CAMPEONATO DE ALMERIA POR EDADES 2026 SUB 16
16 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in El Ejido (Almeria), Spain. Top 10 Elo average was 1808, and top seed was Hugo Guillen Martinez (🇪🇸 ESP, 2198).
Carlos Gimenez Moreno (🇪🇸 ESP, 1853) won with 4.5/5, ahead of David Jimenez Freniche (3.5) and Amin Debbagh Boutarboch Benkiran (3.5).
The biggest upset came in round 5: Carlos Gimenez Moreno (1853) beat Hugo Guillen Martinez (2198), a +345-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCarlos Gimenez Moreno led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Carlos Gimenez Moreno never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Carlos Gimenez Moreno beat David Jimenez Freniche (White).
Carlos Gimenez Moreno won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Carlos Gimenez Moreno | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2David Jimenez Freniche | 0 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Amin Debbagh Boutarboch Benkiran | ½ | — | * | ½ |
| 4Hugo Guillen Martinez | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gimenez Moreno, Carlos | 1853 | ESP | +16B | +13N | +2B | =3N | +4B | 4.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 9.25 | 2430 | +82.4 |
| 2 | Jimenez Freniche, David | 2192 | ESP | +8N | +11B | −1N | =4B | +5B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.00 | 2034 | -25.2 |
| 3 | Debbagh Boutarboch Benkiran, Amin | 2080 | ESP | +10N | +12B | =4N | =1B | =7N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 9.00 | 1967 | -15.6 |
| 4 | Guillen Martinez, Hugo | 2198 | ESP | +7B | +5N | =3B | =2N | −1N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 9.00 | 2016 | -36.0 |
| 5 | Mukhtarkhan, Arailym | 1738 | ESP | +14N | −4B | +10N | +13B | −2N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1795 | +6.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 553049969 | 0 | — | −11N | −10B | +14N | +15B | +13N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1385 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Fernandez Fernandez, Bruno | 1535 | ESP | −4N | +14B | +15N | F | =3B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1780 | +30.0 |
| 8 | Lopez Vicente, Juan Jose | 1553 | ESP | −2B | =9N | +16B | −12N | +15B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1481 | -12.4 |
| 9 | Valdivia Khudiakova, Ekaterina | 1724 | ESP | +15N | =8B | −11N | −10B | +14N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1434 | -61.2 |
| 10 | Martinez Vico, Virginia | 1434 | ESP | −3B | +6N | −5B | +9N | −12B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1527 | +13.2 |
| 11 | Castaneda Lopez, Inigo | 1626 | ESP | +6B | −2N | +9B | F | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1876 | +22.4 |
| 12 | Aguirre Archilla, Jose | 1583 | ESP | F | −3N | −13B | +8B | +10N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1782 | +27.2 |
| 13 | FIDE 553065174 | 0 | — | F | −1B | +12N | −5N | −6B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1599 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Munoz Benavides, Cristina 2011 | 1502 | ESP | −5B | −7N | −6B | +16N | −9B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 866 | -30.8 |
| 15 | FIDE 535061880 | 0 | — | −9B | +16N | −7B | −6N | −8N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 804 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Higueras Menor, Pablo | 0 | ESP | −1N | −15B | −8N | −14B | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 825 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gimenez Moreno, CarlosESP+82.44.5 pts · #4
- 2Fernandez Fernandez, BrunoESP+30.02.5 pts · #8
- 3Aguirre Archilla, JoseESP+27.22.0 pts · #6
- 1Valdivia Khudiakova, EkaterinaESP-61.22.5 pts · #7
- 2Guillen Martinez, HugoESP-36.03.0 pts · #3
- 3Munoz Benavides, Cristina 2011ESP-30.81.0 pts · #15
- R5+345 Elo gap
- R3+339 Elo gap
- R4+290 Elo gap