IV Torneig Europeu de Primavera Alzira 2025 Rondas 3
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21 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 31 May 2025 in Alzira (Alicante), Spain. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1873, and top seed was Ignacio Arce Tallada (🇪🇸 ESP, 1930).
Rafael Roca Cruz (🇪🇸 ESP, 1890) won with 1.0/3, ahead of Cesar Suner Pascual (1.0) and David Ribes Nicolau (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 3: Cesar Suner Pascual (1463) beat German Porras Boronat (1736), a +273-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Alzira (Alicante), Spain
Dates
31 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇪🇸Spain×20
🇨🇱Chile×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 9 players tied at 1.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
9 players finish on 1.0/3. Roca Cruz takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roca Cruz, Rafael | 1890 | ESP | F | F | +13N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2592 | +7.4 |
| 2 | Suner Pascual, Cesar | 1463 | ESP | F | F | +17B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2536 | +32.4 |
| 3 | Ribes Nicolau, David | 1540 | ESP | F | F | +18N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2385 | +22.4 |
| 4 | Quesada Santamaria, Vicente | 1687 | ESP | F | F | +15N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2263 | +4.4 |
| 5 | Arce Tallada, Ignacio | 1930 | ESP | F | F | +14B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2688 | +8.8 |
| 6 | Ramon Gualberto, Arturo | 1926 | ESP | F | F | +12B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2724 | +10.0 |
| 7 | Vistos Salvador, Jose Miguel | 1491 | ESP | F | F | +16B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2361 | +24.0 |
| 8 | Benedito Salavert, Jaime | 1875 | ESP | F | F | +20N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2275 | +1.6 |
| 9 | Barbero Verdu, Francisco | 1924 | ESP | F | F | +19B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2569 | +5.8 |
| 10 | Garcia Guerola, Vicent | 1648 | ESP | F | F | =11B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1816 | +4.4 |
| 11 | Barberan Perez, Guillermo | 1816 | ESP | F | F | =10N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1648 | -4.4 |
| 12 | Apolo Sanchez, Manuel | 1924 | ESP | F | F | −6N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1126 | -10.0 |
| 13 | Piera Andres, Isaac | 1790 | ESP | F | F | −1B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1090 | -14.8 |
| 14 | Canales Farfan, Salvador | 1888 | CHI | F | F | −5N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1130 | -8.8 |
| 15 | Sancho Boluda, Albert | 1463 | ESP | F | F | −4B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 887 | -4.4 |
| 16 | Lopez Juan, Miguel | 1561 | ESP | F | F | −7N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 691 | -12.0 |
| 17 | Porras Boronat, German | 1736 | ESP | F | F | −2N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 681 | -16.2 |
| 18 | Arce Gutierrez, Jon | 1584 | ESP | F | F | −3B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 740 | -22.4 |
| 19 | Perez Mas, Jose Manuel | 1769 | ESP | F | F | −9N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1124 | -5.8 |
| 20 | Perales Balaguer, Vicente | 1454 | ESP | F | F | −8B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1054 | -3.2 |
| 21 | Ripoll Ahullo, Jose Rafael | 0 | ESP | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 951 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Suner Pascual, CesarESP+32.41.0 pts · #2
- 2Vistos Salvador, Jose MiguelESP+24.01.0 pts · #7
- 3Ribes Nicolau, DavidESP+22.41.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Arce Gutierrez, JonESP-22.40.0 pts · #18
- 2Porras Boronat, GermanESP-16.20.0 pts · #17
- 3Piera Andres, IsaacESP-14.80.0 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R3+273 Elo gap