Torneo Individual Absoluto de Gran Canaria 2026
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31 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 06 Mar 2026 to 20 Mar 2026 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1959, and top seed was Cesar Gimenez Menchon (🇪🇸 ESP, CM, 2121).
Cesar Gimenez Menchon (🇪🇸 ESP, CM, 2121) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Jose Luis Rodriguez Melian (5.5) and Juan Francisco Donate Villalba (5.0). Gimenez Menchon shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Jesus Manuel Vega Garcia (1742) beat Nicanor Camino Carrio (CM, 2026), a +284-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Dates
06 Mar 2026 → 20 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 2
CM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇪🇸Spain×30
🇨🇺Cuba×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsCM Cesar Gimenez Menchon led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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Gimenez Menchon6.5Rodriguez Melian5.5Donate Villalba5Morales Quintero5Arencibia Sanchez4.5Ramirez Maillo4.5— ex-leaders:Damaso Tacoronteled R3, #17
R5 · LEADER CHANGE16 Mar
CM Cesar Gimenez Menchon takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Cesar Gimenez Menchon beat Jose Luis Rodriguez Melian (Black).
R4–R7 · WIN STREAK
CM Cesar Gimenez Menchon won 4 in a row (R4–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMCesar Gimenez Menchon | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Jose Luis Rodriguez Melian | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Juan Francisco Donate Villalba | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Jose Miguel Morales Quintero | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gimenez Menchon, CesarCM | 2121 | ESP | +9N | +4B | =3N | +8B | +2N | +5B | +7N | 6.5 | 28.0 | 32.0 | 29.50 | 2338 | +24.4 |
| 2 | Rodriguez Melian, Jose Luis | 2038 | ESP | +21B | +10N | =7B | +11N | −1B | +13N | +3N | 5.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 21.50 | 2162 | +21.0 |
| 3 | Donate Villalba, Juan Francisco | 2005 | ESP | +14B | +13N | =1B | =7N | +6B | +8N | −2B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 20.75 | 2066 | +12.8 |
| 4 | Morales Quintero, Jose Miguel | 1865 | ESP | +18B | −1N | +21B | −12N | +19B | +10N | +8B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 17.00 | 1994 | +24.2 |
| 5 | Ramirez Maillo, Juan Adonay | 1909 | ESP | =20N | +16B | =26N | +9B | +12N | −1N | =14B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 15.75 | 1938 | +6.2 |
| 6 | Arencibia Sanchez, Luis | 1840 | ESP | −17N | +19B | +14N | +26B | −3N | =9B | +15N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 14.00 | 1884 | +9.6 |
| 7 | de Leon Navarro, Claudio | 1912 | ESP | +19N | +17B | =2N | =3B | −8N | +12B | −1B | 4.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 15.25 | 1937 | +5.8 |
| 8 | Damaso Tacoronte, Carolina | 1906 | ESP | +25B | +24N | +11B | −1N | +7B | −3B | −4N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 12.00 | 1936 | +4.8 |
| 9 | Monzon Aleman, Ayoze | 1775 | ESP | −1B | +25N | +24B | −5N | +18B | =6N | =10B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 11.25 | 1851 | +10.6 |
| 10 | Bicol, Franklin | 1896 | ESP | +27N | −2B | +15B | =13N | +20N | −4B | =9N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 11.75 | 1839 | -18.8 |
| 11 | Camino Carrio, NicanorCM | 2026 | ESP | +23N | +22B | −8N | −2B | −14N | +17B | +19N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 11.50 | 1849 | -27.2 |
| 12 | Sanchez Montesdeoca, Isaac | 1782 | ESP | −24N | +27B | +30N | +4B | −5B | −7N | +18B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 10.50 | 1868 | +14.8 |
| 13 | Perez Betancor, Jose Luis | 1797 | ESP | +28N | −3B | +17N | =10B | +15N | −2B | F | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 10.00 | 1862 | +10.8 |
| 14 | Vega Garcia, Jesus Manuel | 1742 | ESP | −3N | +28B | −6B | +30N | +11B | F | =5N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 8.75 | 1858 | +18.8 |
| 15 | Garcia Borges, Ismael | 1689 | ESP | =26N | +20B | −10N | +16B | −13B | +21N | −6B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 10.50 | 1818 | +47.6 |
| 16 | Almeida Sanchez, Juan Sebastian | 1831 | ESP | =31B | −5N | +23B | −15N | +17N | +20B | F | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 9.00 | 1769 | -8.6 |
| 17 | Rodriguez Trujillo, Cristian | 1626 | ESP | +6B | −7N | −13B | +21N | −16B | −11N | +25B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 9.50 | 1786 | +25.6 |
| 18 | Fernandez De La Hoz Arenas, Carlos | 1653 | ESP | −4N | +23B | +22N | −20B | −9N | +24B | −12N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 7.50 | 1652 | +0.2 |
| 19 | Arroyo Palacios, Jose Maria | 1727 | ESP | −7B | −6N | +27B | +28N | −4N | +23B | −11B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 5.50 | 1757 | +3.8 |
| 20 | Macias Reyes, Jose Luis | 1687 | ESP | =5B | −15N | +31B | +18N | −10B | −16N | =23B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 7.50 | 1712 | +3.2 |
| 21 | Rossello Padron, Carlos | 1762 | ESP | −2N | +29B | −4N | −17B | +27N | −15B | +24N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 5.00 | 1624 | -23.0 |
| 22 | Perez Hernandez, Airan | 1791 | ESP | +30B | −11N | −18B | +25N | +24N | F | F | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 1704 | -16.8 |
| 23 | Santiago Llanes, Jose Juan | 1761 | ESP | −11B | −18N | −16N | +29B | +28B | −19N | =20N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 4.50 | 1628 | -26.6 |
| 24 | Viera Molina, Octavio | 0 | ESP | +12B | −8B | −9N | +31N | −22B | −18N | −21B | 2.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 5.00 | 1594 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Medina Suarez, Jose Roman | 1686 | ESP | −8N | −9B | +29N | −22B | +30B | −28N | −17N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 2.50 | 1518 | -31.8 |
| 26 | Rivero Reyes, Alejandro | 1910 | ESP | =15B | +31N | =5B | −6N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1758 | -14.8 |
| 27 | Ruiz Navas, Hector | 1665 | ESP | −10B | −12N | −19N | F | −21B | +31N | =28B | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.75 | 1530 | -21.4 |
| 28 | Delgado Armas, Francisco David | 1575 | ESP | −13B | −14N | F | −19B | −23N | +25B | =27N | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.75 | 1537 | -5.6 |
| 29 | Godoy Mendoza, Rosa Maria | 1607 | ESP | F | −21N | −25B | −23N | +31B | =30N | F | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1502 | -28.0 |
| 30 | Perez Alvarez, Samuel | 1449 | CUB | −22N | F | −12B | −14B | −25N | =29B | =31N | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.25 | 1428 | -8.0 |
| 31 | Baez Ruiz, Victor Antonio | 1595 | ESP | =16N | −26B | −20N | −24B | −29N | −27B | =30B | 1.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 2.25 | 1419 | -25.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Garcia Borges, IsmaelESP+47.63.5 pts · #13
- 2Rodriguez Trujillo, CristianESP+25.63.0 pts · #16
- 3Gimenez Menchon, CesarCMESP+24.46.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Medina Suarez, Jose RomanESP-31.82.0 pts · #21
- 2Godoy Mendoza, Rosa MariaESP-28.01.5 pts · #29
- 3Camino Carrio, NicanorCMESP-27.24.0 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R5+284 Elo gap
- R1+214 Elo gap
- R4+142 Elo gap