V Festival Internacional "Ruy Lopez" de Zafra - Torneo A Sub2200
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35 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 28 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in Zafra (Badajoz), Spain. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2031, and top seed was David Castellanos Mendoza (🇪🇸 ESP, CM, 2193).
David Castellanos Mendoza (🇪🇸 ESP, CM, 2193) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Fernando Hidalgo Santana (5.0) and Francisco Javier Santos Izquierdo (5.0). Castellanos Mendoza shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Alvaro Escobar Rodriguez (1795) beat Jose Manuel Espinosa Luna (1937), a +142-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Zafra (Badajoz), Spain
Dates
28 Nov 2025 → 30 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 70 minutes for the game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇪🇸Spain×35
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 5.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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Santos Izquierdo5Hidalgo Santana5Castellanos Mendoza5Gutierrez Toro4.5Diaz Garcia4.5Gallardo Retortillo4.5
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 5.0/7. Castellanos Mendoza takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.5).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Francisco Javier Santos Izquierdo drew with Fernando Hidalgo Santana (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Francisco Javier Santos Izquierdo 3 wins (R2–R4)CM David Castellanos Mendoza 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castellanos Mendoza, DavidCM | 2193 | ESP | +33B | +5N | +7B | =2N | =3N | +22B | −4B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 18.50 | 2141 | -6.2 |
| 2 | Hidalgo Santana, Fernando | 2015 | ESP | =28N | +16B | +27N | =1B | +4N | =3B | =7N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 18.75 | 2145 | +24.8 |
| 3 | Santos Izquierdo, Francisco JavierFM | 2128 | ESP | F | +12B | +11N | +14N | =1B | =2N | +15B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 20.00 | 2266 | +19.2 |
| 4 | Gutierrez Toro, Raul | 2077 | ESP | +30N | =25B | +15N | F | −2B | +9B | +1N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 15.75 | 2184 | +32.8 |
| 5 | Diaz Garcia, Pilar | 1920 | ESP | +23N | −1B | +24N | −15B | +26B | =16N | +14B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 13.75 | 2034 | +21.4 |
| 6 | Gallardo Retortillo, Enrique | 2043 | ESP | +17B | =8N | −14B | =26N | =20B | +18N | +25B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 13.25 | 1964 | -12.4 |
| 7 | Gutierrez Toro, David | 1937 | ESP | +21N | +35B | −1N | F | +28B | +14N | =2B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 11.50 | 2110 | +53.2 |
| 8 | Camacho Belmonte, Angel Luis | 1859 | ESP | +32N | =6B | −9N | +21B | =10N | =15B | =22N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 12.00 | 1968 | +34.7 |
| 9 | Machin Arbelo, Pedro Alexis | 1960 | ESP | =20B | =26N | +8B | =28N | +17B | −4N | =23B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 12.25 | 1908 | -9.2 |
| 10 | Espinosa Luna, Jose Manuel | 1937 | ESP | −18B | +13N | =20B | +35N | =8B | =25N | =16B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 11.00 | 1880 | -9.8 |
| 11 | Giraldez Requena, Hugo | 1907 | ESP | +29B | =14N | −3B | −20N | +32B | =17N | +19B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 9.75 | 1941 | +13.6 |
| 12 | Morell Altozano, Nicolas | 1856 | ESP | +31B | −3N | +32B | −22N | =18B | =19N | +27B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 9.00 | 1925 | +21.7 |
| 13 | Jimenez Mora, Guillermo | 1783 | ESP | −25N | −10B | +33B | =19N | =29B | +32N | +17B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 8.50 | 1913 | +50.0 |
| 14 | Sanjuan Garcia, Miguel | 1982 | ESP | +24N | =11B | +6N | −3B | +15N | −7B | −5N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 13.00 | 1964 | -3.4 |
| 15 | Escobar Felix, Eduardo | 2003 | ESP | +34B | +18N | −4B | +5N | −14B | =8N | −3N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 11.00 | 1940 | -11.4 |
| 16 | Peschardt, Soren | 1945 | ESP | F | −2N | +29B | +27B | =25N | =5B | =10N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 10.00 | 1953 | +2.2 |
| 17 | Marquez Breval, Pablo | 1847 | ESP | −6N | =21B | +30N | +23B | −9N | =11B | −13N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 8.50 | 1822 | -5.8 |
| 18 | Escobar Rodriguez, Alvaro | 1795 | ESP | +10N | −15B | −22N | +31B | =12N | −6B | =26B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 9.25 | 1857 | +21.2 |
| 19 | Macias Rodriguez, Francisco | 1960 | ESP | =27N | −28B | =23N | =13B | +21N | =12B | −11N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 9.75 | 1769 | -36.2 |
| 20 | Albarran Piris, Angel | 1804 | ESP | =9N | =22B | =10N | +11B | =6N | F | F | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 11.75 | 2031 | +30.4 |
| 21 | Ganan Margallo, Marcelino | 1788 | ESP | −7B | =17N | +34B | −8N | −19B | =26N | +30B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 6.25 | 1820 | +5.4 |
| 22 | Corbacho Chaves, Oscar | 1946 | ESP | F | =20N | +18B | +12B | F | −1N | =8B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 10.50 | 1973 | +3.6 |
| 23 | Blanco Barra, Lucas | 1771 | ESP | −5B | +34N | =19B | −17N | +35B | F | =9N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1867 | +30.8 |
| 24 | Perez Rodriguez, Ignacio | 1810 | ESP | −14B | +31N | −5B | −32N | =30B | =34N | +29B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 5.75 | 1783 | -11.6 |
| 25 | Carretero Gonzalez, Carlos | 1927 | ESP | +13B | =4N | F | F | =16B | =10B | −6N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 10.00 | 1957 | +4.2 |
| 26 | Lopez Blanco, Dario | 1820 | ESP | F | =9B | =35N | =6B | −5N | =21B | =18N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.50 | 1810 | -5.6 |
| 27 | Alvarez Guisado, David | 1803 | ESP | =19B | +33N | −2B | −16N | F | +31B | −12N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 1839 | +4.4 |
| 28 | Prieto Martin, Manuel | 1824 | ESP | =2B | +19N | F | =9B | −7N | F | F | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.50 | 1968 | +30.4 |
| 29 | Guerrero Vacas, Jose Carlos | 1771 | ESP | −11N | =30B | −16N | =34B | =13N | =33B | −24N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 4.50 | 1694 | -14.4 |
| 30 | Crespo Ramos, Maria | 1849 | ESP | −4B | =29N | −17B | −33N | =24N | +35B | −21N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 1677 | -32.8 |
| 31 | Gonzalez Macias, Pablo | 1742 | ESP | −12N | −24B | F | −18N | +33B | −27N | +35N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1678 | -20.0 |
| 32 | Ugalde Ortiz, Antonio | 1747 | ESP | −8B | F | −12N | +24B | −11N | −13B | =34N | 1.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 3.75 | 1646 | -15.0 |
| 33 | Hernandez Delgado, Gonzalo | 1855 | ESP | −1N | −27B | −13N | +30B | −31N | =29N | F | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 1664 | -62.8 |
| 34 | Arroyo Velasco, Juan Francisco | 1819 | ESP | −15N | −23B | −21N | =29N | F | =24B | =32B | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.25 | 1622 | -31.0 |
| 35 | Benito Diaz, Victoriano | 1697 | ESP | F | −7N | =26B | −10B | −23N | −30N | −31B | 0.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.25 | 1442 | -54.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gutierrez Toro, DavidESP+53.24.5 pts · #4
- 2Jimenez Mora, GuillermoESP+50.04.0 pts · #9
- 3Camacho Belmonte, Angel LuisESP+34.74.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Hernandez Delgado, GonzaloESP-62.81.5 pts · #32
- 2Benito Diaz, VictorianoESP-54.80.5 pts · #35
- 3Macias Rodriguez, FranciscoESP-36.23.0 pts · #17
Biggest upsets
- R1+142 Elo gap
- R2+136 Elo gap
- R7+116 Elo gap