XIV Open Internacional de Ajedrez "Ciudad de Alfaro"

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62 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 05 Dec 2025 to 08 Dec 2025 in Alfaro (La Rioja), Spain. 6 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2227, and top seed was Pablo Glavina (🇪🇸 ESP, IM, 2345).

Alejandro Fuentes Guinot (🇪🇸 ESP, FM, 2315) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Alain Prieto Aranguren (5.5) and Javier Ruiz Vazquez (5.5). Fuentes Guinot won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Martin Lobato Gil (1555) beat Leo Juan Soriano (1829), a +274-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸Alfaro (La Rioja), Spain

Dates

05 Dec 2025 → 08 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇸IMPablo Glavina2345

Avg top 10

2,227

Participants

Titled players · 6

IM×1

FM×4

WCM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇪🇸Spain×59

🇺🇸United States of America×1

🇲🇽Mexico×1

🇮🇱Israel×1

Top 3

🥇
FMAlejandro Fuentes Guinot
🇪🇸ESP·2315
6.0pts·2476perf+25.8
🥈
FMAlain Prieto Aranguren
🇪🇸ESP·2228
5.5pts·2306perf+16.6
🥉
FMJavier Ruiz Vazquez
🇪🇸ESP·2250
5.5pts·2282perf+16.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

FM Alejandro Fuentes Guinot led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Fuentes Guinot6Bayo Milagro5.5Prieto Aranguren5.5Ruiz Vazquez5.5Martino Girones5Lopez Ruiz5

R4–R7 · LEAD HELD

FM Alejandro Fuentes Guinot held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Alejandro Fuentes Guinot 5 wins (R1–R5)FM Alain Prieto Aranguren 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMAlejandro Fuentes Guinot	*	—	½	½
2FMAlvaro Bayo Milagro	—	*	½	—
3FMAlain Prieto Aranguren	½	½	*	½
4FMJavier Ruiz Vazquez	½	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Fuentes Guinot, AlejandroFM	2315	ESP	+24N	+17B	+19N	+5B	+10B	=2N	=3N	6.0	28.5	32.0	26.50	2476	+25.8
2	Prieto Aranguren, AlainFM	2228	ESP	+37N	+11B	+18N	=4B	=3N	=1B	+14N	5.5	29.5	32.5	24.00	2306	+16.6
3	Ruiz Vazquez, JavierFM	2250	ESP	+47B	+8N	=23B	+6N	=2B	+16N	=1B	5.5	29.0	31.0	23.50	2282	+16.4
4	Bayo Milagro, AlvaroFM	2283	ESP	+26B	=7N	+12B	=2N	=9B	+23N	+5B	5.5	28.0	31.5	24.00	2284	+3.2
5	Ruiz Abad, Juan Manuel	2279	ESP	+25N	+16B	+9N	−1N	+23B	+14B	−4N	5.0	27.5	31.0	19.50	2226	-3.4
6	Lopez Ruiz, Jarein	2056	ESP	+34N	=33B	+45N	−3B	+11N	+20B	=15N	5.0	24.0	26.5	17.50	2072	+9.8
7	Martino Girones, Gonzalo	1970	ESP	+40N	=4B	−15N	+46B	=28N	+27B	+18N	5.0	23.0	25.5	17.00	2047	+34.4
8	Cohen, Israel	1963	ISR	+52N	−3B	=33N	=42B	+36B	+34N	+19B	5.0	21.0	23.0	14.75	1941	+6.0
9	Bocos Delgado, Jon	2058	ESP	+30B	+32N	−5B	+31N	=4N	−15B	+16B	4.5	25.5	29.0	17.25	2057	+12.0
10	Glavina, PabloIM	2345	ESP	F	=14B	+28N	+22B	−1N	+17B	+21N	4.5	25.5	25.5	17.50	2247	-4.4
11	Lopez Capape, Armando	1862	ESP	+57B	−2N	+34B	+35N	−6B	=25N	+29B	4.5	23.5	24.5	12.25	1825	-3.4
12	Morras Alonso, Gael	1878	ESP	+49N	=15B	−4N	+48B	=18N	=24B	+26N	4.5	22.5	24.5	13.25	1942	+26.4
13	Cohen, Avi	1865	USA	+58N	=20B	−14N	+40B	−15N	+35B	+24N	4.5	21.0	22.0	12.00	1886	+6.2
14	Fuentes Guinot, Angel	1988	ESP	+43B	=10N	+13B	=21N	+19B	−5N	−2B	4.0	27.5	30.0	15.25	2135	+27.2
15	Calvo Simon, Jorge	2189	ESP	F	=12N	+7B	−23N	+13B	+9N	=6B	4.0	27.0	27.0	18.75	2109	-10.6
16	Berlanga Huarte, Marcos	1876	ESP	+56B	−5N	+30B	+36N	+20N	−3B	−9N	4.0	25.5	27.0	12.00	1957	+30.4
17	Roque Sola, AndreaWCM	1968	MEX	+41B	−1N	+29B	+25N	=21B	−10N	=44B	4.0	24.0	26.5	12.75	1964	+1.6
18	Aleksanyan, Ara	2008	ESP	+60B	+51N	−2B	=24N	=12B	+28N	−7B	4.0	24.0	25.0	10.50	1869	-38.4
19	Ereza Vizcarra, Fernando	2182	ESP	+62N	+44B	−1B	+27N	−14N	+33B	−8N	4.0	24.0	24.0	9.00	1964	-30.4
20	Miranda Herrera, Belen	2093	ESP	+29B	=13N	=31B	+33N	−16B	−6N	+36N	4.0	23.5	26.5	13.50	1846	-36.0
21	Revilla Rio, Francisco	2107	ESP	F	+42B	+46N	=14B	=17N	+44N	−10B	4.0	20.0	20.0	11.50	2041	-5.2
22	Padilla Cabero, Pablo	2003	ESP	+48N	+35B	F	−10N	−44B	+32N	+25B	4.0	19.0	19.0	12.00	1897	-10.6
23	Tena Cordera, Miguel Angel	2075	ESP	+36N	+27B	=3N	+15B	−5N	−4B	F	3.5	26.5	26.5	13.25	2121	+12.0
24	Sanz Barral, Rodrigo	1680	ESP	−1B	+43N	+56B	=18B	=26N	=12N	−13B	3.5	25.0	26.5	10.00	1787	+32.8
25	Marin Ridruejo, Raul	1669	ESP	−5B	+41N	+57B	−17B	+43N	=11B	−22N	3.5	22.5	23.5	8.25	1772	+32.0
26	Molinero Castejon, Diego	1673	ESP	−4N	=40B	=50N	+41B	=24B	+54N	−12B	3.5	20.5	22.5	8.50	1711	+10.0
27	Jimenez Ramos, Javier	1709	ESP	+59B	−23N	+51B	−19B	+42N	−7N	=30B	3.5	20.5	21.5	7.25	1750	+1.0
28	Alvarez Ladron, Sergio	1764	ESP	F	+53N	−10B	+47N	=7B	−18B	+35N	3.5	20.5	20.5	9.50	1846	+9.0
29	Carra Milagro, Diego	1619	ESP	−20N	+49B	−17N	+51B	=45N	+37B	−11N	3.5	20.0	22.0	8.25	1718	+28.4
30	Martinez Perez, Mateo	1596	ESP	−9N	+58B	−16N	+50B	−33B	+53N	=27N	3.5	19.0	20.0	6.75	1651	+15.6
31	Gil Barragan, Juan Alfonso	1690	ESP	F	+50B	=20N	−9B	−34N	+51B	+38N	3.5	18.5	18.5	9.00	1725	+6.8
32	Casas Crespo, Ibai	1733	ESP	+55N	−9B	−36N	=45B	+48N	−22B	+47N	3.5	18.0	20.0	7.25	1682	-21.6
33	Alfaro Aldunate, Amaya	1691	ESP	+38B	=6N	=8B	−20B	+30N	−19N	−34B	3.0	24.5	27.5	11.50	1772	+11.6
34	Monteserin Esteban, Diego	1587	ESP	−6B	F	−11N	+59N	+31B	−8B	+33N	3.0	24.0	25.0	7.50	1762	+37.6
35	Ahedo Fernandez, Jose Miguel	0	ESP	+39B	−22N	+54B	−11B	+37N	−13N	−28B	3.0	22.5	24.5	8.00	1777	0.0
36	Monteserin Esteban, Julio	1603	ESP	−23B	+59N	+32B	−16B	−8N	+41N	−20B	3.0	22.5	23.5	7.00	1727	+25.6
37	Jimenez Escudero, Daniel	1650	ESP	−2B	−56N	+52B	+57N	−35B	−29N	+49B	3.0	17.5	18.5	5.00	1593	-22.0
38	Pastor Diaz, Gonzalo	0	ESP	−33N	F	−41B	+52N	+62B	+47N	−31B	3.0	16.0	16.0	4.00	1615	0.0
39	Seguil Sandoval, Pedro	1816	ESP	−35N	−48B	F	F	+40N	+43B	+42N	3.0	12.5	12.5	7.50	1763	-4.4
40	Alarcia Corcuera, Yago	1555	ESP	−7B	=26N	+55B	−13N	−39B	+60N	F	2.5	20.0	21.0	4.75	1627	+11.2
41	Sancinena Dominguez, Micaela	1529	ESP	−17N	−25B	+38N	−26N	+57B	−36B	=50N	2.5	19.0	20.0	5.00	1428	-36.0
42	Fernandez De Retana Casasesa, Koldo	1602	ESP	F	−21N	+53B	=8N	−27B	+56N	−39B	2.5	19.0	19.0	6.00	1674	+5.8
43	Felipo Del Prado, Miguel Angel	1556	ESP	−14N	−24B	+49N	+58B	−25B	−39N	=53B	2.5	18.0	19.0	4.00	1536	-7.6
44	Melchor Martinez, Tristan	1783	ESP	F	−19N	+60B	F	+22N	−21B	=17N	2.5	17.0	17.0	7.00	1965	+41.6
45	Lobato Gil, Martin	1555	ESP	F	+54N	−6B	=32N	=29B	F	=46B	2.5	16.5	16.5	6.75	1767	+50.4
46	Lorente Ibanez, Luis	1697	ESP	+61N	F	−21B	−7N	F	+50B	=45N	2.5	14.5	14.5	4.25	1676	-5.4
47	Lacort Espi, Laura	1652	ESP	−3N	+52B	=48N	−28B	=56N	−38B	−32B	2.0	19.5	21.0	3.75	1556	-34.8
48	Alvero Gonzalez, Ariadna	1560	ESP	−22B	+39N	=47B	−12N	−32B	=49N	F	2.0	19.0	19.0	5.00	1630	+7.0
49	Alfaro Aldunate, Lucia	1488	ESP	−12B	−29N	−43B	=53N	+55N	=48B	−37N	2.0	17.5	19.5	4.00	1344	-44.0
50	Martinez Garcia, Adriana	1427	ESP	F	−31N	=26B	−30N	+61B	−46N	=41B	2.0	16.5	16.5	4.00	1394	-8.4
51	Alfaro Aldunate, Adrian	1488	ESP	F	−18B	−27N	−29N	+59B	−31N	+61B	2.0	16.5	16.5	2.00	921	-34.8
52	Lara Marques, Blanca	1527	ESP	−8B	−47N	−37N	−38B	F	+57N	+56B	2.0	15.5	15.5	2.50	1548	+0.8
53	Cordero Cacho, Ariana	1443	ESP	F	−28B	−42N	=49B	+58N	−30B	=43N	2.0	15.0	15.0	3.25	1448	+1.6
54	Juan Soriano, Leo	1829	ESP	F	−45B	−35N	+55B	+60N	−26B	F	2.0	14.5	14.5	3.00	1474	-27.2
55	Leon Cousido, Garikoitz	0	ESP	−32B	F	−40N	−54N	−49B	+59N	+60B	2.0	12.0	12.0	2.00	1395	0.0
56	Cuadro Perez, Paula	1435	ESP	−16N	+37B	−24N	F	=47B	−42B	−52N	1.5	17.0	17.0	4.00	1468	+1.6
57	Jimenez Escudero, Ana	1410	ESP	−11N	+62B	−25N	−37B	−41N	−52B	F	1.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	1363	-17.6
58	Perez Aragon, Vidal	1423	ESP	−13B	−30N	F	−43N	−53B	−61N	+59B	1.0	14.5	14.5	1.00	802	-46.0
59	Martinez Frances, Cesar	0	ESP	−27N	−36B	+62N	−34B	−51N	−55B	−58N	1.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	1298	0.0
60	Cuadro Perez, Marta	1568	ESP	−18N	+61B	−44N	F	−54B	−40B	−55N	1.0	14.0	14.0	1.00	984	-40.4
61	Martinez Perez, Carmina	0	ESP	−46B	−60N	F	F	−50N	+58B	−51N	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.00	1280	0.0
62	Pinilla Alvarez, Jose Carlos	1622	ESP	−19B	−57N	−59B	F	−38N	F	F	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	923	-33.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Lobato Gil, MartinESP
+50.4
2.5 pts · #36
2Melchor Martinez, TristanESP
+41.6
2.5 pts · #37
3Monteserin Esteban, DiegoESP
+37.6
3.0 pts · #45

Top rating losers

1Perez Aragon, VidalESP
-46.0
1.0 pts · #59
2Alfaro Aldunate, LuciaESP
-44.0
2.0 pts · #54
3Cuadro Perez, MartaESP
-40.4
1.0 pts · #61

Biggest upsets

R2+274 Elo gap
Lobato Gil, Martin1555 beat Juan Soriano, Leo1829
R2+256 Elo gap
Alvero Gonzalez, Ariadna1560 beat Seguil Sandoval, Pedro1816
R5+220 Elo gap
Melchor Martinez, Tristan1783 beat Padilla Cabero, Pablo2003