I Obert Nocturn Canovelles 2025 U2400 Rondas 8
Open SwissStandard
19 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held on 28 Nov 2025 in Canovelles (Barcelona), Spain. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1851, and top seed was Ismael Molano Lafuente (🇪🇸 ESP, 2087).
Luis Alvaro Alcalde (🇪🇸 ESP, 1689) won with 1.0/8, ahead of Hilario Sanchez Rios (1.0) and J.Antoni Abreu Guerrero (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 8: Luis Quiros Garcia (1531) beat Jaume Argemi Camp (1654), a +123-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Canovelles (Barcelona), Spain
Dates
28 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇪🇸Spain×18
🇨🇳China×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R8; 9 players tied at 1.0/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 30 co-leaders at R4 to 9 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
9 players finish on 1.0/8. Alvaro Alcalde takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alvaro Alcalde, Luis | 1689 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +14B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2472 | +20.0 |
| 2 | Sanchez Rios, Hilario | 1600 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +17B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2384 | +8.4 |
| 3 | Abreu Guerrero, J.Antoni | 1770 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +12B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2387 | +5.4 |
| 4 | Barrull Guell, Roger | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1632 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Molano Lafuente, Ismael | 2087 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +19N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2482 | +1.6 |
| 6 | Castillo Valles, Jordi | 1752 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +18N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2479 | +9.0 |
| 7 | Lin, Limin | 1943 | CHN | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +13B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2553 | +5.0 |
| 8 | Quiros Garcia, Luis | 1531 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +16N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2482 | +13.8 |
| 9 | Costa Trave, Jaume | 1756 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +15B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2536 | +9.4 |
| 10 | Guix Torres, David | 2067 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =11N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1999 | -2.4 |
| 11 | Morais Carreras, Javier | 1970 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =10B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2084 | +2.4 |
| 12 | Font Moa, Francesc Xavier | 1556 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 965 | -10.8 |
| 13 | Lucena Perianez, Jordi | 1762 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −7N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1144 | -5.0 |
| 14 | Lorenzo Gazapo, Juampe | 1647 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 869 | -10.0 |
| 15 | Lorenzo Jimenez, Juan Carlos | 1710 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −9N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 958 | -18.8 |
| 16 | Argemi Camp, Jaume | 1654 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −8B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 742 | -13.8 |
| 17 | Garcia Cachinero, Jesus | 1638 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 842 | -8.4 |
| 18 | Castaneda Munoz, Antonio | 1676 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −6B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 917 | -9.0 |
| 19 | Nicomedes Carmona, Jose | 1642 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −5B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1242 | -1.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Alvaro Alcalde, LuisESP+20.01.0 pts · #1
- 2Quiros Garcia, LuisESP+13.81.0 pts · #8
- 3Costa Trave, JaumeESP+9.41.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Lorenzo Jimenez, Juan CarlosESP-18.80.0 pts · #15
- 2Argemi Camp, JaumeESP-13.80.0 pts · #16
- 3Font Moa, Francesc XavierESP-10.80.0 pts · #12
Biggest upsets
- R8+123 Elo gap