Honduras Chess Championship 2026
33 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. 10 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2032, and top seed was Alejandro Jose Chinchilla (🇭🇳 HON, FM, 2165).
Luis Fernando Soliz Gabarrete (🇭🇳 HON, CM, 1974) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Alejandro Jose Chinchilla (7.0) and Alcides Ivan Meza MartInez (6.5). Soliz Gabarrete shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Ariel Galicia Figueroa (1671) beat Daniel Colindres (FM, 2014), a +343-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
CM Luis Fernando Soliz Gabarrete held the sole lead from R7 through R9 without losing it.
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Soliz Gabarrete takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (44.5).
CM Luis Fernando Soliz Gabarrete drew with FM Alejandro Jose Chinchilla (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMLuis Fernando Soliz Gabarrete | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2FMAlejandro Jose Chinchilla | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3CMAlcides Ivan Meza MartInez | — | — | * | — |
| 4Daniel Ramirez | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soliz Gabarrete, Luis FernandoCM | 1974 | HON | +14B | +4N | =7B | +18N | +15B | =2B | +9N | =8N | =5B | 7.0 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 36.00 | 2223 | +57.0 |
| 2 | Chinchilla, Alejandro JoseFM | 2165 | HON | +6B | =27N | +18B | +13N | +7B | =1N | −4B | +11N | +8B | 7.0 | 43.5 | 46.0 | 35.25 | 2206 | +8.8 |
| 3 | Meza MartInez, Alcides IvanCM | 2047 | HON | +12B | =16N | =27B | −8N | =10B | +13N | +19B | +7N | +4B | 6.5 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 31.00 | 2121 | +18.0 |
| 4 | Urbina, RicardoIM | 2164 | HON | +30N | −1B | +17B | +16N | =8B | +19N | +2N | =5B | −3N | 6.0 | 44.5 | 46.0 | 26.75 | 2092 | -14.4 |
| 5 | Colindres, DanielFM | 2014 | HON | −17B | −23N | +20B | +22N | +27B | +6N | +7B | =4N | =1N | 6.0 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 27.00 | 2012 | +1.0 |
| 6 | Ramirez, Daniel | 1910 | HON | −2N | +20B | +26N | −15B | +28N | −5B | +18N | +12B | +10N | 6.0 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 22.50 | 2043 | +62.4 |
| 7 | Cardenas Carbajal, NilsonCM | 2041 | HON | +24N | +8B | =1N | +9B | −2N | +12B | −5N | −3B | +20N | 5.5 | 45.5 | 48.5 | 25.50 | 2035 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Alonzo, Jose | 1915 | HON | +32N | −7N | +22B | +3B | =4N | =9B | +10N | =1B | −2N | 5.5 | 45.0 | 45.5 | 24.00 | 2023 | +23.8 |
| 9 | Fernandez, Luis | 1949 | HON | =31B | +22N | +11B | −7N | +17B | =8N | −1B | =15N | =14B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 20.50 | 1918 | -6.8 |
| 10 | Gradiz Menjivar, Oscar | 1852 | HON | −15N | +30B | =19N | +28B | =3N | +16B | −8B | +17N | −6B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 18.00 | 1965 | +54.0 |
| 11 | Garcia, Ignacio | 1977 | HON | =33N | +21B | −9N | +23B | =12N | =15N | +14B | −2B | =16N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 38.0 | 18.75 | 1928 | -11.2 |
| 12 | Paz Flores, Jose Icsacc | 1881 | HON | −3N | +29B | +32B | +27N | =11B | −7N | +15B | −6N | =13B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 38.0 | 15.00 | 1961 | +19.4 |
| 13 | Garcia Cuestas, Kevin | 1957 | HON | =21N | +33B | +23N | −2B | −19N | −3B | +24N | +26B | =12N | 5.0 | 34.5 | 35.0 | 13.75 | 1921 | -8.2 |
| 14 | Munoz Valeriano, Nelson Gerardo | 1798 | HON | −1N | +24B | =25N | −19B | +23N | +21B | −11N | +22B | =9N | 5.0 | 33.0 | 36.0 | 16.50 | 1884 | +18.2 |
| 15 | Medina Viana, RicardoCM | 1988 | HON | +10B | =17N | =16B | +6N | −1N | =11B | −12N | =9B | =18N | 4.5 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 22.25 | 1924 | -15.8 |
| 16 | Martinez, Walter | 1921 | HON | +29N | =3B | =15N | −4B | +18B | −10N | −17B | +25N | =11B | 4.5 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 17.00 | 1949 | +6.4 |
| 17 | Enamorado, Ivis | 1864 | HON | +5N | =15B | −4N | +21B | −9N | =27B | +16N | −10B | =22N | 4.5 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 19.00 | 1952 | +18.2 |
| 18 | Velasquez, HectorFM | 1991 | HON | +28N | +26B | −2N | −1B | −16N | F | −6B | +29N | =15B | 3.5 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 10.25 | 1871 | -25.6 |
| 19 | Martinez, Daniel | 1918 | HON | =23B | =31N | =10B | +14N | +13B | −4B | −3N | F | F | 3.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 14.50 | 1896 | -4.2 |
| 20 | Lemus Mejia, Jose Adonis | 1769 | HON | −27B | −6N | −5N | +24B | +29N | =26B | +21N | F | −7B | 3.5 | 33.0 | 35.5 | 10.50 | 1841 | +13.6 |
| 21 | Marzuca, Jacob | 1788 | HON | =13B | −11N | +30B | −17N | +32B | −14N | −20B | =23N | =25B | 3.5 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 7.50 | 1751 | -9.8 |
| 22 | Meza Acosta, Mario Gaspar | 0 | HON | +25N | −9B | −8N | −5B | =24N | +28B | F | −14N | =17B | 3.0 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 9.25 | 1811 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Galicia Figueroa, Ariel | 1671 | HON | =19N | +5B | −13B | −11N | −14B | −30N | =25N | =21B | =28N | 3.0 | 33.5 | 35.0 | 12.25 | 1775 | +20.6 |
| 24 | Paredes, Ricardo EnriqueCM | 1880 | HON | −7B | −14N | +29B | −20N | =22B | +32N | −13B | F | =26N | 3.0 | 30.0 | 30.5 | 6.00 | 1714 | -31.8 |
| 25 | Mejia Varela, Fernando Alexis | 1913 | HON | −22B | =28N | =14B | =32N | =26N | F | =23B | −16B | =21N | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.5 | 8.75 | 1726 | -34.8 |
| 26 | Ardon, Marlon | 1748 | HON | F | −18N | −6B | =29N | =25B | =20N | +30B | −13N | =24B | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 7.50 | 1794 | +8.0 |
| 27 | Elvir, Jorge | 1943 | HON | +20N | =2B | =3N | −12B | −5N | =17N | F | F | F | 2.5 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 12.50 | 1900 | -8.2 |
| 28 | Paz Garcia, Mario | 1854 | HON | −18B | =25B | +33N | −10N | −6B | −22N | −29B | =30N | =23B | 2.5 | 27.5 | 28.0 | 4.25 | 1705 | -31.6 |
| 29 | Medina Ucles, Ernesto Efrain | 1747 | HON | −16B | −12N | −24N | =26B | −20B | F | +28N | −18B | +30N | 2.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 5.50 | 1725 | -10.0 |
| 30 | Enamorado, Jose LuisCM | 1882 | HON | −4B | −10N | −21N | F | F | +23B | −26N | =28B | −29B | 1.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 4.25 | 1602 | -50.0 |
| 31 | Martinez, Marlon | 1784 | HON | =9N | =19B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1934 | +8.0 |
| 32 | Hernandez Diaz, Jose Isai | 1651 | HON | −8B | F | −12N | =25B | −21N | −24B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 1.50 | 1509 | -12.0 |
| 33 | Guzman Maradiaga, Edgar Rigobert | 1801 | HON | =11B | −13N | −28B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.50 | 1656 | -19.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ramirez, DanielHON+62.46.0 pts · #4
- 2Soliz Gabarrete, Luis FernandoCMHON+57.07.0 pts · #1
- 3Gradiz Menjivar, OscarHON+54.05.0 pts · #8
- 1Enamorado, Jose LuisCMHON-50.01.5 pts · #30
- 2Mejia Varela, Fernando AlexisHON-34.83.0 pts · #24
- 3Paredes, Ricardo EnriqueCMHON-31.83.0 pts · #27
- R2+343 Elo gap
- R2+190 Elo gap
- R1+150 Elo gap