VIII Festival Internacional de Ajedrez "Salamanca Cuna del Ajedrez Moderno"
6 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held from 22 Oct 2025 to 25 Oct 2025 in Salamanca, Spain. 6 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2441, and top seed was Ruslan Ponomariov (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2635).
V Pranav (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2563) won with 9.5/10, ahead of Ruslan Ponomariov (8.0) and Nadya Toncheva (5.0).
The biggest upset came in round 3: Nadya Toncheva (FM, 2257) beat Julio E Granda Zuniga (GM, 2609), a +352-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 10 roundsGM V Pranav led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM V Pranav takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
GM V Pranav opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: GM Ruslan Ponomariov); the title is out of reach before R10.
GM V Pranav 2.0–0.0 against GM Ruslan Ponomariov (R3 1-0, R8 1-0) — decisive in 2/2.
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇮🇳GMPranav, V | 2563 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 9.5 | 40.25 | 41.0 | +28.2 | 2887 |
| 2 | 🇺🇦GMPonomariov, Ruslan | 2635 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 25.00 | 44.0 | +4.0 | 2645 |
| 3 | 🇧🇬FMToncheva, Nadya | 2257 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 12.50 | 50.0 | +50.4 | 2478 |
| 4 | 🇪🇸IMKhademalsharieh, Sarasadat | 2359 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 8.50 | 53.0 | -3.4 | 2348 |
| 5 | 🇵🇪GMGranda Zuniga, Julio E | 2609 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 4.75 | 55.0 | -47.6 | 2215 |
| 6 | 🇪🇸IMVega Gutierrez, Sabrina | 2225 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1.5 | 9.00 | 57.0 | -12.8 | 2187 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Toncheva, NadyaFMBUL+50.45.0 pts · #3
- 2Pranav, VGMIND+28.29.5 pts · #1
- 3Ponomariov, RuslanGMUKR+4.08.0 pts · #2
- 1Granda Zuniga, Julio EGMPER-47.62.5 pts · #5
- 2Vega Gutierrez, SabrinaIMESP-12.81.5 pts · #6
- 3Khademalsharieh, SarasadatIMESP-3.43.5 pts · #4
- R3+352 Elo gap
- R8+352 Elo gap
- R2+250 Elo gap