Cto de Aragon de Veteranos Master 50 2026 Rondas 1-3
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58 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 11 Apr 2026 to 25 Apr 2026 in Zaragoza, Spain. Top 10 Elo average was 1965, and top seed was Manuel Lamas Mercadal (🇪🇸 ESP, 2183).
Roberto Sanchez Castro (🇪🇸 ESP, 1927) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Manuel Lamas Mercadal (3.0) and Roberto Martin Barbero (3.0).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Jose Luis Fernando Lostao (1572) beat Isaac Galvez Longas (1798), a +226-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Zaragoza, Spain
Dates
11 Apr 2026 → 25 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇪🇸Spain×57
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 5 players tied at 3.0/3, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
5 players finish on 3.0/3. Sanchez Castro takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.0).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Roberto Martin Barbero 3 wins (R1–R3)Jesus Raul Cebollada Pacheco 3 wins (R1–R3)Manuel Lamas Mercadal 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanchez Castro, Roberto | 1927 | ESP | +21N | +10B | +8N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 2609 | +21.4 |
| 2 | Lamas Mercadal, Manuel | 2183 | ESP | +16N | +13B | +30N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2621 | +6.4 |
| 3 | Martin Barbero, Roberto | 1931 | ESP | +22B | +37N | +12B | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2527 | +14.4 |
| 4 | Cebollada Pacheco, Jesus Raul | 1950 | ESP | +31N | +38B | +11N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2556 | +15.2 |
| 5 | Guerra Perez, Rafael | 1955 | ESP | +32B | +29N | +9B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2582 | +16.6 |
| 6 | Lancis Villar, Juan Jose | 1780 | ESP | +42N | =20B | +23N | 2.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.25 | 2058 | +20.8 |
| 7 | Fron Merchan, Fernando | 1739 | ESP | +54N | =28B | +20N | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 2014 | +21.0 |
| 8 | Valiente Roy, Jose Javier | 2030 | ESP | +47B | +24N | −1B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1946 | -5.4 |
| 9 | Barranco Castillo, Jose Antonio | 1853 | ESP | +25N | +52B | −5N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1796 | -2.8 |
| 10 | Garcia Lopez, Antonio 1973 | 1741 | ESP | +40B | −1N | +33B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1780 | +3.8 |
| 11 | Obon Zuniga, Francisco | 1834 | ESP | +41B | +33N | −4B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1845 | +1.8 |
| 12 | Martinez Alba, Ruben Pascual | 1715 | ESP | +56B | +36N | −3N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1871 | +13.4 |
| 13 | Rueda Pellicena, Fernando | 1787 | ESP | +51B | −2N | +39B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1920 | +8.8 |
| 14 | Gines Abad, Pedro | 1957 | ESP | =15N | =34B | +26N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.00 | 1816 | -8.6 |
| 15 | Sancho Herranz, Miguel Angel | 1696 | ESP | =14B | =35N | +36B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1999 | +23.6 |
| 16 | Torcal Andolz, Alfonso | 1709 | ESP | −2B | +51N | +52N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1828 | +4.0 |
| 17 | Pintanel Torres, Manuel | 1587 | ESP | −29B | +32N | +35B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 1876 | +23.0 |
| 18 | Gaston Cabello, Jorge | 1751 | ESP | +55N | −30B | +34N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1769 | +2.2 |
| 19 | Perez Puyal, Jose Joaquin | 1893 | ESP | F | +53N | +31B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2458 | +8.2 |
| 20 | Torres Ferrandez, Mario | 1900 | ESP | +44B | =6N | −7B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 1722 | -13.6 |
| 21 | Varela Munoz, Jose Antonio | 1656 | ESP | −1B | +40N | =24B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1741 | +6.2 |
| 22 | Laborda Perez, Jose Antonio | 1679 | ESP | −3N | +46B | =27N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1764 | +6.2 |
| 23 | Artal Alegria, Francisco Javier | 1913 | ESP | =39B | +43N | −6B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1675 | -17.4 |
| 24 | Lana Lacuna, Sergio | 1831 | ESP | +57N | −8B | =21N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1765 | -5.0 |
| 25 | Munoz Moreno, Juan Jose | 1636 | ESP | −9B | =45N | +50B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1718 | +6.2 |
| 26 | Moursy Sadek, Tarek | 1819 | ESP | =43B | +50N | −14B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1692 | -8.8 |
| 27 | Galvez Longas, Isaac | 1798 | ESP | −33B | +41N | =22B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1630 | -13.0 |
| 28 | Javierre Conesa, Alfonso | 1882 | ESP | +53B | =7N | F | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1881 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Ceamanos Diaz, Juan Francisco | 1807 | ESP | +17N | −5B | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1771 | -3.2 |
| 30 | Aviol Perez, Jose Mariano | 1894 | ESP | F | +18N | −2B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1967 | +3.0 |
| 31 | Prieto Martinez, Francisco Javier | 1679 | ESP | −4B | +58N | −19N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1660 | -2.4 |
| 32 | Fernandez Sierra, Pedro Jose | 1686 | ESP | −5N | −17B | +51N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1571 | -10.0 |
| 33 | Fernando Lostao, Jose Luis | 1572 | ESP | +27N | −11B | −10N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1666 | +12.8 |
| 34 | Melero Tierra, Jesus Alberto | 1528 | ESP | =35B | =14N | −18B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1688 | +9.8 |
| 35 | Merin Flores, Miguel Angel | 1759 | ESP | =34N | =15B | −17N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1479 | -22.2 |
| 36 | Rebolledo Cuesta, Francisco | 1906 | ESP | +48N | −12B | −15N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1563 | -53.2 |
| 37 | Lebron Duran, Jose Maria | 1788 | ESP | +46N | −3B | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1747 | -1.8 |
| 38 | Soto Fidalgo, Guillermo | 1754 | ESP | F | −4N | +44B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1799 | +2.0 |
| 39 | Lorente Aguar, Ruben | 1655 | ESP | =23N | =49B | −13N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1699 | +3.2 |
| 40 | Bellido Perez, Angel | 1466 | ESP | −10N | −21B | +57B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1543 | +5.4 |
| 41 | Carruesco Carceller, Miguel Angel | 1636 | ESP | −11N | −27B | +58B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1589 | -4.2 |
| 42 | Alvaro Rada, Gonzalo | 1543 | ESP | −6B | −44N | +53B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1563 | +1.4 |
| 43 | Perez Perez, Jose Luis | 1590 | ESP | =26N | −23B | =45B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 1709 | +8.0 |
| 44 | Fernandez Aira, Tomas | 1647 | ESP | −20N | +42B | −38N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1607 | -3.6 |
| 45 | Laya Reig, Diego | 1771 | ESP | F | =25B | =43N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1613 | -8.4 |
| 46 | Amillo Navarro, Emilio | 1563 | ESP | −37B | −22N | +55B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1534 | -2.8 |
| 47 | Celma Pueyo, Ramon | 1705 | ESP | −8N | F | +54B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1736 | +1.0 |
| 48 | Garcia Estruch, Mauricio | 1653 | ESP | −36B | +56N | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1654 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Torres Montes, Juan | 1771 | ESP | =50B | =39N | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1592 | -9.2 |
| 50 | Bringas Rasines, Agustin Angel | 1529 | ESP | =49N | −26B | −25N | 0.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1469 | -4.2 |
| 51 | Amillo Navarro, Ismael | 1547 | ESP | −13N | −16B | −32B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 928 | -15.8 |
| 52 | FIDE 553060423 | 0 | — | F | −9N | −16B | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 982 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Perez Artigues, Ramon | 1637 | ESP | −28N | −19B | −42N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 973 | -20.0 |
| 54 | Alvira Ruiz de Valdivia, Jose Antonio | 1445 | ESP | −7B | F | −47N | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 922 | -6.6 |
| 55 | Moreno Lopez, Maria Isabel | 1509 | ESP | −18B | F | −46N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 857 | -12.4 |
| 56 | Quesada Lopez, Luis | 1402 | ESP | −12N | −48B | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 884 | -6.6 |
| 57 | Royo Asin, Jose Ignacio | 1609 | ESP | −24B | F | −40N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 849 | -18.2 |
| 58 | Gil Soldevilla, Moises | 1511 | ESP | F | −31B | −41N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 858 | -24.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sancho Herranz, Miguel AngelESP+23.62.0 pts · #14
- 2Pintanel Torres, ManuelESP+23.02.0 pts · #16
- 3Sanchez Castro, RobertoESP+21.43.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Rebolledo Cuesta, FranciscoESP-53.21.0 pts · #35
- 2Gil Soldevilla, MoisesESP-24.40.0 pts · #58
- 3Merin Flores, Miguel AngelESP-22.21.0 pts · #46
Biggest upsets
- R1+226 Elo gap
- R3+210 Elo gap
- R2+191 Elo gap