Campeonato Individual de Madrid Veteranos 50 2025-2026

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88 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Mar 2026 to 19 Mar 2026 in Madrid, Spain. 7 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2168, and top seed was Javier Moreno Ruiz (🇪🇸 ESP, IM, 2374).

Jose Candela Perez (🇪🇸 ESP, IM, 2290) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Hector Elissalt Cardenas (8.0) and Javier Moreno Ruiz (6.5). Candela Perez shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Darfo Jimenez Jimenez (1701) beat Hector Barez Menendez (FM, 2057), a +356-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸Madrid, Spain

Dates

09 Mar 2026 → 19 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇸IMJavier Moreno Ruiz2374

Avg top 10

2,168

Participants

Titled players · 7

IM×3

FM×3

WGM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇪🇸Spain×85

🇮🇪Ireland×1

🇵🇹Portugal×1

🇵🇪Peru×1

Top 3

🥇
IMJose Candela Perez
🇪🇸ESP·2290
8.0pts·2420perf+12.8
🥈
IMHector Elissalt Cardenas
🇪🇸ESP·2265
8.0pts·2421perf+14.7
🥉
IMJavier Moreno Ruiz
🇪🇸ESP·2374
6.5pts·2247perf-9.5

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 8.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Elissalt Cardenas8Candela Perez8Moreno Ruiz6.5Perez Gonzalez6.5Sanchez Rodriguez6Pavon Mestras6

R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Hector Elissalt Cardenas held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 8.0/9. Candela Perez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (47.0).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Hector Elissalt Cardenas drew with IM Jose Candela Perez (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMHector Elissalt Cardenas	*	½	1	—
2IMJose Candela Perez	½	*	½	1
3IMJavier Moreno Ruiz	0	½	*	—
4FMJose Manuel Perez Gonzalez	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Candela Perez, JoseIM	2290	ESP	+85N	+26B	+38N	+9B	=2N	=3B	+13N	+4B	+5N	8.0	47.0	48.0	40.75	2420	+12.8
2	Elissalt Cardenas, HectorIM	2265	ESP	+34B	+15N	+10B	+19N	=1B	+32N	=9B	+3N	+11B	8.0	46.0	50.5	43.75	2421	+14.7
3	Moreno Ruiz, JavierIM	2374	ESP	+43B	=18N	+21B	+12N	=6B	=1N	+19B	−2B	+13N	6.5	48.5	52.5	34.75	2247	-9.5
4	Perez Gonzalez, Jose ManuelFM	2201	ESP	+35N	+69B	=22N	F	+30B	+20N	+37B	−1N	+9B	6.5	40.0	40.0	29.50	2228	+8.0
5	Martin Diaz, Juan Carlos	1802	ESP	+82B	−12N	+50B	=11N	=10B	+15N	+20B	+7N	−1B	6.0	45.0	46.0	27.00	2051	+50.0
6	Grabuzova, TatianaWGM	2184	ESP	+39B	+24N	=12B	=7N	=3N	=25B	+22N	+8B	F	6.0	43.0	43.0	31.50	2159	-0.4
7	Pavon Mestras, Luis	1971	ESP	+53N	=14B	+37N	=6B	=25N	=27B	+33N	−5B	+19B	6.0	41.5	45.0	28.25	2020	+12.6
8	Sanchez Rodriguez, Jaime	1940	ESP	F	+55B	−52N	+53B	+56N	+29B	+16N	−6N	+38B	6.0	34.5	34.5	25.00	2034	+20.8
9	Nunez Munoz, Jesus	2065	ESP	+47B	+23N	+11B	−1N	+15B	=19N	=2N	=14B	−4N	5.5	49.0	53.0	29.25	2079	+6.0
10	Lorenzo Bailador, Alfredo	2022	ESP	+56N	+29B	−2N	−28B	=5N	=40N	+44B	=15B	+21N	5.5	42.5	46.0	25.25	1946	-15.4
11	Luque Ibanes, Manuel	1930	ESP	+55N	+40B	−9N	=5B	+52N	=14B	+17N	=32B	−2N	5.5	42.5	46.0	24.50	1993	+15.6
12	Herrero Reques, Sergio	1945	ESP	+59N	+5B	=6N	−3B	−14N	+52B	=48N	+28B	=16N	5.5	42.0	45.5	25.75	1988	+9.6
13	Vazquez Gonzalez, Jesus	2052	ESP	+73B	=21N	=18B	+24N	=69B	+23N	−1B	+34N	−3B	5.5	42.0	44.0	23.00	2020	-5.2
14	Marcos Herrero, Francisco	1805	ESP	+84B	=7N	−20B	+51N	+12B	=11N	+30B	=9N	F	5.5	40.5	41.5	23.50	2013	+45.4
15	Marin Lopez, Juan Jose	1887	ESP	+42N	−2B	+53N	+71B	−9N	−5B	+67B	=10N	+34B	5.5	39.5	41.5	19.25	1914	+5.4
16	Vazquez Gonzalez, Francisco	2016	ESP	−54B	+51N	+35B	−23N	+39B	+68N	−8B	+24N	=12B	5.5	37.0	39.5	22.25	1893	-24.8
17	Alvarez Abejon, Amilcar	1999	ESP	+41N	F	+36B	+29B	F	+21N	−11B	+23N	=18B	5.5	34.5	34.5	26.25	2067	+11.0
18	Moreno Torrero, Javier	1901	ESP	+86N	=3B	=13N	+33B	F	+67N	−32B	+29B	=17N	5.5	34.5	34.5	21.25	2080	+36.0
19	Martin Rodriguez, Emilio	2043	ESP	+52N	+68B	+33N	−2B	+22N	=9B	−3N	=25B	−7N	5.0	44.0	46.5	20.75	2027	-3.8
20	Unciti Juan, Javier	2024	ESP	=51B	F	+14N	=25B	+28N	−4B	−5N	+26B	+27N	5.0	41.5	41.5	24.75	1986	-7.0
21	Garcia Galeote, Lorenzo	1850	ESP	+75N	=13B	−3N	+47B	=38N	−17B	+41N	+22B	−10B	5.0	40.0	42.0	19.75	1944	+22.0
22	Gonzalez Rivera, Eduardo	1942	ESP	+76B	+48N	=4B	=32N	−19B	+44N	−6B	−21N	+35B	5.0	39.5	41.5	20.00	1981	+8.8
23	Boldan, Gheorghe Stefan	1858	ESP	+72N	−9B	+76N	+16B	=27N	−13B	+51N	−17B	=30B	5.0	37.5	39.5	18.00	1919	+15.6
24	Camarero Izquierdo, Juan Carlos	1863	ESP	+79N	−6B	+59N	−13B	+54N	−33B	+31N	−16B	+42N	5.0	37.5	39.0	17.50	1852	-3.4
25	Lopez de Turiso Sanchez, Jose Angel	1908	ESP	+58B	+54N	=32B	=20N	=7B	=6N	=38B	=19N	F	5.0	37.5	37.5	22.25	2055	+31.0
26	Pareja Vicente, Antonio	1898	ESP	+63B	−1N	+60B	+67N	−32B	−34N	+40B	−20N	+43B	5.0	36.5	39.0	17.00	1919	+2.4
27	Garcia Martin, Esteban	1957	ESP	+65B	=36N	=67B	+44N	=23B	=7N	=34B	=38N	−20B	5.0	36.0	38.5	20.25	1893	-15.0
28	Balsera Gomez, Antonio	1861	ESP	+70B	−32N	+54B	+10N	−20B	−38N	+39B	−12N	+45B	5.0	36.0	38.5	19.50	1888	+5.8
29	Perez Hernandez, Alfonso	1834	ESP	+83B	−10N	+57B	−17N	+58B	−8N	+71B	−18N	+39B	5.0	35.5	36.5	14.00	1794	-6.8
30	Largo Barbero, Benito	1908	POR	+61N	−33B	+41N	=52B	−4N	+62B	−14N	+67B	=23N	5.0	35.0	37.5	16.75	1829	-18.6
31	Jimenez Jimenez, Darfo	1701	ESP	+88B	F	F	−58N	+72B	+76N	−24B	+71N	+53B	5.0	18.0	18.0	9.50	1861	+23.8
32	Solaesa Navalpotro, Luis JulioFM	2150	ESP	F	+28B	=25N	=22B	+26N	−2B	+18N	=11N	F	4.5	44.5	44.5	23.25	2060	-13.0
33	Fernandez Garcia, Ignacio	1771	ESP	+45B	+30N	−19B	−18N	+57B	+24N	−7B	−35N	=36B	4.5	39.5	43.0	19.75	1821	+8.8
34	Perez Pascual, Arturo	1758	ESP	−2N	F	+64B	+55B	+71N	+26B	=27N	−13B	−15N	4.5	37.5	37.5	16.00	1872	+18.6
35	Nevado Munoz, Rafael	1743	ESP	−4B	+63N	−16N	−62B	=77N	+42B	+61N	+33B	−22N	4.5	34.5	36.5	15.50	1771	+3.6
36	Garcia Herranz, Jesus	1803	ESP	+74N	=27B	−17N	−37B	+79B	−51N	=49N	+62B	=33N	4.5	32.0	33.5	13.25	1743	-12.6
37	Ruiz Bellon, Manuel	1914	ESP	+62B	=67N	−7B	+36N	+40B	+69N	−4N	F	F	4.5	29.0	29.0	15.25	1965	+10.4
38	Martin Martin, Luis Vicente	1979	ESP	F	+44N	−1B	=40N	=21B	+28B	=25N	=27B	−8N	4.0	42.0	45.5	18.50	1926	-12.8
39	Montero Montero, Juan Jose	1725	ESP	−6N	=86B	=56N	+61B	−16N	+65B	−28N	+46B	−29N	4.0	35.0	35.5	12.00	1733	-0.8
40	Alberdi Garcia, Carlos Alfonso	1785	ESP	+71B	−11N	+81N	=38B	−37N	=10B	−26N	−42B	+68N	4.0	33.0	34.5	10.75	1765	-6.0
41	Aquilino Rodriguez, Virgilio	1685	ESP	−17B	+64N	−30B	+87N	−68B	+45N	−21B	−44N	+71B	4.0	31.0	31.0	9.00	1549	-19.6
42	Argelina Diaz, Juan Angel	1612	ESP	−15B	−60N	+82B	+73N	−67B	−35N	+59B	+40N	−24B	4.0	30.5	31.5	10.50	1680	+12.0
43	Sanz Morinigo, Francisco Javier	1771	ESP	−3N	−61B	−72N	=46B	+86N	+47B	=62N	+64B	−26N	4.0	30.5	31.0	11.00	1650	-29.6
44	Martin-Consuegra Barrilero, Javier	1816	ESP	+80N	−38B	+61N	−27B	+76N	−22B	−10N	+41B	F	4.0	30.0	30.0	10.50	1790	-3.8
45	Vedriel Buendia, Honorio	0	ESP	−33N	F	+70B	−57N	+75B	−41B	+55N	+54B	−28N	4.0	28.5	28.5	11.50	1671	0.0
46	Ufarte, Jose	1517	IRL	−68N	=56B	−51B	=43N	+73B	−50N	+58B	−39N	+65B	4.0	28.0	30.0	12.25	1669	+34.4
47	Iriarte Gomez, Enrique	1709	ESP	−9N	=79B	+86N	−21N	−51B	−43N	+73B	=61B	+62N	4.0	27.5	28.0	7.75	1688	-6.6
48	Lobato Palomo, Manuel Angel	1797	ESP	+87N	−22B	−71N	+59B	=62N	+49B	=12B	F	F	4.0	23.0	23.0	11.75	1848	+7.0
49	Huerta Navarro, Eusebio	1687	ESP	F	+72B	+68N	F	=66B	−48N	=36B	F	+61N	4.0	21.5	21.5	11.25	1869	+29.2
50	Yela Garcia, Carlos	1669	ESP	F	+74B	−5N	F	+83N	+46B	F	F	+64N	4.0	18.5	18.5	10.00	1781	+13.6
51	Jimenez Ascarza, Jose Ignacio	1697	ESP	=20N	−16B	+46N	−14B	+47N	+36B	−23B	F	F	3.5	33.5	33.5	15.00	1819	+21.0
52	Cujba, Anca-Claudia	1700	ESP	−19B	+70N	+8B	=30N	−11B	−12N	+53B	F	F	3.5	33.0	33.0	14.50	1858	+26.4
53	Yaniz Lana, Francisco Javier	1672	ESP	−7B	+83N	−15B	−8N	+82N	=61B	−52N	+70B	−31N	3.5	32.5	33.5	6.00	1591	-18.8
54	Martinez Miura, Enrique	1690	ESP	+16N	−25B	−28N	+72B	−24B	−71N	+84B	−45N	=58B	3.5	32.0	33.0	10.25	1749	+10.0
55	Pareja Cerrato, Antonio	1644	ESP	−11B	−8N	+75B	−34N	+87B	−57N	−45B	+74N	=67N	3.5	30.0	30.0	5.25	1609	-8.4
56	Hortelano Hap, Ramon	1696	ESP	−10B	=46N	=39B	+63N	−8B	+58N	=68B	F	F	3.5	28.5	28.5	11.75	1758	+10.0
57	Conchillo Roman, Jose Ignacio	1679	ESP	F	+75B	−29N	+45B	−33N	+55B	=66N	F	F	3.5	28.5	28.5	11.00	1712	+4.8
58	Santos Rodriguez, Jose	1635	ESP	−25N	−85B	+84N	+31B	−29N	−56B	−46N	+82B	=54N	3.5	28.0	29.0	8.75	1552	-18.2
59	Munoz Garcia, Juan	1666	ESP	−12B	+82N	−24B	−48N	F	+83B	−42N	+63N	=60B	3.5	27.0	27.0	6.75	1613	-11.4
60	Becerra Baigorri, Jose	1717	ESP	F	+42B	−26N	F	+63B	F	+72N	F	=59N	3.5	17.5	17.5	10.75	1813	+12.8
61	Castro Torres, Vicente	1638	ESP	−30B	+43N	−44B	−39N	+85B	=53N	−35B	=47N	−49B	3.0	33.0	34.0	8.75	1630	-2.2
62	Menendez Domens, Juan Manuel	1639	ESP	−37N	F	+80B	+35N	=48B	−30N	=43B	−36N	−47B	3.0	32.0	32.0	10.00	1673	+5.0
63	Perez de las Penas, Jorge Ivan	1617	ESP	−26N	−35B	+74N	−56B	−60N	+82B	−64N	−59B	+72N	3.0	27.0	28.0	5.00	1455	-33.6
64	Perez Arroyo, Dionisio	1506	ESP	F	−41B	−34N	+84B	−65N	+73N	+63B	−43N	−50B	3.0	25.5	25.5	6.00	1575	+12.0
65	Olmos Sanz, Francisco Javier	1668	ESP	−27N	+87B	F	−66N	+64B	−39N	F	+72B	−46N	3.0	21.0	21.0	5.00	1554	-18.8
66	Sanz Toledano, Alfonso	1842	ESP	F	F	+77N	+65B	=49N	F	=57B	F	F	3.0	12.5	12.5	8.75	1842	0.0
67	Barahona Torrijos, Angel	1774	ESP	F	=37B	=27N	−26B	+42N	−18B	−15N	−30N	=55B	2.5	38.0	38.0	10.50	1699	-15.8
68	Vukotic Jovsic, Dragan	1854	ESP	+46B	−19N	−49B	F	+41N	−16B	=56N	F	−40B	2.5	34.0	34.0	9.75	1674	-33.4
69	Hernandez Gutierrez, Jose	1868	ESP	+81B	−4N	+73B	F	=13N	−37B	F	F	F	2.5	27.5	27.5	6.25	1894	+2.8
70	Alonso Ibanez, Jose	1570	ESP	−28N	−52B	−45N	−83B	=74N	+87B	F	−53N	+80B	2.5	22.0	22.0	2.50	1399	-27.2
71	Granda Sanchez, David Guillermo	0	ESP	−40N	F	+48B	−15N	−34B	+54B	−29N	−31B	−41N	2.0	35.5	35.5	7.50	1574	0.0
72	Lopez Manso, Jeronimo	1528	ESP	−23B	−49N	+43B	−54N	−31N	+74B	−60B	−65N	−63B	2.0	31.0	33.0	6.00	1462	-14.8
73	Villodre Miranda, Juan Alonso	1701	ESP	−13N	+77B	−69N	−42B	−46N	−64B	−47N	F	+75B	2.0	27.0	27.0	4.00	1469	-49.2
74	Tresguerres Riestra, Juan Jose	1431	ESP	−36B	−50N	−63B	=75N	=70B	−72N	+87N	−55B	−81B	2.0	23.0	23.0	2.25	1290	-48.0
75	Rosique Perez, Carlos	1467	ESP	−21B	−57N	−55N	=74B	−45N	=80B	−82N	+87B	−73N	2.0	22.5	22.5	1.75	1350	-36.0
76	Carrillo Castano, Javier	1660	ESP	−22N	F	−23B	+85N	−44B	−31B	F	+84N	F	2.0	21.0	21.0	2.00	1627	-5.6
77	Calle Trueba, Jose Antonio	1563	ESP	F	−73N	−66B	+80N	=35B	F	F	=81N	F	2.0	12.5	12.5	4.50	1592	+2.8
78	Torres Yupanqui, Christian Misael	1451	PER	F	F	F	F	+80B	F	F	F	+87N	2.0	1.5	1.5	1.50	2234	+18.8
79	Plaza Plaza, Prudencio	1590	ESP	−24B	=47N	F	+86B	−36N	F	F	F	F	1.5	16.5	16.5	2.50	1665	+6.4
80	Arias Bellido, Santiago	1434	ESP	−44B	F	−62N	−77B	−78N	=75N	F	+83B	−70N	1.5	16.5	16.5	2.00	1335	-17.6
81	Benito Mellado, Humberto	1602	ESP	−69N	F	−40B	F	F	−84N	F	=77B	+74N	1.5	11.5	11.5	3.00	1467	-18.6
82	Diaz Perez, Luis Fernando	0	ESP	−5N	−59B	−42N	F	−53B	−63N	+75B	−58N	F	1.0	26.5	26.5	2.00	1330	0.0
83	Gonzalez Hormigos, Carlos Manuel	1451	ESP	−29N	−53B	F	+70N	−50B	−59N	F	−80N	F	1.0	20.0	20.0	2.50	1368	-24.8
84	Marsal Pla, Jaime	1432	ESP	−14N	F	−58B	−64N	F	+81B	−54N	−76B	F	1.0	20.0	20.0	1.50	1376	-8.2
85	Lopez Heras, Arturo	1762	ESP	−1B	+58N	F	−76B	−61N	F	F	F	F	1.0	16.5	16.5	3.50	1581	-21.2
86	Diaz Begonte, Manuel	1632	ESP	−18B	=39N	−47B	−79N	−43B	F	F	F	F	0.5	19.0	19.0	2.00	1373	-26.0
87	Franco Rivas, Roberto Enrique	0	ESP	−48B	−65N	F	−41B	−55N	−70N	−74B	−75N	−78B	0.0	23.0	23.0	0.00	789	0.0
88	Barez Menendez, HectorFM	2057	ESP	−31N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	901	-17.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Martin Diaz, Juan CarlosESP
+50.0
6.0 pts · #21
2Marcos Herrero, FranciscoESP
+45.4
5.5 pts · #15
3Moreno Torrero, JavierESP
+36.0
5.5 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Villodre Miranda, Juan AlonsoESP
-49.2
2.0 pts · #70
2Tresguerres Riestra, Juan JoseESP
-48.0
2.0 pts · #83
3Rosique Perez, CarlosESP
-36.0
2.0 pts · #79

Biggest upsets

R1+356 Elo gap
Jimenez Jimenez, Darfo1701 beat FMBarez Menendez, Hector2057
R1+326 Elo gap
Martinez Miura, Enrique1690 beat Vazquez Gonzalez, Francisco2016
R3+243 Elo gap
Lopez Manso, Jeronimo1528 beat Sanz Morinigo, Francisco Javier1771