XXXVIII TROFEO AYTO DE BARAKALDO 2025

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92 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 19 Sept 2025 to 26 Sept 2025 in Barakaldo (Vizcaya), Spain. 6 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2180, and top seed was Keith C Arkell (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2370).

Juan Manuel Ruiz Abad (🇪🇸 ESP, 2254) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Juan David Becerra (5.5) and David Diez Fraile (5.0). Ruiz Abad took the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Ismael Redero Calderon (1447) beat Alberto Lafuente Ollero (1797), a +350-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸Barakaldo (Vizcaya), Spain

Dates

19 Sept 2025 → 26 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇧GMKeith C Arkell2370

Avg top 10

2,180

Participants

92

Titled players · 6

GM×1

FM×2

CM×1

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇪🇸Spain×87

🇨🇴Colombia×2

🇲🇽Mexico×1

🇯🇪Jersey×1

🇬🇧England×1

Top 3

🥇
Juan Manuel Ruiz Abad
🇪🇸ESP·2254
5.5pts·2210perf-4.4
🥈
FMJuan David Becerra
🇨🇴COL·2356
5.5pts·2383perf+1.8
🥉
David Diez Fraile
🇪🇸ESP·2110
5.0pts·2116perf+4.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

37

11

4

1

1

1

2

Ruiz Abad5.5Becerra5.5Arkell5Diez Fraile5Urbieta Gabancho5Curiel Garcia5— ex-leaders:Calleja Gonzalezled R4, #16

R5 · LEADER CHANGE24 Sept

Juan Manuel Ruiz Abad takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.5/7. Ruiz Abad takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Juan Manuel Ruiz Abad 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Juan David Becerra 4 wins (R4–R7)GM Keith C Arkell 3 wins (R1–R3)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ruiz Abad, Juan Manuel	2254	ESP	+89B	+34N	+6B	=9N	+17B	=7N	=5B	5.5	26.0	26.0	19.00	2210	-4.4
2	Becerra, Juan DavidFM	2356	COL	+53N	F	=16B	+10N	+6B	+8B	+7N	5.5	25.0	25.0	23.00	2383	+1.8
3	Diez Fraile, David	2110	ESP	+24N	+23B	=8N	+27B	−5N	+9B	=12N	5.0	25.5	29.0	19.50	2116	+4.6
4	Arkell, Keith CGM	2370	ENG	+91B	+10N	+11B	−17N	+45B	=5N	=13N	5.0	25.5	25.5	16.75	2161	-12.7
5	Curiel Garcia, Christian	2092	ESP	+38N	F	+65B	+16N	+3B	=4B	=1N	5.0	24.5	24.5	19.25	2317	+33.8
6	Urbieta Gabancho, Koldo	1963	ESP	+88B	+25N	−1N	+66B	−2N	+53B	+52N	5.0	21.5	21.5	10.50	2086	+22.4
7	Ostolazaga Barragan, Eneko	2107	ESP	+64B	F	+26N	+13B	+9N	=1B	−2B	4.5	25.5	25.5	17.25	2187	+15.4
8	Bacigalupe Dehesa, Peio	1900	ESP	+51B	+67N	=3B	=11N	+22B	−2N	=27B	4.5	24.5	26.5	14.50	2082	+33.6
9	Gomez Ferrer, Jesus	1928	ESP	+69N	+47B	+54N	=1B	−7B	−3N	+33B	4.5	23.5	25.5	13.25	2044	+22.6
10	Garcia Ugarriza, Antonio	1889	ESP	+83N	−4B	+38N	−2B	+35B	=26N	+41B	4.5	23.0	24.0	11.75	1932	+5.0
11	Delgado Bilbao, Jorge	1985	ESP	+58B	+44N	−4N	=8B	F	+37N	+16B	4.5	22.0	22.0	14.75	2099	+17.0
12	Mate Adan, CarlosFM	2220	ESP	+35N	F	=29B	+34N	=49B	+18N	=3B	4.5	21.5	21.5	15.75	2131	-9.2
13	Parkhurst Casas, MiriamWFM	1969	MEX	+74N	F	+55B	−7N	+15B	+36N	=4B	4.5	21.5	21.5	14.50	2095	+20.6
14	Besga Lopez, Jose Angel	2026	ESP	+77N	F	+33B	=22N	=36B	=16N	+39B	4.5	18.0	18.0	12.75	2054	+5.8
15	Moledo Villalba, Jagoba	1833	ESP	+90N	−17B	+85N	=54B	−13N	+62B	+68N	4.5	15.5	15.5	5.75	1852	+7.2
16	Fernandez Almeida, Joseba	1894	ESP	+87B	+62N	=2N	−5B	+67N	=14B	−11N	4.0	23.5	23.5	9.00	1952	+11.4
17	Calleja Gonzalez, Unai	2057	ESP	+30B	+15N	+18B	+4B	−1N	F	F	4.0	22.5	22.5	17.00	2253	+25.2
18	Caballero Acosta, Erlantz	1940	ESP	+63N	+32B	−17N	+50B	F	−12B	+19N	4.0	21.0	21.0	12.50	1929	-0.6
19	Arango, Fabio	0	COL	−33N	F	+87B	+60B	+59N	+65N	−18B	4.0	16.0	16.0	7.00	1802	0.0
20	Zubizarreta Landera, Amets	2115	ESP	F	F	+73N	F	+61B	+28N	+29B	4.0	11.5	11.5	11.50	2653	+15.2
21	Echevarria Uriarte, Ibai	1930	ESP	−62B	F	F	+82N	+76B	+44N	+22B	4.0	11.5	11.5	9.50	2001	+10.4
22	Fernandez Garcia, Juan CarlosCM	2115	ESP	+76B	F	+52N	=14B	−8N	+46B	−21N	3.5	20.5	20.5	9.75	1950	-22.6
23	Fernandez-Rivera Ortiz, Igor	1850	ESP	+80B	−3N	+58B	−49N	=30B	+57N	−26B	3.5	20.0	21.0	7.75	1751	-17.2
24	Ciruelos Clerencia, Juan Manuel	1695	ESP	−3B	+87N	=28B	=55N	−37B	=56N	+70B	3.5	18.5	18.5	6.25	1685	-3.0
25	Gerrikabeitia Uriarte, Antxoka	1781	ESP	+41N	−6B	+72N	−65B	=51N	+69B	−46N	3.5	17.5	19.5	8.25	1643	-18.2
26	Ugarte Rodriguez, Jon	1748	ESP	+75N	F	−7B	+63N	F	=10B	+23N	3.5	16.5	16.5	9.75	1959	+41.6
27	Martin Ibisate, Xabier	2005	ESP	+43N	F	+82B	−3N	F	+34B	=8N	3.5	16.5	16.5	9.25	1973	-0.2
28	Aguirre Maiz, Aitor	1913	ESP	F	F	=24N	+40B	+31N	−20B	+71N	3.5	16.0	16.0	10.25	1965	+7.4
29	Garcia de Eulate Latorre, Unai	1944	ESP	+57N	F	=12N	+59B	F	+71B	−20N	3.5	15.5	15.5	9.25	2046	+28.8
30	Lorenzo Aramburuzabala, Inaki	1667	ESP	−17N	+80B	−66N	+78B	=23N	−61B	+81N	3.5	14.5	15.5	5.25	1728	+9.0
31	Grande Gonzalez, Julen	1817	ESP	+42N	−54B	+92N	F	−28B	+70N	=36B	3.5	14.0	14.0	6.50	1763	-6.8
32	Ruiz Anton, Oscar Alvaro	1830	ESP	+78B	−18N	=63B	F	+86N	−45N	+42B	3.5	14.0	14.0	6.00	1749	-16.4
33	Montes Gimenez, Mencia	1788	ESP	+19B	F	−14N	+69B	−52N	+51B	−9N	3.0	20.0	20.0	8.50	1731	-8.0
34	Caballero Ibarlucea, Josu	1859	ESP	F	−1B	+43N	−12B	+79N	−27N	+63B	3.0	20.0	20.0	6.50	1907	+4.6
35	Fernandez Amezaga, Karmelo	1703	ESP	−12B	F	+68N	+73B	−10N	−50N	+51B	3.0	18.5	18.5	6.50	1810	+12.2
36	Martinez De Soria Gordon, Jose Manuel	1893	ESP	F	F	+64B	+39N	=14N	−13B	=31N	3.0	17.5	17.5	9.00	1935	+6.4
37	Suarez Gonzalez, Manuel	1843	ESP	−48N	F	+57B	F	+24N	−11B	+43N	3.0	16.5	16.5	9.00	1764	-16.8
38	Gamarra Rodriguez, Victor Manuel	1669	ESP	−5B	+56N	−10B	F	−62N	+85B	+73N	3.0	16.5	16.5	5.00	1698	+2.0
39	Acedo Alonso, Javier	1815	ESP	F	F	+48N	−36B	+43N	+66B	−14N	3.0	15.5	15.5	8.00	1859	+7.2
40	Lima Naranjo, Juan Manuel	1654	ESP	−54N	F	+41B	−28N	−70B	+75N	+56B	3.0	15.5	15.5	7.50	1526	-15.0
41	Arkarazo Fernandez, Bittor	0	ESP	−25B	F	−40N	+88B	+60N	+67B	−10N	3.0	15.5	15.5	4.50	1722	0.0
42	Arana Tojal, Jose Miguel	1463	ESP	−31B	+51N	−44B	−58N	+87N	+86B	−32N	3.0	15.5	15.5	3.00	1651	+29.8
43	Cerezo Goikolea, Pedro Maria	1648	ESP	−27B	+81N	−34B	+80N	−39B	+78N	−37B	3.0	15.0	16.0	3.50	1666	+0.4
44	Menoyo Garcia, Leire	1790	ESP	+84N	−11B	+42N	F	F	−21B	+55N	3.0	15.0	15.0	6.50	1720	-9.2
45	Uria Ramirez, Aitor	1980	ESP	F	F	+47N	+46B	−4N	+32B	F	3.0	14.5	14.5	9.50	2149	+15.6
46	Zubizarreta Landera, Denis	1888	ESP	+56B	F	F	−45N	+64B	−22N	+25B	3.0	14.5	14.5	8.00	1891	+4.8
47	Villanueva Bustos, Leonardo Andres	1736	ESP	+72B	−9N	−45B	F	+82N	−68B	+62N	3.0	14.5	14.5	5.00	1665	-20.8
48	Echeverria Ezquerro, Egoitz	1511	ESP	+37B	−59N	−39B	−64N	=85N	=77B	+86N	3.0	12.5	13.0	4.50	1663	+25.2
49	Bombin Martinez, Eder	1954	ESP	F	F	+79N	+23B	=12N	=52B	F	3.0	12.0	12.0	8.50	2111	+31.6
50	Soriano Azcona, Leonel Gabriel	0	ESP	=59B	+91N	F	−18N	F	+35B	=61N	3.0	12.0	12.0	5.50	1807	0.0
51	Ashbrooke, MonikaWCM	1579	JCI	−8N	−42B	+90N	+72B	=25B	−33N	−35N	2.5	19.0	19.0	3.75	1491	-15.0
52	Garrido Legarreta, Jose Javier	1898	ESP	+68N	F	−22B	F	+33B	=49N	−6B	2.5	18.0	18.0	6.50	1880	-1.4
53	Aguirregomozkorta Etxezarreta, Jose Miguel	1712	ESP	−2B	F	=60N	+85B	+55N	−6N	F	2.5	18.0	18.0	4.25	1738	+1.2
54	Garigorta Martinez, Ibai	2015	ESP	+40B	+31N	−9B	=15N	F	F	F	2.5	17.5	17.5	8.75	1903	-20.4
55	Redero Calderon, Ismael	1447	ESP	+71N	F	−13N	=24B	−53B	+64N	−44B	2.5	17.5	17.5	5.75	1697	+65.6
56	Vega Villa, Javier	1532	ESP	−46N	−38B	+83N	−79B	+72N	=24B	−40N	2.5	16.0	17.0	4.75	1501	-5.8
57	De Andres Romero, Miguel	1622	ESP	−29B	F	−37N	+75B	+73N	−23B	=66N	2.5	16.0	16.0	5.00	1658	+2.4
58	Gonzalez Guzman, Gabriel	1642	ESP	−11N	+90B	−23N	+42B	=66N	F	−67B	2.5	15.0	15.0	4.00	1675	+2.6
59	Menoyo Alonso, Isabel	1731	ESP	=50N	+48B	F	−29N	−19B	F	+80N	2.5	14.5	14.5	5.50	1781	+4.2
60	Miguel Ortiz, Iker	1611	ESP	−65N	F	=53B	−19N	−41B	+92N	+78B	2.5	13.0	13.0	2.75	1761	+29.2
61	Etxeberria Seijas, Ugaitz	1840	ESP	+81B	F	F	F	−20N	+30N	=50B	2.5	11.5	11.5	6.00	1888	+8.4
62	Casan Peris, Orkatz	1601	ESP	+21N	−16B	F	−71N	+38B	−15N	−47B	2.0	20.5	20.5	7.00	1685	+21.2
63	Martinez Goiriz, Jose Manuel	1608	ESP	−18B	F	=32N	−26B	+81N	=79B	−34N	2.0	19.5	20.5	3.50	1640	+3.0
64	Azcondo Blanco, Juan Antonio	1687	ESP	−7N	+83B	−36N	+48B	−46N	−55B	−72N	2.0	18.0	19.0	4.00	1604	-30.8
65	Redondo Prieto, Endika	1944	ESP	+60B	F	−5N	+25N	F	−19B	F	2.0	17.5	17.5	6.00	1953	+2.0
66	Gonzalez Pabollet, Jesus Maria S	1858	ESP	F	F	+30B	−6N	=58B	−39N	=57B	2.0	16.5	16.5	6.00	1670	-25.0
67	Beltran Farpon, Diego	1763	ESP	F	−8B	F	+74N	−16B	−41N	+58N	2.0	16.0	16.0	4.50	1769	+1.6
68	Juarez Castro, Aitor	1576	ESP	−52B	F	−35B	F	+77N	+47N	−15B	2.0	14.5	14.5	4.50	1694	+27.6
69	Agirre Santamaria, Juan Carlos	1581	ESP	−9B	F	F	−33N	+74B	−25N	+79N	2.0	14.5	14.5	3.50	1697	+26.8
70	Barranco Devesa, Gabriel	1415	ESP	F	−82B	−76N	+83B	+40N	−31B	−24N	2.0	14.0	14.0	4.00	1544	+32.8
71	Lafuente Ollero, Alberto	1797	ESP	−55B	F	+88N	+62B	F	−29N	−28B	2.0	14.0	14.0	2.00	1635	-19.8
72	Rosas Boscan, Daniel Alejandro	0	ESP	−47N	F	−25B	−51N	−56B	+88N	+64B	2.0	13.5	13.5	2.00	1534	0.0
73	De Andres Martinez, Julen	1539	ESP	F	+86N	−20B	−35N	−57B	+87N	−38B	2.0	13.0	13.0	0.50	1572	+6.8
74	Acedo Pena, Javier	1641	ESP	−13B	F	+75N	−67B	−69N	−81B	+84N	2.0	12.5	12.5	3.00	1409	-30.2
75	Heredia Mateo, Liberys Ernesto	0	ESP	−26B	F	−74B	−57N	+88N	−40B	+85N	2.0	11.5	11.5	0.50	1518	0.0
76	Barranco Yanez, Jaime	1698	ESP	−22N	F	+70B	F	−21N	+80B	F	2.0	10.5	10.5	3.00	1739	+2.6
77	Zorrilla Sainz, Isaac	1662	ESP	−14B	F	+84N	F	−68B	=48N	F	1.5	13.0	13.0	2.50	1547	-14.4
78	Pangua Bedia, Andoni	1468	ESP	−32N	F	=86B	−30N	+92B	−43B	−60N	1.5	13.0	13.0	0.25	1472	-0.4
79	Ciprian Merlo, Ibai	1705	ESP	F	F	−49B	+56N	−34B	=63N	−69B	1.5	12.5	12.5	3.50	1558	-20.2
80	Matesanz Moreno, Aitor	1515	ESP	−23N	−30N	F	−43B	+84B	−76N	−59B	1.0	15.5	15.5	1.00	1397	-33.2
81	Casan Abia, David	1507	ESP	−61N	−43B	F	F	−63B	+74N	−30B	1.0	13.0	13.0	2.00	1441	-16.0
82	Fernandez Paramo, Uxue	1604	ESP	F	+70N	−27N	−21B	−47B	F	F	1.0	12.5	12.5	2.00	1578	-10.8
83	Martinez Diez, Jose Felix	1553	ESP	−10B	−64N	−56B	−70N	F	−84B	+87B	1.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	1310	-36.4
84	Greere, Ana Maria	1410	ESP	−44B	F	−77B	F	−80N	+83N	−74B	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.00	1391	-9.2
85	Setien Gomez, Jose Ignacio	1560	ESP	F	F	−15B	−53N	=48B	−38N	−75B	0.5	15.0	15.0	1.50	1359	-17.8
86	Eguia Abad, Jon	1695	ESP	F	−73B	=78N	F	−32B	−42N	−48B	0.5	13.0	13.0	0.75	1196	-57.0
87	Asensio Arino, Juan Angel	1553	ESP	−16N	−24B	−19N	F	−42B	−73B	−83N	0.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	828	-41.6
88	Domec Labarta, Ixidor	1635	ESP	−6N	F	−71B	−41N	−75B	−72B	F	0.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	1080	-8.4
89	Chico Carmona, Ismael	1704	ESP	−1N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	1304	-3.2
90	Caballero Merino, Fernando	1473	ESP	−15B	−58N	−51B	F	F	F	F	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	886	-29.2
91	Sedano Rodriguez, Ruben	1718	ESP	−4N	−50B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1318	-1.6
92	Sanjurjo Alonso, Luis	1539	ESP	F	F	−31B	F	−78N	−60B	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	833	-23.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Redero Calderon, IsmaelESP
+65.6
2.5 pts · #48
2Ugarte Rodriguez, JonESP
+41.6
3.5 pts · #50
3Curiel Garcia, ChristianESP
+33.8
5.0 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Eguia Abad, JonESP
-57.0
0.5 pts · #86
2Asensio Arino, Juan AngelESP
-41.6
0.0 pts · #90
3Martinez Diez, Jose FelixESP
-36.4
1.0 pts · #80

Biggest upsets

R1+350 Elo gap
Redero Calderon, Ismael1447 beat Lafuente Ollero, Alberto1797
R1+332 Elo gap
Echeverria Ezquerro, Egoitz1511 beat Suarez Gonzalez, Manuel1843
R1+329 Elo gap
Casan Peris, Orkatz1601 beat Echevarria Uriarte, Ibai1930

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