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30 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 29 Jun 2025 to 04 Jul 2025 in Meano (Pontevedra), Spain. 3 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2094, and top seed was Juan David Becerra (🇨🇴 COL, FM, 2324).

Juan David Becerra (🇨🇴 COL, FM, 2324) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Alain Prieto Aranguren (7.0) and Andres Rodriguez Ferreiros (6.5). Becerra won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Adur Munoz Ferreira (1567) beat David Alvarez Guisado (1836), a +269-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸Meano (Pontevedra), Spain

Dates

29 Jun 2025 → 04 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇴FMJuan David Becerra2324

Avg top 10

2,094

Participants

Titled players · 3

IM×1

FM×2

Federations · 4 represented

🇪🇸Spain×27

🇨🇴Colombia×1

🇧🇪Belgium×1

🇵🇪Peru×1

Top 3

🥇
FMJuan David Becerra
🇨🇴COL·2324
9.0pts·2832perf+31.6
🥈
FMAlain Prieto Aranguren
🇪🇸ESP·2287
7.0pts·2257perf-0.8
🥉
Andres Rodriguez Ferreiros
🇪🇸ESP·2131
6.5pts·2186perf+16.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Juan David Becerra 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

Becerra9Prieto Aranguren7Rodriguez Ferreiros6.5Rodriguez Lopez6Alvarez Gonzalez5.5Reza Salgado5

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Juan David Becerra never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Juan David Becerra beat FM Alain Prieto Aranguren (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Juan David Becerra 9 wins (R1–R9)FM Alain Prieto Aranguren 3 wins (R1–R3)Andres Rodriguez Ferreiros 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMJuan David Becerra	*	1	1	1
2FMAlain Prieto Aranguren	0	*	0	1
3Andres Rodriguez Ferreiros	0	1	*	½
4IMRafael Rodriguez Lopez	0	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Becerra, Juan DavidFM	2324	COL	+22B	+15N	+7N	+4B	+3N	+10B	+2B	+5N	+8B	9.0	42.5	45.5	45.50	2832	+31.6
2	Prieto Aranguren, AlainFM	2287	ESP	+16N	+11B	+9N	−3B	+13N	+4B	−1N	+7B	+14B	7.0	43.5	47.5	32.00	2257	-0.8
3	Rodriguez Ferreiros, Andres	2131	ESP	+6B	+14N	+5B	+2N	−1B	−7N	+8N	+13B	=4N	6.5	46.0	50.0	33.50	2186	+16.4
4	Rodriguez Lopez, RafaelIM	2153	ESP	+21B	+19N	+12B	−1N	+14B	−2N	=7B	+15N	=3B	6.0	43.0	46.5	25.00	2155	+1.8
5	Alvarez Gonzalez, David	1868	ESP	=23B	+17N	−3N	+11B	=24N	+16B	+10N	−1B	=7N	5.5	40.0	42.5	22.00	2012	+61.6
6	Reza Salgado, Miguel	1833	ESP	−3N	+26B	+22N	−7B	=9N	+20B	−14B	=19N	+15B	5.0	33.5	35.5	16.50	1927	+21.6
7	Rey Chimera, Luca	2098	ESP	+20N	F	−1B	+6N	=8B	+3B	=4N	−2N	=5B	4.5	47.0	47.0	23.00	2076	-1.6
8	Cascallar Taboada, Diego	1867	ESP	F	−9B	+17N	+22B	=7N	+12N	−3B	+10B	−1N	4.5	40.5	40.5	18.25	2014	+58.0
9	Dieguez Novoa, Pura	1847	ESP	+30B	+8N	−2B	−12N	=6B	=15N	=19B	+20N	−13N	4.5	36.5	36.5	14.25	1877	+6.8
10	Bombin Martinez, Eder	1836	ESP	−29B	+28N	+19B	+21N	+12B	−1N	−5B	−8N	=11N	4.5	36.0	37.0	14.75	1944	+45.2
11	Munoz Ferreira, Ibon	2077	ESP	+24B	−2N	=21B	−5N	=17B	+27N	−15B	+16N	=10B	4.5	35.0	37.0	14.50	1884	-84.4
12	Elexpe Garcia, Aritz Eder	1936	ESP	+25B	F	−4N	+9B	−10N	−8B	+16N	=14N	+24B	4.5	32.5	33.5	15.50	1905	-6.2
13	Blanco Dans, Manuel	1884	ESP	+28B	F	+23N	F	−2B	=14N	+24B	−3N	+9B	4.5	28.5	28.5	13.00	1976	+16.8
14	Dumont, Andre	1866	BEL	F	−3B	+20N	+16B	−4N	=13B	+6N	=12B	−2N	4.0	41.0	41.0	17.00	1980	+20.6
15	Ruiz Martinez, Isidro	1911	ESP	+18N	−1B	−16N	+27B	=20N	=9B	+11N	−4B	−6N	4.0	40.5	42.5	14.50	1888	-8.2
16	Grande Gonzalez, Julen	1840	ESP	−2B	+25N	+15B	−14N	+19B	−5N	−12B	−11B	+27N	4.0	35.5	37.5	12.00	1881	+11.7
17	Prol Lusquinos, Jose Manuel	1809	ESP	F	−5B	−8B	+18N	=11N	+26B	+25N	F	=19B	4.0	26.5	26.5	12.50	1866	+10.8
18	Ramos Redondo, Nayeli	1714	ESP	−15B	−21N	=25B	−17B	=22N	+28N	−27B	+30B	+26N	4.0	22.0	22.0	5.75	1685	-14.4
19	Dunaiturria Uribezubia, Paulo	1881	ESP	F	−4B	−10N	+30B	−16N	+23B	=9N	=6B	=17N	3.5	33.0	33.0	9.75	1739	-27.4
20	Maria Lopez, Jorge Luis	1799	ESP	−7B	+30N	−14B	+25N	=15B	−6N	+23N	−9B	−21N	3.5	31.0	31.0	7.50	1695	-22.6
21	Alvarez Guisado, David	1836	ESP	−4N	+18B	=11N	−10B	−23N	−22B	+30N	F	+20B	3.5	28.5	28.5	9.75	1754	-17.2
22	Prado Garcia, Alejandro	1844	ESP	−1N	F	−6B	−8N	=18B	+21N	+26B	−24N	=23B	3.0	33.5	33.5	9.00	1714	-30.4
23	Munoz Ferreira, Adur	1567	ESP	=5N	F	−13B	−24N	+21B	−19N	−20B	+25N	=22N	3.0	28.5	28.5	10.25	1738	+58.8
24	Padilla Picuasi, Sandro Cesar	1761	ESP	−11N	F	F	+23B	=5B	F	−13N	+22B	−12N	2.5	25.0	25.0	8.75	1806	+5.4
25	Rodriguez Lopez, Evaristo	1724	ESP	−12N	−16B	=18N	−20B	+28N	+30N	−17B	−23B	F	2.5	24.0	24.0	3.00	1531	-33.4
26	Gonzalez-Chas Pico, Matias Xose	1588	ESP	F	−6N	F	F	+30B	−17N	−22N	+28B	−18B	2.0	20.5	20.5	1.00	1532	-5.8
27	Outeiro Padin, Heladio	1810	ESP	F	F	+28B	−15N	F	−11B	+18N	F	−16B	2.0	17.5	17.5	5.00	1768	-6.6
28	Dieguez Novoa, Benjamin	1661	ESP	−13N	−10B	−27N	F	−25B	−18B	F	−26N	+30N	1.0	19.5	19.5	0.00	958	-89.6
29	Villar Reymundo, Juan Antonio	2134	PER	+10N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	9.0	9.0	4.50	2636	+3.0
30	Dieguez Novoa, Laura	1401	ESP	−9N	−20B	F	−19N	−26N	−25B	−21B	−18N	−28B	0.0	24.5	24.5	0.00	955	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Alvarez Gonzalez, DavidESP
+61.6
5.5 pts · #5
2Munoz Ferreira, AdurESP
+58.8
3.0 pts · #20
3Cascallar Taboada, DiegoESP
+58.0
4.5 pts · #12

Top rating losers

1Dieguez Novoa, BenjaminESP
-89.6
1.0 pts · #29
2Munoz Ferreira, IbonESP
-84.4
4.5 pts · #9
3Rodriguez Lopez, EvaristoESP
-33.4
2.5 pts · #26

Biggest upsets

R5+269 Elo gap
Munoz Ferreira, Adur1567 beat Alvarez Guisado, David1836
R4+209 Elo gap
Alvarez Gonzalez, David1868 beat Munoz Ferreira, Ibon2077
R7+166 Elo gap
Ruiz Martinez, Isidro1911 beat Munoz Ferreira, Ibon2077