I Cerrado Chess Menorca 2026
6 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held from 07 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Menorca, Spain. 6 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2663, and top seed was Leinier Dominguez Perez (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2709).
Nihal Sarin (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2682) won with 6.0/10, ahead of Ruslan Ponomariov (5.5) and Richard Rapport (5.5).
The biggest upset came in round 5: Pentala Harikrishna (GM, 2593) beat Leinier Dominguez Perez (GM, 2709), a +116-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 10 roundsGM Nihal Sarin led from R1 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Leinier Dominguez Perez takes the sole lead (1.5/2).
GM Nihal Sarin 1.0–1.0 against GM Ruslan Ponomariov (R5 ½-½, R10 ½-½).
GM Nihal Sarin went unbeaten across 6 games (R3–R8).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇮🇳GMNihal Sarin | 2682 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 28.25 | 48.0 | +7.0 | 2731 |
| 2 | 🇺🇦GMPonomariov, Ruslan | 2629 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 27.50 | 49.0 | +10.6 | 2706 |
| 3 | 🇭🇺GMRapport, Richard | 2673 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 5.5 | 26.25 | 49.0 | +3.4 | 2697 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸GMDominguez Perez, Leinier | 2709 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 4.5 | 23.50 | 51.0 | -12.6 | 2618 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳GMGukesh D | 2692 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 4.5 | 20.25 | 51.0 | -10.0 | 2621 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳GMHarikrishna, Pentala | 2593 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | 4.0 | 21.25 | 52.0 | +1.6 | 2605 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ponomariov, RuslanGMUKR+10.65.5 pts · #2
- 2Nihal SarinGMIND+7.06.0 pts · #1
- 3Rapport, RichardGMHUN+3.45.5 pts · #3
- 1Dominguez Perez, LeinierGMUSA-12.64.5 pts · #5
- 2Gukesh DGMIND-10.04.5 pts · #4
- 3Harikrishna, PentalaGMIND1.64.0 pts · #6
- R5+116 Elo gap