V Llinars International Chess Open Grup B

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79 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Jun 2025 to 03 Jul 2025 in Llinars del Valles (Barcelona), Spain. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1946, and top seed was Javier Morais Carreras (🇪🇸 ESP, 1991).

Rocco Ballester Benito (🇪🇸 ESP, 1916) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Oliver Rana (6.5) and David Flores de Paco (6.5). Ballester Benito won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Alexander Jimenez Bazhin (1493) beat Shiekh Ali Muhammad (1807), a +314-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

🇪🇸Javier Morais Carreras1991

Avg top 10

1,946

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇪🇸Spain×77

🇪🇨Ecuador×1

🇺🇸United States of America×1

Top 3

🥇
Rocco Ballester Benito
🇪🇸ESP·1916
7.5pts·2134perf+47.0
🥈
Oliver Rana
🇺🇸USA·1856
6.5pts·2078perf+62.7
🥉
David Flores de Paco
🇪🇸ESP·1877
6.5pts·1986perf+27.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Rocco Ballester Benito led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Ballester Benito7.5Rana6.5Flores de Paco6.5Morais Carreras6.5Canellas Magide6Mas Recorda6

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

Rocco Ballester Benito never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Rocco Ballester Benito 4 wins (R1–R4)Oliver Rana 4 wins (R2–R5)David Flores de Paco 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Rocco Ballester Benito	*	—	1	½
2Oliver Rana	—	*	½	—
3David Flores de Paco	0	½	*	—
4Javier Morais Carreras	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ballester Benito, Rocco	1916	ESP	+41N	+43B	+40N	+3B	=11N	+13B	+12B	=4N	=6B	7.5	43.5	47.5	38.50	2134	+47.0
2	Rana, Oliver	1856	USA	F	+34B	+41N	+26B	+5N	=8N	=3B	=6N	+12B	6.5	43.5	45.0	34.25	2078	+62.7
3	Flores de Paco, David	1877	ESP	+65N	+20B	+66N	−1N	+27B	=11B	=2N	+16B	=5N	6.5	43.0	44.5	28.00	1986	+27.0
4	Morais Carreras, Javier	1991	ESP	=50B	−39N	+56N	+59B	=52N	+22B	+14N	=1B	+11N	6.5	37.5	40.0	28.75	1945	-6.4
5	Mas Recorda, Pere	1937	ESP	=32B	=49N	+53B	+47N	−2B	+19N	+21B	=11N	=3B	6.0	40.5	43.5	27.00	1903	-6.8
6	Canellas Magide, Lluis	1988	ESP	=71N	+67B	+22N	−12B	=20N	+43B	+17N	=2B	=1N	6.0	40.5	42.0	26.25	1912	-14.6
7	Povill Claros, Laura	1926	ESP	+74B	=25N	=15B	=19N	+57B	+21N	=11B	=12N	=10B	6.0	40.0	41.0	24.75	1888	-8.2
8	Vara Soler, Luis	1898	ESP	+61N	+19B	+54N	=11B	=12N	=2B	=16N	+9B	F	6.0	39.0	39.0	27.50	2009	+22.4
9	Viader Dominguez, Jordi	1873	ESP	+29N	−54B	=59N	+58B	=22N	+20B	+13N	−8N	+24B	6.0	37.0	39.5	26.75	1902	+16.0
10	Garcia Corpas, Nicolas	1842	ESP	+55N	+58B	F	+43B	−14N	=23B	+40N	+31B	=7N	6.0	34.5	34.5	23.50	1994	+62.4
11	Balague Orduna, Enric	1853	ESP	+44B	+53N	+23B	=8N	=1B	=3N	=7N	=5B	−4B	5.5	47.5	50.5	28.00	1928	+19.4
12	Martinez Maya, Joel	1836	ECU	=67N	+71B	+38N	+6N	=8B	+14B	−1N	=7B	−2N	5.5	43.0	44.5	23.75	1897	+16.6
13	Gisbert Mir, Alfonso	1937	ESP	+59N	=22B	+25N	=21B	+40N	−1N	−9B	+43B	=17N	5.5	42.0	44.5	23.25	1897	-8.8
14	Garcia Huerta, Joaquin Marc	1893	ESP	=33B	=32N	+48B	+39N	+10B	−12N	−4B	+19N	=16N	5.5	41.5	45.5	26.25	1877	-4.9
15	Paez Nunez, David	1762	ESP	=69N	+28B	=7N	=31B	+26N	−16B	=23N	=22B	+34N	5.5	40.5	42.0	25.50	1834	+18.6
16	Parayre Soguero, Jordi	1965	ESP	+60N	F	=37B	+32N	+24B	+15N	=8B	−3N	=14B	5.5	40.0	40.0	25.50	1937	-4.4
17	Colome Rovira, Oscar	1875	ESP	+68B	−23N	+60B	+66N	−21B	+27N	−6B	+38N	=13B	5.5	34.5	36.0	17.25	1842	-5.4
18	Cordomi Forns, Francesc	1921	ESP	F	F	+76B	=68N	+32B	=53N	+28B	=21N	+35B	5.5	26.0	26.0	18.75	1886	-3.6
19	Martos Frigola, David	1751	ESP	+75N	−8N	+35B	=7B	+31N	−5B	+25N	−14B	=28N	5.0	42.5	43.0	20.00	1819	+16.8
20	Pujol Zoilo, Eudald	1751	ESP	+51B	−3N	+30B	=24N	=6B	−9N	+55B	=27N	=21B	5.0	42.0	45.0	22.00	1806	+26.2
21	Clotet Torrelles, Ramon	1827	ESP	+64B	=38N	+57B	=13N	+17N	−7B	−5N	=18B	=20N	5.0	40.0	42.0	20.00	1813	-1.6
22	Cornudella Calvo, Maria Arboc	1789	ESP	+76B	=13N	−6B	+69N	=9B	−4N	=39B	=15N	+44B	5.0	39.0	39.0	16.00	1815	+13.6
23	Pla Sanchis, Victor	1743	ESP	+72N	+17B	−11N	−40B	+55B	=10N	=15B	−24N	+42B	5.0	38.5	39.5	19.25	1778	+7.8
24	Marquina Sierra, David	1832	ESP	+42B	+35N	F	=20B	−16N	=38B	+41N	+23B	−9N	5.0	38.0	38.0	22.00	1819	-4.8
25	Costa Trave, Jaume	1788	ESP	+36N	=7B	−13B	−57N	+33B	+44N	−19B	=42N	+38B	5.0	37.5	40.0	22.00	1792	+1.8
26	Barrado Jimenez, Elias	1821	ESP	−38B	+42N	+49B	−2N	−15B	=35N	+33B	=44N	+41B	5.0	37.0	40.5	20.25	1711	-25.6
27	Garcia Comas, Pau	1831	ESP	+34N	−66B	+61N	+54B	−3N	−17B	+30N	=20B	=29N	5.0	36.5	38.0	19.50	1748	-18.8
28	Escolano Bobkov, Alex	1553	ESP	=46B	−15N	−45B	+71N	+50B	+58B	−18N	+32N	=19B	5.0	34.5	36.0	16.50	1804	+108.7
29	Sales Artigas, Nil	1630	ESP	−9B	+63N	−47B	=53N	+46B	−31B	+58N	+45N	=27B	5.0	33.0	35.0	16.50	1801	+70.4
30	Gomez Sanchez, Javier	1596	ESP	−40N	+73B	−20N	F	+62B	+45N	−27B	+53N	+47B	5.0	28.0	28.0	14.00	1853	+52.8
31	Murillo Laplaza, Jose Maria	1905	ESP	=49B	+33N	=39B	=15N	−19B	+29N	+42B	−10N	F	4.5	37.5	37.5	20.00	1747	-60.8
32	Julbe Colom, Lluis	1689	ESP	=5N	=14B	=52N	−16B	−18N	+67B	+59N	−28B	+57N	4.5	36.0	37.5	14.00	1754	+11.2
33	Forca Soler, Marti	1648	ESP	=14N	−31B	+50N	−52B	−25N	+64B	−26N	+58B	+53N	4.5	32.5	34.5	13.75	1775	+58.8
34	Sanchez Rios, Hilario	1591	ESP	−27B	−2N	+70B	−60N	+72B	+50N	=52B	+39N	−15B	4.5	32.0	33.0	11.75	1673	+13.0
35	Vazquez Sanchez, Juan Antonio	1629	ESP	+73N	−24B	−19N	+74B	F	=26B	+37N	+57B	−18N	4.5	29.5	29.5	11.50	1798	+30.4
36	Morera Domenech, Guiu	1524	ESP	−25B	−37N	F	+63N	−45B	+72N	+61B	+55N	=39B	4.5	25.5	25.5	10.00	1658	+38.4
37	Flores Munoz, Daniel	1717	ESP	F	+36B	=16N	F	+69B	−57N	−35B	+66N	+51B	4.5	23.5	23.5	13.75	1803	+13.8
38	Agadzhanyan, Sonya	1568	ESP	+26N	=21B	−12B	=46N	=60B	=24N	+54N	−17B	−25N	4.0	38.0	40.5	16.25	1760	+80.6
39	Permanyer Dvoretskiy, Victor	1744	ESP	=57N	+4B	=31N	−14B	+65N	−40B	=22N	−34B	=36N	4.0	37.0	39.0	16.75	1729	-5.6
40	Garcia Punzano, Josep Lluis	1838	ESP	+30B	+48N	−1B	+23N	−13B	+39N	−10B	F	F	4.0	37.0	37.0	18.00	1833	+0.4
41	Argemi Camp, Jaume	1669	ESP	−1B	+62N	−2B	−55N	+68B	+66N	−24B	+56N	−26N	4.0	33.5	35.0	8.00	1670	-0.6
42	Pi Mas, Guillem	1593	ESP	−24N	−26B	+75N	+61B	=58N	+54B	−31N	=25B	−23N	4.0	32.0	32.5	9.25	1697	+46.8
43	Sanchez Eduardo, Albert	1757	ESP	+77B	−1N	+68B	−10N	+66B	−6N	+51B	−13N	F	4.0	31.5	31.5	6.50	1729	-4.4
44	Lorenzo Gazapo, Juampe	1626	ESP	−11N	F	+63B	+73B	=54N	−25B	+48N	=26B	−22N	4.0	30.5	30.5	11.00	1743	+20.6
45	Martinez Rocamora, Didac	1772	ESP	F	−56B	+28N	F	+36N	−30B	+62N	−29B	+55B	4.0	27.5	27.5	14.50	1625	-25.4
46	Muhammad, Shiekh Ali	1807	ESP	=28N	−69B	=67N	=38B	−29N	F	+70B	=51N	+56B	4.0	26.0	27.5	11.50	1498	-53.4
47	Clanchet Olle, Josep	1779	ESP	+62B	F	+29N	−5B	+49N	F	+53B	F	−30N	4.0	24.5	24.5	13.50	1801	+4.0
48	Pau Ferrer, Quirze	1704	ESP	+78N	−40B	−14N	=67B	F	+68N	−44B	=54B	+62N	4.0	21.5	21.5	5.75	1728	+8.8
49	Montilla Rodriguez, Ashton	1657	ESP	=31N	=5B	−26N	+56B	−47B	−51N	=66B	+61N	−50B	3.5	31.5	33.0	11.00	1635	-13.6
50	Rabassedas Viejo, Joan	1715	ESP	=4N	F	−33B	F	−28N	−34B	+64N	+59B	+49N	3.5	28.5	28.5	11.25	1674	-8.8
51	Patino Juan, Isaac	1422	ESP	−20N	+65B	−58N	F	+64B	+49B	−43N	=46B	−37N	3.5	27.5	27.5	9.50	1663	+86.4
52	Navajas Adan, Joaquim	1825	ESP	+56N	F	=32B	+33N	=4B	F	=34N	F	F	3.5	23.0	23.0	15.25	1848	+4.2
53	Escofet Llongueras, Joan	1716	ESP	+79N	−11B	−5N	=29B	+67N	=18B	−47N	−30B	−33B	3.0	37.0	37.0	6.75	1552	-34.4
54	Giro Castellet, Esteve	1743	ESP	+63B	+9N	−8B	−27N	=44B	−42N	−38B	=48N	F	3.0	35.0	35.0	12.00	1569	-33.0
55	Puignero Garcia, Anton	1621	ESP	−10B	+70N	F	+41B	−23N	+65B	−20N	−36B	−45N	3.0	32.0	32.0	7.50	1549	-28.0
56	Febrero Perez, Lluis	1576	ESP	−52B	+45N	−4B	−49N	−61N	+63B	+75N	−41B	−46N	3.0	29.5	30.0	6.50	1533	-11.2
57	Beltran Romay, Abel	0	ESP	=39B	F	−21N	+25B	−7N	+37B	F	−35N	−32B	2.5	39.0	39.0	11.50	1658	0.0
58	Clotet Ruiz, Josep	1723	ESP	+70B	−10N	+51B	−9N	=42B	−28N	−29B	−33N	F	2.5	35.5	35.5	7.00	1422	-105.2
59	Gonzalez Canomeras, Maria Luz	1688	ESP	−13B	+76N	=9B	−4N	F	F	−32B	−50N	+66B	2.5	31.5	31.5	4.50	1665	-13.2
60	Claparols Merino, Inar	1689	ESP	−16B	+64N	−17N	+34B	=38N	F	F	F	F	2.5	21.5	21.5	8.50	1718	+4.8
61	Bertran Genis, Josep	1652	ESP	−8B	+77N	−27B	−42N	+56B	F	−36N	−49B	F	2.0	26.0	26.0	3.00	1490	-31.0
62	Morera Roca, Oriol	1520	ESP	−47N	−41B	−73N	+75B	−30N	F	−45B	+65N	−48B	2.0	24.5	24.5	2.50	1491	-14.4
63	Oller Sola, Marc	0	ESP	−54N	−29B	−44N	−36B	F	−56N	+72B	−70N	+65B	2.0	24.0	24.0	3.00	1351	0.0
64	Quiros Garcia, Luis	1589	ESP	−21N	−60B	+72N	−65B	−51N	−33N	−50B	F	+70B	2.0	23.5	23.5	2.50	859	-49.0
65	Farre Muntaner, Jose Ramon	1643	ESP	−3B	−51N	+77B	+64N	−39B	−55N	F	−62B	−63N	2.0	23.0	23.0	2.00	1446	-37.6
66	Sentias Vilardell, Josep	1627	ESP	F	+27N	−3B	−17B	−43N	−41B	=49N	−37B	−59N	1.5	39.5	42.0	6.75	1508	-22.8
67	Escude De Jesus, Kevin	1595	ESP	=12B	−6N	=46B	=48N	−53B	−32N	F	F	F	1.5	28.0	28.0	6.75	1597	-1.4
68	Romero Funieles, Rafael	1640	ESP	−17N	+72B	−43N	=18B	−41N	−48B	F	F	F	1.5	24.0	24.0	3.75	1419	-21.6
69	Jimenez Bazhin, Alexander	1493	ESP	=15B	+46N	F	−22B	−37N	F	F	F	F	1.5	19.0	19.0	6.75	1682	+32.8
70	Julian Rybin, Nicolas	0	ESP	−58N	−55B	−34N	F	F	=75B	−46N	+63B	−64N	1.5	18.5	18.5	2.25	1230	0.0
71	Collazo Felez, Federica	1710	ESP	=6B	−12N	F	−28B	+76N	F	F	F	F	1.5	16.5	16.5	3.00	1642	-15.8
72	Obach Cortina, Max	0	ESP	−23B	−68N	−64B	+77N	−34N	−36B	−63N	F	F	1.0	21.0	21.0	0.00	1318	0.0
73	Carrey Abellan, Enric	1856	ESP	−35B	−30N	+62B	−44N	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	15.5	15.5	2.00	1400	-45.6
74	Delgado Brugue, Daniel	1685	ESP	−7N	+75B	F	−35N	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	11.0	11.0	0.50	1544	-11.4
75	Serrat Quesada, Joan	1449	ESP	−19B	−74N	−42B	−62N	F	=70N	−56B	F	F	0.5	16.5	16.5	0.75	825	-56.4
76	Velasco Grisales, Henry	1538	ESP	−22N	−59B	−18N	F	−71B	F	F	F	F	0.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	977	-17.0
77	Ferrer Perez, Santiago	1458	ESP	−43N	−61B	−65N	−72B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	885	-26.4
78	Romero Perera, Eugeni	1970	ESP	−48B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	903	-16.4
79	Montesinos Pons, Unai	0	ESP	−53B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	916	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Escolano Bobkov, AlexESP
+108.7
5.0 pts · #22
2Patino Juan, IsaacESP
+86.4
3.5 pts · #46
3Agadzhanyan, SonyaESP
+80.6
4.0 pts · #36

Top rating losers

1Clotet Ruiz, JosepESP
-105.2
2.5 pts · #64
2Murillo Laplaza, Jose MariaESP
-60.8
4.5 pts · #28
3Serrat Quesada, JoanESP
-56.4
0.5 pts · #76

Biggest upsets

R2+314 Elo gap
Jimenez Bazhin, Alexander1493 beat Muhammad, Shiekh Ali1807
R1+266 Elo gap
Pau Ferrer, Quirze1704 beat Romero Perera, Eugeni1970
R2+260 Elo gap
Gomez Sanchez, Javier1596 beat Carrey Abellan, Enric1856