CIUDAD DE PAMPLONA - PEPE LEUZA IN MEMORIAM 2026

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91 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 Feb 2026 to 20 Feb 2026 in Pamplona, Spain. 25 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2423, and top seed was Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera (🇨🇺 CUB, GM, 2579).

Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera (🇨🇺 CUB, GM, 2579) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Kamil Dzida (7.0) and Bartlomiej Niedbala (6.5). Albornoz Cabrera shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Unax Senosiain Noriega (1632) beat Asier Etayo Delgado (1982), a +350-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸Pamplona, Spain

Dates

15 Feb 2026 → 20 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇺GMCarlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera2579

Avg top 10

2,423

Participants

Titled players · 25

GM×4

IM×5

FM×7

CM×8

WIM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇪🇸Spain×75

🇵🇱Poland×4

🇨🇺Cuba×2

🇫🇷France×2

🇮🇳India×1

🇺🇸United States of America×1

🇷🇸Serbia×1

🇲🇹Malta×1

Top 3

🥇
GMCarlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera
🇨🇺CUB·2579
7.0pts·2531perf-2.5
🥈
IMKamil Dzida
🇵🇱POL·2411
7.0pts·2464perf+7.1
🥉
IMBartlomiej Niedbala
🇵🇱POL·2377
6.5pts·2461perf+11.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R8; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Albornoz Cabrera7Dzida7Niedbala6.5Urriza Iricibar6.5Vergara Anton6.5Rey Martinez6

R5 · LEADER CHANGE17 Feb

IM Bartlomiej Niedbala takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/9. Albornoz Cabrera takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera 3 wins (R2–R4)IM Kamil Dzida 3 wins (R3–R5)IM Bartlomiej Niedbala 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMCarlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera	*	—	½	—
2IMKamil Dzida	—	*	½	0
3IMBartlomiej Niedbala	½	½	*	½
4FMPablo Urriza Iricibar	—	1	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Albornoz Cabrera, Carlos DanielGM	2579	CUB	=15N	+23B	+21B	+11N	=6B	=3N	+8B	+13N	=19B	7.0	46.0	51.0	39.25	2531	-2.5
2	Dzida, KamilIM	2411	POL	+38B	−4N	+8B	+21N	+22B	=6N	+14B	=3N	+13B	7.0	46.0	50.0	37.25	2464	+7.1
3	Niedbala, BartlomiejIM	2377	POL	+40B	=8N	+31B	+7N	+9B	=1B	=13N	=2B	=4N	6.5	48.5	52.5	36.50	2461	+11.2
4	Urriza Iricibar, PabloFM	2244	ESP	+41N	+2B	−7B	−22N	+60B	+21N	+27B	+24N	=3B	6.5	43.5	46.5	32.25	2311	+19.8
5	Vergara Anton, DiegoIM	2432	ESP	+18N	=14B	=9N	=15B	−30N	+33B	+37N	+20B	+17N	6.5	42.5	47.0	34.00	2329	-8.4
6	Rohith Krishna SGM	2484	IND	+25N	=9B	+14N	+10B	=1N	=2B	−12N	=7N	+24B	6.0	48.5	53.5	34.50	2434	-4.0
7	Rey Martinez, JaimeFM	2380	ESP	+37N	+36B	+4N	−3B	+15N	−13B	+25N	=6B	=12N	6.0	45.5	50.0	32.00	2382	+2.6
8	Leone Amigot, HaymarCM	2163	ESP	+52N	=3B	−2N	+43B	+28N	+10B	−1N	+16B	=30N	6.0	45.5	49.0	29.50	2335	+40.4
9	Labiano Hernandez, JuanFM	2272	ESP	+35N	=6N	=5B	+18B	−3N	=38B	+32N	=30B	+23N	6.0	43.0	47.0	30.00	2315	+11.6
10	Otero Marino, AlainIM	2347	CUB	=31B	+32N	+34B	−6N	+42B	−8N	+28B	=14N	+21B	6.0	41.0	45.0	28.00	2238	-18.4
11	Leiva, GianmarcoIM	2348	PER	=23N	+28B	+30N	−1B	+39N	−14B	=31N	+48B	+25N	6.0	40.5	44.5	27.25	2264	-7.3
12	Kokoszczynski, JanFM	2264	POL	=32B	−31N	+61B	+62N	+53B	+30N	+6B	−19N	=7B	6.0	37.5	40.5	25.25	2258	+4.2
13	Pap, MisaGM	2449	SRB	−21B	+26N	+38B	+25N	+24B	+7N	=3B	−1B	−2N	5.5	46.5	50.5	28.25	2337	-9.6
14	Becerra, Juan DavidFM	2219	COL	+50B	=5N	−6B	+34N	+31B	+11N	−2N	=10B	=18N	5.5	46.0	49.5	27.50	2318	+24.4
15	Goni Sierro, Jon	2143	ESP	=1B	+60N	+17B	=5N	−7B	+53N	−19B	=22N	+41N	5.5	43.0	46.0	25.25	2294	+68.0
16	Sammons, Evan	2298	USA	+39B	−21N	−22B	+29N	=46B	+61N	+26B	−8N	+27B	5.5	39.0	42.0	24.00	2076	-41.6
17	Ruiz Buendia, MiguelFM	2302	ESP	+22N	=30B	−15N	+49B	−23N	+56B	+39N	+50B	−5B	5.5	37.5	41.0	21.75	2152	-27.6
18	Siscar Conill, Aitor	2104	ESP	−5B	+67N	+27B	−9N	+68B	−24N	+63B	+54N	=14B	5.5	37.5	40.5	20.25	2080	-1.0
19	Korneev, OlegGM	2422	ESP	F	F	=37N	+54B	+40N	=23B	+15N	+12B	=1N	5.5	35.5	35.5	27.25	2410	+0.9
20	Martinez Martin, Inigo	2179	ESP	=26B	=46N	=62B	=60N	+61B	=22N	+51B	−5N	+39N	5.5	34.0	37.0	20.50	2083	-18.6
21	Navarrete Delgado, SergioCM	2104	ESP	+13N	+16B	−1N	−2B	+33N	−4B	+59N	+29B	−10N	5.0	47.0	50.0	23.50	2211	+25.2
22	Pascual Garcia, Martin	2055	ESP	−17B	+45N	+16N	+4B	−2N	=20B	+38N	=15B	F	5.0	43.5	43.5	25.50	2271	+44.8
23	Barcelo Melnyk, MarcCM	2078	ESP	=11B	−1N	+74B	+27N	+17B	=19N	−24B	+67N	−9B	5.0	43.0	45.5	21.75	2198	+52.8
24	Portero Rubio, MartinCM	2196	ESP	−34N	+56B	+35N	+33B	−13N	+18B	+23N	−4B	−6N	5.0	42.0	45.5	23.00	2157	-7.4
25	Martel Bruniaux, MalkoCM	2111	ESP	−6B	+54N	+46B	−13B	+35N	+70N	−7B	+34N	−11B	5.0	40.0	43.0	19.50	2176	+26.8
26	Lopez Gil, Diego	1940	ESP	=20N	−13B	+48N	−30B	+44N	+72B	−16N	=38B	+59N	5.0	36.0	39.0	18.75	2020	+18.2
27	Abadia Pascual, Lluis	1834	ESP	+83N	+86B	−18N	−23B	+75N	+40B	−4N	+31B	−16N	5.0	35.5	36.5	14.00	2009	+31.2
28	Garcia Amelibia, Emilio	2078	ESP	F	−11N	+64B	+45N	−8B	+49B	−10N	+52B	+50N	5.0	35.5	35.5	17.50	2091	+11.6
29	Valverde Lopez, Francisco Leopoldo	1642	ESP	=33N	+81B	=50N	−16B	−52B	+79N	+53B	−21N	+57N	5.0	31.0	33.0	15.00	1880	+43.4
30	Pedchenko Bondar, AlexandrCM	2124	ESP	F	=17N	−11B	+26N	+5B	−12B	+42N	=9N	=8B	4.5	45.0	45.0	24.25	2243	+25.4
31	Zapata Campos, Lidia KarenWIM	2075	ESP	=10N	+12B	−3N	+59B	−14N	+43B	=11B	−27N	=33N	4.5	43.5	46.5	21.25	2073	+1.2
32	Dura Olmos, Gines Raul	1982	ESP	=12N	−10B	=42N	F	+45B	+68N	−9B	+51N	=36B	4.5	37.0	37.0	17.75	2043	+13.0
33	Abalmaz, Pavlo	1849	UKR	=29B	+88N	+73B	−24N	−21B	−5N	+77B	=35N	=31B	4.5	35.5	36.5	13.00	1926	+18.0
34	Quesada Aguilera, Antonio	1967	ESP	+24B	F	−10N	−14B	=59N	+75B	+85N	−25B	+71N	4.5	32.0	32.0	14.00	1981	+5.2
35	Vinal Gutierrez, Pedro	2026	ESP	−9B	+59N	−24B	+74N	−25B	+76N	F	=33B	+49N	4.5	32.0	32.0	13.75	1952	-10.4
36	Antunez Riezu, Joaquin	2150	ESP	+73B	−7N	+41B	=53N	F	=42B	−50N	+60B	=32N	4.5	31.0	31.0	15.50	2033	-22.2
37	Vila Dupla, AurelioFM	2088	ESP	−7B	+70N	=19B	F	+67N	F	−5B	+73N	+42B	4.5	30.5	30.5	15.25	2186	+17.8
38	Echegoyen Sadyan, Mateo	2102	ESP	−2N	+43B	−13N	+64B	+84B	=9N	−22B	=26N	−48N	4.0	39.5	41.5	14.50	1975	-52.8
39	Merino Olaverri, Jon	2038	ESP	−16N	F	+71B	+55N	−11B	+74N	−17B	+45N	−20B	4.0	35.5	35.5	13.00	1989	-13.6
40	Miellet-Bensan, Yves	2085	FRA	−3N	+68B	F	+52N	−19B	−27N	+49B	−42N	+61B	4.0	34.0	34.0	13.00	1977	-21.6
41	Etayo Delgado, Asier	1982	ESP	−4B	+55N	−36N	+71B	F	−51N	+43B	+63N	−15B	4.0	33.5	33.5	13.50	1832	-48.8
42	Ruiz Escobar, Rafael	1877	ESP	+44B	+87N	=32B	F	−10N	=36N	−30B	+40B	−37N	4.0	33.0	33.0	13.50	2001	+19.0
43	Yanston, Kseniia	1745	ESP	+90B	−38N	+51B	−8N	=62B	−31N	−41N	+55B	=60N	4.0	31.5	32.0	10.50	1839	+34.0
44	Monteserin Esteban, Diego	1652	ESP	−42N	+58B	−49N	+69B	−26B	=65N	=61B	−66N	+81B	4.0	28.0	30.0	11.50	1637	-10.8
45	Migueltorena Tellechea, Imanol	1727	ESP	+80N	−22B	+86N	−28B	−32N	+90B	=52N	−39B	=62B	4.0	28.0	28.5	6.75	1789	+14.8
46	Estevez Sacristan, DevaCM	1972	ESP	F	=20B	−25N	+83B	=16N	F	−67B	+47N	+66B	4.0	28.0	28.0	14.50	1962	+0.8
47	Monteserin Esteban, Julio	1655	ESP	−57B	+77N	−54B	−79N	+91N	+87B	−48N	−46B	+80N	4.0	22.5	22.5	5.50	1595	-26.8
48	Gonzalez Pabollet, Jesus Maria S	1886	ESP	F	+75N	−26B	F	+90N	F	+47B	−11N	+38B	4.0	22.0	22.0	11.00	1977	+15.4
49	Salas Giralda, Luca	1797	ESP	−55B	+79N	+44B	−17N	=51B	−28N	−40N	+90B	−35B	3.5	32.0	32.5	8.25	1716	-42.8
50	Sola Plaza, Gregorio	1976	ESP	−14N	F	=29B	F	+66B	+55N	+36B	−17N	−28B	3.5	32.0	32.0	13.50	1952	-1.8
51	Senosiain Noriega, Unax	1632	ESP	−56N	+80B	−43N	+86B	=49N	+41B	−20N	−32B	−52N	3.5	30.5	31.5	8.75	1700	+17.2
52	Cemborain Oricain, Alfonso	1926	ESP	−8B	F	+66N	−40B	+29N	F	=45B	−28N	+51B	3.5	30.5	30.5	13.50	1861	-10.2
53	Arana Oloron, Roberto	1855	ESP	+85N	+84B	F	=36B	−12N	−15B	−29N	−59B	+82N	3.5	30.0	30.0	8.25	1799	-15.2
54	Otazu Casanes, Abel	1806	ESP	+65B	−25B	+47N	−19N	=55B	F	+84N	−18B	F	3.5	28.5	28.5	10.75	1840	+6.0
55	Bustince Labairu, Adrian	1536	ESP	+49N	−41B	+82N	−39B	=54N	−50B	F	−43N	+74B	3.5	27.0	27.0	9.75	1773	+78.8
56	Mizzi, Steve	1832	MLT	+51B	−24N	F	=65N	+58B	−17N	+62B	F	F	3.5	26.5	26.5	11.50	1927	+13.4
57	Roviralta Montero, Axel	1897	ESP	+47N	F	−60B	−84N	+65B	−63N	=66B	+82N	−29B	3.5	25.0	25.0	10.50	1687	-35.8
58	Gonzalez Murillo, Juan Luis	1532	ESP	−70B	−44N	=77B	+78N	−56N	−64B	=90N	+87B	=72B	3.5	22.5	23.0	6.50	1466	-28.4
59	Borkowski, Jan	1673	POL	+63N	−35B	F	−31N	=34B	=62N	−21B	+53N	−26B	3.0	33.5	36.5	10.25	1833	+27.7
60	Planas Gene, JuanCM	1958	ESP	F	−15B	+57N	=20B	−4N	F	+68B	−36N	=43B	3.0	32.5	32.5	11.25	1963	-0.6
61	Moursy Sadek, Tarek	1854	ESP	F	+82B	−12N	+76B	−20N	−16B	=44N	=75B	−40N	3.0	32.0	32.0	7.75	1815	-14.0
62	Vicente Ezeiza, Mikel	1999	ESP	F	F	=20N	−12B	=43N	=59B	−56N	+64B	=45N	3.0	29.0	29.0	11.25	1823	-30.6
63	Perez Munoz, Julian	0	ESP	−59B	+65N	F	−70B	+64N	+57B	−18N	−41B	F	3.0	27.5	27.5	9.50	1770	0.0
64	Garcia Amelibia, Luis	1686	ESP	F	+69B	−28N	−38N	−63B	+58N	−73B	−62N	+88B	3.0	25.0	25.0	7.50	1720	+0.4
65	Jullian, Herve	1626	FRA	−54N	−63B	+80N	=56B	−57N	=44B	−81N	+89B	−69N	3.0	24.5	25.5	6.75	1557	-12.2
66	Molinero Castejon, Diego	1700	ESP	+77B	=73N	−52B	F	−50N	F	=57N	+44B	−46N	3.0	23.5	23.5	9.50	1763	+15.6
67	Castellano Galban, Mikel	1804	ESP	+76N	−18B	+85N	F	−37B	F	+46N	−23B	F	3.0	23.5	23.5	8.50	1909	+14.6
68	Otano Villanueva, Joseba	1729	ESP	+79B	−40N	+87B	F	−18N	−32B	−60N	−77N	+90B	3.0	23.0	23.0	3.50	1722	-4.8
69	Echeverria Mugica, Inaki	1470	ESP	=74B	−64N	=72B	−44N	F	F	+87N	−71B	+65B	3.0	19.5	19.5	6.75	1523	+14.8
70	Moral Barragan, Diego	1769	ESP	+58N	−37B	F	+63N	F	−25B	F	F	+76N	3.0	18.5	18.5	9.00	1825	+3.8
71	Cabrera Martel, Isaac	1675	ESP	+89B	F	−39N	−41N	F	+81B	F	+69N	−34B	3.0	18.5	18.5	6.00	1671	-3.0
72	Etayo Delgado, Maider	1692	ESP	−86N	=76B	=69N	+87B	F	−26N	F	=80B	=58N	3.0	18.0	18.0	6.50	1511	-5.2
73	Anguas Fanlo, Sergio	1907	ESP	−36N	=66B	−33N	F	+79B	F	+64N	−37B	F	2.5	24.5	24.5	6.50	1773	-20.2
74	Lizarraga Rivas, Daniel	1743	ESP	=69N	+78B	−23N	−35B	+83N	−39B	F	F	−55N	2.5	24.5	24.5	6.00	1644	-20.4
75	Donazar Garayoa, Miguel	1634	ESP	F	−48B	+78N	F	−27B	−34N	+79B	=61N	F	2.5	21.0	21.0	6.00	1681	+4.8
76	Hernandez Zorzano, Fernando	1564	ESP	−67B	=72N	+88B	−61N	F	−35B	F	+78N	−70B	2.5	20.0	20.0	5.00	1529	-9.0
77	De Castro Esparza, Cesar	0	ESP	−66N	−47B	=58N	F	+86B	F	−33N	+68B	F	2.5	19.0	19.0	5.75	1545	0.0
78	Alonso Irujo, Juan	1428	ESP	F	−74N	−75B	−58B	=80N	−83B	+86N	−76B	+79N	2.5	18.0	18.0	4.00	1342	-29.6
79	Sanchez Lorente, Jose Antonio	1457	ESP	−68N	−49B	+89N	+47B	−73N	−29B	−75N	F	−78B	2.0	24.0	24.0	5.00	1369	-13.6
80	Hernandez Sabate, Inaki	1436	ESP	−45B	−51N	−65B	F	=78B	F	+88N	=72N	−47B	2.0	21.0	21.0	3.75	1324	-15.6
81	Migueltorena Tellechea, Unai	0	ESP	F	−29N	−83B	+89B	F	−71N	+65B	F	−44N	2.0	18.0	18.0	4.00	1405	0.0
82	Garde Gonzalez, Daniel	1592	ESP	F	−61N	−55B	+88N	−85B	F	+89N	−57B	−53B	2.0	17.5	17.5	2.00	960	-59.6
83	Aguinaga Garijo, Daniel	1633	ESP	−27B	F	+81N	−46N	−74B	+78N	F	F	F	2.0	16.0	16.0	4.50	1551	-9.4
84	Casajus Rubio, David	1630	ESP	+91B	−53N	F	+57B	−38N	F	−54B	F	F	2.0	14.5	14.5	3.50	1809	+40.0
85	Carra Milagro, Diego	1647	ESP	−53B	+89N	−67B	F	+82N	F	−34B	F	F	2.0	14.0	14.0	3.00	1612	-4.6
86	Martinez De Sabarte Capanaga, Idoia	0	ESP	+72B	−27N	−45B	−51N	−77N	F	−78B	−88B	−89N	1.0	22.5	22.5	3.00	1387	0.0
87	Vicente Mateo, Jose Miguel	0	ESP	F	−42B	−68N	−72N	+88B	−47N	−69B	−58N	F	1.0	21.5	21.5	1.00	830	0.0
88	Garcia Guerrero, Fernando	1441	ESP	F	−33B	−76N	−82B	−87N	F	−80B	+86N	−64N	1.0	16.0	16.0	1.00	826	0.0
89	FIDE 553057295	0	—	−71N	−85B	−79B	−81N	F	F	−82B	−65N	+86B	1.0	15.0	15.0	1.00	800	0.0
90	Merino Olaverri, Julen	1496	ESP	−43N	F	F	F	−48B	−45N	=58B	−49N	−68N	0.5	22.0	22.0	1.75	1336	-31.6
91	Aranzabal Minguez, Alex	1820	ESP	−84N	F	F	F	−47B	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	844	-29.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Bustince Labairu, AdrianESP
+78.8
3.5 pts · #45
2Goni Sierro, JonESP
+68.0
5.5 pts · #15
3Barcelo Melnyk, MarcCMESP
+52.8
5.0 pts · #20

Top rating losers

1Garde Gonzalez, DanielESP
-59.6
2.0 pts · #91
2Echegoyen Sadyan, MateoESP
-52.8
4.0 pts · #35
3Etayo Delgado, AsierESP
-48.8
4.0 pts · #59

Biggest upsets

R6+350 Elo gap
Senosiain Noriega, Unax1632 beat Etayo Delgado, Asier1982
R1+345 Elo gap
CMNavarrete Delgado, Sergio2104 beat GMPap, Misa2449
R5+308 Elo gap
CMPedchenko Bondar, Alexandr2124 beat IMVergara Anton, Diego2432