XXV IRT Hibrido del Sur Sub-2100 2026
13 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Guarenas-Porlamar-Barcelonaa-Guayaquil, Venezuela. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1876, and top seed was Hector Jose Arias Ruiz (🇻🇪 VEN, 1984).
Victor Vargas Sotelo (🇪🇨 ECU, 1976) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Armando Jose Zanella Gonzalez (5.0) and Alejandra Nicole Cata Pallo (4.0). Vargas Sotelo shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Alejandra Nicole Cata Pallo (WCM, 1692) beat Miguel Andres Perez Marcano (1880), a +188-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Vargas Sotelo takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (17.5).
Armando Jose Zanella Gonzalez beat Victor Vargas Sotelo (White).
Armando Jose Zanella Gonzalez 5 wins (R1–R6)Victor Vargas Sotelo 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Armando Jose Zanella Gonzalez | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Victor Vargas Sotelo | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3WCMAlejandra Nicole Cata Pallo | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Moises Echeto Hernandez | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vargas Sotelo, Victor | 1976 | ECU | +10B | +5N | +3B | +7N | −2N | +4B | 5.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 13.50 | 2135 | +22.2 |
| 2 | Zanella Gonzalez, Armando Jose | 1963 | VEN | +7N | +8B | +4N | F | +1B | +3B | 5.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 2633 | +33.6 |
| 3 | Cata Pallo, Alejandra NicoleWCM | 1692 | ECU | +6N | +12B | −1N | +9B | +5B | −2N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 7.50 | 1981 | +44.4 |
| 4 | Echeto Hernandez, Moises | 1948 | VEN | +11B | =9N | −2B | +12N | +7B | −1N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.75 | 1882 | -8.4 |
| 5 | Calderon Guerra,Odalys Lisbeth | 1879 | ECU | F | −1B | +11N | +6B | −3N | +10N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1903 | +7.2 |
| 6 | Perez Marcano, Miguel Andres | 1880 | VEN | −3B | +10N | +9B | −5N | +12B | −8N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1763 | -36.4 |
| 7 | Bastidas Troconis, Santiago Samuel | 1830 | VEN | −2B | +13N | +8B | −1B | −4N | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 1827 | -0.6 |
| 8 | Pilco Velez, Felix Eduardo | 1717 | ECU | +13B | −2N | −7N | −11B | F | +6B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1790 | +18.0 |
| 9 | Romero Torres,Amelia Valentina | 1647 | ECU | F | =4B | −6N | −3N | −10B | +12N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.75 | 1684 | +6.4 |
| 10 | Silva Mago, Alvaro Francisco | 1857 | VEN | −1N | −6B | F | F | +9N | −5B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.50 | 1653 | -21.0 |
| 11 | Pereira Berruz, Hernando | 1745 | ECU | −4N | F | −5B | +8N | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1723 | -2.0 |
| 12 | Mintz, Nathan | 1787 | USA | F | −3N | F | −4B | −6N | −9B | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 992 | -79.2 |
| 13 | Brito Marquez, Sophia Valentina | 1890 | VEN | −8N | −7B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 974 | -52.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Cata Pallo, Alejandra NicoleWCMECU+44.44.0 pts · #3
- 2Zanella Gonzalez, Armando JoseVEN+33.65.0 pts · #1
- 3Vargas Sotelo, VictorECU+22.25.0 pts · #2
- 1Mintz, NathanUSA-79.20.0 pts · #12
- 2Brito Marquez, Sophia ValentinaVEN-52.40.0 pts · #13
- 3Perez Marcano, Miguel AndresVEN-36.43.0 pts · #6
- R1+188 Elo gap
- R5+187 Elo gap
- R1+173 Elo gap