Liga Preferente de Jaen 2026 Rondas 1-4
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53 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 01 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Jaen, Spain. Top 10 Elo average was 1933, and top seed was Mario Raul Carbonell Martinez (🇪🇸 ESP, 2012).
Manuel Jesus Torralbo Lopez (🇪🇸 ESP, 1793) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Alvaro Baltanas Rodriguez (3.0) and Angel Salas Relano (2.5). Torralbo Lopez shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Miguel Angel Rentero Lechuga (1646) beat Fausto Del Peral Garcia (1767), a +121-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Jaen, Spain
Dates
01 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 3 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇪🇸Spain×49
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torralbo Lopez, Manuel Jesus | 🇪🇸ESP | 1793 | 3.0 | 1731 | 2531 | +25.4 |
| 5 | Baltanas Rodriguez, Alvaro | 🇪🇸ESP | 1685 | 3.0 | 1637 | 2437 | +36.0 |
| 7 | Salas Relano, Angel | 🇪🇸ESP | 1707 | 2.5 | 1700 | 1893 | +19.6 |
| 2 | Perez Sanchez, Antonio | 🇪🇸ESP | 1885 | 2.0 | 1775 | 2575 | +14.0 |
| 3 | Espinola Gomez, Alvaro | 🇪🇸ESP | 1875 | 2.0 | 1872 | 2672 | +39.2 |
| 4 | Blanca Almagro, Miguel Angel | 🇪🇸ESP | 1919 | 2.0 | 1715 | 2515 | +10.0 |
| 21 | Moyano Rodriguez, Jose | 🇪🇸ESP | 1718 | 2.0 | 1405 | 2205 | +2.8 |
| 6 | Carbonell Martinez, Mario Raul | 🇪🇸ESP | 2012 | 1.5 | 1932 | 1932 | -6.6 |
| 8 | Soriano Requena, Francisco | 🇪🇸ESP | 1951 | 1.5 | 1871 | 2064 | +5.6 |
| 51 | Catedra Diaz, Pedro | 🇪🇸ESP | 1778 | 1.0 | 1753 | 953 | -21.4 |
| 18 | Rascon Jato, Daniel | 🇪🇸ESP | 1923 | 1.0 | 1982 | 1982 | +3.2 |
| 15 | Dominguez Fernandez, Guillermo | 🇪🇸ESP | 0 | 1.0 | 1683 | 1683 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Zambrana Utrera, Carlos | 🇪🇸ESP | 1742 | 1.0 | 1828 | 1828 | +9.2 |
| 30 | Fernandez Garcia, Francisco Jose | 🇪🇸ESP | 1924 | 1.0 | 1833 | 1640 | -14.2 |
| 16 | Fernandez Checa, Manuel | 🇪🇸ESP | 1869 | 1.0 | 1762 | 1762 | -5.8 |
| 47 | Martinez Sanchez, Jose Maria | 🇪🇸ESP | 1462 | 1.0 | 1862 | 1062 | -3.2 |
| 20 | Jordan Del Molino, Jose | 🇪🇸ESP | 1795 | 1.0 | 1748 | 1748 | -2.4 |
| 22 | Meco Benitez, Jose Luis | 🇪🇸ESP | 1967 | 1.0 | 1848 | 1848 | -6.4 |
| 26 | Ferrer Pulido, Julio | 🇪🇸ESP | 1948 | 1.0 | 2012 | 2812 | +11.8 |
| 9 | FIDE 535065478 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1741 | 1761 | 0.0 |
| 13 | De La Rubia Ramirez, Dulce Nombre | 🇪🇸ESP | 1712 | 1.0 | 1778 | 2578 | +11.8 |
| 17 | Higueras Piedra, Juan Carlos | 🇪🇸ESP | 1889 | 1.0 | 1489 | 2289 | +1.6 |
| 28 | Collado Moral, Adrian | 🇪🇸ESP | 1782 | 1.0 | 1869 | 2669 | +24.8 |
| 10 | Ventaja Jimenez, Manuel | 🇪🇸ESP | 1786 | 1.0 | 1748 | 1748 | -2.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 553040511 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1462 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Prieto Melendrez, Gustavo | 🇪🇸ESP | 1836 | 1.0 | 1850 | 2650 | +10.4 |
| 11 | Abdul-Razeque Virloto, Ismael | 🇪🇸ESP | 1806 | 1.0 | 1909 | 2709 | +12.8 |
| 12 | Plazas Sanchez, Ruben | 🇪🇸ESP | 1859 | 1.0 | 1755 | 2555 | +8.0 |
| 14 | Rentero Lechuga, Miguel Angel | 🇪🇸ESP | 1646 | 1.0 | 1767 | 2567 | +13.2 |
| 19 | Mane Alcolea, Jose | 🇪🇸ESP | 1820 | 1.0 | 1785 | 2585 | +9.0 |
| 23 | Zapatel Davey, Richel Ivain | 🇪🇸ESP | 0 | 1.0 | 1714 | 1714 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Pina Garrido, Francisco | 🇪🇸ESP | 1793 | 1.0 | 1737 | 2537 | +16.8 |
| 29 | Latorre Plaza, Sergio | 🇪🇸ESP | 1786 | 1.0 | 1729 | 2529 | +8.4 |
| 31 | Sanchez Gueldos, Francisco Javier | 🇪🇸ESP | 1850 | 0.5 | 1835 | 1562 | -42.4 |
| 35 | Quesada Gonzalez, Alejandro | 🇪🇸ESP | 1655 | 0.5 | 1813 | 1620 | -4.0 |
| 32 | Andreu Garcia, Marcelo | 🇪🇸ESP | 1746 | 0.5 | 1702 | 1702 | -2.4 |
| 33 | Borrego Schorgenhofer, Gabriel | 🇪🇸ESP | 0 | 0.5 | 1924 | 1924 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Molina Colmenero, Jose | 🇪🇸ESP | 1877 | 0.5 | 1850 | 1850 | -0.8 |
| 45 | Espinola Gomez, Lucia | 🇪🇸ESP | 1546 | 0.0 | 1733 | 933 | -22.4 |
| 43 | FIDE 553040740 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1672 | 872 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Martinez Rivilla, Jose | 🇪🇸ESP | 1819 | 0.0 | 1946 | 1146 | -19.6 |
| 42 | Ochando Megias, Antonio | 🇪🇸ESP | 1755 | 0.0 | 1833 | 1033 | -23.6 |
| 36 | Serrano Manzaneda, Jose Antonio | 🇪🇸ESP | 1603 | 0.0 | 1857 | 1057 | -16.0 |
| 49 | Samaniego Macias, Jhonny Alejandro | 🇪🇸ESP | 1707 | 0.0 | 1672 | 872 | -11.0 |
| 38 | Cabrero Santos, Juan Rafael | 🇪🇸ESP | 0 | 0.0 | 1720 | 920 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Vilches Lopez, Bruno | 🇪🇸ESP | 1405 | 0.0 | 1720 | 920 | -5.6 |
| 44 | Exposito Navarrete, Antonio | 🇪🇸ESP | 1777 | 0.0 | 1876 | 1076 | -7.2 |
| 37 | Del Peral Garcia, Fausto | 🇪🇸ESP | 1767 | 0.0 | 1646 | 846 | -13.2 |
| 39 | Mane Gallardo, David | 🇪🇸ESP | 1909 | 0.0 | 1806 | 1006 | -12.8 |
| 40 | Garcia Ruiz, Jose Manuel | 🇪🇸ESP | 1737 | 0.0 | 1793 | 993 | -16.8 |
| 48 | Saez Iniguez, Luis Miguel | 🇪🇸ESP | 1729 | 0.0 | 1786 | 986 | -8.4 |
| 50 | FIDE 553040716 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1778 | 978 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Vaca Zudaire, Elias | 🇪🇸ESP | 1786 | 0.0 | 1820 | 1020 | -9.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Espinola Gomez, AlvaroESP+39.22.0 pts · #3
- 2Baltanas Rodriguez, AlvaroESP+36.03.0 pts · #5
- 3Torralbo Lopez, Manuel JesusESP+25.43.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Sanchez Gueldos, Francisco JavierESP-42.40.5 pts · #31
- 2Ochando Megias, AntonioESP-23.60.0 pts · #42
- 3Espinola Gomez, LuciaESP-22.40.0 pts · #45
Biggest upsets
- R2+121 Elo gap
- R3+103 Elo gap