V Torneo Europeo de Primavera 2026 Rondas 5
31 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 30 May 2026 in Alzira (Alicante), Spain. Top 10 Elo average was 1882, and top seed was Javier Martinez Hernandez (🇪🇸 ESP, 1923).
Francisco Barbero Verdu (🇪🇸 ESP, 1917) won with 1.0/5, ahead of Juan Carlos Marin Ves (1.0) and Alejandro Sempere Torrella (1.0). Barbero Verdu shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Miguel Angel Sanchez Cutillas (1532) beat Sergio Sanmateu Juan (1726), a +194-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 11 players tied at 1.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 64 co-leaders at R4 to 17 at the finish.
11 players finish on 1.0/5. Barbero Verdu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbero Verdu, Francisco | 1917 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +16N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2719 | +10.0 |
| 2 | Marin Ves, Juan Carlos | 1850 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +17N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2444 | +4.8 |
| 3 | Sempere Torrella, Alejandro | 1793 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +19N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2434 | +5.8 |
| 4 | Martinez Hernandez, Javier | 1923 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +20B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2654 | +8.0 |
| 5 | Mahiques Esquer, Marc | 1701 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +24B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2479 | +18.8 |
| 6 | FIDE 553022190 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1612 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Colomer Cervero, Ernesto | 1893 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +25B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2369 | +2.6 |
| 8 | Mari Pons, Enric | 1774 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +21B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2294 | +3.2 |
| 9 | Quesada Santamaria, Vicente | 1633 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +18N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2234 | +4.8 |
| 10 | Sanchez Cutillas, Miguel Angel | 1532 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +22B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2526 | +15.0 |
| 11 | Folch Zaragoza, Jose | 1899 | ESP | F | F | F | F | +23B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2443 | +3.8 |
| 12 | Rodriguez Mari, Antonio | 1858 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =13B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1831 | -0.8 |
| 13 | Miquel Badenes, Indalecio | 1831 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =12N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1858 | +0.8 |
| 14 | de la Torre Martinez, Alex | 1871 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =15B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1774 | -5.2 |
| 15 | Miquel Badenes, Jose | 1774 | ESP | F | F | F | F | =14N | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1871 | +2.6 |
| 16 | Piera Andres, Isaac | 1919 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −1B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1117 | -20.0 |
| 17 | Pascual I Rubio, Josep | 1644 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −2B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1050 | -4.8 |
| 18 | Suner Pascual, Cesar | 1434 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −9B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 833 | -4.8 |
| 19 | Lopez Ballester, Victor | 1634 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −3B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 993 | -5.8 |
| 20 | Benedito Salavert, Jaime | 1854 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −4N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1123 | -8.0 |
| 21 | Ferrando Tortosa, Jose | 1494 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −8N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 974 | -3.2 |
| 22 | Sanmateu Juan, Sergio | 1726 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −10N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 732 | -15.0 |
| 23 | Campos Soler, Moises | 1643 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −11N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1099 | -3.8 |
| 24 | Roca Guerrero, Jose Alfredo | 1679 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −5N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 901 | -18.8 |
| 25 | Pastor Pons, Josep Antoni | 1569 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −7N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1093 | -2.6 |
| 26 | Rey Barroso, Juan Demetrio | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 722 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 553022289 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 781 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 523052333 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 716 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Fuster Monreal, Miguel | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Ripoll Ahullo, Jose Rafael | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 923 | 0.0 |
| 31 | El Ouazzani Touhami, Mohammed | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 889 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mahiques Esquer, MarcESP+18.81.0 pts · #5
- 2Sanchez Cutillas, Miguel AngelESP+15.01.0 pts · #10
- 3Barbero Verdu, FranciscoESP+10.01.0 pts · #1
- 1Piera Andres, IsaacESP-20.00.0 pts · #16
- 2Roca Guerrero, Jose AlfredoESP-18.80.0 pts · #28
- 3Sanmateu Juan, SergioESP-15.00.0 pts · #25
- R5+194 Elo gap