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IRT NACIONAL SELECTIVO U20 ABSOLUTO

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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.

Location
🇪🇨Portoviejo, Ecuador
Dates
26 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Avg top 10
1,818
Participants
28
Titled players · 1
IM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇪🇨Ecuador×26
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

IM 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.

Co-leaders
13
6
3
2
1
1
1
1
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
R5–R8 · LEAD HELD

IM Christopher Leonel Garzon Zapatanga never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Christopher Leonel Garzon Zapatanga beat Victor Vargas Sotelo (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

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

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Garzon Zapatanga, Christopher LeonelIM2255ECU+13N+6B+4N+3B+5N+2B+10N+11B8.036.040.040.002690+34.0
2Vargas Sotelo, Victor1976ECU+16N7B+19B+8N+6B1N+12B+5N6.036.039.526.501925-4.2
3Alarcon Vega, Icker Aldair2010ECU+18B+8N+9B1N+17B5N=11B+10N5.536.039.524.251890-32.4
4Pilco Velez, Felix Eduardo1717ECU+12B+20N1B=10N7B+13N+18N+6B5.534.037.021.751810+36.0
5Mendoza Montesdeoca, Josue Alejandro1779ECU+11B+10N+7B+9N1B+3B6N2B5.039.043.524.501898+45.6
6Chavez Conforme, Bryan1682ECU+24N1N+12B+13B2N+15N+5B4N5.036.538.519.001771+22.8
7Sanchez Velez, Alex Leonardo1676ECU+22B+2N5N=18B+4N10B=17N+14B5.032.535.021.751737+22.8
8Vera Arboleda, Gustavo Adolfo1659ECU+27N3B+16N2B10B+25N+15B+18N5.029.531.015.001665-4.8
9Flores Medina, Alexander Hiroki1738ECU+14N+28B3N5B12N+24B+19N+16B5.028.029.515.001644-13.8
10Castro Freire, Mike1653ECU+25N5B+14N=4B+8N+7N1B3B4.538.040.018.751764+34.4
11Zambrano Olmedo, Diego Andres1511ECU5N+25B17N+27B+14N+19B=3N1N4.532.033.513.751677+41.2
12Cevallos Briones, Luiggi Jesus1453ECU4N+26B6N+21B+9B+20N2N17B4.031.533.513.001592+35.6
13Cedeno Moreira, Jose Carlos1618ECU1B+21N+24B6N15B4B+26N+20N4.030.532.510.001567-14.4
14Alchundia Herrera, Jose Rodrigo1459ECU9B+15N10B+28N11B+23N+20B7N4.028.530.011.001513+14.8
15Cevallos Alcivar, Jesus Alexander0ECU19N14B+23N+24B+13N6B8N+21B4.027.029.011.5014920.0
16Sanchez Velez, Jorge Mateo1512ECU2B+22N8B19N+27B+21B+24N9N4.027.028.59.00940-36.0
17Abril Munoz, Ernesto Javier1692ECUFF+11B+20N3N=18B=7B+12N4.025.525.515.751759+20.0
18Navia Andrade, Elian1532ECU3N+27B+28N=7N=19B=17N4B8B3.530.031.59.251529-4.0
19Cedeno Morales, Patrick Jafet1655ECU+15BF2N+16B=18N11N9B+25B3.529.029.011.751505-42.8
20Delgado Latorre, Julian Martin1619ECU+26N4B+21N17B+25N12B14N13B3.026.528.57.00788-108.0
21Mero Pesantes, Carlos Ramon0ECU+23N13B20B12N+22B16N+25B15N3.024.026.07.0013260.0
22FIDE 367385507N16B25N=23B21N26N+27B+28B2.520.021.54.2513320.0
23Kuonqui Moncayo, Fabricio Arnau1628ECU21B24N15B=22N+26B14B=28N=27N2.519.020.54.75658-28.8
24Alvia Aguas, Daniel0ECU6B+23B13N15N+28B9N16B26B2.026.528.04.0013950.0
25Gonzalez Cevallos, Nicolas Jose0ECU10B11N+22B+26N20B8B21N19N2.026.028.04.508190.0
26Molina Alvarado, Juan Diego0ECU20B12N27N25B23N+22B13B+24N2.020.021.54.507800.0
27Castro Santos, Raul Jose0ECU8B18N+26B11N16N28B22N=23B1.524.025.53.2512020.0
28FIDE 36741420F9N18B14B24N+27N=23B22N1.521.021.02.7512670.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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