III INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN HOTEL CAP NEGRET 50

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46 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Altea (Alicante), Spain. 6 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2169, and top seed was Rogelio Jr Antonio (🇵🇭 PHI, GM, 2358).

Keith C Arkell (🇬🇧 ENG, GM, 2348) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Rogelio Jr Antonio (7.0) and Rogerio Sperb Becker (6.0). Arkell won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Francisco Ramon Mateos Martinez (1861) beat Francisco Manuel Gimenez Peral (2075), a +214-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

🇵🇭GMRogelio Jr Antonio2358

Avg top 10

2,169

Participants

Titled players · 6

GM×2

IM×1

FM×2

CM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇪🇸Spain×28

🇬🇧Scotland×3

🇧🇷Brazil×3

🇩🇪Germany×2

🇧🇪Belgium×2

🇵🇭Philippines×1

🇫🇮Finland×1

🇳🇱Netherlands×1

Top 3

🥇
GMKeith C Arkell
🇬🇧ENG·2348
8.5pts·2540perf+14.0
🥈
GMRogelio Jr Antonio
🇵🇭PHI·2358
7.0pts·2304perf-2.9
🥉
Rogerio Sperb Becker
🇧🇷BRA·2152
6.0pts·2200perf+12.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Keith C Arkell led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Arkell8.5Antonio7Becker6Unciti Juan6Hellen6Dunnington5.5

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Keith C Arkell never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Keith C Arkell drew with GM Rogelio Jr Antonio (Black).

2× WIN STREAK · 4+4 wins

GM Keith C Arkell posted 4 in a row (R1–R4) and 4 in a row (R6–R9) — total 8 wins.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMKeith C Arkell	*	½	1	1
2GMRogelio Jr Antonio	½	*	½	½
3Rogerio Sperb Becker	0	½	*	½
4Javier Unciti Juan	0	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Arkell, Keith CGM	2348	ENG	+28N	+4B	+3N	+8B	=2N	+30B	+20N	+6B	+7N	8.5	44.0	47.5	44.00	2540	+14.0
2	Antonio, Rogelio JrGM	2358	PHI	+15B	=6N	+5N	+14B	=1B	+22N	=3N	+9B	=4B	7.0	47.5	51.5	38.50	2304	-2.9
3	Becker, Rogerio Sperb	2152	BRA	+12B	+38N	−1B	+9N	=6B	+35N	=2B	=4N	=8B	6.0	46.0	49.0	28.50	2200	+12.2
4	Unciti Juan, Javier	2003	ESP	+36B	−1N	+24B	+23N	=22B	+10N	=6B	=3B	=2N	6.0	44.0	47.0	27.25	2188	+41.6
5	Hellen, Bo-Erik	2013	FIN	+33B	+45N	−2B	=18N	−13B	+12N	=10B	+22N	+11B	6.0	39.0	40.0	23.25	2109	+18.8
6	Santanna, Paulo	2013	BRA	+41N	=2B	+26N	=7B	=3N	+8B	=4N	−1N	=20B	5.5	47.0	49.5	26.50	2193	+40.8
7	Dunnington, Angus JIM	2217	SCO	=25B	=29N	+12B	=6N	=18B	=32N	+13B	+19N	−1B	5.5	41.0	44.5	25.25	2070	-14.0
8	Ryan, JosephFM	2198	IRL	+27B	+35N	+23B	−1N	=10B	−6N	+32B	=20N	=3N	5.5	41.0	44.0	22.25	2110	-17.0
9	Daneri, MartinCM	1979	ARG	F	=25N	+33B	−3B	+26N	+24B	+30N	−2N	+19B	5.5	36.5	36.5	21.50	2139	+32.4
10	Minnican, Alan	2042	SCO	+34N	=26B	=18N	+11B	=8N	−4B	=5N	+24B	F	5.0	38.5	38.5	22.50	2058	+3.8
11	Knors, Rudi	1999	BEL	+31B	=14N	=22B	−10N	+23B	=18N	+35B	=16N	−5N	5.0	37.0	40.0	19.75	2015	+4.2
12	Galiano Martinez, Antonio	1836	ESP	−3N	+40B	−7N	+43B	=15N	−5B	+37N	=18B	+30N	5.0	36.0	37.5	15.25	1944	+23.6
13	Sanz Menendez, Juan Carlos	1936	ESP	=17B	+37N	−35B	+31N	+5N	−20B	−7N	=23B	+24N	5.0	35.5	38.5	21.00	1945	+4.2
14	Koehler, Ronald	2091	GER	+39N	=11B	+32N	−2N	−30B	=16B	+27N	+26B	F	5.0	35.0	35.0	19.50	2073	-4.0
15	Gutierrez Abarrategui, Luis	1928	ESP	−2N	+41B	+45B	−22N	=12B	=38N	=23N	+31B	=17B	5.0	34.0	35.0	15.50	1952	+1.6
16	Sudharsan, Krishnan	1891	DEN	=22B	=30N	=38B	F	=19N	=14N	+39B	=11B	+32N	5.0	31.5	31.5	19.00	2103	+43.8
17	Hernandez-Campos, Felix	0	USA	=13N	−18B	−21N	=40N	+41B	=34B	+42N	+35B	=15N	5.0	30.5	32.5	15.50	1864	0.0
18	Moya Albaladejo, Jose Antonio	1938	ESP	F	+17N	=10B	=5B	=7N	=11B	−19N	=12N	+27B	4.5	40.0	40.0	22.25	2007	+12.2
19	Gimenez Peral, Francisco Manuel	2075	ESP	+24B	−23N	+29B	−30N	=16B	+25N	+18B	−7B	−9N	4.5	36.5	40.0	19.00	1939	-31.6
20	Pastor Pons, Pedro Maria	2014	ESP	F	F	=25B	+36N	+38B	+13N	−1B	=8B	=6N	4.5	34.5	34.5	18.50	2117	+18.8
21	Lines, David	1745	ESP	−35B	=27N	+17B	−25N	=36B	−39N	+43N	=28B	+31N	4.5	29.5	31.0	15.50	1786	+7.6
22	Cmiel, ThorstenFM	2199	GER	=16N	+42B	=11N	+15B	=4N	−2B	=26N	−5B	F	4.0	40.0	40.0	17.00	1991	-39.4
23	Mateos Martinez, Francisco Ramon	1861	ESP	F	+19B	−8N	−4B	−11N	+36N	=15B	=13N	+26B	4.0	38.0	38.0	16.50	1982	+24.4
24	Vicente Montes, Luis Miguel	1811	ESP	−19N	+46B	−4N	+28B	+29B	−9N	+25B	−10N	−13B	4.0	38.0	38.0	12.00	1872	+15.0
25	Ridge, Michael	1891	SCO	=7N	=9B	=20N	+21B	−35N	−19B	−24N	+41B	=28N	4.0	35.5	38.0	16.75	1905	+2.4
26	Luque Ibanes, Manuel	1940	ESP	+43B	=10N	−6B	+44N	−9B	+31N	=22B	−14N	−23N	4.0	34.0	35.5	11.00	1876	-14.2
27	Garcia Ugarriza, Antonio	1870	ESP	−8N	=21B	=36B	+33N	−32B	+44N	−14B	+40N	−18N	4.0	32.0	33.5	11.25	1837	-9.0
28	Marin Barrena, Alberto	1902	ESP	−1B	−33N	+40B	−24N	−31B	+46N	+44B	=21N	=25B	4.0	32.0	32.0	8.25	1754	-35.2
29	Canales Garcia, Vicenc	1904	ESP	F	=7B	−19N	+41B	−24N	=42B	−31N	+37B	+35N	4.0	28.0	28.0	12.25	1872	-6.8
30	Mascarell Canet, Ricardo	1959	ESP	F	=16B	+43N	+19B	+14N	−1N	−9B	−32N	−12B	3.5	38.5	38.5	13.50	1936	-6.6
31	Staneke, Ronald	1713	ESP	−11N	=34B	+42N	−13B	+28N	−26B	+29B	−15N	−21B	3.5	35.0	37.0	11.75	1803	+19.0
32	Ruiz Bellon, Manuel	1970	ESP	+40N	F	−14B	F	+27N	=7B	−8N	+30B	−16B	3.5	31.0	31.0	12.75	1986	+2.8
33	Serafim Junior, Arnor	1799	BRA	−5N	+28B	−9N	−27B	+46N	=37B	−34N	F	+43B	3.5	29.0	29.0	7.00	1745	-11.6
34	Del Cerro Angulo, Alejandro	1805	ESP	−10B	=31N	+37B	−38N	=44B	=17N	+33B	F	F	3.5	24.5	24.5	11.50	1801	-1.0
35	Bevia Martinez, Luis	2000	ESP	+21N	−8B	+13N	F	+25B	−3B	−11N	−17N	−29B	3.0	39.0	39.0	13.50	1925	-14.4
36	Pastor Marti, Jaume	1779	ESP	−4N	+39B	=27N	−20B	=21N	−23B	−40N	+45B	−44N	3.0	30.0	31.0	8.25	1648	-27.6
37	Ramos Peinado, Enrique	1589	ESP	F	−13B	−34N	=42B	+43N	=33N	−12B	−29N	+46B	3.0	24.5	24.5	4.25	1690	+16.4
38	Pastor Villalba, Arturo	1937	ESP	+46N	−3B	=16N	+34B	−20N	=15B	F	F	F	3.0	24.0	24.0	8.50	1888	-5.8
39	Meler Tevar, Sergio	1836	ESP	−14B	−36N	F	+45N	F	+21B	−16N	F	+40B	3.0	21.0	21.0	8.00	1764	-10.4
40	Casani Martinez, Rafael	1674	ESP	−32B	−12N	−28N	=17B	F	+45N	+36B	−27B	−39N	2.5	28.5	28.5	6.50	1593	-11.0
41	Torralba Perez, Antonio	1788	ESP	−6B	−15N	+46B	−29N	−17N	=43B	F	−25N	+45B	2.5	26.0	26.0	1.75	1621	-25.2
42	Bakker, John	1784	NED	F	−22N	−31B	=37N	+45B	=29N	−17B	F	F	2.0	20.5	20.5	4.50	1655	-30.8
43	Massoulie, Francois	1638	BEL	−26N	F	−30B	−12N	−37B	=41N	−21B	+46N	−33N	1.5	26.0	26.0	1.25	1520	-24.6
44	Espin Lopez, Isidoro	1726	ESP	F	F	F	−26B	=34N	−27B	−28N	F	+36B	1.5	22.0	22.0	4.75	1710	-2.6
45	Rodriguez Lopez, Rosario	0	ESP	F	−5B	−15N	−39B	−42N	−40B	+46B	−36N	−41N	1.0	24.0	24.0	0.00	1467	0.0
46	Gutierrez Abarrategui, Gema	1507	ESP	−38B	−24N	−41N	F	−33B	−28B	−45N	−43B	−37N	0.0	22.5	22.5	0.00	977	-52.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sudharsan, KrishnanDEN
+43.8
5.0 pts · #10
2Unciti Juan, JavierESP
+41.6
6.0 pts · #4
3Santanna, PauloBRA
+40.8
5.5 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Gutierrez Abarrategui, GemaESP
-52.8
0.0 pts · #46
2Cmiel, ThorstenFMGER
-39.4
4.0 pts · #24
3Marin Barrena, AlbertoESP
-35.2
4.0 pts · #25

Biggest upsets

R2+214 Elo gap
Mateos Martinez, Francisco Ramon1861 beat Gimenez Peral, Francisco Manuel2075
R7+191 Elo gap
Staneke, Ronald1713 beat Canales Garcia, Vicenc1904
R5+189 Elo gap
Staneke, Ronald1713 beat Marin Barrena, Alberto1902