Campeonato Insular de Ajedrez de Gran Canaria Veteranos 2026

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25 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 Apr 2026 to 22 Apr 2026 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1912, and top seed was Jose Luis Rodriguez Melian (🇪🇸 ESP, 2064).

Alexis Alonso Valiente (🇪🇸 ESP, 2057) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Nicanor Camino Carrio (6.0) and Jose Luis Rodriguez Melian (5.5). Alonso Valiente shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Carlos Fernandez De La Hoz Arenas (1641) beat Ismael Perez Ortega (1959), a +318-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Dates

08 Apr 2026 → 22 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇸Jose Luis Rodriguez Melian2064

Avg top 10

1,912

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇪🇸Spain×25

Top 3

🥇
Alexis Alonso Valiente
🇪🇸ESP·2057
6.5pts·2304perf+29.8
🥈
CMNicanor Camino Carrio
🇪🇸ESP·2005
6.0pts·2174perf+26.6
🥉
Jose Luis Rodriguez Melian
🇪🇸ESP·2064
5.5pts·2115perf+9.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Alexis Alonso Valiente led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Alonso Valiente6.5Camino Carrio6Rodriguez Melian5.5Arencibia Sanchez4.5Macias Reyes4Perez Ortega4

R6 · LEADER CHANGE20 Apr

Alexis Alonso Valiente takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Alexis Alonso Valiente beat CM Nicanor Camino Carrio (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Alexis Alonso Valiente 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)CM Nicanor Camino Carrio 4 wins (R1–R4)Jose Luis Rodriguez Melian 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Alexis Alonso Valiente	*	1	½	1
2CMNicanor Camino Carrio	0	*	1	—
3Jose Luis Rodriguez Melian	½	0	*	—
4Luis Arencibia Sanchez	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Alonso Valiente, Alexis	2057	ESP	+10N	+14B	+4N	=3B	+2N	+15B	+6N	6.5	27.0	30.0	27.25	2304	+29.8
2	Camino Carrio, NicanorCM	2005	ESP	+20B	+9N	+13B	+5N	−1B	+3B	+7N	6.0	27.0	29.0	22.50	2174	+26.6
3	Rodriguez Melian, Jose Luis	2064	ESP	+24B	+11N	+6B	=1N	+7B	−2N	+5B	5.5	28.0	29.0	19.75	2115	+9.6
4	Arencibia Sanchez, Luis	1849	ESP	+16B	+7N	−1B	=13N	+6B	−5N	+12B	4.5	25.0	28.0	16.00	1891	+10.6
5	Perez Ortega, Ismael	1959	ESP	−8N	+18B	+10N	−2B	+9N	+4B	−3N	4.0	28.0	30.5	15.00	1851	-31.6
6	Parsons, Alan	1884	ESP	+18N	+8B	−3N	+14B	−4N	+13B	−1B	4.0	26.5	29.0	12.50	1877	+0.8
7	Rossello Padron, Carlos	1736	ESP	+22N	−4B	+21N	+15B	−3N	+8B	−2B	4.0	25.0	26.5	10.50	1834	+13.8
8	Fernandez De La Hoz Arenas, Carlos	1641	ESP	+5B	−6N	+9B	=11N	=13B	−7N	+15N	4.0	22.5	25.5	14.25	1887	+44.6
9	Sanchez Montesdeoca, Isaac	1789	ESP	+23N	−2B	−8N	+18B	−5B	+14N	+17B	4.0	22.5	23.5	9.50	1798	+2.6
10	Macias Reyes, Jose Luis	1679	ESP	−1B	+25N	−5B	=19N	+11B	=17N	+13N	4.0	22.0	22.5	9.50	1819	+24.8
11	Almeida Sanchez, Juan Sebastian	1822	ESP	+21N	−3B	F	=8B	−10N	+23N	+18B	3.5	19.0	19.0	7.50	1730	-12.2
12	Almeida Afonso, Dolores Francisca	1517	ESP	−14N	=17B	−18N	+22B	+19B	+16N	−4N	3.5	18.0	19.5	8.00	1631	+15.2
13	Guerra Aleman, Marcial	1786	ESP	+25B	+15B	−2N	=4B	=8N	−6N	−10B	3.0	25.5	26.0	7.75	1722	-11.4
14	Perez Betancor, Jose Luis	1809	ESP	+12B	−1N	+16B	−6N	F	−9B	+19N	3.0	23.0	23.0	8.50	1733	-11.2
15	Morales Quintero, Jose Miguel	1886	ESP	+19B	−13N	+24B	−7N	+20B	−1N	−8B	3.0	21.5	22.5	5.00	1691	-35.2
16	Delgado Armas, Francisco David	1583	ESP	−4N	+23B	−14N	+21B	−17N	−12B	+22N	3.0	17.5	18.5	4.50	1538	-8.2
17	Santiago Llanes, Jose Juan	1735	ESP	F	=12N	−20B	+25N	+16B	=10B	−9N	3.0	17.0	17.0	7.25	1615	-18.2
18	Henriquez Hidalgo, Jose Miguel	1582	ESP	−6B	−5N	+12B	−9N	+23B	=19N	−11N	2.5	21.0	22.0	5.50	1619	+2.4
19	Baez Ruiz, Victor Antonio	1569	ESP	−15N	−24N	+25B	=10B	−12N	=18B	−14B	2.0	17.0	17.5	3.75	1509	-13.2
20	Medina Suarez, Jose Roman	1661	ESP	−2N	−21B	+17N	+23B	−15N	F	F	2.0	15.0	15.0	4.00	1667	-1.8
21	Ramirez Castellano, Jacob	1562	ESP	−11B	+20N	−7B	−16N	F	=22B	=25N	2.0	14.5	14.5	3.00	1503	-16.8
22	Cabrera Medina, Santiago	0	ESP	−7B	F	−23N	−12N	+25B	=21N	−16B	1.5	14.0	14.0	1.50	1368	0.0
23	Monteiro Rodrigues, Carlos	1507	ESP	−9B	−16N	+22B	−20N	−18N	−11B	F	1.0	16.5	16.5	1.50	887	-27.8
24	Arroyo Palacios, Jose Maria	1735	ESP	−3N	+19B	−15N	F	F	F	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	2.00	1715	-2.8
25	Roque Hernandez, Francisco	1458	ESP	−13N	−10B	−19N	−17B	−22N	F	=21B	0.5	15.5	15.5	1.00	1300	-14.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Fernandez De La Hoz Arenas, CarlosESP
+44.6
4.0 pts · #8
2Alonso Valiente, AlexisESP
+29.8
6.5 pts · #1
3Camino Carrio, NicanorCMESP
+26.6
6.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Morales Quintero, Jose MiguelESP
-35.2
3.0 pts · #12
2Perez Ortega, IsmaelESP
-31.6
4.0 pts · #6
3Monteiro Rodrigues, CarlosESP
-27.8
1.0 pts · #25

Biggest upsets

R1+318 Elo gap
Fernandez De La Hoz Arenas, Carlos1641 beat Perez Ortega, Ismael1959
R7+245 Elo gap
Fernandez De La Hoz Arenas, Carlos1641 beat Morales Quintero, Jose Miguel1886
R4+150 Elo gap
Rossello Padron, Carlos1736 beat Morales Quintero, Jose Miguel1886