Campeonato de Navarra Individual de Ajedrez para Veteranos y Super Veteranos 2026
19 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Pamplona, Spain. Top 10 Elo average was 1885, and top seed was Pedro Vinal Gutierrez (🇪🇸 ESP, 1994).
Gregorio Sola Plaza (🇪🇸 ESP, 1932) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Pedro Vinal Gutierrez (4.0) and Alfonso Cemborain Oricain (3.5). Sola Plaza won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Miguel Adrian Abad (1596) beat Joseba Otano Villanueva (1737), a +141-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGregorio Sola Plaza led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Gregorio Sola Plaza held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
Gregorio Sola Plaza beat Pedro Vinal Gutierrez (Black).
Gregorio Sola Plaza 4 wins (R1–R4)Pedro Vinal Gutierrez 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| 1Gregorio Sola Plaza | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Pedro Vinal Gutierrez | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Jesus Luis Aguinaga Ruiz | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Alfonso Cemborain Oricain | ½ | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sola Plaza, Gregorio | 1932 | ESP | +12N | +4B | +7N | +2N | =3B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 14.25 | 2245 | +33.2 |
| 2 | Vinal Gutierrez, Pedro | 1994 | ESP | +14N | +8B | +3N | −1B | +7N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 11.50 | 2123 | +15.4 |
| 3 | Cemborain Oricain, Alfonso | 1921 | ESP | +9B | +16N | −2B | +6B | =1N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 9.25 | 2018 | +13.6 |
| 4 | Aguinaga Ruiz, Jesus Luis | 1859 | ESP | +17B | −1N | +5B | +11N | =6B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1929 | +11.0 |
| 5 | Ruiz Escobar, Rafael | 1870 | ESP | +11N | =6B | −4N | +10B | +12B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 1913 | +6.6 |
| 6 | Diaz Mollenedo, Wladislau Henry | 1933 | ESP | +10B | =5N | +8B | −3N | =4N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 9.00 | 1930 | -0.2 |
| 7 | De Pablos Fernandez, Mariano | 1919 | ESP | +15N | +18B | −1B | +12N | −2B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1808 | -10.4 |
| 8 | Gamazo de la Rasilla, Javier | 1907 | ESP | +13B | −2N | −6N | +17B | +11B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1809 | -9.0 |
| 9 | Martinez Lasanta, Raul | 1705 | ESP | −3N | −11B | +15N | +19B | +13N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1703 | +0.2 |
| 10 | Navas Toledo, Juan Jose | 1734 | ESP | −6N | =15B | +14N | −5N | +18B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1699 | -4.8 |
| 11 | Gurbindo Lizaur, Inigo | 1588 | ESP | −5B | +9N | +13B | −4B | −8N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1715 | +14.2 |
| 12 | Cerro Larraza, Juan Andres | 1705 | ESP | −1B | +17N | +19B | −7B | −5N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1677 | -4.2 |
| 13 | Adrian Abad, Miguel | 1596 | ESP | −8N | +14B | −11N | +18N | −9B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1541 | -6.2 |
| 14 | Otano Villanueva, Joseba | 1737 | ESP | −2B | −13N | −10B | +15B | +17N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1628 | -15.4 |
| 15 | Lopez Medina, Manuel | 1601 | ESP | −7B | =10N | −9B | −14N | +19N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1560 | -6.6 |
| 16 | Martinez Zazo, Jesus | 1780 | ESP | +19N | −3B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1686 | -3.6 |
| 17 | Hernandez Zorzano, Fernando | 1570 | ESP | −4N | −12B | F | −8N | −14B | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 1002 | -17.6 |
| 18 | FIDE 535032197 | 0 | — | F | −7N | F | −13B | −10N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 950 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Hernandez Sabate, Inaki | 1452 | ESP | −16B | F | −12N | −9N | −15B | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 898 | -16.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sola Plaza, GregorioESP+33.24.5 pts · #1
- 2Vinal Gutierrez, PedroESP+15.44.0 pts · #2
- 3Gurbindo Lizaur, InigoESP+14.22.0 pts · #10
- 1Hernandez Zorzano, FernandoESP-17.60.0 pts · #17
- 2Hernandez Sabate, InakiESP-16.20.0 pts · #19
- 3Otano Villanueva, JosebaESP-15.42.0 pts · #9
- R2+141 Elo gap
- R2+117 Elo gap