Liga FGA de Primera 2026 Rondas 1-3

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100 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 10 Jan 2026 to 24 Jan 2026 in Gipuzkoa, Spain. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1997, and top seed was Luis Olaizola Ortega (🇪🇸 ESP, 2078).

Asier Insausti Gonzalez (🇪🇸 ESP, 1893) won with 2.5/3, ahead of Miguel Maria Baroja Arrue (2.5) and Alberto Bellosillo Perez (2.5). Insausti Gonzalez shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Aritz Izagirre Alsua (1831) beat Javier Gastanares Lopez (2039), a +208-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸Gipuzkoa, Spain

Dates

10 Jan 2026 → 24 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 3 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇸Luis Olaizola Ortega2078

Avg top 10

1,997

Participants

100

Federations · 6 represented

🇪🇸Spain×92

🇻🇪Venezuela×1

🇨🇴Colombia×1

🇬🇧England×1

🇫🇷France×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
Asier Insausti Gonzalez
🇪🇸ESP·1893
2.5pts·2132perf+17.2
🥈
Miguel Maria Baroja Arrue
🇪🇸ESP·1880
2.5pts·2100perf+15.8
🥉
Alberto Bellosillo Perez
🇪🇸ESP·1788
2.5pts·2102perf+23.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 3 rounds

Tight race until R3; 4 players tied at 2.5/3, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Bellosillo Perez2.5Insausti Gonzalez2.5Baroja Arrue2.5San Martin Santamaria2.5Gattegno2Manso Marquez2

R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 2.5/3. Insausti Gonzalez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.0).

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Insausti Gonzalez, Asier	1893	ESP	+21B	+33B	=20N	2.5	3.0	4.0	3.25	2132	+17.2
2	Baroja Arrue, Miguel Maria	1880	ESP	+64N	=58B	+23N	2.5	2.0	2.5	2.25	2100	+15.8
3	Bellosillo Perez, Alberto	1788	ESP	+60N	=26B	+84N	2.5	2.0	2.0	1.25	2102	+23.4
4	San Martin Santamaria, Jose Manuel	1733	ESP	=61B	+83N	+85B	2.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1928	+20.4
5	Izagirre Alsua, Aritz	1831	ESP	+7B	−9N	+63B	2.0	4.0	4.5	2.50	2048	+16.8
6	Leon Reinares, Mikel	1790	ESP	F	+8B	+40B	2.0	3.0	3.0	3.00	2558	+18.2
7	Berdote Alonso, Carlos	1888	ESP	−5N	+32B	+82N	2.0	3.0	3.0	1.00	1937	+3.8
8	Lasa Bengoa, Urtzi	1768	ESP	+87B	−6N	+38N	2.0	3.0	3.0	1.00	1883	+18.4
9	Bolado Rodriguez, Ion	1842	ESP	+91N	+5B	F	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.00	2629	+19.2
10	Vegas Garcia, Daniel	1702	ESP	=22N	+86B	=68N	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.00	1867	+26.4
11	Gattegno, Laurent	1867	FRA	+67N	F	+34N	2.0	1.5	1.5	1.50	2625	+17.6
12	Manso Marquez, Felix	2071	ESP	+20N	F	+80N	2.0	1.5	1.5	1.50	2684	+10.4
13	Aguado Zabaleta, Felix	1802	ESP	+59N	F	+32N	2.0	1.5	1.5	1.50	2615	+20.6
14	Jauregi Barandiaran, Jon	1757	ESP	+65B	F	+41N	2.0	1.5	1.5	1.50	2479	+16.2
15	Franke, Thomas	2023	GER	F	+39B	+62B	2.0	1.5	1.5	1.50	2514	+5.8
16	Olaizola Ortega, Luis	2078	ESP	+25B	+90N	F	2.0	1.5	1.5	1.50	2671	+9.6
17	Navarro Navarro, Juan Manuel	1827	ESP	+89N	−42B	+88N	2.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1870	+1.8
18	Elias Torres, Unai	1881	ESP	+81N	F	+92N	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2664	+19.0
19	Altuna Iza, Jon	1814	ESP	F	+80B	+81N	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2619	+20.2
20	Barros Pecina, Daniel	1918	ESP	−12B	+36N	=1B	1.5	4.5	5.5	2.25	1915	-0.8
21	Tinoco-Olmedo, Stalin	1894	COL	−1N	+37N	=35N	1.5	3.5	4.5	1.50	1802	-14.4
22	Ruiz Inurrieta, Iker	1814	ESP	=10B	+27N	F	1.5	3.5	3.5	2.50	1935	+6.2
23	Fernandez Zubitur, Asier	1792	ESP	+93B	=35N	−2B	1.5	3.5	3.5	0.50	1757	-2.8
24	Rodriguez Lima, Axel	1713	ESP	+48N	=30B	−28B	1.5	3.0	4.0	1.75	1793	+13.2
25	Peteiro Osta, Luis Angel	1945	ESP	−16N	+49B	=44N	1.5	3.0	4.0	1.50	1914	-2.4
26	Perez Cabezon, Jose Andres	1745	ESP	+58B	=3N	F	1.5	3.0	3.0	1.75	2012	+14.0
27	Lasa Bengoa, Harri	1782	ESP	=66N	−22B	+58B	1.5	2.0	2.5	0.75	1808	+2.0
28	Martin Gines, Antonio	1769	ESP	F	=62N	+24N	1.5	2.0	2.0	1.75	1930	+8.2
29	Tellechea Castello, Eduardo	1728	ESP	=45B	F	+59B	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.00	2009	+15.0
30	Dominguez Lopez, Markel	1867	ESP	F	=24N	+94N	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	1972	+5.2
31	Gonzalez Bello, Oier	1811	ESP	=63N	+82B	−46N	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.25	1870	+8.8
32	Rodriguez Vallejo, Julio	1848	ESP	+34B	−7N	−13B	1.0	4.0	5.0	1.00	1704	-11.4
33	Alberdi Jauregi, Eneko	1766	ESP	=36N	−1N	=74N	1.0	3.5	4.0	0.75	1677	-7.0
34	Algans Sagues, Pau	1796	ESP	−32N	+61N	−11B	1.0	3.0	3.5	0.50	1732	-10.0
35	Isasmendi Aguirre, Patxi	1709	ESP	F	=23B	=21B	1.0	3.0	3.0	1.50	1843	+14.0
36	Garmendia Diaz, Xabier	1780	ESP	=33B	−20B	=43B	1.0	2.5	3.5	1.00	1757	-1.8
37	De Andres Andres, Eugenio	1804	ESP	=43N	−21B	=64N	1.0	2.5	3.0	0.75	1774	-2.4
38	Imaz Aracama, Asier	1819	ESP	=69B	=72B	−8B	1.0	2.5	3.0	0.50	1612	-16.4
39	Urcelay Crucelaegui, Zigor	1667	ESP	+71N	−15N	F	1.0	2.5	2.5	0.50	1818	+6.2
40	Axpe Goikoetxea, Javier	1747	ESP	F	+60B	−6N	1.0	2.5	2.5	0.50	1851	+5.6
41	Guerrero Itarte, Alfredo	1823	ESP	F	+65N	−14B	1.0	2.5	2.5	0.50	1646	-8.6
42	Alcaide Luque, Aitor	2077	ESP	F	+17N	F	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.00	2627	+3.8
43	Church, Michael John	1961	ENG	=37B	F	=36N	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.00	1792	-18.0
44	Garcia Arana, Iker	1890	ESP	F	=59B	=25B	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.00	1864	-1.4
45	Esnaola Gaston, Fernando	1850	ESP	=29N	=73B	F	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.00	1671	-9.4
46	Orube Bona, Andoni	1818	ESP	F	F	+31B	1.0	1.5	1.5	1.50	2613	+9.8
47	Artola Alberdi, Iraitz	1728	ESP	−50B	+66B	F	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.50	1810	+8.4
48	Bayona Jaime, Antonio	1742	ESP	−24B	F	+100N	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	1646	-5.2
49	Ganuza Saez De Heredia, Eduardo	1775	ESP	+97B	−25N	F	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	1855	+4.2
50	Mendia Rezola, Jokin	1858	ESP	+47N	F	F	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2529	+6.6
51	Fernandez Rodriguez, Ivan	1766	ESP	F	+52N	F	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2326	+4.0
52	Lasa Garmendia, Asier	1526	ESP	+98N	−51B	F	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	966	-4.0
53	Martin Vicente, Antonio	1764	ESP	F	+70B	F	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.50	2459	+7.2
54	Altolaguirre Munduate, Igor	1920	ESP	F	+69N	F	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.50	2421	+3.0
55	Riesco Lecuona, Juan Manuel	1894	ESP	+95N	F	F	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2525	+5.6
56	Loperena Irastorza, Imanol	1627	ESP	F	F	+99B	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2365	+16.4
57	Garcia Nestar, Daniel	1721	ESP	F	F	+96N	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2571	+11.4
58	Gallego Saez, Mario	1849	ESP	−26N	=2N	−27N	0.5	4.0	5.5	1.25	1529	-23.8
59	Ibarra Whittecar, Siena	1783	ESP	−13B	=44N	−29N	0.5	3.5	4.5	0.50	1534	-36.0
60	Ugarte Azpiri, Ignacio	1912	ESP	−3B	−40N	=77B	0.5	3.5	4.0	0.25	968	-27.8
61	Suescun Parra, Nenci Carolina	1856	VEN	=4N	−34B	F	0.5	3.5	3.5	1.25	1572	-15.0
62	Used Zabalegui, Iosu	1761	ESP	F	=28B	−15N	0.5	3.5	3.5	0.75	1703	-6.8
63	Gastanares Lopez, Javier	2039	ESP	=31B	F	−5N	0.5	3.5	3.5	0.75	1631	-21.0
64	Kerexeta Zabala, Markel	1841	ESP	−2B	F	=37B	0.5	3.5	3.5	0.50	1649	-10.0
65	Yurramendi Sarasola, Xabier	1534	ESP	−14N	−41B	=70N	0.5	3.0	3.5	0.25	1473	-4.2
66	Izaguirre Altuna, Alberto	1761	ESP	=27B	−47N	F	0.5	2.5	2.5	0.75	1563	-10.2
67	Puga Senar, Fernando	1852	ESP	−11B	=79N	F	0.5	2.5	2.5	0.25	1643	-11.0
68	Bellosillo Perez, Sergio	1666	ESP	F	F	=10B	0.5	2.0	2.0	1.00	1701	+1.0
69	Elustondo Otaegui, Aitor	1621	ESP	=38N	−54B	F	0.5	2.0	2.0	0.50	1677	+2.2
70	Onate del Moral, Daniel	1659	ESP	F	−53N	=65B	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.25	1456	-10.6
71	Iturbe Tejedor, Joseba	1612	ESP	−39B	=76B	F	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.25	1478	-13.2
72	Echeverria Eleicegui, Jose Ignacio	1823	ESP	F	=38N	F	0.5	1.0	1.0	0.50	1819	-0.2
73	Arreche Amiano, Aimar	1614	ESP	F	=45N	F	0.5	1.0	1.0	0.50	1850	+12.0
74	Diez Timofeva, Andres	1734	ESP	F	F	=33B	0.5	1.0	1.0	0.50	1766	+0.8
75	Garcia Martinez, Enara	1560	ESP	=78B	F	F	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1597	+1.0
76	Corral Gutierrez, Asier	1675	ESP	F	=71N	F	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1612	-1.8
77	FIDE 553040880	0	—	F	F	=60N	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1912	0.0
78	Jimenez Legazkue, Irune	1597	ESP	=75N	F	F	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1560	-1.0
79	Yarza Amondarain, Juan Carlos	1805	ESP	F	=67B	F	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1852	+1.4
80	Mendizabal Guridi, Ekaitz	1850	ESP	F	−19N	−12B	0.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	1143	-15.4
81	Gomez Montecelo, Miguel	1788	ESP	−18B	F	−19B	0.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	1048	-16.6
82	Moreno Lazarev, Haritz	1754	ESP	F	−31N	−7B	0.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	1051	-29.6
83	Apostol, Ecaterina	1614	ESP	F	−4B	F	0.0	2.5	2.5	0.00	933	-6.8
84	Arrondo Carbonell, Pablo	1829	ESP	F	F	−3B	0.0	2.5	2.5	0.00	988	-11.2
85	Igartua Alberdi, Zigor	0	ESP	−?N	F	−4N	0.0	2.5	2.5	0.00	967	0.0
86	Urdangarin Lasa, Joseba	1747	ESP	F	−10N	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	901	-11.2
87	Etxagibel Larrino, Aitor	1665	ESP	−8N	F	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	968	-14.4
88	FIDE 553040899	0	—	F	F	−17B	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1027	0.0
89	Sanchez Huerta, Erlantz	1666	ESP	−17B	F	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1027	-11.2
90	Benaito Villagarcia, Mikel	1796	ESP	F	−16B	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1278	-3.2
91	Cuesta Senosiain, Asier	1822	ESP	−9B	F	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1042	-9.4
92	Romero Mateo, Esteban	1939	ESP	F	F	−18B	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1081	-11.6
93	Arizabaleta Ganchegui, Iraitz	1680	ESP	−23N	F	F	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	992	-14.0
94	Galarraga Lasa, Jon Gurutz	1844	ESP	F	F	−30B	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	1067	-9.4
95	Gomez Lopez, Alvaro	1725	ESP	−55B	F	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1094	-11.2
96	Banuelos Rodenas, Arturo	1771	ESP	F	F	−57B	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	921	-11.4
97	Laguna Echeverria, Jose Maria	1765	ESP	−49N	F	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	975	-9.8
98	FIDE 535070170	0	—	−52B	F	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	726	0.0
99	Perez Armendariz, Maialen	1565	ESP	F	F	−56N	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	827	-16.4
100	Campos Jimenez, Enrique	1579	ESP	F	F	−48B	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	942	-5.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Vegas Garcia, DanielESP
+26.4
2.0 pts · #8
2Bellosillo Perez, AlbertoESP
+23.4
2.5 pts · #1
3Aguado Zabaleta, FelixESP
+20.6
2.0 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Ibarra Whittecar, SienaESP
-36.0
0.5 pts · #62
2Moreno Lazarev, HaritzESP
-29.6
0.0 pts · #81
3Ugarte Azpiri, IgnacioESP
-27.8
0.5 pts · #94

Biggest upsets

R3+208 Elo gap
Izagirre Alsua, Aritz1831 beat Gastanares Lopez, Javier2039
R2+165 Elo gap
Axpe Goikoetxea, Javier1747 beat Ugarte Azpiri, Ignacio1912
R1+124 Elo gap
Bellosillo Perez, Alberto1788 beat Ugarte Azpiri, Ignacio1912