III INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN HOTEL CAP NEGRET 65

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94 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Altea (Alicante), Spain. 10 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2174, and top seed was Alejandro Bofill Mas (🇪🇸 ESP, IM, 2278).

Ferenc Pasztor (🇭🇺 HUN, FM, 2123) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Alexander Reprintsev (6.5) and Jose Ponce Navalon (6.5). Pasztor won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Federico Sancho Castiello (1737) beat Lars Kjolberg (2094), a +357-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸Altea (Alicante), Spain

Dates

08 Nov 2025 → 16 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇸IMAlejandro Bofill Mas2278

Avg top 10

2,174

Participants

Titled players · 10

IM×3

FM×6

WGM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇪🇸Spain×58

🇬🇧England×9

🇧🇪Belgium×4

🇳🇱Netherlands×3

🇦🇩Andorra×2

🇳🇴Norway×2

🇩🇰Denmark×2

🇮🇹Italy×2

Top 3

🥇
FMFerenc Pasztor
🇭🇺HUN·2123
6.5pts·2198perf+22.4
🥈
IMAlexander Reprintsev
🇺🇦UKR·2256
6.5pts·2227perf-1.2
🥉
Jose Ponce Navalon
🇪🇸ESP·2065
6.5pts·2196perf+32.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R4; 4 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Pasztor6.5Reprintsev6.5Ponce Navalon6.5Lorenzo Bailador6.5Garcia Callejo6Thuesen6

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Ferenc Pasztor held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 6.5/9. Pasztor takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.0).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Ferenc Pasztor lost to IM Alexander Reprintsev (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMFerenc Pasztor	*	0	½	—
2IMAlexander Reprintsev	1	*	0	½
3Jose Ponce Navalon	½	1	*	—
4Alfredo Lorenzo Bailador	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Pasztor, FerencFM	2123	HUN	+68N	+15B	+12N	+19B	+13B	=3N	−21B	−2N	+18B	6.5	46.0	49.0	33.75	2198	+22.4
2	Reprintsev, AlexanderIM	2256	UKR	F	+43B	+26N	+20B	−3N	+12B	+7N	+1B	=4N	6.5	46.0	46.0	36.25	2227	-1.2
3	Ponce Navalon, Jose	2065	ESP	+67B	+46N	=39B	+28N	+2B	=1B	=5N	=21N	=11B	6.5	44.0	47.0	33.00	2196	+32.4
4	Lorenzo Bailador, Alfredo	1948	ESP	+54N	+92B	−5N	+70B	=32N	+6B	+53B	=13N	=2B	6.5	39.0	40.0	25.50	2173	+45.8
5	Goormachtigh, JohanFM	2188	BEL	=38B	+65N	+4B	=7N	+25B	=11N	=3B	=19N	=22B	6.0	45.0	48.5	31.75	2079	-20.6
6	Garcia Callejo, JesusFM	2147	ESP	+49B	=28N	+44B	−11N	+26B	−4N	+35N	=15B	+46N	6.0	41.5	46.0	28.75	2008	-26.8
7	Pastor Alonso De Prado, Alberto	2000	ESP	+81N	+84B	=40N	=5B	+15N	=8B	−2B	=28N	+25B	6.0	41.0	43.0	25.75	2100	+23.4
8	Fomina, TatyanaWGM	2185	EST	+70N	=26B	+29N	+56B	=53B	=7N	=11B	=22N	=21B	6.0	39.5	42.5	27.00	2099	-15.6
9	Thuesen, Mogens	2107	DEN	=43N	−45B	+80N	+31B	−29N	+40B	+41N	+16B	=13B	6.0	39.0	41.5	27.00	1992	-19.8
10	Freijedo Alvarez, Salvador	2123	ESP	+41B	=17N	−25B	−38N	+81B	+84N	+29B	=39N	+26B	6.0	36.5	38.5	24.00	1975	-28.8
11	Van Hoolandt, PatrickFM	1988	MNC	F	=29B	+31N	+6B	=19N	=5B	=8N	+14B	=3N	5.5	45.5	48.5	31.00	2179	+40.2
12	Gonzalez Rivera, Eduardo	1964	ESP	+35B	+37N	−1B	+30N	+58B	−2N	=23B	−18N	+48B	5.5	43.5	47.0	25.75	1951	-2.0
13	Bofill Mas, AlejandroIM	2278	ESP	F	+55B	+60N	+14B	−1N	+32B	=22N	=4B	=9N	5.5	42.0	42.0	26.50	2118	-12.5
14	Stern, Geoffrey	1970	LUX	+50B	=30N	+34B	−13N	=17B	+58N	+25B	−11N	=15B	5.5	41.0	44.5	25.50	1982	+3.4
15	Jensen, Johnny	1888	DEN	+74B	−1N	+73B	+41N	−7B	+51N	=39B	=6N	=14N	5.5	40.0	43.0	22.50	1972	+20.6
16	Van Caspel, Ruud	1969	NED	+51N	−40B	=81N	+43B	+42N	+18B	=19B	−9N	=23B	5.5	40.0	42.5	25.25	1901	-12.4
17	Fuggetta, Leonardo Giuseppe	1880	ITA	+64N	=10B	−22N	+81B	=14N	=41B	+42N	=27B	=20N	5.5	40.0	42.5	23.75	1950	+18.2
18	Morant Gomar, Sergio	1705	ESP	−33B	+79N	+37B	+46N	=39B	−16N	+56N	+12B	−1N	5.5	40.0	42.5	23.25	1984	+55.8
19	Simon Padros, EmiliFM	2079	ESP	+47N	+66B	+33N	−1N	=11B	+52B	=16N	=5B	F	5.5	40.0	40.0	25.00	2098	+6.0
20	Camison Zornoza, Cesar	1957	ESP	+78B	+72N	=53B	−2N	+36B	=28N	=30B	=23N	=17B	5.5	39.0	41.5	22.75	1937	-1.8
21	Doncevic, DarioIM	2240	CRO	F	=52N	+38B	+48N	F	+29B	+1N	=3B	=8N	5.5	37.0	37.0	28.75	2196	-1.3
22	Garcia Paolicchi, RaulFM	2013	AND	F	+69N	+17B	=39N	+68B	=53N	=13B	=8B	=5N	5.5	37.0	37.0	24.25	2137	+27.4
23	Maria Lopez, Jorge Luis	1763	ESP	−27N	+71B	=75N	=60B	+33N	+56B	=12N	=20B	=16N	5.5	36.5	39.5	23.00	1990	+54.0
24	Kjolberg, Lars	2094	NOR	=52B	−36N	+61B	=55N	+67B	=38N	=31B	+30N	=39B	5.5	35.0	38.0	22.25	1878	-41.8
25	Spanton, Tim R	1896	ENG	=42N	+83B	+10N	=27B	−5N	+55B	−14N	+38B	−7N	5.0	41.0	43.0	20.75	1941	+11.4
26	Buxade Roca, Guillermo	1894	ESP	+63B	=8N	−2B	+62N	−6N	+43B	=52N	+68B	−10N	5.0	40.0	43.0	19.50	1970	+15.6
27	Martin Martin, Luis Vicente	2000	ESP	+23B	=34N	=30B	=25N	+44B	=39N	=28B	=17N	F	5.0	40.0	40.0	25.00	1967	-7.4
28	Hernandez Perez, Jesus	1910	ESP	+85N	=6B	+45N	−3B	+40N	=20B	=27N	=7B	F	5.0	40.0	40.0	22.25	2024	+24.2
29	Matthews, Gabriel	1850	IRL	+79B	=11N	−8B	+86N	+9B	−21N	−10N	+77B	=33B	5.0	39.0	41.0	18.25	1973	+24.0
30	Garcia Galeote, Lorenzo	1843	ESP	+87N	=14B	=27N	−12B	+50N	+77B	=20N	−24B	=44B	5.0	38.0	40.0	18.75	1918	+15.4
31	Logie, Bernard	1822	BEL	=57B	+90N	−11B	−9N	+59B	+44N	=24N	=52B	=32N	5.0	37.5	39.0	18.50	1908	+18.6
32	Fleming, Andrew S J	1861	ENG	+93B	−53N	+51B	+67N	=4B	−13N	=38B	=35N	=31B	5.0	37.0	38.0	18.50	1894	+6.0
33	Krstic, Slobodan	1960	AUS	+18N	+77B	−19B	−68N	−23B	+78N	=47N	+41B	=29N	5.0	36.0	38.5	19.75	1838	-27.2
34	Post, Maarten	1860	NED	+76N	=27B	−14N	−42B	+69N	=45B	=77N	+47B	=35B	5.0	35.0	37.5	19.00	1795	-13.8
35	Far Perez, Pedro Juan	1721	ESP	−12N	+89B	−84N	+88B	+70N	+37N	−6B	=32B	=34N	5.0	33.0	34.5	16.00	1846	+20.4
36	Sancho Castiello, Federico	1737	ESP	F	+24B	−56N	+75B	−20N	=60B	=55N	+40B	+66N	5.0	32.0	32.0	19.50	2012	+56.0
37	Lopez Heras, Arturo	1807	ESP	+89N	−12B	−18N	+91B	+78N	−35B	+45N	+50B	F	5.0	30.0	30.0	14.00	1796	-1.6
38	Stokes, Paul C	1807	ENG	=5N	+42B	−21N	+10B	=56N	=24B	=32N	−25N	=58B	4.5	41.0	44.5	22.25	1966	+32.2
39	Moreno De La Fuente, Jose Antonio	1924	ESP	F	+88B	=3N	=22B	=18N	=27B	=15N	=10B	=24N	4.5	41.0	42.5	21.25	1984	+11.4
40	Launert, Martin, Dr.	1834	GER	+82B	+16N	=7B	−53N	−28B	−9N	+61B	−36N	+77N	4.5	37.0	39.0	16.50	1848	+1.4
41	Garcia Salvador, Carlos	1787	ESP	−10N	+85B	+54N	−15B	+72B	=17N	−9B	−33N	+78B	4.5	37.0	39.0	13.75	1840	+10.2
42	Lozano Marques, Manuel	1635	ESP	=25B	−38N	+69B	+34N	−16B	+75N	−17B	=55N	=49B	4.5	36.5	39.5	17.50	1848	+47.2
43	Kane, Robert	1787	ENG	=9B	−2N	+90B	−16N	+62B	−26N	+86B	−44N	+54B	4.5	36.5	38.0	13.50	1816	+5.8
44	Cafolla, Peter	1902	IRL	F	+80B	−6N	+45B	−27N	−31B	+54N	+43B	=30N	4.5	36.0	36.0	17.50	1878	-4.0
45	Planelles Ortega, Emilio	1770	ESP	F	+9N	−28B	−44N	+86B	=34N	−37B	+62N	+51B	4.5	35.0	35.0	18.00	1842	+16.2
46	Gil Sierra, Jacinto	1870	ESP	+71N	−3B	+77N	−18B	F	=73N	+67B	+58N	−6B	4.5	33.0	33.0	13.50	1854	-3.0
47	Rumsey, Victor B	1775	ENG	−19B	=74N	=57B	=59N	=61B	+72N	=33B	−34N	+69N	4.5	32.0	35.0	15.25	1756	-5.2
48	Pelegri Castello, Elias	1857	ESP	F	+57N	+59B	−21B	−77N	=54B	+83N	+69B	−12N	4.5	29.0	30.0	13.75	1784	-14.2
49	Skielnik, Joseph J	1801	ENG	−6N	−54B	+76N	=63B	=80N	+92B	−50N	+82B	=42N	4.5	29.0	30.0	11.25	1603	-38.4
50	Villa Caiguelas, Pascual	1728	ESP	−14N	+87B	−66N	+92B	−30B	+57N	+49B	−37N	F	4.0	32.0	33.0	11.00	1619	-12.6
51	Martinez Zazo, Jesus	1724	ESP	−16B	+94N	−32N	+82B	+66N	−15B	−68N	+70B	−45N	4.0	31.5	32.5	9.00	1719	-1.6
52	Winter, Kevin	1784	ENG	=24N	=21B	+92N	+66B	F	−19N	=26B	=31N	F	4.0	30.5	30.5	14.50	1991	+29.0
53	Hewson, Brian W R	2052	ENG	F	+32B	=20N	+40B	=8N	=22B	−4N	F	F	3.5	36.5	36.5	18.00	2023	-3.4
54	Fernandez Calzada, Juan Antonio	1671	ESP	−4B	+49N	−41B	+57N	−55B	=48N	−44B	+86N	−43N	3.5	36.0	38.0	12.25	1650	-5.4
55	Fernandez Perez, Josep	1801	ESP	F	−13N	+74B	=24B	+54N	−25N	=36B	=42B	F	3.5	36.0	36.0	14.00	1834	+3.4
56	Esquerdo Nogueroles, Gaspar	1925	ESP	F	+62N	+36B	−8N	=38B	−23N	−18B	+67N	F	3.5	33.0	33.0	13.75	1801	-22.4
57	Timmermans, Christine	0	BEL	=31N	−48B	=47N	−54B	+64N	−50B	+85N	−66B	=63N	3.5	31.5	33.5	12.00	1652	0.0
58	Castello Castello, Juan Jose	1763	ESP	F	F	+88N	+84B	−12N	−14B	+70N	−46B	=38N	3.5	30.0	30.0	8.75	1822	+8.4
59	Gonzalez Lopez, Francisco Jesus	1656	ESP	=60N	=75B	−48N	=47B	−31N	−83B	+88N	+64B	−65N	3.5	29.5	31.0	10.50	1637	-5.8
60	Steiger, Michael	1897	GER	=59B	+61N	−13B	=23N	=73B	=36N	=65B	F	F	3.5	29.5	29.5	13.75	1796	-19.6
61	Benavent Tormo, Alfonso	1619	ESP	F	−60B	−24N	+83B	=47N	=66B	−40N	=71B	+82N	3.5	28.0	28.0	9.25	1686	+7.4
62	Van De Kelder, Yves	1643	BEL	F	−56B	+83N	−26B	−43N	+88B	=66N	−45B	+71N	3.5	27.0	27.0	8.00	1665	+1.4
63	Perez Gonzalez, Jesus Miguel	1620	ESP	−26N	F	+94B	=49N	−65B	−81N	=90B	+79N	=57B	3.5	26.0	27.0	8.25	1582	-6.8
64	Rasmussen, Geirr Alen	1587	NOR	−17B	−67N	−79B	+87N	−57B	+93N	=78B	−59N	+89N	3.5	24.0	25.0	5.75	1558	-4.8
65	Diez Machin, Vicente	1773	ESP	F	−5B	F	−72N	+63N	+82B	=60N	F	+59B	3.5	21.5	21.5	10.75	1790	-0.2
66	Chamorro Iglesias, Antonio	1872	ESP	F	−19N	+50B	−52N	−51B	=61N	=62B	+57N	−36B	3.0	33.0	33.0	11.00	1600	-50.6
67	Castagna, Celestino	1768	ITA	−3N	+64B	+82N	−32B	−24N	+80B	−46N	−56B	F	3.0	33.0	33.0	8.00	1705	-14.4
68	Pordomingo Rodriguez, Jose Antonio	1798	ESP	−1B	F	+78N	+33B	−22N	F	+51B	−26N	F	3.0	32.0	32.0	11.50	1897	+14.0
69	Donazar Garayoa, Miguel	1665	ESP	F	−22B	−42N	+74N	−34B	+76N	+84B	−48N	−47B	3.0	32.0	32.0	8.00	1676	-1.0
70	Fernandez Garcia, Ignacio	1802	ESP	−8B	+91N	+72B	−4N	−35B	+79N	−58B	−51N	F	3.0	32.0	32.0	7.00	1643	-32.0
71	Morata Perez, Jose	1562	ESP	−46B	−23N	+89B	−73N	−79B	=85N	+76B	=61N	−62B	3.0	27.5	29.0	7.25	1527	-8.2
72	Portillo Alcalde, Jose Maria	1605	ESP	F	−20B	−70N	+65B	−41N	−47B	−82N	+87B	+80N	3.0	27.5	27.5	8.00	1663	+8.0
73	Alvarez Escudero, Manuel	1748	ESP	F	+76B	−15N	+71B	=60N	=46B	F	F	F	3.0	25.0	25.0	10.00	1815	+10.2
74	Konig, Jon	1604	ENG	−15N	=47B	−55N	−69B	=88N	+89B	−75B	F	+85N	3.0	24.5	26.0	6.50	1598	-2.8
75	Lozano Arribas, Carlos	1958	ESP	F	=59N	=23B	−36N	F	−42B	+74N	+80B	F	3.0	24.0	24.0	10.00	1672	-40.2
76	Roces, Cesar	1505	ARG	−34B	−73N	−49B	+89N	=91N	−69B	−71N	=85B	+88N	3.0	23.5	25.0	4.75	1399	-13.8
77	Minguela Munoz, Bienvenido	1731	ESP	F	−33N	−46B	+93N	+48B	−30N	=34B	−29N	−40B	2.5	34.5	34.5	8.00	1688	-9.2
78	Oltra Navarro, Emilio Jose	1674	ESP	−20N	F	−68B	+79N	−37B	−33B	=64N	+83B	−41N	2.5	31.0	31.0	6.25	1549	-21.6
79	Cvetkova, Ludmila	0	ESP	−29N	−18B	+64N	−78B	+71N	−70B	−80N	−63B	=94B	2.5	28.5	29.5	7.00	1492	0.0
80	Moscoso Rodriguez, Joan	1637	AND	F	−44N	−9B	+90N	=49B	−67N	+79B	−75N	−72B	2.5	28.0	28.0	6.25	1569	-13.8
81	Rodes Bach, Adolf	1757	ESP	−7B	+93N	=16B	−17N	−10N	+63B	F	F	F	2.5	27.5	27.5	7.25	1802	+7.6
82	Munoz Martinez, Francisco	0	ESP	−40N	F	−67B	−51N	+93B	−65N	+72B	−49N	−61B	2.0	27.0	27.0	4.00	1517	0.0
83	Infante Martin, Alonso	1556	ESP	F	−25N	−62B	−61N	+90B	+59N	−48B	−78N	−86B	2.0	26.0	26.0	5.00	1471	-19.0
84	Gordero Montoya, Felix	1859	ESP	+94B	−7N	+35B	−58N	F	−10B	−69N	F	F	2.0	24.5	24.5	6.00	1668	-29.2
85	Moreno Ramos, Ricardo	1657	ESP	−28B	−41N	−93B	+94N	−92N	=71B	−57B	=76N	−74B	2.0	24.0	25.0	4.00	1471	-71.2
86	Pangua Bedia, Andoni	1439	ESP	F	F	F	−29B	−45N	+91B	−43N	−54B	+83N	2.0	21.0	21.0	3.50	1591	+17.8
87	De Echevarria Esteban, Tomas Angel	0	ESP	−30B	−50N	−91B	−64B	+94N	−90N	+93B	−72N	F	2.0	20.5	20.5	2.00	1432	0.0
88	Pop, Ioan	0	NED	F	−39N	−58B	−35N	=74B	−62N	−59B	+94N	−76B	1.5	27.0	27.0	2.50	1411	0.0
89	Villar Ramos-Izquierdo, Maria Dolores	0	ESP	−37B	−35N	−71N	−76B	F	−74N	=94B	+93N	−64B	1.5	24.5	24.5	1.50	1352	0.0
90	Garcia Castany, Jose	1527	ESP	F	−31B	−43N	−80B	−83N	+87B	=63N	F	F	1.5	22.5	22.5	3.75	1318	-20.2
91	Such Palacios, Jose Miguel	1665	ESP	F	−70B	+87N	−37N	=76B	−86N	F	F	F	1.5	19.5	19.5	3.50	1315	-32.6
92	Benito Secundino, Carlos	0	ESP	F	−4N	−52B	−50N	+85B	−49N	F	F	F	1.0	25.5	25.5	2.00	1543	0.0
93	Sabria Mestras, Jordi	1560	ESP	−32N	−81B	+85N	−77B	−82N	−64B	−87N	−89B	F	1.0	21.0	21.0	2.00	1479	-9.8
94	Calabuig Negre, Rafael	1486	ESP	−84N	−51B	−63N	−85B	−87B	F	=89N	−88B	=79N	1.0	19.0	19.0	2.00	914	-36.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sancho Castiello, FedericoESP
+56.0
5.0 pts · #30
2Morant Gomar, SergioESP
+55.8
5.5 pts · #36
3Maria Lopez, Jorge LuisESP
+54.0
5.5 pts · #20

Top rating losers

1Moreno Ramos, RicardoESP
-71.2
2.0 pts · #70
2Chamorro Iglesias, AntonioESP
-50.6
3.0 pts · #77
3Kjolberg, LarsNOR
-41.8
5.5 pts · #14

Biggest upsets

R2+357 Elo gap
Sancho Castiello, Federico1737 beat Kjolberg, Lars2094
R2+337 Elo gap
Planelles Ortega, Emilio1770 beat Thuesen, Mogens2107
R6+323 Elo gap
Lozano Marques, Manuel1635 beat Lozano Arribas, Carlos1958