Liga de Cantabria 3a Division 2026 Rondas 5-7
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69 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Feb 2026 to 21 Feb 2026 in Cantabria, Spain. Top 10 Elo average was 1757, and top seed was Miguel Angel Perez Martinez (🇪🇸 ESP, 1966).
Mihai Pintea (🇪🇸 ESP, 1676) won with 3.0/7, ahead of Emil Cristinel Spuza (3.0) and Gonzalo Ortiz Gomez (2.5). Pintea won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Antonio Santisteban Albo (1742) beat Miguel Angel Perez Martinez (1966), a +224-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Cantabria, Spain
Dates
07 Feb 2026 → 21 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇪🇸Spain×52
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 3.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 215 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
215
215
215
215
42
9
3
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.0/7. Pintea takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (2.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Mihai Pintea 3 wins (R5–R7)Emil Cristinel Spuza 3 wins (R5–R7)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pintea, Mihai | 1676 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +30N | +24B | +53B | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2359 | +26.8 |
| 2 | Cristinel Spuza, Emil | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +?B | +?B | +?N | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1552 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Ortiz Gomez, Gonzalo | 1658 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +54N | =5B | +32N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 1759 | +4.8 |
| 4 | Poyatos Peces, Wenceslao | 1742 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +7N | +53B | =25B | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.50 | 1906 | +14.8 |
| 5 | Matas Arce, Manuel | 1618 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +46B | =3N | +57N | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.75 | 1664 | +1.2 |
| 6 | Diaz Rojo, Ricardo | 1821 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +53B | +29N | =21N | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1788 | -1.6 |
| 7 | Gomez Bulnes, Emilio | 1700 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −4B | +25N | +58B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1765 | +5.2 |
| 8 | Stefan Talapan, Luca | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +12B | −?N | +35N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 725 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Perez Martinez, Miguel Angel | 1966 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +22B | +60N | −20N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1822 | -8.0 |
| 10 | Velez Cousillas, Ana Isabel | 1492 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −33N | +45B | +34N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 608 | -12.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 553019164 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | +26B | +31N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 1632 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 553019245 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −8N | +?B | +?B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1473 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Iglesias de la Pinta, Julio | 1674 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +62B | +27B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2355 | +27.6 |
| 14 | FIDE 553018990 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −24B | +?N | +?N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 853 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Fernandez Gonzalez, Oliver 2014 | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =?B | +54B | =44B | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1596 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Araujo Seco, Jose | 1590 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +56B | +61B | F | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2298 | +30.0 |
| 17 | Cruz Montes, Antonio | 1670 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +59B | F | +55B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2209 | +7.6 |
| 18 | Olivera Del Castillo, Milan Alejandro | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −?N | +?N | +?N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1553 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Pereda Rodriguez, Unai | 1674 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +55N | F | +54B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2313 | +11.6 |
| 20 | Santisteban Albo, Antonio | 1742 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | =22N | +9B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.75 | 2072 | +17.6 |
| 21 | Gonzalez Garcia, Pablo 1999 | 1660 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +63N | −36N | =6B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 1587 | -10.4 |
| 22 | Del Campo Alonso, Alejandro | 1817 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −9N | =20B | +56N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1720 | -5.6 |
| 23 | Rodriguez Bollain, Carlos | 1606 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +44B | =26B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.00 | 2353 | +19.2 |
| 24 | Merino Conrado, Ricardo | 1662 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +14N | −1N | −37N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 890 | -9.0 |
| 25 | Cascon Ruiz, Alvaro | 1718 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =49B | −7B | =4N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1540 | -18.0 |
| 26 | Rebolledo Robles, Adrian | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =47B | −11N | =23N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1544 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Puente Camino, Julian | 1620 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +28B | −13N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1621 | +0.4 |
| 28 | Blanco Eghosa, Mikel | 1559 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +39N | −27N | −38B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 813 | -17.6 |
| 29 | Pina Valera, Gonzalo | 1500 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +45N | −6B | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1042 | -4.8 |
| 30 | Reigadas Jimenez, Adriel | 1487 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −1B | +65N | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1549 | +8.0 |
| 31 | Cabezon Gutierrez, Alejandro | 1612 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +47N | −11B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 2321 | +15.2 |
| 32 | Del Castillo Canal, Antonino | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +?B | F | −3B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1558 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Garcia Zemler, Olga | 1412 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +10B | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2283 | +24.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 94784566 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | +?N | −10B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 523057580 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | +?B | −?B | −8B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 752 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Herreros Rodriguez, Jose Ignacio | 1717 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +21B | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2489 | +9.2 |
| 37 | FIDE 553019067 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | +24B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1673 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Araujo De La Mata, Andres | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | +28N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1591 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 94784620 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −28B | +64B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 771 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Palacios Diaz-De Espina, Jorge | 1618 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +48B | F | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2268 | +12.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 553019229 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | +?B | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1480 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 535049383 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?N | +?N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 54581028 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | +?N | F | −?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 630 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Araujo Seco, Martin | 1553 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | −23N | =15N | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 766 | -19.2 |
| 45 | FIDE 94784264 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −29B | −10N | =?N | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Isequilla Castro, Ariel | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −5N | =?B | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 818 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Agudo Garcia, Alejandro | 1521 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =26N | −31B | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 812 | -15.2 |
| 48 | Kaji Senas, Omar | 1448 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −40N | =50B | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 818 | -12.0 |
| 49 | Trueba Arguelles, Pablo | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =25N | −?N | F | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1718 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 535049499 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | =48N | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1468 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 523082224 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | =?B | F | F | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1525 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Reina Dominguez, Alejandro | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | −?B | =?B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 861 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Aguero Encinas, Gabriel | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −6N | −4N | −1N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 963 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Diaz Ortega, Irene | 1504 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −3B | −15N | −19N | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 869 | -23.6 |
| 55 | Fernandez Barberarena, Irene | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −19B | F | −17N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 866 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Arenal Bueno, Manuel | 1475 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −16N | F | −22B | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 897 | -18.4 |
| 57 | FIDE 24557536 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?N | F | −5B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 767 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Palie, Yasmina Carolina | 1420 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | −7N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 908 | -7.2 |
| 59 | Perez Mantecon, Rodrigo | 1413 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −17N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 858 | -7.6 |
| 60 | Poliz Blanco, Daniel | 1479 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | −9B | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1079 | -1.6 |
| 61 | Orozco Zuniga, Jesus Emmanuel | 1532 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | −16N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 789 | -16.4 |
| 62 | Pinto Terradillas, Wenceslao | 1495 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | −13N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 870 | -10.8 |
| 63 | Ibanez Moratilla, Alejandro | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −21B | F | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 889 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Mazorra Sanz, Ivan | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −?N | −39N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 752 | 0.0 |
| 65 | Sanchez Gonzalez, Aaron | 1409 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | −30B | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 665 | -16.8 |
| 66 | Alonso Juarez, Maria Teresa | 1401 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −?N | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1096 | 0.0 |
| 67 | FIDE 553019008 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?N | −?B | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 68 | FIDE 535052350 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 69 | FIDE 553018931 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?N | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 653 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Araujo Seco, JoseESP+30.02.0 pts · #5
- 2Iglesias de la Pinta, JulioESP+27.62.0 pts · #1
- 3Pintea, MihaiESP+26.83.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Diaz Ortega, IreneESP-23.60.0 pts · #68
- 2Araujo Seco, MartinESP-19.20.5 pts · #40
- 3Arenal Bueno, ManuelESP-18.40.0 pts · #47
Biggest upsets
- R7+224 Elo gap