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Campeonato de Menorca Equipos Categoria Preferente Fase Titulo 2026

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22 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 14 Mar 2026 to 28 Mar 2026 in Menorca, Spain. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2098, and top seed was Martin Krauchi Romero (🇪🇸 ESP, FM, 2312).

Martin Krauchi Romero (🇪🇸 ESP, FM, 2312) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Joan Salord Guillen (3.0) and Antonio Marques Taltavull (2.0). Krauchi Romero shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Marc Vinent Juanico (1914) beat Jose Martinez Penalver (2155), a +241-point gap.

Location
🇪🇸Menorca, Spain
Dates
14 Mar 2026 → 28 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Top seed
🇪🇸FMMartin Krauchi Romero2312
Avg top 10
2,098
Participants
22
Titled players · 2
FM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇪🇸Spain×21
🇨🇺Cuba×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 3 rounds

Tight race until R3; 2 players tied at 3.0/3, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
6
3
2
11.52.53R1R2R3
Krauchi Romero3Salord Guillen3Marques Taltavull2Vinent Juanico2Carretero Cacho1.5Alles Pons1.5
R3 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 3.0/3. Krauchi Romero takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (2.0).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Martin Krauchi Romero 3 wins (R1–R3)Joan Salord Guillen 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMMartin Krauchi Romero*———
2Joan Salord Guillen—*——
3Antonio Marques Taltavull——*
0
4Marc Vinent Juanico——
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Krauchi Romero, MartinFM2312ESP+19N+9B+10N3.02.02.02.002807+8.6
2Salord Guillen, Joan2081ESP+9B+19B+15N3.01.51.51.502834+52.4
3Marques Taltavull, Antonio2059ESP+11N−4N+12B2.03.04.02.002109+4.0
4Vinent Juanico, Marc1914ESP+21N+3B−9N2.03.03.02.002200+22.4
5Villalonga Florit, Luis1948ESP=7B+20B−6N1.53.03.00.751911-2.8
6Alles Pons, Lluis2010ESP=16B−11B+5B1.52.53.01.751847-11.8
7Simo Bordoy, Guillermo1944ESP=5N=18B=17B1.52.02.51.251868-5.6
8Carretero Cacho, Jordi1956ESPF=15B+20N1.50.50.50.252161+10.6
9Torrent Santonja, Adria2010ESP−2N−1N+4B1.06.08.02.001978-6.8
10Aguilo Benejam, Alfredo2074ESP+13NF−1B1.04.04.01.002165+4.4
11Gonzalez Torres, Carlos Antonio1929CUB−3B+6NF1.03.53.51.502035+5.8
12Cubas Pons, Juan MiguelFM2110ESP+20NF−3N1.02.02.00.001919-9.0
13Garcia Elio, Juan2016ESP−10BF+22N1.01.01.00.002009-0.4
14Tellez Orfila, Juan Jose1783ESPF+16NF1.00.50.50.502463+6.8
15Masip Tressera, Oriol2156ESPF=8N−2B0.54.54.50.751826-17.2
16Marti Oliver, Josep Lluis1663ESP=6N−14BF0.52.52.50.751704+1.0
17Cedron Chamorro, Ricardo1714ESPFF=7N0.51.51.50.751944+11.6
18Fraga Pons, Albert Borja1942ESPF=7NF0.51.51.50.7519440.0
19Coll Pons, Damian1937ESP−1B−2NF0.06.06.00.001397-8.0
20Cardona Capo, Llorenc1779ESP−12B−5N−8B0.03.04.00.001205-13.4
21Martinez Penalver, Jose2155ESP−4BFF0.02.02.00.001114-16.0
22Ametller Carreras, Ruben1949ESPFF−13B0.01.01.00.001216-16.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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