Absoluto Albacete 2026
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73 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 17 Jan 2026 to 31 Jan 2026 in Albacete, Spain. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2051, and top seed was Francisco Jose Martinez Herranz (🇪🇸 ESP, CM, 2145).
Pablo Alejandro Alcoba (🇪🇸 ESP, 2142) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Francisco Jose Martinez Herranz (5.5) and Alejandro Rubio Sureda (5.0). Alcoba shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Jose Luis Flores Linan (1742) beat Pablo Alejandro Alcoba (2142), a +400-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Albacete, Spain
Dates
17 Jan 2026 → 31 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇪🇸Spain×67
🇦🇷Argentina×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsPablo Alejandro Alcoba led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE31 Jan
Pablo Alejandro Alcoba takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
R3–R7 · WIN STREAK
Pablo Alejandro Alcoba won 5 in a row (R3–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pablo Alejandro Alcoba | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2CMFrancisco Jose Martinez Herranz | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Angel Moratalla Leon | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Alejandro Rubio Sureda | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcoba, Pablo Alejandro | 2142 | ESP | +16N | −18B | +14N | +5B | +4N | +9B | +3N | 6.0 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 27.50 | 2177 | +8.4 |
| 2 | Martinez Herranz, Francisco JoseCM | 2145 | ESP | +23N | +53B | =4N | =7B | +13N | =8B | +34N | 5.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 19.50 | 2102 | -8.4 |
| 3 | Rubio Sureda, Alejandro | 2083 | ESP | +66B | =34N | +19B | +17N | +7B | =12N | −1B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 16.50 | 2027 | -10.8 |
| 4 | Moratalla Leon, Angel | 1880 | ESP | +63B | +44N | =2B | +29N | −1B | +21N | =12B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 15.25 | 2021 | +55.6 |
| 5 | El Ammari Rovira, Yassin Jesus | 1694 | ESP | +38B | −8B | +46N | −1N | +20B | +36N | +23B | 5.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 14.00 | 1831 | +30.8 |
| 6 | Benitez Fernandez, Pedro Vicente | 1891 | ESP | +43N | +42B | −7N | =59B | +50N | +40B | =8N | 5.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 11.75 | 1870 | -1.0 |
| 7 | Moreno Peinado, Julian Salvador | 1901 | ESP | +20B | +30N | +6B | =2N | −3N | −10B | +22N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 18.25 | 1936 | +19.2 |
| 8 | Cordoba Picazo, Manuel Javier | 2011 | ESP | +51B | +5N | F | =10B | +18N | =2N | =6B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 18.00 | 2017 | +4.0 |
| 9 | Rumbo Picazo, Jaime | 2143 | ESP | +24B | −19N | +73B | +48N | +26B | −1N | =10N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 11.25 | 1934 | -54.8 |
| 10 | Gonzalez Argandona, Manuel | 1862 | ESP | +37N | +39B | F | =8N | =34B | +7N | =9B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 15.50 | 2008 | +40.8 |
| 11 | Alcaraz Blazquez, Vicente | 1633 | ESP | +69B | −12N | +38B | −26N | +47B | +27N | =25B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 9.75 | 1756 | +9.8 |
| 12 | Perez Garcia, Juan Angel | 1932 | ESP | +31N | +11B | +18N | F | F | =3B | =4N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 16.50 | 2023 | +12.8 |
| 13 | Jimenez Moreno, Gabriel | 1983 | ESP | =45N | =28B | F | +51N | −2B | +32N | +24B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 11.75 | 1877 | -9.4 |
| 14 | Lopez Ortuno, Angel | 1607 | ESP | −25B | +71N | −1B | +62N | +67B | +15N | −21B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.50 | 1812 | +26.4 |
| 15 | Fernandez Jimenez, Alejandro | 1675 | ESP | +36N | =55B | =21N | −18B | +57N | −14B | +42B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 9.25 | 1713 | +3.2 |
| 16 | Del Rey Prieto, Adrian | 1625 | ESP | −1B | +64N | +56B | −34N | −60N | +62B | +53B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 6.50 | 1737 | +28.4 |
| 17 | Sahuquillo Chueco, Francisco | 1847 | ESP | +61B | +70N | F | −3B | =22N | =29B | +40N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 7.50 | 1787 | -6.0 |
| 18 | Flores Linan, Jose Luis | 1742 | ESP | +49B | +1N | −12B | +15N | −8B | −23N | =20B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 13.75 | 1771 | +0.8 |
| 19 | Castelli, Facundo | 1842 | ARG | +65N | +9B | −3N | =50B | =23B | =24N | −26B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 10.00 | 1760 | -13.8 |
| 20 | Lopez Oliver, Pablo | 1572 | ESP | −7N | =47B | =37N | +69B | −5N | +35B | =18N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.00 | 1517 | -14.0 |
| 21 | Machado Hernandez, Junior | 2031 | ESP | +41N | F | =15B | +27N | F | −4B | +14N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 12.00 | 1851 | -16.2 |
| 22 | Moreno Claramonte, Marco | 1636 | ESP | −39N | =37B | +72N | +44B | =17B | =26N | −7B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 7.00 | 1718 | +20.0 |
| 23 | Ortega Clemente, Lucas | 1629 | ESP | −2B | +61N | F | +70B | =19N | +18B | −5N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.75 | 1760 | +30.0 |
| 24 | Llano Ortiz, Juan Carlos | 1628 | ESP | −9N | +65B | −42N | +46B | +37N | =19B | −13N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 7.25 | 1770 | +19.4 |
| 25 | Boj Marques, Javier | 1995 | ESP | +14N | −29B | F | +42B | F | +30N | =11N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 11.75 | 1729 | -21.8 |
| 26 | Carretero Hernandez, Alejandro | 1751 | ESP | +62N | F | F | +11B | −9N | =22B | +19N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 11.25 | 1883 | +16.8 |
| 27 | Molina Gomez, Juan Francisco | 1692 | ESP | F | +52N | =55B | −21B | +31N | −11B | +45N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 8.50 | 1764 | +10.4 |
| 28 | Garcia Palencia, Gabriel | 1939 | ESP | −44B | =13N | +52B | −36N | +43N | +45B | −29N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 8.00 | 1708 | -56.0 |
| 29 | Fernandez Arnau, Juan | 1648 | ESP | +71B | +25N | F | −4B | F | =17N | +28B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.00 | 2011 | +71.6 |
| 30 | Minguez Saez, Bienvenido | 1647 | ESP | +47N | −7B | F | =45B | +42N | −25B | +46N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1657 | -1.8 |
| 31 | Monteblanco Montesinos, Santiago | 1576 | ESP | −12B | +69N | +67B | −40N | −27B | =54N | +52B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1608 | +2.2 |
| 32 | Gonzalez Hernandez, Daniel 2010 | 1600 | ESP | −55N | −36B | +68N | =35B | +70N | −13B | +43N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1716 | +10.0 |
| 33 | Iniesta Cebrian, Angel Andres | 1621 | ESP | F | =49N | F | +64B | +65N | F | +36B | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.50 | 2228 | +10.0 |
| 34 | Ortega Clemente, Alonso | 1734 | ESP | +68N | =3B | F | +16B | =10N | F | −2B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.25 | 1926 | +33.2 |
| 35 | Martinez Collado, Juan Antonio | 0 | ESP | F | F | +61B | =32N | =51B | −20N | +48B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 1615 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Lledo Andreu, Ruben | 0 | ESP | −15B | +32N | F | +28B | =59N | −5B | −33N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.00 | 1640 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Garcia Gonzalez, Daniel 2000 | 1504 | ESP | −10B | =22N | =20B | +56N | −24B | −53N | =54B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 6.50 | 1473 | -6.6 |
| 38 | Leon Salvador, Abraham | 0 | ESP | −5N | +41B | −11N | −43B | =52B | −61N | +69B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 1376 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Segovia Armero, Juan Francisco | 0 | ESP | +22B | −10N | =51B | −67N | −44N | −43B | +64N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 5.50 | 1532 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Rieta Sanchez, Jose Angel | 1713 | ESP | +72B | F | =50N | +31B | F | −6N | −17B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.50 | 1652 | -14.8 |
| 41 | Ruiz Martinez, Juan | 1617 | ESP | −21B | −38N | =49B | F | F | +58N | +61B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1755 | +5.0 |
| 42 | Gomez Garcia, Ivan | 0 | ESP | +48B | −6N | +24B | −25N | −30B | F | −15N | 2.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 5.50 | 1631 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Gil Gonzalez, Juan Francisco | 1553 | ESP | −6B | −48N | F | +38N | −28B | +39N | −32B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 983 | -18.8 |
| 44 | Ayala Obando, Cristhian Omar | 1588 | ESP | +28N | −4B | F | −22N | +39B | F | F | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.00 | 1694 | +12.4 |
| 45 | Ruiz Olmo, Jaime | 1592 | ESP | =13B | F | F | =30N | +48B | −28N | −27B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.75 | 1720 | +26.8 |
| 46 | Penarrubia Pozo, Jose Manuel | 1487 | ESP | F | F | −5B | −24N | +49B | +48N | −30B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 1475 | -2.4 |
| 47 | Reina Lorente, Alfonso | 0 | ESP | −30B | =20N | =66B | F | −11N | −57B | +62N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.75 | 1450 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Garrigues Beteta, Alejandro | 1700 | ESP | −42N | +43B | +57N | −9B | −45N | −46B | −35N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 4.00 | 1586 | -35.6 |
| 49 | Amo Valdivieso, Jose Antonio | 0 | ESP | −18N | =33B | =41N | −63B | −46N | +64B | −56N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 1449 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Tobarra Salmeron, Jesus | 1640 | ESP | F | +58N | =40B | =19N | −6B | F | F | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1690 | +6.8 |
| 51 | Martinez Dominguez, Rafael | 1608 | ESP | −8N | +68B | =39N | −13B | =35N | F | F | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.25 | 1196 | -6.8 |
| 52 | Tobarra Salmeron, Jaime | 1481 | ESP | F | −27B | −28N | =68B | =38N | +65B | −31N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.50 | 1467 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Castillo Navarro, Jose Joaquin | 1837 | ESP | +64B | −2N | F | F | F | +37B | −16N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1678 | -14.2 |
| 54 | Ahmed Hadzhimehmed, Naim Ezel | 1458 | ESP | F | F | −59N | −60B | +56N | =31B | =37N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1454 | -4.4 |
| 55 | Alcaraz Soriano, Angela | 1988 | ESP | +32B | =15N | =27N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.25 | 1781 | -12.4 |
| 56 | FIDE 535091924 | 0 | — | F | F | −16N | −37B | −54B | +69N | +49B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 729 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Ama Piqueras, Enzo | 1557 | ESP | F | F | −48B | +58N | −15B | +47N | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 888 | -26.0 |
| 58 | Sanchez Sanchez, Leo | 1409 | ESP | F | −50B | =63N | −57B | =61N | −41B | +68N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1332 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Canadas Ortiz, Oscar | 1650 | ESP | F | F | +54B | =6N | =36B | F | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.75 | 1868 | +22.0 |
| 60 | Llano Gomez, Jose Pablo | 1989 | ESP | F | F | F | +54N | +16B | F | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 2407 | +3.6 |
| 61 | Jimenez Ramirez, Francisco | 1494 | ESP | −17N | −23B | −35N | F | =58B | +38B | −41N | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 898 | -15.2 |
| 62 | Hernandez Saez, Antonio | 1416 | ESP | −26B | =66N | F | −14B | +69N | −16N | −47B | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.50 | 1328 | -13.6 |
| 63 | Melero Martinez, Jose | 1552 | ESP | −4N | F | =58B | +49N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1081 | -4.8 |
| 64 | Marco Albero, Jose Maria | 1422 | ESP | −53N | −16B | F | −33N | +68B | −49N | −39B | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.50 | 889 | -11.2 |
| 65 | Requena Solera, Juan | 1433 | ESP | −19B | −24N | F | F | −33B | −52N | +70B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 826 | -44.0 |
| 66 | Rovira Grimaldos, Jose Luis | 1618 | ESP | −3N | =62B | =47N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1525 | -6.8 |
| 67 | Ortega Segovia, Javier | 1769 | ESP | F | F | −31N | +39B | −14N | F | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 792 | -58.8 |
| 68 | FIDE 523000961 | 0 | — | −34B | −51N | −32B | =52N | −64N | F | −58B | 0.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.00 | 1192 | 0.0 |
| 69 | FIDE 553029100 | 0 | — | −11N | −31B | F | −20N | −62B | −56B | −38N | 0.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 750 | 0.0 |
| 70 | Rubio Descalzo, Alejandro | 0 | ESP | F | −17B | F | −23N | −32B | F | −65N | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 828 | 0.0 |
| 71 | FIDE 523085312 | 0 | — | −29N | −14B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 827 | 0.0 |
| 72 | FIDE 553029119 | 0 | — | −40N | F | −22B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 875 | 0.0 |
| 73 | Lopez Gimenez, Joaquin | 1568 | ESP | F | F | −9N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1168 | -3.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Fernandez Arnau, JuanESP+71.63.5 pts · #23
- 2Moratalla Leon, AngelESP+55.65.0 pts · #3
- 3Gonzalez Argandona, ManuelESP+40.84.5 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Ortega Segovia, JavierESP-58.81.0 pts · #70
- 2Garcia Palencia, GabrielESP-56.03.5 pts · #13
- 3Rumbo Picazo, JaimeESP-54.84.5 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R2+400 Elo gap
- R1+351 Elo gap
- R2+347 Elo gap