IRT Campeonato Nacional Absoluto 2026
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 27 Feb 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Guatemala, Guatemala. 10 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2082, and top seed was Carlos A. Juarez Flores (🇬🇹 GUA, IM, 2286).
Carlos A. Juarez Flores (🇬🇹 GUA, IM, 2286) won with 10.0/11, ahead of Ricardo Andres Ordonez Bonilla (7.5) and Hector Jose Linares Orellana (7.0). Juarez Flores won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Victor G. Carballo Lemus (CM, 1865) beat Rodolfo Enrique Paxtor Chiguichon (CM, 2057), a +192-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsIM Carlos A. Juarez Flores led from R2 onwards, the title was decided early.
IM Carlos A. Juarez Flores never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +2.5 over the runner-up.
IM Carlos A. Juarez Flores opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: FM Ricardo Andres Ordonez Bonilla); the title is out of reach before R11.
IM Carlos A. Juarez Flores beat FM Ricardo Andres Ordonez Bonilla (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇬🇹IMJuarez Flores, Carlos A. | 2286 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.0 | 49.50 | 56.0 | +11.8 | 2418 |
| 2 | 🇬🇹FMOrdonez Bonilla, Ricardo Andres | 2152 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.5 | 35.00 | 58.5 | +18.8 | 2178 |
| 3 | 🇬🇹FMLinares Orellana, Hector Jose | 2138 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 34.75 | 59.0 | +6.8 | 2149 |
| 4 | 🇬🇹CMMonroy Lopez, Gustavo Adolfo | 1963 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 29.75 | 59.5 | +97.2 | 2128 |
| 6 | 🇬🇹FMGiron Chavez, David Emanuel | 2070 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 30.00 | 60.0 | +4.8 | 2089 |
| 5 | 🇬🇹CMCarballo Lemus, Victor G. | 1865 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 25.25 | 60.0 | +130.8 | 2106 |
| 7 | 🇬🇹Letona V., Javier Alejandro | 1963 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 23.50 | 61.0 | +37.2 | 2027 |
| 8 | 🇬🇹De La Cruz, Erick | 2032 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 22.50 | 61.5 | -13.6 | 1991 |
| 9 | 🇬🇹CMGarcia Y., Brayan Alexis | 2071 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 22.00 | 61.5 | -25.6 | 1988 |
| 10 | 🇬🇹CMHidalgo Avila, Yefry | 2055 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 18.00 | 62.5 | -40.8 | 1921 |
| 11 | 🇬🇹CMPaxtor Chiguichon, Rodolfo Enrique | 2057 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 3.0 | 14.50 | 63.0 | -102.4 | 1879 |
| 12 | 🇬🇹FMJuarez Flores, Gustavo E. | 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 2.5 | 8.75 | 63.5 | -42.6 | 1848 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Carballo Lemus, Victor G.CMGUA+130.86.0 pts · #5
- 2Monroy Lopez, Gustavo AdolfoCMGUA+97.26.5 pts · #4
- 3Letona V., Javier AlejandroGUA+37.25.0 pts · #7
- 1Paxtor Chiguichon, Rodolfo EnriqueCMGUA-102.43.0 pts · #11
- 2Juarez Flores, Gustavo E.FMGUA-42.62.5 pts · #12
- 3Hidalgo Avila, YefryCMGUA-40.83.5 pts · #10
- R9+192 Elo gap
- R5+190 Elo gap
- R3+167 Elo gap