XVII Obert de Primavera La Lira 2026 Rondas 8-9
Open SwissStandard
58 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Jun 2026 to 11 Jun 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2084, and top seed was Xavier Povill Claros (🇪🇸 ESP, FM, 2253).
Carlos Alonso Gonzalez (🇪🇸 ESP, 1997) won with 2.0/9, ahead of Gabriel Mestieri Farre (2.0) and David Porta Chicote (2.0). Alonso Gonzalez shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Milena Popovic (1435) beat Gregorio Valbuena Castro (1654), a +219-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Barcelona, Spain
Dates
04 Jun 2026 → 11 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇪🇸Spain×57
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 3 players tied at 2.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 70 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
70
70
70
70
70
70
70
20
3
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 2.0/9. Alonso Gonzalez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (1.5).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alonso Gonzalez, Carlos | 1997 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +14B | +43B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2572 | +8.8 |
| 2 | Mestieri Farre, Gabriel | 1722 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +52N | +24N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2402 | +13.8 |
| 3 | Porta Chicote, David | 1659 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +50B | +25N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2234 | +4.8 |
| 4 | Capellades Subirana, MarcFM | 2234 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =5B | +32N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 2247 | +2.0 |
| 5 | Garcia Gil, Javier | 2128 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =4N | +15B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 2291 | +9.2 |
| 6 | Romero Funieles, Rafael | 1666 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +33N | =18B | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 1873 | +11.8 |
| 7 | De La Plaza Gras, Jordi | 2037 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +22B | =21N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 2089 | +0.8 |
| 8 | Gonzalez Pauner, Alfons | 1769 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +23B | =19N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 2050 | +14.2 |
| 9 | Parayre Soguero, Jordi | 1882 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =40N | +17B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1912 | -0.2 |
| 10 | Fernandez Aguilar, Francisco | 2120 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =47N | +16B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 2084 | -0.8 |
| 11 | Barrado Jimenez, Elias | 1800 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =41N | +31B | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1897 | +7.2 |
| 12 | Ortiz Vidal, Oriol | 1815 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +51N | =20B | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1969 | +8.2 |
| 13 | Lorda Cervera, Elies | 1612 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +55N | =42B | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1841 | +11.2 |
| 14 | Cama Molina, Daniel | 1812 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1N | +30B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1864 | +2.6 |
| 15 | Roa Ribera, Alvaro | 1980 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +28B | −5N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 2008 | +1.0 |
| 16 | Morales Montalban, Miguel | 1914 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +27B | −10N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1941 | +1.2 |
| 17 | Tortosa Moros, Joan | 1711 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +37B | −9N | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.00 | 1843 | +7.6 |
| 18 | Martinez Hernandez, Emili | 1694 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =45N | =6N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1645 | -2.6 |
| 19 | Batista Perez, Carlos | 1890 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =46N | =8B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1792 | -5.0 |
| 20 | Garcia Garrido, Ferran | 1779 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =49B | =12N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1803 | -0.2 |
| 21 | Vallbona Domingo, Joan | 1939 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =44N | =7B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2004 | +5.0 |
| 22 | Garcia i Riera, Josep | 1892 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −7N | +46B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1936 | +3.0 |
| 23 | Martin-Caro Molon, Julian | 1817 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −8N | +45B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1710 | -6.2 |
| 24 | Ourille Suarez, Santos | 1574 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +56N | −2B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1701 | +6.2 |
| 25 | Popovic, Milena | 1435 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +58N | −3B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1634 | +10.2 |
| 26 | Penas Hernandez, Yolanda | 1825 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +38B | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.00 | 2523 | +7.8 |
| 27 | Clanchet Olle, Josep | 1786 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −16N | +41B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1804 | +1.0 |
| 28 | Escribano Rodriguez, Pedro | 1885 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −15N | +40B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1865 | -1.8 |
| 29 | Ramos Alvarez, Maximo | 1886 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −35N | +44B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 2100 | +7.6 |
| 30 | Massanet Miret, Pere | 1730 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +42B | −14N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 1747 | +0.8 |
| 31 | Llopis Jordan, Lluis | 1713 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +54B | −11N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1730 | +0.6 |
| 32 | Delgado Prada, Yeray | 1987 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +57B | −4B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 2183 | +9.8 |
| 33 | Villa Cardenas, Jorge | 1669 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −6B | +50N | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 849 | -10.6 |
| 34 | Giralt Garcia, Joaquin | 1615 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +36N | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2323 | +7.6 |
| 35 | Povill Claros, XavierFM | 2253 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +29B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2733 | +2.6 |
| 36 | Roura Martin, Ana Maria | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −34B | +53N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1591 | +7.6 |
| 37 | Varela Cuadrado, Cesar | 1819 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −17N | +54N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1702 | -3.8 |
| 38 | De Graaf Sousa, Pau | 1687 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −26N | +51B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1773 | +2.8 |
| 39 | Marin Pena, Faustino | 1751 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +53B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2373 | +5.6 |
| 40 | Moya Escalona, Guillem | 1711 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =9B | −28N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1716 | -1.2 |
| 41 | Suarez Garcia, Mario | 1675 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =11B | −27N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1575 | -5.6 |
| 42 | Martin Arranz, Lluis | 1692 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −30N | =13N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.75 | 1486 | -10.2 |
| 43 | Angulo Centurion, Juan Jesus | 1691 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =48B | −1N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1755 | +0.8 |
| 44 | Balague Orduna, Enric | 1943 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =21B | −29N | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1730 | -11.0 |
| 45 | Roca Ruiz, Victor | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =18B | −23N | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1566 | -7.6 |
| 46 | Gonzalez Bolado, Laro | 1792 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =19B | −22N | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 1689 | -5.8 |
| 47 | Ritter Aguilar, Jordi | 1830 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =10B | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 2100 | +6.0 |
| 48 | Ji, Pablo | 1899 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =43N | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1733 | -4.4 |
| 49 | Gomez Zepeda, Jesus Daniel | 1815 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | =20N | F | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1809 | +0.2 |
| 50 | FIDE 553058801 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | −33B | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 855 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Severri Arrese, Carlos | 1750 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −12B | −38N | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 965 | -18.8 |
| 52 | Kawamura Ruiz, Lourdes | 1593 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2B | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 913 | -14.4 |
| 53 | Valladares Cobo, Juan | 1547 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −39N | −36B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 831 | -17.0 |
| 54 | Vazquez Sanchez, Juan Antonio | 1683 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −31N | −37B | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 944 | -17.8 |
| 55 | Rosello Olle, Lourdes | 1621 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −13B | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 825 | -9.6 |
| 56 | Cervera Lopez, Miguel | 1694 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −24B | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 790 | -12.8 |
| 57 | Serrahima Susany, Ramon | 2163 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −32N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1193 | -14.4 |
| 58 | Valbuena Castro, Gregorio | 1654 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −25B | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 634 | -15.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gonzalez Pauner, AlfonsESP+14.21.5 pts · #8
- 2Mestieri Farre, GabrielESP+13.82.0 pts · #2
- 3Romero Funieles, RafaelESP+11.81.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Severri Arrese, CarlosESP-18.80.0 pts · #49
- 2Vazquez Sanchez, Juan AntonioESP-17.80.0 pts · #58
- 3Valladares Cobo, JuanESP-17.00.0 pts · #57
Biggest upsets
- R8+219 Elo gap
- R8+176 Elo gap
- R8+120 Elo gap