Liga FGA de Tercera 2026 Rondas 8
Open SwissStandard
36 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held on 28 Feb 2026 in Gipuzkoa, Spain. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1715, and top seed was Javier Arranz Arranz (🇪🇸 ESP, 1897).
Diego Alonso Eleno (🇪🇸 ESP, 1520) won with 1.0/8, ahead of Juan Manuel Riesco Lecuona (1.0) and Andoni Etxabe Uria (1.0).
Location
🇪🇸Gipuzkoa, Spain
Dates
28 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Avg top 10
1,715
Participants
36
Federations · 2 represented
🇪🇸Spain×27
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R8; 12 players tied at 1.0/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 80 co-leaders at R4 to 34 at the finish.
Co-leaders
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
34
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
12 players finish on 1.0/8. Alonso Eleno takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alonso Eleno, Diego | 1520 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +29N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2280 | +16.8 |
| 2 | Riesco Lecuona, Juan Manuel | 1894 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +28N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2330 | +2.0 |
| 3 | Etxabe Uria, Andoni | 1794 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +30N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2531 | +8.0 |
| 4 | Prieto Rivada, Andres | 1557 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +24N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2410 | +22.8 |
| 5 | Burunza Tornos, Inaki | 1609 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +23N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2391 | +9.4 |
| 6 | Labandibar Garcia, Arkaitz | 1411 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +26B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2289 | +24.4 |
| 7 | FIDE 553054830 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Armendariz Olalla, Sebastian | 1661 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +21N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2448 | +10.0 |
| 9 | Legarda Iturrioz, Jose Javier | 1675 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +27B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2309 | +5.8 |
| 10 | Matas Arias, Ivan | 1747 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +22N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2257 | +6.4 |
| 11 | FIDE 553006577 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1713 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Velte, Daniela | 1701 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +25B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2354 | +6.2 |
| 13 | Garcia Escribano, Iker | 1574 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =16B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1623 | +3.2 |
| 14 | Artola Lotero, Igor | 1688 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =15B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1531 | -4.4 |
| 15 | Vazquez Altuna, Alfonso | 1530 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =14N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1698 | +8.8 |
| 16 | Uranga Odriozola, Inaki | 1623 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =13N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1562 | -1.6 |
| 17 | FIDE 54781973 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =?B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1490 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Gorostarzu Sanchez, Ekhi | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =?N | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1534 | -1.2 |
| 19 | Belar Egiguren, Bruno | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =?B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1650 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Fontaine, Josette | 0 | FRA | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =?B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1401 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Tafall Soreasu, Mikel | 1648 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −8B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 850 | -10.0 |
| 22 | Beneitez Escudero, Nestor | 1457 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −10B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 947 | -6.4 |
| 23 | Sebastiani Paoli, Ruben | 1591 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −5B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 809 | -9.4 |
| 24 | Matas Fernandez, Oihan | 1636 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −4B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 757 | -22.8 |
| 25 | Alcorta Andoaga, Illart | 1554 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −12N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 897 | -6.2 |
| 26 | Alvarez Algorta, Aritz | 1489 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −6N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 611 | -24.4 |
| 27 | Perez Urcelayeta, Oihan | 1506 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −9N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 868 | -11.6 |
| 28 | Yurramendi Sarasola, Xabier | 1534 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1100 | -2.0 |
| 29 | Reyes Garcia, Juan Manuel | 1480 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 739 | -16.8 |
| 30 | Imaz Iribarren, Juan Miguel | 1701 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1005 | -16.0 |
| 31 | Fernandez Juarist, Yeray | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 741 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 94773165 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1097 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 553016122 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 717 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 535069643 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 893 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 535025387 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 553054652 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 769 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Labandibar Garcia, ArkaitzESP+24.41.0 pts · #6
- 2Prieto Rivada, AndresESP+22.81.0 pts · #4
- 3Alonso Eleno, DiegoESP+16.81.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Alvarez Algorta, AritzESP-24.40.0 pts · #29
- 2Matas Fernandez, OihanESP-22.80.0 pts · #26
- 3Reyes Garcia, Juan ManuelESP-16.80.0 pts · #34