Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo 2A Rondas 8
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34 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held on 28 Feb 2026 in Bilbao, Spain. Top 10 Elo average was 1913, and top seed was Ugaitz Etxeberria Seijas (🇪🇸 ESP, 2049).
Eduardo Ogando Arregi (🇪🇸 ESP, 1881) won with 1.0/8, ahead of Pedro Castan Urquijo (1.0) and Alberto Ortiz de Salazar Torre (1.0). Ogando Arregi won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇪🇸Bilbao, Spain
Dates
28 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇪🇸Spain×32
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R8; 9 players tied at 1.0/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 84 co-leaders at R4 to 12 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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Ogando Arregi1Castan Urquijo1Ortiz de Salazar Torre1Etxeberria Seijas1Arauzo Sanudo1Fernandez Amezaga1
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
9 players finish on 1.0/8. Ogando Arregi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ogando Arregi, Eduardo | 1881 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +26N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2611 | +8.2 |
| 2 | Castan Urquijo, Pedro | 1746 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2541 | +19.6 |
| 3 | Ortiz de Salazar Torre, Alberto | 1720 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +27B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2351 | +5.4 |
| 4 | Etxeberria Seijas, Ugaitz | 2049 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +29B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2798 | +18.8 |
| 5 | Arauzo Sanudo, Jose Ramon | 1767 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +32B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2533 | +9.2 |
| 6 | Fernandez Amezaga, Karmelo | 1701 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +30B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2598 | +12.6 |
| 7 | Bernal Arnaldes, Igor | 1795 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +31B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2451 | +12.8 |
| 8 | Blanco Perez, Juan Carlos | 1762 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +28N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2594 | +10.8 |
| 9 | Quincoces Bouron, Mikel | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1872 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Juarez Castro, Aitor | 1726 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =17N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1925 | +11.2 |
| 11 | Sardon Arriolabengoa, Eduardo | 1892 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =24B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1836 | -3.6 |
| 12 | Lafuente Ollero, Alberto | 1788 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =25B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1827 | +1.6 |
| 13 | Rocha Espejo, Julio Cesar | 1804 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =22N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1691 | -3.0 |
| 14 | Cuero Reid, Maximo Javier | 1779 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =15N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1883 | +2.8 |
| 15 | Zapirain Bilbao, Mikel | 1872 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =14B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1777 | -2.8 |
| 16 | Sanchez Perez, Francisco Javier | 1664 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =19B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1606 | -1.2 |
| 17 | Gonzalez Turza, Alejandro | 1922 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =10B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1705 | -5.6 |
| 18 | Rodriguez Rodriguez, Jose Mari | 1937 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =20B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1903 | -0.6 |
| 19 | Gonzalez Perez, Alberto | 1661 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =16N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1628 | +1.2 |
| 20 | Perez Descalzo, Gorka | 1890 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =18N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1922 | +0.6 |
| 21 | Zabala Ormaetxe, Aitor | 1709 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =23B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1796 | +1.8 |
| 22 | Koratty Saji, Julen | 1689 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =13B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1804 | +6.0 |
| 23 | Otero Pardo, Oscar | 1780 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =21N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1733 | -1.8 |
| 24 | Guerrero Gonzalez, Pedro | 1842 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =11N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1904 | +1.8 |
| 25 | Gonzalez Izaguirre, Salustiano | 1837 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =12N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1770 | -1.6 |
| 26 | Chamorro Iglesias, Antonio | 1789 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1079 | -8.2 |
| 27 | Fernandez Diaz, Javier | 1537 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 922 | -10.8 |
| 28 | Zuazo Txurruka, Haritz | 1777 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −8B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 965 | -21.6 |
| 29 | Elexpe Garcia, Aritz Eder | 2003 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −4N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1221 | -9.4 |
| 30 | Urresti Sarraoa, Inaki | 1797 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −6N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 904 | -12.6 |
| 31 | Ortiz Gay, Inigo | 1672 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −7N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 984 | -6.4 |
| 32 | Beldarrain Ruiz de Azua, Aitor | 1755 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −5N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 963 | -18.4 |
| 33 | FIDE 535002557 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 861 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 523024275 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 896 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Castan Urquijo, PedroESP+19.61.0 pts · #2
- 2Etxeberria Seijas, UgaitzESP+18.81.0 pts · #4
- 3Bernal Arnaldes, IgorESP+12.81.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Zuazo Txurruka, HaritzESP-21.60.0 pts · #29
- 2Beldarrain Ruiz de Azua, AitorESP-18.40.0 pts · #34
- 3Urresti Sarraoa, InakiESP-12.60.0 pts · #32