PETER LONG MEMORIAL - 2 INTERNATIONAL KILLER CHESS TRAINING OPEN
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34 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 May 2025 to 16 May 2025 in Roquetas de Mar (Almeria), Spain. 11 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2347, and top seed was Joseph Girel (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2498).
Renier Castellanos Rodriguez (🇪🇸 ESP, GM, 2474) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Julen Luis Arizmendi Martinez (6.5) and Joseph Girel (6.5). Castellanos Rodriguez won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Juan Manuel 1968 Manzano Lopez (1663) beat Brendan Lyons (1872), a +209-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Roquetas de Mar (Almeria), Spain
Dates
10 May 2025 → 16 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 11
GM×5
IM×2
FM×2
CM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇪🇸Spain×18
🇺🇸United States of America×3
🇬🇧England×2
🇩🇪Germany×2
🇵🇱Poland×2
🇩🇰Denmark×2
🇲🇩Moldova×1
🇮🇪Ireland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsGM Renier Castellanos Rodriguez led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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6
1
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1
1
1
1
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R3–R9 · LEAD HELD
GM Renier Castellanos Rodriguez never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Renier Castellanos Rodriguez drew with GM Joseph Girel (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
GM Renier Castellanos Rodriguez won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMRenier Castellanos Rodriguez | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2GMJoseph Girel | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3GMJulen Luis Arizmendi Martinez | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4GMDaniel W Gormally | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castellanos Rodriguez, RenierGM | 2474 | ESP | +19B | +21N | +6B | =2N | +4B | =5N | =3B | +15N | +16B | 7.5 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 36.25 | 2555 | +11.0 |
| 2 | Arizmendi Martinez, Julen LuisGM | 2495 | ESP | +28N | +7B | =5N | =1B | =3N | +8B | =6N | +10B | =4N | 6.5 | 46.5 | 49.5 | 34.00 | 2483 | +1.6 |
| 3 | Girel, JosephGM | 2498 | FRA | +33B | +9N | =4B | =6N | =2B | +7N | =1N | +5B | =14N | 6.5 | 46.0 | 48.0 | 33.00 | 2490 | +1.7 |
| 4 | Gormally, Daniel WGM | 2443 | ENG | +11N | +8B | =3N | =5B | −1N | +21B | =15N | +7B | =2B | 6.0 | 46.0 | 49.5 | 30.50 | 2409 | -0.7 |
| 5 | Del Rio De Angelis, Salvador GabrielGM | 2402 | ESP | +24B | +18N | =2B | =4N | +9B | =1B | =8N | −3N | =6B | 5.5 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 27.25 | 2363 | -1.3 |
| 6 | Skytte, RasmusIM | 2360 | DEN | +20N | +10B | −1N | =3B | F | +9N | =2B | +8B | =5N | 5.5 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 27.75 | 2405 | +7.1 |
| 7 | Kavutskiy, KostyaIM | 2356 | USA | +25B | −2N | =16B | +18N | +19B | −3B | +12N | −4N | +13B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 21.00 | 2225 | -9.4 |
| 8 | Praczukowski, Stanislaw | 2134 | POL | +23B | −4N | +25B | +12N | +10B | −2N | =5B | −6N | =11N | 5.0 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 21.25 | 2149 | +5.0 |
| 9 | Tonndorf, MatthiasFM | 2139 | GER | +30N | −3B | +20N | +13B | −5N | −6B | +25N | −14B | +28N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 17.00 | 2136 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Anatol, Luke Leon Robin | 2007 | USA | +34B | −6N | +26B | =14N | −8N | +28B | +18B | −2N | =22N | 5.0 | 34.5 | 35.0 | 14.00 | 2108 | +44.8 |
| 11 | Juan Mas, Santiago | 1899 | ESP | −4B | =23N | −12B | =33N | +26B | =13B | +27N | +18N | =8B | 5.0 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 17.00 | 1981 | +17.0 |
| 12 | Kalus, Franciszek | 1690 | POL | =13N | =17B | +11N | −8B | =28N | +27B | −7B | +20N | −15B | 4.5 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 17.25 | 1947 | +53.0 |
| 13 | Semprun Martinez, Fernando | 2017 | ESP | =12B | +33N | =14B | −9N | −25B | =11N | +24B | +19N | −7N | 4.5 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 16.00 | 1980 | -9.0 |
| 14 | Eckert, DougFM | 2146 | USA | +26B | F | =13N | =10B | F | =18N | =16B | +9N | =3B | 4.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 19.75 | 2168 | +4.8 |
| 15 | Juan Lepp, Jaime Boris | 2114 | ESP | +27N | F | F | +16B | F | +22N | =4B | −1B | +12N | 4.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 18.00 | 2274 | +52.8 |
| 16 | Alvarez Morales, Miguel | 1981 | ESP | +31B | F | =7N | −15N | F | +25B | =14N | +22B | −1N | 4.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 14.00 | 2163 | +25.2 |
| 17 | Quiros Florea, Rafael-Santiago | 1824 | ESP | =22B | =12N | −21B | +31N | −27B | −19N | +26B | +25N | F | 4.0 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 12.50 | 1825 | -4.0 |
| 18 | Asensio Ramon, Ismael | 2003 | ESP | +32N | −5B | +29N | −7B | +20N | =14B | −10N | −11B | F | 3.5 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 11.25 | 1943 | -28.8 |
| 19 | Skutta, Bernd, Dr. | 1911 | GER | −1N | +30B | −22N | +23B | −7N | +17B | =21N | −13B | F | 3.5 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 12.25 | 1982 | +9.0 |
| 20 | Corotcova, Anastasia | 1844 | MDA | −6B | +34N | −9B | +26N | −18B | +31N | −22B | −12B | =27N | 3.5 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 7.50 | 1760 | -19.8 |
| 21 | Skytte, RobertCM | 2007 | DEN | +29N | −1B | +17N | =22B | F | −4N | =19B | =28B | F | 3.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 12.00 | 2046 | +8.4 |
| 22 | Guillen Martinez, Hugo | 2155 | ESP | =17N | F | +19B | =21N | F | −15B | +20N | −16N | =10B | 3.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 13.25 | 1956 | -69.2 |
| 23 | Fernandez Salmeron, Ricardo | 1787 | ESP | −8N | =11B | F | −19N | =30B | =29B | −31N | +24N | +32B | 3.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 11.50 | 1821 | +3.2 |
| 24 | Lyons, Brendan | 1872 | IRL | −5N | −29B | −27B | +34N | =31B | +32N | −13N | −23B | +26B | 3.5 | 27.5 | 28.0 | 7.25 | 1663 | -39.6 |
| 25 | Fornieles Bretones, Antonio | 1828 | ESP | −7N | +32B | −8N | +29B | +13N | −16N | −9B | −17B | F | 3.0 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 10.00 | 1840 | -5.2 |
| 26 | Wheeler, Tim | 1820 | ENG | −14N | +31B | −10N | −20B | −11N | +34B | −17N | +29B | −24N | 3.0 | 31.0 | 31.5 | 6.00 | 1644 | -35.8 |
| 27 | Valverde Lopez, Francisco Leopoldo | 1716 | ESP | −15B | F | +24N | −28B | +17N | −12N | −11B | =30N | =20B | 3.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 10.75 | 1786 | +11.0 |
| 28 | Ferro Martinez, Damian | 1952 | CUB | −2B | F | F | +27N | =12B | −10N | +30B | =21N | −9B | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 10.00 | 1907 | -10.4 |
| 29 | Manzano Lopez, Juan Manuel 1968 | 1663 | ESP | −21B | +24N | −18B | −25N | =34B | =23N | −33B | −26N | +31B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 8.00 | 1648 | -6.0 |
| 30 | Tonndorf, Ariadna | 1788 | ESP | −9B | −19N | F | +32B | =23N | F | −28N | =27B | +34N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 6.25 | 1699 | -14.2 |
| 31 | Sousa, Afonso Catrau | 0 | POR | −16N | −26N | +34B | −17B | =24N | −20B | +23B | −32N | −29N | 2.5 | 27.0 | 27.5 | 5.75 | 1638 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Solis Lopez, Jose Francisco | 0 | ESP | −18B | −25N | =33B | −30N | F | −24B | +34N | +31B | −23N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 4.00 | 1583 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Sales Montealegre, RaquelWFM | 1977 | ESP | −3N | −13B | =32N | =11B | F | F | +29N | F | F | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 6.75 | 1902 | -9.8 |
| 34 | Guillen Vazquez, Luis | 1437 | ESP | −10N | −20B | −31N | −24B | =29N | −26N | −32B | F | −30B | 0.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1.50 | 1396 | -3.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kalus, FranciszekPOL+53.04.5 pts · #12
- 2Juan Lepp, Jaime BorisESP+52.84.5 pts · #13
- 3Anatol, Luke Leon RobinUSA+44.85.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Guillen Martinez, HugoESP-69.23.5 pts · #16
- 2Lyons, BrendanIRL-39.63.5 pts · #28
- 3Wheeler, TimENG-35.83.0 pts · #27
Biggest upsets
- R2+209 Elo gap
- R3+209 Elo gap
- R5+189 Elo gap