V Torneo Europeo de Primavera 2026 Rondas 3-4

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53 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 16 May 2026 to 23 May 2026 in Alzira (Alicante), Spain. 2 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1962, and top seed was Vladimir Chernikov (🇺🇦 UKR, FM, 2221).

Vladimir Chernikov (🇺🇦 UKR, FM, 2221) won with 2.0/4, ahead of Juan Carlos Marin Ves (2.0) and Jaime Benedito Salavert (2.0). Chernikov shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Miguel Tormo Talens (1530) beat Juan Jose Isern Navarro (1717), a +187-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸Alzira (Alicante), Spain

Dates

16 May 2026 → 23 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 4 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇦FMVladimir Chernikov2221

Avg top 10

1,962

Participants

Titled players · 2

FM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇪🇸Spain×45

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇦🇺Australia×1

🇵🇪Peru×1

Top 3

🥇
FMVladimir Chernikov
🇺🇦UKR·2221
2.0pts·2718perf+5.8
🥈
Juan Carlos Marin Ves
🇪🇸ESP·1850
2.0pts·2399perf+3.8
🥉
Jaime Benedito Salavert
🇪🇸ESP·1854
2.0pts·2480perf+11.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 4 rounds

Tight race until R4; 5 players tied at 2.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 6 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Benedito Salavert2Chernikov2de la Torre Martinez2Pastor Pons2Marin Ves2Ripoll Ahullo1.5

R4 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

5 players finish on 2.0/4. Chernikov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (2.0).

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Chernikov, VladimirFM	2221	UKR	F	F	+15N	+11B	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.00	2718	+5.8
2	Marin Ves, Juan Carlos	1850	ESP	F	F	+17B	+18B	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.00	2399	+3.8
3	Benedito Salavert, Jaime	1854	ESP	F	F	+38B	+10N	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2480	+11.0
4	de la Torre Martinez, Alex	1871	ESP	F	F	+40B	+16N	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2646	+37.6
5	Pastor Pons, Josep Antoni	1569	ESP	F	F	+39N	+35B	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2489	+13.2
6	Santacatalina Rey, Ricardo	1705	ESP	F	F	+20B	=7N	1.5	2.5	2.5	1.75	2310	+5.0
7	Ripoll Ahullo, Jose Rafael	0	ESP	F	F	+37N	=6B	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	1645	0.0
8	Pascual I Rubio, Josep	1644	ESP	F	F	=9B	+41N	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	1701	+2.6
9	Ferrando Tortosa, Jose	1494	ESP	F	F	=8N	+36B	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	1830	+17.6
10	Sanmateu Juan, Sergio	1726	ESP	F	F	+27N	−3B	1.0	3.0	3.0	1.00	1698	-1.4
11	Piera Andres, Isaac	1919	ESP	F	F	+12N	−1N	1.0	3.0	3.0	1.00	2057	+12.4
12	Colomer Cervero, Ernesto	1893	ESP	F	F	−11B	+14N	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.00	1776	-5.6
13	Folch Zaragoza, Jose	1899	ESP	F	F	+19B	−22N	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.00	1749	-8.0
14	Quesada Santamaria, Vicente	1633	ESP	F	F	+26N	−12B	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.00	1093	-3.6
15	Barbero Verdu, Francisco	1917	ESP	F	F	−1B	+43N	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1944	+1.0
16	Turner, Justin	2013	AUS	F	F	+35N	−4B	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1780	-11.2
17	El Ouazzani Touhami, Mohammed	0	ESP	F	F	−2N	+?B	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1050	0.0
18	Carrillo Ruiz, Manuel	1599	ESP	F	F	+46B	−2N	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1050	-3.8
19	Bellver Guardiola, Rafael	1723	ESP	F	F	−13N	+34B	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.50	1667	-2.2
20	Vistos Salvador, Jose Miguel	1510	ESP	F	F	−6N	+37B	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	1625	+12.0
21	Mahiques Esquer, Marc	1701	ESP	F	F	+24N	F	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2332	+11.2
22	Miquel Badenes, Jose	1774	ESP	F	F	F	+13B	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2699	+13.4
23	Miquel Badenes, Indalecio	1831	ESP	F	F	F	+25N	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.00	2330	+3.0
24	Sanchez Cutillas, Miguel Angel	1532	ESP	F	F	−21B	+50N	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1631	+5.2
25	Tormo Talens, Miguel	1530	ESP	F	F	+49N	−23B	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1774	+11.8
26	FIDE 553022289	0	—	F	F	−14B	+42N	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	833	0.0
27	Cia Dominguez, Adriel	1542	ESP	F	F	−10B	+47N	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	926	-10.4
28	Mari Pons, Enric	1774	ESP	F	F	F	+33N	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.50	2381	+5.0
29	Martinez Hernandez, Javier	1923	ESP	F	F	+48N	F	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2593	+6.4
30	Rodriguez Mari, Antonio	1858	ESP	F	F	+45N	F	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2479	+5.4
31	Roca Cruz, Rafael	1867	ESP	F	F	+36N	F	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2430	+4.0
32	Palao, AdrianaWFM	2101	PER	F	F	+44N	F	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	2617	+3.2
33	Artal Catala, Luis Miguel	1581	ESP	F	F	=34N	−28B	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.25	1411	-18.0
34	Suner Pascual, Cesar	1434	ESP	F	F	=33B	−19N	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.25	1459	+0.8
35	Porras Boronat, German	1689	ESP	F	F	−16B	−5N	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	991	-15.8
36	Zapatero Sanchez, Cristian	1630	ESP	F	F	−31B	−9N	0.0	2.5	2.5	0.00	881	-35.2
37	Colomer Reig, Jose Manuel	1545	ESP	F	F	−7B	−20N	0.0	2.5	2.5	0.00	710	-22.0
38	Lopez Ballester, Victor	1634	ESP	F	F	−3N	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1054	-4.4
39	FIDE 553021827	0	—	F	F	−5B	−?N	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	769	0.0
40	Alfosea Ribera, Alexandre	1679	ESP	F	F	−4N	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1071	-5.0
41	Dominguez Santandreu, Vicente	1522	ESP	F	F	F	−8B	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	844	-6.6
42	Ribera Sanchis, Ricardo	0	ESP	F	F	−?N	−26B	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	792	0.0
43	Fedoriaka, Platon	1667	ESP	F	F	F	−15B	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1117	-7.6
44	Asensi Cone, Eric	1817	ESP	F	F	−32B	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1301	-3.2
45	Roca Guerrero, Jose Alfredo	1679	ESP	F	F	−30B	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1058	-10.8
46	Rey Barroso, Juan Demetrio	0	ESP	F	F	−18N	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	799	0.0
47	FIDE 94754381	0	—	F	F	F	−27B	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	742	0.0
48	Sempere Torrella, Alejandro	1793	ESP	F	F	−29B	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	1123	-6.4
49	Isern Navarro, Juan Jose	1717	ESP	F	F	−25B	F	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	730	-14.8
50	Beneito Soler, Alberto	1561	ESP	F	F	F	−24B	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.00	732	-10.8
51	FIDE 553022190	0	—	F	F	−?N	F	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	843	0.0
52	FIDE 553021878	0	—	F	F	−?N	F	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	737	0.0
53	Fuster Monreal, Miguel	0	ESP	F	F	F	−?B	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	737	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1de la Torre Martinez, AlexESP
+37.6
2.0 pts · #3
2Ferrando Tortosa, JoseESP
+17.6
1.5 pts · #6
3Miquel Badenes, JoseESP
+13.4
1.0 pts · #16

Top rating losers

1Zapatero Sanchez, CristianESP
-35.2
0.0 pts · #44
2Colomer Reig, Jose ManuelESP
-22.0
0.0 pts · #45
3Artal Catala, Luis MiguelESP
-18.0
0.5 pts · #28

Biggest upsets

R3+187 Elo gap
Tormo Talens, Miguel1530 beat Isern Navarro, Juan Jose1717
R4+142 Elo gap
de la Torre Martinez, Alex1871 beat Turner, Justin2013
R4+136 Elo gap
Ferrando Tortosa, Jose1494 beat Zapatero Sanchez, Cristian1630