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Campeonato De Euskadi Veterano - Zonal Bizkaia

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44 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 14 May 2025 to 20 May 2025 in Santurce (Vizcaya), Spain. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1963, and top seed was Gerardo Fernandez Hernandez (πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ ESP, CM, 2152).

Jose Angel Besga Lopez (πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ ESP, 1993) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Juan Carlos Fernandez Garcia (5.0) and Jon Andoni Fernandez Lopategi (4.5). Besga Lopez won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Juan Carlos Agirre Santamaria (1435) beat Francisco Javier Gonzalez Solabarria (1978), a +543-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈSanturce (Vizcaya), Spain
Dates
14 May 2025 β†’ 20 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈCMGerardo Fernandez Hernandez2152
Avg top 10
1,963
Participants
44
Titled players Β· 2
CMΓ—2
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈSpainΓ—43
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
15
9
3
2
1
2
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Besga Lopez5Fernandez Garcia5Fernandez Lopategi4.5Zapirain Bilbao4Iglesias Balbas4Cosgaya Garcia4
R6 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/6. Besga Lopez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (20.0).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Jose Angel Besga Lopez 3 wins (R1–R3)CM Juan Carlos Fernandez Garcia 5 wins (R1–R6)Jon Andoni Fernandez Lopategi 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Jose Angel Besga Lopez*β€”
Β½
β€”
2CMJuan Carlos Fernandez Garciaβ€”*
1
1
3Jon Andoni Fernandez Lopategi
Β½
0
*β€”
4Mikel Zapirain Bilbaoβ€”
0
β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Besga Lopez, Jose Angel1993ESP+14B+10N+5B=3N=11B+7N5.020.023.519.502091+14.0
2Fernandez Garcia, Juan CarlosCM2102ESP+19N+17B+11NF+4B+3N5.018.018.018.002654+20.6
3Fernandez Lopategi, Jon Andoni1989ESP+26N+18B+6N=1B+9Nβˆ’2B4.521.023.015.502111+21.2
4Zapirain Bilbao, Mikel1892ESP+8B+22NF+13Bβˆ’2N+32B4.017.017.012.001974+11.0
5Blanco Perez, Juan Carlos1831ESP+28B+29Nβˆ’1Nβˆ’17B+12B+20N4.016.518.510.501764-12.0
6Fernandez Hernandez, GerardoCM2152ESP+32B+7Nβˆ’3B+22NF+16B4.016.516.512.002066-6.4
7Gonzalez Izaguirre, Salustiano1813ESP+36Nβˆ’6B+30N+26B+17Nβˆ’1B4.016.018.09.001907+14.4
8Martinez Goiriz, Jose Manuel1576ESPβˆ’4N=15N+44B+30B=13N+17B4.016.016.08.501820+31.8
9Iglesias Balbas, Ruben1926ESP+35N+27BF+12Nβˆ’3B+11N4.015.515.511.001952+7.2
10Cosgaya Garcia, Marcelino1733ESP+41Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’26N+39B+28N+18B4.013.014.07.001771+6.2
11Martinez De Soria Gordon, Jose Manuel1902ESP+34B+33Nβˆ’2B+29N=1Nβˆ’9B3.518.020.08.501811-9.2
12Agirre Santamaria, Juan Carlos1435ESP=13N+21B+39Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’5N+25B3.517.018.08.251809+103.6
13Aguirregomozkorta Etxezarreta, Jose Miguel1722ESP=12B+43N+31Bβˆ’4N=8B=14N3.517.017.58.001646-10.2
14Felices Sanchez, Marco Antonio1644ESPβˆ’1N+41Bβˆ’17N+33B+27N=13B3.515.516.56.751702+13.2
15Ballester Hernandez, Juan Ant1774ESPβˆ’27N=8Bβˆ’24N+43B+39N+23B3.512.012.56.001566-50.8
16Umaran Del Campo, Enrique1823ESP=30Nβˆ’39B+40B+31N+24Bβˆ’6N3.511.512.56.501688-16.6
17Cuero Reid, Maximo Javier1784ESP+37Bβˆ’2N+14B+5Nβˆ’7Bβˆ’8N3.020.522.59.501753-5.4
18Domec Labarta, Ixidor1700ESP+40Bβˆ’3Nβˆ’22B+37N+29Bβˆ’10N3.015.016.05.001531-36.4
19Lorenzo Aramburuzabala, Inaki1646ESPβˆ’2B+28Nβˆ’29B+40Nβˆ’23B+34N3.013.514.55.001849+14.0
20Ciruelos Clerencia, Juan Manuel1693ESPβˆ’23N+42Bβˆ’27N+35B+26Nβˆ’5B3.012.513.55.001706+2.0
21Gonzalez Solabarria, Francisco Javier1978ESPFβˆ’12N+36Bβˆ’28N+31B+27B3.012.014.06.001650-32.0
22Acedo Pena, Javier1617ESPFβˆ’4B+18Nβˆ’6B=25N+24B2.516.519.06.751816+23.6
23Martinez Cordovi, Juan0ESP+20Bβˆ’38NF=25B+19Nβˆ’15N2.514.014.07.2517470.0
24Barranco Yanez, Jaime1703ESPF=34N+15B+27Bβˆ’16Nβˆ’22N2.513.515.56.501664-5.4
25Azcondo Blanco, Juan Antonio1767ESP=43Bβˆ’31N+34B=23N=22Bβˆ’12N2.512.513.04.751450-79.6
26Ortiz Gay, Inigo1633ESPβˆ’3B+37N+10Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’20Bβˆ’36N2.017.519.56.001598-7.4
27Martinez Diez, Jose Felix1539ESP+15Bβˆ’9N+20Bβˆ’24Nβˆ’14Bβˆ’21N2.017.019.56.501654+13.8
28Asensio Arino, Juan Angel1555ESPβˆ’5Nβˆ’19B+41N+21Bβˆ’10Bβˆ’31N2.016.017.04.001564-2.0
29Uriel Moreno, Jose Luis0ESPFβˆ’5B+19Nβˆ’11Bβˆ’18N+30B2.015.515.55.0016580.0
30Alaez Rodriguez, Jose Carlos1574ESP=16B+44Nβˆ’7Bβˆ’8N=34Bβˆ’29N2.015.515.52.751503-15.6
31Goti Cordon, Luis Pedro1491ESPF+25Bβˆ’13Nβˆ’16Bβˆ’21N+28B2.014.514.54.501680+20.2
32Hrigma, Elmaati1651ESPβˆ’6N+36B+33BFFβˆ’4N2.014.014.04.001708+1.8
33Larrazabal Gutierrez, Galder0ESPFβˆ’11Bβˆ’32Nβˆ’14N+42B+35B2.013.514.53.0016000.0
34Setien Gomez, Jose Ignacio1572ESPβˆ’11N=24Bβˆ’25N+44B=30Nβˆ’19B2.013.513.52.251478-11.8
35Soto Rodriguez, Jesus1608ESPβˆ’9Bβˆ’40N+43Bβˆ’20N+37Bβˆ’33N2.012.012.52.501667+5.4
36Palomero Alonso, Alberto1555ESPβˆ’7Bβˆ’32Nβˆ’21NF+40B+26B2.012.012.03.001570-0.4
37Vega Villa, Javier1555ESPβˆ’17Nβˆ’26B+42Nβˆ’18Bβˆ’35N+41B2.011.012.02.001502-8.8
38Perez Palma, Jesus Maria1861ESP+42N+23BFFFF2.05.55.53.502359+3.0
39Matesanz Moreno, Aitor1523ESPF+16Nβˆ’12Bβˆ’10Nβˆ’15BF1.014.514.53.501498-6.8
40Leguina Elorrieta, Juan Pedro0ESPβˆ’18N+35Bβˆ’16Nβˆ’19Bβˆ’36Nβˆ’42B1.013.514.52.0013760.0
41Arana Tojal, Jose Miguel1477ESPβˆ’10Bβˆ’14Nβˆ’28BF+43Nβˆ’37N1.012.012.00.501356-14.2
42Sanjurjo Alonso, Luis1559ESPβˆ’38Bβˆ’20Nβˆ’37BFβˆ’33N+40N1.010.010.01.00903-19.6
43Merino Buedo, Aitor1496ESP=25Nβˆ’13Bβˆ’35Nβˆ’15Nβˆ’41BF0.512.512.51.251302-37.2
44FIDE 947935900β€”Fβˆ’30Bβˆ’8Nβˆ’34NFF0.09.09.00.007740.0

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