Liga Gran Canaria Equipos Categoria Preferente 2026 Rondas 5-6
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52 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 07 Feb 2026 to 21 Feb 2026 in Gran Canaria, Spain. 16 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2265, and top seed was Omar Garcia Blanco (🇪🇸 ESP, FM, 2382).
Cesar Gimenez Menchon (🇪🇸 ESP, CM, 2095) won with 2.0/6, ahead of Jose Castro Miguelez (1.5) and Francisco Alvarado Ascanio (1.5). Gimenez Menchon clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Carla Cristina Sosa Suarez (WFM, 2092) beat Dragan Barlov (GM, 2322), a +230-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Gran Canaria, Spain
Dates
07 Feb 2026 → 21 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 6 rounds
Titled players · 16
GM×1
IM×4
FM×8
CM×2
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇪🇸Spain×43
🇨🇴Colombia×2
🇷🇴Romania×2
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇷🇸Serbia×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇻🇪Venezuela×1
🇨🇺Cuba×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CMGimenez Menchon, Cesar | 🇪🇸ESP | 2095 | 2.0 | 1935 | 2735 | +11.8 |
| 7 | Castro Miguelez, Jose | 🇪🇸ESP | 2007 | 1.5 | 1946 | 2139 | +15.2 |
| 2 | CMAlvarado Ascanio, Francisco | 🇪🇸ESP | 2126 | 1.5 | 1994 | 2187 | +3.0 |
| 6 | FMGarcia Blanco, Omar | 🇪🇸ESP | 2382 | 1.5 | 2283 | 2476 | +2.3 |
| 3 | Dombi, Rudolf | 🇷🇴ROU | 1956 | 1.5 | 1975 | 2168 | +11.6 |
| 4 | IMGarcia Padron, Jose | 🇪🇸ESP | 2338 | 1.5 | 2212 | 2405 | +1.6 |
| 5 | Cruz Ramirez, Nauzet | 🇪🇸ESP | 2046 | 1.5 | 2145 | 2338 | +14.6 |
| 8 | FMMoreno Diepa, Diego | 🇪🇸ESP | 2257 | 1.5 | 2180 | 2373 | +6.6 |
| 9 | Guerrero Orihuela, Jose Luis | 🇪🇸ESP | 1988 | 1.5 | 1797 | 1990 | +1.2 |
| 12 | Marrero Falcon, Hector Xarach | 🇪🇸ESP | 2031 | 1.0 | 2012 | 2012 | -0.6 |
| 23 | WFMSosa Suarez, Carla Cristina | 🇪🇸ESP | 2092 | 1.0 | 2333 | 2333 | +11.2 |
| 11 | GMBarlov, Dragan | 🇷🇸SRB | 2322 | 1.0 | 2178 | 2178 | -3.8 |
| 13 | FMSanchez Quintero, Raul | 🇨🇺CUB | 1911 | 1.0 | 1937 | 1937 | +2.8 |
| 15 | Lopez Reboso, Hector Emilio | 🇪🇸ESP | 1933 | 1.0 | 2042 | 2842 | +12.6 |
| 24 | FMMouhamad, Joachim | 🇫🇷FRA | 2148 | 1.0 | 2090 | 2890 | +7.8 |
| 18 | Ventura Gonzalez, Francisco | 🇪🇸ESP | 2060 | 1.0 | 2058 | 2058 | -0.8 |
| 10 | Gonzalez Perdomo, Sergio | 🇪🇸ESP | 2015 | 1.0 | 1983 | 1983 | -6.4 |
| 14 | Marrero Cardenes, Agustin | 🇪🇸ESP | 2088 | 1.0 | 2167 | 2167 | +4.2 |
| 17 | FMRey Malde, Henrique | 🇪🇸ESP | 2245 | 1.0 | 2156 | 2156 | -4.0 |
| 19 | Ramirez Maillo, Cristian | 🇪🇸ESP | 2055 | 1.0 | 1900 | 1900 | -8.8 |
| 20 | FMPerez Guerra, Raul | 🇪🇸ESP | 2263 | 1.0 | 2122 | 2922 | +6.2 |
| 29 | Alonso Valiente, Alexis | 🇪🇸ESP | 2054 | 1.0 | 1992 | 2792 | +8.2 |
| 16 | Gilardone, Adriano | 🇮🇹ITA | 2048 | 1.0 | 1885 | 2685 | +5.8 |
| 21 | Hidalgo Santana, Fernando | 🇪🇸ESP | 2015 | 1.0 | 2031 | 2831 | +10.0 |
| 22 | Rodriguez Garcia, Antonio Jose | 🇪🇸ESP | 2002 | 1.0 | 1893 | 2693 | +7.4 |
| 25 | Blanco Garcia Bajo, David | 🇪🇸ESP | 2050 | 1.0 | 2031 | 2831 | +18.0 |
| 26 | Rodriguez Perez, David 1989 | 🇪🇸ESP | 1993 | 1.0 | 1772 | 2572 | +4.2 |
| 27 | Perez Bolanos, Joel | 🇪🇸ESP | 2076 | 1.0 | 2102 | 2902 | +10.8 |
| 28 | IMBrito Garcia, Alfredo | 🇪🇸ESP | 2188 | 1.0 | 1989 | 2789 | +2.3 |
| 30 | IMFraguela Gil, Jose Miguel | 🇪🇸ESP | 2143 | 1.0 | 1772 | 2572 | +2.0 |
| 31 | Cardozo Meza, Ferney Adan | 🇨🇴COL | 1906 | 1.0 | 2020 | 2820 | +13.4 |
| 35 | FMUzcategui Rodriguez, Alejandro | 🇻🇪VEN | 2296 | 0.5 | 2364 | 2171 | -7.0 |
| 38 | Navarro Cabrera, Agustin Francisco | 🇪🇸ESP | 1935 | 0.5 | 2035 | 1842 | -4.2 |
| 32 | Sanchez Montesdeoca, Isaac | 🇪🇸ESP | 1785 | 0.5 | 2029 | 1836 | +2.4 |
| 37 | Rivero Tacoronte, Gabriel | 🇪🇸ESP | 1952 | 0.5 | 2067 | 1874 | -12.0 |
| 39 | Garcia Padron, Juan | 🇪🇸ESP | 2131 | 0.5 | 2170 | 1977 | -7.4 |
| 34 | IMIllijin, Neboisa | 🇷🇴ROU | 2133 | 0.5 | 2074 | 2074 | -0.7 |
| 33 | Aparicio Garcia, Enrique | 🇪🇸ESP | 2075 | 0.5 | 2122 | 2122 | +1.2 |
| 36 | Hernandez Guerra, Luna Yue | 🇪🇸ESP | 1940 | 0.5 | 1767 | 1767 | -4.6 |
| 51 | Sanchez Gonzalez, Diego 2012 | 🇪🇸ESP | 2145 | 0.0 | 2097 | 1297 | -40.8 |
| 45 | Quiceno Ramirez, Edwin Alejandro | 🇨🇴COL | 2016 | 0.0 | 2049 | 1249 | -19.0 |
| 47 | FMSarmiento Afonso, Santiago | 🇪🇸ESP | 2007 | 0.0 | 2220 | 1420 | -8.4 |
| 48 | Lagarejos Gonzalez, Eduardo | 🇪🇸ESP | 2040 | 0.0 | 1970 | 1170 | -22.8 |
| 49 | Rossello Padron, Carlos | 🇪🇸ESP | 1771 | 0.0 | 2071 | 1271 | -6.2 |
| 42 | Rojas Mirabal, Pedro | 🇪🇸ESP | 1975 | 0.0 | 2255 | 1455 | -3.2 |
| 43 | Henriquez Hidalgo, Jose Miguel | 🇪🇸ESP | 1658 | 0.0 | 1974 | 1174 | -1.6 |
| 46 | Natalicchio Escalante, Nicolas | 🇪🇸ESP | 2160 | 0.0 | 2062 | 1262 | -12.8 |
| 40 | Parsons, Alan | 🇪🇸ESP | 1913 | 0.0 | 1991 | 1191 | -7.4 |
| 41 | Galvan Sarmiento, Jose Luis | 🇪🇸ESP | 1892 | 0.0 | 1886 | 1086 | -10.0 |
| 44 | Medina Martin, Alberto | 🇪🇸ESP | 2202 | 0.0 | 2090 | 1290 | -12.0 |
| 50 | Quintana Suarez, Carmelo | 🇪🇸ESP | 1882 | 0.0 | 2042 | 1242 | -5.8 |
| 52 | Guerra Aleman, Marcial | 🇪🇸ESP | 1767 | 0.0 | 2080 | 1280 | -2.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Blanco Garcia Bajo, DavidESP+18.01.0 pts · #25
- 2Castro Miguelez, JoseESP+15.21.5 pts · #7
- 3Cruz Ramirez, NauzetESP+14.61.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Sanchez Gonzalez, Diego 2012ESP-40.80.0 pts · #51
- 2Lagarejos Gonzalez, EduardoESP-22.80.0 pts · #48
- 3Quiceno Ramirez, Edwin AlejandroCOL-19.00.0 pts · #45
Biggest upsets
- R6+230 Elo gap
- R6+134 Elo gap
- R6+114 Elo gap