XXX Open Social Ruy Lopez Fundacion Vipren Rondas 6
16 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held on 29 Jun 2025 in Chiclana de la Frontera (Cadiz), Spain. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1902, and top seed was Luis Herrera Mellado (🇪🇸 ESP, 2055).
Andres Gamez Matamoros (🇪🇸 ESP, CM, 1870) won with 1.0/6, ahead of Leo Kowalski Rubiales (1.0) and Nicholas Kowalski Rubiales (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 6: Jose Antonio Alonso de la Huerta (1480) beat Juan Jose Labraca Sanchez (1684), a +204-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 8 players tied at 1.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 28 co-leaders at R4 to 8 at the finish.
8 players finish on 1.0/6. Gamez Matamoros takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gamez Matamoros, AndresCM | 1870 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +13N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2499 | +8.4 |
| 2 | Kowalski Rubiales, Leo | 1656 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +14B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2673 | +26.2 |
| 3 | Kowalski Rubiales, NicholasCM | 2055 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +11B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2849 | +17.6 |
| 4 | Alonso de la Huerta, Jose Antonio | 1480 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +10N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2479 | +28.8 |
| 5 | Roman Sanchez, Jesus Maria | 1949 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +15B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2456 | +3.0 |
| 6 | Cabillas Martinez, Juan Luis | 1819 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +12B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2419 | +4.8 |
| 7 | Caruncho Rodriguez, Francisco | 1985 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +9N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2519 | +3.4 |
| 8 | Montalban Rivera, Juan | 2001 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +16N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2502 | +3.2 |
| 9 | Marquez Ruiz de Lacanal, Juan Antonio | 1719 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | −7B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1189 | -3.4 |
| 10 | Labraca Sanchez, Juan Jose | 1684 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | −4B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 715 | -28.8 |
| 11 | Herrera Mellado, Luis | 2055 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1295 | -8.8 |
| 12 | Leal Rodriguez, Antonio | 1618 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | −6N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1019 | -9.6 |
| 13 | Amado Calderon, Sebastian | 1702 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | −1B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1130 | -4.2 |
| 14 | Longdin, Michael | 1858 | ENG | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 931 | -13.8 |
| 15 | Cid Alarcon, Saul | 1625 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | −5N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1152 | -6.0 |
| 16 | Iribarnegaray Chanrion, Gael Graeme | 1706 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | −8B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1189 | -6.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Alonso de la Huerta, Jose AntonioESP+28.81.0 pts · #4
- 2Kowalski Rubiales, LeoESP+26.21.0 pts · #2
- 3Kowalski Rubiales, NicholasCMESP+17.61.0 pts · #3
- 1Labraca Sanchez, Juan JoseESP-28.80.0 pts · #10
- 2Longdin, MichaelENG-13.80.0 pts · #14
- 3Leal Rodriguez, AntonioESP-9.60.0 pts · #12
- R6+204 Elo gap
- R6+202 Elo gap