I Obert Memorial Albert Cubeles-Grup A Rondas 5
Open SwissStandard
41 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 29 Oct 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. 7 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2099, and top seed was Daniel Boix Moreno (🇪🇸 ESP, FM, 2224).
Carlos Barot Lavin (🇪🇸 ESP, 1883) won with 1.0/5, ahead of Emilio Dominguez Latorre (1.0) and Francesc Parramon Ros (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 5: Antonio Del Castillo Aguila (1820) beat Juan Dominguez Rueda (FM, 1960), a +140-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Barcelona, Spain
Dates
29 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 7
GM×1
FM×4
CM×2
Federations · 4 represented
🇪🇸Spain×38
🇨🇴Colombia×1
🇲🇽Mexico×1
🇮🇹Italy×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 18 players tied at 1.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 51 co-leaders at R4 to 18 at the finish.
Co-leaders
51
51
51
51
18
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
18 players finish on 1.0/5. Barot Lavin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barot Lavin, Carlos | 1883 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +41N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2571 | +7.0 |
| 2 | Dominguez Latorre, Emilio | 1747 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +40B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2643 | +12.6 |
| 3 | Parramon Ros, Francesc | 2017 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +35N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2698 | +6.8 |
| 4 | Amador Nurena, Andres | 1781 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +39N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2474 | +7.0 |
| 5 | Bezzi, Alessio | 1915 | ITA | F | F | F | F | +31B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2775 | +11.6 |
| 6 | Del Castillo Aguila, Antonio | 1820 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +34N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2760 | +13.8 |
| 7 | Comellas Blanchart, Jordi | 2040 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +36B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2734 | +7.2 |
| 8 | Longueira Lateana, Mariano | 1871 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +25B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2712 | +11.2 |
| 9 | Povill Claros, XavierFM | 2196 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +30N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2995 | +10.0 |
| 10 | Barnils Pares, Guillem | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1788 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Escribano Rodriguez, Pedro | 1892 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +33B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2550 | +6.2 |
| 12 | Benet Saniger, Xavier | 1836 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +29B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2663 | +10.8 |
| 13 | Sayrol Clols, Josep Maria | 1968 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +26N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2610 | +5.8 |
| 14 | Medina Zamora, Carlos | 1904 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +37B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2568 | +6.4 |
| 15 | Martin Garcia, Carlos | 2014 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +27B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2750 | +8.2 |
| 16 | Bellpuig Mencos, Gerard | 1935 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +38B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2672 | +8.2 |
| 17 | Ramirez Garcia, Jorge AlbertoFM | 2190 | MEX | F | F | F | F | +28N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2694 | +3.0 |
| 18 | Lopez Forn, Marc | 1971 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +32N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2688 | +7.8 |
| 19 | Muntane Aznar, Juan Manuel | 1788 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =22B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1789 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Fernandez-Diaz Mascort, MiquelCM | 1979 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =24N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1893 | -2.4 |
| 21 | Moreno Martin-Viveros, AlvaroCM | 2156 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =23N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2224 | +1.8 |
| 22 | Barrado Jimenez, Elias | 1790 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =19N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1789 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Boix Moreno, DanielFM | 2224 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =21B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2156 | -1.8 |
| 24 | Vinals Rioja, Jaume | 1893 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =20B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1979 | +2.4 |
| 25 | Lasaosa Irigoyen, Javier | 1912 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −8N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1071 | -11.2 |
| 26 | Alsina Kirchner, Jordi | 1810 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −13B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1168 | -5.8 |
| 27 | Banuelos Casanovas, Roger | 1949 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −15N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1214 | -16.4 |
| 28 | Garcia Ruiz, Adrian | 1894 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −17B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1390 | -3.0 |
| 29 | Colls Agudo, Marc | 1863 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −12N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1036 | -10.8 |
| 30 | Perez Mitjans, OrelvisGM | 2195 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −9B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1397 | -5.0 |
| 31 | Oliver Martinez-Fornes, Carlos | 1975 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −5N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1115 | -11.6 |
| 32 | Cabot Muntane, Jordi | 1888 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −18B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1171 | -7.8 |
| 33 | Paul Pardinas, Jose Maria | 1750 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −11N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1093 | -6.2 |
| 34 | Dominguez Rueda, JuanFM | 1960 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −6B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1020 | -13.8 |
| 35 | Castro Vasquez, Renzo | 1898 | COL | F | F | F | F | −3B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1217 | -6.8 |
| 36 | Zhang, Ying Jun Xiong | 1933 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −7N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1240 | -14.4 |
| 37 | Moreno Martinez, Edgar | 1768 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −14N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1104 | -6.4 |
| 38 | Rodriguez Isern, Bernat | 1872 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −16N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1135 | -8.2 |
| 39 | Cabrera Marmol, Manuel | 1670 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −4B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 981 | -7.0 |
| 40 | Fernandez Pisonero, Daniel | 1843 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −2N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 947 | -12.6 |
| 41 | Mestieri Farre, Gabriel | 1771 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −1B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1083 | -7.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Del Castillo Aguila, AntonioESP+13.81.0 pts · #6
- 2Dominguez Latorre, EmilioESP+12.61.0 pts · #2
- 3Bezzi, AlessioITA+11.61.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Banuelos Casanovas, RogerESP-16.40.0 pts · #27
- 2Zhang, Ying Jun XiongESP-14.40.0 pts · #36
- 3Dominguez Rueda, JuanFMESP-13.80.0 pts · #34
Biggest upsets
- R5+140 Elo gap