V Bambuchess Chess Festival - Open IRT Sub2400
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37 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 28 Dec 2025 in Villablanca (Huelva), Spain. 5 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2173, and top seed was Roberto Carlos Gomez Ledo (🇨🇺 CUB, IM, 2371).
Julian Francisco Figuero Toro (🇪🇸 ESP, FM, 2212) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Luis Manuel Esquivias Quintero (5.0) and Denis K Dupuis (5.0). Figuero Toro took the lead from round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Francisco Javier Morales Araujo (2022) beat Roberto Carlos Gomez Ledo (IM, 2371), a +349-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Villablanca (Huelva), Spain
Dates
26 Dec 2025 → 28 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 5
IM×2
FM×2
CM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇪🇸Spain×28
🇫🇷France×2
🇵🇹Portugal×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇬🇧England×1
🇧🇬Bulgaria×1
🇪🇪Estonia×1
🇨🇺Cuba×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Julian Francisco Figuero Toro led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE28 Dec
FM Julian Francisco Figuero Toro takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Julian Francisco Figuero Toro beat Denis K Dupuis (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Julian Francisco Figuero Toro 4 wins (R4–R7)Raul Gutierrez Toro 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMJulian Francisco Figuero Toro | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Denis K Dupuis | 0 | * | — | 0 |
| 3Raul Gutierrez Toro | — | — | * | — |
| 4FMLuis Manuel Esquivias Quintero | 0 | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Figuero Toro, Julian FranciscoFM | 2212 | ESP | =35B | +14N | =20B | +7N | +3B | +2N | +5B | 6.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 25.25 | 2380 | +26.6 |
| 2 | Esquivias Quintero, Luis ManuelFM | 2279 | ESP | +32N | +22B | +3N | =5B | +10N | −1B | =8N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 18.00 | 2261 | +0.8 |
| 3 | Dupuis, Denis K | 2045 | ENG | +31B | +36N | −2B | +18N | −1N | +11B | +19N | 5.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 13.50 | 2128 | +35.2 |
| 4 | Gutierrez Toro, Raul | 2077 | ESP | =11N | +23B | −6N | =19B | +26N | +16B | +10N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 16.75 | 2062 | -2.4 |
| 5 | Alshameary Puente, IsmaelIM | 2365 | ESP | +17B | +15N | =12B | =2N | =13B | +9N | −1N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 18.50 | 2194 | -12.1 |
| 6 | Sukhodolskyi, Oleksii | 1989 | UKR | +34B | =8N | +4B | =13N | −12B | +14N | =7B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 17.00 | 2125 | +53.6 |
| 7 | Rios Gallardo, Guillermo | 2058 | ESP | =23N | +11B | +21N | −1B | +20N | =10B | =6N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 15.75 | 2049 | +0.4 |
| 8 | Chacon Perez, Juan | 2170 | ESP | +24N | =6B | =10N | =20B | +19N | =13B | =2B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 16.75 | 2114 | -7.6 |
| 9 | Andreev, StanislavCM | 2030 | BUL | =16N | −21B | +23N | +24B | +17N | −5B | +22N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 14.25 | 2043 | +3.0 |
| 10 | Morales Araujo, Francisco Javier | 2022 | ESP | +25B | +37N | =8B | +12N | −2B | =7N | −4B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 12.50 | 2172 | +27.4 |
| 11 | Luque Garcia, Juan | 1858 | ESP | =4B | −7N | +28B | =15N | +30B | −3N | +25B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 11.50 | 1987 | +48.0 |
| 12 | Riera Brito, Raul | 2084 | ESP | +26B | +18N | =5N | −10B | +6N | =22B | −13N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 14.25 | 2094 | +3.6 |
| 13 | Bittner, Titus | 2067 | POR | +27B | =20N | F | =6B | =5N | =8N | +12B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 14.75 | 2191 | +42.0 |
| 14 | Jeremias, Bianca Albano | 1946 | POR | =21N | −1B | =16N | +27B | +24N | −6B | +26N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 11.25 | 1959 | +2.2 |
| 15 | Andres Flores, Antonio Jose | 2018 | ESP | +29N | −5B | =24N | =11B | −16N | +17B | +20N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 12.00 | 1989 | -6.0 |
| 16 | Magi, Ramon | 1821 | EST | =9B | −35N | =14B | +28N | +15B | −4N | =18B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 12.50 | 1961 | +51.2 |
| 17 | Luna Ordonez, Alejandro | 1907 | ESP | −5N | =25B | +29N | +21B | −9B | −15N | +33B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 8.00 | 1931 | +4.8 |
| 18 | Herrera Oliva, Enrique | 1999 | ESP | +33N | −12B | +27N | −3B | −22N | +29B | =16N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 7.75 | 1914 | -15.2 |
| 19 | Banos Rosique, Rafael | 1935 | ESP | −37B | +31N | +36B | =4N | −8B | +21N | −3B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 8.00 | 1986 | +7.4 |
| 20 | Gutierrez Toro, David | 1937 | ESP | +30B | =13B | =1N | =8N | −7B | =25N | −15B | 3.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 10.25 | 1962 | +6.0 |
| 21 | Mana Sierra, Manuel | 1764 | ESP | =14B | +9N | −7B | −17N | +23N | −19B | =27N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 10.75 | 1889 | +42.4 |
| 22 | Vicente Garrote, Jose Maria | 2016 | ESP | +28B | −2N | F | =30N | +18B | =12N | −9B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 8.75 | 1990 | -4.0 |
| 23 | Castillo Trujillo, Luis | 1847 | ESP | =7B | −4N | −9B | +34N | −21B | =30N | +29B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 6.50 | 1845 | -1.6 |
| 24 | Sierra Ruiz, Daniel | 1867 | ESP | −8B | +34N | =15B | −9N | −14B | +32B | =30N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 5.75 | 1890 | +4.4 |
| 25 | Morell Altozano, Nicolas | 1816 | ESP | −10N | =17N | −26B | +33B | +32N | =20B | −11N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 6.25 | 1842 | +7.0 |
| 26 | Dupy, Lucas | 1859 | FRA | −12N | =29B | +25N | F | −4B | +28N | −14B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.50 | 1864 | -0.8 |
| 27 | Camacho Belmonte, Angel Luis | 1850 | ESP | −13N | +33B | −18B | −14N | −28B | +36N | =21B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 1756 | -31.4 |
| 28 | Roldan Moreno, Isabel | 1790 | ESP | −22N | +32B | −11N | −16B | +27N | −26B | =31N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 4.75 | 1773 | -8.4 |
| 29 | Escobar Rodriguez, Alvaro | 1816 | ESP | −15B | =26N | −17B | =31N | +36B | −18N | −23N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 1719 | -37.2 |
| 30 | Ramirez Sanchez, Samuel | 1757 | ESP | −20N | F | F | =22B | −11N | =23B | =24B | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 1756 | -0.6 |
| 31 | Lopez Perea, Mario | 1829 | ESP | −3N | −19B | =33N | =29B | −34N | F | =28B | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 1661 | -26.4 |
| 32 | Natale, Rodolphe | 1890 | FRA | −2B | −28N | =34B | +36N | −25B | −24N | F | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.75 | 1674 | -36.0 |
| 33 | Fernandez Vargas, Isidro | 1770 | ESP | −18B | −27N | =31B | −25N | F | +34B | −17N | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.25 | 1668 | -15.6 |
| 34 | Vega Castilla, Antonio | 1767 | ESP | −6N | −24B | =32N | −23B | +31B | −33N | −36B | 1.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 2.25 | 1609 | -26.6 |
| 35 | Villegas Fernandez, Juan | 1869 | ESP | =1N | +16B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 2209 | +32.4 |
| 36 | Pineda Ortega, Victor | 1679 | ESP | F | −3B | −19N | −32B | −29N | −27B | +34N | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.50 | 1611 | -9.8 |
| 37 | Gomez Ledo, Roberto CarlosIM | 2371 | CUB | +19N | −10B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1997 | -8.1 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sukhodolskyi, OleksiiUKR+53.64.5 pts · #7
- 2Magi, RamonEST+51.23.5 pts · #19
- 3Luque Garcia, JuanESP+48.04.0 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Escobar Rodriguez, AlvaroESP-37.22.0 pts · #29
- 2Natale, RodolpheFRA-36.01.5 pts · #34
- 3Camacho Belmonte, Angel LuisESP-31.42.5 pts · #27
Biggest upsets
- R2+349 Elo gap
- R2+266 Elo gap
- R5+197 Elo gap