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 (πͺπ¨ ECU, 2046).
Icker Aldair Alarcon Vega (πͺπ¨ 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
πͺπ¨Macas, Ecuador
Dates
15 Apr 2026 β 19 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 9 rounds
Federations Β· 1 represented
πͺπ¨EcuadorΓ36
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 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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R5βR9 Β· LEAD HELD
Icker Aldair Alarcon Vega never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R4 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND
Icker Aldair Alarcon Vega beat Josue Alejandro Mendoza Montesdeoca (White).
WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers
Icker Aldair Alarcon Vega 6 wins (R1βR6)Josue Alejandro Mendoza Montesdeoca 3 wins (R1βR3)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Icker Aldair Alarcon Vega | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Josue Alejandro Mendoza Montesdeoca | 0 | * | β | β |
| 3Matias Khaleb Montano Velasco | 0 | β | * | β |
| 4Felix Eduardo Pilco Velez | 0 | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | β1N | +7N | +9B | β10B | +11N | +8B | 7.0 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 28.00 | 1869 | -7.1 |
| 3 | Pilco Velez, Felix Eduardo | 1822 | ECU | +14B | +15N | =13B | β12N | +33B | +4B | +9N | β1B | =6N | 6.0 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 29.25 | 1845 | +15.2 |
| 4 | Vargas Salazar, Alvaro Matias | 1741 | ECU | +38B | β13N | +20B | +18N | +12B | β3N | +6B | +10N | β1B | 6.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 24.00 | 1861 | +40.0 |
| 5 | Montano Velasco, Matias Khaleb | 2039 | ECU | +33B | =11N | =8B | +28N | +6B | β1N | +14B | =12N | =10B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 27.25 | 1845 | -64.4 |
| 6 | Sozoranga Barahona,Jordy Alexander | 1797 | ECU | +29N | +23B | β1B | +25N | β5N | +24B | β4N | +16B | =3B | 5.5 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 22.00 | 1783 | -2.4 |
| 7 | Robalino Gomez, Roberto Josue | 1617 | ECU | =20B | +18N | +11B | +13N | β2B | β10N | +17B | β8N | +24N | 5.5 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 24.50 | 1616 | -2.0 |
| 8 | Correa Mateo, Edward Mathias | 1570 | ECU | +30N | +36B | =5N | β9B | β17N | +33B | +27N | +7B | β2N | 5.5 | 38.0 | 38.5 | 19.00 | 1780 | +60.8 |
| 9 | Jaramillo Carrillo, Johan Alejand | 1740 | ECU | +21N | +27B | +12B | +8N | β1B | β2N | β3B | +14N | β13B | 5.0 | 46.0 | 49.5 | 23.00 | 1803 | +23.6 |
| 10 | Linan Lezama, Andres | 1547 | ECU | F | β1N | +26B | =24N | +15B | +7B | +2N | β4B | =5N | 5.0 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 25.75 | 1826 | +105.6 |
| 11 | Zambrano Olmedo, Diego Andres | 1552 | ECU | F | =5B | β7N | +14N | +24B | +17B | =1N | β2B | +16N | 5.0 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 24.75 | 1790 | +77.2 |
| 12 | Giler Moncayo, Isaac Guillermo | 1800 | ECU | F | +22B | β9N | +3B | β4N | +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 | β7B | =28N | β16B | +26N | +27B | +9N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 22.75 | 1674 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Minchala Rivera, Iker Matias | 1510 | ECU | β3N | +34B | +36N | β11B | +29N | +20B | β5N | β9B | +21B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 36.5 | 14.50 | 1452 | -18.8 |
| 15 | Jaya Abarca, Samuel Alejandro | 1512 | ECU | +34N | β3B | =17N | +30B | β10N | =25B | +21N | +23B | β12B | 5.0 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 18.00 | 1551 | +6.4 |
| 16 | Pesantes Herrera, Emilio Roberto | 1524 | ECU | β18B | +32N | =27B | =20N | +26B | +13N | =12B | β6N | β11B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 39.5 | 18.25 | 1479 | -17.2 |
| 17 | Jimenez Saca, Israel Eliecer | 0 | ECU | +28B | β24N | =15B | +27N | +8B | β11N | β7N | +25B | β23N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 39.0 | 18.50 | 1573 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Valdez Soto, Leonardo Elias | 1406 | ECU | +16N | β7B | +22N | β4B | β20N | =19B | β24N | +34N | +28B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 16.75 | 1634 | +82.0 |
| 19 | Viera Lara, Maximiliano | 0 | ECU | β22N | β29B | β21N | +35B | +32B | =18N | β25N | +31B | +27N | 4.5 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 15.25 | 1427 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Hidalgo Martinez, Leonardo Ramon | 0 | ECU | =7N | +35B | β4N | =16B | +18B | β14N | β23B | +26B | β25N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 39.0 | 15.50 | 1452 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Carranza Guamushig, Angel David | 0 | ECU | β9B | β28N | +19B | +23N | +25B | β12N | β15B | +22B | β14N | 4.0 | 36.0 | 39.5 | 16.00 | 1498 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Guaman Chamik, Juan Patricio | 1506 | ECU | +19B | β12N | β18B | β33N | +31B | β26N | +30B | β21N | +35B | 4.0 | 31.5 | 34.0 | 14.00 | 739 | -75.2 |
| 23 | Panama Pichamba, Alan Nicolas | 1501 | ECU | F | β6N | β28B | β21B | +36N | +29B | +20N | β15N | +17B | 4.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 12.50 | 824 | -41.6 |
| 24 | Cozar Montenegro, Josep | 1701 | ECU | F | +17B | β2N | =10B | β11N | β6N | +18B | +28N | β7B | 3.5 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 15.00 | 1527 | -66.4 |
| 25 | Cevallos Briones, Luiggi Jesus | 1544 | ECU | F | β2B | +29N | β6B | β21N | =15N | +19B | β17N | +20B | 3.5 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 14.50 | 1470 | -12.8 |
| 26 | Bautista Anchatuna, Sebastian Adr | 1465 | ECU | β1B | +31N | β10N | +36B | β16N | +22B | β13B | β20N | =34B | 3.5 | 37.0 | 37.5 | 9.25 | 1426 | -14.8 |
| 27 | Gutama Escandon, Jardel Alexander | 1601 | ECU | +31B | β9N | =16N | β17B | +30N | +28B | β8B | β13N | β19B | 3.5 | 36.0 | 39.5 | 12.75 | 1512 | -20.4 |
| 28 | Perez Cruz, David | 1563 | ECU | β17N | +21B | +23N | β5B | =13B | β27N | +33N | β24B | β18N | 3.5 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 13.50 | 1485 | -30.0 |
| 29 | Aucay Cabrera, Javier Sebastian | 0 | ECU | β6B | +19N | β25B | +31N | β14B | β23N | =34B | =30N | =32B | 3.5 | 33.0 | 35.5 | 12.75 | 1191 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Luspa Ramirez, Jeremy Ariel | 0 | ECU | β8B | =33N | +32B | β15N | β27B | =35N | β22N | =29B | +36N | 3.5 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 8.50 | 1169 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Sanchez Eras, Maikel Yazed | 0 | ECU | β27N | β26B | +34N | β29B | β22N | =32N | +35B | β19N | +33B | 3.5 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 9.75 | 1426 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Mashianda Moncayo, Daniel | 0 | ECU | =35N | β16B | β30N | =34B | β19N | =31B | +36B | =33N | =29N | 3.5 | 27.5 | 28.0 | 8.00 | 1356 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Jacome Guerrero, Dylan Jair | 1486 | ECU | β5N | =30B | +35N | +22B | β3N | β8N | β28B | =32B | β31N | 3.0 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 10.00 | 1429 | -17.6 |
| 34 | Vega Portilla, Sayel Sebastian | 1434 | ECU | β15B | β14N | β31B | =32N | =35B | =36N | =29N | β18B | =26N | 2.5 | 31.0 | 31.5 | 6.75 | 1151 | -51.6 |
| 35 | FIDE 3675432 | 0 | β | =32B | β20N | β33B | β19N | =34N | =30B | β31N | +36B | β22N | 2.5 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 5.25 | 1202 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 3676889 | 0 | β | F | β8N | β14B | β26N | β23B | =34B | β32N | β35N | β30B | 0.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 1.25 | 1130 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Benavides Portilla, Erick | 1409 | ECU | β2N | 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 | β4N | 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 β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Linan Lezama, AndresECU+105.65.0 pts Β· #5
- 2Valdez Soto, Leonardo EliasECU+82.04.5 pts Β· #10
- 3Zambrano Olmedo, Diego AndresECU+77.25.0 pts Β· #13
Top rating losers
- 1Guaman Chamik, Juan PatricioECU-75.24.0 pts Β· #38
- 2Cozar Montenegro, JosepECU-66.43.5 pts Β· #19
- 3Montano Velasco, Matias KhalebECU-64.46.0 pts Β· #3
Biggest upsets
- R7+374 Elo gap
- R9+157 Elo gap
- R5+149 Elo gap