Campeonato Distrital Amateur Categoria Sub-2300 Absoluto

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29 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 16 May 2026 to 18 May 2026 in Bogota D.C., Colombia. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2021, and top seed was Juan Esteban Cabiativa (🇨🇴 COL, 2172).

Samuel Mesa Baez (🇨🇴 COL, 1993) won with 4.5/6, ahead of German Enrique Rodriguez Velasco (4.5) and Renan Arturo Gonzalez Mojica (4.5). Mesa Baez shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Carlos Andres Marulanda (1807) beat German Enrique Rodriguez Velasco (FM, 2086), a +279-point gap.

Location

🇨🇴Bogota D.C., Colombia

Dates

16 May 2026 → 18 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇴Juan Esteban Cabiativa2172

Avg top 10

2,021

Participants

Titled players · 6

FM×5

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇨🇴Colombia×29

Top 3

🥇
Samuel Mesa Baez
🇨🇴COL·1993
4.5pts·2150perf+24.4
🥈
FMGerman Enrique Rodriguez Velasco
🇨🇴COL·2086
4.5pts·2039perf-3.4
🥉
FMRenan Arturo Gonzalez Mojica
🇨🇴COL·2108
4.5pts·2287perf+16.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R3; 3 players tied at 4.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Mesa Baez4.5Gonzalez Mojica4.5Rodriguez Velasco4.5Valle4Vargas Benavides4Vargas Diaz3.5

R3–R6 · LEAD HELD

Samuel Mesa Baez held the sole lead from R3 through R6 without losing it.

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 4.5/6. Mesa Baez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (17.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Samuel Mesa Baez 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Renan Arturo Gonzalez Mojica 4 wins (R1–R5)FM German Enrique Rodriguez Velasco 4 wins (R2–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Samuel Mesa Baez	*	—	—	½
2FMRenan Arturo Gonzalez Mojica	—	*	—	—
3FMGerman Enrique Rodriguez Velasco	—	—	*	—
4FMEfrain Valle	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Mesa Baez, Samuel	1993	COL	+17B	+12N	+13B	−6N	+8B	=5N	4.5	17.0	19.5	14.00	2150	+24.4
2	Rodriguez Velasco, German EnriqueFM	2086	COL	−15B	+20N	+21B	+12N	+14B	=6N	4.5	14.0	16.0	11.75	2039	-3.4
3	Gonzalez Mojica, Renan ArturoFM	2108	COL	+24B	F	+27N	+7B	+6B	=4N	4.5	13.0	13.0	11.00	2287	+16.6
4	Vargas Benavides, MauricioFM	1922	COL	F	+9N	+15B	=8N	+10B	=3B	4.0	17.5	17.5	13.50	2224	+37.4
5	Valle, EfrainFM	2012	COL	+19N	=27B	−7N	+13B	+17N	=1B	4.0	15.5	16.0	10.00	1988	-3.2
6	Garcia Alarcon, AlvaroFM	2106	COL	F	+10N	+22B	+1B	−3N	=2B	3.5	19.0	19.0	12.25	2150	+6.2
7	Guerra, Alvaro	1892	COL	+20B	=15N	+5B	−3N	+9B	−8N	3.5	18.0	20.0	10.75	2017	+20.0
8	Cabiativa, Juan Esteban	2172	COL	F	+16B	+14N	=4B	−1N	+7B	3.5	17.5	17.5	11.00	2049	-24.4
9	Bejarano, Dany Andres	1947	COL	=16N	−4B	+26N	+23B	−7N	+18B	3.5	14.0	15.0	6.25	1892	-7.8
10	Vargas Diaz, David Alejandro	1888	COL	+18N	−6B	=23N	+27B	−4N	+25B	3.5	13.0	13.5	5.25	1909	+3.8
11	Naranjo Diaz, Juan Felipe	1707	COL	F	=19B	=16N	+28B	=25N	+23B	3.5	8.0	8.5	5.00	1913	+55.6
12	Ceballos, Julio Cesar	1835	COL	+21N	−1B	+25N	−2B	−13N	+16B	3.0	16.5	18.0	6.00	1853	+2.0
13	Ortegon Villacorte, Linda Daniela	1816	COL	F	+26B	−1N	−5N	+12B	+22N	3.0	14.5	14.5	6.00	2012	+26.4
14	Rodriguez Munoz, Cesar Esteban	1909	COL	+28N	+23B	−8B	+22N	−2N	−17B	3.0	14.0	14.5	4.00	1914	+0.2
15	Marulanda, Carlos Andres	1807	COL	+2N	=7B	−4N	−18B	−16N	+28N	2.5	17.0	17.5	6.75	1795	-3.4
16	Rua Palacio, Nora	1783	COL	=9B	−8N	=11B	=20N	+15B	−12N	2.5	16.0	18.0	7.00	1806	+0.6
17	Gomez, Dario G	1800	COL	−1N	=18B	+19N	F	−5B	+14N	2.5	16.0	17.0	6.25	1885	+11.0
18	Celis Vargas, Walter Enrique	1707	COL	−10B	=17N	+24B	+15N	−22B	−9N	2.5	14.0	15.5	5.25	1808	+14.8
19	Ramirez Bonilla, Sergio Daniel	1806	COL	−5B	=11N	−17B	=24N	+28B	−21N	2.0	13.5	14.0	3.00	1669	-45.6
20	Pedraza Aldana, Alexandra	1711	COL	−7N	−2B	+28N	=16B	−23N	=24B	2.0	13.5	14.0	2.50	1720	0.0
21	Cordero Gonzalez, Victor William	1705	COL	−12B	F	−2N	−25B	+24N	+19B	2.0	12.5	12.5	3.50	1783	+8.4
22	Malagon Guzman, Juan Daniel	1930	COL	F	+29B	−6N	−14B	+18N	−13B	2.0	12.0	12.0	2.50	1802	-17.4
23	Ruiz Cruz, Cesar Augusto	1774	COL	F	−14N	=10B	−9N	+20B	−11N	1.5	15.5	15.5	3.75	1683	-12.2
24	Gonzalez, Amalia	1815	COL	−3N	=28B	−18N	=19B	−21B	=20N	1.5	13.0	13.5	2.25	1600	-34.6
25	Riscanevo Oicata, Reyes	1733	COL	−26N	F	−12B	+21N	=11B	−10N	1.5	13.0	13.0	3.75	1664	-9.6
26	Osorio Polania, Hugo	1929	COL	+25B	−13N	−9B	F	F	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	1.50	1707	-34.8
27	Mora, Luis Jose	1868	COL	F	=5N	−3B	−10N	F	F	0.5	15.5	15.5	2.00	1730	-9.6
28	Garvin Mejia, Ricardo Luis	1722	COL	−14B	=24N	−20B	−11N	−19N	−15B	0.5	13.0	14.5	0.75	1392	-38.6
29	Estrella Becerra, FernandoCM	1833	COL	F	−22N	F	F	F	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1130	-7.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Naranjo Diaz, Juan FelipeCOL
+55.6
3.5 pts · #10
2Vargas Benavides, MauricioFMCOL
+37.4
4.0 pts · #5
3Ortegon Villacorte, Linda DanielaCOL
+26.4
3.0 pts · #14

Top rating losers

1Ramirez Bonilla, Sergio DanielCOL
-45.6
2.0 pts · #19
2Garvin Mejia, Ricardo LuisCOL
-38.6
0.5 pts · #27
3Osorio Polania, HugoCOL
-34.8
1.0 pts · #26

Biggest upsets

R1+279 Elo gap
Marulanda, Carlos Andres1807 beat FMRodriguez Velasco, German Enrique2086
R5+179 Elo gap
Mesa Baez, Samuel1993 beat Cabiativa, Juan Esteban2172
R3+120 Elo gap
Guerra, Alvaro1892 beat FMValle, Efrain2012