Campeonato de Andalucia Absoluto-Sub 18 2025

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62 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 22 May 2025 to 25 May 2025 in Linares (Jaen), Spain. 14 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2256, and top seed was Andres Merario Alarcon (🇪🇸 ESP, IM, 2387).

Andres Merario Alarcon (🇪🇸 ESP, IM, 2387) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Luis Manuel Esquivias Quintero (5.5) and Gaston Manuel Martin Carmona (5.5). Merario Alarcon won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Andres Gamez Matamoros (CM, 1870) beat Hugo Guillen Martinez (2155), a +285-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸Linares (Jaen), Spain

Dates

22 May 2025 → 25 May 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇸IMAndres Merario Alarcon2387

Avg top 10

2,256

Participants

Titled players · 14

IM×2

FM×6

CM×3

WIM×1

WFM×2

Federations · 1 represented

🇪🇸Spain×62

Top 3

🥇
IMAndres Merario Alarcon
🇪🇸ESP·2387
7.0pts·2948perf+15.0
🥈
FMLuis Manuel Esquivias Quintero
🇪🇸ESP·2256
5.5pts·2365perf+18.8
🥉
FMGaston Manuel Martin Carmona
🇪🇸ESP·2335
5.5pts·2312perf-2.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

IM Andres Merario Alarcon led from R5; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Merario Alarcon7Esquivias Quintero5.5Martin Carmona5.5Truter5Gonzalez Amate5Moral Garcia5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

IM Andres Merario Alarcon never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Andres Merario Alarcon beat FM Luis Manuel Esquivias Quintero (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Andres Merario Alarcon 7 wins (R1–R7)FM Gaston Manuel Martin Carmona 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMAndres Merario Alarcon	*	1	—	—
2FMLuis Manuel Esquivias Quintero	0	*	—	½
3FMGaston Manuel Martin Carmona	—	—	*	½
4FMMaximilian Truter	—	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Merario Alarcon, AndresIM	2387	ESP	+18B	+24N	+50B	+25N	+4B	+2N	+8N	7.0	26.5	28.5	28.50	2948	+15.0
2	Esquivias Quintero, Luis ManuelFM	2256	ESP	+11N	+17B	=7N	+27B	+6N	−1B	+12N	5.5	30.0	33.5	24.00	2365	+18.8
3	Martin Carmona, Gaston ManuelFM	2335	ESP	=58N	+38B	=20N	+13B	+5B	+16N	=7N	5.5	25.5	27.0	21.75	2312	-2.6
4	Lorente Serrano, Rosa AdelaWFM	2128	ESP	+41B	+46N	+9B	+16N	−1N	−8B	+31B	5.0	27.5	30.0	18.00	2326	+37.8
5	Rodriguez Lopez, RafaelIM	2146	ESP	=44N	+26B	+37N	+7B	−3N	+11B	=6N	5.0	26.5	29.0	19.75	2218	+7.1
6	Gonzalez Amate, Manuel	2138	ESP	+22B	=37N	+57B	+14N	−2B	+21N	=5B	5.0	26.0	27.5	18.00	2245	+20.8
7	Truter, MaximilianFM	2096	ESP	+45B	+61N	=2B	−5N	+24B	+19N	=3B	5.0	26.0	26.5	16.00	2241	+59.2
8	Balbuena Fuentes, MarioFM	2329	ESP	+35B	−50N	+51B	+20B	+28N	+4N	−1B	5.0	25.0	27.0	18.00	2284	-4.6
9	Moral Garcia, SerafinFM	2268	ESP	+10N	+39B	−4N	−17B	+37N	+32B	+23B	5.0	24.5	27.5	18.50	2195	-10.4
10	Sanjuan Garcia, Miguel	1988	ESP	−9B	+54N	−19B	+45N	+50B	+28B	+16N	5.0	21.0	23.0	14.00	2251	+48.8
11	Alvarez Morales, Miguel	1981	ESP	−2B	=15N	+52B	+26N	+14B	−5N	+24B	4.5	26.5	28.5	15.75	2135	+29.2
12	Silva Lucena, CristianFM	2257	ESP	−37B	+22N	+40B	=24N	+25B	+18N	−2B	4.5	23.5	26.5	16.25	2164	-13.6
13	Castillo Rodriguez, Angel Luis	2081	ESP	−46B	+41N	+34B	−3N	+30B	=15N	+26B	4.5	23.5	26.0	15.75	2087	+1.8
14	Jimenez Freniche, David	2129	ESP	=26N	+44B	+33N	−6B	−11N	+27B	+34N	4.5	23.5	26.0	14.75	2092	-11.2
15	Gamez Matamoros, AndresCM	1870	ESP	−17N	=11B	=38N	+42B	+29N	=13B	+25N	4.5	23.0	26.0	16.00	2129	+96.4
16	Troncoso Gutierrez, AdrianCM	2183	ESP	+32N	+51B	+29N	−4B	+17N	−3B	−10B	4.0	26.5	28.5	13.00	2123	-10.4
17	Kowalski Rubiales, NicholasCM	2055	ESP	+15B	−2N	+61B	+9N	−16B	=31N	=21B	4.0	26.5	27.0	13.75	2134	+35.2
18	Ibanez Macias, Julen	2005	ESP	−1N	+48B	=59N	+33B	+20N	−12B	=19B	4.0	25.5	27.0	12.75	2181	+61.6
19	Muzika, Paul	2155	ESP	+42N	−29B	+10N	=39B	+27N	−7B	=18N	4.0	24.0	27.0	15.00	2069	-15.4
20	Riera Brito, Raul	2108	ESP	=33N	+52B	=3B	−8N	−18B	+40N	+38N	4.0	24.0	26.0	12.50	2102	-0.4
21	Serrano Almendros, Alejandro	2172	ESP	=38N	+58B	−27N	+29B	+39N	−6B	=17N	4.0	22.0	23.5	11.50	2086	-15.2
22	Siliceo Capilla, Alfonso	1942	ESP	−6N	−12B	+43N	+40N	=53B	=39B	+37N	4.0	21.5	23.5	11.50	2080	+25.0
23	Barraza Caracuel, Ignacio	2066	ESP	F	+45N	=30B	+57N	=31B	+38B	−9N	4.0	19.0	19.0	10.50	2167	+16.0
24	Andres Flores, Antonio Jose	2082	ESP	+48N	−1B	+32N	=12B	−7N	+33B	−11N	3.5	28.0	30.5	11.75	2075	-2.6
25	Guillen Martinez, Hugo	2155	ESP	+56B	+40N	+55B	−1B	−12N	=34N	−15B	3.5	24.5	26.5	8.75	2071	-30.0
26	Rodriguez Dogmoch, Kyran	1941	ESP	=14B	−5N	+58N	−11B	+49N	+44B	−13N	3.5	23.5	25.0	8.75	2011	+26.8
27	Buijs Martin, Urtzi	2032	ESP	=52N	+49B	+21B	−2N	−19B	−14N	+46B	3.5	23.0	25.0	10.00	2032	+0.4
28	Perea Fruet, Federico	2159	ESP	+30B	−55N	+35B	+50N	−8B	−10N	=32B	3.5	22.5	24.5	10.75	2053	-39.2
29	Ordonez Torres, Maria Del CarmenWFM	2010	ESP	+62B	+19N	−16B	−21N	−15B	=30N	+47B	3.5	22.5	22.5	8.25	1983	-4.8
30	Roman Lopez, Jesus	1948	ESP	−28N	+36B	=23N	=37B	−13N	=29B	+44N	3.5	22.0	24.5	11.25	2020	+13.4
31	Chacon Perez, Juan	2185	ESP	=34B	−57N	+42N	+44B	=23N	=17B	−4N	3.5	22.0	23.5	11.25	2013	-31.0
32	Arroyo Rodriguez, Jesus	1975	ESP	−16B	+47N	−24B	+46N	+51B	−9N	=28N	3.5	21.0	23.0	8.75	2060	+14.8
33	Carrillo Haro, Jorge	1918	ESP	=20B	+53N	−14B	−18N	+57B	−24N	+50B	3.5	20.0	21.5	7.50	2057	+51.6
34	Millan Luque, Victor	1980	ESP	=31N	=59B	−13N	+60B	+55N	=25B	−14B	3.5	19.5	20.5	7.25	2099	+21.6
35	Gutierrez Castillo, PalomaWIM	1998	ESP	−8N	+60B	−28N	+61B	−38N	+55B	=45N	3.5	17.0	17.5	4.75	1995	-0.4
36	Gonzalez Rueda, Jose Luis	1889	ESP	−55B	−30N	−45B	+62N	+56B	+53N	=41B	3.5	15.0	15.0	5.50	1936	+18.0
37	Gaspar Lopez, Daniel	1988	ESP	+12N	=6B	−5B	=30N	−9B	+50N	−22B	3.0	27.0	29.0	10.75	2061	+23.2
38	Gaitan Galstyan, Narek	1961	ESP	=21B	−3N	=15B	+47N	+35B	−23N	−20B	3.0	25.5	28.0	10.25	2000	+9.2
39	Molina Souponitskaia, Alexander	2056	ESP	+54B	−9N	+46B	=19N	−21B	=22N	F	3.0	22.5	24.5	8.50	2057	+0.4
40	Rubio Doblas, Francisco Javier	2007	ESP	+43N	−25B	−12N	−22B	+60N	−20B	+54N	3.0	21.0	22.0	6.00	1951	-11.0
41	Ortiz Alfaro, Angel	1921	ESP	−4N	−13B	=54N	+58B	−44N	+49B	=36N	3.0	20.0	21.5	6.75	1912	-5.6
42	Cesar Maestre, Eduardo	1944	ESP	−19B	+62N	−31B	−15N	+52B	+51N	F	3.0	19.0	19.0	4.00	1966	+5.6
43	Mullor Pena, Claudia	1744	ESP	−40B	=56N	−22B	−53N	=47B	+58N	+51B	3.0	15.5	17.0	5.75	1912	+56.0
44	Sanchez Perez, Adrian 2008 I	1944	ESP	=5B	−14N	+53B	−31N	+41B	−26N	−30B	2.5	23.0	25.0	7.50	1939	-5.2
45	Liebana Sanchez, Hugo	1913	ESP	−7N	−23B	+36N	−10B	+54N	F	=35B	2.5	23.0	24.5	7.25	1932	+4.4
46	Miguez Dominguez, Guillermo Santiago	1904	ESP	+13N	−4B	−39N	−32B	=61N	+48B	−27N	2.5	22.0	22.5	7.25	1873	-13.2
47	Herrero Pena, Laura	1801	ESP	−51N	−32B	+48N	−38B	=43N	+61B	−29N	2.5	17.5	18.0	4.50	1793	-6.0
48	Gutierrez Lupion, Nuria	1910	ESP	−24B	−18N	−47B	=52N	+62B	−46N	+56B	2.5	16.5	16.5	3.00	1798	-21.8
49	Mukhtarkhan, Arailym	1794	ESP	=53B	−27N	+56B	−51N	−26B	−41N	+61N	2.5	16.0	16.5	3.50	1829	+9.6
50	Rios Gallardo, Guillermo	2079	ESP	+60N	+8B	−1N	−28B	−10N	−37B	−33N	2.0	27.0	28.0	6.00	1938	-28.0
51	Leiva Raya, Nicolas	2020	ESP	+47B	−16N	−8N	+49B	−32N	−42B	−43N	2.0	21.0	23.5	5.00	1809	-79.2
52	Escobar Garcia, Alberto	1811	ESP	=27B	−20N	−11N	=48B	−42N	−54B	+62N	2.0	19.5	19.5	3.00	1788	-12.0
53	Lopez Cueto, Julio	2018	ESP	=49N	−33B	−44N	+43B	=22N	−36B	F	2.0	19.0	19.0	6.25	1747	-84.8
54	Guirado Lara, Pablo	1898	ESP	−39N	−10B	=41B	=56N	−45B	+52N	−40B	2.0	18.5	20.5	4.50	1791	-40.8
55	Herrera Mellado, Luis	2055	ESP	+36N	+28B	−25N	F	−34B	−35N	F	2.0	17.5	17.5	7.00	1964	-12.4
56	Molina Murillo, David	1944	ESP	−25N	=43B	−49N	=54B	−36N	+60B	−48N	2.0	17.0	18.0	3.50	1740	-78.0
57	Belmonte Blasco, Maximo	1975	ESP	=59N	+31B	−6N	−23B	−33N	F	F	1.5	20.0	20.0	4.25	1949	-8.0
58	Asensio Ramon, Ismael	2003	ESP	=3B	−21N	−26B	−41N	F	−43B	+60N	1.5	20.0	20.0	3.75	1809	-62.4
59	Arce Gonzalez, Dario	2183	ESP	=57B	=34N	=18B	F	F	F	F	1.5	9.0	9.0	4.50	1987	-30.4
60	Cabrera Valverde, Cristina	1902	ESP	−50B	−35N	+62B	−34N	−40B	−56N	−58B	1.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	1657	-37.8
61	Hernandez Tellez, Ada Angela	1643	ESP	F	−7B	−17N	−35N	=46B	−47N	−49B	0.5	20.0	20.0	1.25	1530	-21.6
62	Maceira Moya, Nery	1753	ESP	−29N	−42B	−60N	−36B	−48N	F	−52B	0.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	1111	-35.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gamez Matamoros, AndresCMESP
+96.4
4.5 pts · #15
2Ibanez Macias, JulenESP
+61.6
4.0 pts · #21
3Truter, MaximilianFMESP
+59.2
5.0 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Lopez Cueto, JulioESP
-84.8
2.0 pts · #53
2Leiva Raya, NicolasESP
-79.2
2.0 pts · #56
3Molina Murillo, DavidESP
-78.0
2.0 pts · #50

Biggest upsets

R7+285 Elo gap
CMGamez Matamoros, Andres1870 beat Guillen Martinez, Hugo2155
R7+276 Elo gap
Mullor Pena, Claudia1744 beat Leiva Raya, Nicolas2020
R1+269 Elo gap
Gaspar Lopez, Daniel1988 beat FMSilva Lucena, Cristian2257