Liga FGA de Preferente 2026 Rondas 5-7
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73 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Feb 2026 to 21 Feb 2026 in Gipuzkoa, Spain. 1 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2098, and top seed was Juan L Alfaro Garcia del Cerro (πͺπΈ ESP, 2272).
Paulo Soto Avalos (πͺπΈ ESP, 1972) won with 2.5/7, ahead of Unai Dorronsoro Arenas (2.0) and Jurgi Diaz Etxaide (2.0). Soto Avalos clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Jon Parellada Elizalde (1787) beat Jose Luis Larranaga Aldalur (1944), a +157-point gap.
Location
πͺπΈGipuzkoa, Spain
Dates
07 Feb 2026 β 21 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Titled players Β· 1
FMΓ1
Federations Β· 6 represented
πͺπΈSpainΓ64
π«π·FranceΓ5
π¨π΄ColombiaΓ1
π»πͺVenezuelaΓ1
π¨πΊCubaΓ1
π©πͺGermanyΓ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 7 roundsPaulo Soto Avalos led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 75 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
75
75
75
75
18
4
1
R7βR7 Β· LEAD HELD
Paulo Soto Avalos held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Paulo Soto Avalos | * | β | β | β |
| 2Jurgi Diaz Etxaide | β | * | 0 | β |
| 3Unai Dorronsoro Arenas | β | 1 | * | β |
| 4Diego Olmo Vega | β | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soto Avalos, Paulo | 1972 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +25B | =16B | +61B | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 2135 | +25.2 |
| 2 | Dorronsoro Arenas, Unai | 1964 | ESP | F | F | F | F | β15B | +17N | +3N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.50 | 2115 | +11.6 |
| 3 | Diaz Etxaide, Jurgi | 1947 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +31N | +32B | β2B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2090 | +11.6 |
| 4 | Sanchez Ruesga, Carlos | 1981 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +6B | F | +28B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2743 | +17.8 |
| 5 | Vernier Urtasun, Jon | 1926 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +67B | +29N | β9B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1914 | -3.2 |
| 6 | Duhau-Marmon, Nicolas | 1983 | FRA | F | F | F | F | β4N | +27B | +66N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 2088 | +10.2 |
| 7 | Guijarro Galan, Jose Luis | 2097 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =33B | +61B | =15N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 2163 | +5.8 |
| 8 | Olmo Vega, Diego | 2014 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +64B | +34N | β18B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 2223 | +15.6 |
| 9 | Laniella Fernandez, Igor | 1940 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +62B | +5N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2716 | +18.8 |
| 10 | Figueras Puig, Jordi | 1894 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +44N | +30B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2661 | +18.0 |
| 11 | Parellada Elizalde, Jon | 1787 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +65N | +26N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2599 | +20.2 |
| 12 | Tholey, Jean-Paul | 1798 | FRA | F | F | F | F | =48B | =47N | +68B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1994 | +11.4 |
| 13 | Nogues Fernandez, Ramon | 1937 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +63N | +46B | F | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2585 | +12.8 |
| 14 | Osa Astrain, Ricardo | 1882 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +62B | F | +45N | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2752 | +22.4 |
| 15 | Aguirre Canflanca, Josu | 2129 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +2N | F | =7B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 2225 | +4.8 |
| 16 | Ximenez Crespo, Inigo | 1898 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +19B | =1N | F | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.75 | 2153 | +14.0 |
| 17 | Lertxundi Azpiazu, Jon | 1893 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =18B | β2B | +50N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 2039 | +9.8 |
| 18 | Alfaro Garcia del Cerro, Juan L | 2272 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =17N | F | +8N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.75 | 2150 | -4.4 |
| 19 | Arana Garate, Jon | 1982 | ESP | F | F | F | F | β16N | +31B | =35N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1975 | +0.6 |
| 20 | Iraola Iraola, Unai | 1917 | ESP | F | F | F | F | β28N | =26N | +27B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1926 | +1.4 |
| 21 | Cuevas Padron, Valentin | 1880 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +30N | =25N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 2001 | +7.0 |
| 22 | Alvarado Fernandez, Mikel | 1913 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | =36B | +29N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 2059 | +6.2 |
| 23 | Martinez Gil, Kilian | 1886 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +45B | F | =52N | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2122 | +12.4 |
| 24 | Gonzalez Blanco, Aitor | 1990 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =51N | +63N | F | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1894 | -3.8 |
| 25 | Fuente San Sebastian, Ernesto | 1831 | ESP | F | F | F | F | β1N | =56B | =21B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1783 | -2.8 |
| 26 | Larranaga Aldalur, Jose Luis | 1944 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =54B | =20B | β11B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1697 | -39.2 |
| 27 | Rabadan Amas, Aritz | 1902 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +44B | β6N | β20N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1807 | -8.2 |
| 28 | Blasco Diago, Mikel | 1923 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +20B | F | β4N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1945 | +1.2 |
| 29 | Aranzabal Minguez, Alex | 1842 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +65N | β5B | β22B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1722 | -7.6 |
| 30 | Galhaud, Jean-Philippe | 1800 | FRA | F | F | F | F | +72B | β21B | β10N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1732 | -5.0 |
| 31 | Munoz Ferreira, Ibon | 1924 | ESP | F | F | F | F | β3B | β19N | +70N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1862 | -15.6 |
| 32 | Pedrera Lobato, Javier | 1973 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +37B | β3N | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1823 | -7.2 |
| 33 | Rodriguez Hernandez, Jose Angel | 2116 | CUB | F | F | F | F | =7N | =49B | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 2088 | -1.2 |
| 34 | Torres Ganuza, Francisco Javier | 1985 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | β8B | +49B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 2051 | +4.0 |
| 35 | Ros Eskisabel, Jose RamonFM | 2077 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | =55B | =19B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1966 | -6.0 |
| 36 | Uriarte Prieto, Goio | 1913 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | =22N | =44N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1930 | +1.0 |
| 37 | Velte, Daniela | 1701 | ESP | F | F | F | F | β32N | +53B | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1783 | +4.0 |
| 38 | Tafall Villanueva, Iker | 1982 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +39B | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2883 | +25.2 |
| 39 | Mayo Martinez, Manuel | 2083 | ESP | F | F | F | F | β38N | F | +64N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2015 | -3.6 |
| 40 | Zuloaga Erauskin, Markel | 2006 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +71N | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2786 | +9.6 |
| 41 | Navascues Zabaleta, Jesus | 1805 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +69N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2607 | +10.2 |
| 42 | Sanz Perez, Eduardo | 2067 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +66B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2799 | +7.6 |
| 43 | Zuniga Catalan, Pablo | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +?B | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1819 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Sanchez Merino, Christian | 1945 | ESP | F | F | F | F | β27N | β10B | =36B | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1634 | -21.6 |
| 45 | Jaumandreu Berrueta, Ignacio | 2008 | ESP | F | F | F | F | β23N | =50B | β14B | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.25 | 1619 | -30.8 |
| 46 | Beorlegi Erena, Xabier | 1846 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =60B | β13N | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1656 | -10.0 |
| 47 | Rivera Trujillo, Edgar Fabian | 0 | COL | F | F | F | F | F | =12B | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1775 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Valor Murillo, Juan Carlos | 1796 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =12N | F | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1775 | -1.2 |
| 49 | Ontiveros Acuna, Miguel Angel | 2066 | VEN | F | F | F | F | F | =33N | β34N | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1850 | -12.0 |
| 50 | Daubas, Bernard | 1858 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | =45N | β17B | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1766 | -5.8 |
| 51 | Arrillaga Garitagoitia, Xabier | 1688 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =24B | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1995 | +7.2 |
| 52 | Minondo Torres, Alvaro | 1833 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | =23B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1886 | +1.4 |
| 53 | Iturbe Tejedor, Joseba | 1612 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | β37N | =58B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1498 | -10.0 |
| 54 | Angelovici, Eliott | 1720 | FRA | F | F | F | F | =26N | F | F | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1944 | +9.2 |
| 55 | Tafall Villanueva, Gorka | 1964 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | =35N | F | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 2075 | +6.0 |
| 56 | Larranaga Aldalur, Jose Joaquin | 1907 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | =25N | F | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1820 | -2.4 |
| 57 | Alberdi Jarit, Gaizka | 1746 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | =59N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2029 | +7.0 |
| 58 | Bruna Peraita, Juan Senen | 1685 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | =53N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1599 | -2.4 |
| 59 | Franke, Thomas | 2023 | GER | F | F | F | F | F | F | =57B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1736 | -7.0 |
| 60 | Etxeberria Garcia, Tomas | 1759 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =46N | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1848 | +2.0 |
| 61 | Fernandez Del Pozo, Anibal | 1878 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | β7N | β1N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1224 | -12.4 |
| 62 | Mijole Arizcuren, Inigo | 1890 | ESP | F | F | F | F | β14N | β9N | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1123 | -17.6 |
| 63 | Sagarzazu Fernandez, Benat | 1732 | ESP | F | F | F | F | β13B | β24B | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1158 | -16.4 |
| 64 | Garcia Lafuente, Roberto | 2046 | ESP | F | F | F | F | β8N | F | β39B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1253 | -19.6 |
| 65 | Villar Marcelino, Gorka | 1641 | ESP | F | F | F | F | β29B | β11B | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1007 | -11.8 |
| 66 | Vicente Ezeiza, Mikel | 2018 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | β42N | β6B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1225 | -18.6 |
| 67 | Barros Roca, Inaki | 1611 | ESP | F | F | F | F | β5N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1152 | -2.4 |
| 68 | Etxabe Uria, Andoni | 1794 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | β12N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 975 | -10.8 |
| 69 | Ruiz Egana, Xabier | 1804 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | β41B | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1000 | -10.2 |
| 70 | Roldan Riaga, Roberto | 2028 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | β31B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1160 | -12.4 |
| 71 | Corral Sierra, Javier | 1982 | ESP | F | F | F | F | β40B | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1203 | -9.6 |
| 72 | Domingo Horrillo, Jorge Fernando | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | β30N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 996 | -20.8 |
| 73 | Fernandez Juarist, Yeray | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | β?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 992 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tafall Villanueva, IkerESP+25.21.0 pts Β· #41
- 2Soto Avalos, PauloESP+25.22.5 pts Β· #1
- 3Osa Astrain, RicardoESP+22.42.0 pts Β· #10
Top rating losers
- 1Larranaga Aldalur, Jose LuisESP-39.21.0 pts Β· #26
- 2Jaumandreu Berrueta, IgnacioESP-30.80.5 pts Β· #59
- 3Sanchez Merino, ChristianESP-21.60.5 pts Β· #45
Biggest upsets
- R7+157 Elo gap
- R7+126 Elo gap
- R5+122 Elo gap