Liga FGA de Preferente 2026 Rondas 4
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45 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held on 31 Jan 2026 in Gipuzkoa, Spain. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2051, and top seed was Juan Jose Saenz Martinez (🇪🇸 ESP, FM, 2209).
Unai Iraola Iraola (🇪🇸 ESP, 1917) won with 1.0/4, ahead of Jon Vernier Urtasun (1.0) and Mikel Blasco Diago (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 4: Nicolas Duhau-Marmon (1983) beat Jose Luis Guijarro Galan (2097), a +114-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Gipuzkoa, Spain
Dates
31 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Avg top 10
2,051
Participants
45
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇪🇸Spain×37
🇫🇷France×4
🇻🇪Venezuela×1
🇨🇴Colombia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 13 players tied at 1.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 16 co-leaders at R4 to 16 at the finish.
Co-leaders
48
48
48
16
R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
13 players finish on 1.0/4. Iraola Iraola takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraola Iraola, Unai | 1917 | ESP | F | F | F | +32B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2658 | +8.4 |
| 2 | Vernier Urtasun, Jon | 1926 | ESP | F | F | F | +37N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2363 | +4.0 |
| 3 | Blasco Diago, Mikel | 1923 | ESP | F | F | F | +35B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2814 | +12.4 |
| 4 | Uriarte Prieto, Goio | 1913 | ESP | F | F | F | +42B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2698 | +9.6 |
| 5 | Torres Ganuza, Francisco Javier | 1985 | ESP | F | F | F | +38N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2462 | +2.6 |
| 6 | Dorronsoro Arenas, Unai | 1964 | ESP | F | F | F | +31B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2559 | +4.8 |
| 7 | Duhau-Marmon, Nicolas | 1983 | FRA | F | F | F | +39B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2897 | +13.2 |
| 8 | Mayo Martinez, Manuel | 2083 | ESP | F | F | F | +36B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2693 | +5.0 |
| 9 | Ontiveros Acuna, Miguel Angel | 2066 | VEN | F | F | F | +34N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2764 | +7.2 |
| 10 | Alvarado Fernandez, Mikel | 1913 | ESP | F | F | F | +40B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2680 | +9.0 |
| 11 | Navascues Zabaleta, Jesus | 1805 | ESP | F | F | F | +33B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2598 | +9.8 |
| 12 | Zuloaga Erauskin, Markel | 2006 | ESP | F | F | F | +41N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2744 | +8.2 |
| 13 | Ros Eskisabel, Jose RamonFM | 2077 | ESP | F | F | F | +30B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2702 | +5.4 |
| 14 | Beorlegi Erena, Xabier | 1846 | ESP | F | F | F | =19N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1972 | +3.4 |
| 15 | Arana Garate, Jon | 1982 | ESP | F | F | F | =18B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1890 | -2.6 |
| 16 | Fuente San Sebastian, Ernesto | 1831 | ESP | F | F | F | =25N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1800 | -0.8 |
| 17 | Jaumandreu Berrueta, Ignacio | 2008 | ESP | F | F | F | =28B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1973 | -1.0 |
| 18 | Mijole Arizcuren, Inigo | 1890 | ESP | F | F | F | =15N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1982 | +2.6 |
| 19 | Soto Avalos, Paulo | 1972 | ESP | F | F | F | =14B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1846 | -6.8 |
| 20 | Gimenez Lopez, Zuhaitz | 2089 | ESP | F | F | F | =26B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1878 | -5.4 |
| 21 | Diaz Etxaide, Jurgi | 1947 | ESP | F | F | F | =27N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2028 | +2.2 |
| 22 | Burunza Tornos, Inaki | 1609 | ESP | F | F | F | =23N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1923 | +7.2 |
| 23 | Munoz Ferreira, Ibon | 1924 | ESP | F | F | F | =22B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1609 | -14.4 |
| 24 | Garcia Lafuente, Roberto | 2046 | ESP | F | F | F | =29B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1983 | -1.8 |
| 25 | Galhaud, Jean-Philippe | 1800 | FRA | F | F | F | =16B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1831 | +0.8 |
| 26 | Fernandez Del Pozo, Anibal | 1878 | ESP | F | F | F | =20N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2089 | +5.4 |
| 27 | Roldan Riaga, Roberto | 2028 | ESP | F | F | F | =21B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1947 | -2.2 |
| 28 | Pedrera Lobato, Javier | 1973 | ESP | F | F | F | =17N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2008 | +1.0 |
| 29 | Tafall Villanueva, Iker | 1982 | ESP | F | F | F | =24N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2046 | +3.6 |
| 30 | Rabadan Amas, Aritz | 1902 | ESP | F | F | F | −13N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1277 | -5.4 |
| 31 | Larranaga Galan, Imanol | 1759 | ESP | F | F | F | −6N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1164 | -4.8 |
| 32 | Daubas, Bernard | 1858 | FRA | F | F | F | −1N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1117 | -8.4 |
| 33 | Tholey, Jean-Paul | 1798 | FRA | F | F | F | −11N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1005 | -9.8 |
| 34 | Tafall Villanueva, Gorka | 1964 | ESP | F | F | F | −9B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1266 | -14.4 |
| 35 | Olmo Vega, Diego | 2014 | ESP | F | F | F | −3N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1123 | -12.4 |
| 36 | Lertxundi Azpiazu, Jon | 1893 | ESP | F | F | F | −8N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1283 | -5.0 |
| 37 | Alcibar Beloki, Jon | 1563 | ESP | F | F | F | −2B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1126 | -2.0 |
| 38 | Feijoo Rubio, Jose Jorge | 1662 | ESP | F | F | F | −5B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1185 | -2.6 |
| 39 | Guijarro Galan, Jose Luis | 2097 | ESP | F | F | F | −7N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1182 | -13.2 |
| 40 | Cuevas Padron, Valentin | 1880 | ESP | F | F | F | −10N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1113 | -9.0 |
| 41 | Larranaga Aldalur, Jose Luis | 1944 | ESP | F | F | F | −12B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1206 | -16.4 |
| 42 | Ximenez Crespo, Inigo | 1898 | ESP | F | F | F | −4N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1113 | -9.6 |
| 43 | FIDE 535024097 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 985 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 535088435 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 997 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Rivera Trujillo, Edgar Fabian | 0 | COL | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1409 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Duhau-Marmon, NicolasFRA+13.21.0 pts · #7
- 2Blasco Diago, MikelESP+12.41.0 pts · #3
- 3Navascues Zabaleta, JesusESP+9.81.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Larranaga Aldalur, Jose LuisESP-16.40.0 pts · #44
- 2Tafall Villanueva, GorkaESP-14.40.0 pts · #35
- 3Munoz Ferreira, IbonESP-14.40.5 pts · #23
Biggest upsets
- R4+114 Elo gap