VI Open Internacional de Ajedrez Sub 2200 FIDE Costa de la Luz

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84 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Sept 2025 to 28 Sept 2025 in Conil de la Frontera (Cadiz), Spain. 5 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2080, and top seed was Francisco Jimenez Bernal (🇪🇸 ESP, 2196).

Francisco Jimenez Bernal (🇪🇸 ESP, 2196) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Nicholas Kowalski Rubiales (5.5) and Alejandro Cuellar Montes (5.5). Jimenez Bernal shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Pedro Silva Martin (1624) beat Francisco Diaz Vichi (1936), a +312-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸Conil de la Frontera (Cadiz), Spain

Dates

26 Sept 2025 → 28 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇸Francisco Jimenez Bernal2196

Avg top 10

2,080

Participants

Titled players · 5

FM×1

CM×4

Federations · 3 represented

🇪🇸Spain×81

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
Francisco Jimenez Bernal
🇪🇸ESP·2196
6.0pts·2214perf+2.8
🥈
CMNicholas Kowalski Rubiales
🇪🇸ESP·2076
5.5pts·2168perf+30.8
🥉
CMAlejandro Cuellar Montes
🇪🇸ESP·2153
5.5pts·2210perf+10.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Francisco Jimenez Bernal led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Jimenez Bernal6Ortega Valle5.5Cuellar Montes5.5Kowalski Rubiales5.5Santos Izquierdo5.5Gamez Matamoros5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE28 Sept

Francisco Jimenez Bernal takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Francisco Jimenez Bernal 4 wins (R4–R7)CM Jose Ramon Ortega Valle 4 wins (R3–R6)CM Alejandro Cuellar Montes 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Francisco Jimenez Bernal	*	—	—	—
2CMJose Ramon Ortega Valle	—	*	1	½
3CMAlejandro Cuellar Montes	—	0	*	—
4CMNicholas Kowalski Rubiales	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Jimenez Bernal, Francisco	2196	ESP	+18N	+17B	−50N	+56N	+20B	+19B	+8N	6.0	25.0	27.5	24.50	2214	+2.8
2	Kowalski Rubiales, NicholasCM	2076	ESP	+52B	+26N	=7B	=21N	+6B	+12N	=4B	5.5	28.0	31.0	23.75	2168	+30.8
3	Cuellar Montes, AlejandroCM	2153	ESP	+24B	+10N	+32B	+50N	=5B	−4N	+11B	5.5	28.0	31.0	22.75	2210	+10.2
4	Ortega Valle, Jose RamonCM	2057	ESP	+33B	−22N	+41B	+39N	+50B	+3B	=2N	5.5	25.5	28.5	21.75	2153	+17.8
5	Santos Izquierdo, Francisco JavierFM	2121	ESP	=19N	+46B	+31N	+15B	=3N	=11B	+35N	5.5	25.5	28.5	21.50	2153	+6.2
6	Mateos Atienza, Alberto	1893	ESP	+84B	+12N	+9B	=11B	−2N	=16N	+23B	5.0	28.0	28.0	18.00	2116	+44.0
7	Gaitan Galstyan, Narek	1953	ESP	+34N	+55B	=2N	+14B	=11N	−8B	+19N	5.0	27.0	29.5	19.50	2041	+39.2
8	Gamez Matamoros, AndresCM	1977	ESP	+60B	=38N	=70B	+24N	+21B	+7N	−1B	5.0	24.5	26.0	17.50	2028	+22.8
9	Sanjuan Garcia, Miguel	2030	ESP	+27N	+47B	−6N	+28B	−18N	+44B	+25N	5.0	24.0	27.0	17.50	1955	-10.4
10	Galiano Puertas, David	1934	ESP	+59B	−3B	+27N	+29N	−12B	+62N	+37B	5.0	23.5	25.5	15.50	2004	+30.0
11	Hidalgo Santana, Fernando	2037	ESP	+41B	+30N	+22B	=6N	=7B	=5N	−3N	4.5	28.5	32.0	18.75	2046	+3.8
12	Hoffmann, Andre	2048	GER	+65N	−6B	+44N	+22B	+10N	−2B	=39N	4.5	26.0	28.0	15.75	1989	-7.8
13	Loriente Galiano, Eric	1803	ESP	+75N	+16B	−14N	=35B	+15N	=20B	=26N	4.5	25.0	26.0	15.75	2015	+81.6
14	Otero Ramirez, Martin	2064	ESP	+44N	=15B	+13B	−7N	−30B	+34N	+56N	4.5	24.0	26.5	15.75	1935	-38.0
15	Perez Bellido, Jose Manuel	1910	ESP	+81B	=14N	+36B	−5N	−13B	+55N	+47B	4.5	23.5	23.5	11.25	1933	+7.0
16	Montalban Rivera, Juan	2005	ESP	+29B	−13N	F	+60B	+31N	=6B	+28N	4.5	22.0	22.0	15.00	1983	-1.4
17	Siliceo Capilla, Alfonso	1939	ESP	+48B	−1N	−29B	+61N	=33B	+73N	+30B	4.5	21.5	23.0	11.75	1874	-8.6
18	Morell Altozano, Nicolas	1769	ESP	−1B	+48N	+83B	+32N	+9B	F	=21N	4.5	21.5	21.5	13.50	2096	+81.6
19	Iribarnegaray Chanrion, Gael Graeme	1761	ESP	=5B	+71N	+37B	=20N	+23B	−1N	−7B	4.0	28.0	29.5	13.75	2014	+71.6
20	Miguez Dominguez, Guillermo Santiago	1967	ESP	F	+43B	+25N	=19B	−1N	=13N	+31B	4.0	25.5	25.5	15.25	1960	+2.4
21	Roman Sanchez, Jesus Maria	1923	ESP	+61B	F	+38N	=2B	−8N	+24N	=18B	4.0	24.5	24.5	14.50	1956	+6.2
22	Sanchez Lopez, Alejandro 1982	1922	ESP	+67N	+4B	−11N	−12N	+41B	−28B	+65N	4.0	23.5	25.0	12.50	1895	-1.6
23	Razola Garcia, Joaquin	1985	ESP	+51N	=25B	=28N	+40B	−19N	+64B	−6N	4.0	23.0	25.0	12.25	1812	-27.6
24	Exposito Abeja, Rafael	1769	ESP	−3N	+59B	+46N	−8B	+68N	−21B	+64N	4.0	22.0	23.5	9.00	1801	+2.8
25	Bermudez Ureba, Jose Maria	1798	ESP	+63B	=23N	−20B	+65N	+56B	=37N	−9B	4.0	21.0	23.0	10.25	1900	+20.4
26	Doval Rojas, Ernesto Jesus	1932	ESP	+45N	−2B	+51N	F	=62B	+54N	=13B	4.0	21.0	21.0	12.25	1924	0.0
27	Jurado Rodriguez, Raul	1698	ESP	−9B	+84N	−10B	+76N	−49B	+53N	+62B	4.0	19.0	19.0	6.00	1811	+19.8
28	Hernandez Delgado, Gonzalo	1822	ESP	F	+42N	=23B	−9N	+29B	+22N	−16B	3.5	24.5	24.5	13.00	1912	+32.0
29	Ye, Lexuan	1685	ESP	−16N	+53B	+17N	−10B	−28N	+75B	=40N	3.5	24.0	25.0	10.25	1785	+34.0
30	Pena Carmona, David	1856	ESP	+53N	−11B	=68N	+45B	+14N	−35B	−17N	3.5	23.0	24.5	11.25	1823	-3.4
31	Luque Marin, Pedro Antonio	1886	ESP	=69N	+74B	−5B	+36N	−16B	+42N	−20N	3.5	22.5	24.0	9.25	1771	-16.0
32	Peschardt, Soren	1976	ESP	+57N	+40B	−3N	−18B	F	=36N	+44B	3.5	22.5	22.5	10.75	1873	-13.8
33	Kowalski Rubiales, Leo	1724	ESP	−4N	+67B	−35N	+46B	=17N	=58B	=49N	3.5	22.0	23.5	9.50	1831	+28.0
34	Perez Odero, Gonzalo	1640	ESP	−7B	−54N	+66B	+83N	+40N	−14B	=58N	3.5	20.5	20.5	6.75	1766	+15.6
35	Martin Macias, Daniel	2014	ESP	F	F	+33B	=13N	+47B	+30N	−5B	3.5	20.0	20.0	12.25	2019	+2.0
36	Reque Garcia, Marcos	1784	ESP	F	+77B	−15N	−31B	+43N	=32B	+45N	3.5	19.0	19.0	9.25	1792	+7.6
37	Sanchez Perez, Adrian 2008 I	1894	ESP	F	+64B	−19N	+55B	+70N	=25B	−10N	3.5	19.0	19.0	8.00	1802	-23.6
38	Gonzalez Amaya, Millan	1785	ESP	+79N	=8B	−21B	−64N	−45N	+63B	+55N	3.5	18.5	19.5	8.00	1631	-23.8
39	Sukhodolskyi, Oleksii	1913	UKR	F	F	+57N	−4B	+51N	+49B	=12B	3.5	18.5	18.5	10.75	2024	+31.6
40	Quintero Gemio, Antonio Joaquin	1792	ESP	+82B	−32N	+76B	−23N	−34B	+48N	=29B	3.5	18.5	18.5	5.75	1693	-16.8
41	Moncada Palenzuela, Pablo Wenceslao	1708	ESP	−11N	+81B	−4N	+82B	−22N	=45B	+68N	3.5	18.5	18.5	3.00	1743	+2.8
42	Gatica Garrido, Israel	1505	ESP	=58N	−28B	−49N	+67B	+60N	−31B	+57N	3.5	17.0	18.5	7.25	1757	+80.0
43	Sanchez Gomez, Sergio 1978	1543	ESP	=56B	−20N	+77N	F	−36B	+83B	+60N	3.5	13.0	13.0	4.25	1751	+23.6
44	Xu, Chenjie	1748	ESP	−14B	+61N	−12B	+48N	+75B	−9N	−32N	3.0	22.5	23.5	6.00	1787	+7.6
45	Silva Martin, Santiago	1615	ESP	−26B	+52N	=62B	−30N	+38B	=41N	−36B	3.0	21.0	23.0	9.25	1757	+48.8
46	Sanchez Rosado, Dario	0	ESP	+54B	−5N	−24B	−33N	−48B	+82N	+76B	3.0	20.0	20.0	4.00	1646	0.0
47	Jimenez Ruiz, Jose Carlos	1846	ESP	+66B	−9N	+72B	F	−35N	+52B	−15N	3.0	19.5	19.5	6.50	1809	-4.4
48	Colomer De Luque, Francisco	1639	ESP	−17N	−18B	+81N	−44B	+46N	−40B	+75N	3.0	19.5	19.5	4.00	1596	-8.0
49	Diaz Vichi, Francisco	1936	ESP	−55N	F	+42B	=68B	+27N	−39N	=33B	3.0	18.5	18.5	10.00	1681	-35.2
50	Ortiz Alfaro, Angel	1965	ESP	+72B	+83N	+1B	−3B	−4N	F	F	3.0	18.5	18.5	7.50	2012	+11.6
51	Vera Aguilar, Pablo	1684	ESP	−23B	+66N	−26B	+74N	−39B	+77N	−54B	3.0	18.0	19.0	4.50	1680	-5.6
52	Cohen Gomez, Daniel	1761	ESP	−2N	−45B	+67N	F	+69B	−47N	+61B	3.0	16.5	16.5	5.00	1696	-10.8
53	Carrillo Moreno, Juan	1504	ESP	−30B	−29N	−61B	+81N	+82N	−27B	+79N	3.0	14.0	14.0	1.00	1444	-14.8
54	Narvaez Carpinter, Sebastian	1794	ESP	−46N	+34B	+82N	F	F	−26B	+51N	3.0	13.5	13.5	6.50	1877	+6.6
55	Silva Martin, Pedro	1624	ESP	+49B	−7N	=58B	−37N	+63N	−15B	−38B	2.5	22.0	24.0	6.25	1726	+28.0
56	Ibanez Lozano, Antonio	1894	ESP	=43N	+69B	+73N	−1B	−25N	F	−14B	2.5	21.0	22.5	4.75	1745	-22.2
57	Leal Rodriguez, Antonio	1648	ESP	−32B	+63N	−39B	−75N	=78B	+74N	−42B	2.5	15.0	16.0	4.00	1520	-54.0
58	Escudero Nunez, Claudio	1860	ESP	=42B	F	=55N	F	=73B	=33N	=34B	2.5	14.5	14.5	7.25	1639	-27.2
59	Pro Gil, Vicente	1621	ESP	−10N	−24N	−63B	F	+81B	=78N	+77B	2.5	13.0	13.0	1.50	1563	-11.4
60	Gomez Jaen, Antonio Maria	1650	ESP	−8N	F	+71B	−16N	−42B	+69N	−43B	2.0	19.5	19.5	3.00	1468	-51.2
61	Palma Troya, Ignacio Pedro	1604	ESP	−21N	−44B	+53N	−17B	F	+80B	−52N	2.0	18.0	18.0	3.50	1535	-9.8
62	Romero Rodriguez, Angel	1824	ESP	F	F	=45N	+69B	=26N	−10B	−27N	2.0	17.5	17.5	5.00	1666	-40.0
63	Canalejo Alonso, Gonzalo	1456	ESP	−25N	−57B	+59N	F	−55B	−38N	+78B	2.0	16.0	16.0	3.50	1538	+10.2
64	Ibanez Verdugo, Rodrigo	1536	ESP	F	−37N	+80B	+38B	F	−23N	−24B	2.0	15.5	15.5	4.00	1654	+17.2
65	Garcia Garcia, Victoriano Jose	1722	ESP	−12B	F	+78N	−25B	F	+76N	−22B	2.0	14.5	14.5	2.00	1696	-4.8
66	Sanchez Barbera, Hector	1503	ESP	−47N	−51B	−34N	F	F	+81B	+83N	2.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	1493	-2.8
67	Velazquez Camacho, Izan	1583	ESP	−22B	−33N	−52B	−42N	F	=71B	+80N	1.5	16.0	16.0	1.25	928	-41.6
68	Perez Caravaca, Jose Luis	1616	ESP	F	F	=30B	=49N	−24B	=72N	−41B	1.5	15.5	15.5	4.00	1634	+6.4
69	Rodriguez Arribas, Danae	1522	ESP	=31B	−56N	+79B	−62N	−52N	−60B	−71N	1.5	14.5	15.5	2.75	1437	-13.2
70	Villegas Fernandez, Juan	1812	ESP	F	+78B	=8N	F	−37B	F	F	1.5	13.5	13.5	3.50	1790	-1.2
71	Fernandez Amuedo, Francisco Javier	0	ESP	F	−19B	−60N	F	−76B	=67N	+69B	1.5	10.0	10.0	2.25	1455	0.0
72	Macias Aguilar, Antonio Jesus	1643	ESP	−50N	+75B	−47N	F	F	=68B	F	1.5	10.0	10.0	1.75	1639	-2.6
73	Sevillano Leal, Julio	1702	ESP	F	+80N	−56B	F	=58N	−17B	F	1.5	10.0	10.0	1.75	1625	-4.8
74	De Alba Alba, Sebastian	1502	ESP	F	−31N	F	−51B	=80N	−57B	+82B	1.5	9.5	9.5	0.25	940	-13.0
75	Leal Rodriguez, Alvaro	1501	ESP	−13B	−72N	F	+57B	−44N	−29N	−48B	1.0	18.0	18.0	2.50	1422	-20.8
76	Marin Moreno, Agustin	1573	ESP	F	F	−40N	−27B	+71N	−65B	−46N	1.0	14.0	14.0	1.50	937	-34.0
77	Belizon Alvarez, Manuel	1485	ESP	F	−36N	−43B	+79N	F	−51B	−59N	1.0	13.5	13.5	1.00	857	-45.2
78	Galan Montegordo, Rut Noemi	1498	ESP	F	−70N	−65B	F	=57N	=59B	−63N	1.0	10.5	10.5	2.50	1412	-22.0
79	Galiano Puertas, Alvaro	0	ESP	−38B	F	−69N	−77B	F	+84N	−53B	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1322	0.0
80	Fernandez Amuedo, Alvaro	0	ESP	F	−73B	−64N	F	=74B	−61N	−67B	0.5	8.5	8.5	0.75	1207	0.0
81	Canada Rosa, Anibal Antonio	1576	ESP	−15N	−41N	−48B	−53B	−59N	−66N	F	0.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	846	-100.0
82	Ortega Santos, Helma	0	ESP	−40N	F	−54B	−41N	−53B	−46B	−74N	0.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	859	0.0
83	FIDE 523085150	0	—	F	−50B	−18N	−34B	F	−43N	−66B	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	882	0.0
84	Ballen Ortega, Juan	1526	ESP	−6N	−27B	F	F	F	−79B	F	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	996	-14.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Morell Altozano, NicolasESP
+81.6
4.5 pts · #33
2Loriente Galiano, EricESP
+81.6
4.5 pts · #12
3Gatica Garrido, IsraelESP
+80.0
3.5 pts · #30

Top rating losers

1Canada Rosa, Anibal AntonioESP
-100.0
0.0 pts · #81
2Leal Rodriguez, AntonioESP
-54.0
2.5 pts · #46
3Gomez Jaen, Antonio MariaESP
-51.2
2.0 pts · #70

Biggest upsets

R1+312 Elo gap
Silva Martin, Pedro1624 beat Diaz Vichi, Francisco1936
R5+261 Elo gap
Morell Altozano, Nicolas1769 beat Sanjuan Garcia, Miguel2030
R3+254 Elo gap
Ye, Lexuan1685 beat Siliceo Capilla, Alfonso1939