IV Torneig Europeu de Primavera Alzira 2025 Rondas 4-7
25 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Jun 2025 to 28 Jun 2025 in Alzira (Alicante), Spain. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1886, and top seed was Ignacio Arce Tallada (🇪🇸 ESP, 1942).
Jaime Benedito Salavert (🇪🇸 ESP, 1846) won with 3.0/7, ahead of Rafael Roca Cruz (3.0) and Salvador Canales Farfan (2.5). Benedito Salavert won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Vicente Quesada Santamaria (1678) beat Isaac Piera Andres (1889), a +211-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 3.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 11 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 3.0/7. Benedito Salavert takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (7.5).
Francisco Barbero Verdu was #12 at R4, climbed to #3 over the final stretch.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jaime Benedito Salavert | * | — | — | 0 |
| 2Rafael Roca Cruz | — | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Francisco Barbero Verdu | — | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Salvador Canales Farfan | 1 | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benedito Salavert, Jaime | 1846 | ESP | F | F | F | +11B | −3B | +15N | +4B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.00 | 1851 | +2.2 |
| 2 | Roca Cruz, Rafael | 1893 | ESP | F | F | F | +5B | =14B | =3N | +19B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.00 | 2085 | +20.0 |
| 3 | Canales Farfan, Salvador | 1879 | CHI | F | F | F | +6B | +1N | =2B | −5N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 1948 | +7.2 |
| 4 | Vila Todosantos, Jose Miguel | 1562 | ESP | F | F | F | +16B | +11N | =12B | −1N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 1710 | +10.8 |
| 5 | Barbero Verdu, Francisco | 1938 | ESP | F | F | F | −2N | +24B | =19N | +3B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.75 | 1978 | +4.2 |
| 6 | Mari Pons, Enric | 1734 | ESP | F | F | F | −3N | +7B | −8N | +15B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1795 | +6.2 |
| 7 | Porras Boronat, German | 1731 | ESP | F | F | F | +13B | −6N | +23B | −9N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1635 | -9.2 |
| 8 | Piera Andres, Isaac | 1889 | ESP | F | F | F | −15N | F | +6B | +12N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.50 | 1853 | -5.6 |
| 9 | Miquel Badenes, Indalecio | 1794 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +20N | +7B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2413 | +11.2 |
| 10 | Colom Mompo, Cesar | 1782 | ESP | F | F | F | +23N | F | +21B | F | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2399 | +10.6 |
| 11 | Suner Pascual, Cesar | 1493 | ESP | F | F | F | −1N | −4B | +16N | =13B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1356 | -24.0 |
| 12 | Perez Mas, Jose Manuel | 1772 | ESP | F | F | F | +22B | F | =4N | −8B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1658 | -8.4 |
| 13 | Perales Balaguer, Vicente | 1477 | ESP | F | F | F | −7N | F | +25B | =11N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1567 | +13.6 |
| 14 | Ramon Gualberto, Arturo | 1933 | ESP | F | F | F | +24B | =2N | F | F | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 2111 | +9.0 |
| 15 | Quesada Santamaria, Vicente | 1678 | ESP | F | F | F | +8B | F | −1B | −6N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1699 | +1.4 |
| 16 | Ripoll Ahullo, Jose Rafael | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | −4N | F | −11B | +22N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1407 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Apolo Sanchez, Manuel | 1925 | ESP | F | F | F | +20B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2325 | +1.6 |
| 18 | Arce Gutierrez, Jon | 1572 | ESP | F | F | F | +25N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.00 | 2260 | +14.0 |
| 19 | Barberan Perez, Guillermo | 1818 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | =5B | −2N | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1723 | -4.8 |
| 20 | Vistos Salvador, Jose Miguel | 1495 | ESP | F | F | F | −17N | F | −9B | =21N | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.25 | 1511 | -0.4 |
| 21 | Garcia Guerola, Vicent | 1662 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | −10N | =20B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1446 | -11.2 |
| 22 | Gomez Rubio, Ivan | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | −12N | F | F | −16B | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 972 | -7.6 |
| 23 | Ribes Nicolau, David | 1535 | ESP | F | F | F | −10B | F | −7N | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 957 | -17.6 |
| 24 | Arce Tallada, Ignacio | 1942 | ESP | F | F | F | −14N | −5N | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1136 | -20.4 |
| 25 | Sancho Boluda, Albert | 1460 | ESP | F | F | F | −18B | F | −13N | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 725 | -16.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Roca Cruz, RafaelESP+20.03.0 pts · #2
- 2Arce Gutierrez, JonESP+14.01.0 pts · #14
- 3Perales Balaguer, VicenteESP+13.61.5 pts · #13
- 1Suner Pascual, CesarESP-24.01.5 pts · #20
- 2Arce Tallada, IgnacioESP-20.40.0 pts · #24
- 3Ribes Nicolau, DavidESP-17.60.0 pts · #23
- R4+211 Elo gap