IRT NACIONAL SELECTIVO U20 ABSOLUTO
28 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 26 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Portoviejo, Ecuador. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1818, and top seed was Christopher Leonel Garzon Zapatanga (🇪🇨 ECU, IM, 2255).
Christopher Leonel Garzon Zapatanga (🇪🇨 ECU, IM, 2255) won with 8.0/8, ahead of Victor Vargas Sotelo (6.0) and Icker Aldair Alarcon Vega (5.5). Garzon Zapatanga won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Alex Leonardo Sanchez Velez (1676) beat Victor Vargas Sotelo (1976), a +300-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsIM Christopher Leonel Garzon Zapatanga led from R5; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
IM Christopher Leonel Garzon Zapatanga never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
IM Christopher Leonel Garzon Zapatanga beat Victor Vargas Sotelo (White).
IM Christopher Leonel Garzon Zapatanga 8 wins (R1–R8)Victor Vargas Sotelo 3 wins (R3–R5)Felix Eduardo Pilco Velez 3 wins (R6–R8)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMChristopher Leonel Garzon Zapatanga | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Victor Vargas Sotelo | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Felix Eduardo Pilco Velez | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Icker Aldair Alarcon Vega | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garzon Zapatanga, Christopher LeonelIM | 2255 | ECU | +13N | +6B | +4N | +3B | +5N | +2B | +10N | +11B | 8.0 | 36.0 | 40.0 | 40.00 | 2690 | +34.0 |
| 2 | Vargas Sotelo, Victor | 1976 | ECU | +16N | −7B | +19B | +8N | +6B | −1N | +12B | +5N | 6.0 | 36.0 | 39.5 | 26.50 | 1925 | -4.2 |
| 3 | Alarcon Vega, Icker Aldair | 2010 | ECU | +18B | +8N | +9B | −1N | +17B | −5N | =11B | +10N | 5.5 | 36.0 | 39.5 | 24.25 | 1890 | -32.4 |
| 4 | Pilco Velez, Felix Eduardo | 1717 | ECU | +12B | +20N | −1B | =10N | −7B | +13N | +18N | +6B | 5.5 | 34.0 | 37.0 | 21.75 | 1810 | +36.0 |
| 5 | Mendoza Montesdeoca, Josue Alejandro | 1779 | ECU | +11B | +10N | +7B | +9N | −1B | +3B | −6N | −2B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 43.5 | 24.50 | 1898 | +45.6 |
| 6 | Chavez Conforme, Bryan | 1682 | ECU | +24N | −1N | +12B | +13B | −2N | +15N | +5B | −4N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 19.00 | 1771 | +22.8 |
| 7 | Sanchez Velez, Alex Leonardo | 1676 | ECU | +22B | +2N | −5N | =18B | +4N | −10B | =17N | +14B | 5.0 | 32.5 | 35.0 | 21.75 | 1737 | +22.8 |
| 8 | Vera Arboleda, Gustavo Adolfo | 1659 | ECU | +27N | −3B | +16N | −2B | −10B | +25N | +15B | +18N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 31.0 | 15.00 | 1665 | -4.8 |
| 9 | Flores Medina, Alexander Hiroki | 1738 | ECU | +14N | +28B | −3N | −5B | −12N | +24B | +19N | +16B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 15.00 | 1644 | -13.8 |
| 10 | Castro Freire, Mike | 1653 | ECU | +25N | −5B | +14N | =4B | +8N | +7N | −1B | −3B | 4.5 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 18.75 | 1764 | +34.4 |
| 11 | Zambrano Olmedo, Diego Andres | 1511 | ECU | −5N | +25B | −17N | +27B | +14N | +19B | =3N | −1N | 4.5 | 32.0 | 33.5 | 13.75 | 1677 | +41.2 |
| 12 | Cevallos Briones, Luiggi Jesus | 1453 | ECU | −4N | +26B | −6N | +21B | +9B | +20N | −2N | −17B | 4.0 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 13.00 | 1592 | +35.6 |
| 13 | Cedeno Moreira, Jose Carlos | 1618 | ECU | −1B | +21N | +24B | −6N | −15B | −4B | +26N | +20N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 10.00 | 1567 | -14.4 |
| 14 | Alchundia Herrera, Jose Rodrigo | 1459 | ECU | −9B | +15N | −10B | +28N | −11B | +23N | +20B | −7N | 4.0 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 11.00 | 1513 | +14.8 |
| 15 | Cevallos Alcivar, Jesus Alexander | 0 | ECU | −19N | −14B | +23N | +24B | +13N | −6B | −8N | +21B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 11.50 | 1492 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Sanchez Velez, Jorge Mateo | 1512 | ECU | −2B | +22N | −8B | −19N | +27B | +21B | +24N | −9N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 9.00 | 940 | -36.0 |
| 17 | Abril Munoz, Ernesto Javier | 1692 | ECU | F | F | +11B | +20N | −3N | =18B | =7B | +12N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 15.75 | 1759 | +20.0 |
| 18 | Navia Andrade, Elian | 1532 | ECU | −3N | +27B | +28N | =7N | =19B | =17N | −4B | −8B | 3.5 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 9.25 | 1529 | -4.0 |
| 19 | Cedeno Morales, Patrick Jafet | 1655 | ECU | +15B | F | −2N | +16B | =18N | −11N | −9B | +25B | 3.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 11.75 | 1505 | -42.8 |
| 20 | Delgado Latorre, Julian Martin | 1619 | ECU | +26N | −4B | +21N | −17B | +25N | −12B | −14N | −13B | 3.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 7.00 | 788 | -108.0 |
| 21 | Mero Pesantes, Carlos Ramon | 0 | ECU | +23N | −13B | −20B | −12N | +22B | −16N | +25B | −15N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 7.00 | 1326 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 3673855 | 0 | — | −7N | −16B | −25N | =23B | −21N | −26N | +27B | +28B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 4.25 | 1332 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Kuonqui Moncayo, Fabricio Arnau | 1628 | ECU | −21B | −24N | −15B | =22N | +26B | −14B | =28N | =27N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 4.75 | 658 | -28.8 |
| 24 | Alvia Aguas, Daniel | 0 | ECU | −6B | +23B | −13N | −15N | +28B | −9N | −16B | −26B | 2.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 4.00 | 1395 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Gonzalez Cevallos, Nicolas Jose | 0 | ECU | −10B | −11N | +22B | +26N | −20B | −8B | −21N | −19N | 2.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 4.50 | 819 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Molina Alvarado, Juan Diego | 0 | ECU | −20B | −12N | −27N | −25B | −23N | +22B | −13B | +24N | 2.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 4.50 | 780 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Castro Santos, Raul Jose | 0 | ECU | −8B | −18N | +26B | −11N | −16N | −28B | −22N | =23B | 1.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 3.25 | 1202 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 3674142 | 0 | — | F | −9N | −18B | −14B | −24N | +27N | =23B | −22N | 1.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 2.75 | 1267 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mendoza Montesdeoca, Josue AlejandroECU+45.65.0 pts · #5
- 2Zambrano Olmedo, Diego AndresECU+41.24.5 pts · #11
- 3Pilco Velez, Felix EduardoECU+36.05.5 pts · #3
- 1Delgado Latorre, Julian MartinECU-108.03.0 pts · #27
- 2Cedeno Morales, Patrick JafetECU-42.83.5 pts · #17
- 3Sanchez Velez, Jorge MateoECU-36.04.0 pts · #28
- R2+300 Elo gap
- R5+285 Elo gap
- R6+231 Elo gap