Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo 2A Rondas 1-3
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63 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 10 Jan 2026 to 24 Jan 2026 in Bilbao, Spain. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1922, and top seed was Ugaitz Etxeberria Seijas (🇪🇸 ESP, 1967).
Jesus Unzueta Romero (🇪🇸 ESP, 1951) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Julen Koratty Saji (2.5) and Aitor Redondo Prieto (2.5). Unzueta Romero won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Maximo Javier Cuero Reid (1764) beat Karlos Munecas Delgado (1955), a +191-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Bilbao, Spain
Dates
10 Jan 2026 → 24 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇪🇸Spain×61
🇦🇹Austria×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsJesus Unzueta Romero led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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Unzueta Romero3Koratty Saji2.5Redondo Prieto2.5Garcia Mtez de la Hidalga2Sardon Arriolabengoa2Beldarrain Ruiz de Azua2
R2–R3 · LEAD HELD
Jesus Unzueta Romero held the sole lead from R2 through R3 without losing it.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Jesus Unzueta Romero won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unzueta Romero, Jesus | 1951 | ESP | +51B | +49N | +50B | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2679 | +24.4 |
| 2 | Koratty Saji, Julen | 1632 | ESP | +53N | =12B | +19N | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 2025 | +56.0 |
| 3 | Redondo Prieto, Aitor | 1619 | ESP | +37B | =38N | +52B | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 1903 | +41.6 |
| 4 | Beldarrain Ruiz de Azua, Aitor | 1744 | ESP | +20B | =39N | =37B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 1632 | -11.6 |
| 5 | Sardon Arriolabengoa, Eduardo | 1861 | ESP | +24B | F | +40N | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2688 | +43.2 |
| 6 | Garcia Mtez de la Hidalga, Enrique | 1810 | ESP | F | +59N | +56N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2579 | +18.4 |
| 7 | Ogando Arregi, Eduardo | 1877 | ESP | +8N | =10N | −11B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1902 | +2.0 |
| 8 | Guerrero Gonzalez, Pedro | 1844 | ESP | −7B | =11B | +26B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.75 | 1693 | -7.6 |
| 9 | Ruiz Macias, Javier | 1794 | ESP | =43B | +13B | −10B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1891 | +7.6 |
| 10 | Etxeberria Seijas, Ugaitz | 1967 | ESP | F | =7B | +9N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 2029 | +6.0 |
| 11 | Perez Descalzo, Gorka | 1895 | ESP | F | =8N | +7N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 2054 | +8.0 |
| 12 | Ortiz de Salazar Torre, Alberto | 1724 | ESP | +41B | =2N | F | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.75 | 1843 | +5.8 |
| 13 | Blanco Perez, Juan Carlos | 1767 | ESP | =14N | −9N | +54B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 1738 | -2.4 |
| 14 | Juarez Castro, Aitor | 1680 | ESP | =13B | +21N | F | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1959 | +30.0 |
| 15 | Rocillo Mateo, Josu Eder | 1912 | ESP | F | =42N | +20N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1924 | +0.4 |
| 16 | Bernal Arnaldes, Igor | 1824 | ESP | +60B | F | =17N | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1808 | +0.4 |
| 17 | Otero Pardo, Oscar | 1743 | ESP | +55N | F | =16B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1965 | +23.2 |
| 18 | Cuero Reid, Maximo Javier | 1764 | ESP | +49N | =44N | F | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2017 | +13.0 |
| 19 | Pajuelo Delgado, Juan Angel | 1738 | ESP | +23N | F | −2B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 855 | -12.2 |
| 20 | Zuazo Txurruka, Haritz | 0 | ESP | −4N | +58B | −15B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1696 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Arauzo Sanudo, Jose Ramon | 1764 | ESP | F | −14B | +22N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1740 | -1.2 |
| 22 | Naveran Urrutia, Luis | 1805 | ESP | +25N | F | −21B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1681 | -6.6 |
| 23 | Gonzalez Rodriguez, Jesus Mariano | 0 | ESP | −19B | +27N | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1732 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Zapirain Bilbao, Mikel | 1888 | ESP | −5N | +55B | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1790 | -5.2 |
| 25 | Gonzalez Perez, Alberto | 1596 | ESP | −22B | F | +39N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1681 | +8.4 |
| 26 | Manso Gomez, Iban | 0 | ESP | F | +?B | −8N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1661 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Zabala Ormaetxe, Aitor | 1725 | ESP | +57N | −23B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2457 | +8.2 |
| 28 | Garcia Amigo, Emiliano | 1764 | AUT | F | F | +45B | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2577 | +20.8 |
| 29 | Ruiz Azcue, Alfredo | 1691 | ESP | F | F | +38B | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2422 | +8.0 |
| 30 | Quincoces Bouron, Mikel | 0 | ESP | +54B | F | −?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1845 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Garcinuno Gonzalez, David | 1804 | ESP | +61N | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2611 | +10.2 |
| 32 | Arbulu Gallastegi, Arkaitz | 1733 | ESP | F | +57B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2457 | +8.0 |
| 33 | Gallastegi Zorrozua, Karmelo | 1848 | ESP | F | F | +49B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2755 | +13.0 |
| 34 | Zorrilla Sainz, Isaac | 1710 | ESP | +50N | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2684 | +14.6 |
| 35 | Esteban Bernardo, Oier | 1863 | ESP | +58B | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2606 | +8.4 |
| 36 | Rodriguez Rodriguez, Jose Mari | 1903 | ESP | F | +50N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2684 | +9.4 |
| 37 | Barranco Yanez, Jaime | 1707 | ESP | −3N | F | =4N | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1489 | -11.4 |
| 38 | Rubio Azkueta, Jesus Maria | 1622 | ESP | F | =3B | −29N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 1462 | -8.0 |
| 39 | Segura Acereda, Javier | 1557 | ESP | F | =4B | −25B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1479 | -8.0 |
| 40 | Delgado Martin, Alberto | 1888 | ESP | =45N | F | −5B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1626 | -13.8 |
| 41 | Sanchez Perez, Francisco Javier | 1644 | ESP | −12N | F | =46N | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 924 | -15.6 |
| 42 | Fernandez Almeida, Joseba | 1924 | ESP | F | =15B | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1912 | -0.4 |
| 43 | Gonzalez Turza, Alejandro | 1938 | ESP | =9N | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1794 | -3.8 |
| 44 | Mentxaka Fernandez, Agider | 1693 | ESP | F | =18B | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1764 | +4.0 |
| 45 | Lafuente Ollero, Alberto | 1777 | ESP | =40B | F | −28N | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1633 | -7.4 |
| 46 | Ladron de Guevara Markuerkiaga, Mikel | 0 | ESP | F | −?N | =41B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1644 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Van de Ven, Dirk Jan | 1688 | ESP | F | F | =48B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1543 | -7.6 |
| 48 | Fernandez Diaz, Javier | 1543 | ESP | F | F | =47N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1688 | +7.6 |
| 49 | Munecas Delgado, Karlos | 1955 | ESP | −18B | −1B | −33N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1054 | -76.4 |
| 50 | Surja Ruiz, Javier | 1884 | ESP | −34B | −36B | −1N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1055 | -32.2 |
| 51 | Otxoantesana Beitia, Arkaitz | 1798 | ESP | −1N | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1151 | -12.0 |
| 52 | Bueso Gutierrez, Unai | 1562 | ESP | F | F | −3N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 819 | -8.4 |
| 53 | Garcia-Campomanes Suarez, Borja | 1793 | ESP | −2B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 855 | -27.6 |
| 54 | Sanchez Varas, Jose Ricardo | 1746 | ESP | −30N | F | −13N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 967 | -18.8 |
| 55 | Fernandez Amezaga, Karmelo | 1719 | ESP | −17B | −24N | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1016 | -15.0 |
| 56 | Reguillaga Otano, Juan | 1738 | ESP | F | F | −6B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1010 | -8.0 |
| 57 | Aretxabaleta Astoreka, Markel | 1657 | ESP | −27B | −32N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 929 | -32.4 |
| 58 | Urresti Sarraoa, Inaki | 1806 | ESP | −35N | −20N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1063 | -8.4 |
| 59 | Chamorro Iglesias, Antonio | 1822 | ESP | F | −6B | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1010 | -10.4 |
| 60 | Bravo Martinez, Oscar | 1487 | ESP | −16N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1024 | -2.4 |
| 61 | Alfaro Pena, Jose | 1811 | ESP | −31B | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1004 | -10.2 |
| 62 | FIDE 523031581 | 0 | — | F | −?N | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 851 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Herrero Castro, Juan | 0 | ESP | F | −?B | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1027 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Koratty Saji, JulenESP+56.02.5 pts · #2
- 2Sardon Arriolabengoa, EduardoESP+43.22.0 pts · #5
- 3Redondo Prieto, AitorESP+41.62.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Munecas Delgado, KarlosESP-76.40.0 pts · #48
- 2Aretxabaleta Astoreka, MarkelESP-32.40.0 pts · #55
- 3Surja Ruiz, JavierESP-32.20.0 pts · #62
Biggest upsets
- R1+191 Elo gap
- R1+174 Elo gap
- R1+161 Elo gap