Torneo "Fundadores 2026"
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55 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 11 Mar 2026 to 15 Apr 2026 in Guatemala, Guatemala. 5 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1963, and top seed was David Emanuel Giron Chavez (🇬🇹 GUA, FM, 2072).
Jose Jeyk Pinzon Balan (🇬🇹 GUA, 1875) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Victor Alfredo Antillon M. (5.0) and Cesar Augusto Blanco Gramajo (4.5). Pinzon Balan shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Pablo Fernando Rodriguez (1511) beat Jason Batz Marroquin (1868), a +357-point gap.
Location
🇬🇹Guatemala, Guatemala
Dates
11 Mar 2026 → 15 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 5
FM×1
CM×4
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇹Guatemala×52
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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11
4
1
5
2
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Pinzon Balan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (17.0).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Jose Jeyk Pinzon Balan 3 wins (R4–R6)Victor Alfredo Antillon M. 4 wins (R3–R6)FM David Emanuel Giron Chavez 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jose Jeyk Pinzon Balan | * | — | — | — |
| 2Victor Alfredo Antillon M. | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3FMDavid Emanuel Giron Chavez | — | — | * | — |
| 4CMCesar Augusto Blanco Gramajo | — | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pinzon Balan, Jose Jeyk | 1875 | GUA | +10N | +41B | −5N | +19B | +28N | +7B | 5.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 14.00 | 2076 | +29.4 |
| 2 | Antillon M., Victor Alfredo | 1820 | GUA | +42B | −3N | +25B | +31N | +18N | +20B | 5.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 11.50 | 2001 | +23.4 |
| 3 | Blanco Gramajo, Cesar AugustoCM | 2027 | GUA | +8N | +2B | +12N | F | +6B | =5N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 18.00 | 2240 | +21.2 |
| 4 | Giron Chavez, David EmanuelFM | 2072 | GUA | +35N | +27B | +18N | =5B | F | +6N | 4.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 13.50 | 2250 | +17.2 |
| 5 | Paxtor Chiguichon, Rodolfo EnriqueCM | 2028 | GUA | +30B | +13N | +1B | =4N | F | =3B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 15.00 | 2138 | +28.8 |
| 6 | Monroy Lopez, Gustavo AdolfoCM | 1975 | GUA | +25N | +20B | +7N | +9B | −3N | −4B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 13.00 | 1973 | +3.2 |
| 7 | Ramos Barrios, Felix Fernando | 1843 | GUA | +43N | +19B | −6B | +16N | +14B | −1N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 10.50 | 1871 | +5.2 |
| 8 | Prado Gonzalez, Kenneth Antonio | 1678 | GUA | −3B | +42N | =13B | =21N | +16B | =14N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 9.00 | 1770 | +21.2 |
| 9 | Rodriguez Alvarez, Ivan Ariel | 1743 | GUA | +15N | +32B | =11B | −6N | F | +24B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 9.75 | 1924 | +38.0 |
| 10 | Diaz Reyes, Dario | 1549 | GUA | −1B | +46N | +33B | =12B | F | +30N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 6.75 | 1892 | +33.8 |
| 11 | De Leon Calderon, Juan Carlos | 1924 | GUA | +23N | +17B | =9N | −22B | +51N | F | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 8.25 | 1876 | -3.2 |
| 12 | Batz Marroquin, Jason | 1868 | GUA | +29B | +16N | −3B | =10N | −24N | +36B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 8.75 | 1657 | -48.0 |
| 13 | Vidaurre B., Fernando | 1825 | GUA | +24N | −5B | =8N | +30B | −15N | +51B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 6.75 | 1845 | +4.2 |
| 14 | Palencia Alvarado, Julio Roberto | 1889 | GUA | =51N | +36B | =26N | +17B | −7N | =8B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 8.25 | 1770 | -16.6 |
| 15 | Garcia B.,Bryan Gyancarlo | 0 | GUA | −9B | +29N | +52B | =27N | +13B | F | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 7.25 | 1778 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Olivet Zambrano, Paul Enrique | 0 | GUA | +31N | −12B | +41N | −7B | −8N | +29B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1662 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Chavez Hernandez, John Richard | 1749 | GUA | +40B | −11N | +37B | −14N | +21B | F | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 6.50 | 1739 | -2.0 |
| 18 | Aroche Cobos, Manuel Alejandro | 1878 | GUA | +45B | +50N | −4B | +26N | −2B | F | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 1864 | -0.8 |
| 19 | Urrutia, Gabriel | 1708 | GUA | +46B | −7N | +34B | −1N | +44N | F | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1625 | -6.6 |
| 20 | Munoz C., Henry Deanibont | 1776 | GUA | +54B | −6N | +45B | +32N | F | −2N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1813 | +8.4 |
| 21 | Sigui Gil, Norman | 1611 | GUA | =28N | −49B | +53N | =8B | −17N | +44B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1706 | +13.4 |
| 22 | Lopez Escobar, Jose DavidCM | 1980 | GUA | +39B | +33N | F | +11N | F | F | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 2586 | +31.2 |
| 23 | Palomo Torres, Eduardo | 1592 | GUA | −11B | −34N | +54B | +29N | −32B | +47N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1667 | +3.6 |
| 24 | Rodriguez, Pablo Fernando | 1511 | GUA | −13B | =39N | +36N | F | +12B | −9N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 6.25 | 1753 | +29.0 |
| 25 | Sotomayor Ariza, Harold Santiago | 1627 | GUA | −6B | +54N | −2N | −40B | =34B | +43N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 1655 | +1.2 |
| 26 | Cordero Medrano, Dennis Matheus | 1783 | GUA | +53N | F | =14B | −18B | +37N | F | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1790 | +3.6 |
| 27 | Hernandez Salguero, Alex | 1828 | GUA | +44B | −4N | F | =15B | F | +40N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1802 | -2.0 |
| 28 | Cruz Vargas, Francisco J. | 1956 | GUA | =21B | +38N | +49N | F | −1B | F | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1852 | -9.6 |
| 29 | Dubon M., Carlos Giovanni | 1549 | GUA | −12N | −15B | +47N | −23B | +33B | −16N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 1613 | +3.8 |
| 30 | Cordero Medrano, Cristopher | 1688 | GUA | −5N | F | +43B | −13N | +42B | −10B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 1618 | -22.8 |
| 31 | Valenzuela Velasquez, Johnny Alejandro | 0 | GUA | −16B | +44N | F | −2B | F | +37N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1648 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Voisard, Dominic | 1904 | GUA | +48B | −9N | F | −20B | +23N | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1673 | -22.2 |
| 33 | Orellana, Leandro Emanuel | 1753 | GUA | +47N | −22B | −10N | −37B | −29N | +54B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 853 | -100.4 |
| 34 | Mollinedo Alonzo, Javier Enrique | 0 | GUA | −41N | +23B | −19N | −39B | =25N | =52B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1556 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Rose, Sven | 1707 | GER | −4B | +51B | F | +45N | F | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1857 | +10.2 |
| 36 | Vasquez Linares, Emerson Baudilio | 1647 | GUA | F | −14N | −24B | +54N | +43B | −12N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1511 | -15.0 |
| 37 | Arreaga Orozco, Jose Domingo | 1533 | GUA | F | +55B | −17N | +33N | −26B | −31B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1638 | +7.4 |
| 38 | Vela Alonzo, Luis A. | 1698 | GUA | F | −28B | F | −43N | +55B | +42N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1542 | -12.8 |
| 39 | Solares Godoy, Pablo Andres | 1678 | GUA | −22N | =24B | F | +34N | F | F | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.25 | 1553 | -7.4 |
| 40 | Cordero Valdez, Cornelio | 0 | GUA | −17N | F | =48B | +25N | F | −27B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1609 | 0.0 |
| 41 | De Leon, Rudy | 1730 | GUA | +34B | −1N | −16B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 1076 | -6.0 |
| 42 | Chua, Cirilo | 1498 | GUA | −2N | −8B | +46N | F | −30N | −38B | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.00 | 922 | -17.6 |
| 43 | Cordero Medrano, Marlyn Elizabeth | 1546 | GUA | −7B | F | −30N | +38B | −36N | −25B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1462 | -20.4 |
| 44 | Ordonez Ch., Dylan Adiel | 1530 | GUA | −27N | −31B | F | +52N | −19B | −21N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.50 | 1530 | -1.6 |
| 45 | Lopez Hernandez, Jose Daniel | 1550 | GUA | −18N | +47B | −20N | −35B | F | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 987 | -12.8 |
| 46 | Solares Guzman, Cristopher Alexander | 0 | GUA | −19N | −10B | −42B | F | F | +48N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1391 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 7309350 | 0 | — | −33B | −45N | −29B | +55N | F | −23B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 812 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Sepe, Ricardo | 1580 | GUA | −32N | =53B | =40N | F | F | −46B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1500 | -5.4 |
| 49 | Lopez Escobar, Daniel Alejandro | 1839 | GUA | F | +21N | −28B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1784 | -5.2 |
| 50 | De Leon Gonzalez, Jairo Aron | 1726 | GUA | +55N | −18B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1078 | -6.0 |
| 51 | Esquivel Noriega, Emilio Alejandro | 1572 | GUA | =14B | −35N | F | F | −11B | −13N | 0.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 1.75 | 1515 | -10.0 |
| 52 | Bianchi Azurdia, Gerardo | 1745 | GUA | F | F | −15N | −44B | F | =34N | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 731 | -15.4 |
| 53 | Cruz Balcarcel, Natalia Estefania | 1481 | GUA | −26B | =48N | −21B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1386 | -12.8 |
| 54 | Alarcon Perez, Zara | 0 | GUA | −20N | −25B | −23N | −36B | F | −33N | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 880 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 7309902 | 0 | — | −50B | −37N | F | −47B | −38N | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 852 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rodriguez Alvarez, Ivan ArielGUA+38.03.5 pts · #16
- 2Diaz Reyes, DarioGUA+33.83.5 pts · #21
- 3Lopez Escobar, Jose DavidCMGUA+31.23.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Orellana, Leandro EmanuelGUA-100.42.0 pts · #49
- 2Batz Marroquin, JasonGUA-48.03.5 pts · #18
- 3Cordero Medrano, CristopherGUA-22.82.0 pts · #28
Biggest upsets
- R5+357 Elo gap
- R4+220 Elo gap
- R4+215 Elo gap