Open de Ajedrez Navidad 2025

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91 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 22 Dec 2025 to 30 Dec 2025 in Valencia, Spain. 3 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2081, and top seed was Slobodan Kovacevic (🇷🇸 SRB, IM, 2211).

Saul Perez Travieso (🇪🇸 ESP, 2082) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Lucas Morera Roda (5.5) and Jordi Munoz Dodin (5.5). Perez Travieso took the lead from round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Luis Ortiz Duran (1633) beat Oliver Kevin Uran Bermudez (CM, 2045), a +412-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸Valencia, Spain

Dates

22 Dec 2025 → 30 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇸IMSlobodan Kovacevic2211

Avg top 10

2,081

Participants

Titled players · 3

IM×1

CM×2

Federations · 8 represented

🇪🇸Spain×77

🇻🇪Venezuela×2

🇦🇷Argentina×1

🇫🇷France×1

🇳🇴Norway×1

🇦🇺Australia×1

🇷🇺Russia×1

🇷🇸Serbia×1

Top 3

🥇
Saul Perez Travieso
🇪🇸ESP·2082
6.5pts·2335perf+31.6
🥈
Lucas Morera Roda
🇪🇸ESP·2033
5.5pts·2120perf+17.8
🥉
Jordi Munoz Dodin
🇪🇸ESP·1995
5.5pts·2185perf+69.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Saul Perez Travieso led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Perez Travieso6.5Munoz Dodin5.5Zachariassen5.5Morera Roda5.5Valero Crespo5.5Gomez-Cabrero Lopez5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE29 Dec

Saul Perez Travieso takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Saul Perez Travieso drew with Jordi Munoz Dodin (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Saul Perez Travieso 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Jordi Munoz Dodin 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Saul Perez Travieso	*	½	1	1
2Jordi Munoz Dodin	½	*	—	½
3Bjarne Zachariassen	0	—	*	—
4Lucas Morera Roda	0	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Perez Travieso, Saul	2082	ESP	+23B	+41N	+16B	=3N	+4B	+2N	+6B	6.5	29.5	33.0	30.25	2335	+31.6
2	Morera Roda, Lucas	2033	ESP	+63N	+58B	+30N	+6B	+10N	−1B	=3N	5.5	27.5	29.5	20.25	2120	+17.8
3	Munoz Dodin, Jordi	1995	ESP	+35N	+17B	+71N	=1B	+20N	=31B	=2B	5.5	27.0	29.0	21.25	2185	+69.6
4	Zachariassen, Bjarne	1934	NOR	+47B	=11N	+79B	+32N	−1N	+46B	+31N	5.5	24.0	25.5	16.75	2049	+21.2
5	Valero Crespo, Hector	1684	ESP	−71N	+45B	+84N	+9B	=42N	+18B	+10N	5.5	22.0	23.0	19.25	2097	+120.4
6	Martinez Villena, David	2089	ESP	+61B	+22N	+8B	−2N	+26B	+12N	−1N	5.0	29.5	32.0	20.00	2052	-2.0
7	Gomez-Cabrero Lopez, Rafael	2085	ESP	=44N	+83B	−10N	+38B	=36B	+26N	+27B	5.0	22.5	24.0	16.25	1933	-18.4
8	Roche Fraile, Carlos	1982	ESP	+82N	+40B	−6N	+37B	=30N	=32B	+36B	5.0	22.5	24.0	15.50	1939	-6.0
9	Penades Ordaz, Miguel	1852	ESP	+75B	=34N	=11B	−5N	+63B	+72N	+22B	5.0	21.5	23.5	14.00	1795	-6.8
10	Ainsa Jimenez, Lucas	1973	ESP	+49B	+46N	+7B	+31N	−2B	=15N	−5B	4.5	27.0	30.0	16.75	2001	+18.4
11	Cortijo Tocino, David	1688	ESP	+90N	=4B	=9N	=18B	+24N	=20B	=12B	4.5	27.0	27.0	15.50	1970	+85.6
12	Hassomal Daswani, Birjkumar	1942	ESP	+48N	−30B	+13N	+78B	+44N	−6B	=11N	4.5	23.5	25.0	14.25	1827	-16.0
13	Gauna Tello, Tiziano Tomas	1663	ARG	−19B	+56N	−12B	+59N	+65N	+16B	=20N	4.5	22.0	24.0	13.50	1837	+61.2
14	Turner, Justin	2047	AUS	−33N	F	+47B	+34N	=25B	+17B	+32N	4.5	21.5	21.5	16.00	1911	-14.2
15	Benslimane, Khalil	2056	ESP	F	+52N	+25B	F	+17N	=10B	+30N	4.5	19.0	19.0	16.75	2136	+7.6
16	Miranda Calvo, Max	1879	ESP	+80N	+33B	−1N	+21B	−31B	−13N	+49B	4.0	25.0	26.5	12.00	1811	-10.4
17	Abad Gramaje, Antonio	1758	ESP	+81B	−3N	+51B	+49N	−15B	−14N	+47B	4.0	23.5	25.0	10.50	1796	+7.4
18	Penarrubia Blasco, Jose Alfredo	1920	ESP	F	+60B	=44N	=11N	+39B	−5N	+34B	4.0	22.5	22.5	13.25	1786	-17.4
19	Soto, Leonardo	1972	COL	+13N	=37B	=78N	−30B	−33N	+35B	+44N	4.0	21.5	23.0	13.50	1718	-78.8
20	Custard Gasco, Daniela Brenda	1836	ESP	+64N	+84B	+24N	F	−3B	=11N	=13B	4.0	21.5	21.5	11.50	1847	+3.0
21	Delord, Tristan	1677	ESP	−31B	+65N	+52B	−16N	+50B	=25N	=40B	4.0	21.0	23.0	11.75	1754	+26.0
22	Serrano, Armando	1777	FRA	+50N	−6B	−63N	+45B	+76N	+44B	−9N	4.0	21.0	23.0	11.00	1739	-6.0
23	Beneyto de Ramon, Jaime	1640	ESP	−1N	=50B	+64N	F	=28B	+66N	+39B	4.0	21.0	21.0	11.00	1796	+37.6
24	Alberola Mulet, Benjamin	1996	ESP	+59B	+39N	−20B	−46N	−11B	+60N	+51B	4.0	20.5	23.0	11.50	1730	-39.8
25	Perez Pinazo, Jose Oscar	1779	ESP	+65B	F	−15N	+75B	=14N	=21B	+38N	4.0	20.5	20.5	11.75	1872	+14.8
26	Santander Puig, Hector	1753	ESP	=68N	=72B	+48N	+63B	−6N	−7B	+45N	4.0	20.0	22.0	10.00	1748	-2.0
27	Sirit Rodriguez, Hector David	1809	VEN	+66N	−71B	+33N	−44B	+48N	+78B	−7N	4.0	18.5	20.0	10.00	1812	+0.2
28	Villalta Zevallos, Angel Rafael	0	PER	=62N	−54B	+60N	=55B	=23N	=74B	+78N	4.0	17.0	18.5	9.75	1732	0.0
29	Lluna Castilla, Alvaro	1832	ESP	−52B	+69N	+74B	F	+58N	−30B	+46N	4.0	16.0	16.0	9.50	1762	-8.8
30	Mironenko, Mykola	1685	ESP	F	+12N	−2B	+19N	=8B	+29N	−15B	3.5	27.5	27.5	15.00	2027	+100.0
31	Vinuesa Sorli, RubenCM	2162	ESP	+21N	+36B	F	−10B	+16N	=3N	−4B	3.5	27.0	29.0	14.25	1953	-27.8
32	Casan Benito, Sebastian	1831	ESP	+45N	F	+34B	−4B	+35N	=8N	−14B	3.5	25.0	25.0	12.50	1858	+11.6
33	Ruiz De Assin, Sergio	1639	ESP	+14B	−16N	−27B	+69N	+19B	−40N	=41B	3.5	23.5	25.5	12.25	1812	+60.8
34	Ortiz Duran, Luis	1633	ESP	+54N	=9B	−32N	−14B	+64N	+58B	−18N	3.5	22.5	24.5	10.00	1854	+34.6
35	Albert Orti, Carles	1601	ESP	−3B	+85N	+41B	=39N	−32B	−19N	+66B	3.5	22.0	23.0	8.25	1744	+44.8
36	Miquel Badenes, Indalecio	1829	ESP	+69B	−31N	F	+53B	=7N	+37B	−8N	3.5	22.0	22.0	11.00	1891	+10.8
37	Saushkin, Igor	1725	RUS	+73B	=19N	=42B	−8N	+51B	−36N	=72B	3.5	21.0	23.0	9.75	1753	+5.2
38	Martinez Piqueras, Miguel Angel	1695	ESP	F	=64B	+43N	−7N	+57B	+59N	−25B	3.5	20.0	21.0	10.00	1694	-2.0
39	Lirola Gimeno, Manuel Jaime	1728	ESP	+67N	−24B	+76N	=35B	−18N	+83B	−23N	3.5	19.5	21.0	7.25	1655	-26.4
40	Sanchez Relucio, Juan Carlos	1729	ESP	+85B	−8N	−49B	F	+53N	+33B	=21N	3.5	19.5	19.5	9.50	1696	-4.2
41	Cidoncha Garcia, Miguel Angel	1770	ESP	+70N	−1B	−35N	−66B	+81N	+80B	=33N	3.5	19.0	20.5	6.75	1600	-58.8
42	Gomez-Cabrero Lopez, David	1994	ESP	F	+53B	=37N	F	=5B	=62N	+55B	3.5	17.5	17.5	11.75	1829	-32.4
43	Rodriguez Marti, Pau	1479	ESP	F	F	−38B	=60N	+86B	+63N	+79B	3.5	12.0	12.0	5.75	1740	+54.4
44	Gregori Olivares, Borja	1666	ESP	=7B	+91N	=18B	+27N	−12B	−22N	−19B	3.0	25.5	25.5	8.50	1789	+30.4
45	Yi, Yusi	1511	ESP	−32B	−5N	+81B	−22N	+73B	+61N	−26B	3.0	21.5	23.0	6.00	1567	-11.6
46	Marques Montolio, Luis	1701	ESP	+86N	−10B	+68N	+24B	F	−4N	−29B	3.0	21.0	21.0	7.00	1760	+6.4
47	Xu, Javier	1554	ESP	−4N	+86B	−14N	+84B	−55N	+67B	−17N	3.0	20.0	21.0	4.00	1039	-28.0
48	Candelas Megia, David	1555	ESP	−12B	+89N	−26B	+56N	−27B	−75N	+70B	3.0	19.5	19.5	5.00	1527	-8.4
49	Avondet Banos, Julieta	1561	ESP	−10N	+88B	+40N	−17B	−78N	+84B	−16N	3.0	18.5	18.5	4.50	1568	-2.0
50	Sanchez Garrido, Pedro	1471	ESP	−22B	=23N	+80B	=79N	−21N	−53B	+84N	3.0	18.0	19.0	5.25	1527	+8.2
51	Martinez Ferrer, Ismael	1584	GER	−77N	+67B	−17N	+68B	−37N	+65B	−24N	3.0	17.5	19.5	6.00	1598	-4.0
52	Desantiago Sifontes, Roman Alejandro	1522	ESP	+29N	−15B	−21N	F	−59B	+91N	+58B	3.0	17.5	17.5	6.50	1691	+36.8
53	Penarrubia Gil, Aitor	1562	ESP	F	−42N	+90B	−36N	−40B	+50N	+59B	3.0	16.0	16.0	5.50	1646	+16.8
54	Uran Bermudez, Oliver KevinCM	2045	VEN	−34B	+28N	+61B	F	F	=55N	=62B	3.0	15.5	15.5	9.25	1679	-31.8
55	Diaz Gomez, Guillermo	1708	ESP	+88N	−77B	F	=28N	+47B	=54B	−42N	3.0	15.5	15.5	6.50	1810	+14.0
56	Gomez Puerta, Fran	1438	ESP	−58N	−13B	+87N	−48B	−67N	+85B	+80N	3.0	14.5	14.5	2.50	1525	+9.4
57	Flores Castro, David William	0	ESP	F	−62B	+82N	−58B	−38N	+64B	+83N	3.0	13.5	13.5	5.00	1641	0.0
58	Garcia Marquez, Agustin	1776	ESP	+56B	−2N	=59B	+57N	−29B	−34N	−52N	2.5	22.0	24.5	7.25	1485	-44.0
59	Furio Martinez, Francisco	1606	ESP	−24N	+70B	=58N	−13B	+52N	−38B	−53N	2.5	20.5	22.5	6.25	1562	-11.6
60	Llorente Quintero, Adrian	1553	ESP	F	−18N	−28B	=43B	+68N	−24B	+67N	2.5	19.5	19.5	5.75	1607	+2.0
61	Mari Aguado, Lucas	1675	ESP	−6N	+66B	−54N	−65B	+70N	−45B	=81N	2.5	17.0	18.5	4.75	1545	-56.8
62	Esteban Moreno, Francisco	1686	ESP	=28B	+57N	F	F	F	=42B	=54N	2.5	13.5	13.5	8.25	2019	+15.0
63	Soliva Ruiz, Ramon	1624	ESP	−2B	+81N	+22B	−26N	−9N	−43B	F	2.0	23.5	23.5	5.50	1594	-6.8
64	Bujes Ruiz, Francisco	1523	ESP	−20B	=38N	−23B	+73N	−34B	−57N	=82N	2.0	20.0	21.5	4.50	1439	-20.4
65	Osuna Franco, Claudio	1475	ESP	−25N	−21B	F	+61N	−13B	−51N	+86B	2.0	19.0	19.0	3.50	1436	-3.8
66	Beltran Gamon, Pablo	1480	ESP	−27B	−61N	+85B	+41N	F	−23B	−35N	2.0	18.5	18.5	4.50	1529	+10.4
67	Segovia Campana, Jose	1402	ESP	−39B	−51N	−69B	+89N	+56B	−47N	−60B	2.0	17.0	17.0	3.00	1284	0.0
68	Xu, Lida	1418	ESP	=26B	=74N	−46B	−51N	−60B	+69N	−76N	2.0	16.5	18.5	5.00	1450	+1.8
69	Monzonis Martin, Vicente	1496	ESP	−36N	−29B	+67N	−33B	−84N	−68B	+87N	2.0	16.0	16.0	2.00	878	-22.8
70	Laursen Baydzhanova, Victoria	1431	ESP	−41B	−59N	+89B	−74N	−61B	+73N	−48N	2.0	15.5	15.5	2.00	854	-44.8
71	Kovacevic, SlobodanIM	2211	SRB	+5B	+27N	−3B	F	F	F	F	2.0	15.0	15.0	9.50	1997	-6.2
72	Penades Chuluunpurev, Marco	1503	ESP	F	=26N	F	F	+79B	−9B	=37N	2.0	14.0	14.0	5.25	1760	+49.6
73	Alonso Leon, Jose	0	ESP	−37N	=82B	=83N	−64B	−45N	−70B	+85N	2.0	13.5	14.5	2.50	1395	-16.8
74	Esteban Escriva, Nil	1650	ESP	F	=68B	−29N	+70B	F	=28N	F	2.0	12.0	12.0	5.00	1562	-12.8
75	Puig Garcia, Antonio	1540	ESP	−9N	+87B	F	−25N	F	+48B	F	2.0	12.0	12.0	3.00	1607	+3.8
76	Ainsa Garuz, Carlos	1525	ESP	F	F	−39B	+86N	−22B	−79N	+68B	2.0	12.0	12.0	3.00	1467	-6.8
77	Mendez Gimenez, Nestor Emmanuel	1994	ESP	+51B	+55N	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	9.5	9.5	6.00	2451	+9.6
78	Sala Perez, Ruben	1709	ESP	F	F	=19B	−12N	+49B	−27N	−28B	1.5	23.0	23.0	5.00	1734	+1.4
79	Sanmartin Paya, Ignacio	1708	ESP	F	F	−4N	=50B	−72N	+76B	−43N	1.5	16.0	16.0	3.50	1433	-35.8
80	Miguel Crespo, Sergio	1552	ESP	−16B	F	−50N	=82B	+85N	−41N	−56B	1.5	16.0	16.0	1.75	1402	-49.6
81	Montoya Meson, Jose Miguel	1419	ESP	−17N	−63B	−45N	F	−41B	+87N	=61B	1.5	15.0	15.0	1.25	1320	-8.8
82	Chardi, Benjamin	1582	ESP	−8B	=73N	−57B	=80N	F	F	=64B	1.5	13.5	13.5	2.75	1560	-8.0
83	Uboldi, Gabriele	1584	ESP	F	−7N	=73B	F	+91B	−39N	−57B	1.5	13.5	13.5	1.00	1056	-15.6
84	Menor Galvez, Juan Antonio	0	ESP	F	−20N	−5B	−47N	+69B	−49N	−50B	1.0	22.0	24.0	2.00	1325	0.0
85	Candel Ribarrocha, Rafael	1402	ESP	−40N	−35B	−66N	+87B	−80B	−56N	−73B	1.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	760	-65.6
86	FIDE 94758042	0	—	−46B	−47N	F	−76B	−43N	+89B	−65N	1.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	746	0.0
87	Yi, Yuwei	0	ESP	F	−75N	−56B	−85N	F	−81B	−69B	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	664	0.0
88	Aragon Nono, Jean Alain	0	ESP	−55B	−49N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	835	-22.0
89	FIDE 535043911	0	—	F	−48B	−70N	−67B	F	−86N	F	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	697	0.0
90	Pintor Crispin, Carlos	0	ESP	−11B	F	−53N	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	827	0.0
91	FIDE 553012402	0	—	F	−44B	F	F	−83N	−52B	F	0.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	790	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Valero Crespo, HectorESP
+120.4
5.5 pts · #9
2Mironenko, MykolaESP
+100.0
3.5 pts · #30
3Cortijo Tocino, DavidESP
+85.6
4.5 pts · #37

Top rating losers

1Soto, LeonardoCOL
-78.8
4.0 pts · #25
2Candel Ribarrocha, RafaelESP
-65.6
1.0 pts · #91
3Cidoncha Garcia, Miguel AngelESP
-58.8
3.5 pts · #27

Biggest upsets

R1+412 Elo gap
Ortiz Duran, Luis1633 beat CMUran Bermudez, Oliver Kevin2045
R1+408 Elo gap
Ruiz De Assin, Sergio1639 beat Turner, Justin2047
R5+333 Elo gap
Ruiz De Assin, Sergio1639 beat Soto, Leonardo1972