IRT Ajedrez Clasico Carnavales Portuguesa 2026
7 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 16 Feb 2026 to 17 Feb 2026 in Acarigua - Estado Portuguesa, Venezuela. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1107, and top seed was Jose Luis Figueira Munoz (🇻🇪 VEN, 1827).
Samuel Elias Leon Duarte (🇻🇪 VEN, 1674) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Jesus Antonio Castillo Alves (4.0) and Aleximar Smith Perez Gutierrez (3.5).
The biggest upset came in round 5: Jesus Antonio Castillo Alves (1502) beat Jesus David Marino Martinez (1716), a +214-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 7 · 7 roundsSamuel Elias Leon Duarte opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Jesus Antonio Castillo Alves); the title is out of reach before R7.
Samuel Elias Leon Duarte beat Jesus Antonio Castillo Alves (White).
Samuel Elias Leon Duarte 4 wins (R4–R7)Aleximar Smith Perez Gutierrez 3 wins (R2–R4)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇻🇪Leon Duarte, Samuel Elias | 1674 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 15.00 | 15.0 | +52.4 | 2340 |
| 3 | 🇻🇪Castillo Alves, Jesus Antonio | 1502 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 7.50 | 17.0 | +16.4 | 1583 |
| 2 | 🇻🇪Perez Gutierrez, Aleximar Smith | 1426 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 7.75 | 17.5 | +35.6 | 1677 |
| 4 | 🇨🇷Marino Martinez, Jesus David | 1716 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 5.75 | 17.5 | -57.6 | 1442 |
| 5 | 🇻🇪Perez Diaz, Ivan Aurelio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 3.50 | 19.0 | 0.0 | 1327 |
| 6 | 🇻🇪Vergara Pina, Jose Andres | 1434 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 19.0 | -46.8 | 800 |
| 7 | FIDE 23906375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 21.0 | 0.0 | 767 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Leon Duarte, Samuel EliasVEN+52.46.0 pts · #1
- 2Perez Gutierrez, Aleximar SmithVEN+35.63.5 pts · #2
- 3Castillo Alves, Jesus AntonioVEN+16.44.0 pts · #3
- 1Marino Martinez, Jesus DavidCRC-57.63.5 pts · #4
- 2Vergara Pina, Jose AndresVEN-46.82.0 pts · #6
- 3FIDE 239063750.00.0 pts · #7
- R5+214 Elo gap