Final Masculina de Extremadura 2025
7 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 31 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in Calamonte (Badajoz), Spain. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2132, and top seed was Emilio Moreno Tejera (🇪🇸 ESP, IM, 2428).
David Castellanos Mendoza (🇪🇸 ESP, 2175) won with 2.0/3, ahead of Benjamin Abel Garcia Romero (2.0) and Enrique Gallardo Retortillo (1.5). Castellanos Mendoza shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Victor Navarro Martinez (FM, 2178) beat Emilio Moreno Tejera (IM, 2428), a +250-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 2.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 2.0/3. Castellanos Mendoza takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.5).
David Castellanos Mendoza drew with Benjamin Abel Garcia Romero (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1David Castellanos Mendoza | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Benjamin Abel Garcia Romero | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3IMEmilio Moreno Tejera | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Enrique Gallardo Retortillo | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castellanos Mendoza, David | 2175 | ESP | +6N | =4B | =2N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 2363 | +14.4 |
| 2 | Garcia Romero, Benjamin Abel | 2206 | ESP | =3B | +5N | =1B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 2257 | +4.0 |
| 3 | Gallardo Retortillo, Enrique | 2042 | ESP | =2N | F | +6B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 2337 | +15.4 |
| 4 | Moreno Tejera, EmilioIM | 2428 | ESP | +7B | =1N | −5B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 2127 | -10.4 |
| 5 | Navarro Martinez, VictorFM | 2178 | ESP | F | −2B | +4N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 2317 | +14.0 |
| 6 | Gutierrez Toro, Raul | 2081 | ESP | −1B | +7N | −3N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1886 | -29.6 |
| 7 | Saavedra Fernandez, Daniel | 1817 | ESP | −4N | −6B | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1349 | -5.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gallardo Retortillo, EnriqueESP+15.41.5 pts · #4
- 2Castellanos Mendoza, DavidESP+14.42.0 pts · #1
- 3Navarro Martinez, VictorFMESP+14.01.0 pts · #6
- 1Gutierrez Toro, RaulESP-29.61.0 pts · #5
- 2Moreno Tejera, EmilioIMESP-10.41.5 pts · #3
- 3Saavedra Fernandez, DanielESP-5.20.0 pts · #7
- R3+250 Elo gap