IRT NACIONAL CLASIFICATORIO CATEGORIA U16 2026 ESTANDAR
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38 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Macas, Ecuador. Top 10 Elo average was 1822, and top seed was Icker Aldair Alarcon Vega (🇪🇨 ECU, 2046).
Icker Aldair Alarcon Vega (🇪🇨 ECU, 2046) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Josue Alejandro Mendoza Montesdeoca (7.0) and Felix Eduardo Pilco Velez (6.0). Alarcon Vega won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Andres Linan Lezama (1547) beat Josue Alejandro Mendoza Montesdeoca (1921), a +374-point gap.
Location
🇪🇨Macas, Ecuador
Dates
15 Apr 2026 → 19 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇪🇨Ecuador×37
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIcker Aldair Alarcon Vega led from R5; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5–R9 · LEAD HELD
Icker Aldair Alarcon Vega never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Icker Aldair Alarcon Vega beat Josue Alejandro Mendoza Montesdeoca (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Icker Aldair Alarcon Vega 6 wins (R1–R6)Josue Alejandro Mendoza Montesdeoca 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alarcon Vega, Icker Aldair | 2046 | ECU | +26N | +10B | +6N | +2B | +9N | +5B | =11B | +3N | +4N | 8.5 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 46.50 | 2222 | +50.0 |
| 2 | Mendoza Montesdeoca, Josue Alejandro | 1921 | ECU | +37B | +25N | +24B | −1N | +7N | +9B | −10B | +11N | +8B | 7.0 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 28.00 | 1869 | -7.1 |
| 3 | Pilco Velez, Felix Eduardo | 1822 | ECU | +14B | +15N | =13B | −12N | +33B | +4B | +9N | −1B | =6N | 6.0 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 29.25 | 1845 | +15.2 |
| 4 | Vargas Salazar, Alvaro Matias | 1741 | ECU | +38B | −13N | +20B | +18N | +12B | −3N | +6B | +10N | −1B | 6.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 24.00 | 1861 | +40.0 |
| 5 | Montano Velasco, Matias Khaleb | 2039 | ECU | +33B | =11N | =8B | +28N | +6B | −1N | +14B | =12N | =10B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 27.25 | 1845 | -64.4 |
| 6 | Sozoranga Barahona,Jordy Alexander | 1797 | ECU | +29N | +23B | −1B | +25N | −5N | +24B | −4N | +16B | =3B | 5.5 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 22.00 | 1783 | -2.4 |
| 7 | Robalino Gomez, Roberto Josue | 1617 | ECU | =20B | +18N | +11B | +13N | −2B | −10N | +17B | −8N | +24N | 5.5 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 24.50 | 1616 | -2.0 |
| 8 | Correa Mateo, Edward Mathias | 1570 | ECU | +30N | +36B | =5N | −9B | −17N | +33B | +27N | +7B | −2N | 5.5 | 38.0 | 38.5 | 19.00 | 1780 | +60.8 |
| 9 | Jaramillo Carrillo, Johan Alejand | 1740 | ECU | +21N | +27B | +12B | +8N | −1B | −2N | −3B | +14N | −13B | 5.0 | 46.0 | 49.5 | 23.00 | 1803 | +23.6 |
| 10 | Linan Lezama, Andres | 1547 | ECU | F | −1N | +26B | =24N | +15B | +7B | +2N | −4B | =5N | 5.0 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 25.75 | 1826 | +105.6 |
| 11 | Zambrano Olmedo, Diego Andres | 1552 | ECU | F | =5B | −7N | +14N | +24B | +17B | =1N | −2B | +16N | 5.0 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 24.75 | 1790 | +77.2 |
| 12 | Giler Moncayo, Isaac Guillermo | 1800 | ECU | F | +22B | −9N | +3B | −4N | +21B | =16N | =5B | +15N | 5.0 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 24.25 | 1748 | -14.0 |
| 13 | Toapanta Lara, Lian Andahir | 0 | ECU | F | +4B | =3N | −7B | =28N | −16B | +26N | +27B | +9N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 22.75 | 1674 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Minchala Rivera, Iker Matias | 1510 | ECU | −3N | +34B | +36N | −11B | +29N | +20B | −5N | −9B | +21B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 36.5 | 14.50 | 1452 | -18.8 |
| 15 | Jaya Abarca, Samuel Alejandro | 1512 | ECU | +34N | −3B | =17N | +30B | −10N | =25B | +21N | +23B | −12B | 5.0 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 18.00 | 1551 | +6.4 |
| 16 | Pesantes Herrera, Emilio Roberto | 1524 | ECU | −18B | +32N | =27B | =20N | +26B | +13N | =12B | −6N | −11B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 39.5 | 18.25 | 1479 | -17.2 |
| 17 | Jimenez Saca, Israel Eliecer | 0 | ECU | +28B | −24N | =15B | +27N | +8B | −11N | −7N | +25B | −23N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 39.0 | 18.50 | 1573 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Valdez Soto, Leonardo Elias | 1406 | ECU | +16N | −7B | +22N | −4B | −20N | =19B | −24N | +34N | +28B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 16.75 | 1634 | +82.0 |
| 19 | Viera Lara, Maximiliano | 0 | ECU | −22N | −29B | −21N | +35B | +32B | =18N | −25N | +31B | +27N | 4.5 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 15.25 | 1427 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Hidalgo Martinez, Leonardo Ramon | 0 | ECU | =7N | +35B | −4N | =16B | +18B | −14N | −23B | +26B | −25N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 15.50 | 1452 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Carranza Guamushig, Angel David | 0 | ECU | −9B | −28N | +19B | +23N | +25B | −12N | −15B | +22B | −14N | 4.0 | 36.0 | 39.5 | 16.00 | 1498 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Guaman Chamik, Juan Patricio | 1506 | ECU | +19B | −12N | −18B | −33N | +31B | −26N | +30B | −21N | +35B | 4.0 | 31.5 | 34.0 | 14.00 | 739 | -75.2 |
| 23 | Panama Pichamba, Alan Nicolas | 1501 | ECU | F | −6N | −28B | −21B | +36N | +29B | +20N | −15N | +17B | 4.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 12.50 | 824 | -41.6 |
| 24 | Cozar Montenegro, Josep | 1701 | ECU | F | +17B | −2N | =10B | −11N | −6N | +18B | +28N | −7B | 3.5 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 15.00 | 1527 | -66.4 |
| 25 | Cevallos Briones, Luiggi Jesus | 1544 | ECU | F | −2B | +29N | −6B | −21N | =15N | +19B | −17N | +20B | 3.5 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 14.50 | 1470 | -12.8 |
| 26 | Bautista Anchatuna, Sebastian Adr | 1465 | ECU | −1B | +31N | −10N | +36B | −16N | +22B | −13B | −20N | =34B | 3.5 | 37.0 | 37.5 | 9.25 | 1426 | -14.8 |
| 27 | Gutama Escandon, Jardel Alexander | 1601 | ECU | +31B | −9N | =16N | −17B | +30N | +28B | −8B | −13N | −19B | 3.5 | 36.0 | 39.5 | 12.75 | 1512 | -20.4 |
| 28 | Perez Cruz, David | 1563 | ECU | −17N | +21B | +23N | −5B | =13B | −27N | +33N | −24B | −18N | 3.5 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 13.50 | 1485 | -30.0 |
| 29 | Aucay Cabrera, Javier Sebastian | 0 | ECU | −6B | +19N | −25B | +31N | −14B | −23N | =34B | =30N | =32B | 3.5 | 33.0 | 35.5 | 12.75 | 1191 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Luspa Ramirez, Jeremy Ariel | 0 | ECU | −8B | =33N | +32B | −15N | −27B | =35N | −22N | =29B | +36N | 3.5 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 8.50 | 1169 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Sanchez Eras, Maikel Yazed | 0 | ECU | −27N | −26B | +34N | −29B | −22N | =32N | +35B | −19N | +33B | 3.5 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 9.75 | 1426 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Mashianda Moncayo, Daniel | 0 | ECU | =35N | −16B | −30N | =34B | −19N | =31B | +36B | =33N | =29N | 3.5 | 27.5 | 28.0 | 8.00 | 1356 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Jacome Guerrero, Dylan Jair | 1486 | ECU | −5N | =30B | +35N | +22B | −3N | −8N | −28B | =32B | −31N | 3.0 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 10.00 | 1429 | -17.6 |
| 34 | Vega Portilla, Sayel Sebastian | 1434 | ECU | −15B | −14N | −31B | =32N | =35B | =36N | =29N | −18B | =26N | 2.5 | 31.0 | 31.5 | 6.75 | 1151 | -51.6 |
| 35 | FIDE 3675432 | 0 | — | =32B | −20N | −33B | −19N | =34N | =30B | −31N | +36B | −22N | 2.5 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 5.25 | 1202 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Velasco Garcia, Jonathan Fabricio | 0 | ECU | F | −8N | −14B | −26N | −23B | =34B | −32N | −35N | −30B | 0.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 1.25 | 1130 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Benavides Portilla, Erick | 1409 | ECU | −2N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1009 | -3.2 |
| 38 | Brito Lima, Arian Alexander | 0 | ECU | −4N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 941 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Linan Lezama, AndresECU+105.65.0 pts · #5
- 2Valdez Soto, Leonardo EliasECU+82.04.5 pts · #10
- 3Zambrano Olmedo, Diego AndresECU+77.25.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Guaman Chamik, Juan PatricioECU-75.24.0 pts · #38
- 2Cozar Montenegro, JosepECU-66.43.5 pts · #19
- 3Montano Velasco, Matias KhalebECU-64.46.0 pts · #3
Biggest upsets
- R7+374 Elo gap
- R9+157 Elo gap
- R5+149 Elo gap