I Open Sub 1800 FIDE Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Conil
23 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Apr 2026 to 05 Apr 2026 in Conil de la Frontera (Cadiz), Spain. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1705, and top seed was Claudio Escudero Nunez (🇪🇸 ESP, 1784).
Juan Carlos Ferrete Rueda (🇪🇸 ESP, 1738) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Diego Vargas Gradella (5.0) and Egor Kulish (4.5). Ferrete Rueda shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Maximilian Muschalla (1425) beat Gonzalo Perez Odero (1719), a +294-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsJuan Carlos Ferrete Rueda led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Juan Carlos Ferrete Rueda takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
Juan Carlos Ferrete Rueda beat Diego Vargas Gradella (Black).
Juan Carlos Ferrete Rueda 5 wins (R2–R6)Diego Vargas Gradella 4 wins (R1–R4)Maximilian Muschalla 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Juan Carlos Ferrete Rueda | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Diego Vargas Gradella | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Maximilian Muschalla | 0 | — | * | 0 |
| 4Egor Kulish | ½ | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrete Rueda, Juan Carlos | 1738 | ESP | F | +22B | +4N | +10B | +2N | +6B | =3N | 5.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 19.75 | 1994 | +28.4 |
| 2 | Vargas Gradella, Diego | 1679 | ESP | +16N | +5B | +14N | +9N | −1B | −7B | +6N | 5.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 16.00 | 1839 | +61.2 |
| 3 | Kulish, Egor | 1764 | UKR | +6N | −10B | =12N | +4B | =9B | +8N | =1B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 18.50 | 1713 | -13.6 |
| 4 | Muschalla, Maximilian | 1425 | GER | +13B | =7N | −1B | −3N | +18N | +14B | +9N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 12.50 | 1795 | +128.8 |
| 5 | Martinez Morvan, Sergio | 1743 | ESP | +11B | −2N | +23N | +12B | −6N | +9B | −7N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 10.00 | 1648 | -30.0 |
| 6 | Prieto Gonzalez, Julio | 1553 | ESP | −3B | +17N | +21N | +18B | +5B | −1N | −2B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 9.00 | 1710 | +58.8 |
| 7 | Escudero Nunez, Claudio | 1784 | ESP | F | =4B | F | =8N | +15B | +2N | +5B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 15.25 | 1830 | +6.4 |
| 8 | Pindado Del Carmen, Eliseo | 1571 | ESP | +23B | −9N | =15N | =7B | +12N | −3B | +19N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.50 | 1641 | +10.8 |
| 9 | Perez Odero, Gonzalo | 1719 | ESP | +18N | +8B | +10N | −2B | =3N | −5N | −4B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 11.25 | 1626 | -16.6 |
| 10 | Bella Perinan, Antonio Jesus | 1661 | ESP | +17B | +3N | −9B | −1N | F | +13B | =11N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 11.25 | 1702 | +14.8 |
| 11 | Gomez Jaen, Antonio Maria | 1544 | ESP | −5N | −16B | +17N | +23B | F | +21N | =10B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.25 | 1618 | +20.0 |
| 12 | Alonso Arrizabalaga, Javier | 1606 | ESP | =19B | +20N | =3B | −5N | −8B | +15N | −14B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 6.50 | 1500 | -17.0 |
| 13 | Leal Rodriguez, Antonio | 1605 | ESP | −4N | =18B | +16N | =20B | F | −10N | +22B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1526 | -20.8 |
| 14 | Salguero Roldan, Francisco | 1700 | ESP | =15B | +19N | −2B | F | F | −4N | +12N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.50 | 1537 | -20.6 |
| 15 | Martinez Medina, Gil Damian | 1534 | ESP | =14N | F | =8B | F | −7N | −12B | +23N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1473 | -12.8 |
| 16 | Ballen Ortega, Juan | 1530 | ESP | −2B | +11N | −13B | F | F | F | +20N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1484 | -7.2 |
| 17 | Leal Rodriguez, Alvaro | 1497 | ESP | −10N | −6B | −11B | F | F | +23N | +21B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.50 | 1411 | -17.2 |
| 18 | Marin Moreno, Agustin | 1540 | ESP | −9B | =13N | +19B | −6N | −4B | F | F | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 1400 | -38.4 |
| 19 | Mena Lazaro, Francisco | 1442 | ESP | =12N | −14B | −18N | F | F | +20B | −8B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1282 | -25.6 |
| 20 | Ortega Santos, Helma | 0 | ESP | F | −12B | +22N | =13N | −21B | −19N | −16B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1360 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Martinez Aradilla, Francisco Javier | 1658 | ESP | =22N | F | −6B | F | +20N | −11B | −17N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.75 | 1196 | -90.0 |
| 22 | De Alba Alba, Sebastian | 1476 | ESP | =21B | −1N | −20B | F | F | F | −13N | 0.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.75 | 1394 | -5.4 |
| 23 | FIDE 553064844 | 0 | — | −8N | F | −5B | −11N | F | −17B | −15B | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 778 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Muschalla, MaximilianGER+128.84.5 pts · #3
- 2Vargas Gradella, DiegoESP+61.25.0 pts · #2
- 3Prieto Gonzalez, JulioESP+58.84.0 pts · #6
- 1Martinez Aradilla, Francisco JavierESP-90.01.5 pts · #22
- 2Marin Moreno, AgustinESP-38.41.5 pts · #15
- 3Martinez Morvan, SergioESP-30.04.0 pts · #10
- R7+294 Elo gap
- R6+275 Elo gap
- R5+190 Elo gap