Lliga Catalana 2026 - Tercera Categoria Grup III Tarragona - Final
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held on 01 Mar 2026 in Tarragona, Spain. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Artur Smirnov (🇪🇸 ESP, 0) won with 2.0/7, ahead of Javier Andres Poduje Alegria (2.0) and Pau Andreu Farres (2.0). Smirnov won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇪🇸Tarragona, Spain
Dates
01 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
9
Federations · 1 represented
🇪🇸Spain×8
Top 3
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- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 2.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 13 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
13
13
13
13
13
4
3
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 2.0/7. Smirnov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smirnov, Artur | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +?B | +?N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1664 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Poduje Alegria, Javier Andres | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +?N | +?B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1718 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Andreu Farres, Pau | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +7N | +6B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2335 | +8.4 |
| 4 | Aubeso Albiol, Albert | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | +8N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2312 | +5.8 |
| 5 | Pie Vallve, Adria | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | +9B | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2551 | +8.4 |
| 6 | FIDE 535052112 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 795 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Del Nodal Rodriguez, Alex Alberto | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | −3B | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 795 | -8.4 |
| 8 | Bernabe Gallegos, Jose | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | F | −4B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 871 | -5.8 |
| 9 | Vidal Bermejo, Joan Angel | 0 | ESP | F | F | F | F | F | −5N | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1010 | -8.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pie Vallve, AdriaESP+8.41.0 pts · #4
- 2Andreu Farres, PauESP+8.42.0 pts · #5
- 3Aubeso Albiol, AlbertESP+5.81.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Vidal Bermejo, Joan AngelESP-8.40.0 pts · #8
- 2Del Nodal Rodriguez, Alex AlbertoESP-8.40.0 pts · #9
- 3Bernabe Gallegos, JoseESP-5.80.0 pts · #7