LVIII Torneo Internacional Villa de Mislata Grupo A Open
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38 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Mislata (Valencia), Spain. 14 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2194, and top seed was Vadim Cernov (π·π΄ ROU, IM, 2290).
Vadim Cernov (π·π΄ ROU, IM, 2290) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Vlad Ionut Bercaru (6.0) and Xinyu Cao (6.0). Cernov shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Xinyu Cao (1910) beat Jose Torres Sanchez (FM, 2207), a +297-point gap.
Location
πͺπΈMislata (Valencia), Spain
Dates
11 Aug 2025 β 17 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 9 rounds
Titled players Β· 14
IMΓ1
FMΓ8
CMΓ5
Federations Β· 8 represented
πͺπΈSpainΓ29
π«π·FranceΓ1
πΊπ¦UkraineΓ1
π·π΄RomaniaΓ1
π¦πΏAzerbaijanΓ1
π²π¦MoroccoΓ1
πΊπΈUnited States of AmericaΓ1
π΅π±PolandΓ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 9 roundsIM Vadim Cernov led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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Cernov6.5Torosyan Saghatelyan6Cao6Torres Sanchez6Bercaru6Alonso Gimenez5.5β ex-leaders:Vinuesa Sorliled R4, #7
R4 Β· LEADER CHANGE13 Aug
CM Ruben Vinuesa Sorli takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R1βR9 Β· UNBEATEN
IM Vadim Cernov went unbeaten across 9 games (R1βR9).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMVadim Cernov | * | β | 1 | β |
| 2CMArturo Torosyan Saghatelyan | β | * | β | Β½ |
| 3Xinyu Cao | 0 | β | * | 1 |
| 4FMJose Torres Sanchez | β | Β½ | 0 | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cernov, VadimIM | 2290 | ROU | =22N | +3B | =2N | +19B | +8N | =6B | =11N | =13N | +7B | 6.5 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 32.00 | 2266 | -1.0 |
| 2 | Bercaru, Vlad Ionut | 2093 | ESP | +37B | =4N | =1B | =14N | =9N | =12B | +31N | =11B | +6N | 6.0 | 40.0 | 40.5 | 24.25 | 2230 | +65.2 |
| 3 | Cao, Xinyu | 1910 | ESP | +15B | β1N | +18B | +5N | β6B | +29N | β7B | +25N | +8B | 6.0 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 23.50 | 2235 | +148.8 |
| 4 | Torosyan Saghatelyan, ArturoCM | 2044 | ESP | +26N | =2B | =9N | β11B | +30B | =14N | =5B | +15N | +13B | 6.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 23.50 | 2231 | +90.4 |
| 5 | Torres Sanchez, JoseFM | 2207 | ESP | β12N | +24N | +17B | β3B | =19N | +23B | =4N | +21B | +11N | 6.0 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 22.00 | 2123 | -15.8 |
| 6 | Alonso Gimenez, MauroFM | 2103 | ESP | +23N | +16B | +12N | β8B | +3N | =1N | =13B | =7N | β2B | 5.5 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 25.75 | 2149 | +22.4 |
| 7 | Salvador Buiza, Victor | 2146 | ESP | +17B | =10N | β8B | +21N | +12N | =11B | +3N | =6B | β1N | 5.5 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 25.50 | 2153 | +5.6 |
| 8 | Vinuesa Sorli, RubenCM | 2087 | ESP | +36B | =11B | +7N | +6N | β1B | β13N | +20B | +9B | β3N | 5.5 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 23.00 | 2194 | +50.5 |
| 9 | Buenafe Moya, JavierFM | 2184 | ESP | =25B | =14N | =4B | +27N | =2B | +15N | =10B | β8N | +20B | 5.5 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 21.25 | 2125 | -12.8 |
| 10 | Antoneac Antoneac, Pablo Silviu | 2064 | ESP | +35N | =7B | =11N | β13B | +26N | +16B | =9N | =14B | =12N | 5.5 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 19.25 | 2122 | +29.2 |
| 11 | Cernov, HenrikFM | 2258 | GER | +38B | =8N | =10B | +4N | =15B | =7N | =1B | =2N | β5B | 5.0 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 22.50 | 2160 | -23.0 |
| 12 | Sala Esquiva, Miguel | 1999 | ESP | +5B | +27N | β6B | +30N | β7B | =2N | =15B | =18N | =10B | 5.0 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 19.50 | 2157 | +76.0 |
| 13 | Zrikem, NassimFM | 2216 | MAR | +21B | F | =20N | +10N | F | +8B | =6N | =1B | β4N | 4.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 21.50 | 2193 | -2.8 |
| 14 | Serra Villafranca, Felix | 1893 | ESP | F | =9B | +25N | =2B | =16N | =4B | +19N | =10N | F | 4.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 18.75 | 2156 | +98.8 |
| 15 | Verkholantcev, AndreiCM | 2093 | ESP | β3N | +37B | +36N | +28B | =11N | β9B | =12N | β4B | F | 4.0 | 33.5 | 34.0 | 8.50 | 2002 | -37.2 |
| 16 | Mammadov, Jamal | 1960 | AZE | +30B | β6N | =27B | +33N | =14B | β10N | =18B | β20N | F | 3.5 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 8.50 | 2024 | +18.9 |
| 17 | Gomez Ferrer, Jesus | 1935 | ESP | β7N | +26B | β5N | +32B | β18N | +27B | β21N | =28B | F | 3.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 6.50 | 1972 | +6.4 |
| 18 | Gonzalez Santamartina, Jorge | 2058 | ESP | F | =32B | β3N | F | +17B | F | =16N | =12B | +28N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 10.50 | 1982 | -11.0 |
| 19 | Morera Roda, Lucas | 2047 | ESP | =24B | +33N | =31B | β1N | =5B | =28N | β14B | F | F | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 8.00 | 2012 | -14.4 |
| 20 | Herraiz Gomez, Iker | 2037 | ESP | +28B | =31N | =13B | F | F | F | β8N | +16B | β9N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 8.75 | 2086 | +15.6 |
| 21 | Ontanon Gomez, Jesus | 2012 | ESP | β13N | F | +35B | β7B | F | +26N | +17B | β5N | F | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 6.50 | 2037 | +3.4 |
| 22 | Martinez Villena, David | 2036 | ESP | =1B | F | β28N | β26B | F | =24N | +36B | +23N | F | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.75 | 1936 | -16.2 |
| 23 | Carneiro, Noah | 1921 | USA | β6B | β30N | F | +36N | +32B | β5N | +29B | β22B | F | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.50 | 1998 | +25.2 |
| 24 | Romero Barkouk, Rayan | 1860 | ESP | =19N | β5B | β29B | β35N | +37N | =22B | =27N | =34N | F | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.25 | 1928 | +22.4 |
| 25 | Morejon, EduardoFM | 1986 | VEN | =9N | F | β14B | F | F | +35B | +28N | β3B | F | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.75 | 1935 | -7.0 |
| 26 | Rudowski, Szymon | 1847 | POL | β4B | β17N | F | +22N | β10B | β21B | +35N | F | F | 2.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 4.00 | 1869 | +3.0 |
| 27 | Defez Gomez, Juan FranciscoCM | 2106 | ESP | F | β12B | =16N | β9B | F | β17N | =24B | β29N | +34B | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 4.75 | 1823 | -53.0 |
| 28 | Lluna Castilla, Alvaro | 1817 | ESP | β20N | F | +22B | β15N | F | =19B | β25B | =17N | β18B | 2.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 6.25 | 1869 | +7.2 |
| 29 | Gonzalez Aguirre, LuisCM | 2015 | ESP | β31B | F | +24N | F | F | β3B | β23N | +27B | F | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.00 | 1938 | -11.2 |
| 30 | Mouhamad, JoachimFM | 2159 | FRA | β16N | +23B | +32N | β12B | β4N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.50 | 1899 | -34.4 |
| 31 | Chernikov, VladimirFM | 2255 | UKR | +29N | =20B | =19N | F | F | F | β2B | F | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 2048 | -21.2 |
| 32 | Sanchez Lake, Alvaro | 1930 | ESP | =33B | =18N | β30B | β17N | β23N | =37B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.75 | 1825 | -32.4 |
| 33 | Perez Travieso, Saul | 2117 | ESP | =32N | β19B | +37N | β16B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 1877 | -26.2 |
| 34 | Ainsa Jimenez, Lucas | 1916 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | +37N | =24B | β27N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1961 | +6.8 |
| 35 | Martinez Vestergaard, Kristian | 1871 | ESP | β10B | F | β21N | +24B | F | β25N | β26B | F | F | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 1714 | -19.0 |
| 36 | Antonino Dunai, Daniel | 1884 | ESP | β8N | +38N | β15B | β23B | F | F | β22N | F | F | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 1794 | -20.8 |
| 37 | Sanchis Almagro, Francisco | 1919 | ESP | β2N | β15N | β33B | F | β24B | =32N | β34B | F | F | 0.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.75 | 1600 | -37.0 |
| 38 | Benslimane, Khalil | 2033 | ESP | β11N | β36B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1271 | -18.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Cao, XinyuESP+148.86.0 pts Β· #3
- 2Serra Villafranca, FelixESP+98.84.5 pts Β· #14
- 3Torosyan Saghatelyan, ArturoCMESP+90.46.0 pts Β· #2
Top rating losers
- 1Defez Gomez, Juan FranciscoCMESP-53.02.0 pts Β· #29
- 2Verkholantcev, AndreiCMESP-37.24.0 pts Β· #15
- 3Sanchis Almagro, FranciscoESP-37.00.5 pts Β· #37
Biggest upsets
- R4+297 Elo gap
- R3+219 Elo gap
- R1+208 Elo gap