Liga Andaluza 2026 Division de Honor Occidental Rondas 5-8
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58 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 01 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Andalucia, Spain. 25 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2350, and top seed was Carlos Javier Bernabeu Lopez (🇪🇸 ESP, FM, 2404).
Santiago Garcia Jimenez (🇪🇸 ESP, 2268) won with 3.5/7, ahead of Luis Manuel Esquivias Quintero (3.5) and Jose Miguel Fernandez Garcia (3.5). Garcia Jimenez shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Jose Antonio Diaz Rodriguez (1983) beat Daniel Linan Molina (2186), a +203-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Andalucia, Spain
Dates
01 Mar 2026 → 08 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 25
GM×1
IM×6
FM×11
CM×6
WFM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇪🇸Spain×51
🇵🇱Poland×2
🇨🇺Cuba×2
🇻🇪Venezuela×1
🇦🇷Argentina×1
🇵🇹Portugal×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 3.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 16 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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74
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16
4
5
3
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 3.5/7. Garcia Jimenez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (6.0).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMJose Miguel Fernandez Garcia | * | — | — | — |
| 2FMLuis Manuel Esquivias Quintero | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Santiago Garcia Jimenez | — | — | * | — |
| 4Alex Herrera Pedroso | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garcia Jimenez, Santiago | 2268 | ESP | F | F | F | +32N | =10B | +25N | +33B | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.75 | 2523 | +21.6 |
| 2 | Esquivias Quintero, Luis ManuelFM | 2225 | ESP | F | F | F | +31N | +48N | =4N | +23B | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.00 | 2585 | +32.6 |
| 3 | Fernandez Garcia, Jose MiguelIM | 2360 | ESP | F | F | F | +14B | +12B | =42N | +44N | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.75 | 2598 | +9.7 |
| 4 | Herrera Pedroso, Alex | 2159 | CUB | F | F | F | +16B | +50N | =2B | =7B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.25 | 2334 | +36.4 |
| 5 | Callejas Rojas, Francisco MiguelFM | 2278 | ESP | F | F | F | −6B | +32B | +26B | +34N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 2311 | +3.0 |
| 6 | Garrido Diaz, Ernesto | 2140 | ESP | F | F | F | +5N | −23N | +24B | +50N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.50 | 2399 | +27.0 |
| 7 | Chacon Perez, Juan | 2175 | ESP | F | F | F | +30B | =22B | +51N | =4N | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.25 | 2300 | +13.2 |
| 8 | Cuellar Montes, AlejandroCM | 2189 | ESP | F | F | F | +43B | +45B | F | +30B | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2843 | +18.4 |
| 9 | Gomez Ledo, Roberto CarlosIM | 2367 | CUB | F | F | F | =13B | =15B | =12N | +42B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 2368 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Veiga, Jose Francisco R P NevesIM | 2394 | POR | F | F | F | F | =1N | +31B | +48N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.75 | 2515 | +4.0 |
| 11 | Sarrias Granados, JesusCM | 2176 | ESP | F | F | F | +49B | −34B | =22N | +43B | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.25 | 2264 | +18.4 |
| 12 | Garrido Diaz, Jose AntonioFM | 2308 | ESP | F | F | F | +18N | −3N | =9B | =13N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 2311 | +0.2 |
| 13 | Rodriguez Pereira, Enrique | 2192 | ESP | F | F | F | =9N | =14B | =15N | =12B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 2338 | +15.4 |
| 14 | Blanco Acevedo, Cristobal JoseIM | 2274 | VEN | F | F | F | −3N | =13N | =44B | +15B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 2309 | +4.0 |
| 15 | Bernabeu Lopez, Carlos JavierFM | 2404 | ESP | F | F | F | +42N | =9N | =13B | −14N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 2255 | -7.8 |
| 16 | Kowalski Rubiales, NicholasCM | 2210 | ESP | F | F | F | −4N | +17B | −30N | +49N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 2097 | -23.6 |
| 17 | Perea Fruet, Federico | 2016 | ESP | F | F | F | =27N | −16N | +46B | =28N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 2077 | +12.8 |
| 18 | Balbuena Fuentes, MarioFM | 2324 | ESP | F | F | F | −12B | +42B | =33B | =19N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 2252 | -7.4 |
| 19 | Zylka, StanislawIM | 2343 | POL | F | F | F | F | =31N | +48B | =18B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 2386 | +1.7 |
| 20 | Ordonez Torres, Jesus | 2005 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +49B | =47N | =22B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2382 | +28.4 |
| 21 | Diaz Rodriguez, Jose Antonio | 1983 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +49B | +52B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2847 | +23.0 |
| 22 | Bermudez Ureba, Juan DiegoFM | 2302 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =7N | =11B | =20N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 2119 | -13.8 |
| 23 | Tomaszewski, KacperFM | 2380 | POL | F | F | F | F | +6B | =32N | −2N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 2145 | -17.4 |
| 24 | Silva Lucena, CristianFM | 2215 | ESP | F | F | F | =25N | =29B | −6N | =32B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 2060 | -17.2 |
| 25 | Perez Garcia, Roberto | 2113 | ESP | F | F | F | =24B | =33N | −1B | =31N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.75 | 2152 | +3.6 |
| 26 | Martin Sanchez, Javier | 2081 | ESP | F | F | F | +53N | =43B | −5N | −35N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.25 | 2023 | -7.4 |
| 27 | Rodriguez Del Cerro, RicardoCM | 2058 | ESP | F | F | F | =17B | +30B | F | F | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.00 | 2214 | +7.8 |
| 28 | Huete Cobos, Jesus | 1981 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +54B | F | =17B | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2218 | +12.4 |
| 29 | Diaz Castro, SergioFM | 2262 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =24N | +50B | F | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2277 | +1.4 |
| 30 | Barrios Munoz, Antonio Oscar | 2025 | ESP | F | F | F | −7N | −27N | +16B | −8N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1965 | -5.8 |
| 31 | Diaz Mino, DanielFM | 2302 | ESP | F | F | F | −2B | =19B | −10N | =25B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 2076 | -23.4 |
| 32 | Sanchez Lopez, Jesus | 2071 | ESP | F | F | F | −1B | −5N | =23B | =24N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 2092 | +1.4 |
| 33 | Lechuga Cabrero, Luis Miguel | 2171 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =25B | =18N | −1N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.75 | 2110 | -5.0 |
| 34 | Onate Mendez, EliasCM | 2178 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +11N | F | −5B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 2228 | +2.8 |
| 35 | Medina Carrasco, Antonio | 2027 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | +26B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2881 | +11.6 |
| 36 | Morell Altozano, Nicolas | 1816 | ESP | F | F | F | =46B | F | =45N | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2076 | +25.6 |
| 37 | Lopez Cueto, Julio | 2058 | ESP | F | F | F | +58N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2765 | +14.8 |
| 38 | Garcia Rodriguez, Angel 2006 | 2029 | ESP | F | F | F | +57B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2571 | +3.6 |
| 39 | Macias Verano, Jose Maria | 2012 | ESP | F | F | F | +56N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2810 | +20.0 |
| 40 | Brazo Gonzalez, Manuel | 2044 | ESP | F | F | F | +55N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2763 | +7.8 |
| 41 | Campora, Daniel H.GM | 2320 | ARG | F | F | F | +48B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2956 | +2.8 |
| 42 | Leon Acosta, Miguel | 2187 | ESP | F | F | F | −15B | −18N | =3B | −9N | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 2042 | -11.4 |
| 43 | Garcia Garcia, Jesus 1972 I | 2011 | ESP | F | F | F | −8N | =26N | F | −11N | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1876 | -9.0 |
| 44 | Teran Alvarez, IsmaelIM | 2280 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | =14N | −3B | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 2124 | -4.0 |
| 45 | Alape Gonzalez, Juan David | 2094 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −8N | =36B | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1809 | -28.4 |
| 46 | Ordonez Torres, Maria Del CarmenWFM | 2058 | ESP | F | F | F | =36N | F | −17N | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1723 | -17.2 |
| 47 | Escobar Dominguez, DanielFM | 2282 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | =20B | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2005 | -6.6 |
| 48 | Castilla Leon Salas, Carlos | 2156 | ESP | F | F | F | −41N | −2B | −19N | −10B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1521 | -22.8 |
| 49 | Linan Molina, Daniel | 2186 | ESP | F | F | F | −11N | −20N | −21N | −16B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1294 | -49.6 |
| 50 | Hernandez Gonzalez, Manuel 2005 | 1952 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −4B | −29N | −6B | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1387 | -12.6 |
| 51 | Pulido Gomez, Pablo | 1942 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | −7B | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1375 | -4.2 |
| 52 | Ramos Suria, Felix | 1907 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | −21N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1184 | -7.8 |
| 53 | Gamez Matamoros, AndresCM | 2124 | ESP | F | F | F | −26B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1281 | -22.4 |
| 54 | Maranon Canton, Antonio | 2033 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −28N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1181 | -11.4 |
| 55 | Mateos Atienza, Alberto | 1963 | ESP | F | F | F | −40B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1244 | -7.8 |
| 56 | Aguilar Martin, Jorge | 2010 | ESP | F | F | F | −39B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1212 | -10.0 |
| 57 | Luna Laynez, Manuel | 1771 | ESP | F | F | F | −38N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1229 | -3.6 |
| 58 | Ramirez Sanchez, Nicolas | 1965 | ESP | F | F | F | −37B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1258 | -7.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Herrera Pedroso, AlexCUB+36.43.0 pts · #4
- 2Esquivias Quintero, Luis ManuelFMESP+32.63.5 pts · #2
- 3Ordonez Torres, JesusESP+28.42.0 pts · #18
Top rating losers
- 1Linan Molina, DanielESP-49.60.0 pts · #52
- 2Alape Gonzalez, Juan DavidESP-28.40.5 pts · #43
- 3Kowalski Rubiales, NicholasCMESP-23.62.0 pts · #15
Biggest upsets
- R6+203 Elo gap
- R6+185 Elo gap
- R5+181 Elo gap