CAMPEONATO REGIONAL VETERANOS 65 MURCIA 2026
14 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 07 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Murcia, Spain. Top 10 Elo average was 1746, and top seed was Joaquin Aguera Martinez (🇪🇸 ESP, 1880).
Pedro Pol Plazas (🇪🇸 ESP, 1843) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Jose Manuel Ruiz Gutierrez (4.0) and Francisco Carceles Ruiz (4.0). Pol Plazas won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Jose Maria Bernabe Ortuno (1656) beat Joaquin Aguera Martinez (1880), a +224-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsPedro Pol Plazas led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Pedro Pol Plazas never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
Pedro Pol Plazas beat Jose Manuel Ruiz Gutierrez (White).
Pedro Pol Plazas 3 wins (R4–R6)Francisco Carceles Ruiz 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pedro Pol Plazas | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2Jose Manuel Ruiz Gutierrez | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Francisco Carceles Ruiz | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Jose Maria Bernabe Ortuno | ½ | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pol Plazas, Pedro | 1843 | ESP | +12N | +2B | =4N | +6B | +8N | +5B | 5.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 15.25 | 2173 | +39.6 |
| 2 | Ruiz Gutierrez, Jose Manuel | 1848 | ESP | +7B | −1N | +6B | −5N | +11N | +4B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 10.50 | 1842 | +1.0 |
| 3 | Carceles Ruiz, Francisco | 1813 | ESP | =9N | −4N | +10B | +11B | +13N | =8B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1695 | -13.0 |
| 4 | Bernabe Ortuno, Jose Maria | 1656 | ESP | +5N | +3B | =1B | F | +7N | −2N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 12.25 | 1941 | +37.4 |
| 5 | Aguera Martinez, Joaquin | 1880 | ESP | −4B | F | +14N | +2B | +9N | −1N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 1766 | -12.0 |
| 6 | Cano Alarcon, Rafael | 1825 | ESP | +10B | F | −2N | −1N | +14B | +7B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1753 | -7.6 |
| 7 | Garcia Ballester, Isidoro Franci | 1577 | ESP | −2N | +12B | =11N | +10B | −4B | −6N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 3.75 | 1602 | +2.0 |
| 8 | Galiano Martinez, Antonio | 1866 | ESP | +14N | +11B | F | F | −1B | =3N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1787 | -6.4 |
| 9 | Smith Sandford, Gary Paul | 1529 | ESP | =3B | F | +13N | F | −5B | +12N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1749 | +15.4 |
| 10 | Rivero Acedo, Jesus | 1546 | ESP | −6N | +14B | −3N | −7N | −12B | +13B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1433 | -14.4 |
| 11 | Gil Villascusa, Jose | 1519 | ESP | F | −8N | =7B | −3N | −2B | +14B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.25 | 1590 | +5.8 |
| 12 | Munoz Perez, Juan Carlos | 1556 | ESP | −1B | −7N | F | F | +10N | −9B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1431 | -13.6 |
| 13 | Botella Garcia, Joaquin | 0 | ESP | F | F | −9B | +14N | −3B | −10N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1427 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Portillo Alcalde, Jose Maria | 1596 | ESP | −8B | −10N | −5B | −13B | −6N | −11N | 0.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 927 | -34.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pol Plazas, PedroESP+39.65.5 pts · #1
- 2Bernabe Ortuno, Jose MariaESP+37.43.5 pts · #3
- 3Smith Sandford, Gary PaulESP+15.42.5 pts · #9
- 1Portillo Alcalde, Jose MariaESP-34.20.0 pts · #14
- 2Rivero Acedo, JesusESP-14.42.0 pts · #11
- 3Munoz Perez, Juan CarlosESP-13.61.0 pts · #13
- R1+224 Elo gap
- R2+157 Elo gap