CAMPEONATO DE ALMERIA POR EDADES 2026 SUB 12

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21 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 1209, and top seed was Angel Sanchez Maldonado (🇪🇸 ESP, 1758).

Angel Sanchez Maldonado (🇪🇸 ESP, 1758) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Natalia Sosa Rios (4.0) and Hector Acosta Salmeron (4.0). Sanchez Maldonado clinched sole first place in the final round.

Location

🇪🇸El Ejido (Almeria), Spain

Dates

28 Mar 2026 → 29 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇸Angel Sanchez Maldonado1758

Avg top 10

1,209

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇪🇸Spain×12

Top 3

🥇
Angel Sanchez Maldonado
🇪🇸ESP·1758
4.5pts·1741perf-0.8
🥈
Natalia Sosa Rios
🇪🇸ESP·1547
4.0pts·1723perf+27.6
🥉
Hector Acosta Salmeron
🇪🇸ESP·1461
4.0pts·1593perf+21.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Angel Sanchez Maldonado led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Sanchez Maldonado4.5Acosta Salmeron4Sosa Rios4Pelegrina Garcia4Aguilera Cruz43.5

R5 · LEADER CHANGE29 Mar

Angel Sanchez Maldonado takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Hector Acosta Salmeron 3 wins (R1–R3)Natalia Sosa Rios 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Angel Sanchez Maldonado	*	—	1	1
2Hector Acosta Salmeron	—	*	0	—
3Natalia Sosa Rios	0	1	*	—
4Juan Jose Pelegrina Garcia	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Sanchez Maldonado, Angel	1758	ESP	+21N	+5B	=6N	+8B	+2N	4.5	14.5	15.0	13.25	1741	-0.8
2	Sosa Rios, Natalia	1547	ESP	+18B	+9N	+4B	+3N	−1B	4.0	15.5	16.5	12.00	1723	+27.6
3	Acosta Salmeron, Hector	1461	ESP	+17N	+19B	+8N	−2B	+6N	4.0	12.5	13.5	9.50	1593	+21.2
4	Aguilera Cruz, Daniel	0	ESP	+?N	+?B	−2N	+16B	+10N	4.0	9.0	9.0	5.00	747	0.0
5	Pelegrina Garcia, Juan Jose	0	ESP	+14B	−1N	+?B	+?N	+?B	4.0	6.5	6.5	2.00	958	0.0
6	Martin Velasco, Julio	1410	ESP	+16N	+10B	=1B	+7N	−3B	3.5	15.0	17.0	10.75	1417	-1.6
7	FIDE 523068167	0	—	=12N	+?B	+13N	−6B	+?N	3.5	8.5	8.5	3.75	1241	0.0
8	Molina Bertomeu, Lara	1447	ESP	+15B	+11N	−3B	−1N	+14B	3.0	13.5	15.5	7.00	810	-24.8
9	Perez-Serrano Mateo, Marcos	1573	ESP	F	−2B	+14N	+11B	+12N	3.0	11.5	11.5	7.50	1503	-8.0
10	FIDE 535061316	0	—	+?B	−6N	+15B	+?N	−4B	3.0	9.5	9.5	2.00	609	0.0
11	FIDE 553050070	0	—	+20B	−8B	+?N	−9N	+15B	3.0	9.0	9.0	3.00	1359	0.0
12	Fernandez Vedia, Dilan	1459	ESP	=7B	−20N	+18B	+13N	−9B	2.5	10.0	11.0	5.25	703	-35.2
13	Almecija Trivino, Jorge	0	ESP	+?B	=?N	−7B	−12B	+19N	2.5	7.0	7.0	1.00	658	0.0
14	FIDE 553045416	0	—	−5N	+18N	−9B	+19B	−8N	2.0	11.0	12.0	2.00	710	0.0
15	FIDE 553045459	0	—	−8N	+21B	−10N	+?B	−11N	2.0	9.5	9.5	0.50	647	0.0
16	FIDE 553045432	0	—	−6B	+?N	F	−4N	+?B	2.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	609	0.0
17	FIDE 553045475	0	—	−3B	+?N	−?B	+?N	−?B	2.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	662	0.0
18	FIDE 553045947	0	—	−2N	−14B	−12N	+?B	−?N	1.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	703	0.0
19	Munoz Benavides, Ana	0	ESP	+?B	−3N	−?B	−14N	−13B	1.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	662	0.0
20	Castillo Martin, Jose	1432	ESP	−11N	+12B	F	F	F	1.0	7.5	7.5	2.50	2258	+21.6
21	FIDE 553049977	0	—	−1B	−15N	−?B	−?N	=?B	0.5	6.5	6.5	0.00	958	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sosa Rios, NataliaESP
+27.6
4.0 pts · #3
2Castillo Martin, JoseESP
+21.6
1.0 pts · #5
3Acosta Salmeron, HectorESP
+21.2
4.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Fernandez Vedia, DilanESP
-35.2
2.5 pts · #10
2Molina Bertomeu, LaraESP
-24.8
3.0 pts · #16
3Perez-Serrano Mateo, MarcosESP
-8.0
3.0 pts · #4