XII ENCRUCIJADA ENTRE DOS REINOS

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68 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 Aug 2025 to 10 Aug 2025 in Beniel (Murcia), Spain. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2082, and top seed was H James Plaskett (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2335).

Pablo Cano Mateos (🇪🇸 ESP, 2073) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Jose Perez Cabas (5.5) and Aitor Martinez Aragon (5.5). Cano Mateos won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Ilya Sikharulidze Andronova (1859) beat H James Plaskett (GM, 2335), a +476-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸Beniel (Murcia), Spain

Dates

08 Aug 2025 → 10 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇧GMH James Plaskett2335

Avg top 10

2,082

Participants

Titled players · 2

GM×1

CM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇪🇸Spain×66

🇫🇷France×1

🇬🇧England×1

Top 3

🥇
Pablo Cano Mateos
🇪🇸ESP·2073
5.5pts·2160perf+15.4
🥈
Jose Perez Cabas
🇪🇸ESP·2038
5.5pts·2173perf+24.0
🥉
Aitor Martinez Aragon
🇪🇸ESP·2087
5.5pts·2245perf+27.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 5 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 5 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Perez Cabas5.5Garceran Perez5.5Cano Mateos5.5Bascunana Sanchez5.5Martinez Aragon5.5Perez Epinin5— ex-leaders:Plaskettled R3, #13

R6 · LEADER CHANGE10 Aug

Gines Perez Epinin takes the sole lead (5.0/6).

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

5 players finish on 5.5/7. Cano Mateos takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.0).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Jose Perez Cabas	*	—	½	—
2Alejandro Garceran Perez	—	*	½	—
3Pablo Cano Mateos	½	½	*	—
4CMPablo Bascunana Sanchez	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Cano Mateos, Pablo	2073	ESP	+39N	+11B	=5N	+12B	=6N	=2B	+16N	5.5	29.0	32.0	24.00	2160	+15.4
2	Perez Cabas, Jose	2038	ESP	+36B	+13N	−14B	+46N	+7B	=1N	+9B	5.5	26.5	29.0	22.25	2173	+24.0
3	Martinez Aragon, Aitor	2087	ESP	+48B	+7N	=9B	=14N	+35B	=17N	+6B	5.5	25.5	28.0	21.75	2245	+27.6
4	Bascunana Sanchez, PabloCM	2047	ESP	+30B	+8N	=25B	=9N	=42B	+10N	+18B	5.5	25.0	28.0	22.50	2117	+24.4
5	Garceran Perez, Alejandro	2005	ESP	+45B	+21N	=1B	+25N	=14B	=9N	+17B	5.5	25.0	27.5	20.50	2207	+58.7
6	Perez Epinin, Gines	2061	ESP	+28N	+38B	=12N	+23B	=1B	+14N	−3N	5.0	26.5	29.5	19.00	2126	+14.8
7	Sikharulidze Andronova, Ilya	1859	ESP	+65N	−3B	+54N	+32B	−2N	+37B	+14B	5.0	23.5	24.5	13.50	2001	+52.4
8	Martin McMullin, Arturo	1787	ESP	+63N	−4B	=27N	+47B	+34N	=15B	+35N	5.0	21.5	22.5	13.25	1930	+54.8
9	Llena Velarde, David	2031	ESP	+44N	+26B	=3N	=4B	+19N	=5B	−2N	4.5	29.5	32.5	18.75	2019	+1.0
10	Plazas Ros, Juan Jose	1863	ESP	−37N	+51B	=20N	+41B	+13N	−4B	+24N	4.5	23.5	26.0	15.50	1812	-12.8
11	Mateos Martinez, Francisco Ramon	1851	ESP	+24B	−1N	+36B	=26N	+59B	−18N	+21B	4.5	23.0	25.0	13.75	1894	+9.8
12	Vaz Perez, Benito	1998	ESP	+54N	+32B	=6B	−1N	F	+22B	+26N	4.5	23.0	23.0	15.00	2037	+8.2
13	Parra Gonzalez, Ruben	1778	ESP	+53N	−2B	+52N	=29B	−10B	+58N	+34B	4.5	20.5	22.5	10.75	1813	+13.0
14	Plaskett, H JamesGM	2335	ENG	+20N	+29B	+2N	=3B	=5N	−6B	−7N	4.0	30.5	34.0	18.50	2049	-21.3
15	Asensio Linan, Teodoro	2072	ESP	+33B	=46N	F	−19B	+30N	=8N	+23B	4.0	22.0	22.0	14.25	1896	-22.2
16	Jimenez Castan, Alejandro	1827	ESP	F	−41B	+31N	+28B	+23N	+42N	−1B	4.0	22.0	22.0	13.50	1893	+11.6
17	Sabater Sanchez, Asensio	2044	ESP	+58N	=22B	+47N	+34B	F	=3B	−5N	4.0	22.0	22.0	12.00	1939	-10.4
18	Picazo Picazo, Pedro Jesus	1973	ESP	−34B	+49N	+43B	+38N	F	+11B	−4N	4.0	21.5	21.5	13.00	1886	-9.2
19	Diez Machin, Vicente	1804	ESP	−61B	+55N	+40B	+15N	−9B	−35N	+36B	4.0	19.5	21.0	12.00	1811	+1.6
20	Cifuentes Lopez, Fernando	1749	ESP	−14B	+62N	=10B	−37N	+40B	+60N	=42B	4.0	19.0	20.5	9.75	1739	-7.2
21	Bleda Munoz, Salvador	1752	ESP	+56N	−5B	−35N	+27B	=24N	+28B	−11N	3.5	23.5	25.5	10.75	1714	-10.7
22	Morell Ibarra, Javier	1780	ESP	+40B	=17N	−34N	=24B	+60B	−12N	=31B	3.5	21.5	23.0	10.00	1590	-25.2
23	Pardo Ruiz, Beatriz	1768	ESP	=49B	+66N	+37B	−6N	−16B	+45N	−15N	3.5	21.0	21.5	7.25	1779	+2.0
24	Tomas Gomariz, Adrian	1532	ESP	−11N	=39B	+67B	=22N	=21B	+59N	−10B	3.5	21.0	21.0	7.00	1745	+64.8
25	Borja Perez, Jose	1950	ESP	+51N	+60B	=4N	−5B	F	F	+43N	3.5	20.5	20.5	9.75	1946	+1.2
26	Alvaro Lopez, Irene	1762	ESP	+57N	−9N	+61B	=11B	F	+29N	−12B	3.5	20.5	20.5	9.25	1840	+21.2
27	Moreno Sanchez, Jose 2006	1507	ESP	−46B	+48N	=8B	−21N	=33B	=39N	+58B	3.5	20.0	22.0	10.25	1753	+84.8
28	Martin McMullin, Inigo	1703	ESP	−6B	=31N	+66B	−16N	+49B	−21N	+60B	3.5	20.0	20.5	6.25	1574	-36.4
29	Mendez Martinez, Jose Manuel	1862	ESP	+62B	−14N	+30B	=13N	F	−26B	+47N	3.5	19.5	19.5	9.75	1845	-3.2
30	Perez Ruiz, Diego	1702	ESP	−4N	+63B	−29N	+57B	−15B	+55N	=59B	3.5	19.0	20.0	6.00	1742	+5.2
31	Rosique Martinez, Javier	1501	ESP	−50N	=28B	−16B	+67N	=47N	+54B	=22N	3.5	18.0	18.0	6.75	1699	+33.6
32	Betanzos Atienza, Miguel	1760	ESP	+64B	−12N	+68B	−7N	=45B	−34N	+53B	3.5	18.0	18.0	4.25	1460	-28.0
33	Caballero Frutos, Jose Alfredo	1726	ESP	−15N	−52B	=53N	+66B	=27N	+56B	=38N	3.5	16.5	17.0	6.75	1593	-18.0
34	Cerdan Olmo, Franco de Sena	1622	ESP	+18N	F	+22B	−17N	−8B	+32B	−13N	3.0	24.5	24.5	11.00	1850	+65.6
35	Martinez Sanchez, Antonio Manuel	2028	ESP	F	F	+21B	+50N	−3N	+19B	−8B	3.0	20.5	20.5	10.00	1920	-12.2
36	Navarro Orcajada, Antonio	1683	ESP	−2N	+53B	−11N	−56B	+57N	+52B	−19N	3.0	20.0	22.0	6.00	1596	-10.2
37	Pastor Mondejar, Jose	1591	ESP	+10B	F	−23N	+20B	F	−7N	+48B	3.0	19.5	19.5	11.00	1868	+36.2
38	Ortuno Lopez, Jesus	1812	ESP	+52N	−6N	+45B	−18B	F	=48N	=33B	3.0	19.5	19.5	7.50	1770	-5.8
39	Martinez Garcia, Antonio Javier	1729	ESP	−1B	=24N	+57B	−60N	=62N	=27B	=51N	3.0	18.5	20.0	7.50	1582	-21.0
40	Bascunana SAnchez, Marcos	0	ESP	−22N	+58B	−19N	+54B	−20N	−47B	+65N	3.0	18.0	19.0	5.00	1645	0.0
41	Albaladejo Martinez, Javier	1659	ESP	F	+16N	=50B	−10N	−46B	=53N	+49B	3.0	18.0	18.0	8.75	1750	+17.2
42	Garcia Lopez, Juan Antonio	1906	ESP	+55B	+61N	F	F	=4N	−16B	=20N	3.0	17.0	17.0	8.25	1816	-8.2
43	Molina Gomez, Juan Francisco	1740	ESP	F	F	−18N	+61B	+56N	+50B	−25B	3.0	13.5	13.5	6.00	1798	+6.4
44	Cerda Guilabert, Carla	1673	ESP	−9B	−57N	−62B	−55N	+66N	+64B	+52N	3.0	13.0	13.5	3.50	1549	-36.4
45	Cerdan Caro, Jorge	1653	ESP	−5N	+56B	−38N	+64B	=32N	−23B	−50N	2.5	20.0	21.0	4.75	1465	-35.2
46	Amoros Moran, Jose Joaquin	1845	ESP	+27N	=15B	F	−2B	+41N	F	F	2.5	19.5	19.5	8.50	1914	+8.4
47	Navarro Egea, Daniel	1679	ESP	F	+67N	−17B	−8N	=31B	+40N	−29B	2.5	19.0	19.0	4.75	1583	-28.4
48	Martinez Molina, Jorge	1745	ESP	−3N	−27B	+63N	+52B	F	=38B	−37N	2.5	18.0	18.0	4.50	1595	-49.2
49	Cerdan Caro, Franco	0	ESP	=23N	−18B	+65B	−59N	−28N	+67B	−41N	2.5	17.0	17.0	2.75	1595	0.0
50	Pastor Pastor, Lucas	1813	ESP	+31B	F	=41N	−35B	F	−43N	+45B	2.5	15.0	15.0	7.50	1715	-24.0
51	Farwagi, Pierre	1606	FRA	−25B	−10N	F	+63B	F	+61N	=39B	2.5	14.5	14.5	4.00	1691	+8.6
52	Juarez Romero, Diego	1464	ESP	−38B	+33N	−13B	−48N	+68B	−36N	−44B	2.0	19.5	19.5	3.50	1463	-1.6
53	Carcelen Sanchez, Javier	0	ESP	−13B	−36N	=33B	+65N	F	=41B	−32N	2.0	18.5	18.5	4.25	1566	0.0
54	Alvaro Lopez, Carmen	1627	ESP	−12B	+64N	−7B	−40N	F	−31N	+63B	2.0	18.0	18.0	2.00	1510	-28.4
55	Jimenez Gonzalez, Ivan	1594	ESP	−42N	−19B	−58N	+44B	+64N	−30B	−56N	2.0	17.5	18.5	4.00	1515	-9.6
56	Mellado Carrillo, Jose Luis	0	ESP	−21B	−45N	F	+36N	−43B	−33N	+55B	2.0	17.5	17.5	5.00	1565	0.0
57	Lopez Soler, Jose	0	ESP	−26B	+44B	−39N	−30N	−36B	−63N	+67B	2.0	17.0	17.0	3.00	1480	0.0
58	Gomez Senent, Francisco Jose	1689	ESP	−17B	−40N	+55B	+68N	F	−13B	−27N	2.0	17.0	17.0	2.00	1537	-17.2
59	Andres Garre, Adrian	1769	ESP	F	F	=60N	+49B	−11N	−24B	=30N	2.0	15.5	15.5	5.00	1422	-51.2
60	Rojo Ferrer, Alvaro	0	ESP	F	−25N	=59B	+39B	−22N	−20B	−28N	1.5	19.5	19.5	4.00	1587	0.0
61	Vaz Caballero, Angel	1463	ESP	+19N	−42B	−26N	−43N	F	−51B	=66B	1.5	16.5	16.5	4.25	1515	+9.6
62	Tomas Hernandez, Jose Antonio	1546	ESP	−29N	−20B	+44N	F	=39B	F	F	1.5	13.5	13.5	4.50	1666	+10.8
63	Maldonado Vidal, Antonio Miguel	1453	ESP	−8B	−30N	−48B	−51N	F	+57B	−54N	1.0	17.5	17.5	2.00	894	-40.8
64	Martinez Ticora, Juan Carlos	0	ESP	−32N	−54B	F	−45N	−55B	−44N	+68B	1.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	861	0.0
65	Gil Villascusa, Jose	1540	ESP	−7B	F	−49N	−53B	F	+68N	−40B	1.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	1059	-2.6
66	Guillen Pove, Alexander	1472	ESP	F	−23B	−28N	−33N	−44B	F	=61N	0.5	15.0	15.0	0.75	1299	-16.2
67	Lopez Ronquillo, Juan Vicente	1468	ESP	F	−47B	−24N	−31B	F	−49N	−57N	0.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	770	-21.8
68	Garcia Ferreira, Joaquin	0	ESP	F	F	−32N	−58B	−52N	−65B	−64N	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	814	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Moreno Sanchez, Jose 2006ESP
+84.8
3.5 pts · #18
2Cerdan Olmo, Franco de SenaESP
+65.6
3.0 pts · #24
3Tomas Gomariz, AdrianESP
+64.8
3.5 pts · #19

Top rating losers

1Andres Garre, AdrianESP
-51.2
2.0 pts · #60
2Martinez Molina, JorgeESP
-49.2
2.5 pts · #39
3Maldonado Vidal, Antonio MiguelESP
-40.8
1.0 pts · #66

Biggest upsets

R7+476 Elo gap
Sikharulidze Andronova, Ilya1859 beat GMPlaskett, H James2335
R1+351 Elo gap
Cerdan Olmo, Franco de Sena1622 beat Picazo Picazo, Pedro Jesus1973
R1+341 Elo gap
Vaz Caballero, Angel1463 beat Diez Machin, Vicente1804