Liga FGA de Preferente 2026 Rondas 9-11
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76 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 07 Mar 2026 to 21 Mar 2026 in Gipuzkoa, Spain. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2101, and top seed was Juan L Alfaro Garcia del Cerro (🇪🇸 ESP, 2272).
Jose Angel Rodriguez Hernandez (🇨🇺 CUB, 2116) won with 3.0/11, ahead of Ibon Munoz Ferreira (3.0) and Miguel Angel Ontiveros Acuna (2.5). Rodriguez Hernandez shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 10: Xuban Garate Epelde (1554) beat Jon Diaz Etxaide (1718), a +164-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Gipuzkoa, Spain
Dates
07 Mar 2026 → 21 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 11 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇪🇸Spain×67
🇫🇷France×5
🇻🇪Venezuela×1
🇨🇺Cuba×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 11 roundsTight race until R11; 2 players tied at 3.0/11, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 76 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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76
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76
76
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R11 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.0/11. Rodriguez Hernandez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (2.5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Ibon Munoz Ferreira 3 wins (R9–R11)Jose Angel Rodriguez Hernandez 3 wins (R9–R11)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodriguez Hernandez, Jose Angel | 2116 | CUB | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +26N | +56B | +27N | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2773 | +19.6 |
| 2 | Munoz Ferreira, Ibon | 1924 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +61N | +50B | +22N | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2735 | +61.2 |
| 3 | Ontiveros Acuna, Miguel Angel | 2066 | VEN | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =24B | +22B | +55N | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.00 | 2210 | +9.2 |
| 4 | Guijarro Galan, Jose Luis | 2097 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =57N | =7B | +30N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 2130 | +3.0 |
| 5 | Nogues Fernandez, Ramon | 1937 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −6B | +23N | +51B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 2056 | +9.8 |
| 6 | Dominguez Ofretorio, Javier | 2098 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +5N | +33B | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2674 | +8.8 |
| 7 | Olmo Vega, Diego | 2014 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =53B | =4N | +62B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 2108 | +6.6 |
| 8 | Aguirre Canflanca, Josu | 2129 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +52N | +13N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2740 | +9.8 |
| 9 | Alvarez Ponga, Hugo | 2023 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +63B | F | +66N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2579 | +9.2 |
| 10 | Osa Astrain, Ricardo | 1882 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −12N | =11N | +29N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.75 | 1948 | +1.4 |
| 11 | Arana Garate, Jon | 1982 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −22N | =10B | +32N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1897 | -5.8 |
| 12 | Uriarte Prieto, Goio | 1913 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +10B | F | =25N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.00 | 2156 | +12.2 |
| 13 | Diaz Etxaide, Jurgi | 1947 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =55N | +71N | −8B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1834 | -6.6 |
| 14 | Blasco Diago, Mikel | 1923 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =25B | F | +31B | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 2138 | +10.4 |
| 15 | Mijole Arizcuren, Inigo | 1890 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +58N | −28N | =52N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.75 | 1913 | +4.0 |
| 16 | Soto Avalos, Paulo | 1972 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =17B | +61B | F | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2154 | +18.8 |
| 17 | Mendikute Fierro, Claudio | 1972 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =16N | F | +69B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2037 | +3.8 |
| 18 | Beorlegi Erena, Xabier | 1846 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =51B | +54N | F | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 1997 | +8.0 |
| 19 | Roldan Riaga, Roberto | 2028 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =50N | +51N | F | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.75 | 2081 | +2.8 |
| 20 | Angelovici, Eliott | 1720 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =59N | +68B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1911 | +14.4 |
| 21 | Ximenez Crespo, Inigo | 1898 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +70N | F | =54N | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1989 | +4.6 |
| 22 | Daubas, Bernard | 1858 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +11B | −3N | −2B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1865 | -0.6 |
| 23 | Sanchez Merino, Christian | 1945 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −29N | −5B | +28B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1825 | -6.2 |
| 24 | Zuloaga Erauskin, Markel | 2006 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =3N | =34B | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 2030 | +0.4 |
| 25 | Jaumandreu Berrueta, Ignacio | 2008 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =14N | F | =12B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1930 | -3.6 |
| 26 | Rabadan Amas, Aritz | 1902 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1B | +65B | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1952 | +2.8 |
| 27 | Vicente Ezeiza, Mikel | 2018 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +76B | F | −1B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 2053 | +5.6 |
| 28 | Pedrera Lobato, Javier | 1973 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +15B | −23N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 1884 | -4.2 |
| 29 | Laniella Fernandez, Igor | 1940 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +23B | F | −10B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1918 | -2.0 |
| 30 | Garcia Lafuente, Roberto | 2046 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +53N | −4B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 2039 | +0.8 |
| 31 | Lertxundi Azpiazu, Jon | 1893 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +62N | −36N | −14N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1803 | -7.4 |
| 32 | Larranaga Aldalur, Jose Luis | 1944 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +52N | F | −11B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1942 | +3.0 |
| 33 | Parellada Elizalde, Jon | 1787 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −6N | +65B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1948 | +6.4 |
| 34 | Torres Ganuza, Francisco Javier | 1985 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =56B | =24N | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2048 | +3.4 |
| 35 | Tafall Villanueva, Iker | 1982 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +37N | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2579 | +8.4 |
| 36 | Corral Sierra, Javier | 1982 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +31B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2697 | +7.8 |
| 37 | Ruiz Egana, Xabier | 1804 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −35B | +73N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1211 | -4.2 |
| 38 | Mayo Martinez, Manuel | 2083 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +53B | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2789 | +7.4 |
| 39 | Del Rio, Louis | 1812 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +54N | F | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2616 | +17.6 |
| 40 | Garate Epelde, Xuban | 1554 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +60N | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2568 | +28.0 |
| 41 | Alfaro Garcia del Cerro, Juan L | 2272 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +50B | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2784 | +3.2 |
| 42 | Tafall Villanueva, Gorka | 1964 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +74B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2588 | +11.2 |
| 43 | Navascues Zabaleta, Jesus | 1805 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +64N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2593 | +9.0 |
| 44 | Gonzalez Blanco, Aitor | 1990 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +72B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2391 | +1.6 |
| 45 | Valor Murillo, Juan Carlos | 1796 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +64B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2593 | +9.4 |
| 46 | Larranaga Aldalur, Jose Joaquin | 1907 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +67B | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2516 | +5.0 |
| 47 | Martinez Gil, Kilian | 1886 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +63N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2734 | +11.0 |
| 48 | Mazkiaran Navarro, Agustin | 1901 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +67N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2516 | +5.8 |
| 49 | Tholey, Jean-Paul | 1798 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +75B | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2362 | +4.6 |
| 50 | Dorronsoro Arenas, Unai | 1964 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =19B | −2N | −41N | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.75 | 1802 | -13.6 |
| 51 | Galhaud, Jean-Philippe | 1800 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =18N | −19B | −5N | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1662 | -8.8 |
| 52 | Figueras Puig, Jordi | 1894 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −32B | −8B | =15B | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1689 | -16.6 |
| 53 | Duhau-Marmon, Nicolas | 1983 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =7N | −30B | −38N | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1771 | -15.4 |
| 54 | Fuente San Sebastian, Ernesto | 1831 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −39B | −18B | =21B | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1592 | -16.0 |
| 55 | Iraola Iraola, Unai | 1917 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =13B | F | −3B | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1826 | -4.6 |
| 56 | Ros Eskisabel, Jose RamonFM | 2077 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =34N | −1N | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1853 | -11.6 |
| 57 | Garmendia Zubeldia, Daniel | 1965 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =4B | F | F | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2089 | +3.4 |
| 58 | Cuevas Padron, Valentin | 1880 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −15B | F | =60N | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 1623 | -12.6 |
| 59 | Villar Marcelino, Gorka | 1641 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =20B | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1773 | +3.8 |
| 60 | Diaz Etxaide, Jon | 1718 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −40B | =58B | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1548 | -22.8 |
| 61 | Alvarado Fernandez, Mikel | 1913 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2B | −16N | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1150 | -20.0 |
| 62 | Fernandez Del Pozo, Anibal | 1878 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −31B | F | −7N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1161 | -15.0 |
| 63 | Vernier Urtasun, Jon | 1926 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −9N | −47B | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1161 | -37.2 |
| 64 | Aranzabal Minguez, Alex | 1842 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −43B | −45N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1020 | -18.4 |
| 65 | Etxabe Uria, Andoni | 1794 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −26N | −33N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1055 | -17.0 |
| 66 | Alvarez Algorta, Aritz | 1489 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −9B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1071 | -3.2 |
| 67 | Velte, Daniela | 1701 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −46N | −48B | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1089 | -10.8 |
| 68 | Rodriguez Lima, Axel | 1713 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −20N | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 973 | -22.0 |
| 69 | Sagarzazu Fernandez, Benat | 1732 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −17N | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1172 | -7.6 |
| 70 | Used Zabalegui, Iosu | 1761 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −21B | F | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1093 | -13.6 |
| 71 | FIDE 535088435 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −13B | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1163 | 0.0 |
| 72 | Sanchez Udvar, Hector | 1499 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −44N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1098 | -3.2 |
| 73 | FIDE 535024097 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −37B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 979 | 0.0 |
| 74 | Kuende Gorostidi, Jon | 1800 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −42N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1156 | -5.6 |
| 75 | Garcia Escribano, Iker | 1574 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −49N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 977 | -9.2 |
| 76 | Sanchez Ruesga, Carlos | 1981 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −27N | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1150 | -11.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Munoz Ferreira, IbonESP+61.23.0 pts · #1
- 2Garate Epelde, XubanESP+28.01.0 pts · #40
- 3Rodriguez Hernandez, Jose AngelCUB+19.63.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Vernier Urtasun, JonESP-37.20.0 pts · #76
- 2Diaz Etxaide, JonESP-22.80.5 pts · #48
- 3Rodriguez Lima, AxelESP-22.00.0 pts · #61
Biggest upsets
- R10+164 Elo gap
- R9+124 Elo gap