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XII International Sunway Sitges Chess Festival - Group B

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112 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held from 12 Dec 2025 to 22 Dec 2025 in Sitges (Barcelona), Spain. 3 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1966, and top seed was Jose Valencia Jimenez (🇪🇸 ESP, 1985).

Ameyalli Avila Fraire (🇲🇽 MEX, WCM, 1971) won with 8.0/10, ahead of Avi Cohen (8.0) and Joel Martinez Maya (7.5). Avila Fraire won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Pranesh Yatin Sankar (1451) beat Wiebe De Witte (1948), a +497-point gap.

Location
🇪🇸Sitges (Barcelona), Spain
Dates
12 Dec 2025 → 22 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 10 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
1,966
Participants
112
Titled players · 3
WCM×3
Federations · 8 represented
🇪🇸Spain×49
🇮🇳India×9
🇫🇷France×7
🇳🇱Netherlands×6
🇺🇸United States of America×4
🇸🇬Singapore×4
🇮🇹Italy×3
🇵🇪Peru×3
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 10 rounds

Tight race until R10; 2 players tied at 8.0/10, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
42
14
5
3
2
2
1
4
1
2
2.557.510R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10Cohen takes lead
R9 · LEADER CHANGE21 Dec

Avi Cohen takes the sole lead (7.5/9).

R10 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 8.0/10. Avila Fraire takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (54.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

WCM Ameyalli Avila Fraire 5 wins (R1–R5)Avi Cohen 4+3 wins (R2–R5, R7–R9)Thanigai Selvan S 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WCMAmeyalli Avila Fraire*
1
2Avi Cohen*
½
3Thanigai Selvan S
0
*
½
4Enric Saldana Caballe
½
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Avila Fraire, AmeyalliWCM1971MEX+87N+81B+38N+5B+18N=7N3B=8B+12N+54B8.054.557.543.002078+25.8
2Cohen, Avi1865USAF+112N+60B+61N+32B=4N+18B+9B+7N=3N8.049.549.542.002185+57.8
3Martinez Maya, Joel1909ECU+48N+50B+54N7N+34B+12B+1N=10B=6N=2B7.559.564.045.752029+31.6
4Saldana Caballe, Enric1983ESP+57N38B+23N+39B+43N=2B=5N+21B+10N=6B7.557.061.545.001996+5.4
5Thanigai Selvan S1888IND+110B+44N+67B1N=31B+37N=4B+19B=8N+11N7.554.555.037.001969+49.2
6Oriot, Patrice1948FRA+88B=39N+77B+37N=11B=22N+36B+7N=3B=4N7.553.056.039.752028+20.8
7Valencia Jimenez, Jose1985ESP+105N+43B+36N+3B+21N=1B+19N6B2B=8N7.060.061.538.502015+8.6
8Sticca Rosales, Matias Alberto1938ESP=29NF+58B+56N+71B+11N+22B=1N=5B=7B7.053.553.539.502018+38.4
9Jove Grau, Lluis1983ESP+85B=37N+68N=13B=36N=14B+34B2N+70B+19N7.050.554.034.501925-10.4
10Lazaro del Arco, Martina1901ESP+86B12N=56B+89N+77B+31N+30B=3N4B+21N7.049.552.532.501906+10.0
11Shah Veer Kunjan1761IND=15N+59B+17N+14B=6N8B=16N+18N+32B5B6.559.564.039.251895+66.1
12Marzetti Corisapra, Leonardo Adriano1751PER+82N+10B=18N+93B=19B3N+20B+24N1B=14N6.556.559.534.751980+122.8
13Lakshminarasimhan, Rahul1626SGP+26B+22N=19B=9N24B46N+49B+20N=18B+35N6.553.558.538.002011+180.9
14Aamer Saeed, Alyileili1874UAE+41B=61N+42B11N+76B=9N=54B+46N=29N=12B6.549.553.032.501855-6.8
15Pranesh Yatin Sankar1451IND=11B=26N71B+78N+61B=42N+39B+35N21B+33N6.548.051.532.751894+104.8
16Delgadillo Torrico, Felipe1920BOL=76B+58N=39B+44N=33B=20N=11B30N+62B+34N6.548.051.532.751873-10.6
17Meng, Jean-Philippe1896FRA+55B=47N11B76N+73N+72B29B+61N+63B+30N6.544.047.529.501780-24.0
18Delgadillo Vidal, Philippe Arnau1949ESP+60B+71N=12B+20N1B+33N2N11B=13N+70B6.055.559.530.501854-44.4
19Gardner, Leo1889ESP+90N+70B=13N+30B=12N+21B7B5N+50N9B6.055.058.030.001870-6.4
20Suyderhoud, Wim1826NED+102N=23B+29N18B+72N=16B12N13B+69B+45N6.050.052.026.751745-17.2
21Mohamed Yousuf Al-Ali1818UAE+91B+32N+93N+99B7B19N+69B4N+15N10B6.049.552.024.501839+14.0
22Saldana Portella, Eric1844ESP+101N13B+86N+38B+54N=6B8N29B+55N=23B6.049.551.525.751777-29.2
23Chanthiran, Taj Prasshad Nambiyar1518MAS+28B=20N4B77N=65B=89N+52B+39N+37B=22N6.048.551.530.751854+149.8
24Fernandez Escabia, Victor1969ESP56B+100N=89B+47N+13N36B+57N12B=43N+50B6.045.047.527.501788-82.4
25Brown, Miles Thomas0USAF+48B=105N+63B30N=49N+45B70N+56B+46N6.043.044.527.2518200.0
26Fuggetta, Leonardo Giuseppe1898ITA13N=15B+98N+105B=83N30B+87N=40B+42N=29B6.043.044.522.251747-33.8
27Walter Travella, German1825ESP+112B67N+78B31N=87B+60N=41B=69N=28B+44N6.040.540.522.001724-21.2
28May Freixa, Josep1775ESP23N+79BF=86N55B+98B+68N+76B=27N+67B6.037.037.022.001743-6.4
29Punjabi, Shiven Rajesh1656SGP=8B+45N20B+49N35BF+17N+22N=14B=26N5.553.556.032.251954+138.8
30Arranz Penalba, Sergio1840ESP=58B+76N+47B19N+25B+26N10N+16B54N17B5.552.055.529.251803-8.4
31Sanchez Negreiros, Alejandro Gustavo1498PER38N+57B+70N+27B=5N10B=42N50B+87N=39B5.549.052.026.251813+144.0
32Pesetskii, Maksim0RUS+51N21B+87N+62B2N+83B=46B+33N11NF5.549.052.024.0018320.0
33Luco Manubens, Daniel1841ESP+66N68B+90N+81B=16N18B+55N32B+40N15B5.546.049.023.751760-14.4
34Bejar Dyagilev, Nikolay1813ESP+79N93B+94N+68B3N+40B9N=67B+59N16B5.545.048.022.001749-26.0
35De Witte, Wiebe1948NED+78N54B+88N43B+29N=57B+76N15B+38N13B5.544.547.522.751714-54.6
36Golatkar Aditya1841IND+84B+56N7B+67N=9B+24N6NF=41BF5.051.054.524.001890+12.0
37Ankit, Dalal1815IND+40N=9B+73N6B+99N5B=67N=59B23N=51B5.050.553.021.751693-25.8
38Aponte Gomez, Edgar Patricio1767PER+31B+4N1B22N=41B55N+101B+78N35B=52N5.050.552.523.501747-5.4
39Membrives Pino, Didac1784ESP+95N=6B=16N4N+88B=67B15N23B+78B=31N5.050.053.021.251674-26.0
40Ravindar G1572IND37B=49N=45B+85N+44B34N+71B=26N33B=47N5.046.049.523.001798+111.2
41Arlot, Bastien1612FRA14N+69B62N+51B=38N+77B=27N=42B=36N43B5.046.049.523.001749+32.0
42Clerc, Oceane1757ESP+74B=99N14N=73B+68N=15B=31B=41N26B=69N5.045.548.021.751668-32.8
43Perchard, Matthew1776JCI+106B7N+101B+35N4B69N=78B58N=24B+41N5.045.046.518.751811+7.8
44Lujan Moreno, Royer Manuel1732ESP+64N5B+80N16B40N+110B73N+90B+48N27B5.045.045.516.501675-11.0
45Clanchet Olle, Josep1767ESP=59N29B=40N+90B57N+48B25N+72B+86N20B5.043.546.519.751670-22.4
46Rius Marse, Josep1823ESP=98N=73B+110N54B+70N+13B=32N14B=67N25B5.043.544.019.001725-16.0
47Kadeliding, Alimujiang1738CHN+80N=17B30N24B=79N+90B59N=64B+76N=40B5.042.545.519.751654-18.8
48Fernandez Cardenas, Cesar1633ESP3B25N+107B69N+100B45N+84B+83N44B+74N5.041.042.515.001761+26.4
49Trevelyan, John1878WLS68N=40B+91N29B+98N=25B13N55B+90N+87B5.040.543.017.001618-57.0
50Wang, Ningnan1735SGP+111B3N72B+110N69B+86N+74B+31N19B24N5.040.540.513.001687-23.2
51Arends, Herman1729NED32B72N+75B41N=58B=103N=110B+101N+88B=37N5.035.035.515.001667-15.2
52Molinero Sayas, Teo1708ESP73NF+96B+109B93N=79B23N+92B+68N=38B5.032.532.515.251741+11.2
53Adam, Sophia1813ESP=92B+75N=61BFF+88N70BF+58N+86B5.026.026.018.251794-1.8
54Pridhish Kumar S1741INDF+35N3B+46N22B+93B=14NF+30B1N4.555.058.022.251941+86.0
55Carballido Mateo, Ignacio1621ESP17N=64B+59N83B+28N+38B33B+49N22BF4.547.551.022.751786+33.4
56Pontiroli, Luca1690ITA+24N36B=10N8B=80N73B+91N+65B25N=57B4.547.550.521.001853+29.8
57Roes, Frans1701NED4B31N+106B+66N+45B=35N24B62N=74B=56N4.547.048.518.001688-5.0
58Steinschuld, Jo1601NED=30N16B8N=59B=51N+105B+77N+43B53B60N4.546.548.017.501727+30.0
59Kassem, Mahmoud1465FID=45B11N55B=58N+84B+65N+47B=37N34B63N4.545.048.520.251685+50.2
60Contreras Fernandez, Joan1670ESP18N+82B2N+94B=62N27B63N+80B64N+58B4.545.048.016.751683+0.8
61Hellmann, Thomas1723GER+69N=14B=53N2B15N=68B+79N17B+110NF4.544.544.515.751669-11.8
62Valarezzo Ricard, Pedro1790ESP67B+96N+41B32N=60B76N+64N+57B16NF4.542.545.519.251668-22.0
63Calabrese, Emiliano1785ITA=75B+92N99B25N=86B=101N+60BF17N+59B4.538.040.016.501711-12.8
64Johnson, Jelani P0USA44B=55N76B+92N+89B=71N62B=47N+60BF4.537.037.017.2516930.0
65Ribes Colom, Jose Maria1698ESP93N+95BF=79B=23N59B+102N56N=75B+72B4.534.534.515.751604-23.4
66Ashbrooke, MonikaWCM1609JCI33B+108NF57B+82NFF+94B=77N+76B4.528.528.512.751713+17.4
67Ding, Yihua1563ENG+62N+27B5N36BF=39N=37B=34N=46B28N4.049.553.020.751774+92.0
68Shaw, Hayden1613AUS+49B+33N9B34N42B=61N28B+81N52B=71N4.047.551.018.251731+27.6
69Poloniato, Christopher0CAN61B41NF+48B+50N+43B21N=27B20N=42B4.047.547.520.5017030.0
70Schmitz, Christopher1717GER+108B19N31B+101N46BF+53N+25B9N18N4.047.048.014.001637-16.2
71Ribon Calabia, Mariano1787ESP+94N18B+15N=72B8N=64B40N86B=82N=68B4.043.546.517.501551-53.4
72Olianin, Timofei1533ESPF+51B+50N=71N20B17N=81B45N+89B65N4.042.542.516.751724+83.2
73Wang, Mi Ya MiaWCM0SGP+52B=46N37B=42N17B+56N+44BFFF4.040.540.519.5017940.0
74Patel, Parisa1449ENG42N89B=84N+91B+105N=87B50N=77B=57N48B4.035.537.011.751615+77.2
75Llop Ruiz, Ruben Fernando1549ESP=63N53B51N98B=91N+85B90N+102B=65N=77B4.034.536.513.251616+15.8
76El Gazzar, Ahmed1639MAR=16N30B+64N+17B14N+62B35B28N47B66N3.550.555.018.751655+1.0
77Oyunsuvd, Bat-Erdene1767MGLF+98B6N+23B10N41N58B=74N=66B=75N3.545.045.014.751562-96.4
78Narasani, Anushka1669USA35BF27N15B+102N+80B=43N38B39N+79B3.542.042.011.501574-41.2
79Kumanan, Shiv Sarves Manan1569MAS34B28N+108B=65N=47B=52N61B88N+101B78N3.539.040.010.251545-11.8
80Hetru, Olivier0FRA47B+97N44B=84N=56B78N=88B60N+102BF3.535.537.510.5015860.0
81Lopez Buil, Jesus1761ESP+107B1N+102B33NFF=72N68B+98NF3.535.035.08.001657-18.2
82Sahana Jai N1433IND12B60N+97B88N66B+100N86B+96N=71B95N3.534.537.010.501533+44.0
83Pellicer Pi, Jordi1813ESPF=91N+92B+55N=26B32NF48B=84BF3.530.530.513.751708-14.6
84Morera Domenech, Guiu1610ESP36NF=74B=80B59N+94B48N+106B=83NF3.530.030.010.001563-20.4
85Revert Millan, Francisco1704ESP9N94B+95N40BF75N=107B100N+111B+96N3.529.029.06.751461-52.2
86Hagen, Tejo1629NED10NF22B=28B=63N50B+82N+71N45B53N3.046.046.012.751637+1.4
87Julbe Colom, Lluis1690ESP1B+107N32BF=27N=74N26B+89N31B49N3.045.046.59.501620-16.6
88Bignonneau, Pascal1659FRA6NF35B+82B39N53B=80N+79B51N=92B3.041.541.510.251583-17.2
89Cort Hidalgo, Jordi1686ESP99B+74N=24N10B64N=23B+96N87B72NF3.040.040.013.001610-18.8
90Ragchaasuren, Boerte1620AUT19B+111N33B45N+96B47N+75B44N49BF3.038.538.57.001553-14.6
91Atharva Rajesh1583IND21N=83B49B74N=75B+106N56B95N+108B97N3.034.535.56.251434-64.8
92Sillero, Pierre1570FRA=53N63B83N64B103N+97BF52N+95B=88N3.033.535.010.001608+5.4
93Gutierrez Palomino, Albert1976ESP+65B+34N21B12N+52B54NFFFF3.032.032.015.001755-33.2
94Dvorkovich, Pavel1557FID71B+85N34B60N101B84N+108B66N97B+111N3.031.531.54.501357-68.4
95Martinez Puig, Jordi1535ESP39B65N85B96NF102B+98N+91B92N+82B3.030.030.09.001489-11.6
96Stanghelle, Anders1568NORF62B52N+95B90N+108N89B82B+106N85B3.028.028.05.501433-28.0
97Biriukov, Kirill1626ESPF80B82NF=106B92N=100BF+94N+91B3.020.020.08.001544-25.6
98Lazaro Jaular, Jorge1587ESP=46B77N26B+75N49B28N95B+107N81BF2.537.537.58.001549-12.2
99Grau Ferrer, Carles1950ESP+89N=42B+63N21N37BFFFFF2.529.029.010.001772-23.0
100Ramon Arrufat, Albert1596ESPF24BF+111N48N82B=97N+85BFF2.521.021.05.001524-11.4
101Segador Sanchez, Didac1611ESP22BF43N70B+94N=63B38N51B79N=106B2.037.537.56.001477-30.0
102Febrero Perez, Lluis1600ESP20BF81NF78B+95N65B75N80N+104B2.033.033.05.001400-28.4
103Kohli, Dhruv1620FRAFFF=106N+92B=51BFFFF2.010.010.06.251736+18.4
104FIDE 399975960FFFFF+111NFF+107B102N2.05.05.01.5015260.0
105Legarda Iturrioz, Jose Javier1707ESP7B+106N=25B26N74B58NFFFF1.532.032.04.501453-32.0
106Membrives Cano, Diego1528ESP43N105B57N=103B=97N91BF84N96B=101N1.528.029.53.501371-33.6
107Domenech Fortuny, Ramon1452ESP81N87B48NF+111BF=85N98B104NF1.519.519.51.751309-24.4
108FIDE 553005805070N66B79NFF96B94N+111B91NF1.021.021.00.007990.0
109Castro Torres, Vicente1583ESPFF+111B52NFFFFFF1.05.55.50.00909-6.6
110Giralt Garcia, Joaquin1617ESP5NF46B50BF44N=51NF61BF0.535.035.02.501372-26.0
111FIDE 535052562050N90B109N100B107N104BF108N85N94B0.022.522.50.008090.0
112Salva Alorda, Carlos1589ESP27N2BFFFFFFFF0.018.018.00.001045-7.4

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