Campionat de Veterans de la Territorial de Barcelona Grup 65 2026 Rondas 1-4
56 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 03 Feb 2026 to 24 Feb 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. Top 10 Elo average was 2004, and top seed was Joaquim Lacasta Palacio (🇪🇸 ESP, 2092).
Ricardo Palacin Martin (🇪🇸 ESP, 1932) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Andres Rojas Fernandez (4.0) and Santos Namay Caceres (3.5). Palacin Martin shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Pedro Holmedo Perez Rubio (1492) beat Emilio Sanchez Esteban (1777), a +285-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.0/4. Palacin Martin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.0).
Andres Rojas Fernandez 4 wins (R1–R4)Ricardo Palacin Martin 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Andres Rojas Fernandez | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Ricardo Palacin Martin | — | * | — | — |
| 3Santos Namay Caceres | — | — | * | — |
| 4Ricardo Ll. Brusi Noguera | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palacin Martin, Ricardo | 1932 | ESP | +37N | +19B | +7N | +6B | 4.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 2637 | +30.2 |
| 2 | Rojas Fernandez, Andres | 1920 | ESP | +40N | +53B | +5N | +12B | 4.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 2598 | +29.4 |
| 3 | Namay Caceres, Santos | 1919 | ESP | +31N | +4B | =17B | +14N | 3.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 8.25 | 2206 | +26.2 |
| 4 | Lacasta Palacio, Joaquim | 2092 | ESP | +8B | −3N | +15N | +30B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 7.50 | 2079 | -0.4 |
| 5 | Brusi Noguera, Ricardo Ll. | 2030 | ESP | +27B | +11N | −2B | +23N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 2047 | +1.8 |
| 6 | Monedero Gonzalez, Josep | 1927 | ESP | +52B | +24N | +9B | −1N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 2054 | +13.4 |
| 7 | Vallbona Domingo, Joan | 1918 | ESP | +41B | +13N | −1B | +38N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 2008 | +11.0 |
| 8 | Carrey Abellan, Enric | 1783 | ESP | −4N | +50B | +20N | +18B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 2039 | +25.8 |
| 9 | Layola Barrionuevo, Javier | 2016 | ESP | +32N | +26B | −6N | +39B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 2034 | +2.0 |
| 10 | Salvany Rius, Joaquim | 1977 | ESP | +21N | +20B | +18N | F | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 2635 | +18.8 |
| 11 | Capdevila Morell, Josep A. | 1879 | ESP | +54N | −5B | +21N | +43B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 2028 | +16.6 |
| 12 | Delgado Jurado, Andres | 1938 | ESP | +34B | +23N | =14B | −2N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 4.75 | 1927 | -1.4 |
| 13 | De La Plaza Gras, Jordi | 2056 | ESP | +28N | −7B | =16N | +32B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 4.75 | 1913 | -13.4 |
| 14 | Parayre Soguero, Jordi | 1867 | ESP | +50N | +33B | =12N | −3B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 1939 | +8.8 |
| 15 | Coquard Devesa, Enric | 2014 | ESP | =25B | +51N | −4B | +22N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1886 | -9.4 |
| 16 | Albero Figueras, Emilio | 1802 | ESP | =51B | =25N | =13B | +47N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 1994 | +14.6 |
| 17 | Vinals Rioja, Jaume | 1948 | ESP | +38N | +39B | =3N | F | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.75 | 2092 | +10.0 |
| 18 | Marchador Villalba, Jordi | 1920 | ESP | +44B | +22N | −10B | −8N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1801 | -11.8 |
| 19 | Espinosa Coll, Josep | 1812 | ESP | +55B | −1N | =36B | =24N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 1736 | -6.8 |
| 20 | Walter Travella, German | 1824 | ESP | +35B | −10N | −8B | +55N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1676 | -12.6 |
| 21 | Costa Trave, Jaume | 1760 | ESP | −10B | +45N | −11B | +48N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1662 | -7.4 |
| 22 | Fortes Gil, Josep Maria | 1800 | ESP | +46N | −18B | +26N | −15B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1800 | -0.2 |
| 23 | Arranz Penalba, Sergio | 1838 | ESP | +42N | −12B | +37N | −5B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1788 | -4.0 |
| 24 | Ritter Aguilar, Jordi | 1808 | ESP | +56N | −6B | =33N | =19B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1790 | -0.2 |
| 25 | Hurtado Insa, Francesc | 1768 | ESP | =15N | =16B | −39N | +42B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1783 | +2.2 |
| 26 | Piqueras Mateu, Pere | 1842 | ESP | +45B | −9N | −22B | +41N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1719 | -11.0 |
| 27 | Sanchez Esteban, Emilio | 1777 | ESP | −5N | −42B | +54N | +40B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1687 | -9.0 |
| 28 | Serra Vilaro, Agustin | 1781 | ESP | −13B | +44N | F | +37B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1921 | +10.4 |
| 29 | Repiso Alvarez, Jorge | 1876 | ESP | F | +31B | F | +44N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.50 | 2408 | +7.2 |
| 30 | Roque Fuentes, Rodolfo | 1826 | ESP | F | +54B | +53N | −4N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1858 | +3.2 |
| 31 | Giralt Garcia, Joaquin | 1574 | ESP | −3B | −29N | =35B | +51N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1487 | -7.6 |
| 32 | Valarezzo Ricard, Pedro | 1771 | ESP | −9B | =41N | +51B | −13N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1603 | -12.8 |
| 33 | Escriba Castelltort, Josep Ma. | 1972 | ESP | +36B | −14N | =24B | F | 1.5 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1808 | -12.8 |
| 34 | Saez Lopez, Carlos | 1701 | ESP | −12N | =46B | +42N | F | 1.5 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1715 | +0.6 |
| 35 | Gonzalez Ordas, Jose Antonio | 1486 | ESP | −20N | −38B | =31N | +50B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1578 | +7.6 |
| 36 | Massanet Miret, Pere | 1750 | ESP | −33N | +56B | =19N | F | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1744 | +0.2 |
| 37 | Esteve Benito, Antoni | 1691 | ESP | −1B | +55N | −23B | −28N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1558 | -13.6 |
| 38 | Martin Arranz, Lluis | 1714 | ESP | −17B | +35N | F | −7B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1659 | -4.8 |
| 39 | Lopez Manzano, Antonio | 1823 | ESP | F | −17N | +25B | −9N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1785 | -3.2 |
| 40 | Julbe Colom, Lluis | 1671 | ESP | −2B | −43N | +45B | −27N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1606 | -8.0 |
| 41 | Arino Redondo, Andres | 1556 | ESP | −7N | =32B | =46N | −26B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1571 | +0.8 |
| 42 | Perez Rubio, Pedro Holmedo | 1492 | ESP | −23B | +27N | −34B | −25N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1578 | +6.6 |
| 43 | Bielsa Franco, Javier | 1994 | ESP | F | +40B | F | −11N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1775 | -10.6 |
| 44 | Romero Funieles, Rafael | 1641 | ESP | −18N | −28B | +56N | −29B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1563 | -8.8 |
| 45 | Espadero Roda, Francesc | 1504 | ESP | −26N | −21B | −40N | +54B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1514 | -0.4 |
| 46 | Martinez Rossell, Enric | 0 | ESP | −22B | =34N | =41B | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1560 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Roche Peris, Eduard | 1783 | ESP | −48B | +52N | F | −16B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1745 | -2.0 |
| 48 | Perdiguer Andres, Miguel | 0 | ESP | +47N | F | F | −21B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1772 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Abascal Vicente, Ignacio | 1715 | ESP | F | F | F | +56B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2247 | +3.4 |
| 50 | Gutierrez Caspe, Juan Antonio | 1548 | ESP | −14B | −8N | =52B | −35N | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 0.25 | 1385 | -14.6 |
| 51 | Auge Guiu, Jaume | 0 | ESP | =16N | −15B | −32N | −31B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1469 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Hinarejos Montano, Andres | 1689 | ESP | −6N | −47B | =50N | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 0.25 | 1480 | -15.2 |
| 53 | San Isidoro Castillo, Josep | 1552 | ESP | F | −2N | −30B | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1073 | -5.4 |
| 54 | Febrero Perez, Lluis | 1557 | ESP | −11B | −30N | −27B | −45N | 0.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 947 | -21.8 |
| 55 | Pla Julio, Carlos Javier | 1454 | ESP | −19N | −37B | F | −20B | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 976 | -16.0 |
| 56 | Popovic, Milena | 1448 | ESP | −24B | −36N | −44B | −49N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 929 | -13.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Palacin Martin, RicardoESP+30.24.0 pts · #2
- 2Rojas Fernandez, AndresESP+29.44.0 pts · #1
- 3Namay Caceres, SantosESP+26.23.5 pts · #3
- 1Febrero Perez, LluisESP-21.80.0 pts · #54
- 2Pla Julio, Carlos JavierESP-16.00.0 pts · #55
- 3Hinarejos Montano, AndresESP-15.20.5 pts · #48
- R2+285 Elo gap
- R2+173 Elo gap
- R2+138 Elo gap