Liga FGA de Tercera 2026 Rondas 1-3

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72 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 10 Jan 2026 to 24 Jan 2026 in Gipuzkoa, Spain. Top 10 Elo average was 1746, and top seed was Javier Arranz Arranz (🇪🇸 ESP, 1897).

Oihan Perez Urcelayeta (🇪🇸 ESP, 1506) won with 2.0/3, ahead of Patxi Diaz Elzo (2.0) and Diego Alonso Eleno (2.0).

The biggest upset came in round 3: Jose Antonio Garrido Dominguez (1693) beat Javier Arranz Arranz (1897), a +204-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

🇪🇸Javier Arranz Arranz1897

Avg top 10

1,746

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇪🇸Spain×47

Top 3

🥇
Oihan Perez Urcelayeta
🇪🇸ESP·1506
2.0pts·2289perf+17.6
🥈
Patxi Diaz Elzo
🇪🇸ESP·1535
2.0pts·2381perf+11.2
🥉
Diego Alonso Eleno
🇪🇸ESP·1520
2.0pts·1524perf+0.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 3 rounds

Tight race until R3; 14 players tied at 2.0/3, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

2Abancens Alvarez2Diaz Elzo22Urdanpilleta Garcia22

R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

14 players finish on 2.0/3. Perez Urcelayeta takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.0).

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Perez Urcelayeta, Oihan	1506	ESP	F	+26N	+7N	2.0	3.0	3.0	3.00	2289	+17.6
2	Diaz Elzo, Patxi	1535	ESP	+23B	−5B	+56B	2.0	3.0	3.0	1.00	2381	+11.2
3	Alonso Eleno, Diego	1520	ESP	+19N	−4B	+52B	2.0	3.0	3.0	1.00	1524	+0.4
4	Urdanpilleta Garcia, Urtzi	1637	ESP	F	+3N	+53B	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.00	2320	+6.8
5	FIDE 553054873	0	—	+?B	+2N	−?N	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.00	1555	0.0
6	Tafall Soreasu, Mikel	1648	ESP	=45B	+55B	=15N	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.00	1548	-2.8
7	Abancens Alvarez, Iker	0	ESP	+52B	+?B	−1B	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1470	0.0
8	FIDE 553054687	0	—	+22B	+?B	F	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	1537	0.0
9	Artola Lotero, Igor	1688	ESP	+58N	F	+19N	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2257	+4.2
10	FIDE 535092491	0	—	+?B	F	+20B	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	1656	0.0
11	Arranz Arranz, Javier	1897	ESP	+54N	+57B	−21N	2.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	893	-15.2
12	FIDE 535091002	0	—	+?B	F	+?B	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	1681	0.0
13	Fernandez Gallego, Raul	0	ESP	+?N	+?B	−?N	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	1583	0.0
14	FIDE 535092548	0	—	+?B	−?N	+?B	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	682	0.0
15	Used Garzon, Ignacio Jesus	0	ESP	F	+?N	=6B	1.5	2.0	2.0	1.00	1593	0.0
16	FIDE 535002280	0	—	+25N	F	=?N	1.5	1.0	1.0	1.00	1513	0.0
17	Bilbao Beraza, Diego	0	ESP	F	+?N	=24N	1.5	1.0	1.0	0.50	1641	0.0
18	FIDE 94773165	0	—	+?N	F	=?N	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.00	1611	0.0
19	FIDE 523047445	0	—	−3B	+?B	−9B	1.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	804	0.0
20	Matas Fernandez, Oihan	1636	ESP	+47B	−30N	−10N	1.0	3.0	3.5	0.50	1094	-7.2
21	Garrido Dominguez, Jose Antonio	1693	ESP	F	−35N	+11B	1.0	3.0	3.0	2.00	1799	+5.4
22	Amorena Lavado, Paula	1517	ESP	−8N	+37B	F	1.0	3.0	3.0	1.00	2290	+18.4
23	Granado Camio, Unai	0	ESP	−2N	F	+36B	1.0	3.0	3.0	1.00	1531	-5.6
24	Suinaga Landa, Yon	1650	ESP	−32B	=27B	=17B	1.0	2.5	3.5	1.25	1487	-16.8
25	Etxebeste Garitano, Peio	1493	ESP	−16B	−31N	+62B	1.0	2.5	2.5	0.00	751	-16.8
26	Alvarez Algorta, Aritz	1489	ESP	+64N	−1B	F	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	729	-17.6
27	Arechaga Zubelzu, Mikel	1693	ESP	=46N	=24N	F	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.75	1650	-1.2
28	Berrotaran Yarza, Jose Maria	1572	ESP	F	+48N	−29N	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.50	947	-10.8
29	Matas Arias, Ivan	1747	ESP	F	F	+28B	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2372	+10.8
30	Riesco Lecuona, Juan Manuel	1894	ESP	F	+20B	F	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2436	+3.6
31	Miguelez Nogales, Iker	1551	ESP	F	+25B	F	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2293	+16.8
32	Losada Cabrera, David	1667	ESP	+24N	F	F	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2450	+19.2
33	Etxabe Uria, Andoni	1794	ESP	F	F	+39N	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2341	+3.8
34	Gonzalez Blazquez, Ivan	1527	ESP	F	+38B	F	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2299	+18.4
35	Velte, Daniela	1701	ESP	F	+21B	F	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2493	+9.8
36	Arnaud, Pascal	1526	ESP	+60B	F	−23N	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1574	+5.6
37	Gonzalez Alfaro, Sergio	0	ESP	F	−22N	+59N	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	717	-9.2
38	Lopez Torres, Unai	1498	ESP	+53B	−34N	F	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	728	-18.4
39	Franco Orbegozo, Alex	1541	ESP	F	+65N	−33B	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	994	-7.6
40	FIDE 94788910	0	—	−?B	F	+?N	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	1571	0.0
41	Armendariz Olalla, Sebastian	1661	ESP	F	+61B	F	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2207	+3.8
42	Goni Labayen, Benat	0	ESP	+?B	F	F	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	1643	0.0
43	Lanas Urquiola, Mikel	1684	ESP	F	+63N	F	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2246	+4.0
44	FIDE 54781973	0	—	F	−?B	+?B	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	811	0.0
45	Etxauri Lizarraga, Ander	1548	ESP	=6N	F	F	0.5	2.0	2.0	1.00	1648	+5.6
46	Monasterio Iruretagoyena, Alejandro	0	ESP	=27B	F	F	0.5	1.0	1.0	0.50	1693	0.0
47	Angulo Cayetano, Alex	0	ESP	−20N	=?N	F	0.5	1.0	1.0	0.00	1397	0.0
48	FIDE 94740607	0	—	−?N	−28B	=?N	0.5	1.0	1.0	0.00	772	0.0
49	Loperena Irastorza, Imanol	1627	ESP	=50B	F	F	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1557	-4.0
50	Prieto Rivada, Andres	1557	ESP	=49N	F	F	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	1627	+4.0
51	FIDE 553054911	0	—	F	F	=?N	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.00	1799	0.0
52	Almandoz Zapiain, Santiago	1411	ESP	−7N	F	−3N	0.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	720	-14.0
53	FIDE 523045884	0	—	−38N	−?N	−4N	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	768	0.0
54	FIDE 94773157	0	—	−11B	F	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1097	0.0
55	Garcia De Salazar Bilbao, Jon	0	ESP	−?N	−6N	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	848	0.0
56	FIDE 553054652	0	—	−?B	F	−2N	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	805	0.0
57	FIDE 535069643	0	—	−?B	−11N	−?B	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	962	0.0
58	Beneitez Escudero, Nestor	1457	ESP	−9B	F	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	888	-8.4
59	FIDE 535002735	0	—	F	F	−37B	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	690	0.0
60	Koroteev, Mikhail	1569	ESP	−36N	F	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	726	-22.4
61	Rodriguez Jauregui, Inigo	1407	ESP	F	−41N	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	861	-7.6
62	FIDE 553054776	0	—	−?N	F	−25N	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	778	0.0
63	Reyes Saavedra, Juan Manuel	1445	ESP	F	−43B	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	884	-8.0
64	Gutierrez Irisarri, Diego	0	ESP	−26B	F	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	689	0.0
65	FIDE 535025425	0	—	F	−39B	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	741	0.0
66	FIDE 553054920	0	—	F	F	−?B	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	809	0.0
67	FIDE 553054784	0	—	−?B	F	−?B	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	809	0.0
68	FIDE 553054741	0	—	−?B	F	−?N	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	776	0.0
69	FIDE 553054792	0	—	−?N	−?N	−?N	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	763	0.0
70	FIDE 553008588	0	—	F	−?N	F	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	875	0.0
71	FIDE 553054733	0	—	F	−?B	F	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	656	0.0
72	Saenz Gil, Mikel	0	ESP	−?N	−?B	F	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	933	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Losada Cabrera, DavidESP
+19.2
1.0 pts · #18
2Gonzalez Blazquez, IvanESP
+18.4
1.0 pts · #24
3Amorena Lavado, PaulaESP
+18.4
1.0 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Koroteev, MikhailESP
-22.4
0.0 pts · #42
2Lopez Torres, UnaiESP
-18.4
1.0 pts · #61
3Alvarez Algorta, AritzESP
-17.6
1.0 pts · #44

Biggest upsets

R3+204 Elo gap
Garrido Dominguez, Jose Antonio1693 beat Arranz Arranz, Javier1897