Honduras Chess Championship 2026 ( Women )
30 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 05 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1703, and top seed was Valeria Viana (🇭🇳 HON, WFM, 1936).
Diana Bobadilla (🇭🇳 HON, WCM, 1791) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Leslie Carolin Torres Hernandez (5.0) and Valeria Viana (5.0). Bobadilla won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Heaven Alvarenga (1438) beat Camila Maria Reyes Diaz (1677), a +239-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsWCM Diana Bobadilla led from R5; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
WCM Diana Bobadilla never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
WCM Diana Bobadilla beat WFM Leslie Carolin Torres Hernandez (Black).
WCM Diana Bobadilla 6 wins (R1–R6)WFM Leslie Carolin Torres Hernandez 3 wins (R1–R3)WFM Valeria Viana 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WCMDiana Bobadilla | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2WFMLeslie Carolin Torres Hernandez | 0 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3WFMValeria Viana | 0 | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4Heaven Alvarenga | ½ | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobadilla, DianaWCM | 1791 | HON | +26N | +15B | +16N | +14B | +3B | +2N | =4N | 6.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 23.50 | 2056 | +69.2 |
| 2 | Torres Hernandez, Leslie CarolinWFM | 1858 | HON | +4B | +5N | +6B | −3N | +15B | −1B | +9N | 5.0 | 30.5 | 34.0 | 22.50 | 1810 | -3.4 |
| 3 | Viana, ValeriaWFM | 1936 | HON | +12N | +24B | +11N | +2B | −1N | =4B | =5N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 19.00 | 1810 | -14.8 |
| 4 | Alvarenga, Heaven | 1438 | HON | −2N | +28B | +25N | +11B | +9N | =3N | =1B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 14.75 | 1851 | +118.4 |
| 5 | Mejia, Camila | 1594 | HON | +28N | −2B | +26N | +16B | =8N | +7B | =3B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 13.25 | 1797 | +26.4 |
| 6 | Maradiaga, CesiaWCM | 1647 | HON | +27N | +18B | −2N | −9B | +14N | +13B | +10N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 14.50 | 1702 | +7.2 |
| 7 | Osorto Chavez, Zoe Iveth | 1500 | HON | +19N | −11B | +18N | =15B | +17N | −5N | +14B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 11.75 | 1537 | +6.8 |
| 8 | Aleman Salgado, Alicia Valentina | 0 | HON | −25N | +29B | +24N | +10N | =5B | −9B | +15N | 4.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 11.00 | 1618 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Oseguera, Suhey | 1555 | HON | +20B | =14N | =10B | +6N | −4B | +8N | −2B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 15.25 | 1563 | -0.2 |
| 10 | Mendoza, Mirna Marina | 1555 | HON | =17N | +13B | =9N | −8B | +19N | +12B | −6B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 13.25 | 1638 | +14.4 |
| 11 | Garcia, Kimberly | 1653 | HON | +21B | +7N | −3B | −4N | −12B | +20N | +18B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 10.50 | 1391 | -27.6 |
| 12 | Caballero Lemus, Dinora Alejandra | 1464 | HON | −3B | −17B | +28N | +22B | +11N | −10N | +16B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 8.50 | 1649 | +17.2 |
| 13 | Viana Pineda, Amelia Fabiana | 1505 | HON | −18B | −10N | +30B | +21N | +28B | −6N | +19B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 809 | -28.8 |
| 14 | Cruz, BitiaWCM | 1669 | HON | +22N | =9B | +17N | −1N | −6B | +16B | −7N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 9.00 | 1452 | -28.6 |
| 15 | Pinto Barahona, Ana Lucia | 1594 | HON | +23B | −1N | +20B | =7N | −2N | +17B | −8B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 8.25 | 1443 | -22.0 |
| 16 | Echeverria Velasquez, Luciana Renee | 1509 | HON | +29N | +25B | −1B | −5N | +24B | −14N | −12N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 2.00 | 1507 | -2.0 |
| 17 | Martinez Chavarria, Cristal Alejandra | 0 | HON | =10B | +12N | −14B | +25N | −7B | −15N | F | 2.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 7.00 | 1521 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Urbina, Helena Sofia | 0 | HON | +13N | −6N | −7B | F | +21B | F | −11N | 2.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 6.00 | 1383 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 8416060 | 0 | — | −7B | +21N | −23B | +20N | −10B | F | −13N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Mendoza Torres, Julia Camila | 0 | HON | −9N | +27B | −15N | −19B | F | −11B | +28N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 801 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 8414149 | 0 | — | −11N | −19B | +22N | −13B | −18N | +28B | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.50 | 779 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Alonzo Espinal, Ely Marielle | 0 | HON | −14B | =23N | −21B | −12N | +29N | F | F | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.75 | 765 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 8412740 | 0 | — | −15N | =22B | +19N | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 794 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Alonzo Espinal, Ary Lucia | 1611 | HON | +30B | −3N | −8B | F | −16N | F | F | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.00 | 923 | -30.8 |
| 25 | Reyes Diaz, Camila Maria | 1677 | HON | +8B | −16N | −4B | −17B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.50 | 674 | -60.8 |
| 26 | Mejia Castellanos, Mhia Cecilia | 1430 | HON | −1B | +30N | −5B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 888 | -16.8 |
| 27 | FIDE 8411921 | 0 | — | −6B | −20N | +29B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 848 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 8416087 | 0 | — | −5B | −4N | −12B | F | −13N | −21N | −20B | 0.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 0.00 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 8416567 | 0 | — | −16B | −8N | −27N | F | −22B | F | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 8416559 | 0 | — | −24N | −26B | −13N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 719 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Alvarenga, HeavenHON+118.45.0 pts · #4
- 2Bobadilla, DianaWCMHON+69.26.5 pts · #1
- 3Mejia, CamilaHON+26.45.0 pts · #5
- 1Reyes Diaz, Camila MariaHON-60.81.0 pts · #25
- 2Alonzo Espinal, Ary LuciaHON-30.81.0 pts · #23
- 3Viana Pineda, Amelia FabianaHON-28.84.0 pts · #28
- R3+239 Elo gap
- R4+215 Elo gap
- R5+189 Elo gap