VII Open Pavistamp Terres de l'Ebre Memorial Jose Balague

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78 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025 in Amposta (Tarragona), Spain. 4 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2142, and top seed was Vicenc Esplugas Esteve (🇪🇸 ESP, FM, 2285).

Vicenc Esplugas Esteve (🇪🇸 ESP, FM, 2285) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Llatzer Bru Rullo (6.0) and Israel Campos Olaya (6.0). Esplugas Esteve shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Anton Melnychuk Ovchar (1544) beat Jaume Vinals Rioja (1930), a +386-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸Amposta (Tarragona), Spain

Dates

27 Jun 2025 → 29 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇸FMVicenc Esplugas Esteve2285

Avg top 10

2,142

Participants

Titled players · 4

FM×2

CM×2

Federations · 2 represented

🇪🇸Spain×72

🇫🇷France×1

Top 3

🥇
FMVicenc Esplugas Esteve
🇪🇸ESP·2285
6.0pts·2325perf+7.2
🥈
FMLlatzer Bru Rullo
🇪🇸ESP·2259
6.0pts·2341perf+14.4
🥉
Israel Campos Olaya
🇪🇸ESP·2209
6.0pts·2276perf+10.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R5; 3 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Esplugas Esteve6Campos Olaya6Bru Rullo6Pons Morro5.5Altes Rull5.5Paquico Rodriguez5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

FM Vicenc Esplugas Esteve held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 6.0/7. Esplugas Esteve takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Vicenc Esplugas Esteve 6 wins (R1–R6)Israel Campos Olaya 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Llatzer Bru Rullo 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMVicenc Esplugas Esteve	*	—	0	—
2Israel Campos Olaya	—	*	1	—
3FMLlatzer Bru Rullo	1	0	*	—
4Mateo Pons Morro	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Esplugas Esteve, VicencFM	2285	ESP	+4B	+38N	+17B	+11N	+9B	+10N	−2B	6.0	29.5	33.0	27.00	2325	+7.2
2	Bru Rullo, LlatzerFM	2259	ESP	+37N	+40B	+12N	−3B	+13N	+11B	+1N	6.0	29.0	32.5	26.50	2341	+14.4
3	Campos Olaya, Israel	2209	ESP	+21B	+33N	+34B	+2N	−10B	+9N	+7B	6.0	27.5	31.0	26.50	2276	+10.6
4	Altes Rull, Marc	1789	ESP	−1N	+59B	+76N	+16B	=5N	+15B	+10N	5.5	27.5	27.5	18.75	2169	+56.2
5	Pons Morro, Mateo	2118	ESP	=32B	+45N	=13B	+33N	=4B	+22N	+6B	5.5	26.0	29.0	22.25	2097	-0.2
6	Paquico Rodriguez, IvanCM	2181	ESP	+48N	+55B	−9N	+26B	+23N	+12B	−5N	5.0	25.5	28.5	18.50	2071	-13.2
7	Gonzalez Gonzalez, Santiago	1939	ESP	+52N	−23B	+37N	+27B	+36N	+14B	−3N	5.0	25.5	28.5	18.50	2019	+16.8
8	Vinals Rioja, Jaume	1930	ESP	−45B	+35N	−21B	+50N	+48B	+41N	+30B	5.0	21.0	24.0	17.00	1882	-4.8
9	Carela Ferrer, Francisco Javier	1958	ESP	+51B	+28N	+6B	+15N	−1N	−3B	=11N	4.5	30.0	33.0	18.75	2128	+32.4
10	Jove Grau, Lluis	2020	ESP	+43B	=25N	+46B	+22N	+3N	−1B	−4B	4.5	28.5	31.5	18.00	2028	+4.0
11	Molano Lafuente, Ismael	2098	ESP	+39N	+36B	+23N	−1B	+32N	−2N	=9B	4.5	27.5	31.0	16.75	2050	-3.6
12	Aubanell Ber, Sergi	1992	ESP	+24N	+27B	−2B	+21N	+43B	−6N	=13B	4.5	27.5	30.5	17.25	1988	+3.0
13	Cerdo Fernandez, Miguel	1893	ESP	=57N	+49B	=5N	+39B	−2B	+24N	=12N	4.5	26.5	29.0	16.75	1939	+11.0
14	Colomer Gomez, Jordi	2030	ESP	+29B	−22N	+25B	=41N	+35B	−7N	+42B	4.5	24.0	27.5	16.75	1884	-20.4
15	Bru Gibert, Rafael	2014	ESP	+50B	+42N	=22B	−9B	+47N	−4N	+34B	4.5	24.0	27.0	15.00	1935	-11.4
16	Bru Montoya, Pau	1995	ESP	+65B	=46N	=44B	−4N	+28B	+25N	=18B	4.5	24.0	26.0	15.25	1930	-13.5
17	Marsal Calvet, Josep	2009	ESP	+64N	+61B	−1N	=47B	=24N	+23B	=19N	4.5	24.0	26.0	14.25	1944	-14.8
18	Millan Hernandez, Marc	1912	ESP	F	+58N	+48B	−32N	+29B	+31B	=16N	4.5	21.5	21.5	15.75	1926	+4.4
19	Biosca Caballe, Nestor	1906	ESP	+58B	−41N	−32B	+65N	+49B	+43N	=17B	4.5	20.0	22.0	12.75	1820	-11.2
20	Tallada Serret, GerardCM	2197	ESP	F	F	+67B	+46N	=42B	+35N	+26N	4.5	16.0	16.0	14.25	2107	-6.3
21	Biosca Cid, Merce	1776	ESP	−3N	+53B	+8N	−12B	=34B	+33N	=22B	4.0	26.5	29.5	15.25	1940	+29.8
22	Sala Martin, Guillem	1863	ESP	+68N	+14B	=15N	−10B	+61N	−5B	=21N	4.0	25.5	27.5	13.25	1963	+30.0
23	Mestres Gonzalez, David	1807	ESP	+77B	+7N	−11B	+34N	−6B	−17N	+49B	4.0	25.5	25.5	11.50	1968	+23.0
24	Romero Santonja, Natura	1603	ESP	−12B	+73N	+28B	=25N	=17B	−13B	+59N	4.0	24.0	25.0	11.75	1843	+49.9
25	Abadia Pascual, Lluis	1841	ESP	+60N	=10B	−14N	=24B	+51N	−16B	+48N	4.0	23.5	26.0	12.75	1832	-1.0
26	Aviol Perez, Jose Mariano	1866	ESP	=35B	=32N	+50B	−6N	+66B	+44N	−20B	4.0	22.5	24.5	11.50	1935	+12.0
27	Fontanet Tomas, Unai	1812	ESP	+73B	−12N	+45B	−7N	−44B	+51N	+43B	4.0	21.5	22.5	10.00	1794	-5.2
28	Peris Bauxili, Benjamin	1809	ESP	+75N	−9B	−24N	+71B	−16N	+45B	+50N	4.0	21.0	22.0	9.00	1677	-34.4
29	Alerany Quixalos, Joan	1689	ESP	−14N	+63B	−40N	+77B	−18N	+54B	+47N	4.0	21.0	21.0	8.50	1770	+11.6
30	Chavarria Ferre, Josep	2018	ESP	=49N	+57B	=47N	=61B	=41B	+36N	−8N	4.0	20.5	23.0	12.00	1838	-28.4
31	Ortega Campallo, David	1686	ESP	−44B	+62N	−33B	+54N	+56B	−18N	+46B	4.0	20.0	22.5	11.50	1828	+41.2
32	Ferre Obrados, Climent	1756	ESP	=5N	=26B	+19N	+18B	−11B	=40N	F	3.5	26.5	29.5	15.50	2022	+80.8
33	Pla Andreu, Abraham	1866	ESP	+63N	−3B	+31N	−5B	=39N	−21B	+57N	3.5	25.5	28.0	10.75	1781	-13.6
34	Garcia Estruch, Jorge	1920	ESP	+59N	+76B	−3N	−23B	=21N	+39B	−15N	3.5	24.5	24.5	8.00	1785	-20.6
35	Banuelos Casanovas, Roger	0	ESP	=26N	−8B	+57N	+52B	−14N	−20B	+60N	3.5	23.5	26.0	10.00	1786	0.0
36	Jimenez Haneda, Naoki	1843	ESP	+67B	−11N	+65B	+44N	−7B	−30B	=37N	3.5	22.0	24.0	8.75	1854	+0.8
37	Callau Franquet, Salvador	1779	ESP	−2B	+54N	−7B	−58N	+68B	+66N	=36B	3.5	22.0	24.0	8.75	1679	-16.4
38	Pamies Martinez, Lluis Enric	1885	ESP	+53N	−1B	−39N	−51B	+57N	+64B	=41B	3.5	21.5	23.5	9.25	1714	-28.2
39	Luengo Guillermo, Daniel	1725	ESP	−11B	+67N	+38B	−13N	=33B	−34N	+64N	3.5	21.5	23.5	9.25	1824	+12.8
40	Rius Guarch, Daniel	1889	ESP	+54B	−2N	+29B	−43N	+64B	=32B	F	3.5	21.5	21.5	10.75	1807	-11.0
41	Aloy Lopez, Xavier	1805	ESP	+78N	+19B	F	=14B	=30N	−8B	=38N	3.5	21.5	21.5	10.50	1954	+19.4
42	Beltran Reverter, Josep Maria	1823	ESP	+70N	−15B	−64N	+63B	=20N	+56B	−14N	3.5	21.0	23.0	9.75	1809	-3.4
43	Berbel Cruz, Yara	1678	ESP	−10N	+68B	+55N	+40B	−12N	−19B	−27N	3.0	24.0	26.0	8.50	1790	+29.2
44	Lamothe, Hugo	2025	FRA	+31N	=47B	=16N	−36B	+27N	−26B	F	3.0	23.5	26.5	11.75	1841	-27.6
45	Melnychuk Ovchar, Anton	1544	ESP	+8N	−5B	−27N	−55B	+73N	−28N	+67B	3.0	23.5	24.5	8.00	1633	+14.0
46	Ayza Casamitjana, Antoni	1814	ESP	+74N	=16B	−10N	−20B	+52N	=47B	−31N	3.0	23.5	24.5	7.75	1756	-10.8
47	Abarca Garcia, Xavier	1840	ESP	+62B	=44N	=30B	=17N	−15B	=46N	−29B	3.0	23.0	25.5	9.75	1803	-6.4
48	Salom Jovani, Oriol	1757	ESP	−6B	+66N	−18N	+68B	−8N	+58B	−25B	3.0	23.0	25.0	6.50	1677	-13.4
49	Estrada Andreeva, Maxim	1664	ESP	=30B	−13N	=52N	+76B	−19N	+53B	−23N	3.0	23.0	23.0	6.50	1650	-9.2
50	Sabate Barrubes, Antoni	1641	ESP	−15N	+60B	−26N	−8B	+70N	+71N	−28B	3.0	22.0	24.0	6.50	1105	-15.2
51	Fumado Garcia, Eugeni	1582	ESP	−9N	+78B	−61N	+38N	−25B	−27B	+70N	3.0	20.5	20.5	5.50	1623	+6.4
52	Granell Sancho, Pau	1546	ESP	−7B	+77N	=49B	−35N	−46B	=62N	+71B	3.0	19.0	19.0	4.75	1533	-4.0
53	Isern Sopterean, Marc	1481	ESP	−38B	−21N	+69B	−56N	+67B	−49N	+72B	3.0	17.5	19.5	6.00	997	-23.2
54	Sola Fosch, Jordi	1485	ESP	−40N	−37B	+78N	−31B	+77N	−29N	+69B	3.0	17.0	17.0	2.00	960	-28.4
55	Jordana Nagera, Pol	1869	ESP	+66B	−6N	−43B	+45N	+58B	F	F	3.0	15.5	15.5	7.50	1747	-23.2
56	Garcia Betete, Jaime	1864	ESP	F	F	+60N	+53B	−31N	−42N	+66B	3.0	15.0	15.0	7.50	1615	-44.8
57	Rull Muruzabal, Luis	1486	ESP	=13B	−30N	−35B	+62N	−38B	+69N	−33B	2.5	21.5	23.5	6.75	1559	+6.8
58	Chavarria Llambrich, Paula	1502	ESP	−19N	−18B	+70N	+37B	−55N	−48N	=62B	2.5	21.0	23.0	6.75	1602	+15.2
59	Curtuius, Alex-Nicolae	1519	ESP	−34B	−4N	=62B	−66N	+74B	+65N	−24B	2.5	19.5	20.5	4.25	1437	-23.2
60	Riba Torrents, Noe	0	ESP	−25B	−50N	−56B	+74N	=65B	+68N	−35B	2.5	17.5	18.5	4.00	1416	-10.4
61	Arranz Penalba, Sergio	1817	ESP	+69B	−17N	+51B	=30N	−22B	F	F	2.5	17.5	17.5	7.00	1782	-4.2
62	Lacuna de Souza, Biel	0	ESP	−47N	−31B	=59N	−57B	+78N	=52B	=58N	2.5	17.5	17.5	4.00	1404	0.0
63	Ferrer Aspa, Axel	1464	ESP	−33B	−29N	+74B	−42N	−69B	+73N	=65B	2.5	16.0	17.0	3.00	1424	-8.4
64	Garcia Estruch, Mauricio	1628	ESP	−17B	+69N	+42B	F	−40N	−38N	−39B	2.0	20.5	20.5	5.50	1626	-1.4
65	Sabate Carles, Marti	1604	ESP	−16N	+70B	−36N	−19B	=60N	−59B	=63N	2.0	20.0	22.0	4.50	1380	-50.0
66	Cabezos Oton, Juan	1468	ESP	−55N	−48B	+72N	+59B	−26N	−37B	−56N	2.0	19.0	21.0	4.50	1503	+0.6
67	Pla Monllau, Pere	0	ESP	−36N	−39B	−20N	+78B	−53N	+77B	−45N	2.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	958	0.0
68	Fontanet Porres, Joan	0	ESP	−22B	−43N	+75B	−48N	−37N	−60B	+76B	2.0	17.0	17.0	1.00	970	0.0
69	Alerany Sas, Alexia	0	ESP	−61N	−64B	−53N	+72B	+63N	−57B	−54N	2.0	15.5	17.5	4.50	1287	0.0
70	El Meftah Andujar, Amnay	0	ESP	−42B	−65N	−58B	+75N	−50B	+76N	−51B	2.0	15.0	15.0	1.00	831	0.0
71	Tallada Cervera, Artur	0	ESP	F	F	+73B	−28N	+76N	−50B	−52N	2.0	11.0	11.0	1.00	866	0.0
72	FIDE 523077450	0	—	F	F	−66B	−69N	+75B	+74N	−53N	2.0	9.0	9.0	2.00	675	0.0
73	Melich Moreno, Rafa	0	ESP	−27N	−24B	−71N	F	−45B	−63B	+77N	1.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	807	0.0
74	FIDE 553001311	0	—	−46B	F	−63N	−60B	−59N	−72B	+75B	1.0	13.5	13.5	1.00	799	0.0
75	FIDE 553000447	0	—	−28B	F	−68N	−70B	−72N	+78B	−74N	1.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	1009	0.0
76	FIDE 535056975	0	—	F	−34N	−4B	−49N	−71B	−70B	−68N	0.0	18.0	18.0	0.00	991	0.0
77	Granell Sancho, Julia	0	ESP	−23N	−52B	F	−29N	−54B	−67N	−73B	0.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	832	0.0
78	FIDE 535070404	0	—	−41B	−51N	−54B	−67N	−62B	−75N	F	0.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	824	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ferre Obrados, ClimentESP
+80.8
3.5 pts · #21
2Altes Rull, MarcESP
+56.2
5.5 pts · #8
3Romero Santonja, NaturaESP
+49.9
4.0 pts · #32

Top rating losers

1Sabate Carles, MartiESP
-50.0
2.0 pts · #62
2Garcia Betete, JaimeESP
-44.8
3.0 pts · #47
3Peris Bauxili, BenjaminESP
-34.4
4.0 pts · #44

Biggest upsets

R1+386 Elo gap
Melnychuk Ovchar, Anton1544 beat Vinals Rioja, Jaume1930
R4+303 Elo gap
Fumado Garcia, Eugeni1582 beat Pamies Martinez, Lluis Enric1885
R4+277 Elo gap
Chavarria Llambrich, Paula1502 beat Callau Franquet, Salvador1779