DIVISION DE HONOR POR EQUIPOS DE ALMERIA 2026 Rondas 1-3

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63 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Almeria, Spain. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 2019, and top seed was Jose Ortiz Lafont (🇪🇸 ESP, 2136).

Sebastian Garay (🇦🇷 ARG, 1864) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Juan Manuel 1968 Manzano Lopez (2.0) and Amin Debbagh Boutarboch Benkiran (2.0). Garay broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Rafael Borrego Navarro (1561) beat Juan Julian Hernandez Venzal (1801), a +240-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸Almeria, Spain

Dates

14 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Round-robin · 3 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇸Jose Ortiz Lafont2136

Avg top 10

2,019

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇪🇸Spain×57

🇦🇷Argentina×1

🇻🇪Venezuela×1

Top 3

🥇
Sebastian Garay
🇦🇷ARG·1864
3.0pts·2568perf+45.2
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Juan Manuel 1968 Manzano Lopez
🇪🇸ESP·1643
2.0pts·1866perf+18.0
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Amin Debbagh Boutarboch Benkiran
🇪🇸ESP·2092
2.0pts·2006perf-12.0

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
1	Garay, Sebastian	🇦🇷ARG	1864	3.0	1768	2568	+45.2
5	Manzano Lopez, Juan Manuel 1968	🇪🇸ESP	1643	2.0	1741	1866	+18.0
8	Debbagh Boutarboch Benkiran, Amin	🇪🇸ESP	2092	2.0	1881	2006	-12.0
4	Ibanez Gonzalez, Juan Antonio	🇪🇸ESP	1842	2.0	1788	1913	+6.2
3	Perez Garcia, Pedro	🇪🇸ESP	1686	2.0	1683	1808	+9.8
39	Jimenez Freniche, Jose Ramon	🇪🇸ESP	1468	2.0	1693	1693	+5.6
34	Hernandez Lopez, Sandra	🇪🇸ESP	1624	2.0	1700	1700	+8.0
2	Martinez Rovira, Josep	🇪🇸ESP	1988	2.0	1731	2531	+7.8
6	Juan Mas, Santiago	🇪🇸ESP	1963	2.0	1828	2628	+14.0
7	Amate Sanchez, Alberto Javier	🇪🇸ESP	1725	2.0	1712	2512	+19.2
27	Cabrera Rodriguez, Jose David	🇪🇸ESP	1783	2.0	1587	2387	+5.0
9	Perals Martinez, Mario	🇪🇸ESP	1945	1.5	1967	2160	+22.4
11	Flores Gomez, Miguel Angel	🇪🇸ESP	1886	1.5	1821	1821	-5.4
10	Valiente Corral, Juan Antonio	🇪🇸ESP	1694	1.5	1607	1800	+11.6
20	Lopez Perez, Juan Pedro	🇪🇸ESP	1821	1.0	1978	1853	+2.0
15	Gazquez Corral, Alba	🇪🇸ESP	1815	1.0	1634	1634	-9.6
35	Larez Hernandez, Jose Alejandro	🇻🇪VEN	1878	1.0	2054	2054	+9.2
12	Rodriguez Valverde-Andres, Carlos	🇪🇸ESP	1628	1.0	1836	1836	+10.6
36	Hernandez Venzal, Juan Julian	🇪🇸ESP	1801	1.0	1776	1651	-11.4
14	FIDE 553016882	—	0	1.0	1524	1524	0.0
18	Fernandez Garcia, Alfonso Javier	🇪🇸ESP	1723	1.0	1720	1720	-0.2
32	Castillo Martinez, Javier	🇪🇸ESP	1835	1.0	1733	1733	-9.6
24	Sanchez Roman, Antonio	🇪🇸ESP	1579	1.0	1817	1692	+7.8
25	Balan, Alexandru Andrei	🇪🇸ESP	1599	1.0	1715	1715	+11.2
13	Borrego Navarro, Rafael	🇪🇸ESP	1561	1.0	1801	2601	+32.0
19	Parrilla Amat, Jose	🇪🇸ESP	1708	1.0	1646	2446	+8.2
21	Martinez Perez, Patricio	🇪🇸ESP	1881	1.0	1801	2601	+15.6
23	Garcia Lopez, Alejandro 1999	🇪🇸ESP	1820	1.0	1579	2379	+4.0
29	Martinez Carvajal, Juan Francisco	🇪🇸ESP	1924	1.0	1770	2570	+5.8
26	Banos Herrada, Raul	🇪🇸ESP	1646	1.0	1586	1586	-6.0
28	Esteban Mendez, Jesus Maria	🇪🇸ESP	2016	1.0	2007	2007	-0.6
45	Sanchez Maldonado, Angel	🇪🇸ESP	1770	1.0	1924	1124	-11.6
17	Vargas Haro, Rafael Angel	🇪🇸ESP	1783	1.0	1797	2597	+10.4
33	Mullor Pena, Claudia	🇪🇸ESP	1742	1.0	1580	2380	+5.8
16	Cantos Conejero, Jose Miguel	🇪🇸ESP	1953	1.0	2055	2855	+12.8
22	FIDE 32020031	—	0	1.0	1568	1568	0.0
30	Martinez Amat, Juan Jose	🇪🇸ESP	2037	1.0	1750	2550	+3.2
31	Castillo Ojeda, Angel	🇪🇸ESP	1924	1.0	1844	2644	+7.8
40	Maldonado Fernandez, Jose	🇪🇸ESP	1821	0.5	1829	1556	-19.4
42	Cabrera Valverde, Cristina	🇪🇸ESP	1854	0.5	1843	1650	-10.8
44	Sanchez Granero, Pedro David	🇪🇸ESP	1797	0.5	1695	1422	-28.0
41	Ibanez Martinez, Enrique 1974	🇪🇸ESP	1728	0.5	1686	1686	-1.2
52	Villegas Martinez, David	🇪🇸ESP	1580	0.5	1742	942	-11.6
43	FIDE 94718199	—	0	0.5	1538	1345	0.0
37	Lopez Perez, Jose Joaquin	🇪🇸ESP	1828	0.5	1886	1886	+1.6
38	Cabrera Valverde, Jose David	🇪🇸ESP	1780	0.5	1821	1821	+1.2
48	Rodriguez Martinez, Francisco	🇪🇸ESP	1678	0.0	1706	906	-18.4
55	Santa Ortega, Juan Jose	🇪🇸ESP	1746	0.0	1709	909	-44.0
58	Martinez Carricondo, Patricio Jesus	🇪🇸ESP	1587	0.0	1691	891	-14.6
46	Aguilera Cruz, Daniel	🇪🇸ESP	0	0.0	1468	668	0.0
50	Lopez Vicente, Juan Jose	🇪🇸ESP	1586	0.0	1624	824	-18.0
51	Lucena Ceacero, Manuel Jose	🇪🇸ESP	0	0.0	1783	983	0.0
54	Valverde Lopez, Francisco Leopoldo	🇪🇸ESP	1642	0.0	1988	1188	-2.2
57	Martin Estrada, Jose Miguel	🇪🇸ESP	1652	0.0	1963	1163	-2.8
62	Gonzalez Villar, Francisco Jesus	🇪🇸ESP	2003	0.0	1963	1163	-11.2
47	Lopez Vela, Mario	🇪🇸ESP	1750	0.0	2037	1237	-6.4
49	Gimenez Moreno, Carlos	🇪🇸ESP	1845	0.0	1924	1124	-15.6
53	Garrido Fernandez, Javier	🇪🇸ESP	2055	0.0	1953	1153	-12.8
56	FIDE 22218211	—	0	0.0	1770	970	0.0
60	Ortiz Lafont, Jose	🇪🇸ESP	2136	0.0	2016	1216	-13.2
61	Vilchez Ruiz, Francisco	🇪🇸ESP	1807	0.0	1628	828	-29.2
63	Duran Ramos, Oscar	🇪🇸ESP	1464	0.0	1646	846	-10.4
59	Caceres Lazaro, Anibal	🇪🇸ESP	0	0.0	1421	621	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Garay, SebastianARG
+45.2
3.0 pts · #1
2Borrego Navarro, RafaelESP
+32.0
1.0 pts · #13
3Perals Martinez, MarioESP
+22.4
1.5 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Santa Ortega, Juan JoseESP
-44.0
0.0 pts · #55
2Vilchez Ruiz, FranciscoESP
-29.2
0.0 pts · #61
3Sanchez Granero, Pedro DavidESP
-28.0
0.5 pts · #44

Biggest upsets

R2+240 Elo gap
Borrego Navarro, Rafael1561 beat Hernandez Venzal, Juan Julian1801
R1+218 Elo gap
Sanchez Roman, Antonio1579 beat Sanchez Granero, Pedro David1797
R3+179 Elo gap
Rodriguez Valverde-Andres, Carlos1628 beat Vilchez Ruiz, Francisco1807