XXVII Open Tres Peons GRUP A Rondas 5-8
Open SwissStandard
41 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 04 Feb 2026 to 25 Feb 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. 4 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2090, and top seed was Miguel Munoz (🇵🇪 PER, GM, 2308).
Rafael De Azua Arpi (🇪🇸 ESP, 1855) won with 3.5/8, ahead of Mariano Longueira Lateana (3.5) and Miguel Munoz (3.0). De Azua Arpi shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Mariano Longueira Lateana (1911) beat Vicent Serrano Batova (2251), a +340-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Barcelona, Spain
Dates
04 Feb 2026 → 25 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Titled players · 4
GM×1
FM×2
CM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇪🇸Spain×35
🇳🇱Netherlands×2
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇧🇴Bolivia×1
🇵🇪Peru×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R8; 2 players tied at 3.5/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 45 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
45
45
45
45
14
4
4
2
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.5/8. De Azua Arpi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.0).
R6–R8 · WIN STREAK
Rafael De Azua Arpi won 3 in a row (R6–R8).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mariano Longueira Lateana | * | — | — | — |
| 2Rafael De Azua Arpi | — | * | 1 | — |
| 3Eric Berbel Juste | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Sergio Arranz Penalba | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Azua Arpi, Rafael | 1855 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =26N | +16N | +4B | +27N | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.25 | 2103 | +17.0 |
| 2 | Longueira Lateana, Mariano | 1911 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +37N | =13B | +19N | +15B | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.00 | 2331 | +38.8 |
| 3 | Munoz, MiguelGM | 2308 | PER | F | F | F | F | =12B | =15N | +17B | +8B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.50 | 2293 | -0.1 |
| 4 | Berbel Juste, Eric | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +30N | +23B | −1N | +14B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 1873 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Arranz Penalba, Sergio | 1863 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +32N | +14B | −25N | +26B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.50 | 1979 | +14.2 |
| 6 | Oses Zurbano, Carlos Antonio | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −14N | +32B | +38N | +31B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1788 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Cros Garcia, Marc | 1942 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +10B | −12N | =15B | +17N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 2201 | +22.8 |
| 8 | Valls Sole, Josep | 1903 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =13N | +18B | +29B | −3N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 2137 | +21.6 |
| 9 | Martos Martin, Jose Angel | 1850 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +31N | +26B | =20N | F | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 2071 | +15.4 |
| 10 | Buldo Polls, Joan | 1942 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −7N | +25B | +35N | =12B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 2055 | +10.0 |
| 11 | Pujol Fernandez, Marc | 1679 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +40N | −21B | =30N | +36B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1887 | +22.0 |
| 12 | Capellades Subirana, MarcFM | 2237 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =3N | +7B | F | =10N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 2207 | -2.2 |
| 13 | Bezzi, Alessio | 1977 | ITA | F | F | F | F | =8B | =2N | =22B | =29N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1928 | -8.6 |
| 14 | Baratech Galup, Juan Manuel | 1790 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +6B | −5N | +40B | −4N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1818 | +2.8 |
| 15 | Serrano Batova, Vicent | 2251 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +41B | =3B | =7N | −2N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 2103 | -13.6 |
| 16 | Cabrera Marmol, Manuel | 1680 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +21N | −1B | −18N | +30B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1856 | +15.4 |
| 17 | Fernandez-Diaz Mascort, MiquelCM | 1954 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +34N | +19B | −3N | −7B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1996 | +1.8 |
| 18 | Garnica Nebot, Francesc | 1949 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +33B | −8N | +16B | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1911 | +0.2 |
| 19 | Delgadillo Torrico, Felipe | 1907 | BOL | F | F | F | F | +39B | −17N | −2B | +21N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1902 | -0.6 |
| 20 | Rodriguez Isern, Bernat | 1870 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =22B | −28N | =9B | +35N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1907 | +5.8 |
| 21 | Del Castillo Aguila, Antonio | 1848 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −16B | +11N | +39B | −19B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1797 | -6.0 |
| 22 | Oliver Martinez-Fornes, Carlos | 1959 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =20N | =35B | =13N | =28B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1916 | -5.6 |
| 23 | Dominguez Rueda, JuanFM | 1907 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +36B | −4N | F | +37B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 2571 | +13.0 |
| 24 | Brusi Noguera, Ricardo Ll. | 2025 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +27N | F | +25B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2683 | +12.4 |
| 25 | Zmorzynski, Julian | 1736 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =27B | −10N | +5B | −24N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1858 | +10.4 |
| 26 | Martin-Caro Molon, Julian | 1840 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =1B | −9N | +37B | −5N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 1757 | -6.8 |
| 27 | Delgadillo Vidal, Philippe Arnau | 1917 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =25N | −24B | +34N | −1B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1782 | -40.0 |
| 28 | Van Keulen, Onno | 1992 | NED | F | F | F | F | F | +20B | F | =22N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 2104 | +5.4 |
| 29 | Barot Lavin, Carlos | 1933 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +38B | F | −8N | =13B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1884 | -3.8 |
| 30 | Barrado Jimenez, Elias | 1830 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −4B | =36N | =11B | −16N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1581 | -17.0 |
| 31 | Shustov, Lev | 1737 | UKR | F | F | F | F | −9B | −33N | +36B | −6N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1647 | -12.8 |
| 32 | Amador Nurena, Andres | 1763 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −5B | −6N | F | +38B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1786 | +1.4 |
| 33 | Aparicio Escudero, Hector F. | 1740 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −18N | +31B | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1821 | +4.4 |
| 34 | Bertrand, Sjors | 1767 | NED | F | F | F | F | −17B | +39N | −27B | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1815 | +2.6 |
| 35 | Benet Saniger, Xavier | 1818 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | =22N | −10B | −20B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1651 | -10.8 |
| 36 | Trenchs Lopez, Christian | 1733 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −23N | =30B | −31N | −11N | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 1454 | -24.8 |
| 37 | Morales Paytuvi, Frederic | 1810 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −2B | F | −26N | −23N | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1071 | -25.4 |
| 38 | Graciano Dalmau, Alex | 1707 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −29N | F | −6B | −32N | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1048 | -14.0 |
| 39 | Garcia Ruiz, Adrian | 1894 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −19N | −34B | −21N | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1047 | -33.4 |
| 40 | Alsina Kirchner, Jordi | 1823 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −11B | F | −14N | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 925 | -24.0 |
| 41 | Shatko, Danil | 2245 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −15N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1452 | -9.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Longueira Lateana, MarianoESP+38.83.5 pts · #1
- 2Cros Garcia, MarcESP+22.82.5 pts · #7
- 3Pujol Fernandez, MarcESP+22.02.5 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Delgadillo Vidal, Philippe ArnauESP-40.01.5 pts · #25
- 2Garcia Ruiz, AdrianESP-33.40.0 pts · #41
- 3Morales Paytuvi, FredericESP-25.40.0 pts · #37
Biggest upsets
- R8+340 Elo gap
- R5+168 Elo gap
- R8+150 Elo gap