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VII TORNEO INVIERNO C A ALICANTE

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22 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Alicante, Spain. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1677, and top seed was Edgar Patricio Aponte Gomez (πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ PER, 1783).

Edgar Patricio Aponte Gomez (πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ PER, 1783) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Jose Felix Borges Morales (4.5) and Honorio Zapater Hernandez (4.0). Aponte Gomez shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Kirill Egorov (1444) beat Pierre Farwagi (1652), a +208-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈAlicante, Spain
Dates
02 Jan 2026 β†’ 04 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺEdgar Patricio Aponte Gomez1783
Avg top 10
1,677
Participants
22
Federations Β· 6 represented
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈSpainΓ—12
FIDE (no federation)Γ—1
πŸ‡«πŸ‡·FranceΓ—1
πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺPeruΓ—1
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§EnglandΓ—1
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡ͺGeorgiaΓ—1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 4.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
9
3
1
5
2
2
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Aponte Gomez4.5Borges Morales4.5Zapater Hernandez4Cuesta Navarro4Doman4Chiva Esteve3.5
R6 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/6. Aponte Gomez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (18.5).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

Edgar Patricio Aponte Gomez 4 wins (R2–R5)Honorio Zapater Hernandez 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Edgar Patricio Aponte Gomez*β€”
1
1
2Jose Felix Borges Moralesβ€”*
1
0
3Honorio Zapater Hernandez
0
0
*β€”
4Jose Cuesta Navarro
0
1
β€”*

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#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Aponte Gomez, Edgar Patricio1783PERF+11N+4B+3N+5B=7B4.518.518.516.752047+26.0
2Borges Morales, Jose Felix1666ESP+16B=12N+11Bβˆ’4N+8B+3N4.517.519.514.001797+40.8
3Zapater Hernandez, Honorio1715ESP+8N+6B+5Nβˆ’1B+10Nβˆ’2B4.020.023.014.001757+7.0
4Cuesta Navarro, Jose1659ESP+14N+10Bβˆ’1N+2Bβˆ’7N+11B4.018.521.013.001764+17.4
5Doman, Richard1653ENG+13B+21Nβˆ’3B+9Bβˆ’1N+10B4.018.018.09.501681+4.4
6Espla Sanchez, Manuel Jesus1632ESP+15Bβˆ’3N+16Bβˆ’7B=9N+19N3.515.016.06.751537-21.6
7Chiva Esteve, Aleix1749ESPFF+12B+6N+4B=1N3.515.015.012.752010+43.6
8Soghoyan, Narek1506ESPβˆ’3B+15N+19B=12Nβˆ’2N+20B3.514.515.05.001394-14.4
9Del Valle Domenech, Trinidad1544ESP+19Nβˆ’17B+21Bβˆ’5N=6B+15N3.512.512.54.751373-11.6
10Cuesta Arza, Jose Antonio1557ESP+20Bβˆ’4N+13B+17Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’5N3.017.017.55.501552-0.8
11Suarez Suarez, Jose1635ESP+18Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’2N+22B+14Bβˆ’4N3.016.516.53.501445-38.8
12Baramidze, Zurab1622GEO+22N=2Bβˆ’7N=8Bβˆ’17B+18N3.014.514.55.001450-35.6
13Egorov, Kirill1444FIDβˆ’5N+22Bβˆ’10N+18BF+17N3.010.010.03.001496+7.6
14Espinosa Aparicio, Enrique1448ESPβˆ’4B=20N+15BFβˆ’11N+16N2.511.511.54.251469+1.4
15FIDE 5530172850β€”βˆ’6Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’14N+20N+18Bβˆ’9B2.014.014.51.507320.0
16Alberola Reig, Francisco1485ESPβˆ’2N+18Bβˆ’6Nβˆ’19B+20Nβˆ’14B2.012.513.01.50781-22.8
17Farwagi, Pierre1652FRAF+9NFβˆ’10B+12Nβˆ’13B2.012.512.56.501542-11.8
18FIDE 5530173150β€”βˆ’11Bβˆ’16N+20Bβˆ’13Nβˆ’15Nβˆ’12B1.013.013.50.507480.0
19Ramos Garcia, Manuel Fernando0ESPβˆ’9BFβˆ’8N+16NFβˆ’6B1.012.512.52.0013490.0
20FIDE 5530173070β€”βˆ’10N=14Bβˆ’18Nβˆ’15Bβˆ’16Bβˆ’8N0.513.014.01.2511780.0
21FIDE 5530172930β€”Fβˆ’5Bβˆ’9NFFF0.010.510.50.007980.0
22FIDE 5530172770β€”βˆ’12Bβˆ’13NFβˆ’11NFF0.09.09.00.007670.0

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