IRT NACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CLASIFICATORIO CATEGORIA U15 2026
25 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 22 Mar 2026 to 26 Mar 2026 in Portoviejo, Ecuador. Top 10 Elo average was 1691, and top seed was Lucas Mathias Ruiz Guanga (🇪🇨 ECU, 1947).
Lucas Mathias Ruiz Guanga (🇪🇨 ECU, 1947) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Josue Alejandro Mendoza Montesdeoca (5.5) and Andres Linan Lezama (5.0). Ruiz Guanga won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Andres Linan Lezama (1489) beat Kyle Bustos Chaveewong (1727), a +238-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsLucas Mathias Ruiz Guanga led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Lucas Mathias Ruiz Guanga never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Lucas Mathias Ruiz Guanga beat Josue Alejandro Mendoza Montesdeoca (White).
Lucas Mathias Ruiz Guanga won 6 in a row (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lucas Mathias Ruiz Guanga | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Josue Alejandro Mendoza Montesdeoca | 0 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Andres Linan Lezama | — | — | * | — |
| 4Alex Leonardo Sanchez Velez | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruiz Guanga, Lucas Mathias | 1947 | ECU | +12B | +7N | +8B | +6N | +2B | +4B | =5N | 6.5 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 27.75 | 2117 | +38.0 |
| 2 | Mendoza Montesdeoca, Josue Alejandro | 1851 | ECU | +10N | +14B | =4N | +8B | −1N | +7B | +6N | 5.5 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 21.75 | 1908 | +24.0 |
| 3 | Linan Lezama, Andres | 1489 | ECU | +22N | +5B | −6N | +9B | −7N | +23B | +8N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 16.00 | 1721 | +58.8 |
| 4 | Sanchez Velez, Alex Leonardo | 1676 | ECU | +25N | +9B | =2B | +16N | +6B | −1N | −7N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 13.75 | 1749 | +24.0 |
| 5 | Atiencia Merino, Jose Luis | 1678 | ECU | +20B | −3N | =12B | +17N | =14B | +13N | =1B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 15.25 | 1535 | -31.6 |
| 6 | Sozoranga Barahona,Jordy Alexander | 1846 | ECU | +23B | +16N | +3B | −1B | −4N | +11N | −2B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 13.50 | 1664 | -49.2 |
| 7 | Correa Mateo, Edward Mathias | 1518 | ECU | F | −1B | +10N | +20N | +3B | −2N | +4B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 15.50 | 1740 | +52.8 |
| 8 | Bustos Chaveewong, Kyle | 1727 | ECU | +19N | +11B | −1N | −2N | +20B | +16N | −3B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 11.50 | 1589 | -36.0 |
| 9 | Delgado Quijije, Arturo Joseba | 1487 | ECU | +15B | −4N | +21B | −3N | −13B | +14N | +16B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 12.00 | 1566 | +18.8 |
| 10 | Siguenza Dutan, Victor Andre | 1425 | ECU | −2B | +18N | −7B | +15N | −16B | +21N | +12B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 12.00 | 1500 | +20.4 |
| 11 | Minchala Rivera, Iker Matias | 1503 | ECU | +21B | −8N | −13B | +22N | +12N | −6B | +17N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 10.50 | 1556 | +4.4 |
| 12 | Basantes Urina, Maickel Steven | 1468 | ECU | −1N | +17B | =5N | +13N | −11B | +19B | −10N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 11.25 | 1292 | -34.4 |
| 13 | Mero Pesantes, Carlos Ramon | 0 | ECU | −14N | +22B | +11N | −12B | +9N | −5B | =18N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 11.50 | 1488 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Padilla Puruncajas, Arturo | 1603 | ECU | +13B | −2N | −20B | +21N | =5N | −9B | +19N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 10.25 | 1395 | -28.4 |
| 15 | FIDE 3654826 | 0 | — | −9N | +25B | −17N | −10B | +24N | =18B | +23N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.00 | 1206 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Ng Parra, Gabriel Elias | 1513 | ECU | +24N | −6B | +23N | −4B | +10N | −8B | −9N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 6.50 | 1387 | -33.6 |
| 17 | Mora Navarrete, Leonel Fabricio | 0 | ECU | =18B | −12N | +15B | −5B | =23N | +20N | −11B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 7.75 | 1229 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Jaya Abarca, Samuel Alejandro | 1555 | ECU | =17N | −10B | =19N | −23B | +22B | =15N | =13B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 8.25 | 606 | -28.0 |
| 19 | Loor Realpe, Eddy Andres | 0 | ECU | −8B | −21N | =18B | +24N | +25B | −12N | −14B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.50 | 1262 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Luspa Ramirez, Jeremy Ariel | 0 | ECU | −5N | +24B | +14N | −7B | −8N | −17B | F | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 1433 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Sanchez Eras, Maikel Yazed | 0 | ECU | −11N | +19B | −9N | −14B | F | −10B | +25N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.50 | 694 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Toapanta Lara, Lian Andahir | 0 | ECU | −3B | −13N | F | −11B | −18N | +25N | +24B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.00 | 716 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Delgado Bazurto, Eicker Steven | 0 | ECU | −6N | F | −16B | +18N | =17B | −3N | −15B | 1.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 4.50 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 3661091 | 0 | — | −16B | −20N | +25N | −19B | −15B | F | −22N | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 3676790 | 0 | — | −4B | −15N | −24B | F | −19N | −22B | −21B | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 876 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Linan Lezama, AndresECU+58.85.0 pts · #6
- 2Correa Mateo, Edward MathiasECU+52.84.0 pts · #5
- 3Ruiz Guanga, Lucas MathiasECU+38.06.5 pts · #1
- 1Sozoranga Barahona,Jordy AlexanderECU-49.24.0 pts · #4
- 2Bustos Chaveewong, KyleECU-36.04.0 pts · #9
- 3Basantes Urina, Maickel StevenECU-34.43.5 pts · #18
- R7+238 Elo gap
- R2+189 Elo gap
- R5+170 Elo gap