N | +4B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 1893 | +24.4 |
| 4 | Hernandez Diaz, Jose Isai | 1651 | HON | +9N | =1B | +8N | =2B | −3N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 9.50 | 1856 | +27.6 |
| 5 | Ardon, Marlon | 1748 | HON | −1N | +9B | +14N | =3B | =7B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 8.25 | 1865 | +32.4 |
| 6 | Marzuca, Jacob | 1788 | HON | +14N | +11B | =2N | −1B | =8N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.25 | 1809 | +6.4 |
| 7 | Moreno Bulnes, Jose Manuel | 1862 | HON | −11N | =3B | +16N | +13B | =5N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.25 | 1840 | -2.6 |
| 8 | Galicia Figueroa, Ariel | 1671 | HON | +16B | =12N | −4B | +10N | =6B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1841 | +23.0 |
| 9 | Munoz Valeriano, Nelson Gerardo | 1798 | HON | −4B | −5N | +15B | +12N | +13B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1761 | -4.6 |
| 10 | Hernandez, Juan CarlosCM | 1888 | HON | +13N | −2B | =1N | −8B | +14N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 5.75 | 1738 | -19.2 |
| 11 | Izaguirre Lopez, Dereck Manrique | 1742 | HON | +7B | −6N | −3N | −14B | +15B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1658 | -11.6 |
| 12 | Amador Rosales, Hector | 1715 | HON | =3N | =8B | −13N | −9B | +16N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1692 | -3.2 |
| 13 | Flores Monzon, Daniel Enrique | 1750 | HON | −10B | +15N | +12B | −7N | −9N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1696 | -7.4 |
| 14 | Torres Canales, Fredys Alexander | 1621 | HON | −6B | +16N | −5B | +11N | −10B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1721 | +12.2 |
| 15 | Gamez Portillo, Jose Jacobo | 1579 | HON | −2N | −13B | −9N | +16B | −11N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 1532 | -4.8 |
| 16 | Portillo, Roberto Emmanuel | 1801 | HON | −8N | −14B | −7B | −15N | −12B | 0.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 890 | -64.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ardon, MarlonHON+32.43.0 pts · #7
- 2Hernandez Diaz, Jose IsaiHON+27.63.0 pts · #5
- 3Guzman Maradiaga, Edgar RigobertHON+24.43.5 pts · #3
- 1Portillo, Roberto EmmanuelHON-64.80.0 pts · #16
- 2Hernandez, Juan CarlosCMHON-19.22.5 pts · #10
- 3Izaguirre Lopez, Dereck ManriqueHON-11.62.0 pts · #14
- R4+222 Elo gap
- R4+217 Elo gap
- R2+180 Elo gap