XI Open Josep Vallve 2025 Rondas 2-5
100 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 Oct 2025 to 27 Oct 2025 in Cornella de Llobregat (Barcelona), Spain. 6 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2178, and top seed was Ramon Chalmeta Ugas (🇪🇸 ESP, FM, 2258).
Josep Sort Sererols (🇪🇸 ESP, 2064) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Alexandre Pinsach Gelabert (3.5) and Francisco Javier Garcia Jimenez (3.5). Sort Sererols clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Juan Antonio Vazquez Sanchez (1650) beat Jaume Romeu Perulles (1927), a +277-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsJosep Sort Sererols led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Josep Sort Sererols held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
Josep Sort Sererols 4 wins (R2–R5)CM Ivan Paquico Rodriguez 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Josep Sort Sererols | * | — | — | — |
| 2CMIvan Paquico Rodriguez | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3FMFrancisco Javier Garcia Jimenez | — | — | * | — |
| 4Esteve Garnica Nebot | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sort Sererols, Josep | 2064 | ESP | F | +68N | +15B | +12N | +16B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 2912 | +45.2 |
| 2 | Pinsach Gelabert, Alexandre | 2207 | ESP | F | +27N | +8B | +21N | =15B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9.25 | 2311 | +9.8 |
| 3 | Garcia Jimenez, Francisco JavierFM | 2252 | ESP | F | +39N | +7B | =16N | +19B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.75 | 2393 | +10.6 |
| 4 | Paquico Rodriguez, IvanCM | 2098 | ESP | F | +23N | +78B | +9N | =5B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.25 | 2332 | +20.0 |
| 5 | Garnica Nebot, Esteve | 2112 | ESP | F | +30B | +79N | +6B | =4N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.75 | 2298 | +16.8 |
| 6 | Escandell Mari, Juan CarlosFM | 2169 | ESP | F | +38N | +18B | −5N | +22B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.00 | 2175 | +1.2 |
| 7 | Miguel Centeno, David | 2050 | ESP | F | +33B | −3N | +30B | +47N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 2152 | +10.6 |
| 8 | Barot Lavin, Carlos | 1883 | ESP | F | +81N | −2N | +40B | +20B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 2109 | +22.4 |
| 9 | Picanol Alamany, AntoniFM | 2171 | ESP | F | +65B | +49N | −4B | +32N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 2177 | +0.8 |
| 10 | Varela Cuadrado, Cesar | 1764 | ESP | F | +41N | +46B | =18N | =38B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.25 | 2084 | +33.8 |
| 11 | Capellades Subirana, MarcFM | 2225 | ESP | F | +34B | =17N | =32B | +43N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.25 | 2140 | -5.8 |
| 12 | Serrahima Susany, Ramon | 2149 | ESP | F | +64B | +47N | −1B | +80N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 2121 | -3.6 |
| 13 | Fabregas Soteras, Ricard | 2045 | ESP | F | −89N | +26B | +45N | +36B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.50 | 2051 | +0.6 |
| 14 | Tortosa Moros, Joan | 1710 | ESP | F | +84B | +64N | +34B | −17N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.50 | 2046 | +27.0 |
| 15 | Chalmeta Ugas, RamonFM | 2258 | ESP | F | +37B | −1N | +65B | =2N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.25 | 2122 | -11.8 |
| 16 | Garcia Escoda, Marc | 2139 | ESP | F | +36N | +89B | =3B | −1N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.75 | 2110 | -4.2 |
| 17 | Iglesias Rodriguez, Joel | 1980 | ESP | F | +85B | =11B | −19N | +14B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 2044 | +7.2 |
| 18 | Palacin Martin, Ricardo | 1941 | ESP | F | +67B | −6N | =10B | +35N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 1966 | +2.6 |
| 19 | Layola Barrionuevo, Oriol | 2076 | ESP | F | =31B | +66N | +17B | −3N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 2062 | -0.6 |
| 20 | Vallbona Domingo, Joan | 1963 | ESP | F | +40B | +51N | =35B | −8N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 1896 | -6.0 |
| 21 | Exposito Cabrera, Joaquin | 1955 | ESP | F | =66B | +31N | −2B | +67N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1986 | +2.6 |
| 22 | Garnica Nebot, Francesc | 1973 | ESP | F | =35B | +44N | +85B | −6N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1991 | +1.8 |
| 23 | Julia Yebra, David | 1881 | ESP | F | −4B | +88N | +79B | =25N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 1948 | +7.4 |
| 24 | Argerich Farras, Josep | 1957 | ESP | F | −78N | =28B | +29N | +69B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.25 | 1883 | -8.4 |
| 25 | Oliver Martinez-Fornes, Carlos | 1975 | ESP | F | =80N | =42B | +33N | =23B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.75 | 1936 | -4.4 |
| 26 | Roche Peris, Eduard | 1785 | ESP | F | +60N | −13N | +86B | =65N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 1873 | +6.6 |
| 27 | Arumi Arderiu, Marc | 1692 | ESP | F | −2B | +94N | +66B | =37N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1916 | +43.2 |
| 28 | Barrado Jimenez, Elias | 1770 | ESP | F | +86B | =24N | =31B | =64N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1910 | +13.4 |
| 29 | Costa Trave, Jaume | 1756 | ESP | F | =94B | +75N | −24B | +72N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.25 | 1821 | +9.2 |
| 30 | Parayre Soguero, Jordi | 1866 | ESP | F | −5N | +59B | −7N | +54B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1898 | +2.6 |
| 31 | Compta Brunet, Moises | 1845 | ESP | F | =19N | −21B | =28N | +56B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1890 | +4.4 |
| 32 | Delgado Jurado, Andres | 1972 | ESP | F | =42N | +69B | =11N | −9B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 2006 | +3.0 |
| 33 | Escoriza Lusilla, Pedro | 1830 | ESP | F | −7N | +55B | −25B | +48N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1868 | +5.8 |
| 34 | Garcia Ruiz, Adrian | 1899 | ESP | F | −11N | +61B | −14N | +73B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1856 | -5.0 |
| 35 | Grau Beltran, Eduard | 1828 | ESP | F | =22N | +70B | =20N | −18B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1831 | +0.2 |
| 36 | Tebar Ramon, Miquel | 1888 | ESP | F | −16B | +71N | +58B | −13N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1918 | +2.6 |
| 37 | Garcia i Riera, Josep | 1909 | ESP | F | −15N | +54B | =73N | =27B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 1871 | -5.4 |
| 38 | Marin Candel, Joan | 1902 | ESP | F | −6B | =67N | +81B | =10N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1860 | -5.2 |
| 39 | Martinez Rodriguez, Jose Gregorio | 1910 | VEN | F | −3B | −58N | +91B | +51N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1858 | -8.6 |
| 40 | De Graaf Sousa, Pau | 1728 | ESP | F | −20N | +74B | −8N | +70B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1119 | -20.0 |
| 41 | Lozano Villanueva, Ismael | 0 | ESP | F | −10B | +50N | −57B | +88N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1750 | -10.4 |
| 42 | Tebar Ramon, Juan Bosco | 1829 | ESP | F | =32B | =25N | −43B | +79N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1885 | +6.2 |
| 43 | Aparicio del Moral, Jesus Omar | 1942 | MEX | F | =69N | =80B | +42N | −11B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1925 | -2.6 |
| 44 | Alquezar Mancho, Renato | 1778 | ESP | F | +83N | −22B | +55N | −46B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1769 | -0.4 |
| 45 | Espuny Vinye, Ramon | 1867 | ESP | F | +76B | +91N | −13B | −57N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1758 | -10.6 |
| 46 | Romeu Perulles, Jaume | 1927 | ESP | F | −79B | −10N | +88B | +44N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1719 | -21.0 |
| 47 | Tejedor Cros, Andreu | 1916 | ESP | F | +97N | −12B | +78N | −7B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1883 | -1.2 |
| 48 | Peris Morte, Joaquim | 1757 | ESP | F | −70N | +92B | +53N | −33B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1007 | -8.6 |
| 49 | Prats Rodriguez, Juan Bosco | 1941 | ESP | F | +73N | −9B | F | +85N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 2049 | +9.0 |
| 50 | Muntane Aznar, Juan Manuel | 1795 | ESP | F | −55N | −41B | +74N | +82B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1570 | -17.4 |
| 51 | Boloix Pahissa, Xavier | 1766 | ESP | F | +90N | −20B | +83N | −39B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1667 | -7.6 |
| 52 | Rodriguez Martinez, Gerard | 0 | ESP | F | +56N | F | F | +78B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1817 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Marginet Robles, Gil | 0 | ESP | F | −71B | +76N | −48B | +86N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1648 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Ferre Arechaga, Hector | 1745 | ESP | F | +87B | −37N | +82B | −30N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1713 | -2.6 |
| 55 | Salazar Navas, Josep | 1655 | ESP | F | +50B | −33N | −44B | +99N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1666 | -1.6 |
| 56 | Romaguera Garcia, Jose Luis | 1734 | ESP | F | −52B | +95N | +87B | −31N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1658 | -3.4 |
| 57 | Arranz Penalba, Sergio | 1758 | ESP | F | −82B | F | +41N | +45B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.00 | 1880 | +9.6 |
| 58 | Lopez Buil, Jesus | 1752 | ESP | F | +92N | +39B | −36N | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1912 | +8.0 |
| 59 | Clanchet Olle, Josep | 1699 | ESP | F | +99B | −30N | −63B | +87N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1619 | -5.2 |
| 60 | Garrido Galbas, Jordi | 1565 | ESP | F | −26B | +84N | −64B | +97N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1577 | -0.8 |
| 61 | Marques Soriano, Valentin | 1726 | ESP | F | +100B | −34N | F | +83B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1691 | -1.6 |
| 62 | Salvador Gomez, Jesus Francisco | 1724 | ESP | F | +95B | −65N | +97B | −66N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 1585 | -10.0 |
| 63 | Escribano Rodriguez, Pedro | 1882 | ESP | F | F | +90B | +59N | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2484 | +4.6 |
| 64 | Balague Orduna, Enric | 1868 | ESP | F | −12N | −14B | +60N | =28B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1712 | -18.8 |
| 65 | Bellpuig Mencos, Gerard | 1875 | ESP | F | −9N | +62B | −15N | =26B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1905 | -5.2 |
| 66 | Paez Nunez, David | 1797 | ESP | F | =21N | −19B | −27N | +62B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1776 | -3.6 |
| 67 | Ortega Mendoza, Josep | 1725 | ESP | F | −18N | =38B | +68N | −21B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1832 | +10.0 |
| 68 | Soldado Pastor, Lucas | 1874 | ESP | F | −1B | =72N | −67B | +71N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1719 | -17.4 |
| 69 | Bures Amat, David | 1808 | ESP | F | =43B | −32N | +72B | −24N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1816 | +0.2 |
| 70 | Batlle Bonilla, Juan Miguel | 0 | ESP | F | +48B | −35N | =71B | −40N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1666 | 0.0 |
| 71 | Reyes Rodriguez, Cesar | 1700 | ESP | F | +53N | −36B | =70N | −68B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1081 | -10.6 |
| 72 | Sarabia Jacome, David | 1690 | ESP | F | +77N | =68B | −69N | −29B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1532 | -14.2 |
| 73 | Bise Fenoy, Jordi | 1795 | ESP | F | −49B | +82N | =37B | −34N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1747 | -5.0 |
| 74 | Saavedra Gutierrez, Juan | 0 | ESP | F | =75B | −40N | −50B | +95N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1472 | 0.0 |
| 75 | Gomez-Pardo Criado, Juan Antonio | 1715 | ESP | F | =74N | −29B | −93N | +94B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.25 | 1458 | -20.4 |
| 76 | Girona Flores, Ladislau | 1570 | ESP | F | −45N | −53B | +98N | =77B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1067 | -3.0 |
| 77 | Navarro Macias, Francisco | 0 | ESP | F | −72B | −83B | +92N | =76N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.75 | 1325 | 0.0 |
| 78 | Walter Travella, German | 1820 | ESP | F | +24B | −4N | −47B | −52N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1865 | +3.2 |
| 79 | Vazquez Sanchez, Juan Antonio | 1650 | ESP | F | +46N | −5B | −23N | −42B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1729 | +5.4 |
| 80 | Chrabalowski, Gustavo | 1841 | ARG | F | =25B | =43N | F | −12B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1897 | +3.0 |
| 81 | Sayol Santamaria, Ignasi | 1782 | ESP | F | −8B | F | −38N | +93B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1645 | -20.8 |
| 82 | Garcia Rodriguez, Dafne | 1496 | ESP | F | +57N | −73B | −54N | −50N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1578 | -4.8 |
| 83 | Garrido Casas, Marc | 1487 | ESP | F | −44B | +77N | −51B | −61N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 957 | -20.4 |
| 84 | Saladie Rastrojo, Gerard | 0 | ESP | F | −14N | −60B | +90N | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 829 | 0.0 |
| 85 | De La Cruz Lopez, Daniel | 1810 | ESP | F | −17N | +97B | −22N | −49B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1630 | -16.4 |
| 86 | Valladares Cobo, Juan | 1565 | ESP | F | −28N | +98B | −26N | −53B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1003 | -8.2 |
| 87 | Casanova Gracia, Jordi | 1480 | ESP | F | −54N | +96B | −56N | −59B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 921 | -11.6 |
| 88 | Villa Cardenas, Jorge | 1696 | ESP | F | +98N | −23B | −46N | −41B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1068 | -16.0 |
| 89 | Vivancos Munoz, Manuel | 1859 | ESP | F | +13B | −16N | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 2106 | +12.0 |
| 90 | Fabregas Soteras, Joaquin | 0 | ESP | F | −51B | −63N | −84B | +96B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 1030 | 0.0 |
| 91 | Ilari Valenti, Joan | 1656 | ESP | F | +96N | −45B | −39N | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 1101 | -7.8 |
| 92 | FIDE 553007204 | 0 | — | F | −58B | −48N | −77B | +98N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 958 | 0.0 |
| 93 | Febrero Perez, Lluis | 1525 | ESP | F | F | F | +75B | −81N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 1750 | +11.4 |
| 94 | Roura Martin, Ana Maria | 1490 | ESP | F | =29N | −27B | F | −75N | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1442 | -5.6 |
| 95 | FIDE 553007182 | 0 | — | F | −62N | −56B | =96N | −74B | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.25 | 929 | 0.0 |
| 96 | Sola Perea, Silvia | 0 | ESP | F | −91B | −87N | =95B | −90N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 764 | 0.0 |
| 97 | Sola Perea, Maria Angeles | 0 | ESP | F | −47B | −85N | −62N | −60B | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 923 | -22.8 |
| 98 | FIDE 535057980 | 0 | — | F | −88B | −86N | −76B | −92B | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 808 | 0.0 |
| 99 | Martinez Corbalan, Francisco | 0 | ESP | F | −59N | F | F | −55B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 886 | 0.0 |
| 100 | FIDE 553006208 | 0 | — | F | −61N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 926 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sort Sererols, JosepESP+45.24.0 pts · #1
- 2Arumi Arderiu, MarcESP+43.22.5 pts · #20
- 3Varela Cuadrado, CesarESP+33.83.0 pts · #6
- 1Sola Perea, Maria AngelesESP-22.80.0 pts · #93
- 2Romeu Perulles, JaumeESP-21.02.0 pts · #30
- 3Sayol Santamaria, IgnasiESP-20.81.0 pts · #63
- R2+277 Elo gap
- R2+262 Elo gap
- R3+194 Elo gap