III TORNEO INTERNACIONAL VEGA DE SAN MATEO

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77 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 06 Dec 2025 to 12 Dec 2025 in Vega San Mateo (Gran Canaria), Spain. 27 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2385, and top seed was Vitaliy Bernadskiy (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2522).

Vitaliy Bernadskiy (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2522) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Vignesh N R (8.0) and Aleksa Strikovic (6.5). Bernadskiy won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Francisco David Delgado Armas (1582) beat Juan Adonay Ramirez Maillo (1970), a +388-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸Vega San Mateo (Gran Canaria), Spain

Dates

06 Dec 2025 → 12 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇦GMVitaliy Bernadskiy2522

Avg top 10

2,385

Participants

Titled players · 27

GM×8

IM×6

FM×7

CM×2

WIM×1

WFM×3

Federations · 8 represented

🇪🇸Spain×52

🇻🇪Venezuela×3

🇩🇪Germany×2

🇨🇺Cuba×2

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇺🇸United States of America×2

🇷🇸Serbia×2

🇲🇽Mexico×1

Top 3

🥇
GMVitaliy Bernadskiy
🇺🇦UKR·2522
8.5pts·2755perf+17.1
🥈
GMVignesh N R
🇮🇳IND·2488
8.0pts·2662perf+15.4
🥉
GMAleksa Strikovic
🇷🇸SRB·2373
6.5pts·2455perf+11.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Bernadskiy8.5Vignesh N8Strikovic6.5Martinez Ramirez6.5Gomez Ledo6.5Bellon Lopez6

R8–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy held the sole lead from R8 through R9 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy drew with GM Vignesh N R (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)GM Vignesh N R 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Aleksa Strikovic 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMVitaliy Bernadskiy	*	½	1	—
2GMVignesh N R	½	*	1	½
3GMAleksa Strikovic	0	0	*	1
4IMLennis Martinez Ramirez	—	½	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bernadskiy, VitaliyGM	2522	UKR	+50N	+25B	+6N	+3B	=2N	+5B	+7N	+11B	+8N	8.5	50.0	53.5	49.50	2755	+17.1
2	Vignesh N RGM	2488	IND	+20B	+29N	+22B	+16N	=1B	+9N	+3B	=4N	+10B	8.0	49.5	54.5	47.00	2662	+15.4
3	Strikovic, AleksaGM	2373	SRB	+27N	+19B	+14N	−1N	+4B	+8B	−2N	+15B	=5N	6.5	53.0	58.0	38.25	2455	+11.6
4	Martinez Ramirez, LennisIM	2409	CUB	+30N	+24B	+12N	=5B	−3N	+19B	=6N	=2B	+16N	6.5	49.0	54.0	37.25	2417	+3.2
5	Gomez Ledo, Roberto CarlosIM	2371	CUB	+39B	+23N	+13B	=4N	=9B	−1N	+43B	+22N	=3B	6.5	47.5	51.5	33.50	2413	+6.8
6	Bellon Lopez, Juan ManuelGM	2256	SWE	+55B	+41N	−1B	+34N	+18B	=16N	=4B	=7B	=11N	6.0	46.5	49.5	29.00	2361	+13.7
7	Campos Moreno, Javier B.GM	2378	CHI	+21B	−58N	+39B	+31N	+13B	+22N	−1B	=6N	=12B	6.0	45.5	48.5	31.00	2308	-5.3
8	Uzcategui Rodriguez, AlejandroFM	2290	VEN	+52B	+26N	=58B	=18N	+23B	−3N	+17B	+9N	−1B	6.0	45.5	48.5	29.25	2305	+5.8
9	Nemeth, ZalanFM	2249	IRL	+44N	=31B	+56N	+11B	=5N	−2B	+21N	−8B	+25N	6.0	45.5	48.5	29.00	2289	+13.6
10	Kurajica, BojanGM	2351	CRO	+42N	−17B	+27N	+32B	=12N	+37B	=15N	+14B	−2N	6.0	45.0	49.0	29.50	2254	-7.5
11	Remolar Gallen, JoseFM	2344	ESP	+47B	+43N	=18B	−9N	+58B	+12N	+16B	−1N	=6B	6.0	45.0	48.0	27.75	2343	+2.4
12	Hernando Rodrigo, Jose MariaIM	2240	ESP	+48B	+62N	−4B	+41N	=10B	−11B	+32N	+31B	=7N	6.0	41.0	44.0	25.50	2287	+7.2
13	De La Puerta Cresis, JavierCM	2245	ESP	+36N	+40B	−5N	+46B	−7N	−17B	+39N	+28B	+24N	6.0	40.5	44.0	26.00	2186	-8.4
14	Rivera, DanielIM	2217	URU	+33B	+38N	−3B	+20N	−16B	+56N	+46B	−10N	+22B	6.0	40.5	43.5	25.50	2239	+3.9
15	Rey Malde, HenriqueFM	2245	ESP	+70B	=51N	−31B	+33N	+26B	+53N	=10B	−3N	+23B	6.0	38.5	40.0	24.25	2224	+0.2
16	Barlov, DraganGM	2324	SRB	+35N	+32B	+17N	−2B	+14N	=6B	−11N	+24B	−4B	5.5	47.5	52.0	28.50	2287	-2.1
17	Sanchez Gonzalez, Diego 2012	2072	ESP	+72B	+10N	−16B	+47N	−22B	+13N	−8N	=18B	+46N	5.5	41.0	42.0	22.75	2218	+74.4
18	Randazzo, AdrianFM	2221	ITA	+45N	+76B	=11N	=8B	−6N	=32B	=37N	=17N	+31B	5.5	40.5	40.5	21.50	2128	-14.0
19	Sosa Suarez, Carla CristinaWFM	2091	ESP	+57B	−3N	=33B	+70N	+31B	−4N	=28B	=20N	+34B	5.5	40.0	41.5	21.00	2078	+1.0
20	Castro Miguelez, Jose	1958	ESP	−2N	+74B	+66N	−14B	+40N	+25B	−24N	=19B	+32N	5.5	40.0	41.0	19.25	2100	+47.6
21	Muthukumaran, Gurru	1919	USA	−7N	+69B	+76N	+24B	−53N	+23N	−9B	+43N	=29B	5.5	36.0	36.0	18.00	2171	+97.2
22	Pogorelov, RuslanGM	2272	ESP	+37N	+46B	−2N	+30B	+17N	−7B	+51N	−5B	−14N	5.0	44.5	48.0	21.50	2199	-6.7
23	Marrero Cardenes, Agustin	2103	ESP	+60N	−5B	+35N	+42B	−8N	−21B	+44N	+37B	−15N	5.0	40.5	43.5	19.50	2017	-15.4
24	Bezhenar, Georgy	2105	FID	+77B	−4N	+52B	−21N	+47B	+48N	+20B	−16N	−13B	5.0	39.5	39.5	16.00	2033	-12.4
25	Fraguela Gil, Jose MiguelIM	2174	ESP	+49B	−1N	−47B	+54N	+39B	−20N	+38B	+56N	−9B	5.0	38.0	41.0	17.50	2002	-31.2
26	Varela La Madrid, Tilsia CarolinaWIM	2061	VEN	+68N	−8B	+44N	=37B	−15N	+27B	−31N	=42B	+39N	5.0	37.5	39.0	18.50	1985	-14.8
27	Henriquez Garcia, David	1916	ESP	−3B	+77N	−10B	=49N	+38B	−26N	+60B	=40N	+41B	5.0	36.0	36.0	14.75	1970	+6.6
28	Vilar Lopez, MonicaWFM	2015	ESP	−38B	=54N	+71B	+29N	−51B	+33B	=19N	−13N	+40B	5.0	35.5	37.0	19.25	2035	+6.2
29	Brito Garcia, AlfredoIM	2208	ESP	+74N	−2B	−42N	−28B	+68N	+55B	+47N	=46B	=21N	5.0	34.0	35.0	13.50	2000	-20.0
30	Matos Espino, Carlos Silverio	1932	ESP	−4B	+49N	+38B	−22N	−48B	+57N	F	+44B	+37N	5.0	33.5	33.5	18.50	1943	0.0
31	Cruz Ramirez, Nauzet	2030	ESP	+73B	=9N	+15N	−7B	−19N	+45B	+26B	−12N	−18N	4.5	44.0	45.0	19.00	2094	+16.2
32	Camino Carrio, NicanorCM	2046	ESP	+65B	−16N	+54B	−10N	+52B	=18N	−12B	+45N	−20B	4.5	39.0	41.0	15.25	1992	-9.2
33	Rossello Padron, Carlos	1726	ESP	−14N	+50B	=19N	−15B	+70B	−28N	+49B	−34N	+48B	4.5	37.5	39.0	14.75	1950	+45.2
34	Martinez Gonzalez, Miguel A.	2020	ESP	−40N	+45B	+59N	−6B	−35N	+36B	=42N	+33B	−19N	4.5	37.0	40.0	18.00	1902	-19.8
35	Muthu, Kamatchi	1806	USA	−16B	+72N	−23B	+65N	+34B	−43N	−56B	=48N	+49B	4.5	31.0	32.0	12.75	1896	+33.4
36	Leandro Tejera, Damian	1742	ESP	−13B	+73N	−41B	−38N	+63B	−34N	+72B	=47N	+68B	4.5	27.0	28.0	7.75	1834	+31.6
37	Arlet, Benjamin Andres	1778	ESP	−22B	+65N	+43B	=26N	+41B	−10N	=18B	−23N	−30B	4.0	39.5	41.5	15.25	1995	+42.4
38	Bicol, Franklin	0	ESP	+28N	−14B	−30N	+36B	−27N	+61B	−25N	=50B	=45B	4.0	38.0	41.0	16.25	1900	0.0
39	de Leon Navarro, Claudio	1901	ESP	−5N	+60B	−7N	+59B	−25N	+54B	−13B	+55N	−26B	4.0	37.5	40.5	12.00	1931	+2.6
40	Acosta Artiles, Francisco Javier	0	ESP	+34B	−13N	+62B	−51N	−20B	=52N	+57B	=27B	−28N	4.0	36.0	39.0	14.75	1918	0.0
41	Rivero Tacoronte, Gabriel	2045	ESP	+59N	−6B	+36N	−12B	−37N	−44B	+54N	+61B	−27N	4.0	35.5	38.5	13.50	1823	-93.2
42	Garcia Rodriguez, Adriana	1893	ESP	−10B	+57N	+29B	−23N	−43B	+65N	=34B	=26N	F	4.0	34.5	34.5	14.75	2002	+41.2
43	Ramirez Maillo, Cristian	2082	ESP	+75N	−11B	−37N	+69B	+42N	+35B	−5N	−21B	F	4.0	33.0	33.0	11.00	1937	-26.2
44	Teixeira Salema, Jonathan	1763	ESP	−9B	+67N	−26B	+64N	−56B	+41N	−23B	−30N	+73B	4.0	32.5	33.5	9.50	1842	+14.0
45	Rivero Castellano, Carlos Jesus	1734	ESP	−18B	−34N	=72B	+74N	+49B	−31N	+48B	−32B	=38N	4.0	31.0	32.0	10.50	1832	+14.6
46	Patino Garcia, CoralsWFM	2043	VEN	+67B	−22N	+63B	−13N	+55B	F	−14N	=29N	−17B	3.5	36.0	38.0	10.00	1966	-12.6
47	Basualdo De Ornelas, Jorge	1827	POR	−11N	+75B	+25N	−17B	−24N	+59N	−29B	=36B	F	3.5	35.0	35.0	11.25	1925	+13.4
48	Lehnert, Steffen	1740	GER	−12N	−66B	+57N	+76B	+30N	−24B	−45N	=35B	−33N	3.5	34.0	34.0	10.25	1771	+0.6
49	Mesa Regalado, Adrian	1700	ESP	−25N	−30B	+75N	=27B	−45N	+64B	−33N	+60B	−35N	3.5	33.5	34.5	9.00	1704	-5.2
50	Ramirez Maillo, Juan Adonay	1970	ESP	−1B	−33N	−70B	+67N	−65B	=63N	+76B	=38N	=54N	3.5	28.0	28.0	6.75	1593	-65.0
51	Lagarejos Gonzalez, Eduardo	2032	ESP	+64N	=15B	−53N	+40B	+28N	F	−22B	F	F	3.5	26.0	26.0	14.50	2084	+8.2
52	Rivero Pena, Himar	1782	ESP	−8N	+68B	−24N	+73B	−32N	=40B	+75N	F	F	3.5	25.5	25.5	5.50	1844	+6.6
53	Carrascoso Morales, AbelFM	2254	ESP	F	+71N	+51B	=58N	+21B	−15B	F	F	F	3.5	19.5	19.5	12.00	2199	-4.2
54	Macias Reyes, Jose Luis	1667	ESP	F	=28B	−32N	−25B	+73N	−39N	−41B	+59N	=50B	3.0	30.0	30.0	8.25	1806	+19.4
55	Hu, Yuxin	1771	ESP	−6N	−59B	+60N	+66B	−46N	−29N	+65B	−39B	F	3.0	29.0	31.0	7.00	1716	-15.6
56	Rodriguez Melian, Jose Luis	2011	ESP	F	+61N	−9B	F	+44N	−14B	+35N	−25B	F	3.0	28.5	28.5	11.50	1999	-1.6
57	Diaz Mendoza, Eladio	1665	ESP	−19N	−42B	−48B	+72N	+66N	−30B	−40N	−67B	+65B	3.0	28.0	29.0	5.00	1616	-13.0
58	Mouhamad, JoachimFM	2127	FRA	+69N	+7B	=8N	=53B	−11N	F	F	F	F	3.0	26.5	26.5	12.25	2271	+21.2
59	Valido Ramos, Adrian	1581	ESP	−41B	+55N	−34B	−39N	+71N	−47B	−61N	−54B	+76N	3.0	26.5	26.5	4.50	1662	+21.6
60	Navarro Valdivielso, Jose Ramon	1668	ESP	−23B	−39N	−55B	F	+72N	+69B	−27N	−49N	+75B	3.0	24.0	24.0	3.50	1701	+4.4
61	Sanchez Montesdeoca, Isaac	1783	ESP	F	−56B	F	+63N	−62B	−38N	+59B	−41N	+67B	3.0	21.5	21.5	7.50	1799	+2.0
62	Quiceno Ramirez, Edwin Alejandro	2014	COL	+66N	−12B	−40N	+68B	+61N	F	F	F	F	3.0	16.5	16.5	6.50	2004	+1.6
63	Rodriguez Trujillo, Cristian	1562	ESP	F	F	−46N	−61B	−36N	=50B	+69N	+71B	F	2.5	21.0	21.0	4.75	1791	+29.0
64	Mayor Viera, Aaron	1546	ESP	−51B	=70N	F	−44B	=69N	−49N	=74B	+65N	F	2.5	20.0	20.0	4.00	1635	+26.0
65	Delgado Armas, Francisco David	1582	ESP	−32N	−37B	+74N	−35B	+50N	−42B	−55N	−64B	−57N	2.0	29.0	30.0	4.50	1571	-6.2
66	Godoy Mendoza, Rosa Maria	0	ESP	−62B	+48N	−20B	−55N	−57B	F	−73B	+72N	F	2.0	21.0	21.0	4.50	1598	0.0
67	Morais Tejerina, Jorge	1580	ESP	−46N	−44B	−69N	−50B	+74B	F	F	+57N	−61N	2.0	21.0	21.0	4.00	1638	+5.6
68	Angulo Diaz, Dario	1582	ESP	−26B	−52N	F	−62N	−29B	F	=71N	+75B	−36N	1.5	25.5	25.5	1.75	1632	+8.0
69	Santana Slamova, Yassine	1700	ESP	−58B	−21N	+67B	−43N	=64B	−60N	−63B	F	F	1.5	23.5	23.5	3.25	1550	-59.6
70	Gonzalez Aldana, Luca	1759	MEX	−15N	=64B	+50N	−19B	−33N	F	F	F	F	1.5	22.0	22.0	4.75	1749	-10.0
71	Ramos Santana, Marcelino	1928	ESP	F	−53B	−28N	F	−59B	+73N	=68B	−63N	F	1.5	16.5	16.5	1.75	1561	-52.2
72	Gericke, Manfred	1620	GER	−17N	−35B	=45N	−57B	−60B	F	−36N	−66B	=74N	1.0	28.5	29.5	2.50	1455	-50.4
73	Quintana Arcila, Yaiza	1521	ESP	−31N	−36B	F	−52N	−54B	−71B	+66N	F	−44N	1.0	24.5	24.5	2.00	1001	-42.4
74	Reyes Molina, Juan Pedro	1706	ESP	−29B	−20N	−65B	−45B	−67N	F	=64N	F	=72B	1.0	22.0	22.0	1.75	1424	-48.0
75	Roca Marrero, Fernando	1629	ESP	−43B	−47N	−49B	F	+76N	F	−52B	−68N	−60N	1.0	19.0	19.0	0.00	965	-40.6
76	Montesdeoca Reyes, Mateo	0	ESP	F	−18N	−21B	−48N	−75B	F	−50N	F	−59B	0.0	22.0	22.0	0.00	1043	0.0
77	Romanenko, Mariya	1683	UKR	−24N	−27B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	1200	-11.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Muthukumaran, GurruUSA
+97.2
5.5 pts · #31
2Sanchez Gonzalez, Diego 2012ESP
+74.4
5.5 pts · #16
3Castro Miguelez, JoseESP
+47.6
5.5 pts · #44

Top rating losers

1Rivero Tacoronte, GabrielESP
-93.2
4.0 pts · #32
2Ramirez Maillo, Juan AdonayESP
-65.0
3.5 pts · #66
3Santana Slamova, YassineESP
-59.6
1.5 pts · #70

Biggest upsets

R5+388 Elo gap
Delgado Armas, Francisco David1582 beat Ramirez Maillo, Juan Adonay1970
R8+366 Elo gap
Rodriguez Trujillo, Cristian1562 beat Ramos Santana, Marcelino1928
R5+347 Elo gap
Valido Ramos, Adrian1581 beat Ramos Santana, Marcelino1928