Sub-1800 La Nucia 2025

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71 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 11 Oct 2025 to 12 Oct 2025 in La Nucia (Alicante), Spain. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1683, and top seed was Leo Amoros Puigcerver (🇪🇸 ESP, 1697).

Nikita Kudryavtsev (🇷🇺 RUS, 1686) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Christian Martinez Rodenas (5.0) and Alfredo Perez Luna (5.0). Kudryavtsev won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Yusi Yi (1419) beat Lev Nedelkin (1637), a +218-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸La Nucia (Alicante), Spain

Dates

11 Oct 2025 → 12 Oct 2025

Time control

Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇸Leo Amoros Puigcerver1697

Avg top 10

1,683

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇪🇸Spain×63

🇺🇦Ukraine×4

🇷🇺Russia×1

Top 3

🥇
Nikita Kudryavtsev
🇷🇺RUS·1686
5.5pts·2013perf+76.0
🥈
Christian Martinez Rodenas
🇪🇸ESP·1691
5.0pts·1892perf+55.6
🥉
Alfredo Perez Luna
🇪🇸ESP·1628
5.0pts·1842perf+27.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Nikita Kudryavtsev led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Kudryavtsev5.5Horoshchuk5Martinez Rodenas5Perez Luna5DIaz-Caneja Alepuz4.5Macia Senent4.5

R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

Nikita Kudryavtsev held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Nikita Kudryavtsev beat Myhailo Horoshchuk (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Nikita Kudryavtsev 5 wins (R1–R5)Myhailo Horoshchuk 3 wins (R4–R6)Christian Martinez Rodenas 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Nikita Kudryavtsev	*	1	1	½
2Myhailo Horoshchuk	0	*	—	—
3Christian Martinez Rodenas	0	—	*	—
4Alfredo Perez Luna	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kudryavtsev, Nikita	1686	RUS	+60B	+17N	+4B	+9N	+2B	=3N	5.5	23.0	24.5	22.00	2013	+76.0
2	Martinez Rodenas, Christian	1691	ESP	+39N	+19B	+41N	+8B	−1N	+12B	5.0	19.5	22.0	16.50	1892	+55.6
3	Perez Luna, Alfredo	1628	ESP	+57B	=20N	+25B	+28N	+5B	=1B	5.0	19.5	21.0	16.50	1842	+27.0
4	Horoshchuk, Myhailo	1608	ESP	+52N	+47B	−1N	+66B	+14N	+19B	5.0	17.0	18.0	12.50	1850	+71.2
5	Macia Senent, Joaquin	1667	ESP	+63N	+33B	+18N	+12B	−3N	=6B	4.5	20.0	21.0	13.75	1765	+14.6
6	Varcagiu Nadoleanu, Bianca Andreea	1578	ESP	+69B	=10N	+20B	+26N	=7B	=5N	4.5	19.5	20.0	13.50	1780	+42.8
7	DIaz-Caneja Alepuz, Joaquin Vicente	1693	ESP	+34B	+22N	−9B	+18N	=6N	+21B	4.5	19.0	22.0	15.75	1790	+14.2
8	Mari Aguado, Lucas	1654	ESP	+38N	+16B	+13N	−2N	=21B	=26B	4.0	19.5	22.0	13.75	1735	+21.2
9	Gonzalez Caceres, Lauren	1645	ESP	+40N	+46B	+7N	−1B	−12N	+28B	4.0	19.5	21.5	12.00	1656	+2.2
10	Cortijo Tocino, David	1683	ESP	+15N	=6B	−26N	+31B	+16N	=43B	4.0	18.5	21.0	14.50	1745	+11.6
11	Diaz Gomez, Guillermo	1687	ESP	+37N	−18B	+38N	+13B	=19N	=15B	4.0	17.5	20.0	12.75	1674	-3.6
12	Martinez Mihaylov, Cristian	1573	ESP	+62N	+44B	+54B	−5N	+9B	−2N	4.0	17.5	18.5	9.00	1733	+44.8
13	Turkin, Illia	1589	UKR	+67N	+36B	−8B	−11N	+25B	+30N	4.0	17.0	18.0	10.00	1638	+10.4
14	Marin Giner, Gustavo	1656	ESP	−29B	+70N	+51B	+33N	−4B	+32N	4.0	16.0	16.0	8.00	1625	-4.0
15	Krass, Maximilian	1505	ESP	−10B	=69N	+35B	+71N	+27B	=11N	4.0	14.5	14.5	8.25	1644	+22.0
16	Duato Ribera, Ruben	1568	ESP	+50B	−8N	+53B	+54N	−10B	+59N	4.0	14.0	15.5	7.50	1656	+9.8
17	Del Campillo Arenos, Francisco Jose	1592	ESP	+31N	−1B	−66N	+64B	+45N	+49B	4.0	13.5	14.5	8.00	1496	-18.0
18	Rocher Cubedo, Jose	1593	ESP	+56B	+11N	−5B	−7B	=23N	+37B	3.5	19.0	21.0	10.25	1632	+8.0
19	Albert Orti, Carles	1608	ESP	+45B	−2N	+55B	+49N	=11B	−4N	3.5	18.0	20.0	8.00	1574	-10.0
20	Amoros Puigcerver, Leo	1697	ESP	+42N	=3B	−6N	=37B	=38N	+39B	3.5	17.0	19.5	10.00	1610	-25.6
21	Fedoriaka, Platon	1589	ESP	−25B	+58N	+57B	+47B	=8N	−7N	3.5	15.0	16.5	7.00	1739	+38.4
22	Pausa Mascaros, Jose Ramon	1619	ESP	+65N	−7B	−37N	=29N	+40B	+38B	3.5	15.0	16.0	7.50	1571	-7.0
23	Alberola Reig, Francisco	1455	ESP	−61B	−27N	+42N	+34B	=18B	+51N	3.5	14.0	15.5	9.25	1622	+28.0
24	Canto Serna, Juan Pedro	1561	ESP	+35B	−54N	−49B	=58N	+57B	+68N	3.5	10.0	11.0	6.25	1523	-3.2
25	Carpanessi Rossi, Joaquin	0	ESP	+21N	=59B	−3N	=44B	−13N	+55B	3.0	16.5	18.0	7.25	1595	0.0
26	Sifon Miralles, Manuel	0	ESP	F	=61N	+10B	−6B	+44N	=8N	3.0	16.0	16.0	8.75	1661	0.0
27	Santos Anton, Armando	1565	ESP	−48N	+23B	+46N	=41B	−15N	=31B	3.0	15.0	17.0	8.25	1535	-2.2
28	Arminana Miret, Aleix	1507	ESP	F	+48B	+59N	−3B	+37N	−9N	3.0	15.0	15.0	6.00	1607	+22.0
29	Van Eijk, Floran	1491	ESP	+14N	−41B	=44N	=22B	−49N	+48B	3.0	14.0	16.0	8.75	1643	+28.0
30	Hurtado Pages, Manuel	1528	ESP	−47N	+52B	−36N	+46B	+35N	−13B	3.0	14.0	16.0	7.00	1398	-27.2
31	Blat Medina, Ruben	0	ESP	−17B	=60N	+70B	−10N	+58B	=27N	3.0	14.0	14.0	3.75	1490	0.0
32	Syniakov, Mykola	1575	UKR	−46N	+40B	+48N	−36B	+62N	−14B	3.0	13.5	14.5	5.50	1475	-16.0
33	Ladero Angulo, Jose Manuel	1573	ESP	+53B	−5N	+45B	−14B	F	+66N	3.0	13.5	13.5	5.00	1538	-8.0
34	Alferez Anton, Adrian	1546	ESP	−7N	+65B	−47N	−23N	+52B	+62B	3.0	13.0	14.0	4.00	1458	-24.4
35	Romero Salazar, Eduardo	0	ESP	−24N	+64B	−15N	+63B	−30B	+58N	3.0	13.0	14.0	3.50	1504	0.0
36	Corpa Rios, Flavio	1678	ESP	+51B	−13N	+30B	+32N	F	F	3.0	12.0	12.0	8.00	1741	+6.0
37	Matencio Fernandez, Leonardo	1519	ESP	−11B	+56N	+22B	=20N	−28B	−18N	2.5	17.5	19.5	7.25	1531	+2.0
38	Ibiza Bogdan, Josep	1479	ESP	−8B	+50N	−11B	+53N	=20B	−22N	2.5	17.0	19.0	5.75	1342	-22.0
39	Syniakova, Vladyslava	1545	UKR	−2B	−45N	+65B	=57N	+71B	−20N	2.5	13.0	13.0	1.75	1384	-43.6
40	Millan Ibanez, Cesar Jesus	1465	ESP	−9B	−32N	=50B	+69N	−22N	+70B	2.5	13.0	13.0	1.50	814	-18.4
41	Montoya Navarro, Ruben	1647	ESP	+58B	+29N	−2B	=27N	F	F	2.5	12.5	12.5	6.00	1653	+1.2
42	Boronad Sanchez, Hector	1557	ESP	−20B	−57N	−23B	=50N	+69B	+71N	2.5	11.0	11.0	1.50	735	-64.8
43	Yi, Yusi	1419	ESP	F	+68B	+61N	F	F	=10N	2.5	6.5	6.5	4.50	1853	+32.0
44	Klitochenko, Luka	1651	ESP	+55B	−12N	=29B	=25N	−26B	F	2.0	15.0	17.0	5.00	1517	-21.2
45	Molina Lara, Alonso	1413	ESP	−19N	+39B	−33N	F	−17B	+50N	2.0	15.0	16.5	4.50	1386	-4.8
46	Cholbi Tent, Alejandro	0	ESP	+32B	−9N	−27B	−30N	−51B	+65N	2.0	15.0	16.0	4.00	1412	0.0
47	Blanca Ruiz, Ahmed Nuh	1689	ESP	+30B	−4N	+34B	−21N	F	F	2.0	14.5	14.5	6.00	1571	-12.0
48	Rodriguez Jornet, Diego	0	ESP	+27B	−28N	−32B	−55N	+65B	−29N	2.0	14.0	15.0	4.00	1381	0.0
49	Sych, Borys	0	ESP	F	F	+24N	−19B	+29B	−17N	2.0	14.0	14.0	6.50	1567	0.0
50	Pico Carbonell, Juan	0	ESP	−16N	−38B	=40N	=42B	+63N	−45B	2.0	13.5	14.5	3.50	1371	0.0
51	Gomez Rubio, Ivan	1493	ESP	−36N	+67B	−14N	−62B	+46N	−23B	2.0	13.5	14.5	3.00	796	-43.6
52	Molina Saorin, Raul	1409	ESP	−4B	−30N	−63N	+67B	−34N	+64B	2.0	13.0	14.0	2.00	1289	-14.2
53	Esparza Espinos, Dario	0	ESP	−33N	+63B	−16N	−38B	+64N	F	2.0	12.5	13.5	2.00	1445	0.0
54	Rodriguez Yague, Fermin	1650	ESP	+64N	+24B	−12N	−16B	F	F	2.0	12.5	12.5	4.50	1542	-11.4
55	Vynohradova, Hanna	1478	UKR	−44N	+62B	−19N	+48B	−59B	−25N	2.0	12.0	13.0	3.00	833	-17.0
56	Munoz Martinez, Francisco	1401	ESP	−18N	−37B	−64N	−65N	+67B	+63B	2.0	9.0	10.0	2.00	1255	-42.8
57	Pangua Bedia, Andoni	1455	ESP	−3N	+42B	−21N	=39B	−24N	−60B	1.5	17.0	18.5	3.75	1375	-11.2
58	Lorenzo LOfroth, Axel	1466	ESP	−41N	−21B	+67N	=24B	−31N	−35B	1.5	15.5	16.5	2.75	1329	-18.0
59	Ferrero Martinez, Daniel	1639	ESP	F	=25N	−28B	F	+55N	−16B	1.5	12.0	12.0	3.50	1389	-20.0
60	Martinez Perez, Isaac	1516	ESP	−1N	=31B	F	F	F	+57N	1.5	12.0	12.0	3.00	1570	+5.2
61	Nedelkin, Lev	1637	ESP	+23N	=26B	−43B	F	F	F	1.5	9.0	9.0	5.00	1503	-14.4
62	Laursen Baydzhanova, Victoria	0	ESP	−12B	−55N	F	+51N	−32B	−34N	1.0	14.0	14.0	2.00	1291	0.0
63	Molina Azorin, Juan Carlos	1492	ESP	−5B	−53N	+52B	−35N	−50B	−56N	1.0	13.5	15.5	2.00	1378	-18.4
64	Gallego Moragon, Alberto	1471	ESP	−54B	−35N	+56B	−17N	−53B	−52N	1.0	13.0	15.0	2.00	1326	-30.0
65	Hurtado Valero, Oliver	1417	ESP	−22B	−34N	−39N	+56B	−48N	−46B	1.0	13.0	15.0	2.00	1343	-13.6
66	Lopez Ruiz, Carmen Maria	1415	ESP	F	F	+17B	−4N	F	−33B	1.0	12.0	12.0	4.00	1464	+7.2
67	FIDE 523089857	0	—	−13B	−51N	−58B	−52N	−56N	+69B	1.0	11.5	12.0	0.50	678	0.0
68	Yi, Rentao	0	ESP	F	−43N	+69B	F	F	−24B	1.0	6.5	6.5	0.50	757	0.0
69	FIDE 523089806	0	—	−6N	=15B	−68N	−40B	−42N	−67N	0.5	14.5	15.5	2.00	1207	0.0
70	Yi, Yuwei	0	ESP	F	−14B	−31N	F	F	−40N	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	761	0.0
71	FIDE 523068990	0	—	F	F	F	−15B	−39N	−42B	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	738	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kudryavtsev, NikitaRUS
+76.0
5.5 pts · #1
2Horoshchuk, MyhailoESP
+71.2
5.0 pts · #2
3Martinez Rodenas, ChristianESP
+55.6
5.0 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Boronad Sanchez, HectorESP
-64.8
2.5 pts · #64
2Syniakova, VladyslavaUKR
-43.6
2.5 pts · #46
3Gomez Rubio, IvanESP
-43.6
2.0 pts · #70

Biggest upsets

R3+218 Elo gap
Yi, Yusi1419 beat Nedelkin, Lev1637
R3+177 Elo gap
Lopez Ruiz, Carmen Maria1415 beat Del Campillo Arenos, Francisco Jose1592
R1+165 Elo gap
Van Eijk, Floran1491 beat Marin Giner, Gustavo1656