I Open Sub 2200 FIDE Internacional de Ajedrez Club de Ajedrez Conil
43 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Conil de la Frontera (Cadiz), Spain. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2044, and top seed was Francisco Jimenez Bernal (🇪🇸 ESP, 2183).
Francisco Jimenez Bernal (🇪🇸 ESP, 2183) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Maximo Belmonte Blasco (5.5) and Kyran Rodriguez Dogmoch (5.0). Jimenez Bernal shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Gonzalo Canalejo Alonso (1494) beat Diego Vargas Gradella (1760), a +266-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Jimenez Bernal takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.5).
Francisco Jimenez Bernal drew with Maximo Belmonte Blasco (White).
Francisco Jimenez Bernal 4 wins (R1–R4)Kyran Rodriguez Dogmoch 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Francisco Jimenez Bernal | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Maximo Belmonte Blasco | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Kyran Rodriguez Dogmoch | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Gael Graeme Iribarnegaray Chanrion | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimenez Bernal, Francisco | 2183 | ESP | +13B | +14N | +29B | +7N | =3B | =9N | =2B | 5.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 22.50 | 2216 | +6.2 |
| 2 | Belmonte Blasco, Maximo | 2014 | ESP | =20B | +35N | +15B | =8N | +7B | +3N | =1N | 5.5 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 21.75 | 2159 | +53.6 |
| 3 | Rodriguez Dogmoch, Kyran | 2012 | ESP | +31N | +18B | +8B | +27N | =1N | −2B | =4N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 17.75 | 2115 | +32.6 |
| 4 | Otero Ramirez, Martin | 2006 | ESP | +28B | −15N | +11B | +26N | =5B | +10N | =3B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 19.00 | 1980 | -5.2 |
| 5 | Peschardt, Soren | 1947 | ESP | =34N | =26B | +12N | +17B | =4N | +19B | =6N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 18.50 | 1990 | +7.8 |
| 6 | Iribarnegaray Chanrion, Gael Graeme | 1894 | ESP | +42B | −29N | =13B | +28N | +14B | +21N | =5B | 5.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 14.00 | 2005 | +44.0 |
| 7 | Quesada Aguilera, Antonio | 1967 | ESP | +17N | +11B | +9N | −1B | −2N | +27B | =8N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 17.25 | 2072 | +21.6 |
| 8 | Santos Izquierdo, Francisco JavierFM | 2155 | ESP | +12N | +21B | −3N | =2B | =27B | +15N | =7B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 17.75 | 2006 | -21.8 |
| 9 | Ocana Roca, Juan Jesus | 2133 | ESP | +32B | +10N | −7B | +18N | F | =1B | +13N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 16.75 | 2088 | -2.6 |
| 10 | Xu, Chenjie | 1851 | ESP | +38N | −9B | +22N | =16B | +20N | −4B | +23N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 12.50 | 1918 | +27.6 |
| 11 | Bascones Soto, Aitor | 1818 | ESP | +41B | −7N | −4N | +35B | =16N | +17B | +27N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 9.50 | 1894 | +16.4 |
| 12 | Mesa Garcia, Angel | 1763 | ESP | −8B | +36N | −5B | +32N | +40B | =14N | +21B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 9.50 | 1989 | +41.2 |
| 13 | Quintero Gemio, Antonio Joaquin | 1764 | ESP | −1N | +38B | =6N | +30B | =19N | +20B | −9B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 11.25 | 1884 | +15.2 |
| 14 | Galiano Puertas, David | 1916 | ESP | +22N | −1B | +31N | +34B | −6N | =12B | =16N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 10.75 | 1867 | -14.0 |
| 15 | Alvarez Guisado, David | 1825 | ESP | +37N | +4B | −2N | −21B | +26N | −8B | +28N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 11.00 | 1882 | +9.0 |
| 16 | Roman Sanchez, Jesus Maria | 1952 | ESP | =35B | +39N | −27B | =10N | =11B | +34N | =14B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 9.75 | 1781 | -25.6 |
| 17 | Perez Odero, Gonzalo | 1676 | ESP | −7B | +33N | +40B | −5N | =18B | −11N | +34B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 6.25 | 1806 | +22.4 |
| 18 | Diaz Vichi, Francisco | 1844 | ESP | +33B | −3N | +41N | −9B | =17N | −23B | +26N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.25 | 1707 | -21.4 |
| 19 | Kowalski Rubiales, Leo | 1815 | ESP | +30N | F | =26B | =29N | =13B | −5N | +31B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 9.00 | 1867 | +10.0 |
| 20 | De La Viuda Pettersson, Iker Henry | 1705 | ESP | =2N | −34B | +39B | +37N | −10B | −13N | +36B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 6.25 | 1674 | -13.2 |
| 21 | Hoffmann, Georg Paul | 1935 | ESP | +36B | −8N | +25B | +15N | F | −6B | −12N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 8.50 | 1839 | -14.8 |
| 22 | Gatica Garrido, Israel | 1615 | ESP | −14B | +24N | −10B | −23N | +41N | +32B | −25N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.00 | 1701 | +28.4 |
| 23 | Guardia Bencomo, Tomas | 1714 | ESP | −29B | F | −30N | +22B | +37N | +18N | −10B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.50 | 1850 | +17.0 |
| 24 | Gonzalez Amaya, Millan | 1771 | ESP | −26N | −22B | −28B | +42N | F | +37B | +35N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1686 | -10.6 |
| 25 | Plata Fernandez, Diego | 1768 | ESP | F | F | −21N | +41B | F | +30N | +22B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 1799 | +3.2 |
| 26 | Kulish, Egor | 0 | UKR | +24B | =5N | =19N | −4B | −15B | =36N | −18B | 2.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 8.00 | 1731 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Bermudez Ureba, Jose Maria | 1813 | ESP | +43B | F | +16N | −3B | =8N | −7N | −11B | 2.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 6.25 | 1832 | +0.8 |
| 28 | Moncada Palenzuela, Pablo Wenceslao | 1677 | ESP | −4N | =30B | +24N | −6B | F | +43N | −15B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.25 | 1681 | -0.8 |
| 29 | Ortega Valle, Jose RamonCM | 2075 | ESP | +23N | +6B | −1N | =19B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 9.75 | 1997 | -6.2 |
| 30 | Bella Perinan, Antonio Jesus | 0 | ESP | −19B | =28N | +23B | −13N | F | −25B | +39N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.25 | 1599 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Pinazo Acosta, Alejandro | 1683 | ESP | −3B | +42N | −14B | −40N | F | +33B | −19N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 1675 | -3.2 |
| 32 | Vargas Gradella, Diego | 1760 | ESP | −9N | −37B | +38N | −12B | F | −22N | +42B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 1578 | -61.6 |
| 33 | Sanchez Gomez, Sergio 1978 | 1575 | ESP | −18N | −17B | +42B | F | F | −31N | +43B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1511 | -6.6 |
| 34 | Perez Caravaca, Jose Luis | 1629 | ESP | =5B | +20N | F | −14N | F | −16B | −17N | 1.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.00 | 1690 | +10.0 |
| 35 | Sanchez Rosado, Dario | 1659 | ESP | =16N | −2B | F | −11N | F | +38B | −24B | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.00 | 1680 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Vallecillos Olvera, Fermin | 1626 | ESP | −21N | −12B | F | +39N | F | =26B | −20N | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.25 | 1001 | -17.0 |
| 37 | Canalejo Alonso, Gonzalo | 1494 | ESP | −15B | +32N | F | −20B | −23B | −24N | F | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 1515 | +1.0 |
| 38 | Palma Troya, Ignacio Pedro | 1589 | ESP | −10B | −13N | −32B | F | F | −35N | +41B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1461 | -15.6 |
| 39 | FIDE 553050789 | 0 | — | F | −16B | −20N | −36B | F | +41N | −30B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 1496 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Pena Carmona, David | 1865 | ESP | F | F | −17N | +31B | −12N | F | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1582 | -22.6 |
| 41 | Galiano Puertas, Alvaro | 1472 | ESP | −11N | F | −18B | −25N | −22B | −39B | −38N | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 927 | -40.4 |
| 42 | Leal Rodriguez, Antonio | 1613 | ESP | −6N | −31B | −33N | −24B | F | F | −32N | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 937 | -68.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 553041828 | 0 | — | −27N | F | F | F | F | −28B | −33N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 889 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Belmonte Blasco, MaximoESP+53.65.5 pts · #2
- 2Iribarnegaray Chanrion, Gael GraemeESP+44.05.0 pts · #4
- 3Mesa Garcia, AngelESP+41.24.5 pts · #10
- 1Leal Rodriguez, AntonioESP-68.00.0 pts · #42
- 2Vargas Gradella, DiegoESP-61.62.0 pts · #27
- 3Galiano Puertas, AlvaroESP-40.40.0 pts · #41
- R2+266 Elo gap
- R3+189 Elo gap
- R2+181 Elo gap