Open Internacional de Benimaclet 2025

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75 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 Jun 2025 to 28 Jun 2025 in Valencia, Spain. 4 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2066, and top seed was Javier Buenafe Moya (🇪🇸 ESP, FM, 2200).

Slobodan Kovacevic (🇷🇸 SRB, IM, 2195) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Carlos Roche Fraile (5.5) and Khalil Benslimane (5.5). Kovacevic shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Valentin Julien Labouyrie (1541) beat Julio Benitez Lopez (1880), a +339-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸Valencia, Spain

Dates

23 Jun 2025 → 28 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇸FMJavier Buenafe Moya2200

Avg top 10

2,066

Participants

Titled players · 4

IM×1

FM×1

CM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 6 represented

🇪🇸Spain×67

🇻🇪Venezuela×2

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇷🇺Russia×1

🇷🇸Serbia×1

🇺🇸United States of America×1

Top 3

🥇
IMSlobodan Kovacevic
🇷🇸SRB·2195
6.0pts·2195perf+0.6
🥈
Carlos Roche Fraile
🇪🇸ESP·1971
5.5pts·2094perf+44.4
🥉
Khalil Benslimane
🇪🇸ESP·2009
5.5pts·2079perf+13.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

IM Slobodan Kovacevic led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Kovacevic6Benslimane5.5Roche Fraile5.5Gimeno Simo5Uran Bermudez5Sanchez Lake5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE28 Jun

IM Slobodan Kovacevic takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Slobodan Kovacevic drew with Khalil Benslimane (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Slobodan Kovacevic 5 wins (R2–R6)Khalil Benslimane 4 wins (R3–R6)Carlos Roche Fraile 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMSlobodan Kovacevic	*	½	—	—
2Khalil Benslimane	½	*	—	1
3Carlos Roche Fraile	—	—	*	—
4Sergio Gimeno Simo	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kovacevic, SlobodanIM	2195	SRB	=20B	+25N	+21B	+12N	+9B	+4N	=3B	6.0	26.0	29.5	25.00	2195	+0.6
2	Roche Fraile, Carlos	1971	ESP	+24N	+39B	+18N	=14B	=4N	+7B	=6B	5.5	26.0	29.0	22.00	2094	+44.4
3	Benslimane, Khalil	2009	ESP	+43N	−11B	+49N	+23B	+36N	+5B	=1N	5.5	24.5	27.0	20.00	2079	+13.6
4	Sanchez Lake, Alvaro	1898	ESP	+53B	+64N	+54B	+11N	=2B	−1B	=14N	5.0	23.5	25.0	14.25	1999	+38.4
5	Gimeno Simo, Sergio	1995	ESP	+38B	−57N	+20B	+37N	+11B	−3N	+21B	5.0	22.5	24.5	17.00	1912	-9.8
6	Uran Bermudez, Oliver KevinCM	1997	VEN	F	=20N	+27B	+18B	+57N	+42B	=2N	5.0	21.5	21.5	17.00	2065	+10.2
7	Segarra Martinez, Axel	2179	ESP	+17N	+41B	=36N	+10B	F	−2N	+13B	4.5	24.0	24.0	17.00	2070	-11.8
8	Hernandez Torralba, Jose Joaquin	2088	ESP	+22B	+46N	−11B	+54N	=13B	+10N	−15B	4.5	23.0	25.0	15.00	1955	-17.4
9	Patino Garcia, CoralsWFM	2009	VEN	+52B	F	+29N	=36B	−1N	+23B	+42N	4.5	21.5	21.5	14.00	2069	+10.6
10	Penarrubia Blasco, Jose Alfredo	1889	ESP	=35B	+72N	+63B	−7N	+34B	−8B	+22N	4.5	20.0	20.5	10.00	1899	+4.0
11	Selva Viu, Antonio	1764	ESP	+74B	+3N	+8N	−4B	−5N	=37B	=34B	4.0	26.0	26.0	13.00	1877	+40.0
12	Contreras Moliner, Angel	1900	ESP	+40N	+19B	=26N	−1B	F	=22N	+43B	4.0	23.0	23.0	13.50	1866	-7.6
13	O`Neill Y Daneiko, Jose Antonio	1938	ESP	F	+35N	+22B	+48B	=8N	=15B	−7N	4.0	22.5	25.0	13.25	2021	+12.4
14	Bixquert Jimenez, Francisco	1889	ESP	+31N	+23B	+48N	=2N	F	F	=4B	4.0	20.0	20.0	14.75	1989	+11.0
15	Buenafe Moya, JavierFM	2200	ESP	F	F	+34B	=16N	+31B	=13N	+8N	4.0	19.0	19.0	15.00	2146	-3.2
16	Sala Esquiva, Miguel	1906	ESP	+37B	−54N	+38B	=15B	F	=26N	+20N	4.0	19.0	19.0	13.25	1867	-5.9
17	Perez Fernandez, Arys	1692	ESP	−7B	+28N	=66B	−33N	=56B	+53N	+35B	4.0	18.5	20.0	10.25	1814	+33.2
18	Gorchakova, Silvia	1701	ESP	+73B	+51N	−2B	−6N	+35B	F	+59N	4.0	18.0	18.0	7.50	1864	+15.6
19	Sanchez Baeza, Raul	1723	ESP	+67B	−12N	=53B	+66N	+69B	−21N	=26B	4.0	16.0	17.0	6.75	1723	+2.0
20	Yerko, Dmytro	1693	UKR	=1N	=6B	−5N	=55B	+30N	+40B	−16B	3.5	26.5	28.5	13.00	1821	+38.4
21	Huerta Cier, Hector Jose	1777	ESP	F	+45B	−1N	=24B	+44N	+19B	−5N	3.5	24.5	24.5	11.75	1870	+26.0
22	Martinez Segui, Joan	1679	ESP	−8N	+55B	−13N	+47B	+28N	=12B	−10B	3.5	23.5	25.5	10.50	1772	+13.8
23	Rivera Jimenez, Eric	1714	ESP	+68B	−14N	+51B	−3N	+53B	−9N	=24B	3.5	22.0	23.0	7.25	1788	+9.9
24	Oltra Navarro, Emilio Jose	1656	ESP	−2B	+50N	=56B	=21N	+54B	−46N	=23N	3.5	20.0	22.0	9.00	1744	+15.4
25	Eixeres Sanz, Carlos	1689	ESP	F	−1B	+30N	=29B	−40N	+58B	+69N	3.5	19.0	19.0	8.25	1771	+22.4
26	Labouyrie, Valentin Julien	1541	ESP	+56B	+66N	=12B	−42N	F	=16B	=19N	3.5	18.5	18.5	9.50	1913	+105.6
27	Soliva Ruiz, Ramon	1704	ESP	+59N	−36B	−6N	=30B	+55N	F	+40B	3.5	18.5	18.5	8.75	1726	+2.0
28	Isacescu, Mihai Alecsandru	1562	ESP	−41N	−17B	+60N	+49B	−22B	+56N	=45B	3.5	18.0	20.0	8.00	1682	+42.4
29	Custard Gasco, Daniela Brenda	1849	ESP	+69B	=34N	−9B	=25N	+38B	F	=37N	3.5	18.0	18.0	8.75	1761	-12.0
30	Gregori Olivares, Borja	1597	ESP	−36N	+59B	−25B	=27N	−20B	+61N	+65B	3.5	17.0	18.5	6.75	1631	+6.5
31	Casanova Espona, Ignacio	1602	ESP	−14B	+68N	=61B	+56N	−15N	F	+57B	3.5	15.5	16.5	5.75	1829	+27.2
32	Ortiz Duran, Luis	1599	ESP	−51B	+73N	=64B	+61N	−33B	−43N	+50B	3.5	14.5	14.5	4.75	1659	+7.2
33	Airos Martorell, Ignacio	1805	ESP	+71N	−48B	=43N	+17B	+32N	F	F	3.5	13.5	13.5	9.50	1970	+24.0
34	Mironenko, Mykola	1644	ESP	F	=29B	−15N	+41B	−10N	+48B	=11N	3.0	23.0	25.5	9.25	1798	+34.0
35	Lozano Montero, Sergi	1600	ESP	=10N	−13B	=45N	+39B	−18N	+44B	−17N	3.0	22.5	25.5	9.75	1704	+33.6
36	Sanchiz Marti, Josep Miquel	1881	ESP	+30B	+27N	=7B	=9N	−3B	F	F	3.0	21.5	21.5	11.50	1972	+12.4
37	Saushkin, Igor	1631	RUS	−16N	+65B	+39N	−5B	F	=11N	=29B	3.0	21.0	22.5	8.25	1779	+42.8
38	Gil Alegre, Alberto	1662	ESP	−5N	+47B	−16N	+58B	−29N	F	+53B	3.0	19.5	21.5	7.00	1732	+18.4
39	Escoffier, Eli	1730	ESP	+50B	−2N	−37B	−35N	F	+47B	+48N	3.0	19.5	19.5	8.00	1561	-40.7
40	Oltra Caurin, Juan Ricardo	1630	ESP	−12B	+67N	−46B	+62N	+25B	−20N	−27N	3.0	19.0	20.5	6.50	1611	-4.4
41	Chiloeches Ramon, Jesus	1800	ESP	+28B	−7N	=44B	−34N	−59B	=55N	+62N	3.0	18.0	19.5	7.50	1671	-20.2
42	Hassomal Daswani, Birjkumar	1940	ESP	+44B	+61N	F	+26B	F	−6N	−9B	3.0	17.5	17.5	8.00	1857	-7.2
43	Sanmartin Paya, Ignacio	1675	ESP	−3B	+74N	=33B	F	=70N	+32B	−12N	3.0	17.5	17.5	5.75	1810	+18.8
44	Beneyto de Ramon, Jaime	1648	ESP	−42N	+62B	=41N	=63B	−21B	−35N	+55B	3.0	16.0	17.5	5.75	1647	-2.4
45	Benlloch Aranda, Alvaro	1678	ESP	=70B	−21N	=35B	=50N	+61B	F	=28N	3.0	15.0	15.0	6.50	1693	+2.0
46	Garcia Lopez, Enrique 1970	1767	ESP	+58N	−8B	+40N	F	F	+24B	F	3.0	13.0	13.0	8.50	1919	+14.8
47	Carrascosa Grau, Eduard	1498	ESP	−57B	−38N	+73B	−22N	+68B	−39N	+72N	3.0	13.0	13.0	1.50	1447	-5.8
48	Kuznets, Daniil	0	UKR	+49B	+33N	−14B	−13N	=52B	−34N	−39B	2.5	20.0	22.5	7.25	1670	0.0
49	Shenk, David	1720	USA	−48N	+71B	−3B	−28N	=62B	−65N	+58N	2.5	16.5	17.0	3.25	1537	-59.6
50	Osuna Franco, Claudio	1469	ESP	−39N	−24B	+75N	=45B	−51N	+68B	−32N	2.5	16.5	16.5	2.50	1495	+2.2
51	Selva Salvador, Antonio	1889	ESP	+32N	−18B	−23N	=53N	+50B	F	F	2.5	15.5	15.5	7.00	1624	-31.2
52	Esteban Moreno, Francisco	1675	ESP	−9N	+58B	F	F	=48N	F	+60B	2.5	11.0	11.0	5.25	1776	+7.2
53	Fornas Bellido, Rafael	1616	ESP	−4N	+60B	=19N	=51B	−23N	−17B	−38N	2.0	22.0	24.0	5.25	1556	-13.2
54	Portero Campillo, Rodrigo	1726	ESP	+65B	+16B	−4N	−8B	−24N	F	F	2.0	22.0	22.0	5.50	1723	-3.6
55	Sales Galindo, Santiago	1527	ESP	−63N	−22N	+67B	=20N	−27B	=41B	−44N	2.0	18.0	19.5	4.75	1514	-4.6
56	Mengual Brotons, Jesus	1785	ESP	−26N	+75B	=24N	−31B	=17N	−28B	F	2.0	18.0	18.0	3.75	1483	-94.8
57	Marques Montolio, Luis	1740	ESP	+47N	+5B	F	F	−6B	F	−31N	2.0	16.5	16.5	8.00	1773	+2.6
58	Sanchez Garrido, Pedro	1527	ESP	−46B	−52N	+68B	−38N	+67B	−25N	−49B	2.0	16.0	17.0	2.50	1381	-20.4
59	San Jacinto Alcorisa, Francisco Miguel	0	ESP	−27B	−30N	+74B	F	+41N	F	−18B	2.0	15.0	15.0	3.00	1593	0.0
60	Penarrubia Gil, Aitor	1418	ESP	−64B	−53N	−28B	+73N	+71B	F	−52N	2.0	13.0	13.0	0.50	1391	-6.4
61	Ledesma Lopez, David	1729	ESP	+62N	−42B	=31N	−32B	−45N	−30B	F	1.5	18.0	18.0	3.25	1454	-86.0
62	Monzo Rey, Marcos	1458	ESP	−61B	−44N	+71N	−40B	=49N	F	−41B	1.5	13.5	13.5	1.75	1490	+5.6
63	Sanfelix Dominguez, Juan Vicente	1772	ESP	+55B	F	−10N	=44N	F	F	F	1.5	12.5	12.5	3.50	1688	-6.2
64	Cidoncha Garcia, Miguel Angel	1725	ESP	+60N	−4B	=32N	F	F	F	F	1.5	11.5	11.5	3.75	1639	-12.0
65	Alonso Leon, Jose	1428	ESP	−54N	−37N	F	F	=72B	+49B	−30N	1.5	11.5	11.5	2.75	1510	+17.2
66	Benitez Lopez, Julio	1880	ESP	+75N	−26B	=17N	−19B	F	F	F	1.5	11.5	11.5	2.00	1550	-33.6
67	Bujes Ruiz, Francisco	1406	ESP	−19N	−40B	−55N	+75B	−58N	F	=71N	1.5	11.5	11.5	0.25	1402	0.0
68	FIDE 553001206	0	—	−23N	−31B	−58N	+71B	−47N	−50N	F	1.0	15.0	15.0	0.50	1290	0.0
69	Ferrandis Rudilla, Pablo	1589	ESP	−29N	F	+72B	F	−19N	F	−25B	1.0	13.0	13.0	0.50	1527	-12.8
70	Oreshkin, Vladislav	2020	ESP	=45N	F	F	F	=43B	F	F	1.0	8.0	8.0	3.00	1677	-15.4
71	Moreno Lopez-Ayllon, Goriz	1573	ESP	−33B	−49N	−62B	−68N	−60N	F	=67B	0.5	12.0	12.0	0.75	1196	-82.8
72	Espacio Casanovas, Ramon	1619	ESP	F	−10B	−69N	F	=65N	F	−47B	0.5	10.0	10.0	0.75	1280	-64.8
73	White Vina, Mateo	0	ESP	−18N	−32B	−47N	−60B	F	F	F	0.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	754	0.0
74	Perez Roman, Manuel	1521	ESP	−11N	−43B	−59N	F	F	F	F	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	920	-20.0
75	Lopez Andres, Antonio	1593	ESP	−66B	−56N	−50B	−67N	F	F	F	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	835	-36.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Labouyrie, Valentin JulienESP
+105.6
3.5 pts · #18
2Roche Fraile, CarlosESP
+44.4
5.5 pts · #3
3Saushkin, IgorRUS
+42.8
3.0 pts · #36

Top rating losers

1Mengual Brotons, JesusESP
-94.8
2.0 pts · #54
2Ledesma Lopez, DavidESP
-86.0
1.5 pts · #64
3Moreno Lopez-Ayllon, GorizESP
-82.8
0.5 pts · #72

Biggest upsets

R2+339 Elo gap
Labouyrie, Valentin Julien1541 beat Benitez Lopez, Julio1880
R3+324 Elo gap
Selva Viu, Antonio1764 beat Hernandez Torralba, Jose Joaquin2088
R6+292 Elo gap
Alonso Leon, Jose1428 beat Shenk, David1720