Escolar Provincial Por Equipos de Almeria 2026
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66 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 24 Jan 2026 to 14 Feb 2026 in Almeria, Spain. Top 10 Elo average was 1598, and top seed was Angel Sanchez Maldonado (πͺπΈ ESP, 1795).
Angel Sanchez Maldonado (πͺπΈ ESP, 1795) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Lara Molina Bertomeu (5.0). Sanchez Maldonado won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Pablo Molina Torres (1430) beat Marcos Perez-Serrano Mateo (1552), a +122-point gap.
Location
πͺπΈAlmeria, Spain
Dates
24 Jan 2026 β 14 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Federations Β· 1 represented
πͺπΈSpainΓ32
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 6 roundsAngel Sanchez Maldonado led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
35
11
7
2
1
1
R5βR6 Β· LEAD HELD
Angel Sanchez Maldonado never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers
Angel Sanchez Maldonado 6 wins (R1βR6)Lara Molina Bertomeu 3 wins (R4βR6)FIDE 523068167 5 wins (R1βR6)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Angel Sanchez Maldonado | * | β | β | β |
| 2Lara Molina Bertomeu | β | * | β | 1 |
| 3FIDE 523068167 | β | β | * | β |
| 4Hugo Bourillon Catedra | β | 0 | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanchez Maldonado, Angel | 1795 | ESP | +13N | +6B | +15N | +5B | +29N | +49B | 6.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 17.00 | 2346 | +31.6 |
| 2 | Molina Bertomeu, Lara | 1445 | ESP | +35B | +62N | β17B | +50N | +4N | +34B | 5.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 9.50 | 2316 | +24.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 523068167 | 0 | β | +28B | F | +13N | +?N | +?B | +8B | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 1453 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Bourillon Catedra, Hugo | 1515 | ESP | +44B | +57N | +50B | +17N | β2B | =12N | 4.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 8.25 | 647 | -24.0 |
| 5 | Wu, Xiuchen | 1556 | ESP | +26N | +7B | +33B | β1N | F | +16N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 11.50 | 1790 | +48.4 |
| 6 | Vargas Nicolas, Adrian | 1434 | ESP | +52N | β1N | F | +47N | +31N | +32N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1727 | +44.0 |
| 7 | Barranco Suarez, Fausto | 1567 | ESP | +47B | β5N | +28B | +53B | β15N | +48N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1415 | -24.4 |
| 8 | Pelegrina Garcia, Juan Jose | 0 | ESP | +?N | +18B | +?N | =?B | =26B | β3N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.25 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Lazaro Ayala, Elena | 1497 | ESP | +38N | +56B | +19N | F | F | +14N | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 2202 | +14.8 |
| 10 | Perez Espezua, Angel Amaru | 0 | ESP | +30N | +?N | +?B | β32N | F | +20N | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.00 | 1478 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 553045920 | 0 | β | +?B | β36N | +?B | β?N | +?N | +51B | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 721 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 553045548 | 0 | β | +?N | +?N | F | +?N | F | =4B | 3.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1493 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Lopez Requena, Julia | 0 | ESP | β1B | +?N | β3B | +30N | +?B | β18N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 1574 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Martin Velasco, Julio | 1403 | ESP | +60B | β25B | +48B | +21B | F | β9B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 743 | -25.2 |
| 15 | Banos Herrada, Raul | 1633 | ESP | F | +49N | β1B | +29N | +7B | F | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1767 | +21.6 |
| 16 | Molina Torres, Pablo | 1430 | ESP | +48B | +31B | +54N | β27B | F | β5B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1446 | +2.4 |
| 17 | Diaz Callejon, Francisco | 0 | ESP | F | +?N | +2N | β4B | F | +?B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 1518 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 535087919 | 0 | β | +51B | β8N | +?B | F | β?N | +13B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1522 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Cano Gimenez, Lorenzo | 0 | ESP | +?N | +?B | β9B | β?N | +28N | β59N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1478 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Pelegrina Garcia, Javier | 0 | ESP | +?B | β?N | β29N | +54B | +?B | β10B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 535069864 | 0 | β | β?N | +?B | +55B | β14N | =44N | =61B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Munoz Benavides, Ana | 0 | ESP | β25N | β?B | F | +58B | +46N | +?B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 790 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 535069910 | 0 | β | β27B | +61N | +?B | β28N | F | +?N | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 721 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Vasquez Rodriguez, Javier Emiliano | 1502 | ESP | +63N | F | +30N | +45N | F | F | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2232 | +16.0 |
| 25 | Borrego Navarro, Rafael | 1598 | ESP | +22B | +14N | F | F | =27B | β31N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.25 | 1520 | -10.4 |
| 26 | FIDE 553045467 | 0 | β | β5B | +47N | β?B | +?N | =8N | F | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 755 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Sola Mirallas, Izan | 1601 | ESP | +23N | F | F | +16N | =25N | F | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.25 | 1703 | +9.6 |
| 28 | Vaz Caballero, Angel | 1434 | ESP | β3N | +53B | β7N | +23B | β19B | F | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 768 | -12.8 |
| 29 | Caliz Villegas, Juan Manuel | 1563 | ESP | F | +64N | +20B | β15B | β1B | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 913 | -24.8 |
| 30 | Castillo Martin, Jose | 0 | ESP | β10B | +65N | β24B | β13B | +55B | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 702 | -16.0 |
| 31 | Perez-Serrano Mateo, Marcos | 1552 | ESP | F | β16N | F | +51N | β6B | +25B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1360 | -30.8 |
| 32 | Acosta Salmeron, Hector | 1462 | ESP | +41B | F | F | +10B | F | β6B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 635 | -21.6 |
| 33 | Lazaro Ayala, Marina | 1596 | ESP | F | +37B | β5N | F | F | +39N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1505 | -10.0 |
| 34 | Martin Velasco, Fabio | 0 | ESP | F | β?N | +40B | +?B | F | β2N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 664 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 535069813 | 0 | β | β2N | +63B | F | F | F | +?B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 535087900 | 0 | β | F | +11B | β?N | +?N | F | F | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 721 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 535069937 | 0 | β | F | β33N | β47B | β?N | +48B | +?N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 795 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 535069902 | 0 | β | β9B | +?N | F | F | F | +?N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Gutierrez Rivas, Luis | 1454 | ESP | +61B | F | F | F | +49B | β33B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 795 | -12.4 |
| 40 | FIDE 553045432 | 0 | β | F | F | β34N | +44B | +?B | β?B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 721 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 553050045 | 0 | β | β32N | +52B | F | F | F | +?B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 553049640 | 0 | β | F | F | +?B | +?B | F | F | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1463 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 553045947 | 0 | β | F | F | +?N | β?B | F | +?B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 643 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 553049896 | 0 | β | β4N | F | β?B | β40N | =21B | +?N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 716 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 553049985 | 0 | β | β?B | =?N | +64N | β24B | F | F | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 673 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 535070064 | 0 | β | β?B | +?N | F | F | β22B | =?N | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 553050070 | 0 | β | β7N | β26B | +37N | β6B | F | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Pelegrina Olivares, Mario | 0 | ESP | β16N | +?B | β14N | F | β37N | β7B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 667 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Pascual Fenoy, Angel | 0 | ESP | +?N | β15B | F | F | β39N | β1N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 827 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 523091827 | 0 | β | +?N | F | β4N | β2B | F | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 553049934 | 0 | β | β18N | F | +?B | β31B | β?N | β11N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 553045491 | 0 | β | β6B | β41N | F | F | +?N | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 635 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 523088656 | 0 | β | β?B | β28N | +66B | β7N | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 701 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Lopez Salmeron, Daniel | 0 | ESP | +?N | F | β16B | β20N | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 630 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 553050010 | 0 | β | F | F | β21N | β?B | β30N | +?B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 632 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 553049977 | 0 | β | F | β9N | F | F | β58B | +65N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 523067551 | 0 | β | F | β4B | +?N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 716 | 0.0 |
| 58 | FIDE 535069929 | 0 | β | β?N | β?B | F | β22N | +56N | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 629 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Aguilera Cruz, Daniel | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | β?N | +19B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 643 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 553045815 | 0 | β | β14N | F | F | F | +?B | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 602 | 0.0 |
| 61 | FIDE 553045874 | 0 | β | β39N | β23B | F | F | F | =21N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 62 | FIDE 553050525 | 0 | β | F | β2B | β?N | β?B | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 63 | FIDE 553045556 | 0 | β | β24B | β35N | F | F | β?N | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
| 64 | FIDE 553050061 | 0 | β | F | β29B | β45B | β?N | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 763 | 0.0 |
| 65 | FIDE 553045700 | 0 | β | F | β30B | F | F | F | β56B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 632 | 0.0 |
| 66 | FIDE 553045866 | 0 | β | F | F | β53N | F | F | β?N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 635 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wu, XiuchenESP+48.44.0 pts Β· #3
- 2Vargas Nicolas, AdrianESP+44.04.0 pts Β· #8
- 3Sanchez Maldonado, AngelESP+31.66.0 pts Β· #1
Top rating losers
- 1Perez-Serrano Mateo, MarcosESP-30.82.0 pts Β· #20
- 2Martin Velasco, JulioESP-25.23.0 pts Β· #46
- 3Caliz Villegas, Juan ManuelESP-24.82.0 pts Β· #44
Biggest upsets
- R2+122 Elo gap
- R5+118 Elo gap