V Bambuchess Chess Festival - Masters
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Villablanca (Huelva), Spain. 9 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2250, and top seed was Jorge De Jesus Perez Marimon (🇨🇺 CUB, IM, 2380).
Beksultan Moldagali (🇰🇿 KAZ, IM, 2366) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Adarsh Tripathi (7.0) and Jorge De Jesus Perez Marimon (6.0). Moldagali shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Diego 2012 Sanchez Gonzalez (2072) beat Alvaro Rodriguez Avila (CM, 2251), a +179-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Villablanca (Huelva), Spain
Dates
26 Dec 2025 → 30 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 9
IM×5
FM×3
CM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇪🇸Spain×6
🇮🇳India×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
🇨🇺Cuba×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCo-leaders
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Tripathi#1Moldagali#2Perez Marimon#3Balbuena Fuentes#4Buscara#5Rodriguez Avila#6Elissalt Cardenas#7Gavilan Diaz#8Sanchez Gonzalez#9Biedma Martin#10
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Adarsh Tripathi drew with IM Beksultan Moldagali (White).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
IM Beksultan Moldagali won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 🇰🇿IMMoldagali, Beksultan | 2366 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 28.00 | 38.0 | +9.9 | 2457 |
| 1 | 🇮🇳IMAdarsh Tripathi | 2292 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.25 | 38.0 | +38.6 | 2465 |
| 3 | 🇨🇺IMPerez Marimon, Jorge De Jesus | 2380 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.0 | 22.50 | 39.0 | -1.7 | 2360 |
| 4 | 🇪🇸FMBalbuena Fuentes, Mario | 2291 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 21.25 | 39.0 | +18.8 | 2370 |
| 5 | 🇫🇷IMBuscara, Sevan | 2193 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 17.75 | 40.0 | +12.7 | 2299 |
| 6 | 🇪🇸CMRodriguez Avila, Alvaro | 2251 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 13.00 | 41.0 | -9.8 | 2207 |
| 8 | 🇪🇸FMGavilan Diaz, Mario | 2220 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 13.75 | 41.5 | -12.0 | 2173 |
| 7 | 🇪🇸IMElissalt Cardenas, Hector | 2271 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 11.25 | 41.5 | -12.8 | 2167 |
| 9 | 🇪🇸Sanchez Gonzalez, Diego 2012 | 2072 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.0 | 5.00 | 43.0 | -10.4 | 2049 |
| 10 | 🇪🇸FMBiedma Martin, Enrique | 2161 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1.0 | 4.75 | 44.0 | -46.6 | 1909 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Adarsh TripathiIMIND+38.67.0 pts · #1
- 2Balbuena Fuentes, MarioFMESP+18.86.0 pts · #4
- 3Buscara, SevanIMFRA+12.75.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Biedma Martin, EnriqueFMESP-46.61.0 pts · #10
- 2Elissalt Cardenas, HectorIMESP-12.83.5 pts · #7
- 3Gavilan Diaz, MarioFMESP-12.03.5 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R7+179 Elo gap