IRT NACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CLASIFICATORIO CATEGORIA U17 2026
23 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 22 Mar 2026 to 26 Mar 2026 in Portoviejo, Ecuador. Top 10 Elo average was 1820, and top seed was Matias Gabriel Mancheno Barahona (🇪🇨 ECU, 2124).
Matias Khaleb Montano Velasco (🇪🇨 ECU, 2027) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Matias Gabriel Mancheno Barahona (5.5) and Icker Aldair Alarcon Vega (5.5). Montano Velasco clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Mike Castro Freire (1653) beat Icker Aldair Alarcon Vega (2095), a +442-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMatias Khaleb Montano Velasco led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Matias Khaleb Montano Velasco takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
Matias Khaleb Montano Velasco 5 wins (R3–R7)Icker Aldair Alarcon Vega 3 wins (R3–R5)Matias Gabriel Mancheno Barahona 5 wins (R1–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matias Khaleb Montano Velasco | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Icker Aldair Alarcon Vega | — | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Matias Gabriel Mancheno Barahona | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Felix Eduardo Pilco Velez | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montano Velasco, Matias Khaleb | 2027 | ECU | +16B | −15N | +13B | +10N | +6B | +7N | +2N | 6.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 23.00 | 2041 | +12.0 |
| 2 | Mancheno Barahona, Matias Gabriel | 2124 | ECU | +10B | +7N | +15B | +6N | +8B | =3N | −1B | 5.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 21.25 | 2066 | -8.0 |
| 3 | Alarcon Vega, Icker Aldair | 2095 | ECU | +14N | −5B | +16N | +9B | +4N | =2B | +8N | 5.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 21.25 | 2001 | -16.4 |
| 4 | Pilco Velez, Felix Eduardo | 1784 | ECU | −13B | +17N | +14B | +15N | −3B | +11N | +7B | 5.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 15.50 | 1785 | +1.6 |
| 5 | Castro Freire, Mike | 1653 | ECU | +23B | +3N | −6B | −8N | +13B | =10N | +12B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 14.50 | 1731 | +22.4 |
| 6 | Peralta Macas, Santiak Emanuel | 1830 | ECU | +12N | +22B | +5N | −2B | −1N | −8B | +14N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 12.50 | 1787 | -12.0 |
| 7 | Bosquez Leguisamo, Joel Alexander | 1659 | ECU | +20N | −2B | +12N | +19B | +9N | −1B | −4N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 10.50 | 1744 | +20.0 |
| 8 | Mariduena Villa, Eduardo Josue | 1708 | ECU | +19N | +18B | −9N | +5B | −2N | +6N | −3B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 11.50 | 1798 | +21.6 |
| 9 | Vera Arboleda, Gustavo Adolfo | 1688 | ECU | +17B | =13N | +8B | −3N | −7B | +16N | =10B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 12.00 | 1651 | -14.8 |
| 10 | Toala Choez, Ashley Elizabeth | 1529 | ECU | −2N | +20B | +18N | −1B | +19N | =5B | =9N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 8.75 | 1640 | +26.0 |
| 11 | Delgado Alarcon, Julian Rafael | 1602 | ECU | F | F | +23B | +17N | +18N | −4B | +13B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1619 | +1.6 |
| 12 | Ortiz Noguera, Samantha | 1491 | ECU | −6B | +21N | −7B | =14N | +17B | +15N | −5N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 7.50 | 1510 | +1.2 |
| 13 | Cevallos Briones, Luiggi Jesus | 1453 | ECU | +4N | =9B | −1N | +22B | −5N | =14B | −11N | 3.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 10.00 | 1626 | +55.2 |
| 14 | Sinchi Dominguez, Nusta Sisa | 1523 | ECU | −3B | +23N | −4N | =12B | +21B | =13N | −6B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 5.25 | 1457 | -21.6 |
| 15 | Robalino Gomez, Roberto Josue | 1629 | ECU | F | +1B | −2N | −4B | =16N | −12B | +20N | 2.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 8.75 | 1617 | -12.4 |
| 16 | Cedeno Moreira, Leandro Miguel | 1497 | ECU | −1N | F | −3B | +21N | =15B | −9B | +18N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.25 | 1456 | -9.2 |
| 17 | Cardenas Aguilar, Marcelo Ignacio | 0 | ECU | −9N | −4B | +20N | −11B | −12N | +19B | F | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.00 | 1356 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Tacuri Catagua, Lisandro Jahir | 0 | ECU | F | −8N | −10B | +23N | −11B | =20N | −16B | 1.5 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 1.25 | 778 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Sanchez Fonseca, Renato Jose | 1411 | ECU | −8B | F | +22N | −7N | −10B | −17N | =21B | 1.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 2.25 | 1431 | +2.8 |
| 20 | Castro Santos, Raul Jose | 0 | ECU | −7B | −10N | −17B | F | +22N | =18B | −15B | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.25 | 1412 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 3674142 | 0 | — | −22N | −12B | F | −16B | −14N | +23B | =19N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.25 | 1145 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Kuonqui Moncayo, Fabricio Arnau | 1628 | ECU | +21B | −6N | −19B | −13N | −20B | F | =23N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.75 | 765 | -70.0 |
| 23 | Ortiz Villagomez, Emily Nicole | 0 | ECU | −5N | −14B | −11N | −18B | F | −21N | =22B | 0.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.75 | 1280 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Cevallos Briones, Luiggi JesusECU+55.23.0 pts · #9
- 2Toala Choez, Ashley ElizabethECU+26.04.0 pts · #11
- 3Castro Freire, MikeECU+22.44.5 pts · #6
- 1Kuonqui Moncayo, Fabricio ArnauECU-70.01.5 pts · #22
- 2Sinchi Dominguez, Nusta SisaECU-21.63.0 pts · #15
- 3Alarcon Vega, Icker AldairECU-16.45.5 pts · #2
- R2+442 Elo gap
- R2+398 Elo gap
- R1+331 Elo gap