Campeonato de La Palma por Equipos 2026 PRIMERA Rondas 4
Open SwissStandard
16 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held on 28 Feb 2026 in Los Llanos de Aridane (Santa Cruz de Tenerife), Spain. 4 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2111, and top seed was Hector Luis Gil Alba (🇨🇺 CUB, FM, 2273).
Jair Batista Yanez (🇪🇸 ESP, 1990) won with 1.0/4, ahead of Isidro Cruz Gomez (1.0) and Reinhold Schnelzer (1.0).
Location
🇪🇸Los Llanos de Aridane (Santa Cruz de Tenerife), Spain
Dates
28 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 4
FM×3
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇪🇸Spain×14
🇨🇺Cuba×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 6 players tied at 1.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 6 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
6 players finish on 1.0/4. Batista Yanez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Batista Yanez, Jair | 1990 | ESP | F | F | F | +12N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2497 | +3.0 |
| 2 | Cruz Gomez, Isidro | 2118 | ESP | F | F | F | +15B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2585 | +2.6 |
| 3 | Schnelzer, Reinhold, Dr.FM | 2237 | GER | F | F | F | +13N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2934 | +7.2 |
| 4 | Gil Alba, Hector LuisFM | 2273 | CUB | F | F | F | +14N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2737 | +2.8 |
| 5 | Castaneda Castillo, Eder | 1947 | ESP | F | F | F | +11B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2410 | +2.4 |
| 6 | Cardenas Leon, Juan Regis | 1847 | ESP | F | F | F | +16N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2537 | +7.0 |
| 7 | Alonso Perez, Alfredo | 1893 | ESP | F | F | F | =8N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2119 | +5.6 |
| 8 | Hernandez Leon, SergioCM | 2105 | ESP | F | F | F | =7B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1903 | -5.6 |
| 9 | Hernandez Leon, AlbertoFM | 2256 | ESP | F | F | F | =10B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2123 | -3.6 |
| 10 | De La Cruz Perez, Carlos | 2138 | ESP | F | F | F | =9N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2256 | +7.2 |
| 11 | Iglesias Dominguez, Jacinto | 1617 | ESP | F | F | F | −5N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1147 | -2.4 |
| 12 | Valero Hellin, Jose Luis | 1697 | ESP | F | F | F | −1B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1194 | -3.0 |
| 13 | Bethencourt Hernandez, Alberto 2009 | 2116 | ESP | F | F | F | −3B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1437 | -14.4 |
| 14 | Rodriguez Bittar, Karim Javier | 1931 | ESP | F | F | F | −4B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1452 | -2.8 |
| 15 | Salgado Gracia, Marcelino | 1790 | ESP | F | F | F | −2N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1310 | -2.6 |
| 16 | Brito Baranda, Markel | 1709 | ESP | F | F | F | −6B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1049 | -14.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1De La Cruz Perez, CarlosESP+7.20.5 pts · #10
- 2Schnelzer, Reinhold, Dr.FMGER+7.21.0 pts · #3
- 3Cardenas Leon, Juan RegisESP+7.01.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Bethencourt Hernandez, Alberto 2009ESP-14.40.0 pts · #13
- 2Brito Baranda, MarkelESP-14.00.0 pts · #16
- 3Hernandez Leon, SergioCMESP-5.60.5 pts · #8