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CAMPEONATO REGIONAL VETERANOS 65 MURCIA 2026

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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.

Location
🇪🇸Murcia, Spain
Dates
07 Mar 2026 → 15 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
1,746
Participants
14
Federations · 1 represented
🇪🇸Spain×14
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Pedro Pol Plazas led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
5
3
2
1
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD

Pedro Pol Plazas never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Pedro Pol Plazas beat Jose Manuel Ruiz Gutierrez (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

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

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Pol Plazas, Pedro1843ESP+12N+2B=4N+6B+8N+5B5.516.017.015.252173+39.6
2Ruiz Gutierrez, Jose Manuel1848ESP+7B1N+6B5N+11N+4B4.017.519.010.501842+1.0
3Carceles Ruiz, Francisco1813ESP=9N4N+10B+11B+13N=8B4.012.013.07.001695-13.0
4Bernabe Ortuno, Jose Maria1656ESP+5N+3B=1BF+7N2N3.519.019.012.251941+37.4
5Aguera Martinez, Joaquin1880ESP4BF+14N+2B+9N1N3.015.515.56.501766-12.0
6Cano Alarcon, Rafael1825ESP+10BF2N1N+14B+7B3.014.014.04.501753-7.6
7Garcia Ballester, Isidoro Franci1577ESP2N+12B=11N+10B4B6N2.514.015.03.751602+2.0
8Galiano Martinez, Antonio1866ESP+14N+11BFF1B=3N2.511.011.03.501787-6.4
9Smith Sandford, Gary Paul1529ESP=3BF+13NF5B+12N2.59.09.04.001749+15.4
10Rivero Acedo, Jesus1546ESP6N+14B3N7N12B+13B2.011.511.51.001433-14.4
11Gil Villascusa, Jose1519ESPF8N=7B3N2B+14B1.513.013.01.251590+5.8
12Munoz Perez, Juan Carlos1556ESP1B7NFF+10N9B1.012.512.52.001431-13.6
13Botella Garcia, Joaquin0ESPFF9B+14N3B10N1.08.58.50.0014270.0
14Portillo Alcalde, Jose Maria1596ESP8B10N5B13B6N11N0.012.013.00.00927-34.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets