Masters Inca - IV Mallorca Chess International
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 28 Sept 2025 to 03 Oct 2025 in Inca (Baleares), Spain. 8 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2294, and top seed was Viktor Moskalenko (🇪🇸 ESP, GM, 2423).
Darius Zagorskis (🇱🇹 LTU, GM, 2381) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Viktor Moskalenko (6.0) and Deyan Samuil Kostov (5.0). Zagorskis shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Abdessadek Maalla (2065) beat Juan David Becerra (FM, 2356), a +291-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 rounds3 leader changes shaped the tournament; Zagorskis pulled away in R8.
GM Darius Zagorskis takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
GM Darius Zagorskis drew with GM Viktor Moskalenko (Black).
GM Darius Zagorskis went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇱🇹GMZagorskis, Darius | 2381 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.75 | 37.5 | +8.8 | 2450 |
| 2 | 🇪🇸GMMoskalenko, Viktor | 2423 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 24.25 | 38.0 | -1.4 | 2405 |
| 4 | 🇧🇬FMKostov, Deyan Samuil | 2303 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 20.25 | 39.0 | +16.8 | 2382 |
| 3 | 🇱🇻GMStarostits, Ilmars | 2317 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.00 | 39.0 | +2.0 | 2335 |
| 5 | 🇪🇸FMMartin Rueda, Daniel | 2233 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.00 | 39.0 | +26.8 | 2344 |
| 6 | 🇪🇸FMGomez Aguirre, Juan Alberto | 2339 | ½ | ½ | — | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 18.00 | 39.5 | -0.2 | 2330 |
| 7 | 🇧🇬Iliev, Hristiyan | 2218 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 4.0 | 18.00 | 40.0 | +10.6 | 2260 |
| 8 | 🇪🇸FMMamani Beltran, Deniman | 2306 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 14.50 | 40.0 | -12.4 | 2250 |
| 9 | 🇨🇴FMBecerra, Juan David | 2356 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 2.5 | 11.25 | 41.5 | -56.0 | 2121 |
| 10 | 🇲🇦Maalla, Abdessadek | 2065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1.5 | 4.50 | 42.5 | -4.4 | 2047 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Martin Rueda, DanielFMESP+26.85.0 pts · #5
- 2Kostov, Deyan SamuilFMBUL+16.85.0 pts · #4
- 3Iliev, HristiyanBUL+10.64.0 pts · #7
- 1Becerra, Juan DavidFMCOL-56.02.5 pts · #9
- 2Mamani Beltran, DenimanFMESP-12.44.0 pts · #8
- 3Maalla, AbdessadekMAR-4.41.5 pts · #10
- R7+291 Elo gap
- R5+123 Elo gap