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IV Abierto Femenino "Villa de Zahara" 2026

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19 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 07 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Zahara de la Sierra (Cadiz), Spain. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1722, and top seed was Iuliia Babak (πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί RUS, WCM, 2010).

Melanie Salazar Gould (πŸ‡¨πŸ‡· CRC, CM, 1933) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Carmen Jimenez Lopez (4.0) and Isabel Roldan Moreno (3.5). Salazar Gould won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Marta Camacho Valadez (1693) beat Iuliia Babak (WCM, 2010), a +317-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈZahara de la Sierra (Cadiz), Spain
Dates
07 Mar 2026 β†’ 08 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 70 minutes for the game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊWCMIuliia Babak2010
Avg top 10
1,722
Participants
19
Titled players Β· 2
CMΓ—1
WCMΓ—1
Federations Β· 3 represented
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈSpainΓ—15
πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊRussiaΓ—1
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡·Costa RicaΓ—1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

CM Melanie Salazar Gould led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
9
5
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Salazar Gould5Jimenez Lopez4Roldan Moreno3.5Flores Pavon3.5Mera Fernandez3.5Babak3
R4–R5 Β· LEAD HELD

CM Melanie Salazar Gould never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R1–R5 Β· WIN STREAK

CM Melanie Salazar Gould won 5 in a row (R1–R5).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1CMMelanie Salazar Gould*β€”
1
β€”
2Carmen Jimenez Lopezβ€”*β€”
0
3Isabel Roldan Moreno
0
β€”*
Β½
4Eva Flores Pavonβ€”
1
Β½
*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Salazar Gould, MelanieCM1933CRC+12B+8N+3B+7N+6B5.012.514.514.502519+26.0
2Jimenez Lopez, Carmen1698ESP+14N+19Bβˆ’4N+10B+7B4.011.011.07.501760+13.2
3Roldan Moreno, Isabel1791ESP+10N+16Bβˆ’1N+12B=4N3.513.014.07.251783+2.0
4Flores Pavon, Eva1626ESP+15Nβˆ’6N+2B+11N=3B3.512.513.58.751839+41.2
5Mera Fernandez, Martina1550ESPβˆ’6B=13N+18B+15N+16B3.57.07.03.001773+19.2
6Babak, IuliiaWCM2010RUS+5N+4Bβˆ’7N+8Bβˆ’1N3.015.018.010.001766-24.6
7Camacho Valadez, Marta1693ESP+13B+11N+6Bβˆ’1Bβˆ’2N3.014.016.07.001779+16.4
8Rodriguez Arribas, Danae1555ESP+17Nβˆ’1B+14Bβˆ’6N+11B3.012.012.04.001708+21.2
9Gonzalez Macias, Estrella1766ESPβˆ’11Bβˆ’14N+13B+17N+12N3.08.08.04.001356-60.4
10Barrena Moreno, Gloria1501ESPβˆ’3B+18N+17Bβˆ’2N=13B2.59.59.51.00944-16.4
11Capussotti Mejias, Sofia1476ESP+9Nβˆ’7B+16Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’8N2.012.513.54.001577+24.0
12Romero Ramirez, Anais1516ESPβˆ’1N+15B+19Nβˆ’3Nβˆ’9B2.012.512.51.001024-17.6
13Gallego Moreno, Nerea0ESPβˆ’7N=5Bβˆ’9N+14B=10N2.012.014.05.0015200.0
14Aragon Pineda, Maria1451ESPβˆ’2B+9Bβˆ’8Nβˆ’13N+17B2.012.012.03.001552+13.2
15Moreno Ballesteros, Inara0ESPβˆ’4Bβˆ’12NFβˆ’5B+18N1.09.09.00.007640.0
16Ocana Solans, Elena Rosario1596ESP+18Bβˆ’3Nβˆ’11BFβˆ’5N1.09.09.00.00806-58.8
17Ortega Santos, Helma0ESPβˆ’8BFβˆ’10Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’14N0.010.510.50.007720.0
18FIDE 5230133200β€”βˆ’16Nβˆ’10Bβˆ’5NFβˆ’15B0.08.08.00.007490.0
19FIDE 5350379540β€”Fβˆ’2Nβˆ’12BFF0.07.07.00.008070.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

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Biggest upsets
IV Abierto Femenino "Villa de Zahara" 2026 β€” Zahara de la Sierra (Cadiz), Spain | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats