Sub 14 CTL 2026
24 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 16 Feb 2026 in Avila, Spain. Top 10 Elo average was 1667, and top seed was Daniel Saiz Alonso de Armino (🇪🇸 ESP, 1912).
Daniel Saiz Alonso de Armino (🇪🇸 ESP, 1912) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Daniel Merino Fernandez (4.5) and Diego Campano Diez (4.5). Saiz Alonso de Armino won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Nicolas David Gomez Alonso (1611) beat Alvaro Garcia Lafuente (1773), a +162-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsDaniel Saiz Alonso de Armino led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Daniel Saiz Alonso de Armino never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Daniel Saiz Alonso de Armino 4 wins (R1–R4)Alvaro Garcia Lafuente 3 wins (R3–R5)Daniel Merino Fernandez 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Daniel Saiz Alonso de Armino | * | — | ½ | 1 |
| 2Alvaro Garcia Lafuente | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Daniel Merino Fernandez | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Diego Campano Diez | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saiz Alonso de Armino, Daniel | 1912 | ESP | +18N | +13B | +3N | +8B | =2N | +5B | 5.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 19.25 | 1993 | +12.4 |
| 2 | Merino Fernandez, Daniel | 1629 | ESP | +22B | +12N | +6B | =5N | =1B | =4B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 15.50 | 1857 | +59.2 |
| 3 | Campano Diez, Diego | 1643 | ESP | +14N | +10B | −1B | +12N | =5B | +7N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 15.00 | 1787 | +36.8 |
| 4 | Garcia Lafuente, Alvaro | 1773 | ESP | +24B | −5N | +7B | +13N | +6B | =2N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 13.25 | 1779 | +3.6 |
| 5 | Gomez Alonso, Nicolas David | 1611 | ESP | +11N | +4B | +9N | =2B | =3N | −1N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 26.0 | 16.00 | 1796 | +49.2 |
| 6 | Blanco Hernando, Mikel | 1696 | ESP | +15N | +8B | −2N | +16B | −4N | +9B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 12.00 | 1679 | -1.6 |
| 7 | Fernandez Garcia, Lino | 1584 | ESP | +17N | =9B | −4N | +10B | +14N | −3B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 10.75 | 1567 | -5.2 |
| 8 | Gonzalez Sanchez, Elias | 1568 | ESP | +21B | −6N | +15B | −1N | +19B | =12N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 8.00 | 1552 | -8.0 |
| 9 | Abad Miranda, Carmen | 1664 | ESP | +19B | =7N | −5B | +18N | +13B | −6N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 8.75 | 1594 | -19.2 |
| 10 | Sierra Pena, Ignacio | 1528 | ESP | +23B | −3N | +19B | −7N | =12B | +16N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 7.00 | 1319 | -30.4 |
| 11 | Fernandez Arias, Samuel | 0 | ESP | −5B | =24N | −22B | +23N | +20B | +15N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 1473 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Verdejo Garcia, Thiago | 1548 | ESP | +16N | −2B | +14N | −3B | =10N | =8B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 9.00 | 1401 | -30.0 |
| 13 | Rodriguez Coello, Noah | 1590 | ESP | +20B | −1N | +18B | −4B | −9N | +21N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 1517 | -17.2 |
| 14 | De la Roza Manrique, Adrian | 0 | ESP | −3B | +23N | −12B | +20N | −7B | +19N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 792 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Balbuena Fernandez, Marco | 1401 | ESP | −6B | +21N | −8N | +17B | =16N | −11B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 5.75 | 832 | -17.2 |
| 16 | Pena Maximo, Samuel | 0 | ESP | −12B | +22N | +24B | −6N | =15B | −10B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 3.25 | 1368 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Lopez Yebra, Luca | 0 | ESP | −7B | −19N | +23B | −15N | +18B | =22N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 1367 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Rodriguez Martin, Sergio | 1493 | ESP | −1B | +20N | −13N | −9B | −17N | +23B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 915 | -28.4 |
| 19 | Blanco Paniagua, Mario | 0 | ESP | −9N | +17B | −10N | +22B | −8N | −14B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 4.00 | 789 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Fuertes Crespo, Oliver | 0 | ESP | −13N | −18B | +21N | −14B | −11N | +24B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 2.50 | 1371 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Morejon Ramirez, Alvaro | 0 | ESP | −8N | −15B | −20B | +24N | +22N | −13B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 1299 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 535073756 | 0 | — | −2N | −16B | +11N | −19N | −21B | =17B | 1.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 4.75 | 829 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Penaranda Rebolleda, Nuno | 0 | ESP | −10N | −14B | −17N | −11B | +24B | −18N | 1.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 0.50 | 1352 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Carbia Velasco, Erik | 1407 | ESP | −4N | =11B | −16N | −21B | −23N | −20N | 0.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 1.75 | 973 | -4.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Merino Fernandez, DanielESP+59.24.5 pts · #3
- 2Gomez Alonso, Nicolas DavidESP+49.24.0 pts · #5
- 3Campano Diez, DiegoESP+36.84.5 pts · #4
- 1Sierra Pena, IgnacioESP-30.43.5 pts · #18
- 2Verdejo Garcia, ThiagoESP-30.03.0 pts · #14
- 3Rodriguez Martin, SergioESP-28.42.0 pts · #23
- R2+162 Elo gap