IRT NACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CLASIFICATORIO CATEGORIA U18 ABSOLUTO 2026
25 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 1856, and top seed was Miyamu Nillu Pianchiche Acero (🇪🇨 ECU, CM, 2168).
Miyamu Nillu Pianchiche Acero (🇪🇨 ECU, CM, 2168) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Daniel Vladimir Garcia De La Rosa (6.5) and Alex Rodrigo Rueda Yovera (6.5). Pianchiche Acero shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Cristopher Javier Tituana Quizhpi (1617) beat Miyamu Nillu Pianchiche Acero (CM, 2168), a +551-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 4 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
Jordy Alexander Sozoranga Barahona takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
4 players finish on 6.5/9. Pianchiche Acero takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (45.5).
Daniel Vladimir Garcia De La Rosa lost to Jordy Alexander Sozoranga Barahona (Black).
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 | Pianchiche Acero,Miyamu NilluCM | 2168 | ECU | −9B | +13N | +17B | −3N | +6B | +11N | +5B | +4B | =2N | 6.5 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 34.25 | 1969 | -60.8 |
| 2 | Garcia De La Rosa, Daniel Vladimir | 2029 | ECU | +15N | +6B | +12N | =5B | −4N | +9B | =10N | +8B | =1B | 6.5 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 32.75 | 1975 | -8.8 |
| 3 | Rueda Yovera, Alex Rodrigo | 1791 | ECU | +14N | +11B | −5N | +1B | =9N | =8B | =4N | +13B | +10N | 6.5 | 44.0 | 48.5 | 34.00 | 1941 | +69.6 |
| 4 | Sozoranga Barahona,Jordy Alexander | 1795 | ECU | +17B | +18N | =7B | =10N | +2B | +5N | =3B | −1N | +12B | 6.5 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 32.50 | 1968 | +79.2 |
| 5 | Sanchez Velez, Alex Leonardo | 1705 | ECU | +21N | +10N | +3B | =2N | +7B | −4B | −1N | +9B | =6N | 6.0 | 47.0 | 50.0 | 31.00 | 1912 | +93.2 |
| 6 | Chavez Conforme, Bryan | 1705 | ECU | +19B | −2N | =13B | +16B | −1N | +18N | =7B | +11N | =5B | 5.5 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 23.50 | 1801 | +42.0 |
| 7 | Castro Freire, Mike | 1710 | ECU | +20N | +23B | =4N | =12B | −5N | +21B | =6N | =10B | =9N | 5.5 | 38.5 | 41.0 | 21.75 | 1712 | +4.8 |
| 8 | Ruiz Guanga, Lucas Mathias | 2004 | ECU | −13B | +24N | −9B | +19N | +16B | =3N | +12B | −2N | +14B | 5.5 | 38.5 | 39.5 | 20.25 | 1771 | -82.0 |
| 9 | Tituana Quizhpi, Cristopher Javier | 1617 | ECU | +1N | −12B | +8N | +11B | =3B | −2N | +14B | −5N | =7B | 5.0 | 46.0 | 50.5 | 27.50 | 1838 | +92.8 |
| 10 | Mendoza Montesdeoca, Josue Alejandro | 1901 | ECU | +16N | −5B | +23N | =4B | =12N | +15B | =2B | =7N | −3B | 5.0 | 42.5 | 45.0 | 21.00 | 1745 | -61.6 |
| 11 | Bravo Cabrera, Cesar Daniel | 1654 | ECU | +22B | −3N | +25B | −9N | +13B | −1B | +17N | −6B | +20N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 15.00 | 1645 | -7.6 |
| 12 | Garcia Alban, Jorge Alejandro | 1748 | ECU | +24B | +9N | −2B | =7N | =10B | =14N | −8N | +16B | −4N | 4.5 | 42.0 | 43.0 | 17.00 | 1737 | -6.4 |
| 13 | Robalino Gomez, Roberto Josue | 1615 | ECU | +8N | −1B | =6N | =15B | −11N | +20B | +21N | −3N | =18B | 4.5 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 17.75 | 1702 | +32.8 |
| 14 | Vivanco Alvarez, Vicente Rafael | 1512 | ECU | −3B | =22N | =20B | +25N | +24N | =12B | −9N | +15B | −8N | 4.5 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 10.75 | 1587 | +24.0 |
| 15 | Jimenez Saca, Israel Eliecer | 1615 | ECU | −2B | =20N | +22B | =13N | +17B | −10N | =16B | −14N | −19B | 3.5 | 34.0 | 37.0 | 12.00 | 1524 | -51.6 |
| 16 | Freire Verdezoto, Ian Gustavo | 1568 | ECU | −10B | +19N | +18B | −6N | −8N | +23B | =15N | −12N | −22B | 3.5 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 11.25 | 1540 | -18.4 |
| 17 | Mejia Ortiz, Gabriel Arnau | 1515 | ECU | −4N | +21B | −1N | +23B | −15N | F | −11B | =19N | +25B | 3.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 8.25 | 1450 | -24.8 |
| 18 | Linan Lezama, Andres | 1653 | ECU | +25N | −4B | −16N | +20B | −21N | −6B | +23N | F | =13N | 3.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 8.75 | 1401 | -78.0 |
| 19 | Sanchez Fonseca, Renato Jose | 1451 | ECU | −6N | −16B | F | −8B | −23N | +22B | +24N | =17B | +15N | 3.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 9.25 | 1594 | +48.0 |
| 20 | Benavides Mantilla, Luis Alejandr | 1456 | ECU | −7B | =15B | =14N | −18N | +25B | −13N | F | +21B | −11B | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 8.00 | 1440 | -8.8 |
| 21 | Siguenza Dutan, Victor Andre | 1426 | ECU | −5B | −17N | +24B | +22N | +18B | −7N | −13B | −20N | F | 3.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 7.50 | 1483 | +18.0 |
| 22 | Benavides Portilla, Erick | 1406 | ECU | −11N | =14B | −15N | −21B | F | −19N | +25B | =24N | +16N | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 7.25 | 1374 | -14.4 |
| 23 | Clavijo Gonzalez, Alain | 0 | ECU | F | −7N | −10B | −17N | +19B | −16N | −18B | =25N | +24B | 2.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 5.00 | 1455 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Cardenas Aguilar, Marcelo Ignacio | 1496 | ECU | −12N | −8B | −21N | F | −14B | =25N | −19B | =22B | −23N | 1.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 2.00 | 1172 | -81.2 |
| 25 | FIDE 3673375 | 0 | — | −18B | F | −11N | −14B | −20N | =24B | −22N | =23B | −17N | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1.75 | 1105 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sanchez Velez, Alex LeonardoECU+93.26.0 pts · #5
- 2Tituana Quizhpi, Cristopher JavierECU+92.85.0 pts · #8
- 3Sozoranga Barahona,Jordy AlexanderECU+79.26.5 pts · #2
- 1Ruiz Guanga, Lucas MathiasECU-82.05.5 pts · #7
- 2Cardenas Aguilar, Marcelo IgnacioECU-81.21.0 pts · #24
- 3Linan Lezama, AndresECU-78.03.5 pts · #22
- R1+551 Elo gap
- R1+389 Elo gap
- R3+387 Elo gap