V Magistral "Villa de Zahara" 2026
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 01 Apr 2026 to 05 Apr 2026 in Zahara de la Sierra (Cadiz), Spain. 10 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2282, and top seed was Andrei Maksimenko (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2417).
Andrei Maksimenko (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2417) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Arun Kataria (5.5) and Alejandro 2000 Perez Garcia (5.5). Maksimenko shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Francisco Javier Santos Izquierdo (FM, 2128) beat Arun Kataria (FM, 2322), a +194-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Andrei Maksimenko led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Alejandro 2000 Perez Garcia takes the sole lead (4.5/6).
GM Andrei Maksimenko drew with IM Alejandro 2000 Perez Garcia (Black).
GM Andrei Maksimenko went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇺🇦GMMaksimenko, Andrei | 2417 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 25.00 | 39.0 | -2.1 | 2392 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳FMArun Kataria | 2322 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 24.75 | 39.5 | +9.4 | 2357 |
| 2 | 🇪🇸IMPerez Garcia, Alejandro 2000 | 2372 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 22.75 | 39.5 | -1.6 | 2352 |
| 5 | 🇻🇪IMMartinez Reyes, Pedro Ramon | 2381 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 23.25 | 40.0 | -7.8 | 2314 |
| 4 | 🇨🇷FMCabezas Solano, David Alejandro | 2267 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.50 | 40.0 | +14.0 | 2326 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷FMTernault, Mathieu | 2277 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 17.25 | 40.5 | +0.8 | 2282 |
| 6 | 🇪🇸FMCarrascoso Morales, Abel | 2296 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 16.75 | 40.5 | -3.6 | 2280 |
| 8 | 🇵🇪FMRequejo Cotrina, Oswaldo Valentin | 2238 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 16.75 | 41.0 | +1.6 | 2244 |
| 9 | 🇨🇭WIMDe Seroux, Camille | 2119 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 13.50 | 42.0 | +11.0 | 2175 |
| 10 | 🇪🇸FMSantos Izquierdo, Francisco Javier | 2128 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 2.0 | 9.50 | 43.0 | -11.0 | 2079 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Cabezas Solano, David AlejandroFMCRC+14.05.0 pts · #4
- 2De Seroux, CamilleWIMSUI+11.03.0 pts · #9
- 3Arun KatariaFMIND+9.45.5 pts · #3
- 1Santos Izquierdo, Francisco JavierFMESP-11.02.0 pts · #10
- 2Martinez Reyes, Pedro RamonIMVEN-7.85.0 pts · #5
- 3Carrascoso Morales, AbelFMESP-3.64.5 pts · #6
- R6+194 Elo gap
- R4+143 Elo gap