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IV Magistral Internacional Ciudad de Sant Joan de Alacant

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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 30 Jun 2025 to 04 Jul 2025 in Sant Joan de Alacant (Alicante), Spain. 6 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2296, and top seed was Simon Lamaze (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2424).

Simon Lamaze (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2424) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Sebastian Felipe Sanchez (6.5) and Andres Luque Saiz (6.5). Lamaze won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Alejandro Yuste Valenzuela (2170) beat Pau Marin Ferragut (IM, 2380), a +210-point gap.

Location
🇪🇸Sant Joan de Alacant (Alicante), Spain
Dates
30 Jun 2025 → 04 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇫🇷IMSimon Lamaze2424
Avg top 10
2,296
Participants
10
Titled players · 6
GM×1
IM×3
FM×2
Federations · 5 represented
🇪🇸Spain×6
🇨🇺Cuba×1
🇨🇴Colombia×1
🇦🇷Argentina×1
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds

IM Simon Lamaze led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
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3
1
1
1
1
1
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#1#2#5#10R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Lamaze takes lead
R4 · LEADER CHANGE01 Jul

IM Simon Lamaze takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Simon Lamaze drew with FM Andres Luque Saiz (Black).

R3–R6 · WIN STREAK

IM Simon Lamaze won 4 in a row (R3–R6).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678910PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇫🇷IMLamaze, Simon2424*½½1111½117.529.5037.5+13.82554
3🇨🇴IMSanchez, Sebastian Felipe2418½*½½1½11½16.525.7538.5+4.62448
2🇪🇸FMLuque Saiz, Andres2352½½*½½½11116.524.5038.5+25.62455
4🇦🇷GMGiaccio, Alfredo23060½½*½110115.520.0039.5+8.62374
5🇨🇺FMDocampo Beltran, Dexter239700½½*11½½15.017.2540.0-7.82327
7🇪🇸Pardo Ruiz, Carlos21900½½00*01½13.512.2541.5+13.32227
6🇪🇸Garcia Ramos, Marcos2178000001*½113.59.0041.5+10.22229
8🇪🇸IMMarin Ferragut, Pau2380½001½0½*½03.014.7542.0-25.92161
9🇪🇸Deusa Ballesteros, Lucas21410½00½½0½*½2.59.7542.5-2.82147
10🇪🇸Yuste Valenzuela, Alejandro217000000001½*1.54.2543.5-28.02037

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets