XI Open Fundacion Valencia Cuna 2025

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81 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 28 Jul 2025 to 03 Aug 2025 in Valencia, Spain. 4 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2097, and top seed was Vladimir Chernikov (🇺🇦 UKR, FM, 2252).

Carlos Martinez Piqueras (🇪🇸 ESP, CM, 2069) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Justin Turner (6.0) and Axel Segarra Martinez (5.5). Martinez Piqueras shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Julieta Avondet Banos (1510) beat Cesar Emilio Gomez Rondon (1845), a +335-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸Valencia, Spain

Dates

28 Jul 2025 → 03 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇦FMVladimir Chernikov2252

Avg top 10

2,097

Participants

Titled players · 4

FM×1

CM×2

WFM×1

Federations · 7 represented

🇪🇸Spain×68

🇻🇪Venezuela×4

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇦🇺Australia×1

🇫🇷France×1

🇦🇷Argentina×1

🇦🇩Andorra×1

Top 3

🥇
CMCarlos Martinez Piqueras
🇪🇸ESP·2069
6.0pts·2301perf+37.4
🥈
Justin Turner
🇦🇺AUS·2012
6.0pts·2229perf+34.8
🥉
Axel Segarra Martinez
🇪🇸ESP·2188
5.5pts·2223perf+7.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Martinez Piqueras6Turner6Chernikov5.5Segarra Martinez5.5Roche Fraile5Benslimane5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Martinez Piqueras takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.5).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Carlos Martinez Piqueras drew with Justin Turner (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

CM Carlos Martinez Piqueras 3 wins (R1–R3)Justin Turner 4 wins (R3–R6)FM Vladimir Chernikov 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMCarlos Martinez Piqueras	*	½	½	1
2Justin Turner	½	*	—	—
3FMVladimir Chernikov	½	—	*	—
4Axel Segarra Martinez	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Martinez Piqueras, CarlosCM	2069	ESP	+51N	+12B	+23N	=4N	+3B	+5B	=2N	6.0	30.5	33.5	27.75	2301	+37.4
2	Turner, Justin	2012	AUS	+52N	=41B	+46N	+59B	+30N	+25B	=1B	6.0	22.5	25.0	20.50	2229	+34.8
3	Segarra Martinez, Axel	2188	ESP	+56N	+17B	+18N	=6B	−1N	+15B	+11N	5.5	27.5	30.0	21.50	2223	+7.2
4	Chernikov, VladimirFM	2252	UKR	+64N	+32B	+16N	=1B	−5N	+22B	+30N	5.5	26.0	28.0	20.00	2221	-3.4
5	Benslimane, Khalil	2007	ESP	+31N	+21B	+11N	=30B	+4B	−1N	=6B	5.0	28.5	32.0	21.75	2176	+33.8
6	Penades Ordaz, Victor	2066	ESP	+27B	+13N	+20B	=3N	F	+10B	=5N	5.0	27.5	27.5	22.25	2211	+21.4
7	Hidalgo Gaspar, Ricardo	2043	ESP	+60N	+50B	=34N	=15B	+31N	−30B	+23N	5.0	21.5	24.0	16.75	2010	-1.2
8	Gascon Marquez, Jose Ramon	1788	VEN	+75B	−9N	+24B	−40N	+72B	+20N	+18B	5.0	21.5	22.5	14.50	1931	+23.4
9	Roche Fraile, Carlos	1971	ESP	+78N	+8B	−30B	−48N	+73B	+34N	+38B	5.0	20.0	21.0	14.50	1937	-3.2
10	Maloberti, David	1995	FRA	+24B	=33N	+35B	=19N	+40B	−6N	=13B	4.5	24.5	27.5	16.50	1920	-10.2
11	Navarro Diaz, Carles	2197	ESP	+54B	+40N	−5B	=17N	+48B	+19N	−3B	4.5	24.5	27.0	14.50	2008	-25.2
12	Garcia Martinez, Cesar	1854	ESP	+69B	−1N	+52B	−16B	+42N	=36N	+31B	4.5	23.0	25.0	13.25	1844	+1.2
13	Ainsa Jimenez, Lucas	1850	ESP	+57N	−6B	−31N	+43B	+47N	+62B	=10N	4.5	21.5	23.5	12.75	1780	-12.4
14	Benedito Salavert, Jaime	1848	ESP	=62N	=47B	+42N	+18B	=15N	+16B	F	4.5	20.0	20.0	15.50	1968	+21.4
15	Gadea Guerrero, Javier	1970	ESP	+61B	=19N	+33B	=7N	=14B	−3N	=35B	4.0	26.0	28.0	14.00	1910	-17.2
16	Mendez Gimenez, Nestor Emmanuel	2042	ESP	+39B	+37N	−4B	+12N	=19B	−14N	=50B	4.0	25.5	28.5	15.00	1916	-38.8
17	Sanchez Lake, Alvaro	1864	ESP	+29B	−3N	+54B	=11B	=21N	=35N	=19B	4.0	25.5	28.0	14.50	1906	+15.2
18	Uran Bermudez, Oliver KevinCM	1997	VEN	+65B	+48N	−3B	−14N	+27B	+46B	−8N	4.0	25.0	27.0	12.00	1883	-17.8
19	Miranda Calvo, Max	1767	ESP	+68N	=15B	+32N	=10B	=16N	−11B	=17N	4.0	24.5	26.5	13.75	1987	+63.6
20	Sala Esquiva, Miguel	1886	ESP	+45N	+28B	−6N	=21B	=41N	−8B	+42N	4.0	24.0	27.0	13.50	1825	-17.2
21	Martinez Hernandez, Paula	1829	ESP	+67B	−5N	+65B	=20N	=17B	=31N	=37B	4.0	22.0	24.0	11.50	1803	-1.4
22	Gimeno Simo, Sergio	1995	ESP	+42N	−34B	+56N	F	+28B	−4N	+33B	4.0	22.0	22.0	13.00	1953	-4.0
23	Penarrubia Blasco, Jose Alfredo	1918	ESP	+70B	+63N	−1B	=62N	=38B	+48N	−7B	4.0	21.5	23.0	9.25	1785	-17.0
24	Munoz-Calero Mosquera, Armando	1601	ESP	−10N	+44B	−8N	−32B	+80N	+49B	+55N	4.0	21.5	21.5	8.50	1713	+23.2
25	Patino Garcia, CoralsWFM	2011	VEN	+26B	F	+41N	+34B	F	−2N	+40N	4.0	19.5	19.5	13.50	2075	+8.4
26	Cortijo Tocino, David	1635	ESP	−25N	+71B	=50N	+55B	−46N	=43B	+44N	4.0	18.5	20.0	10.00	1743	+30.0
27	Soliva Ruiz, Ramon	1705	ESP	−6N	−53B	+67N	+71B	−18N	+55B	+62N	4.0	18.5	20.0	8.00	1707	+1.0
28	Munoz-Calero Lopez, Armando	1768	ESP	+81B	−20N	+61B	F	−22N	+51B	+32N	4.0	16.5	16.5	8.50	1886	+16.0
29	Avondet Banos, Julieta	1510	ESP	−17N	−64B	+76N	−36N	+66B	+70B	+41N	4.0	16.0	17.0	7.50	1693	+51.6
30	Hernandez Torralba, Jose Joaquin	2088	ESP	+36B	F	+9N	=5N	−2B	+7N	−4B	3.5	30.0	30.0	16.00	2058	-2.2
31	Martinez Garces, Florencio	1623	ESP	−5B	+76N	+13B	+37N	−7B	=21B	−12N	3.5	26.5	27.5	11.00	1845	+28.8
32	Harutyunyan, Gayane	1883	ESP	+72B	−4N	−19B	+24N	+65B	=33N	−28B	3.5	23.0	24.5	9.25	1760	-23.1
33	Sirit Rodriguez, Hector David	1802	VEN	+44N	=10B	−15N	=47B	+45N	=32B	−22N	3.5	22.0	25.0	11.50	1770	-5.4
34	Penades Ordaz, Miguel	1819	ESP	+76B	+22N	=7B	−25N	F	−9B	+43N	3.5	22.0	22.0	10.50	1915	+12.8
35	Perez Moya, Aitor	1776	ESP	F	+43B	−10N	=45B	+53N	=17B	=15N	3.5	21.5	21.5	11.50	1795	+9.6
36	Chofre Murcia, Adrian	1718	ESP	−30N	=45B	=49N	+29B	+44N	=12B	−46N	3.5	21.0	24.0	12.25	1668	-10.2
37	Lirola Gimeno, Manuel Jaime	1845	ESP	+71N	−16B	=47N	−31B	=61N	+45B	=21N	3.5	19.5	21.0	9.00	1665	-58.4
38	Vila Tormo, Eduardo	1718	ESP	F	+79B	−59N	+49B	=23N	+41B	−9N	3.5	18.5	18.5	9.00	1821	+17.8
39	Lardin Quintanilla, Eusebio	1648	ESP	−16N	−49B	=58N	+57B	+70N	−50B	+77N	3.5	16.5	17.5	6.25	1640	-3.2
40	Blanquer Cots, German	1864	ESP	+53N	−11B	+51N	+8B	−10N	F	−25B	3.0	24.0	26.0	11.00	1870	+1.4
41	Gomez Rondon, Cesar Emilio	1845	ESP	+77B	=2N	−25B	+70N	=20B	−38N	−29B	3.0	23.0	24.0	7.50	1681	-26.6
42	Casanova Espona, Ignacio	1602	ESP	−22B	+75N	−14B	+66N	−12B	+63N	−20B	3.0	21.0	22.0	5.00	1567	-6.4
43	Gauna Tello, Tiziano Tomas	1555	ARG	=59B	−35N	+57B	−13N	+54B	=26N	−34B	3.0	20.5	23.0	8.25	1692	+42.4
44	Candelas Megia, David	0	ESP	−33B	−24N	+69B	+52N	−36B	+61N	−26B	3.0	20.0	22.0	7.00	1591	+59.2
45	Sales Galindo, Santiago	1527	ESP	−20B	=36N	+74B	=35N	−33B	−37N	+63B	3.0	20.0	21.5	7.00	1566	+3.2
46	Domenech Briz, Jose	1861	ESP	F	F	−2B	+60N	+26B	−18N	+36B	3.0	20.0	20.0	10.00	1880	+3.2
47	Ferrandis Rudilla, Pablo	1589	ESP	F	=14N	=37B	=33N	−13B	=73N	+54B	3.0	20.0	20.0	9.00	1782	+58.0
48	Urios Hernandez, Ramon	1826	ESP	+58N	−18B	+80N	+9B	−11N	−23B	F	3.0	20.0	20.0	7.50	1828	-1.0
49	Gevorgyan, Saten	1510	ESP	−63B	+39N	=36B	−38N	=56B	−24N	+78B	3.0	19.0	20.0	7.50	1668	+43.2
50	Custard Gasco, Daniela Brenda	1849	ESP	+66B	−7N	=26B	F	F	+39N	=16N	3.0	18.5	18.5	9.50	1836	+1.0
51	Puig Perez, Jordi	1713	ESP	−1B	+66N	−40B	+77N	+63B	−28N	F	3.0	18.0	18.0	5.00	1647	-9.6
52	Ucles Tatay, Enrique	1641	ESP	−2B	+67N	−12N	−44B	+76N	F	+71B	3.0	18.0	18.0	4.50	1679	+2.2
53	Yekhtaryan Manucharyan, Samuel	1515	ESP	−40B	+27N	F	F	−35B	+65N	+64B	3.0	14.5	14.5	8.00	1812	+75.2
54	Guinot Martinez, Jose Vicente	1729	ESP	−11N	+74B	−17N	=61B	−43N	+58B	−47N	2.5	19.0	20.5	5.00	1381	-40.0
55	Ortin Romero, Sergio V.	1747	ESP	+80B	−59N	=70B	−26N	+74B	−27N	−24B	2.5	17.5	17.5	2.25	1315	-98.0
56	Martinez Piqueras, Miguel Angel	1727	ESP	−3B	+69N	−22B	F	=49N	F	+72B	2.5	16.0	16.0	5.00	1728	-1.6
57	Gomez Puerta, Fran	1461	ESP	−13B	F	−43N	−39N	+75B	=71N	+61B	2.5	15.5	15.5	3.75	1467	-3.2
58	Beltran Gamon, Pablo	0	ESP	−48B	−65N	=39B	−74N	+67B	−54N	+68N	2.5	15.0	16.5	5.75	1498	+2.0
59	Perez Garcia, Jose Miguel 1981	1927	ESP	=43N	+55B	+38B	−2N	F	F	F	2.5	15.0	15.0	7.50	1853	-5.6
60	Esteban Moreno, Francisco	1675	ESP	−7B	+77N	F	−46B	F	=72N	+73B	2.5	12.0	12.0	3.25	1696	+1.0
61	Furio Martinez, Francisco	1594	ESP	−15N	+81B	−28N	=54N	=37B	−44B	−57N	2.0	19.5	19.5	3.00	1514	-11.0
62	Penarrubia Gil, Aitor	1450	ESP	=14B	+73N	F	=23B	F	−13N	−27B	2.0	18.5	18.5	5.75	1687	+54.0
63	Yaroshinsky, Yarema	0	UKR	+49N	−23B	−64N	+79B	−51N	−42B	−45N	2.0	18.0	19.0	4.00	1474	0.0
64	Perez Tomas, Sebastian	1740	ESP	−4B	+29N	+63B	F	F	F	−53N	2.0	17.5	17.5	6.00	1596	-13.0
65	Tishin, Egor	1613	ESP	−18N	+58B	−21N	+80B	−32N	−53B	F	2.0	17.0	17.0	2.50	1006	-45.2
66	Osuna Franco, Claudio	1454	ESP	−50N	−51B	+81N	−42B	−29N	−68B	+75N	2.0	16.0	16.0	1.00	868	-19.6
67	Alonso Leon, Jose	1417	ESP	−21N	−52B	−27B	−75N	−58N	+81B	+76B	2.0	15.5	15.5	1.00	926	0.0
68	Menor Galvez, Juan Antonio	0	ESP	−19B	−70N	−77B	−69N	+81B	+66N	−58B	2.0	13.0	13.0	2.00	1298	0.0
69	Gomez Borreda, Ignacio	1491	ESP	−12N	−56B	−44N	+68B	−78N	+80B	F	2.0	13.0	13.0	2.00	925	-13.4
70	Sanchez Garrido, Pedro	1535	ESP	−23N	+68B	=55N	−41B	−39B	−29N	F	1.5	19.0	20.5	3.25	1367	-17.0
71	Llopis Arrabal, Aitana	1438	AND	−37B	−26N	+75B	−27N	F	=57B	−52N	1.5	18.0	18.0	2.25	1289	-27.2
72	Desantiago Sifontes, Roman Alejandro	1516	ESP	−32N	F	+78B	F	−8N	=60B	−56N	1.5	14.5	14.5	2.25	1585	+12.8
73	Tamarit Ballester, Eric	1619	ESP	F	−62B	+79N	F	−9N	=47B	−60N	1.5	13.5	13.5	2.50	1466	-43.2
74	Ivashchenko, Maksym	0	ESP	=?B	−54N	−45N	+58B	−55N	F	F	1.5	13.0	13.0	2.50	1374	0.0
75	FIDE 535019212	0	—	−8N	−42B	−71N	+67B	−57N	−79N	−66B	1.0	16.0	17.0	2.00	1200	0.0
76	Bujes Ruiz, Francisco	0	ESP	−34N	−31B	−29B	+81N	−52B	F	−67N	1.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	803	0.0
77	Penades Chuluunpurev, Marco	1440	ESP	−41N	−60B	+68N	−51B	F	F	−39B	1.0	15.5	15.5	2.00	919	-27.2
78	Chardi, Benjamin	1594	ESP	−9B	F	−72N	F	+69B	F	−49N	1.0	11.5	11.5	2.00	1430	-38.0
79	Perez Salvador, Jenifer	1525	ESP	F	−38N	−73B	−63N	F	+75B	F	1.0	8.0	8.0	1.00	869	-15.2
80	FIDE 553001206	0	—	−55N	F	−48B	−65N	−24B	−69N	F	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	856	0.0
81	FIDE 94758042	0	—	−28N	−61N	−66B	−76B	−68N	−67N	F	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	758	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Yekhtaryan Manucharyan, SamuelESP
+75.2
3.0 pts · #42
2Miranda Calvo, MaxESP
+63.6
4.0 pts · #30
3Candelas Megia, DavidESP
+59.2
3.0 pts · #43

Top rating losers

1Ortin Romero, Sergio V.ESP
-98.0
2.5 pts · #70
2Lirola Gimeno, Manuel JaimeESP
-58.4
3.5 pts · #24
3Tishin, EgorESP
-45.2
2.0 pts · #80

Biggest upsets

R7+335 Elo gap
Avondet Banos, Julieta1510 beat Gomez Rondon, Cesar Emilio1845
R5+245 Elo gap
Benslimane, Khalil2007 beat FMChernikov, Vladimir2252
R3+227 Elo gap
Martinez Garces, Florencio1623 beat Ainsa Jimenez, Lucas1850