Primer Torneo FIDE 2026
Open SwissStandard
60 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 02 May 2026 in Guatemala, Guatemala. 15 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2098, and top seed was Carlos A. Juarez Flores (🇬🇹 GUA, IM, 2298).
Carlos A. Juarez Flores (🇬🇹 GUA, IM, 2298) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ricardo Andres Ordonez Bonilla (5.5) and Gustavo Adolfo Monroy Lopez (5.5). Juarez Flores won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Ian Marco Cabrera Lemus (1425) beat Laura Elizabeth Jop A. (1869), a +444-point gap.
Location
🇬🇹Guatemala, Guatemala
Dates
24 Apr 2026 → 02 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 15
IM×1
FM×5
CM×4
WIM×1
WFM×1
WCM×3
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇹Guatemala×59
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM Carlos A. Juarez Flores led from R5; +0.5-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–R7 · LEAD HELD
IM Carlos A. Juarez Flores held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Carlos A. Juarez Flores beat CM Gustavo Adolfo Monroy Lopez (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
IM Carlos A. Juarez Flores 6 wins (R1–R6)CM Gustavo Adolfo Monroy Lopez 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Ricardo Andres Ordonez Bonilla 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMCarlos A. Juarez Flores | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2CMGustavo Adolfo Monroy Lopez | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3FMRicardo Andres Ordonez Bonilla | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4CMBrayan Alexis Garcia Y. | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juarez Flores, Carlos A.IM | 2298 | GUA | +9B | +29N | +31B | +3N | +2B | +7N | F | 6.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 26.50 | 2799 | +9.8 |
| 2 | Ordonez Bonilla, Ricardo AndresFM | 2171 | GUA | +17N | +15B | +16N | +32B | −1N | =4B | +8N | 5.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 22.00 | 2236 | +24.4 |
| 3 | Monroy Lopez, Gustavo AdolfoCM | 2084 | GUA | +28N | +27B | +24N | −1B | =14N | +15B | +12N | 5.5 | 25.5 | 29.0 | 21.00 | 2187 | +36.4 |
| 4 | Linares Orellana, Hector JoseFM | 2146 | GUA | +26B | =18N | +10B | =23N | +11B | =2N | =5B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 21.50 | 2098 | -9.2 |
| 5 | Garcia Y., Brayan AlexisCM | 2045 | GUA | +37N | =13B | =14N | =8B | +25N | +35B | =4N | 5.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 18.50 | 2054 | +5.2 |
| 6 | Santiago Sontay, Jenny FernandaWCM | 1809 | GUA | +30N | =23B | −7N | +58B | +24N | +16B | =11N | 5.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 16.00 | 2030 | +35.2 |
| 7 | Gutierrez Choguaj, Josue Emanuel | 2025 | GUA | +34B | −31N | +6B | +9N | +32N | −1B | =14N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 17.50 | 1920 | -26.4 |
| 8 | Giron Chavez, David EmanuelFM | 2078 | GUA | +41B | =10N | +38B | =5N | =23B | +20N | −2B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 16.50 | 2000 | -8.8 |
| 9 | Reinhard Pinto, Dietmar | 1744 | GUA | −1N | +39B | +19N | −7B | +44N | =18B | +27N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 15.00 | 1866 | +19.2 |
| 10 | Aroche Cobos, Manuel Alejandro | 1887 | GUA | +19N | =8B | −4N | +55B | +26N | −12B | +25N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 14.75 | 1953 | +30.8 |
| 11 | Raymundo, Deycy DanielaWFM | 1881 | GUA | +47B | −12N | +33B | +34N | −4N | +19B | =6B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 14.50 | 1815 | -12.4 |
| 12 | Carballo Lemus, Victor G.CM | 2070 | GUA | +59N | +11B | −32B | =31N | +49B | +10N | −3B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 13.50 | 2065 | +2.4 |
| 13 | Quijivix Sanchez, Jose Antonio | 1871 | GUA | +36B | =5N | −46B | −38N | +51N | +33B | +24N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 14.00 | 1821 | -8.4 |
| 14 | Aguilar de Leon, Iker Xavier | 1863 | GUA | F | +33N | =5B | +18N | =3B | =23N | =7B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 16.25 | 2073 | +56.0 |
| 15 | Guzman, Jimmy | 1902 | GUA | +54B | −2N | =26B | +36N | +17B | −3N | =31B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 11.75 | 1843 | -7.6 |
| 16 | Reyes Najera, Carlos A.FM | 2062 | GUA | +42B | +20N | −2B | =35N | +31B | −6N | =23B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 13.25 | 1928 | -20.8 |
| 17 | Ayerdi Hurtado, Cynthia Maria | 1742 | GUA | −2B | +54N | +21N | =24B | −15N | =29B | +33N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 12.00 | 1885 | +42.4 |
| 18 | Paxtor Chiguichon, Rodolfo EnriqueCM | 1897 | GUA | +43N | =4B | =25N | −14B | +38B | =9N | =32B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 13.50 | 1840 | -11.2 |
| 19 | Cabrera Lemus, Ian Marco | 1425 | GUA | −10B | +41N | −9B | +40N | +34B | −11N | +49B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 11.00 | 1762 | +110.4 |
| 20 | Pinzon Balan, Jose Jeyk | 1876 | GUA | +56N | −16B | +37N | =25B | +28N | −8B | =35N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 10.75 | 1849 | -3.8 |
| 21 | De Leon Calderon, Juan Carlos | 1949 | GUA | +57B | −32N | −17B | =48N | +58N | =22B | +37N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 8.00 | 1796 | -13.8 |
| 22 | Rodriguez Alvarez, Ivan Ariel | 1814 | GUA | −33B | +57N | −36B | +56N | =48B | =21N | +34B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 1954 | +21.2 |
| 23 | Juarez Flores, Gustavo E.FM | 1954 | GUA | F | =6N | +48B | =4B | =8N | =14B | =16N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 13.25 | 1992 | +5.2 |
| 24 | Juarez Flores, Roberto | 1969 | GUA | +50B | +35N | −3B | =17N | −6B | +38N | −13B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 10.00 | 1789 | -29.4 |
| 25 | Reinhard Moller, Kerstin DanielleWCM | 1837 | GUA | +44B | =46N | =18B | =20N | −5B | +48N | −10B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 9.75 | 1792 | -12.8 |
| 26 | Lopez L., Dairyn D.WCM | 1716 | GUA | −4N | +43B | =15N | +51B | −10B | =49N | =30B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 9.25 | 1781 | +9.0 |
| 27 | Palencia Alvarado, Julio Roberto | 1894 | GUA | +53B | −3N | −34B | +47N | +36B | =32N | −9B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 8.00 | 1530 | -34.8 |
| 28 | Gabriel Tirado, Eduardo Josue | 1701 | GUA | −3B | +53N | +29B | =49N | −20B | −31N | +50B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 8.00 | 1797 | +32.4 |
| 29 | Mazariegos Kummerfeldt, CarolinaWIM | 1916 | GUA | +39N | −1B | −28N | F | +56B | =17N | +48B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.00 | 1727 | -20.2 |
| 30 | Reyes Lopez, Jose Humberto | 0 | GUA | −6B | F | =39N | +59B | =55N | +58B | =26N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1649 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Gomez Pichardo, Angel de Amor | 1841 | GUA | F | +7B | −1N | =12B | −16N | +28B | =15N | 3.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 12.25 | 2000 | +44.8 |
| 32 | Tiguila Sutuc, Mario Ruben | 0 | GUA | F | +21B | +12N | −2N | −7B | =27B | =18N | 3.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 12.25 | 2001 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Ponciano Gonzalez, Mireya | 0 | GUA | +22N | −14B | −11N | +37B | +50B | −13N | −17B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 9.00 | 1710 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Sagastume Estrada, Carlos Raul | 1570 | GUA | −7N | +60B | +27N | −11B | −19N | +44B | −22N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 6.00 | 1557 | -4.8 |
| 35 | Cabrera Alvarado, Hugo Carlos Josue | 1834 | GUA | +60N | −24B | +40N | =16B | F | −5N | =20B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 7.00 | 1828 | -1.6 |
| 36 | Gramajo Tovar, Marco Esteban | 0 | GUA | −13N | +45B | +22N | −15B | −27N | −37B | +47B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 8.50 | 1647 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Esquivel Noriega, Emilio Alejandro | 1582 | GUA | −5B | +47N | −20B | −33N | +60B | +36N | −21B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.00 | 1136 | -13.2 |
| 38 | Aguilar de Leon, Dayana Jasmin | 1611 | GUA | F | +52B | −8N | +13B | −18N | −24B | +51N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 8.50 | 1773 | +32.0 |
| 39 | Paxtor Cordova, Yasmin del Rosario | 1470 | GUA | −29B | −9N | =30B | +52N | −40B | +43N | =42B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 7.75 | 1486 | -1.6 |
| 40 | Perez Lopez, Esdras Aaron | 1546 | GUA | F | +44N | −35B | −19B | +39N | =42N | =41B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 8.50 | 1521 | -9.2 |
| 41 | Vasquez Linares, Emerson Baudilio | 1650 | GUA | −8N | −19B | =43N | F | +47B | +52B | =40N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.75 | 1420 | -25.6 |
| 42 | Merida Monterroso, Oscar Daniel | 1585 | GUA | −16N | −56B | −53N | +43B | +45N | =40B | =39N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 8.00 | 1572 | -8.8 |
| 43 | Leal Mendez, Jose Raul | 1432 | GUA | −18B | −26N | =41B | −42N | +59N | −39B | +53N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 1512 | +21.2 |
| 44 | Merida Monterroso, Alondra Argentina | 0 | GUA | −25N | −40B | +57B | +54N | −9B | −34N | =45N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 3.75 | 1501 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Aceituno Ramirez, Stebe Josue | 1570 | GUA | −46B | −36N | −47B | +57N | −42B | +60N | =44B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.25 | 1568 | -2.6 |
| 46 | Reinhard Moller, Gustavo | 1999 | GUA | +45N | =25B | +13N | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 8.75 | 2042 | +8.0 |
| 47 | Cuc Sapon, Javier Emmanuel | 0 | GUA | −11N | −37B | +45N | −27B | −41N | +53B | −36N | 2.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 4.00 | 1543 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Najera Paredes, Santiago Geovanni | 0 | GUA | F | +58B | −23N | =21B | =22N | −25B | −29N | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.00 | 1710 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Jop A., Laura Elizabeth | 1869 | GUA | F | F | +50N | =28B | −12N | =26B | −19N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1632 | -28.8 |
| 50 | Lopez Chamale, Mynor Augusto | 1564 | GUA | −24N | F | −49B | +53B | −33N | +55B | −28N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 3.00 | 1646 | +7.4 |
| 51 | Arias Salazar, Karen Alejandra | 1479 | GUA | F | −55N | +52B | −26N | −13B | +54N | −38B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 1412 | -18.4 |
| 52 | Najera Paredes, Sofia del Carmen | 0 | GUA | F | −38N | −51N | −39B | +57B | −41N | +54B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1403 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Diaz Suchite, Sara Maria | 1431 | GUA | −27N | −28B | +42B | −50N | =54B | −47N | −43B | 1.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 3.75 | 1398 | -14.4 |
| 54 | Diaz Ejcalon, Joseph Steven | 1434 | GUA | −15N | −17B | +60N | −44B | =53N | −51B | −52N | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.75 | 1300 | -26.4 |
| 55 | Merida Calderon, Juan Diego | 1626 | GUA | F | +51B | F | −10N | =30B | −50N | F | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1518 | -18.8 |
| 56 | Cifuentes Lara, Leo Javier | 0 | GUA | −20B | +42N | −58N | −22B | −29N | −59B | −57N | 1.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 1386 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Robles Garcia, Pablo Jose | 1523 | GUA | −21N | −22B | −44N | −45B | −52N | F | +56B | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 969 | -26.4 |
| 58 | Merida Calderon, Saisha Jimena | 1540 | GUA | F | −48N | +56B | −6N | −21B | −30N | F | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 1075 | -10.0 |
| 59 | Palomo Torres, Eduardo | 1614 | GUA | −12B | F | F | −30N | −43B | +56N | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 923 | -16.4 |
| 60 | FIDE 7309945 | 0 | — | −35B | −34N | −54B | F | −37N | −45B | F | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 798 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Cabrera Lemus, Ian MarcoGUA+110.44.0 pts · #9
- 2Aguilar de Leon, Iker XavierGUA+56.04.0 pts · #27
- 3Gomez Pichardo, Angel de AmorGUA+44.83.0 pts · #24
Top rating losers
- 1Palencia Alvarado, Julio RobertoGUA-34.83.5 pts · #52
- 2Juarez Flores, RobertoGUA-29.43.5 pts · #13
- 3Jop A., Laura ElizabethGUA-28.82.0 pts · #37
Biggest upsets
- R7+444 Elo gap
- R3+324 Elo gap
- R4+260 Elo gap