XXXV Torneo de Ajedrez Tinamar 2025

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55 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 11 Sept 2025 to 14 Sept 2025 in Vega San Mateo (Gran Canaria), Spain. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2037, and top seed was Nicolas Natalicchio Escalante (🇪🇸 ESP, 2160).

Cesar Gimenez Menchon (🇪🇸 ESP, CM, 2063) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Carlos Silverio Matos Espino (6.0) and Nicolas Natalicchio Escalante (5.5). Gimenez Menchon won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Carlos Silverio Matos Espino (1786) beat Agustin Marrero Cardenes (2115), a +329-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸Vega San Mateo (Gran Canaria), Spain

Dates

11 Sept 2025 → 14 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇸Nicolas Natalicchio Escalante2160

Avg top 10

2,037

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇪🇸Spain×52

🇲🇽Mexico×1

🇸🇰Slovakia×1

🇵🇹Portugal×1

Top 3

🥇
CMCesar Gimenez Menchon
🇪🇸ESP·2063
6.5pts·2334perf+35.0
🥈
Carlos Silverio Matos Espino
🇪🇸ESP·1786
6.0pts·2316perf+154.8
🥉
Nicolas Natalicchio Escalante
🇪🇸ESP·2160
5.5pts·2152perf+0.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

CM Cesar Gimenez Menchon led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Gimenez Menchon6.5Matos Espino6Sanchez Gonzalez5.5Natalicchio Escalante5.5Guerrero Orihuela5Rodriguez Melian5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

CM Cesar Gimenez Menchon held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Cesar Gimenez Menchon beat Carlos Silverio Matos Espino (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

CM Cesar Gimenez Menchon 6 wins (R1–R6)Carlos Silverio Matos Espino 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMCesar Gimenez Menchon	*	1	—	½
2Carlos Silverio Matos Espino	0	*	—	—
3Diego 2012 Sanchez Gonzalez	—	—	*	½
4Nicolas Natalicchio Escalante	½	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gimenez Menchon, CesarCM	2063	ESP	+47B	+33N	+10B	+6N	+2B	+5N	=3B	6.5	29.0	30.5	27.75	2334	+35.0
2	Matos Espino, Carlos Silverio	1786	ESP	+55B	+8N	+5B	+9N	−1N	+6B	+25B	6.0	29.5	30.0	23.50	2316	+154.8
3	Natalicchio Escalante, Nicolas	2160	ESP	+24B	=18N	+22B	=4N	+16B	+19N	=1N	5.5	26.5	30.0	22.25	2152	+0.4
4	Sanchez Gonzalez, Diego 2012	2030	ESP	+27N	=31B	+18N	=3B	=10N	+11B	+9B	5.5	26.0	29.0	22.50	2147	+41.6
5	Guerrero Orihuela, Jose Luis	2005	ESP	+30N	+29B	−2N	+12B	+13N	−1B	+15N	5.0	27.5	30.5	18.00	1960	-5.0
6	Rodriguez Melian, Jose Luis	2013	ESP	+36B	+7N	+35B	−1B	+29N	−2N	+38B	5.0	26.5	29.5	17.00	1989	-1.6
7	Perez Betancor, Jose Luis	1785	ESP	+44N	−6B	+32N	+14B	−19N	+17B	+12B	5.0	23.5	25.5	17.00	1915	+20.2
8	Garcia Rodriguez, Adriana	1968	ESP	+14N	−2B	−30N	+49B	+52N	+18B	+13N	5.0	22.0	23.0	14.00	1865	-26.8
9	Rivero Tacoronte, Gabriel	2090	ESP	=23N	+45B	+11N	−2B	+30N	+21B	−4N	4.5	26.0	28.0	14.75	1924	-45.2
10	Castro Miguelez, Jose	1943	ESP	+20B	+12N	−1N	+52B	=4B	−25N	+31B	4.5	26.0	27.0	14.25	1972	+16.8
11	Henriquez Garcia, David	1888	ESP	=28B	+51N	−9B	+23N	+31B	−4N	+29B	4.5	23.0	24.0	12.25	1897	+5.4
12	Morell Rojas, Samuel	1755	ESP	+37N	−10B	+34N	−5N	+20B	+26B	−7N	4.0	24.5	27.5	13.00	1758	-0.8
13	Arlet, Benjamin Andres	1779	ESP	+53B	=21N	=19B	+20N	−5B	+24N	−8B	4.0	24.0	25.0	11.50	1876	+14.8
14	Parra Erazo, Santiago	1628	ESP	−8B	+55N	+33B	−7N	+22B	−16N	+37B	4.0	23.5	24.0	10.00	1796	+38.0
15	Hu, Yuxin	1739	ESP	+50N	−25B	+39N	−19B	+34N	+29B	−5B	4.0	21.0	22.5	10.50	1853	+15.2
16	Jerez Lopez, Juan Ramon	1945	ESP	+34N	+17B	F	F	−3N	+14B	+19B	4.0	20.0	20.0	14.50	2064	+16.0
17	Gonzalez Aldana, Luca	1740	MEX	+46B	−16N	−20B	+45N	+42B	−7N	+32N	4.0	19.5	21.0	8.50	1702	-13.6
18	Simion, Emanuel-Marian	1826	ESP	+41N	=3B	−4B	+47N	+35B	−8N	−21N	3.5	25.0	26.5	9.75	1886	+21.6
19	Ramirez Maillo, Juan Adonay	1972	ESP	+42B	F	=13N	+15N	+7B	−3B	−16N	3.5	24.5	24.5	13.00	1902	-8.8
20	Mesa Cruz, Ricardo	1615	ESP	−10N	+37B	+17N	−13B	−12N	+52B	=27N	3.5	23.0	24.0	9.75	1707	+12.6
21	Martinez Correa, Rafael	1956	ESP	F	=13B	=31N	+24N	=25B	−9N	+18B	3.5	22.0	25.0	12.25	1953	+1.6
22	Motuzova, Marta	1854	SVK	=48N	+23B	−3N	=26B	−14N	=30B	+49N	3.5	21.0	22.5	9.00	1693	-27.8
23	Morales Sanchez, Ailin Belen	1710	ESP	=9B	−22N	+28B	−11B	−26N	+46N	+48B	3.5	21.0	22.5	8.75	1695	-10.8
24	Mesa Regalado, Adrian	1738	ESP	−3N	+48B	+49N	−21B	+39N	−13B	=26N	3.5	21.0	22.5	7.75	1734	-5.6
25	Marrero Cardenes, Agustin	2115	ESP	F	+15N	F	+38B	=21N	+10B	−2N	3.5	21.0	21.0	13.25	1988	-12.2
26	Santana Slamova, Yassine	1584	ESP	−35B	=47N	+51B	=22N	+23B	−12N	=24B	3.5	19.0	20.0	8.75	1741	+55.2
27	Navarro Valdivielso, Jose Ramon	1682	ESP	−4B	=43N	−47B	+46N	+51B	=35N	=20B	3.5	17.0	18.0	6.75	1659	-12.0
28	Angulo Diaz, Dario	1564	ESP	=11N	−38B	−23N	+41B	−48N	+51B	+52N	3.5	16.0	17.0	6.75	1657	+31.6
29	Sanchez Montesdeoca, Isaac	1814	ESP	+40B	−5N	+42B	+36N	−6B	−15N	−11N	3.0	24.5	26.5	8.00	1725	-15.6
30	Simion, Edward-Matei	1674	ESP	−5B	+40N	+8B	=35N	−9B	=22N	−39B	3.0	24.0	27.0	11.25	1786	+30.8
31	Basualdo De Ornelas, Jorge	1829	POR	+43B	=4N	=21B	F	−11N	+48B	−10N	3.0	21.5	21.5	8.00	1812	-0.8
32	Roca Marrero, Fernando	1627	ESP	F	+53N	−7B	+43N	+33B	−38N	−17B	3.0	20.5	21.5	6.00	1649	+2.4
33	Santiago Llanes, Jose Juan	1788	ESP	F	−1B	−14N	+37B	−32N	+54B	+34N	3.0	20.5	20.5	7.00	1541	-26.4
34	Delgado Armas, Francisco David	1616	ESP	−16B	+46N	−12B	+40N	−15B	+45N	−33B	3.0	20.0	21.5	6.50	1582	-6.2
35	Rivero Reyes, Alejandro	1916	ESP	+26N	+54B	−6N	=30B	−18N	=27B	F	3.0	19.5	19.5	7.75	1684	-29.4
36	Diaz Mendoza, Eladio	1679	ESP	−6N	+41B	+54N	−29B	−38N	−39B	+43N	3.0	18.5	19.5	5.50	1574	-17.8
37	Garcia Borges, Ismael	0	ESP	−12B	−20N	+55B	−33N	+43B	+42N	−14N	3.0	18.5	19.0	4.50	1537	0.0
38	Rivero Pena, Himar	1770	ESP	F	+28N	F	−25N	+36B	+32B	−6N	3.0	18.0	18.0	9.50	1872	+12.4
39	Mykhyeyeva, Maria	1589	ESP	F	F	−15B	+50N	−24B	+36N	+30N	3.0	15.0	15.0	7.50	1708	+24.0
40	Chara Erazo, Laura	1431	ESP	−29N	−30B	+53N	−34B	−54N	+44B	+42B	3.0	14.0	15.0	5.00	1499	+8.8
41	Roque Hernandez, Francisco	1483	ESP	−18B	−36N	=43B	−28N	=50B	=55N	+46B	2.5	15.0	15.5	3.50	1326	-14.0
42	Sancho Quesada, Juan Pedro	1665	ESP	−19N	+44B	−29N	+54B	−17N	−37B	−40N	2.0	18.5	19.5	3.00	942	-64.4
43	Monteiro Rodrigues, Carlos	1520	ESP	−31N	=27B	=41N	−32B	−37N	+53B	−36B	2.0	18.0	19.0	4.00	1419	-12.4
44	Diaz Ramirez, Paula	0	ESP	−7B	−42N	−46B	−51N	+55B	−40N	+53B	2.0	13.5	14.0	1.50	804	0.0
45	Rodriguez Trujillo, Cristian	1577	ESP	F	−9N	F	−17B	+53N	−34B	+54N	2.0	13.5	13.5	2.00	978	-16.2
46	Hernandez Cortes, Lizandro	0	ESP	−17N	−34B	+44N	−27B	=49N	−23B	−41N	1.5	18.5	20.0	2.75	1231	0.0
47	Alhambra Zarco, Raul	1686	ESP	−1N	=26B	+27N	−18B	F	F	F	1.5	17.0	17.0	5.25	1702	-1.0
48	Mykhyeyev, Serafim	1531	ESP	=22B	−24N	F	F	+28B	−31N	−23N	1.5	17.0	17.0	5.25	1590	+10.0
49	Gonzalez Gonzalez, Moises	1556	ESP	F	F	−24B	−8N	=46B	+50N	−22B	1.5	15.0	15.0	2.25	1049	-19.6
50	Lucchini, Andrea	0	ESP	−15B	F	−52N	−39B	=41N	−49B	+51N	1.5	13.0	13.0	2.25	1405	0.0
51	Mayor Viera, Aaron	1528	ESP	F	−11B	−26N	+44B	−27N	−28N	−50B	1.0	18.5	18.5	2.00	879	-50.8
52	Roldan Vazquez, Daniel	1682	ESP	F	F	+50B	−10N	−8B	−20N	−28B	1.0	18.0	18.0	1.50	973	-63.6
53	Fernandez Del Rosario, Carlos	0	ESP	−13N	−32B	−40B	+55N	−45B	−43N	−44N	1.0	16.0	16.5	0.50	788	0.0
54	Padron Suarez, Isabella	0	ESP	F	−35N	−36B	−42N	+40B	−33N	−45B	1.0	16.0	16.0	3.00	1404	0.0
55	Diaz Mendoza, Raul	0	ESP	−2N	−14B	−37N	−53B	−44N	=41B	F	0.5	18.5	18.5	1.25	1360	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Matos Espino, Carlos SilverioESP
+154.8
6.0 pts · #6
2Santana Slamova, YassineESP
+55.2
3.5 pts · #14
3Sanchez Gonzalez, Diego 2012ESP
+41.6
5.5 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Sancho Quesada, Juan PedroESP
-64.4
2.0 pts · #53
2Roldan Vazquez, DanielESP
-63.6
1.0 pts · #51
3Mayor Viera, AaronESP
-50.8
1.0 pts · #52

Biggest upsets

R7+329 Elo gap
Matos Espino, Carlos Silverio1786 beat Marrero Cardenes, Agustin2115
R4+304 Elo gap
Matos Espino, Carlos Silverio1786 beat Rivero Tacoronte, Gabriel2090
R3+294 Elo gap
Simion, Edward-Matei1674 beat Garcia Rodriguez, Adriana1968