I Obert Memorial Albert Cubeles-Grup B Rondas 1-4
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61 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 01 Oct 2025 to 22 Oct 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1761, and top seed was Pau Gaona Vila (🇪🇸 ESP, 1786).
Sjors Bertrand (🇳🇱 NED, 1706) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Claudia Vila Sero (3.5) and Francesc X. Hidalgo Garcia (3.5).
The biggest upset came in round 3: Seyed Kia Hashemi (1498) beat Sammy Langstrom (1712), a +214-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Barcelona, Spain
Dates
01 Oct 2025 → 22 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇪🇸Spain×59
🇦🇷Argentina×1
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 4 players tied at 3.5/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
Co-leaders
18
6
2
4
R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 3.5/4. Bertrand takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.5).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Claudia Vila Sero won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hector F. Aparicio Escudero | * | — | — | — |
| 2Claudia Vila Sero | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Francesc X. Hidalgo Garcia | — | — | * | — |
| 4Sjors Bertrand | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bertrand, Sjors | 1706 | NED | +18B | +5N | +23B | =2B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 8.75 | 2028 | +28.6 |
| 2 | Vila Sero, Claudia | 1755 | ESP | +19B | +25N | +9B | =1N | 3.5 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 8.25 | 2005 | +20.4 |
| 3 | Hidalgo Garcia, Francesc X. | 1782 | ESP | +40N | =10B | +17N | +13B | 3.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 6.75 | 2009 | +18.2 |
| 4 | Aparicio Escudero, Hector F. | 1735 | ESP | +34B | +30N | =11N | +10B | 3.5 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 6.75 | 1984 | +21.2 |
| 5 | Martin Valentin, Francisco | 1739 | ESP | +57N | −1B | +28N | +17B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 1844 | +10.4 |
| 6 | Iglesias Lopez, Albert | 1730 | ESP | +24N | −17B | +41N | +22B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.00 | 1772 | +4.4 |
| 7 | Garcia Alcober, Virgilio | 1751 | ESP | +60B | −9N | +40B | +18N | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 1807 | +5.2 |
| 8 | Garcia Miralles, Eduard | 1705 | ESP | F | +43N | +19B | +49N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2402 | +14.4 |
| 9 | Lopez Arjona, Emilio | 1667 | ESP | +58N | +7B | −2N | =14B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 1764 | +10.8 |
| 10 | Carrey Abellan, Enric | 1729 | ESP | +42B | =3N | +36B | −4N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1800 | +7.6 |
| 11 | Gaona Vila, Pau | 1786 | ESP | +33B | +48N | =4B | −12N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1804 | +1.6 |
| 12 | Sumed Castillo, Alejandro | 1746 | ESP | =41N | +31B | F | +11B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 4.50 | 1883 | +7.2 |
| 13 | Romero Funieles, Rafael | 1668 | ESP | =44B | +53N | +32B | −3N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1655 | -0.2 |
| 14 | Saez Lopez, Carlos | 1738 | ESP | =47B | +44N | =21B | =9N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 3.75 | 1693 | -4.2 |
| 15 | Faivovich Garcia, Alex | 1673 | ESP | F | +42N | +30B | =20N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.50 | 1877 | +26.4 |
| 16 | Robla Carreiras, Ferran | 1761 | ESP | F | +59N | =35B | +55N | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 1924 | +11.0 |
| 17 | Menendez Cabrera, Enric | 1655 | ESP | +50B | +6N | −3B | −5N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1625 | -2.4 |
| 18 | Pigrau Santpere, Josep Maria | 1533 | ESP | −1N | +37B | +45N | −7B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1701 | +17.8 |
| 19 | Riera Mestres, Josep | 1621 | ESP | −2N | +58B | −8N | +45B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1646 | +3.4 |
| 20 | Belmonte Sanchez, Miguel Angel | 1774 | ESP | +27B | =21N | F | =15B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 1795 | +3.2 |
| 21 | Tortosa Moros, Joan | 1693 | ESP | F | =20B | =14N | +24B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 4.25 | 1820 | +10.0 |
| 22 | Hashemi, Seyed Kia | 1498 | ESP | +51B | −36N | +29B | −6N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1723 | +22.6 |
| 23 | Sanchez De Medina Vilagrasa, Enric | 1738 | ESP | F | +45B | −1N | +26B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1808 | +5.6 |
| 24 | Majoral Marco, Javier | 1573 | ESP | −6B | +51N | +33B | −21N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1690 | +13.0 |
| 25 | Clanchet Olle, Josep | 1687 | ESP | +54N | −2B | F | +42N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1704 | +2.0 |
| 26 | Esteve Garcia, Antoni | 1651 | ESP | =53B | +47N | =39B | −23N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1693 | +3.6 |
| 27 | Manzanares Ruiz de la Hermosa, Ricardo | 1625 | ESP | −20N | =54B | =46N | +48B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1614 | -2.0 |
| 28 | Soriano Rafel, Xavier | 1642 | ESP | F | +61N | −5B | +50N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1616 | -1.4 |
| 29 | Langstrom, Sammy | 1712 | ESP | F | +57B | −22N | +46B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1669 | -3.2 |
| 30 | Bernat Mor, Juli | 1498 | ESP | +55N | −4B | −15N | =37B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1606 | +10.8 |
| 31 | Correa Martinez, Ivan | 0 | ESP | =35B | −12N | +34B | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1661 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Madrid Sole, Antonio | 1752 | ESP | =38N | +56B | −13N | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1633 | -9.6 |
| 33 | De Jorge Sanchez, Adrian | 1644 | ESP | −11N | =46B | −24N | +54B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1495 | -16.4 |
| 34 | Orriols Codina, Joan | 1584 | ESP | −4N | =55B | −31N | +53B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 1521 | -3.0 |
| 35 | Domenche Redondo, Francesc | 1651 | ESP | =31N | =41B | =16N | F | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1677 | +1.4 |
| 36 | Diaz Clemente, Gonzalo | 1756 | ESP | =56N | +22B | −10N | F | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.25 | 1617 | -10.8 |
| 37 | Garcia, Gonzalo Daniel | 1655 | ESP | F | −18N | +43B | =30N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1537 | -9.8 |
| 38 | Garcia Fernandez, Didac | 1613 | ESP | =32B | F | +54N | F | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 1786 | +9.2 |
| 39 | Salom Jovani, Oriol | 1744 | ESP | +59B | F | =26N | F | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1822 | +3.8 |
| 40 | Pla Elias, Juan | 1642 | ESP | −3B | F | −7N | +61B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1550 | -14.4 |
| 41 | Sanchez Fibla, Xavier | 1607 | ESP | =12B | =35N | −6B | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1584 | -0.8 |
| 42 | Dominguez Diaz, Francisco | 1545 | ESP | −10N | −15B | +57N | −25B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1483 | -6.2 |
| 43 | Babula, Carlos | 1587 | ARG | F | −8B | −37N | +60B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1533 | -8.0 |
| 44 | Gendre Diez, Virginia | 1433 | ESP | =13N | −14B | F | =47B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1541 | +7.4 |
| 45 | Pastor Prieto, Elias | 1692 | ESP | +61B | −23N | −18B | −19N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1403 | -30.2 |
| 46 | Cervera Alemany, Serafi | 1539 | ESP | −48B | =33N | =27B | −29N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1480 | -5.6 |
| 47 | Corominas Verges, Jaume | 1597 | ESP | =14N | −26B | F | =44N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1482 | -18.4 |
| 48 | Graciano Dalmau, Alex | 1710 | ESP | +46N | −11B | F | −27N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1525 | -15.0 |
| 49 | Colom Mateo, Gael | 0 | ESP | F | +60N | F | −8B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1660 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Pulgar Acaso, Rodrigo | 0 | ESP | −17N | F | +59B | −28B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Leon Brazao, Christian | 1693 | ESP | −22N | −24B | +58N | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1374 | -49.6 |
| 52 | Febrero Perez, Lluis | 1531 | ESP | F | F | F | +59N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 2407 | +12.2 |
| 53 | Marine Cabrisses, Carles | 0 | ESP | =26N | −13B | F | −34N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1359 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Chalmeta Torredemer, Santiago | 1434 | ESP | −25B | =27N | −38B | −33N | 0.5 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1320 | -17.6 |
| 55 | Domenech Flores, Jordi | 1693 | ESP | −30B | =34N | F | −16B | 0.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1339 | -26.4 |
| 56 | Merola Teixido, Ivan David | 1624 | ESP | =36B | −32N | F | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1561 | -6.0 |
| 57 | Folch Ferrando, Carlos | 1598 | ESP | −5B | −29N | −42B | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 866 | -24.4 |
| 58 | Pereniguez Escuder, Jose Maria | 1430 | ESP | −9B | −19N | −51B | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 859 | -12.8 |
| 59 | Garcia Gargallo, Joaquin | 1607 | ESP | −39N | −16B | −50N | −52B | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 877 | -24.4 |
| 60 | Lopez Jimenez, Jose | 1613 | ESP | −7N | −49B | F | −43N | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 869 | -34.0 |
| 61 | Bartomeus Plana, Ramon | 1493 | ESP | −45N | −28B | F | −40N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 859 | -33.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bertrand, SjorsNED+28.63.5 pts · #4
- 2Faivovich Garcia, AlexESP+26.42.5 pts · #11
- 3Hashemi, Seyed KiaESP+22.62.0 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Leon Brazao, ChristianESP-49.61.0 pts · #47
- 2Lopez Jimenez, JoseESP-34.00.0 pts · #59
- 3Bartomeus Plana, RamonESP-33.60.0 pts · #60
Biggest upsets
- R3+214 Elo gap
- R1+195 Elo gap
- R1+195 Elo gap