XLII Obert La Lira 2026 Rondas 7
Open SwissStandard
24 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held on 27 Feb 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2033, and top seed was Marc Capellades Subirana (🇪🇸 ESP, FM, 2237).
Lluis Martin Arranz (🇪🇸 ESP, 1725) won with 1.0/7, ahead of Pol Martinez Torras (1.0) and Ana Maria Roura Martin (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 7: Jordi Parayre Soguero (1860) beat David Barcelo Sola (2020), a +160-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Barcelona, Spain
Dates
27 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇪🇸Spain×23
🇮🇪Ireland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 10 players tied at 1.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 31 co-leaders at R4 to 12 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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12
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
10 players finish on 1.0/7. Martin Arranz takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Arranz, Lluis | 1725 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | +15N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2374 | +6.2 |
| 2 | Martinez Torras, Pol | 1831 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | +17N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2401 | +4.2 |
| 3 | Roura Martin, Ana Maria | 1457 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1499 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Palomo Sevilla, Samuel | 1759 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | +20B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2516 | +9.2 |
| 5 | Febrero Perez, Lluis | 1567 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | +19B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2353 | +10.0 |
| 6 | Parayre Soguero, Jordi | 1860 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | +16B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2814 | +14.0 |
| 7 | Ritter Aguilar, Jordi | 1788 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | +22N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2624 | +10.4 |
| 8 | Capellades Subirana, MarcFM | 2237 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | +21N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2892 | +5.6 |
| 9 | Ramos Alvarez, Maximo | 1877 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | +18B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2442 | +4.0 |
| 10 | De Pauli, Ludovico | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2343 | +10.0 |
| 11 | Juncosa Padros, Ernest | 2133 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | =13N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2154 | +0.8 |
| 12 | Castaner Harster, Xavier | 2031 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | =14N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2083 | +1.6 |
| 13 | Ryan, JosephFM | 2164 | IRL | F | F | F | F | F | F | =11B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2123 | -0.8 |
| 14 | Guix Torres, David | 2081 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | =12B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2029 | -1.6 |
| 15 | Giralt Garcia, Joaquin | 1597 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 914 | -6.2 |
| 16 | Barcelo Sola, David | 2020 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | −6N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1067 | -14.0 |
| 17 | Valbuena Castro, Gregorio | 1609 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1034 | -4.2 |
| 18 | Romero Funieles, Rafael | 1659 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | −9N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1082 | -4.0 |
| 19 | Ourille Suarez, Santos | 1577 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | −5N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 755 | -20.0 |
| 20 | Martinez Hernandez, Emili | 1705 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | −4N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 945 | -9.2 |
| 21 | Lacasta Palacio, Joaquim | 2095 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | −8B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1457 | -5.6 |
| 22 | Walter Travella, German | 1803 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | −7B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1008 | -10.4 |
| 23 | Rodriguez Villadelprat, Joan | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1111 | -10.8 |
| 24 | Monroy Mostazo, Pau | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 871 | -21.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Parayre Soguero, JordiESP+14.01.0 pts · #6
- 2Ritter Aguilar, JordiESP+10.41.0 pts · #7
- 3Febrero Perez, LluisESP+10.01.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Monroy Mostazo, PauESP-21.60.0 pts · #20
- 2Ourille Suarez, SantosESP-20.00.0 pts · #21
- 3Barcelo Sola, DavidESP-14.00.0 pts · #16
Biggest upsets
- R7+160 Elo gap