GRAND PRIX KAOS CHESS CLUB II PARADA OPEN

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35 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 04 Apr 2026 to 05 Apr 2026 in Quito, Ecuador. 7 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2091, and top seed was Miguel Munoz Sanchez (🇪🇨 ECU, IM, 2182).

Anderson Esmeraldas Huachi (🇪🇨 ECU, FM, 2117) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Matias Gabriel Mancheno Barahona (5.0) and Matias Israel Guerrero Cajeca (4.5). Esmeraldas Huachi won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Ian Gustavo Freire Verdezoto (1503) beat Jonathan Leon Calderon (IM, 2061), a +558-point gap.

Location

🇪🇨Quito, Ecuador

Dates

04 Apr 2026 → 05 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇨IMMiguel Munoz Sanchez2182

Avg top 10

2,091

Participants

Titled players · 7

IM×3

FM×1

CM×1

WIM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇪🇨Ecuador×33

🇳🇱Netherlands×1

🇨🇺Cuba×1

Top 3

🥇
FMAnderson Esmeraldas Huachi
🇪🇨ECU·2117
5.0pts·2244perf+18.6
🥈
Matias Gabriel Mancheno Barahona
🇪🇨ECU·2116
5.0pts·2200perf+27.2
🥉
Matias Israel Guerrero Cajeca
🇪🇨ECU·2162
4.5pts·2199perf+12.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Esmeraldas Huachi5Mancheno Barahona5Wong Pages4.5Guerrero Cajeca4.5Luis Alvarez4.5Reinoso4

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/6. Esmeraldas Huachi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (18.0).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Anderson Esmeraldas Huachi 3 wins (R4–R6)Matias Gabriel Mancheno Barahona 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMAnderson Esmeraldas Huachi	*	—	—	1
2Matias Gabriel Mancheno Barahona	—	*	½	—
3Juan Wong Pages	—	½	*	—
4Matias Israel Guerrero Cajeca	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Esmeraldas Huachi, AndersonFM	2117	ECU	+24N	=9B	=15N	+16B	+8N	+3N	5.0	18.0	20.0	16.75	2244	+18.6
2	Mancheno Barahona, Matias Gabriel	2116	ECU	+14B	=4N	=13B	+24N	+25N	+6B	5.0	16.5	18.5	14.75	2200	+27.2
3	Guerrero Cajeca, Matias Israel	2162	ECU	+11N	+16B	+6N	+8B	=7N	−1B	4.5	20.5	23.5	16.50	2199	+12.8
4	Wong Pages, Juan	2029	ECU	+29N	=2B	+10N	−6B	+11N	+7B	4.5	20.0	22.0	15.50	2117	+15.6
5	Luis Alvarez, ElizabethWIM	2112	CUB	+26B	=13N	−25B	+14N	+22B	+9N	4.5	14.0	16.0	12.50	2078	-2.0
6	Reinoso, Daniel	2054	ECU	+20B	+17N	−3B	+4N	+13B	−2N	4.0	20.0	23.0	13.50	2113	+11.8
7	Carrasco Jacome, Bryan	2040	ECU	+12N	=10B	+9N	+25B	=3B	−4N	4.0	19.5	21.5	13.00	2076	+8.0
8	Montano Velasco, Matias Khaleb	2039	ECU	+19B	+27N	+18B	−3N	−1B	+13N	4.0	18.5	20.5	11.00	2083	+23.2
9	Norona Obaco, Wenceslao	1927	ECU	+34B	=1N	−7B	+19N	+21B	−5B	3.5	19.0	19.0	8.00	1874	-1.8
10	Ruiz Zurita, Cesar	1903	ECU	+31B	=7N	−4B	=18N	+20B	=14N	3.5	17.5	19.0	9.50	1927	+3.0
11	Reyes Soto, Patricio Gabriel	1798	ECU	−3B	=30N	+26B	+17N	−4B	+21N	3.5	16.5	18.0	8.25	1867	+22.4
12	Romero Torres,Amelia Valentina	1650	ECU	−7B	+34N	=17B	−22N	+31B	+24N	3.5	13.0	13.0	5.00	1809	+34.4
13	Viscaino Yanez, Jhonny CesarCM	1997	ECU	+23N	=5B	=2N	+15B	−6N	−8B	3.0	20.5	23.0	10.25	1986	+0.6
14	Samaniego Sanchez, Pedro Alejandr	1735	ECU	−2N	+29B	+33N	−5B	=15N	=10B	3.0	18.0	19.5	6.75	1868	+34.0
15	Pazos Gambarrotti, PlinioIM	1995	ECU	+30B	=18N	=1B	−13N	=14B	=19N	3.0	17.0	18.5	8.50	1871	-7.5
16	Rosero, Amilcar	1985	ECU	+35B	−3N	+27B	−1N	+24B	−18N	3.0	16.5	16.5	4.00	1899	-9.6
17	Van den Born, Ico	1965	NED	+21N	−6B	=12N	−11B	=23N	+28B	3.0	16.0	18.0	7.50	1700	-68.8
18	Munoz Sanchez, MiguelIM	2182	ECU	F	=15B	−8N	=10B	+27N	+16B	3.0	15.5	15.5	8.25	2013	-9.3
19	Palatte Murillo, Ivonne Leonella	1574	ECU	−8N	=32N	+30B	−9B	+35N	=15B	3.0	13.5	13.5	3.75	1818	+59.2
20	Mendoza Zambrano, Jose Paul	1650	ECU	−6N	−21B	+28N	+34B	−10N	+30B	3.0	13.5	13.5	3.50	1640	-8.0
21	Freire Verdezoto, Ian Gustavo	1503	ECU	−17B	+20N	=22B	+32N	−9N	−11B	2.5	15.5	17.0	5.75	1784	+69.2
22	Guerrero Caicedo, ArletteWFM	1908	ECU	=28N	=33B	=21N	+12B	−5N	F	2.5	14.0	14.0	6.50	1661	-26.0
23	Arichabala Salazar, Leonardo Joaq	1516	ECU	−13B	=26N	−32B	+30N	=17B	=31N	2.5	11.0	12.5	4.75	1718	+39.6
24	Vallejo Chavez, Francisco Paul	1694	ECU	−1B	+35N	+31N	−2B	−16N	−12B	2.0	18.0	18.0	1.50	1627	-25.2
25	Chiluisa Fuertes, Mario	2027	ECU	F	+28B	+5N	−7N	−2B	F	2.0	15.5	15.5	6.50	1973	-3.2
26	Vargas Orozco, Yolanda Nicolth	1679	ECU	−5N	=23B	−11N	=28B	+34N	F	2.0	14.5	14.5	2.25	1577	-29.2
27	Carrasco, Ruben	1651	ECU	+32B	−8B	−16N	+33N	−18B	F	2.0	13.5	15.0	3.00	1858	+38.4
28	Astaiza Noguera, Alejandro Matius	1423	ECU	=22B	−25N	−20B	=26N	+33B	−17N	2.0	12.5	14.0	3.75	1594	+40.0
29	Mendoza Choez, Angel David	1559	ECU	−4B	−14N	+35B	−31N	−30B	+34N	2.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	1560	-4.4
30	Tuquerrez Robalino, Pablo Randy	1531	ECU	−15N	=11B	−19N	−23B	+29N	−20N	1.5	15.0	17.0	3.75	1479	-20.4
31	Noboa Vasquez, Daniel Eduardo	0	ECU	−10N	F	−24B	+29B	−12N	=23B	1.5	13.5	13.5	3.25	1516	0.0
32	Leon Calderon, JonathanIM	2061	ECU	−27N	=19B	+23N	−21B	F	F	1.5	10.0	10.0	4.00	1574	-43.6
33	Aguirre Araujo, Angel Alfonso	1525	ECU	F	=22N	−14B	−27B	−28N	+35B	1.5	9.5	9.5	1.25	1496	-6.4
34	Vega Portilla, Sayel Sebastian	1437	ECU	−9N	−12B	F	−20N	−26B	−29B	0.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	873	-42.0
35	Pilco Pilco, Jhordy David	1506	ECU	−16N	−24B	−29N	F	−19B	−33N	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	853	-65.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Freire Verdezoto, Ian GustavoECU
+69.2
2.5 pts · #21
2Palatte Murillo, Ivonne LeonellaECU
+59.2
3.0 pts · #16
3Astaiza Noguera, Alejandro MatiusECU
+40.0
2.0 pts · #24

Top rating losers

1Van den Born, IcoNED
-68.8
3.0 pts · #18
2Pilco Pilco, Jhordy DavidECU
-65.2
0.0 pts · #34
3Leon Calderon, JonathanIMECU
-43.6
1.5 pts · #31

Biggest upsets

R4+558 Elo gap
Freire Verdezoto, Ian Gustavo1503 beat IMLeon Calderon, Jonathan2061
R1+410 Elo gap
Carrasco, Ruben1651 beat IMLeon Calderon, Jonathan2061
R4+167 Elo gap
Reyes Soto, Patricio Gabriel1798 beat Van den Born, Ico1965