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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 (🇷🇺 RUS, WCM, 2010).

Melanie Salazar Gould (🇨🇷 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
🇪🇸Zahara de la Sierra (Cadiz), Spain
Dates
07 Mar 2026 → 08 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 70 minutes for the game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇷🇺WCMIuliia Babak2010
Avg top 10
1,722
Participants
19
Titled players · 2
CM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇪🇸Spain×15
🇷🇺Russia×1
🇨🇷Costa Rica×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 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 · LEAD HELD

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

R1–R5 · WIN STREAK

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

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1CMMelanie Salazar Gould*—
1
—
2Carmen Jimenez Lopez—*—
0
3Isabel Roldan Moreno
0
—*
½
4Eva Flores Pavon—
1
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Salazar Gould, MelanieCM1933CRC+12B+8N+3B+7N+6B5.012.514.514.502519+26.0
2Jimenez Lopez, Carmen1698ESP+14N+19B−4N+10B+7B4.011.011.07.501760+13.2
3Roldan Moreno, Isabel1791ESP+10N+16B−1N+12B=4N3.513.014.07.251783+2.0
4Flores Pavon, Eva1626ESP+15N−6N+2B+11N=3B3.512.513.58.751839+41.2
5Mera Fernandez, Martina1550ESP−6B=13N+18B+15N+16B3.57.07.03.001773+19.2
6Babak, IuliiaWCM2010RUS+5N+4B−7N+8B−1N3.015.018.010.001766-24.6
7Camacho Valadez, Marta1693ESP+13B+11N+6B−1B−2N3.014.016.07.001779+16.4
8Rodriguez Arribas, Danae1555ESP+17N−1B+14B−6N+11B3.012.012.04.001708+21.2
9Gonzalez Macias, Estrella1766ESP−11B−14N+13B+17N+12N3.08.08.04.001356-60.4
10Barrena Moreno, Gloria1501ESP−3B+18N+17B−2N=13B2.59.59.51.00944-16.4
11Capussotti Mejias, Sofia1476ESP+9N−7B+16N−4B−8N2.012.513.54.001577+24.0
12Romero Ramirez, Anais1516ESP−1N+15B+19N−3N−9B2.012.512.51.001024-17.6
13Gallego Moreno, Nerea0ESP−7N=5B−9N+14B=10N2.012.014.05.0015200.0
14Aragon Pineda, Maria1451ESP−2B+9B−8N−13N+17B2.012.012.03.001552+13.2
15Moreno Ballesteros, Inara0ESP−4B−12NF−5B+18N1.09.09.00.007640.0
16Ocana Solans, Elena Rosario1596ESP+18B−3N−11BF−5N1.09.09.00.00806-58.8
17Ortega Santos, Helma0ESP−8BF−10N−9B−14N0.010.510.50.007720.0
18FIDE 5230133200—−16N−10B−5NF−15B0.08.08.00.007490.0
19FIDE 5350379540—F−2N−12BFF0.07.07.00.008070.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets