V Llinars International Chess Open Grup A

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52 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Jun 2025 to 03 Jul 2025 in Llinars del Valles (Barcelona), Spain. 20 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2310, and top seed was Gerard Ayats Llobera (🇪🇸 ESP, IM, 2447).

Gerard Ayats Llobera (🇪🇸 ESP, IM, 2447) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Nagare Kaivalya Sandip (7.0) and Joseph Ryan (6.5). Ayats Llobera won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Rowan Soraya Field (1799) beat Rion Okuno (2124), a +325-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸Llinars del Valles (Barcelona), Spain

Dates

25 Jun 2025 → 03 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇸IMGerard Ayats Llobera2447

Avg top 10

2,310

Participants

Titled players · 20

GM×2

IM×6

FM×5

CM×3

WFM×3

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇪🇸Spain×37

🇮🇳India×6

🇮🇪Ireland×3

🇨🇴Colombia×1

🇧🇧Barbados×1

🇯🇵Japan×1

🇫🇷France×1

🇻🇪Venezuela×1

Top 3

🥇
IMGerard Ayats Llobera
🇪🇸ESP·2447
7.5pts·2479perf+5.1
🥈
FMNagare Kaivalya Sandip
🇮🇳IND·2321
7.0pts·2479perf+29.0
🥉
FMJoseph Ryan
🇮🇪IRL·2209
6.5pts·2286perf+21.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Gerard Ayats Llobera led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Ayats Llobera7.5Sandip7Degardin6.5Ryan6.5Iglesias Ferreira6.5Narciso Dublan6

R8–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Gerard Ayats Llobera held the sole lead from R8 through R9 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Gerard Ayats Llobera drew with FM Nagare Kaivalya Sandip (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Gerard Ayats Llobera 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Nagare Kaivalya Sandip 4 wins (R2–R5)FM Sylvain Degardin 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMGerard Ayats Llobera	*	½	½	1
2FMNagare Kaivalya Sandip	½	*	½	—
3FMSylvain Degardin	½	½	*	½
4FMJoseph Ryan	0	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ayats Llobera, GerardIM	2447	ESP	+18N	+22B	+16N	+3B	=6N	=2B	=4N	+7B	+8N	7.5	47.5	52.0	42.25	2479	+5.1
2	Nagare Kaivalya SandipFM	2321	IND	F	+46N	+20B	+38B	+16N	=1N	+8B	=4B	+6N	7.0	41.5	44.0	34.00	2479	+29.0
3	Ryan, JosephFM	2209	IRL	+39B	+20N	+15B	−1N	=8B	+37N	+9B	=10N	=4B	6.5	43.5	46.5	30.25	2286	+21.4
4	Degardin, SylvainFM	2329	FRA	=35N	+38B	=37N	+43B	+5N	+6B	=1B	=2N	=3N	6.5	43.0	45.5	31.75	2332	+8.2
5	Iglesias Ferreira, AndresFM	2287	ESP	+50B	=12N	+47B	+32N	−4B	−8N	+26B	+9N	+10B	6.5	38.5	40.5	25.75	2268	+0.4
6	Narciso Dublan, MarcGM	2394	ESP	+31B	+27N	+13B	+9N	=1B	−4N	=10B	+21N	−2B	6.0	46.5	50.0	30.00	2357	-2.7
7	Romero Barreto, Jaime JoseIM	2325	VEN	−23B	+39N	+27B	=12N	+36B	=9N	+13B	−1N	+15B	6.0	40.5	43.5	26.00	2225	-8.1
8	Om Batra	1971	IND	=10N	+25B	=17N	+14B	=3N	+5B	−2N	+22B	−1B	5.5	48.0	52.5	29.50	2278	+68.4
9	Perez Mitjans, OrelvisGM	2267	ESP	+34N	+36B	+14N	−6B	+15N	=7B	−3N	−5B	+22N	5.5	43.5	46.5	24.50	2219	-3.8
10	Alonso Garcia, Rene MarcialIM	2260	CUB	=8B	+24N	=12B	=36N	+30B	+34N	=6N	=3B	−5N	5.5	41.5	44.5	24.75	2157	-9.0
11	Kelaskar, Chinmay	1881	IND	−14N	+18B	+42N	−16B	+27N	+19B	=21B	=12N	=13B	5.5	40.5	43.5	25.00	2188	+70.4
12	Lobo Pereira, AramiWFM	2040	ESP	+26N	=5B	=10N	=7B	F	+48N	+32B	=11B	=14N	5.5	39.5	42.0	24.50	2253	+88.8
13	Vehi Bach, Victor ManuelIM	2181	ESP	+40N	+43B	−6N	=37B	=22N	+15B	−7N	+16B	=11N	5.5	38.0	40.5	22.00	2135	-3.9
14	Comellas Blanchart, Jordi	2064	ESP	+11B	+45N	−9B	−8N	−26B	+30N	+36B	+32N	=12B	5.5	36.0	38.5	20.75	2053	-0.8
15	Palahi Hervas, Dalmau	1935	ESP	+19N	+28B	−3N	+17B	−9B	−13N	+48B	+26N	−7N	5.0	41.5	44.0	20.50	2201	+109.8
16	Okuno, Rion	2124	JPN	+46B	+23N	−1B	+11N	−2B	−26N	+34B	−13N	+36B	5.0	40.5	43.0	19.00	2104	-8.6
17	Pomes Marcet, JoanIM	2176	ESP	=24B	+29N	=8B	−15N	=23B	=36N	=18B	+31N	=20B	5.0	37.0	40.0	21.25	2013	-18.0
18	Ocampo, CristinaWFM	2029	COL	−1B	−11N	−30B	+52N	+40B	+24N	=17N	=19B	+37N	5.0	37.0	37.0	15.50	2037	+1.4
19	Perpinya Rofes, Lluis MariaIM	2192	ESP	−15B	+49N	=31B	−23N	+35B	−11N	+43B	=18N	+26B	5.0	33.5	36.0	16.75	1995	-21.3
20	Carrasco Holgado, David	2031	ESP	+52N	−3B	−2N	=48N	=46B	=38B	+44N	+23B	=17N	5.0	33.5	33.5	13.50	2068	+10.0
21	Sanchez Aguilar, ArnauCM	2205	ESP	−33N	+44B	−38N	+45B	+43N	+31B	=11N	−6B	=27N	5.0	30.5	33.0	15.75	2024	-47.6
22	Vinolas Anglada, LauraWCM	2059	ESP	+30B	−1N	=45B	+24N	=13B	=23N	+37B	−8N	−9B	4.5	39.5	42.0	17.25	2045	-5.0
23	Tarrago Plaza, MarcCM	2024	ESP	+7N	−16B	=28N	+19B	=17N	=22B	F	−20N	+31B	4.5	38.0	38.0	21.25	2172	+63.2
24	Gengaje Pratik	1932	IND	=17N	−10B	+25N	−22B	=28N	−18B	=29N	+44B	+40N	4.5	35.5	38.0	16.50	2020	+19.4
25	Minguell Soler, Joan	2037	ESP	=29B	−8N	−24B	−26N	+39B	=46N	=33B	+43N	+30B	4.5	30.5	33.0	14.00	1896	-32.6
26	Field, Rowan Soraya	1799	IRL	−12B	−48N	+40N	+25B	+14N	+16B	−5N	−15B	−19N	4.0	40.0	42.5	18.00	2035	+91.2
27	Torres Teruel, Joan	2054	ESP	F	−6B	−7N	+46N	−11B	=43B	+38N	+30N	=21B	4.0	34.0	36.5	12.75	2059	-1.0
28	Juncosa Padros, Ernest	2098	ESP	+49B	−15N	=23B	−30N	=24B	+33N	=31N	=37B	F	4.0	30.0	30.0	13.75	1941	-33.0
29	Field, Lila Quinn	1736	IRL	=25N	−17B	−34N	−50B	+52B	=35N	=24B	=33N	+39B	4.0	29.5	29.5	11.00	1913	+73.6
30	Puerto Fernandez, Eloi	1875	ESP	−22N	=34B	+18N	+28B	−10N	−14B	+47N	−27B	−25N	3.5	36.5	39.0	13.25	1990	+31.2
31	Zhang, Ying Jun Xiong	2029	ESP	−6N	+52B	=19N	=33B	+38N	−21N	=28B	−17B	−23N	3.5	36.0	36.0	9.25	1985	-14.0
32	Boix Redorta, RocCM	2104	ESP	=37N	+41B	+33N	−5B	−34N	+45B	−12N	−14B	F	3.5	33.0	33.0	10.50	1944	-47.6
33	Barrera Baucells, Grau	1942	ESP	+21B	=47N	−32B	=31N	F	−28B	=25N	=29B	=45N	3.5	29.5	29.5	13.50	1967	+8.4
34	Niklesh Kumar Jain	1973	IND	−9B	=30N	+29B	+47N	+32B	−10B	−16N	F	F	3.5	29.5	29.5	11.75	2061	+15.2
35	Ballo Serrano, Jan	2025	ESP	=4B	F	−41N	+44B	−19N	=29B	=45N	+38B	−47N	3.5	29.0	29.0	12.00	1930	-42.0
36	Mallorqui Llop, Marc	2008	ESP	F	−9N	+51B	=10B	−7N	=17B	−14N	+45B	−16N	3.0	42.0	43.0	8.75	2073	+20.4
37	Membrive Vargas, Gerard	1897	ESP	=32B	+42N	=4B	=13N	F	−3B	−22N	=28N	−18B	3.0	41.0	44.0	12.75	2046	+51.2
38	Buldo Polls, Joan	1927	ESP	+48B	−4N	+21B	−2N	−31B	=20N	−27B	−35N	=42B	3.0	37.5	40.0	11.50	2014	+15.6
39	Gomez Flores, Pol	1945	ESP	−3N	−7B	=44N	−42B	−25N	=40N	+49B	+41B	−29N	3.0	32.5	35.0	8.25	1870	-38.8
40	Wilson, HannahWFM	1934	BAR	−13B	−51N	−26B	+49N	−18N	=39B	=41B	+52N	−24B	3.0	28.5	28.5	5.50	1823	-54.0
41	Roure Sola, Oriol	1884	ESP	=42B	−32N	+35B	F	F	F	=40N	−39N	+44B	3.0	21.0	21.0	9.00	1991	+24.1
42	Codina Feixes, Josep	2085	ESP	=41N	−37B	−11B	+39N	F	−44B	+52N	F	=38N	3.0	20.0	20.0	6.00	1817	-47.6
43	Valle Luis, Liam	1948	ESP	+51B	−13N	+48B	−4N	−21B	=27N	−19N	−25B	−49N	2.5	35.5	36.5	5.50	1981	+5.7
44	Vijay Chauhan	1849	IND	F	−21N	=39B	−35N	+49B	+42N	−20B	−24N	−41N	2.5	31.0	33.5	7.00	1859	+0.2
45	Uddin Khanam, Ayan	1808	ESP	F	−14B	=22N	−21N	+47B	−32N	=35B	−36N	=33B	2.5	31.0	31.0	8.25	1918	+36.8
46	Roca Vilaseca, Xavier	1916	ESP	−16N	−2B	+52N	−27B	=20N	=25B	=50N	−47B	F	2.5	30.0	30.0	5.75	1888	-7.0
47	Martinez Marcos, Erik	2060	ESP	F	=33B	−5N	−34B	−45N	F	−30B	+46N	+35B	2.5	28.5	28.5	7.75	1873	-71.2
48	Alonso Gimenez, Mauro	2175	ESP	−38N	+26B	−43N	=20B	+50N	−12B	−15N	F	F	2.5	27.0	27.0	8.50	1852	-87.3
49	Deulonder Camins, Xavier	1894	ESP	−28N	−19B	=50N	−40B	−44N	+52B	−39N	F	+43B	2.5	22.0	22.0	3.50	1806	-18.8
50	Navajas Alvarez, Antoni	2000	ESP	−5N	F	=49B	+29N	−48B	F	=46B	F	F	2.0	18.0	18.0	6.50	1930	-20.4
51	Herman Gamazo, IsaacFM	2258	ESP	−43N	+40B	−36N	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	8.5	8.5	3.00	1838	-61.6
52	Tarrago Tomas, Ferran	1613	ESP	−20B	−31N	−46B	−18B	−29N	−49N	−42B	−40B	F	0.0	28.5	28.5	0.00	1142	-43.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Palahi Hervas, DalmauESP
+109.8
5.0 pts · #16
2Field, Rowan SorayaIRL
+91.2
4.0 pts · #29
3Lobo Pereira, AramiWFMESP
+88.8
5.5 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Alonso Gimenez, MauroESP
-87.3
2.5 pts · #49
2Martinez Marcos, ErikESP
-71.2
2.5 pts · #43
3Herman Gamazo, IsaacFMESP
-61.6
1.0 pts · #51

Biggest upsets

R6+325 Elo gap
Field, Rowan Soraya1799 beat Okuno, Rion2124
R6+316 Elo gap
Om Batra1971 beat FMIglesias Ferreira, Andres2287
R6+311 Elo gap
Kelaskar, Chinmay1881 beat IMPerpinya Rofes, Lluis Maria2192