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Clasificatorio Nacional U-1700 2026 ( Tegucigalpa ) II Fase

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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.

Location
🇭🇳Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazan, Honduras
Dates
21 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇭🇳CMJuan Carlos Hernandez1888
Avg top 10
1,809
Participants
16
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇭🇳Honduras×16
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight 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.

Co-leaders
7
2
3
3
3
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 3.5/5. Paz Flores takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Jose Icsacc Paz Flores drew with Jose Adonis Lemus Mejia (White).

R1–R5 · UNBEATEN

Jose Icsacc Paz Flores went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Paz Flores, Jose Icsacc1881HON+5B=4N=10B+6N=2B3.512.515.010.501918+5.2
2Lemus Mejia, Jose Adonis1769HON+15B+10N=6B=4N=1N3.512.013.08.251906+18.6
3Guzman Maradiaga, Edgar Rigobert1801HON=12B=7N+11B=5N+4B3.511.013.09.001893+24.4
4Hernandez Diaz, Jose Isai1651HON+9N=1B+8N=2B3N3.013.516.59.501856+27.6
5Ardon, Marlon1748HON1N+9B+14N=3B=7B3.013.015.08.251865+32.4
6Marzuca, Jacob1788HON+14N+11B=2N1B=8N3.012.014.07.251809+6.4
7Moreno Bulnes, Jose Manuel1862HON11N=3B+16N+13B=5N3.010.510.55.251840-2.6
8Galicia Figueroa, Ariel1671HON+16B=12N4B+10N=6B3.010.510.55.001841+23.0
9Munoz Valeriano, Nelson Gerardo1798HON4B5N+15B+12N+13B3.010.011.05.001761-4.6
10Hernandez, Juan CarlosCM1888HON+13N2B=1N8B+14N2.512.014.05.751738-19.2
11Izaguirre Lopez, Dereck Manrique1742HON+7B6N3N14B+15B2.011.512.54.001658-11.6
12Amador Rosales, Hector1715HON=3N=8B13N9B+16N2.011.511.53.251692-3.2
13Flores Monzon, Daniel Enrique1750HON10B+15N+12B7N9N2.010.511.53.001696-7.4
14Torres Canales, Fredys Alexander1621HON6B+16N5B+11N10B2.010.510.52.001721+12.2
15Gamez Portillo, Jose Jacobo1579HON2N13B9N+16B11N1.010.510.50.001532-4.8
16Portillo, Roberto Emmanuel1801HON8N14B7B15N12B0.010.011.00.00890-64.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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