IRT "Candidates 1.0"
18 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 01 May 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Cochabamba, Bolivia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1727, and top seed was Jonathan I. Montevilla Cahuasa (🇧🇴 BOL, CM, 2189).
Johan Raziel Rodriguez Barrientos (🇧🇴 BOL, 1710) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Jhonny Montevilla (5.0) and Pavel Andres Achocalla Huaipara (5.0). Rodriguez Barrientos shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Jhonny Montevilla (1534) beat Ariel Ivan Gomez Montano (1767), a +233-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 5.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Johan Raziel Rodriguez Barrientos held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
3 players finish on 5.0/7. Rodriguez Barrientos takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (23.5).
Johan Raziel Rodriguez Barrientos beat Pavel Andres Achocalla Huaipara (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodriguez Barrientos, Johan Raziel | 1710 | BOL | +9B | +8N | =4B | +3B | +12N | =6N | −5B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 18.75 | 1860 | +44.8 |
| 2 | Montevilla, Jhonny | 1534 | BOL | −3N | +15B | +8B | −6N | +10B | +12B | +4N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 15.00 | 1722 | +35.2 |
| 3 | Achocalla Huaipara, Pavel Andres | 1921 | BOL | +2B | =7N | +16B | −1N | +15B | +11N | =6B | 5.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 13.50 | 1702 | -24.0 |
| 4 | Gomez Montano, Ariel Ivan | 1767 | BOL | +13N | +14B | =1N | +7B | =6B | −5N | −2B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 13.25 | 1723 | -8.2 |
| 5 | Montevilla Cahuasa, Jonathan I.CM | 2189 | BOL | +6N | F | F | F | +7B | +4B | +1N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 16.00 | 2589 | +12.8 |
| 6 | Romay Rocha, Diego Marcelo | 1560 | BOL | −5B | +10N | F | +2B | =4N | =1B | =3N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 15.50 | 1778 | +50.0 |
| 7 | Bernal Zeballos, Herland | 1684 | BOL | +15N | =3B | +11B | −4N | −5N | −8B | +14N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 1723 | +5.2 |
| 8 | Rodriguez Rodriguez, Javier Ramiro | 1638 | BOL | +17N | −1B | −2N | =14B | +16N | +7N | F | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 6.75 | 1547 | -10.4 |
| 9 | Gandarillas Rodriguez, Alejandro | 1412 | BOL | −1N | +17B | F | −15N | =13B | +18N | +12B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.50 | 1386 | -4.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 3374718 | 0 | — | −11N | −6B | =13N | +18B | −2N | +16B | +15B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.50 | 1228 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Molina, Richard | 1660 | BOL | +10B | F | −7N | +13B | +14N | −3B | F | 3.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 9.00 | 1665 | +0.4 |
| 12 | Zeballos Zambrana, Iker Matias | 0 | BOL | −14N | +13B | +18N | +16B | −1B | −2N | −9N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.00 | 1302 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Ayaviri Cordova, Christopher Dominic | 1447 | BOL | −4B | −12N | =10B | −11N | =9N | +17B | +16N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 5.50 | 1340 | -16.4 |
| 14 | Avila Zurita, Kiara Victoria | 1607 | BOL | +12B | −4N | F | =8N | −11B | +15N | −7B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.75 | 1365 | -42.8 |
| 15 | Andrade Canchari, Guadalupe Luz | 0 | BOL | −7B | −2N | F | +9B | −3N | −14B | −10N | 1.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 3.50 | 1392 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 3374734 | 0 | — | F | +18B | −3N | −12N | −8B | −10N | −13B | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 869 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 3374742 | 0 | — | −8B | −9N | F | F | F | −13N | +18B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 699 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 3374726 | 0 | — | F | −16N | −12B | −10N | F | −9B | −17N | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 612 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Romay Rocha, Diego MarceloBOL+50.03.5 pts · #5
- 2Rodriguez Barrientos, Johan RazielBOL+44.85.0 pts · #2
- 3Montevilla, JhonnyBOL+35.25.0 pts · #7
- 1Avila Zurita, Kiara VictoriaBOL-42.82.5 pts · #13
- 2Achocalla Huaipara, Pavel AndresBOL-24.05.0 pts · #4
- 3Ayaviri Cordova, Christopher DominicBOL-16.43.0 pts · #14
- R7+233 Elo gap
- R4+211 Elo gap
- R3+104 Elo gap