XL Ciudad de Ferrol

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75 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Jul 2025 to 12 Jul 2025 in Ferrol (A Coruna), Spain. 18 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2349, and top seed was Luis Marcos Medarde Santiago (🇪🇸 ESP, IM, 2423).

Juan Alberto Gomez Aguirre (🇪🇸 ESP, FM, 2310) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Luis Marcos Medarde Santiago (5.5) and Marcelo Panelo (5.5).

The biggest upset came in round 1: Jaime Aranguena Laffon (1706) beat Jose Antonio Sande Edreira (FM, 2214), a +508-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸Ferrol (A Coruna), Spain

Dates

07 Jul 2025 → 12 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇸IMLuis Marcos Medarde Santiago2423

Avg top 10

2,349

Participants

Titled players · 18

GM×1

IM×6

FM×8

WFM×1

WCM×2

Federations · 6 represented

🇪🇸Spain×62

🇵🇹Portugal×8

🇨🇻Cape Verde×2

🇦🇷Argentina×1

🇨🇱Chile×1

🇵🇪Peru×1

Top 3

🥇
FMJuan Alberto Gomez Aguirre
🇪🇸ESP·2310
5.5pts·2407perf+19.2
🥈
IMLuis Marcos Medarde Santiago
🇪🇸ESP·2423
5.5pts·2404perf-0.4
🥉
IMMarcelo Panelo
🇦🇷ARG·2325
5.5pts·2351perf+3.1

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 5 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 5 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Panelo5.5Mellado Trivino5.5Medarde Santiago5.5Gomez Aguirre5.5Lopez Varela5.5Campos Moreno5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

5 players finish on 5.5/7. Gomez Aguirre takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.0).

R4–R6 · WIN STREAK

IM Marcelo Panelo won 3 in a row (R4–R6).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMMarcelo Panelo	*	—	—	½
2IMJuan Mellado Trivino	—	*	½	—
3IMLuis Marcos Medarde Santiago	—	½	*	½
4FMJuan Alberto Gomez Aguirre	½	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gomez Aguirre, Juan AlbertoFM	2310	ESP	+38N	+16B	+22N	=8B	=2B	+6N	=3N	5.5	29.0	32.5	24.75	2407	+19.2
2	Medarde Santiago, Luis MarcosIM	2423	ESP	+55N	+31B	=11N	+28B	=1N	=5B	+9N	5.5	27.0	29.0	21.25	2404	-0.4
3	Panelo, MarceloIM	2325	ARG	+26N	+37B	−8N	+7B	+39B	+21N	=1B	5.5	26.5	29.5	22.25	2351	+3.1
4	Lopez Varela, PabloFM	2374	ESP	+50B	+14N	=39B	+21N	=9B	=8N	+13B	5.5	25.0	27.5	21.50	2323	-5.2
5	Mellado Trivino, JuanIM	2301	ESP	=36B	+71N	+29B	=39N	+10B	=2N	+8B	5.5	24.5	25.0	19.00	2285	+0.9
6	Campos Moreno, Javier B.GM	2392	CHI	+48N	+25B	=28N	+11B	=8N	−1B	+22N	5.0	26.0	29.0	19.50	2293	-5.9
7	Revilla Rio, Francisco	2046	ESP	+60B	=33N	+30B	−3N	+54B	+19N	=12B	5.0	24.0	26.0	16.50	2196	+28.0
8	De Prado Rodriguez, Oscar BrunoFM	2125	ESP	+45B	+19N	+3B	=1N	=6B	=4B	−5N	4.5	31.5	34.5	21.00	2285	+32.2
9	Villar Reymundo, Juan Antonio	2138	PER	+43B	=29N	+33B	+34B	=4N	=12N	−2B	4.5	26.0	29.0	16.75	2241	+22.0
10	Lopez Diaz, Pablo	1983	ESP	+59N	=34B	=12N	+15B	−5N	+26B	=30N	4.5	25.5	27.5	16.25	2237	+88.4
11	Silva Lucena, CristianFM	2243	ESP	+53B	+32N	=2B	−6N	−13B	+44N	+29B	4.5	25.0	27.5	15.25	2148	-9.4
12	Bernal Moro, Luis JavierIM	2348	ESP	F	+51N	=10B	+20B	+22N	=9B	=7N	4.5	25.0	25.0	18.00	2219	-6.8
13	Elexpe Garcia, Aritz Eder	1936	ESP	+64N	=15B	−34N	+42B	+11N	+30B	−4N	4.5	24.5	26.0	14.75	2195	+44.0
14	Bouza Santiso, Roque	2014	ESP	+46N	−4B	=42N	+27B	−30N	+38B	+45N	4.5	22.5	25.5	15.00	2010	+2.2
15	Guerra Bastida, DiegoIM	2200	ESP	+62B	=13N	=54B	−10N	+41B	+31B	=17N	4.5	22.5	24.5	14.25	2019	-12.8
16	Gonzalez Taboada, Lorenzo	1988	ESP	+40B	−1N	+43B	+56N	−21B	=32N	+33B	4.5	22.5	24.5	13.25	2016	+7.8
17	Costa, Paulo Jorge Lopes	2042	POR	+67N	+63B	−21B	=19N	+33B	=18N	=15B	4.5	22.5	24.0	13.25	2067	+7.0
18	Sande Edreira, Jose AntonioFM	2214	ESP	−56N	+36N	+55B	=23B	+35N	=17B	=20N	4.5	22.0	24.0	15.50	2009	-28.8
19	Moldovan, Lucas Gabriel	1857	POR	+73N	−8B	+68N	=17B	+28N	−7B	+31N	4.5	22.0	22.0	10.25	2038	+60.0
20	Vilar Lopez, MonicaWFM	1963	ESP	+57B	−21N	+58B	−12N	+43B	+39N	=18B	4.5	21.0	23.0	12.25	2082	+23.4
21	Prieto Aranguren, AlainFM	2297	ESP	+41N	+20B	+17N	−4B	+16N	−3B	−25B	4.0	28.5	31.5	16.50	2137	-23.2
22	Vilarino Lorenzo, Uxio	2075	ESP	+47N	+65B	−1B	+32N	−12B	+40N	−6B	4.0	24.5	26.0	11.00	2081	+8.8
23	Casares Pedride, Noel	1948	ESP	−51B	+60N	+40B	=18N	−32B	=24N	+41B	4.0	20.5	22.5	12.25	1835	-32.8
24	Mendez Rey, Daniel	1793	ESP	−34N	+59B	+25N	=37B	−31N	=23B	+56N	4.0	20.5	22.5	11.75	1977	+63.6
25	Alonso Rodriguez, Tristan	2018	ESP	F	−6N	−24B	+66N	+56B	+27B	+21N	4.0	20.5	20.5	11.50	2073	+20.0
26	Belo, Andre Nabais Moura	1813	POR	−3B	−40N	+69B	+74N	+55B	−10N	+57B	4.0	18.0	18.0	5.00	1784	-3.2
27	Blanco Dans, Manuel	1884	ESP	+75B	−39N	+74B	−14N	+57B	−25N	+43B	4.0	16.5	16.5	5.00	1824	-5.6
28	Cernadas Camean, David	2181	ESP	+42N	+35B	=6B	−2N	−19B	+50N	−32B	3.5	25.0	27.5	11.50	2022	-24.2
29	Cruz, Francisco Manuel Nunes M.	1922	POR	+52N	=9B	−5N	+45B	−34N	+42B	−11N	3.5	24.0	26.5	10.75	1979	+8.6
30	Ortega Amarelle, MarianoIM	2404	CPV	+44B	F	−7N	+51N	+14B	−13N	=10B	3.5	24.0	24.0	12.25	2070	-19.9
31	Casares Cabanas, Carlos	2025	ESP	+66B	−2N	+50B	=54N	+24B	−15N	−19B	3.5	23.5	25.0	9.25	1935	-16.0
32	Lopez Regueiro, Sergio	1962	ESP	F	−11B	+52N	−22B	+23N	=16B	+28N	3.5	23.0	24.0	12.25	2057	+17.4
33	Fernandez-Rivera Ortiz, Igor	1854	ESP	+72N	=7B	−9N	+47B	−17N	+63B	−16N	3.5	23.0	23.0	7.00	1829	-3.6
34	Ribeiro, GustavoFM	2314	POR	+24B	=10N	+13B	−9N	+29B	F	F	3.5	21.0	21.0	14.25	2128	-17.2
35	Rodriguez Fernandez, Juan Carlos	1929	ESP	+69B	−28N	=51B	+36N	−18B	−53N	+40B	3.5	19.5	20.5	8.75	1790	-21.6
36	Arzua Mesia, Martin	1723	ESP	=5N	−18B	+67N	−35B	−45N	+68B	+63N	3.5	19.5	20.5	6.75	1741	-4.4
37	Almeida, Joao Pedro Dias	2016	POR	+58B	−3N	+41B	=24N	+44B	F	F	3.5	17.5	17.5	10.00	2006	+1.4
38	Vilarino Lorenzo, Anton	1749	ESP	−1B	−57N	+75B	+72N	=50B	−14N	+51B	3.5	17.0	17.0	3.75	1722	-12.0
39	Rey Malde, HenriqueFM	2129	ESP	F	+27B	=4N	=5B	−3N	−20B	+53N	3.0	27.5	27.5	12.00	2096	-3.2
40	Garrido Prieto, Pablo	1589	ESP	−16N	+26B	−23N	+48B	+61N	−22B	−35N	3.0	23.0	25.0	9.00	1864	+82.4
41	Sagradov Sahakyan, Alexander	1718	ESP	−21B	+69N	−37N	+52B	−15N	+46B	−23N	3.0	21.5	22.5	6.50	1782	+12.0
42	Soto Avalos, Paulo	1685	ESP	−28B	+75N	=14B	−13N	+51B	−29N	=44B	3.0	21.5	21.5	6.25	1790	+29.6
43	Barcia Vazquez, Santiago	1681	ESP	−9N	+73B	−16N	+68B	−20N	+61B	−27N	3.0	20.5	20.5	3.00	1757	+15.6
44	Bombin Martinez, Eder	1836	ESP	−30N	=67B	+70N	+63B	−37N	−11B	=42N	3.0	17.5	18.5	4.75	1773	-27.6
45	Souto Perez, Jorge	1649	ESP	−8N	+72B	F	−29N	+36B	+65N	−14B	3.0	17.5	17.5	5.00	1827	+24.0
46	De Francisco Torres, Javier	1596	ESP	−14B	−50N	+49B	−55N	+72B	−41N	+65B	3.0	16.5	16.5	4.50	1718	+37.6
47	Gonsalves Cunha, Anthony	1646	ESP	−22B	F	+64N	−33N	−53B	+62B	+50N	3.0	16.0	16.0	6.00	1772	+17.8
48	Ceregido Rodriguez, Angel Oreste	1822	ESP	−6B	−58N	+71B	−40N	+74B	−57N	+68N	3.0	13.5	13.5	1.50	1522	-45.2
49	Molina Cabaleiro, Juan Jose	1758	ESP	F	F	−46N	+64B	+59N	F	+58B	3.0	8.5	8.5	5.50	1767	+0.8
50	Hervada Rivera, Martin	1814	ESP	−4N	+46B	−31N	+59B	=38N	−28B	−47B	2.5	22.0	24.0	6.75	1754	-15.8
51	Anton Mino, Hugo	1584	ESP	+23N	−12B	=35N	−30B	−42N	+64B	−38N	2.5	22.0	23.5	7.25	1724	+35.6
52	De Solaun Bouza, Noel	1514	ESP	−29B	+62N	−32B	−41N	=66B	−58N	+70B	2.5	15.5	16.5	3.75	1617	+27.6
53	Arrojo Longa, Ruben	1717	ESP	−11N	=64B	F	F	+47N	+35B	−39B	2.5	15.5	15.5	7.25	1864	+15.0
54	Almeida, Marta DiasWCM	1854	POR	=71B	+61N	=15N	=31B	−7N	F	F	2.5	15.5	15.5	6.25	1928	+24.4
55	Grande Gonzalez, Julen	1840	ESP	−2B	+66N	−18N	+46B	−26N	−56B	F	2.0	21.0	22.5	4.50	1739	-29.7
56	Aranguena Laffon, Jaime	1706	ESP	+18B	F	F	−16B	−25N	+55N	−24B	2.0	19.0	19.0	6.50	1877	+18.4
57	Gomez Lopez, Diego	1586	ESP	−20N	+38B	F	F	−27N	+48B	−26N	2.0	19.0	19.0	6.50	1774	+42.4
58	Grande Gonzalez, Jaime	1605	ESP	−37N	+48B	−20N	−61B	−68N	+52B	−49N	2.0	18.5	19.5	5.50	1703	+22.0
59	Gonzalez-Chas Pico, Matias Xose	1588	ESP	−10B	−24N	+60B	−50N	−49B	+69N	F	2.0	18.0	19.0	3.00	1626	+4.0
60	Castro Regueiro, Alvaro	1641	ESP	−7N	−23B	−59N	+69B	−63N	+72B	−61N	2.0	15.5	15.5	1.00	1608	-17.6
61	Fernandez Otero, Jose	1909	ESP	F	−54B	F	+58N	−40B	−43N	+60B	2.0	12.5	12.5	4.00	1598	-39.0
62	Porto Lopez, Juan Carlos	1689	ESP	−15N	−52B	F	+70B	F	−47N	+73N	2.0	11.0	11.0	1.00	1588	-15.8
63	Cernadas Camean, Emma	0	ESP	F	−17N	=65B	−44N	+60B	−33N	−36B	1.5	18.0	18.0	2.75	1632	0.0
64	Casares Pedride, Unai	1519	ESP	−13B	=53N	−47B	−49N	+71B	−51N	F	1.5	16.0	16.0	1.75	1486	-12.0
65	Rodriguez Guevara, Celia M.WCM	1853	CPV	+68B	−22N	=63N	F	F	−45B	−46N	1.5	12.5	12.5	1.75	973	-36.0
66	Ribeiro, Margarida	1613	POR	−31N	−55B	+73N	−25B	=52N	F	F	1.5	12.0	12.0	1.25	1620	-8.4
67	Meilan Nunez, Iago	1633	ESP	−17B	=44N	−36B	+71N	F	F	F	1.5	11.5	11.5	2.00	1675	+2.8
68	Andrade Rodriguez, Roberto	0	ESP	−65N	F	−19B	−43N	+58B	−36N	−48B	1.0	17.5	17.5	2.00	1483	0.0
69	Gutierrez Gonzalez, Rebeca	1518	ESP	−35N	−41B	−26N	−60N	F	−59B	+72N	1.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	1406	-34.8
70	Tenreiro Calvo, Jose Manuel	1585	ESP	F	F	−44B	−62N	+73B	F	−52N	1.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	1433	-16.2
71	Fernandez Nieto, Manuel	1461	ESP	=54N	−5B	−48N	−67B	−64N	F	F	0.5	14.0	14.0	1.25	1366	-18.8
72	Camean Paz, Maria Teresa	1401	ESP	−33B	−45N	F	−38B	−46N	−60N	−69B	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	859	-23.4
73	Alvarino Pita, Fernando	1467	ESP	−19B	−43N	−66B	F	−70N	F	−62B	0.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	885	-23.4
74	Ciuffi Bompeza, Tito Franco	1406	ESP	F	F	−27N	−26B	−48N	F	F	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	1006	-9.6
75	Hernandez Castellanos, Maikel	1507	ESP	−27N	−42B	−38N	F	F	F	F	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	973	-11.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Lopez Diaz, PabloESP
+88.4
4.5 pts · #16
2Garrido Prieto, PabloESP
+82.4
3.0 pts · #44
3Mendez Rey, DanielESP
+63.6
4.0 pts · #22

Top rating losers

1Ceregido Rodriguez, Angel OresteESP
-45.2
3.0 pts · #57
2Fernandez Otero, JoseESP
-39.0
2.0 pts · #60
3Rodriguez Guevara, Celia M.WCMCPV
-36.0
1.5 pts · #71

Biggest upsets

R1+508 Elo gap
Aranguena Laffon, Jaime1706 beat FMSande Edreira, Jose Antonio2214
R6+468 Elo gap
Elexpe Garcia, Aritz Eder1936 beat IMOrtega Amarelle, Mariano2404
R1+364 Elo gap
Anton Mino, Hugo1584 beat Casares Pedride, Noel1948