Liga Andaluza 2026 Primera C Rondas 1-4

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64 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 01 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Andalucia, Spain. 6 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2189, and top seed was Jose Camacho Collados (🇬🇧 WLS, IM, 2361).

Angel Serrano Almendros (🇪🇸 ESP, FM, 2326) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Jesus Molina Perez (3.0) and Jose Manuel Lopez Nieto (3.0). Serrano Almendros won solo starting round 2.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Christian De Gracia Santaolaya (1734) beat Juan Francisco Romero Delgado (1898), a +164-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸Andalucia, Spain

Dates

01 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 4 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇧IMJose Camacho Collados2361

Avg top 10

2,189

Participants

Titled players · 6

IM×1

FM×2

CM×1

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇪🇸Spain×56

🇵🇾Paraguay×1

🇫🇮Finland×1

🇮🇹Italy×1

🇻🇪Venezuela×1

🇨🇺Cuba×1

🇬🇧Wales×1

🇷🇺Russia×1

Top 3

🥇
FMAngel Serrano Almendros
🇪🇸ESP·2326
4.0pts·2770perf+8.8
🥈
Jesus Molina Perez
🇪🇸ESP·2021
3.0pts·2213perf+19.8
🥉
Jose Manuel Lopez Nieto
🇪🇸ESP·2078
3.0pts·2800perf+23.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 4 rounds

FM Angel Serrano Almendros led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Serrano Almendros4Molina Perez3Lopez Nieto3Mercado Larrea3Babak3Ruiz Sanchez2.5

R2–R4 · LEAD HELD

FM Angel Serrano Almendros never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Angel Serrano Almendros 4 wins (R1–R4)Jesus Molina Perez 3 wins (R2–R4)Jose Manuel Lopez Nieto 3 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMAngel Serrano Almendros	*	—	—	—
2Jesus Molina Perez	—	*	0	—
3Jose Manuel Lopez Nieto	—	1	*	—
4Adrian Mercado Larrea	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Serrano Almendros, AngelFM	2326	ESP	+47N	+43B	+42N	+35N	4.0	0.5	0.5	0.50	2770	+8.8
2	Molina Perez, Jesus	2021	ESP	−3B	+10B	+36B	+46B	3.0	5.5	5.5	2.50	2213	+19.8
3	Lopez Nieto, Jose Manuel	2078	ESP	+2N	F	+37B	+48B	3.0	3.5	3.5	3.50	2800	+23.6
4	Mercado Larrea, Adrian	1976	ESP	+52N	F	+53N	+50N	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2603	+16.8
5	Babak, IuliiaWCM	2002	RUS	+51N	F	+54B	+45N	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2602	+9.8
6	Cuesta Bustos, Raul	1969	ESP	+8N	=9N	=20N	=37N	2.5	5.0	5.5	3.75	2092	+13.0
7	Ruiz Sanchez, Miguel Angel	2242	ESP	+35B	F	+44B	=16N	2.5	2.0	2.0	1.25	2228	-0.2
8	Ruiz Lao, Eric	2007	ESP	−6B	F	+26N	+41B	2.0	3.5	3.5	1.00	1992	-1.2
9	Pulido Esteban, Francisco Daniel	2108	ESP	F	=6B	+49N	=36N	2.0	3.0	3.0	1.50	2032	-5.2
10	Garcia Rodriguez, Victor 1988	2117	ESP	+41B	−2N	+55B	F	2.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	1991	-7.6
11	Ruiz Sanchez, Andres	2113	ESP	+36N	F	F	+27B	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.50	2728	+10.2
12	Roldan Ortiz, Antonio Jose	1946	ESP	+25N	F	+57N	F	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2599	+12.8
13	Lechuga Cabrero, Diego	1908	ESP	+44N	F	+56N	F	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2625	+15.4
14	Scavo, FernandoFM	2184	ITA	−17N	F	+41N	=15B	1.5	3.0	3.0	0.75	1983	-13.8
15	Vilches Del Castillo, Alfonso	2031	ESP	+28N	F	F	=14N	1.5	2.5	2.5	1.75	2268	+12.2
16	Vilches Del Castillo, Sergio	1986	ESP	+59N	F	F	=7B	1.5	2.5	2.5	1.25	2252	+13.2
17	Cuevas Fernandez, Manuel Alejandro	2134	ESP	+14B	F	F	=39N	1.5	2.0	2.0	1.75	2466	+17.2
18	Galvez Extremera, Francisco	2070	ESP	=20B	F	+45B	F	1.5	1.0	1.0	0.50	2028	-1.2
19	Borrego Mata, Enrique	2146	ESP	F	F	=35N	+58B	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	2174	+1.2
20	Chamocho Bellido, Alfonso	1927	ESP	=18N	F	=6B	−23N	1.0	5.0	5.0	2.00	1899	-2.2
21	Romero Delgado, Juan Francisco	1898	ESP	F	+23B	−29B	F	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.00	1883	-1.6
22	Thomsen, Thomas Claudius	1914	ESP	−30B	+24N	F	F	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.00	1983	+3.8
23	Jimenez Capilla, Jose Alfonso	2032	ESP	F	−21N	F	+20B	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.00	1913	-6.4
24	Jimenez Capilla, Martin R.	1980	ESP	=38N	−22B	=40B	F	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.50	1738	-19.4
25	Prats Fares, Nahuel	1931	ESP	−12B	F	+60N	F	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1838	-4.8
26	Lirio Palomino, Javier	1890	ESP	+42B	F	−8B	F	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1931	+4.4
27	Marin Garcia, Diego Luis	1913	ESP	+62B	F	F	−11N	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	2016	+5.4
28	Del Rio Mora, Omar Antonio	1965	CUB	−15B	F	F	+43B	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	2022	+3.2
29	De Gracia Santaolaya, Christian	1734	ESP	F	F	+21N	F	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2698	+14.4
30	Khanov, Peter Malachi	1985	FIN	+22N	F	F	F	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2713	+8.0
31	Matute Escobar, RoxannyWFM	2022	VEN	F	F	F	+61N	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2664	+5.8
32	Ferrer Pulido, Julio	1948	ESP	+63N	F	F	F	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2799	+11.4
33	Espinola Gomez, Alvaro	1875	ESP	F	F	F	+49B	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2611	+16.4
34	Cabrera Ruiz, Luis	2157	ESP	F	F	+46N	F	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2742	+4.6
35	Ruiz Casado, Francisco Javier	2015	ESP	−7N	F	=19B	−1B	0.5	8.0	8.0	0.75	1965	-3.4
36	Martinez Fernandez, Carlos	1942	ESP	−11B	F	−2N	=9B	0.5	7.0	7.0	1.00	1808	-17.6
37	Barruz Serrano, Antonio Angel	1944	ESP	F	F	−3N	=6B	0.5	5.5	5.5	1.25	1831	-5.8
38	Rodriguez Perez, Jesus 1989	1873	ESP	=24B	F	F	F	0.5	3.0	3.0	0.50	1980	+6.0
39	Camacho Collados, JoseIM	2361	WLS	F	F	F	=17B	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	2134	-2.9
40	Abdul-Razeque Virloto, Ismael	1806	ESP	F	F	=24N	F	0.5	1.0	1.0	0.50	1980	+4.6
41	Marhuenda Caceres, Miguel Angel	1742	ESP	−10N	F	−14B	−8N	0.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	1289	-7.0
42	Cuevas Padilla, Bernabe	1855	ESP	−26N	F	−1B	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	1272	-10.6
43	Ruiz Guirao, Jose Luis	2013	ESP	F	−1N	F	−28N	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	1346	-14.2
44	Rivas, Jose	1864	PAR	−13B	F	−7N	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	1275	-10.6
45	Bethencourt Hernandez, Valeria	1742	ESP	F	F	−18N	−5B	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	1236	-6.2
46	Cano Padilla, Ruben Jesus	1942	ESP	F	F	−34B	−2N	0.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	1289	-12.4
47	Jimenez Chacon, Francisco	1874	ESP	−1B	F	F	F	0.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	1474	-1.6
48	Cuesta Bustos, SergioCM	2035	ESP	F	F	F	−3N	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	1278	-8.8
49	Cuadros Linan, Jose Miguel	1811	ESP	F	F	−9B	−33N	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	1192	-22.4
50	Rascon Jato, Daniel	1923	ESP	F	F	F	−4B	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	1176	-8.6
51	Domingo Valverde, Gerardo	1861	ESP	−5B	F	F	F	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	1202	-6.2
52	Fkim Guedidda, Zouheir	1760	ESP	−4B	F	F	F	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	1176	-8.8
53	Padilla Redondo, Santiago	1726	ESP	F	F	−4B	F	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	1176	-7.6
54	Borrego Schorgenhofer, Gabriel	0	ESP	F	F	−5N	−?N	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	1138	0.0
55	Prieto Melendrez, Gustavo	1836	ESP	F	F	−10N	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1317	-3.2
56	Vaca Zudaire, Elias	1785	ESP	F	F	−13B	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1108	-6.6
57	Morente Perez, Ana Teresa	1666	ESP	F	F	−12B	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1146	-6.4
58	Martos Exposito, Manuel	1946	ESP	F	F	F	−19N	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	1346	-4.8
59	Molina Colmenero, Jose	1877	ESP	−16B	F	F	F	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	1186	-7.0
60	Saez Iniguez, Luis Miguel	1729	ESP	F	F	−25B	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1131	-4.8
61	Rubio Gonzalez, Dario Jesus	1864	ESP	F	F	F	−31B	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1221	-5.8
62	Blanca Almagro, Miguel Angel	1919	ESP	−27N	F	F	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1114	-10.2
63	Marin Garcia, Adolfo	1999	ESP	−32B	F	F	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1148	-11.4
64	FIDE 553052579	0	—	−?N	F	F	−?N	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	1165	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Lopez Nieto, Jose ManuelESP
+23.6
3.0 pts · #3
2Molina Perez, JesusESP
+19.8
3.0 pts · #2
3Cuevas Fernandez, Manuel AlejandroESP
+17.2
1.5 pts · #19

Top rating losers

1Cuadros Linan, Jose MiguelESP
-22.4
0.0 pts · #42
2Jimenez Capilla, Martin R.ESP
-19.4
1.0 pts · #28
3Martinez Fernandez, CarlosESP
-17.6
0.5 pts · #35

Biggest upsets

R3+164 Elo gap
De Gracia Santaolaya, Christian1734 beat Romero Delgado, Juan Francisco1898
R2+134 Elo gap
Romero Delgado, Juan Francisco1898 beat Jimenez Capilla, Jose Alfonso2032