Campeonato Nacional Categorias Menores Pares 2026 U16 Absoluto
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38 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in San Jose, Costa Rica. Top 10 Elo average was 1719, and top seed was Christopher Lezcano Martinez (🇨🇷 CRC, 1938).
Christopher Lezcano Martinez (🇨🇷 CRC, 1938) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Osvaldo Andres Gonzalez Perez (6.0) and Gabriel Miranda Barrientos (5.0). Lezcano Martinez won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Jefferson Josue Chacon Gonzalez (1500) beat Osvaldo Andres Gonzalez Perez (1728), a +228-point gap.
Location
🇨🇷San Jose, Costa Rica
Dates
20 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇨🇷Costa Rica×36
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsChristopher Lezcano Martinez led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
Christopher Lezcano Martinez never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Christopher Lezcano Martinez 7 wins (R1–R7)Osvaldo Andres Gonzalez Perez 6 wins (R2–R7)Gabriel Miranda Barrientos 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Christopher Lezcano Martinez | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2Osvaldo Andres Gonzalez Perez | — | * | — | — |
| 3Gabriel Miranda Barrientos | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Jose Alejandro Rincon Betancourt | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lezcano Martinez, Christopher | 1938 | CRC | +16N | +6B | +5N | +20B | +4N | +12B | +3N | 7.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 30.50 | 2428 | +41.2 |
| 2 | Gonzalez Perez, Osvaldo Andres | 1728 | CRC | −21N | +27B | +14N | +11B | +22N | +20B | +8N | 6.0 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 21.00 | 1832 | +27.2 |
| 3 | Miranda Barrientos, Gabriel | 1813 | CRC | +29B | =4N | =10B | +8N | +7B | +16N | −1B | 5.0 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 19.00 | 1788 | -4.0 |
| 4 | Fernandez Jimenez, Mathias | 1630 | CRC | +28N | =3B | +11N | +17B | −1B | =7N | +20N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 17.75 | 1835 | +62.4 |
| 5 | Rincon Betancourt, Jose Alejandro | 1594 | CRC | +18B | +34N | −1B | −16N | +19B | +10N | +13N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 16.50 | 1708 | +30.0 |
| 6 | Mock Hegg, Christopher | 1584 | CRC | +37B | −1N | +15B | −29N | +21B | +22N | +12N | 5.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 14.00 | 1741 | +46.4 |
| 7 | Elizondo Zumbado, Mauricio Jose | 1612 | CRC | +14N | −11B | +21N | +13B | −3N | =4B | +16N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 17.00 | 1673 | +23.2 |
| 8 | Hidalgo Mendez, Emilio | 1585 | CRC | +36N | +21B | =17N | −3B | +26N | +9B | −2B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 12.75 | 1718 | +33.6 |
| 9 | Rodriguez Zuniga, Matias Yermay | 1787 | CRC | +15B | +13N | −20B | +10N | =16B | −8N | +17B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 17.25 | 1699 | -28.4 |
| 10 | Urena Matamoros, Sebastian | 1517 | CRC | +25N | =12B | =3N | −9B | +14N | −5B | +18B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 15.00 | 1625 | +30.8 |
| 11 | Baquero Graterol, Asiel Andres | 1496 | CRC | +32B | +7N | −4B | −2N | +27B | −18N | +21B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 12.00 | 1587 | +21.2 |
| 12 | Gonzalez Aguero, Julian | 1598 | CRC | +30B | =10N | =35B | +19N | +29B | −1N | −6B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 10.25 | 1657 | +20.4 |
| 13 | Zhen Cen, Jia Jun | 1556 | CRC | +24B | −9B | +27N | −7N | +23B | +29N | −5B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 10.50 | 1600 | +9.2 |
| 14 | Hurtado Hernandez, Matias | 1425 | CRC | −7B | +32N | −2B | +34N | −10B | +23N | +29B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 8.50 | 1511 | +20.4 |
| 15 | Mena Alvarez, Aidan Malik | 1591 | CRC | −9N | +28B | −6N | −26B | +24B | +34N | +22B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 10.00 | 1492 | -17.6 |
| 16 | Solano Bonilla,Julian | 1531 | CRC | −1B | +37N | +24N | +5B | =9N | −3B | −7B | 3.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 10.25 | 1603 | +11.2 |
| 17 | Romero Cerdas, Moises Alonso | 1751 | CRC | +23B | +19N | =8B | −4N | −20N | +26B | −9N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 11.25 | 1531 | -68.8 |
| 18 | Rosales Garcia, Alex Alfredo | 1511 | CRC | −5N | =26B | +36N | −22B | +25N | +11B | −10N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 9.25 | 1337 | -36.0 |
| 19 | Calderon Sandoval, Matias Esteban | 1428 | CRC | +26N | −17B | +31N | −12B | −5N | +28B | =27B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 8.25 | 1301 | -21.2 |
| 20 | Cadena Diaz, Mateo | 1618 | CRC | F | +22B | +9N | −1N | +17B | −2N | −4B | 3.0 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 11.00 | 1720 | +30.4 |
| 21 | Chacon Gonzalez, Jefferson Josue | 1500 | CRC | +2B | −8N | −7B | +24N | −6N | +25B | −11N | 3.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 12.00 | 1367 | -31.2 |
| 22 | Gonzalez Fallas, Jahbeth Ricardo | 1475 | CRC | +38B | −20N | +23B | +18N | −2B | −6B | −15N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 6.50 | 1460 | -5.6 |
| 23 | Masis Chaves, Sebastian | 1466 | CRC | −17N | +25B | −22N | +28B | −13N | −14B | +26N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 8.00 | 756 | -62.8 |
| 24 | Soto Platero, Jose Alejandro | 0 | CRC | −13N | +30N | −16B | −21B | −15N | +37N | +31B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.00 | 1298 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Berrocal Solorzano, Pablo Daniel | 0 | CRC | −10B | −23N | +37B | +31N | −18B | −21N | +30B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.00 | 1257 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Varela Rodriguez, Joan Steven | 0 | CRC | −19B | =18N | +30B | +15N | −8B | −17N | −23B | 2.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 7.75 | 1446 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Solano Hidalgo, Kenneth | 1535 | CRC | +35B | −2N | −13B | F | −11N | +32B | =19N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.25 | 1441 | -26.4 |
| 28 | Brenes Araya, Jose Daniel | 0 | CRC | −4B | −15N | +32B | −23N | +30B | −19N | =34B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 4.75 | 1283 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Sanchez Sanchez, Juan Tobias | 1584 | CRC | −3N | F | +34B | +6B | −12N | −13B | −14N | 2.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 6.50 | 1358 | -56.8 |
| 30 | Trejos Martinez, Anthony Enrique | 1458 | CRC | −12N | −24B | −26N | +33B | −28N | +36B | −25N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 3.00 | 1505 | +1.6 |
| 31 | Madrigal Bolanos, Frank Ignacio | 0 | CRC | F | +38N | −19B | −25B | −32N | +33B | −24N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 1420 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Rivas Cerdas, Gabriel Josue | 0 | CRC | −11N | −14B | −28N | F | +31B | −27N | +37B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 693 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Matarrita Masis, Jeyko | 1409 | CRC | F | F | F | −30N | +37B | −31N | +36B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 688 | -15.6 |
| 34 | Badilla Junez, Adrian Antonio | 0 | CRC | F | −5B | −29N | −14B | +36N | −15B | =28N | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.25 | 753 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Alvarado Machado, Bryan Alberto | 1711 | CRC | −27N | +36B | =12N | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1374 | -34.8 |
| 36 | Castillo Mendez, Yuriel | 0 | CRC | −8B | −35N | −18B | +37N | −34B | −30N | −33N | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 741 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 6567401 | 0 | — | −6N | −16B | −25N | −36B | −33N | −24B | −32N | 0.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 0.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 6571158 | 0 | — | −22N | −31B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 676 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Fernandez Jimenez, MathiasCRC+62.45.0 pts · #8
- 2Mock Hegg, ChristopherCRC+46.45.0 pts · #9
- 3Lezcano Martinez, ChristopherCRC+41.27.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Romero Cerdas, Moises AlonsoCRC-68.83.5 pts · #14
- 2Masis Chaves, SebastianCRC-62.83.0 pts · #38
- 3Sanchez Sanchez, Juan TobiasCRC-56.82.0 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R1+228 Elo gap
- R6+202 Elo gap
- R1+176 Elo gap