XXIV Aberto de Arteixo
Open SwissStandard
42 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 18 Jul 2025 to 23 Jul 2025 in Arteixo (A Coruna), Spain. 6 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2162, and top seed was Luis Marcos Medarde Santiago (🇪🇸 ESP, IM, 2423).
Luis Marcos Medarde Santiago (🇪🇸 ESP, IM, 2423) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Marcos Antonio Morales Marmol (5.0) and Diego Adrian Espineira Gonzalez (5.0). Medarde Santiago won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Hugo Boquete Rega (1548) beat Karla July Fernandez Rivero (WIM, 2011), a +463-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Arteixo (A Coruna), Spain
Dates
18 Jul 2025 → 23 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 6
IM×2
FM×3
WIM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇪🇸Spain×38
🇨🇺Cuba×2
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM Luis Marcos Medarde Santiago led from R5; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
19
8
3
2
1
1
1
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
IM Luis Marcos Medarde Santiago never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Luis Marcos Medarde Santiago beat FM Jose Antonio Sande Edreira (Black).
R1–R7 · WIN STREAK
IM Luis Marcos Medarde Santiago won 7 in a row (R1–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMLuis Marcos Medarde Santiago | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2FMJose Antonio Sande Edreira | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Sergio Lopez Regueiro | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4IMDiego Adrian Espineira Gonzalez | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medarde Santiago, Luis MarcosIM | 2423 | ESP | +15N | +5B | +4N | +2B | +3N | +6B | +25N | 7.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 31.00 | 2953 | +13.5 |
| 2 | Morales Marmol, Marcos AntonioFM | 2329 | CUB | +13B | +16N | +7B | −1N | +10B | =3B | =4N | 5.0 | 30.0 | 33.5 | 21.50 | 2305 | +1.4 |
| 3 | Espineira Gonzalez, Diego AdrianIM | 2309 | ESP | +21N | +8B | +11N | +12B | −1B | =2N | =7B | 5.0 | 29.5 | 33.0 | 21.25 | 2259 | -1.0 |
| 4 | Sande Edreira, Jose AntonioFM | 2214 | ESP | +26B | +24N | −1B | =27N | +18B | +10N | =2B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 18.00 | 2189 | +2.4 |
| 5 | Lopez Regueiro, Sergio | 1962 | ESP | +32N | −1N | +20B | =9B | +15N | =25B | +12N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 17.25 | 2044 | +17.6 |
| 6 | Fernandez Rivero, Karla JulyWIM | 2011 | CUB | −17B | +32N | +13B | +24N | +7B | −1N | =8B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 16.25 | 2016 | +4.8 |
| 7 | Cereijo Suarez, AlejandroFM | 2204 | ESP | +39N | +9B | −2N | +8B | −6N | +27B | =3N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 15.50 | 2128 | -16.0 |
| 8 | Casares Ripol, Fernando Jose | 1939 | ESP | +28B | −3N | +38B | −7N | +13B | +24N | =6N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 13.25 | 1991 | +13.2 |
| 9 | Arias Rodriguez, Manuel Ramon | 1922 | ESP | +40B | −7N | +30B | =5N | =19B | +23N | =11B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 13.00 | 1929 | +3.8 |
| 10 | Alonso Rodriguez, Tristan | 2018 | ESP | +36N | =12B | +23B | +33N | −2N | −4B | +15N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 12.00 | 2001 | +2.0 |
| 11 | Cordido Sixto, Pablo | 1995 | ESP | +35N | +37B | −3B | +23N | =25N | =12B | =9N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 11.75 | 2001 | +2.6 |
| 12 | Vazquez Alonso, Miguel Angel | 1874 | ESP | +42B | =10N | +17B | −3N | +33B | =11N | −5B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 10.00 | 1915 | +6.0 |
| 13 | Cintado Yanez, Miguel | 1714 | ESP | −2N | +29B | −6N | +31B | −8N | +34B | +28N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 10.50 | 1726 | +0.6 |
| 14 | Alonso Vazquez, Rafael | 1971 | ESP | +38B | −23N | F | −19N | +26B | +17N | +16B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 11.00 | 1838 | -15.4 |
| 15 | Blanco Rodriguez, Andres | 1753 | ESP | −1B | +28N | =16B | +17N | −5B | +33N | −10B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 10.25 | 1821 | +21.6 |
| 16 | Rodriguez Fernandez, Juan Carlos | 1929 | ESP | +29N | −2B | =15N | +39B | =27N | =19B | −14N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 1832 | -17.0 |
| 17 | Boquete Rega, Hugo | 1548 | ESP | +6N | =19B | −12N | −15B | +36N | −14B | +33B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 9.75 | 1788 | +78.0 |
| 18 | Manana Pedreira, Mario | 1863 | ESP | +30B | F | −33N | +22B | −4N | =28N | +26B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 10.50 | 1724 | -16.8 |
| 19 | Suarez Martinez, Javier | 1737 | ESP | F | =17N | F | +14B | =9N | =16N | +24B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 12.75 | 2004 | +35.2 |
| 20 | Gonzalez-Chas Pico, Matias Xose | 1588 | ESP | −25N | +34B | −5N | F | =29B | +32B | +30N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 8.50 | 1641 | +1.2 |
| 21 | Marcote Gonzalez, Marco | 1689 | ESP | −3B | +40N | −24B | +38N | −23B | =30N | +36B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 4.75 | 1724 | +7.2 |
| 22 | Martinez Insua, Adrian | 1597 | ESP | F | −33B | +31N | −18N | =30B | +35N | +23B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 8.75 | 1734 | +17.8 |
| 23 | Hervada Rivera, Martin | 1814 | ESP | +41N | +14B | −10N | −11B | +21N | −9B | −22N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 8.50 | 1740 | -11.8 |
| 24 | Fernandez Otero, Jose | 1909 | ESP | +31N | −4B | +21N | −6B | +37N | −8B | −19N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 7.00 | 1725 | -27.8 |
| 25 | Sixto Puente, Eloy | 2148 | ESP | +20B | +27N | F | F | =11B | =5N | −1B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 11.25 | 2071 | -7.4 |
| 26 | Osorio Henao, Carlos Alberto | 1653 | ESP | −4N | −31B | +29N | +34B | −14N | +37B | −18N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 6.00 | 1506 | -20.4 |
| 27 | Garcia Villar, Fernando | 1865 | ESP | +34N | −25B | +37N | =4B | =16B | −7N | F | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 7.25 | 1931 | +4.0 |
| 28 | Pereira Fernandez, Abraham | 1445 | ESP | −8N | −15B | +41N | =36B | +39N | =18B | −13B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 4.50 | 1602 | +37.6 |
| 29 | Alonso Rodriguez, Escarlata | 1443 | ESP | −16B | −13N | −26B | +42N | =20N | +39B | =31N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.00 | 1514 | +16.0 |
| 30 | Garcia Felipez, Mario | 0 | ESP | −18N | +36B | −9N | =32B | =22N | =21B | −20B | 2.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 6.25 | 1575 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Del Rio Sas, Joaquin | 1403 | ESP | −24B | +26N | −22B | −13N | −35B | +42N | =29B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.50 | 1431 | +3.2 |
| 32 | Cachafeiro Lopez, Martin | 1467 | ESP | −5B | −6B | −34N | =30N | +42B | −20N | +39N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.25 | 1575 | +3.2 |
| 33 | Puig-Souto, Luca | 1694 | ENG | F | +22N | +18B | −10B | −12N | −15B | −17N | 2.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 7.00 | 1650 | -17.2 |
| 34 | Carrillo Rey, Mateo | 0 | ESP | −27B | −20N | +32B | −26N | +38B | −13N | −35B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 3.50 | 1471 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Fernandez Velo, Marcos Antonio | 1535 | ESP | −11B | F | F | F | +31N | −22B | +34N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1520 | -3.4 |
| 36 | Rodriguez Montero, Pablo Sergio | 1565 | ESP | −10B | −30N | +42B | =28N | −17B | F | −21N | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.50 | 1339 | -44.0 |
| 37 | Soto Florian, Rafael | 0 | ESP | F | −11N | −27B | F | −24B | −26N | +40B | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.00 | 1532 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Lara Folgar, Maria Jose | 1528 | ESP | −14N | +41B | −8N | −21B | −34N | F | F | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.00 | 1048 | -9.0 |
| 39 | Villanueva Ternande, Pedro | 1640 | ESP | −7B | +42N | F | −16N | −28B | −29N | −32B | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 876 | -96.0 |
| 40 | Goldar Perez, Maria Teresa | 1440 | ESP | −9N | −21B | F | F | F | +41B | −37N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 964 | -5.4 |
| 41 | FIDE 94791660 | 0 | — | −23B | −38N | −28B | F | F | −40N | +42B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Bello Nieto, Roi | 0 | ESP | −12N | −39B | −36N | −29B | −32N | −31B | −41N | 0.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 775 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Boquete Rega, HugoESP+78.03.5 pts · #11
- 2Pereira Fernandez, AbrahamESP+37.63.0 pts · #28
- 3Suarez Martinez, JavierESP+35.23.5 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Villanueva Ternande, PedroESP-96.01.0 pts · #38
- 2Rodriguez Montero, Pablo SergioESP-44.01.5 pts · #37
- 3Fernandez Otero, JoseESP-27.83.0 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R1+463 Elo gap
- R2+250 Elo gap
- R4+234 Elo gap