Training Jovenes Promesas 2026

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46 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 Apr 2026 to 11 Apr 2026 in Eibar (Gipuzkoa), Spain. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1789, and top seed was Saul Martinez Mateos (🇪🇸 ESP, 2033).

Saul Martinez Mateos (🇪🇸 ESP, 2033) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Hugo Rodriguez Alvarez (6.0) and Khrystyna Yatseiko (5.5). Martinez Mateos shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Inigo Lamborena Valderrama (1516) beat Oier Gonzalez Bello (1807), a +291-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸Eibar (Gipuzkoa), Spain

Dates

08 Apr 2026 → 11 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇸Saul Martinez Mateos2033

Avg top 10

1,789

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇪🇸Spain×41

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

Top 3

🥇
Saul Martinez Mateos
🇪🇸ESP·2033
6.0pts·2004perf-6.8
🥈
Hugo Rodriguez Alvarez
🇪🇸ESP·1817
6.0pts·1966perf+42.8
🥉
Khrystyna Yatseiko
🇺🇦UKR·1672
5.5pts·1919perf+62.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Rodriguez Alvarez6Martinez Mateos6Elias Gonzalez5.5Yatseiko5.5Sanchez Huerta5Pose Segura5

R6 · LEADER CHANGE10 Apr

Saul Martinez Mateos takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Martinez Mateos takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Hugo Rodriguez Alvarez 5 wins (R3–R7)Saul Martinez Mateos 3 wins (R1–R3)Dario Elias Gonzalez 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Hugo Rodriguez Alvarez	*	—	—	0
2Saul Martinez Mateos	—	*	1	½
3Dario Elias Gonzalez	—	0	*	½
4Khrystyna Yatseiko	1	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Martinez Mateos, Saul	2033	ESP	+9B	+20N	+13B	=5N	+23B	+4N	=3B	6.0	28.5	32.0	26.75	2004	-6.8
2	Rodriguez Alvarez, Hugo	1817	ESP	+10N	−3B	+12N	+14B	+28N	+11B	+5N	6.0	26.5	29.5	24.00	1966	+42.8
3	Yatseiko, Khrystyna	1672	UKR	+43B	+2N	+24B	=4N	=5B	+9N	=1N	5.5	30.5	32.0	23.75	1919	+62.8
4	Elias Gonzalez, Dario	1773	ESP	+25N	+14B	+8N	=3B	+6N	−1B	+11N	5.5	29.5	33.0	24.25	1965	+66.0
5	Sanchez Huerta, Erlantz	1696	ESP	+38N	+29B	+11N	=1B	=3N	+6B	−2B	5.0	29.5	31.5	19.75	1890	+72.0
6	Chen, Junhao Ivan	1797	ESP	+35B	+16N	+23B	+18N	−4B	−5N	+15B	5.0	26.0	28.5	18.00	1802	+6.0
7	Doval Garmendia, Markel	1722	ESP	−19N	+32B	−10N	+26N	+21B	+14B	+12N	5.0	23.5	26.5	18.50	1683	-10.4
8	Pose Segura, Erik	1697	ESP	+40B	+36N	−4B	−10N	+30B	+16N	+17B	5.0	23.0	25.0	15.50	1768	+28.8
9	Franco Orbegozo, Alex	1533	ESP	−1N	+33B	+17B	+13N	=12N	−3B	+23B	4.5	27.0	30.0	16.50	1809	+84.0
10	Ezkai Vicario, Asier	1530	ESP	−2B	+43N	+7B	+8B	−11N	=23N	=18B	4.0	27.5	29.0	15.25	1738	+62.8
11	Used Zabalegui, Iosu	1815	ESP	+30B	+39N	−5B	+29N	+10B	−2N	−4B	4.0	26.5	28.5	12.00	1698	-38.0
12	Canal Lopez, David	1681	ESP	+45B	=26N	−2B	+24N	=9B	+22N	−7B	4.0	26.5	27.5	12.50	1418	-38.4
13	Lamborena Valderrama, Garazi	1729	ESP	+31B	+21N	−1N	−9B	+29B	=15N	=20B	4.0	25.5	28.5	14.00	1674	-19.2
14	Legorburu Echeveste, Ekai	1619	ESP	+44B	−4N	+40B	−2N	+19B	−7N	+31B	4.0	25.5	26.5	10.00	1623	+1.2
15	Lamborena Valderrama, Inigo	1516	ESP	+17B	−23N	+20B	=16N	+18B	=13B	−6N	4.0	25.0	28.5	16.00	1767	+92.0
16	Gomez Llorente, Jon	1635	ESP	+22N	−6B	=25N	=15B	+38N	−8B	+24B	4.0	25.0	27.0	13.25	1523	-31.2
17	Gonzalez Bello, Oier	1807	ESP	−15N	+19B	−9N	+45B	+25N	+28B	−8N	4.0	24.0	25.0	11.50	1552	-74.0
18	Saenz Gil, Mikel	1689	ESP	+27B	=24N	+26B	−6B	−15N	+35B	=10N	4.0	23.5	26.0	13.25	1562	-33.2
19	Roncero Robledo, Odei	1478	ESP	+7B	−17N	+21B	−28B	−14N	+39N	+30B	4.0	23.0	25.0	14.00	1694	+78.8
20	Luengas Velasco, Unai	1672	ESP	+33N	−1B	−15N	+43B	=35N	+25B	=13N	4.0	23.0	24.5	11.25	1588	-26.0
21	Garcia De Eulate Latorre, Asier	1599	ESP	+42N	−13B	−19N	+41B	−7N	+38B	+29N	4.0	20.0	22.0	9.00	1512	-23.6
22	Fernandez Juarist, Yeray	0	ESP	−16B	−35N	+37B	+31N	+39B	−12B	+28N	4.0	19.0	21.0	10.50	1593	0.0
23	Miguel Ortiz, Iker	1688	ESP	+32N	+15B	−6N	+35B	−1N	=10B	−9N	3.5	26.5	29.0	11.50	1623	-26.0
24	Etxeberria Seihas, Aiur	0	ESP	+28N	=18B	−3N	−12B	+26N	+36B	−16N	3.5	24.0	26.5	11.00	1576	0.0
25	Lopez Garcia, Urtzi	1511	ESP	−4B	+44N	=16B	+36N	−17B	−20N	+35B	3.5	22.5	23.5	8.00	1599	+23.6
26	Martinez Rodriguez, Ander	0	ESP	+34N	=12B	−18N	−7B	−24B	+42N	+40B	3.5	21.5	23.5	9.00	1623	0.0
27	Garate Romero, Naia	1452	ESP	−18N	−28B	=41N	−32B	+44N	+45B	+36N	3.5	15.5	16.5	5.50	1369	-17.2
28	Herrera Fernandez, Aiur	1643	ESP	−24B	+27N	+31B	+19N	−2B	−17N	−22B	3.0	25.0	28.0	10.50	1679	+26.0
29	Amorena Lavado, Paula	1535	ESP	+37B	−5N	+45B	−11B	−13N	+40N	−21B	3.0	21.5	22.5	5.50	1421	-28.4
30	Gonzalez Salazar, Alex	1519	ESP	−11N	=41B	+34N	=38B	−8N	+32B	−19N	3.0	21.0	23.0	8.00	1517	-4.8
31	Sierra Gonzalez, Benat	1482	ESP	−13N	+42B	−28N	−22B	+43N	+34B	−14N	3.0	20.0	21.5	6.50	1428	-11.2
32	Gutierrez Hatoychykava, Paula	1440	ESP	−23B	−7N	−44B	+27N	+41B	−30N	+42B	3.0	19.0	20.0	7.50	1402	-8.8
33	Alias Montero, Adei	0	ESP	−20B	−9N	+42B	−39N	−34N	+44B	+38N	3.0	17.5	18.5	5.00	1336	0.0
34	Fernandez Arce, Egoitz	1554	ESP	−26B	−45N	−30B	+37N	+33B	−31N	+41B	3.0	17.0	18.0	7.50	701	-46.0
35	Grajales Gorostiaga, Xabier	1514	ESP	−6N	+22B	+39B	−23N	=20B	−18N	−25N	2.5	24.0	26.0	8.00	1477	-11.6
36	Garcia Ojeda, Ander	1542	ESP	+46N	−8B	=38N	−25B	+40B	−24N	−27B	2.5	19.5	19.5	3.00	1368	-46.4
37	FIDE 553064348	0	—	−29N	−38B	−22N	−34B	+46N	=43B	+44N	2.5	14.5	14.5	1.75	716	0.0
38	Trebolazabala Ortiz, Harriet	1458	ESP	−5B	+37N	=36B	=30N	−16B	−21N	−33B	2.0	21.5	24.0	5.25	1358	-23.6
39	Barrasa Garcia, Arturo	1664	ESP	+41N	−11B	−35N	+33B	−22N	−19B	F	2.0	19.5	19.5	5.00	803	-69.6
40	Berciano Fernandez de Betono, Oihan	1465	ESP	−8N	+46B	−14N	+44B	−36N	−29B	−26N	2.0	19.0	19.0	1.00	797	-52.4
41	Arrizabalaga Anitua, Luken	0	ESP	−39B	=30N	=27B	−21N	−32N	+46B	−34N	2.0	18.5	18.5	3.25	1265	0.0
42	FIDE 553006526	0	—	−21B	−31N	−33N	+46B	+45N	−26B	−32N	2.0	17.5	17.5	1.00	707	0.0
43	FIDE 523086610	0	—	−3N	−10B	+46N	−20N	−31B	=37N	F	1.5	19.0	19.0	1.25	790	0.0
44	Gutierrez Irisarri, Diego	0	ESP	−14N	−25B	+32N	−40N	−27B	−33N	−37B	1.0	19.5	21.5	3.00	1258	0.0
45	Abaurrea Aizpuru, Julen	0	ESP	−12N	+34B	−29N	−17N	−42B	−27N	F	1.0	19.5	19.5	3.00	1366	0.0
46	FIDE 535025417	0	—	−36B	−40N	−43B	−42N	−37B	−41N	F	0.0	12.5	13.5	0.00	702	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Lamborena Valderrama, InigoESP
+92.0
4.0 pts · #9
2Franco Orbegozo, AlexESP
+84.0
4.5 pts · #12
3Roncero Robledo, OdeiESP
+78.8
4.0 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Gonzalez Bello, OierESP
-74.0
4.0 pts · #18
2Barrasa Garcia, ArturoESP
-69.6
2.0 pts · #42
3Berciano Fernandez de Betono, OihanESP
-52.4
2.0 pts · #44

Biggest upsets

R1+291 Elo gap
Lamborena Valderrama, Inigo1516 beat Gonzalez Bello, Oier1807
R3+274 Elo gap
Franco Orbegozo, Alex1533 beat Gonzalez Bello, Oier1807
R1+244 Elo gap
Roncero Robledo, Odei1478 beat Doval Garmendia, Markel1722