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XXX Open Social Ruy Lopez Fundacion Vipren Rondas 2-5

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26 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 Jun 2025 to 22 Jun 2025 in Chiclana de la Frontera (Cadiz), Spain. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1973, and top seed was Luis Herrera Mellado (🇪🇸 ESP, 2055).

Nicholas Kowalski Rubiales (🇪🇸 ESP, CM, 2055) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Juan Montalban Rivera (3.5) and Gael Graeme Iribarnegaray Chanrion (3.5). Kowalski Rubiales shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Antonio Leal Rodriguez (1618) beat Michael Longdin (1858), a +240-point gap.

Location
🇪🇸Chiclana de la Frontera (Cadiz), Spain
Dates
01 Jun 2025 → 22 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
1,973
Participants
26
Titled players · 2
CM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇪🇸Spain×24
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 3 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders
28
9
4
3
3
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 3.5/5. Kowalski Rubiales takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Juan Montalban Rivera drew with CM Nicholas Kowalski Rubiales (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Juan Montalban Rivera 3 wins (R2–R4)CM Nicholas Kowalski Rubiales 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Kowalski Rubiales, NicholasCM2055ESPF+14B+13N+5B=2N3.59.59.57.752321+36.4
2Montalban Rivera, Juan2001ESPF+19N+18B+8N=1B3.57.57.55.752328+30.2
3Iribarnegaray Chanrion, Gael Graeme1706ESPF+24N=15B+6N+4B3.57.07.06.252179+88.8
4Siliceo Capilla, Alfonso1942ESPF+11B+22N+13B3N3.07.57.54.001949+1.4
5Rosas Roman, Gabriel1979ESPF+25B+21B1N+18B3.05.55.52.002040+16.0
6Cabillas Martinez, Juan Luis1819ESPF+12B=14N3B+25N2.57.07.02.751808-0.6
7Kowalski Rubiales, Leo1656ESPF=23B+9N=22B=13N2.54.54.53.251884+31.6
8Herrera Mellado, Luis2055ESPF+15NF2B+14N2.06.56.53.002089+3.0
9Roman Garcia, Miguel1750ESPF=10N7B+24N=17N2.06.06.01.751740-0.8
10Leal Rodriguez, Antonio1618ESPF=9B+19N18N=16B2.05.55.52.751823+40.0
11Perez Odero, Gonzalo1628ESPF4N+26B16N+23B2.05.05.00.501665+3.0
12Cid Alarcon, Saul1625ESPF6N+24BF+20N2.03.53.51.001874+35.2
13Caruncho Rodriguez, Francisco1985ESPF+20N1B4N=7B1.510.010.02.251795-20.6
14Pica Montesinos, Pedro Pablo1968ESPF1N=6B+25N8B1.58.08.01.251799-17.4
15Ortiz Alfaro, Angel1921ESPF8B=3N+17BF1.57.07.03.251894-4.0
16Marquez Ruiz de Lacanal, Juan Antonio1719ESPF21NF+11B=10N1.55.05.03.001662-4.8
17Gamez Matamoros, AndresCM1870ESPFF+20N15N=9B1.54.54.52.001806-19.6
18Roman Sanchez, Jesus Maria1949ESPFF2N+10B5N1.08.58.52.001739-15.8
19Longdin, Michael1858ENGF2B10BF+22N1.06.06.00.501651-17.0
20Ye, Lexuan1734ESPF13B17B+23N12B1.05.55.50.501626-26.4
21Plata Fernandez, Diego1746ESPF+16B5NFF1.04.54.51.501852+4.8
22Gonzalez Blazquez, Juan Manuel1736ESPFF4B=7N19B0.56.56.51.251579-10.0
23Amado Calderon, Sebastian1702ESPF=7NF20B11N0.55.55.51.251424-20.2
24Labraca Sanchez, Juan Jose1684ESPF3B12N9BF0.07.57.50.00901-56.4
25Alonso de la Huerta, Jose Antonio1480ESPF5NF14B6B0.07.07.00.001083-12.0
26FIDE 5350965270FF11NFF0.04.54.50.008120.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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