Campeonato de Malaga por Equipos - Preferente 2026 Rondas 4-8
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73 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 01 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Malaga, Spain. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2054, and top seed was Jose Francisco Blanco Villalba (🇪🇸 ESP, 2140).
Pablo Guirado Lara (🇪🇸 ESP, 2023) won with 3.0/8, ahead of Carlos Valero Fuertes (3.0) and Antonio Jesus Garcia Gallego (3.0). Guirado Lara won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Francisco Farfan Madrid (1612) beat Pablo Sanchez-Ferrero Garcia (1804), a +192-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Malaga, Spain
Dates
01 Mar 2026 → 29 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Avg top 10
2,054
Participants
73
Titled players · 3
FM×1
CM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇪🇸Spain×71
🇦🇷Argentina×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R8; 7 players tied at 3.0/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 14 co-leaders at R4 to 7 at the finish.
Co-leaders
82
82
82
14
4
3
3
7
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
7 players finish on 3.0/8. Guirado Lara takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Carlos Valero Fuertes 3 wins (R4–R7)Kyano Rawlings Banaga 3 wins (R4–R7)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guirado Lara, Pablo | 2023 | ESP | F | F | F | +51B | =8B | −2N | +50B | =3N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 2019 | +10.0 |
| 2 | Valero Fuertes, Carlos | 2001 | ESP | F | F | F | +58N | F | +1B | +16B | −9N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.50 | 2142 | +14.6 |
| 3 | Garcia Gallego, Antonio Jesus | 2030 | ESP | F | F | F | +31B | +25N | =18B | F | =1B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.25 | 2238 | +21.8 |
| 4 | Millan Luque, Victor | 1995 | ESP | F | F | F | +49N | −16N | +24B | =23N | =17B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.25 | 1959 | -5.4 |
| 5 | Camacho Dominguez, Florencio | 1807 | ESP | F | F | F | +55B | F | =12B | =43N | +26B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1964 | +15.4 |
| 6 | Lucena Palomo, Alberto | 1920 | ESP | F | F | F | +50N | −17N | +41N | +28B | F | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 2121 | +18.8 |
| 7 | Rawlings Banaga, Kyano | 1920 | ESP | F | F | F | +23B | +56B | F | +57N | F | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2710 | +28.8 |
| 8 | Garcia Albarracin, Jose Antonio | 1903 | ESP | F | F | F | =44B | =1N | +25N | =27B | F | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.25 | 2069 | +16.6 |
| 9 | Otero Porcel, Yago | 1929 | ESP | F | F | F | −32B | =42B | F | +60N | +2B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 2073 | +28.0 |
| 10 | Ramos Guaz, Jose Manuel | 1828 | ESP | F | F | F | +61B | +11B | =29N | −24B | F | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.00 | 1943 | +12.2 |
| 11 | Toval Lopez, Alberto | 1976 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −10N | +62B | +26N | =30N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1892 | -9.6 |
| 12 | Zurita Gutierrez, Antonio | 1945 | ESP | F | F | F | +54B | +52B | =5N | F | F | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 2101 | +11.0 |
| 13 | Rincon Aguera, Juan Antonio | 1916 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +53N | =16B | +59B | F | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2118 | +12.6 |
| 14 | Diaz, Cristian Rafael | 1826 | ARG | F | F | F | F | +34B | +19B | −33B | F | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.50 | 1857 | +2.0 |
| 15 | Farfan Madrid, Francisco | 1612 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +63B | F | +64B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2567 | +55.2 |
| 16 | Garcia Claros, Salvador | 1852 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +4B | =13N | −2N | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1979 | +8.6 |
| 17 | Duran Martinez, Mario Javier | 1900 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +6B | F | F | =4N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.50 | 2163 | +14.0 |
| 18 | Bouzo Alvarez, Jose Antonio | 2097 | ESP | F | F | F | =27N | =23B | =3N | −25B | F | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1930 | -16.0 |
| 19 | Dominelli Toledano, Sergio | 1720 | ESP | F | F | F | +65B | =21N | −14N | F | F | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1840 | +8.6 |
| 20 | Jimenez Ruiz, Jose Carlos | 1830 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =46N | F | F | +24B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 2033 | +10.6 |
| 21 | Rincon Aguera, Adrian | 1862 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =19B | +52N | F | F | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1998 | +7.0 |
| 22 | Bressers, Rene | 1922 | ESP | F | F | F | =45N | F | +53N | F | F | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2050 | +9.2 |
| 23 | Medina Romero, Jose | 1940 | ESP | F | F | F | −7N | =18N | F | =4B | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1874 | -5.6 |
| 24 | Roman Cortes, Victor | 1884 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | −4N | +10N | −20N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1760 | -10.6 |
| 25 | Sanchez Perez, Adrian 2008 I | 1975 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −3B | −8B | +18N | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1879 | -20.4 |
| 26 | Herrera Carmona, Alejandro | 1787 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +70B | F | −11B | −5N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1717 | -5.6 |
| 27 | Munoz Moreno, Francisco JavierFM | 2090 | ESP | F | F | F | =18B | F | F | =8N | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1992 | -5.0 |
| 28 | Garcia Ruiz, Angel 1973 | 1945 | ESP | F | F | F | +36B | F | F | −6N | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1873 | -3.8 |
| 29 | Millan Ortiz, Francisco Pablo | 1724 | ESP | F | F | F | =35B | F | =10B | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1868 | +7.0 |
| 30 | Sanchez Martinez, Juan Diego | 1815 | ESP | F | F | F | =41B | F | F | F | =11B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1947 | +7.4 |
| 31 | Nava Baro, EnriqueCM | 2111 | ESP | F | F | F | −3N | +66B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 2077 | -2.2 |
| 32 | Zumaquero Mairena, David | 1908 | ESP | F | F | F | +9N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2742 | +10.8 |
| 33 | Garcia Pascual, Christian | 1682 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | +14N | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2641 | +26.8 |
| 34 | Pareja Lopez, Francisco Jesus | 1741 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −14N | F | F | +71B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1709 | -1.6 |
| 35 | Robles Sanchez, Antonio Jose | 1927 | ESP | F | F | F | =29N | F | F | F | =47N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1814 | -5.2 |
| 36 | Lara Ruiz, Juan | 1808 | ESP | F | F | F | −28N | F | F | +72B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1858 | +2.6 |
| 37 | Kats, Daniel | 1568 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | +69N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2516 | +28.0 |
| 38 | Moreno Alberti, Manuel | 1943 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +73B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2445 | +3.2 |
| 39 | Carmona Ripoll, Luis | 1738 | ESP | F | F | F | +68B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2446 | +7.4 |
| 40 | Guirado Castillo, Pablo | 1717 | ESP | F | F | F | +67B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2339 | +5.8 |
| 41 | Rengel Valderrama, Fernando | 1916 | ESP | F | F | F | =30N | F | −6B | F | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1681 | -12.0 |
| 42 | Urla Martos, Alfredo | 2079 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =9N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 1942 | -3.8 |
| 43 | Ojeda Ruiz, Jose Luis | 1708 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | =5B | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1813 | +2.8 |
| 44 | Ortega Virella, Daniel | 1816 | ESP | F | F | F | =8N | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1911 | +2.6 |
| 45 | Garcia Campos, Ismael | 1890 | ESP | F | F | F | =22B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1958 | +1.8 |
| 46 | Perez Diaz, Alejandro | 1789 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =20B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1830 | +1.2 |
| 47 | Quintana Perez, Maider | 1889 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =35B | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1910 | +0.6 |
| 48 | FIDE 523035773 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | =?B | F | F | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1884 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Ramos Cantos, Juan Jesus | 1844 | ESP | F | F | F | −4B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1200 | -5.4 |
| 50 | Pareja Perez, Juan Luis | 1950 | ESP | F | F | F | −6B | F | F | −1N | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1161 | -20.0 |
| 51 | Guzman Berlanga, Jose Alberto | 1855 | ESP | F | F | F | −1N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1183 | -6.0 |
| 52 | Romero Rodriguez, Juan | 1879 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −12N | −21B | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1100 | -18.6 |
| 53 | Ruiz Munoz, Jose Carlos | 1809 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −13B | −22B | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1148 | -13.4 |
| 54 | Garcia Aranda, Juan Francisco | 1810 | ESP | F | F | F | −12N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1140 | -12.4 |
| 55 | Cabello Coronado, Duncan | 1648 | ESP | F | F | F | −5N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1013 | -11.2 |
| 56 | Garcia Gallego, Maria Gracia | 1801 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −7N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1124 | -6.6 |
| 57 | Castillo Igartua, Aitor Higinio | 1984 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | −7B | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1124 | -11.6 |
| 58 | Monterde Monterde, Miquel Angel | 1978 | ESP | F | F | F | −2B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1199 | -10.0 |
| 59 | Echaniz De Fays, Constantino Jose | 1842 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | −13N | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1137 | -7.4 |
| 60 | Cardoso Garcia, Sergio | 1924 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | −9B | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1142 | -9.4 |
| 61 | Martin Cabrerizo, Francisco Daviv | 1775 | ESP | F | F | F | −10N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1026 | -8.6 |
| 62 | Lopez Valverde, Rafael | 1777 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | −11N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1186 | -4.4 |
| 63 | Alba Atencia, Jose Antonio | 1711 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | −15N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 824 | -12.6 |
| 64 | Sanchez-Ferrero Garcia, Pablo | 1804 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −15N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 824 | -15.0 |
| 65 | Santana Martin, JuanCM | 1819 | ESP | F | F | F | −19N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 935 | -12.4 |
| 66 | Paez Moguer, Joaquin | 2125 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −31N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1316 | -10.2 |
| 67 | Higueras Garcia, Seth Joseph | 1531 | ESP | F | F | F | −40N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 894 | -11.6 |
| 68 | Badia Montoya, Jose Manuel | 1658 | ESP | F | F | F | −39N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 941 | -14.8 |
| 69 | Pinazo Acosta, Alejandro | 1683 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | −37B | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 766 | -14.0 |
| 70 | Hernandez Tellez, Ada Angela | 1725 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −26N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 985 | -16.8 |
| 71 | Perez Portillo, Juan Francisco | 1576 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −34N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 941 | -5.6 |
| 72 | Garzon Rodriguez, Jose Manuel | 1782 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | −36N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1007 | -9.0 |
| 73 | Salvatierra Fernandez, Pedro Enrique | 1669 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −38N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1128 | -3.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Farfan Madrid, FranciscoESP+55.22.0 pts · #15
- 2Rawlings Banaga, KyanoESP+28.83.0 pts · #2
- 3Otero Porcel, YagoESP+28.02.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Sanchez Perez, Adrian 2008 IESP-20.41.0 pts · #37
- 2Pareja Perez, Juan LuisESP-20.00.0 pts · #68
- 3Romero Rodriguez, JuanESP-18.60.0 pts · #59
Biggest upsets
- R8+192 Elo gap
- R5+148 Elo gap
- R7+144 Elo gap