IRT NACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CLASIFICATORIO CATEGORIA U14 ABSOLUTO 2026
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42 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Machala, Ecuador. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1708, and top seed was Maria Paz Chamba Guerrero (🇪🇨 ECU, WCM, 1853).
Luis Mateo Pauta Cuenca (🇪🇨 ECU, 1648) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Aaron Josue Valverde Suarez (7.5) and Patrick Jafet Cedeno Morales (6.5). Pauta Cuenca shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Jose Adrian Morales Balarezo (1486) beat Maria Paz Chamba Guerrero (WCM, 1853), a +367-point gap.
Location
🇪🇨Machala, Ecuador
Dates
21 May 2026 → 25 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇪🇨Ecuador×41
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.5/9. Pauta Cuenca takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.5).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Aaron Josue Valverde Suarez beat Luis Mateo Pauta Cuenca (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Aaron Josue Valverde Suarez 3 wins (R1–R3)Luis Mateo Pauta Cuenca 3 wins (R7–R9)Patrick Jafet Cedeno Morales 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)
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 | Pauta Cuenca, Luis Mateo | 1648 | ECU | +19B | +23N | =5B | +3B | +8N | −2N | +13B | +6B | +9N | 7.5 | 46.5 | 51.0 | 40.50 | 1826 | +74.4 |
| 2 | Valverde Suarez, Aaron Josue | 1693 | ECU | +27N | +6B | +30N | =8B | =3N | +1B | +9N | =4B | +14N | 7.5 | 46.5 | 50.0 | 40.75 | 1883 | +81.2 |
| 3 | Cedeno Morales, Patrick Jafet | 1631 | ECU | +18B | +20N | +13B | −1N | =2B | −5B | +10N | +19N | +6B | 6.5 | 47.0 | 51.5 | 34.25 | 1680 | +20.8 |
| 4 | Correa Mateo, Edward Mathias | 1746 | ECU | +26B | −5N | −10B | +33N | +16N | +15B | +20B | =2N | +8B | 6.5 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 30.75 | 1673 | -24.4 |
| 5 | Lindao Goyes, Victor Samuel | 1532 | ECU | +35N | +4B | =1N | =15B | =9B | +3N | −6N | =12B | +17N | 6.0 | 47.5 | 50.5 | 32.75 | 1666 | +56.4 |
| 6 | Jaya Abarca, Samuel Alejandro | 1518 | ECU | +42B | −2N | +37B | +11B | +15N | +20N | +5B | −1N | −3N | 6.0 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 23.00 | 1647 | +48.8 |
| 7 | Lino Prieto, Joaquin | 1699 | ECU | +22B | −13N | +19B | −20N | +26B | +21N | +14B | −8N | +15B | 6.0 | 38.5 | 42.5 | 27.50 | 1639 | -22.4 |
| 8 | Atiencia Merino, Jose Luis | 1638 | ECU | +21N | +9B | +17B | =2N | −1B | −13N | +16N | +7B | −4N | 5.5 | 48.0 | 52.5 | 29.75 | 1643 | +4.4 |
| 9 | Morales Balarezo, Jose Adrian | 1486 | ECU | +14B | −8N | +24B | +12B | =5N | +25N | −2B | +13N | −1B | 5.5 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 27.00 | 1719 | +108.4 |
| 10 | Lopez Chamaidan, Oswaldo Renato | 1472 | ECU | −11N | +38B | +4N | +30B | =13B | −14N | −3B | +29N | +19B | 5.5 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 22.50 | 1686 | +85.6 |
| 11 | Mariduena Villa, Jerson Emanuel | 1715 | ECU | +10B | −17N | +26B | −6N | =23B | +22N | =19B | +32N | =13B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 24.00 | 1535 | -69.6 |
| 12 | Coronel Gonzalez, Anthony Sebastian | 1543 | ECU | +33B | −16N | +22B | −9N | +27B | −19N | +34B | =5N | +25B | 5.5 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 21.50 | 1487 | -22.0 |
| 13 | Morocho Aguilar, Jose Miguel | 1525 | ECU | +38N | +7B | −3N | +14B | =10N | +8B | −1N | −9B | =11N | 5.0 | 47.0 | 49.0 | 24.00 | 1643 | +47.6 |
| 14 | Chamba Guerrero, Maria PazWCM | 1853 | ECU | −9N | +18B | +29B | −13N | +17B | +10B | −7N | +25N | −2B | 5.0 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 23.00 | 1587 | -99.6 |
| 15 | De Mora Medina, Juan Sebastian | 1470 | ECU | =29B | +25N | +16B | =5N | −6B | −4N | +28B | +20N | −7N | 5.0 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 22.25 | 1631 | +74.4 |
| 16 | Rivera Morales, Thiago Said | 1477 | ECU | +24B | +12B | −15N | =28N | −4B | +23N | −8B | =22N | +34B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 21.75 | 1582 | +42.0 |
| 17 | Sanchez Velez, Jorge Mateo | 1526 | ECU | +36B | +11B | −8N | −21B | −14N | +33N | +18B | +24N | −5B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 20.50 | 1623 | +22.0 |
| 18 | Blacio Zapata, Jeremy Geovanny | 0 | ECU | −3N | −14N | −25B | +40B | +36N | +30B | −17N | +37B | +26N | 5.0 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 13.50 | 1476 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Guaman Chamik, Juan Patricio | 1431 | ECU | −1N | +32B | −7N | +37B | +30N | +12B | =11N | −3B | −10N | 4.5 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 16.75 | 1504 | +22.4 |
| 20 | Minchala Rivera, Iker Matias | 1491 | ECU | +32N | −3B | +34N | +7B | +21N | −6B | −4N | −15B | =22N | 4.5 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 18.75 | 1394 | -30.4 |
| 21 | Agualongo Llanos, Alan Kendrick | 0 | ECU | −8B | +42N | +23B | +17N | −20B | −7B | =24N | −34N | +29B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 15.25 | 1618 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Panama Pichamba, Alan Nicolas | 1459 | ECU | −7N | +40B | −12N | =32B | +34N | −11B | +30N | =16B | =20B | 4.5 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 14.25 | 1451 | -4.0 |
| 23 | Alchundia Herrera, Jose Rodrigo | 1522 | ECU | +40N | −1B | −21N | +35B | =11N | −16B | −29N | +36B | +32B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 36.0 | 12.75 | 1316 | -35.6 |
| 24 | Toapanta Lara, Lian Andahir | 1739 | ECU | −16N | +33B | −9N | −34B | +39N | +27N | =21B | −17B | +31N | 4.5 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 14.75 | 1290 | -90.0 |
| 25 | Gutama Escandon, Jardel Alexander | 1581 | ECU | =31N | −15B | +18N | +29N | +28B | −9B | =32N | −14B | −12N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 15.75 | 1475 | -35.2 |
| 26 | De Mora Flores, Leonidas Zhujov | 1484 | ECU | −4N | +35B | −11N | +36B | −7N | −34B | +39B | +33N | −18B | 4.0 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 10.50 | 920 | -24.8 |
| 27 | Lara Mora, Dominic | 1441 | ECU | −2B | +36N | −28B | +38N | −12N | −24B | −37N | +42B | +39N | 4.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 6.50 | 828 | -42.8 |
| 28 | Sanchez Eras, Maikel Yazed | 1535 | ECU | −41N | +39B | +27N | =16B | −25N | −32B | −15N | =35B | +40B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 11.50 | 1405 | -29.6 |
| 29 | Acosta Garcia, Fabricio Martin | 1713 | ECU | =15N | +31B | −14N | −25B | −32N | +38N | +23B | −10B | −21N | 3.5 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 12.50 | 1431 | -73.6 |
| 30 | Perez Cruz, David | 1533 | ECU | +39B | +37N | −2B | −10N | −19B | −18N | −22B | =40N | +42N | 3.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 4.75 | 714 | -84.4 |
| 31 | Brito Lima, Arian Alexander | 0 | ECU | =25B | −29N | −33N | −39B | +37N | =35B | =36N | +38B | −24B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 8.75 | 1405 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Vinces Garcia, Manuel Eduardo | 0 | ECU | −20B | −19N | F | =22N | +29B | +28N | =25B | −11B | −23N | 3.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 11.75 | 1469 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Chialvo Velin, Luiggi | 0 | ECU | −12N | −24N | +31B | −4B | +42N | −17B | +38N | −26B | −35N | 3.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 5.50 | 808 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Aucay Cabrera, Javier Sebastian | 0 | ECU | F | F | −20B | +24N | −22B | +26N | −12N | +21B | −16N | 3.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 13.00 | 1407 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Iza Farinango, Carlos Matias | 0 | ECU | −5B | −26N | +42B | −23N | −38B | =31N | F | =28N | +33B | 3.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 6.75 | 1196 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Lindao Goyes, Elias Emanuel | 0 | ECU | −17N | −27B | +40N | −26N | −18B | F | =31B | −23N | +37N | 2.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 5.25 | 693 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Paladines Munoz, Marvin Akili | 0 | ECU | F | −30B | −6N | −19N | −31B | +40N | +27B | −18N | −36B | 2.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 5.50 | 1288 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Llumiguano Borja, Yerik Samir | 0 | ECU | −13B | −10N | +39N | −27B | +35N | −29B | −33B | −31N | F | 2.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 5.00 | 738 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Fuentes Borja, Gabriel Alejandro | 0 | ECU | −30N | −28N | −38B | +31N | −24B | +42B | −26N | F | −27B | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 3.50 | 746 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Sotomayor Loaiza, Boanerges Andre | 0 | ECU | −23B | −22N | −36B | −18N | F | −37B | +42N | =30B | −28N | 1.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1.75 | 1190 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 3678768 | 0 | — | +28B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 1555 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Velasco Garcia, Jonathan Fabricio | 0 | ECU | −6N | −21B | −35N | F | −33B | −39N | −40B | −27N | −30B | 0.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 0.00 | 697 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Morales Balarezo, Jose AdrianECU+108.45.5 pts · #3
- 2Lopez Chamaidan, Oswaldo RenatoECU+85.65.5 pts · #10
- 3Valverde Suarez, Aaron JosueECU+81.27.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Chamba Guerrero, Maria PazWCMECU-99.65.0 pts · #15
- 2Toapanta Lara, Lian AndahirECU-90.04.5 pts · #29
- 3Perez Cruz, DavidECU-84.43.5 pts · #36
Biggest upsets
- R1+367 Elo gap
- R4+328 Elo gap
- R3+274 Elo gap