Campeonato de Euskadi Equipos 2026 - Zonal Bizkaia - Grupo P Rondas 8
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40 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held on 28 Feb 2026 in Bilbao, Spain. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2133, and top seed was Rodrigo Sarralde Osua (🇪🇸 ESP, FM, 2309).
Inigo Oriza De Castro (🇪🇸 ESP, 1829) won with 1.0/8, ahead of Denis Zubizarreta Landera (1.0) and Jorge Ballesteros Cainzos (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 8: Inigo Axpe Balenciaga (2124) beat Rodrigo Sarralde Osua (FM, 2309), a +185-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Bilbao, Spain
Dates
28 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Titled players · 3
FM×1
CM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇪🇸Spain×38
🇨🇺Cuba×1
🇲🇽Mexico×1
Top 3
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- 🥈
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R8; 17 players tied at 1.0/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 91 co-leaders at R4 to 17 at the finish.
Co-leaders
91
91
91
91
91
91
91
17
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
17 players finish on 1.0/8. Oriza De Castro 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 | Oriza De Castro, Inigo | 1829 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +31N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2732 | +12.4 |
| 2 | Zubizarreta Landera, Denis | 1990 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +26N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2799 | +22.4 |
| 3 | Ballesteros Cainzos, Jorge | 2012 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +30B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2716 | +7.0 |
| 4 | Bravo Freire, Aitor | 1911 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +24B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2699 | +16.4 |
| 5 | Gomez Ferrer, Jesus | 1926 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +37N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2582 | +5.8 |
| 6 | Sarralde Osua, Diego | 2028 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +33B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2771 | +8.6 |
| 7 | Peralta Garcia, Manuel | 1927 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +39B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2778 | +11.8 |
| 8 | Fernandez Garcia, Juan CarlosCM | 2159 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +28N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2978 | +10.6 |
| 9 | Parkhurst Casas, MiriamWFM | 1998 | MEX | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +32B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2630 | +5.6 |
| 10 | Garigorta Martinez, Ibai | 2135 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +27N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2891 | +23.2 |
| 11 | Manas Garcia, Lander | 1835 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +35B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2590 | +9.0 |
| 12 | Garcia Ortega, Joseba | 2016 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +25N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2795 | +10.0 |
| 13 | Axpe Balenciaga, Inigo | 2124 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +34B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3116 | +14.6 |
| 14 | Otero Marino, Vladimir | 2128 | CUB | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +36N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2820 | +7.0 |
| 15 | Santos Dominguez, Iker | 1960 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +40B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2769 | +11.2 |
| 16 | Calleja Gonzalez, Unai | 2097 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +29B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2871 | +10.0 |
| 17 | Sardon Arriolabengoa, Alberto | 1911 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +38N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2579 | +6.8 |
| 18 | Fernandez Ferrero, Alejandro | 1907 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =21B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1951 | +1.4 |
| 19 | Perez Fernandez, Modesto | 2033 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =20N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1976 | -1.6 |
| 20 | Urbieta Gabancho, Koldo | 1956 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =19B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2031 | +1.6 |
| 21 | Cano Cavero, Alberto Javier | 1958 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =18N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1903 | -1.4 |
| 22 | Valdezate Suarez, Fernando | 1926 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =23B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1706 | -5.8 |
| 23 | Delgado Rodriguez, Cipriano | 1712 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =22N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1932 | +5.8 |
| 24 | Arauzo Sanudo, Sabino | 1900 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −4N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1166 | -8.2 |
| 25 | Arnaez Gil, Juan Ignacio | 1964 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −12B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1197 | -10.0 |
| 26 | Rodriguez Balsategui, Javier | 1999 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1157 | -11.2 |
| 27 | Bombin Martinez, Eder | 2098 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −10B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1233 | -23.2 |
| 28 | Rodriguez, Cesar | 2183 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −8B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1353 | -10.6 |
| 29 | Guilarte Simon, Ricardo | 2068 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −16N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1274 | -10.0 |
| 30 | Celada Fernandez de la Bastida, Felipe | 1930 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1224 | -7.0 |
| 31 | Martinez De Soria Gordon, Jose Manuel | 1952 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1044 | -12.4 |
| 32 | Alves Santos, Mario | 1814 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −9N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1193 | -5.6 |
| 33 | Irure Crespo, Egoitz | 1950 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −6N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1224 | -8.6 |
| 34 | Sarralde Osua, RodrigoFM | 2309 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −13N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1344 | -14.6 |
| 35 | Virto Alustiza, Aingeru | 1789 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −11N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1029 | -9.0 |
| 36 | Uria Ramirez, Aitor | 2017 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −14B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1328 | -7.0 |
| 37 | Estebanez Sevilla, Unai | 1773 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −5B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1138 | -5.8 |
| 38 | Iglesias Montes, Felipe | 1741 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −17B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1099 | -6.8 |
| 39 | Martin Ibisate, Xabier | 1993 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −7N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1112 | -11.8 |
| 40 | Alvarez Dominguez, Francisco Javier | 1984 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −15N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1128 | -11.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Garigorta Martinez, IbaiESP+23.21.0 pts · #10
- 2Zubizarreta Landera, DenisESP+22.41.0 pts · #2
- 3Bravo Freire, AitorESP+16.41.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Bombin Martinez, EderESP-23.20.0 pts · #27
- 2Sarralde Osua, RodrigoFMESP-14.60.0 pts · #34
- 3Martinez De Soria Gordon, Jose ManuelESP-12.40.0 pts · #31
Biggest upsets
- R8+185 Elo gap
- R8+123 Elo gap