Campeonato de Andalucia Absoluto-Sub18 2026

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65 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 09 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Linares (Jaen), Spain. 10 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2250, and top seed was Andres Merario Alarcon (🇪🇸 ESP, IM, 2412).

Ismael Alshameary Puente (🇪🇸 ESP, IM, 2341) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Andres Merario Alarcon (6.0) and Francisco Miguel Callejas Rojas (5.5). Alshameary Puente shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Adrian Collado Moral (1787) beat Jorge Carrillo Haro (2051), a +264-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸Linares (Jaen), Spain

Dates

09 Apr 2026 → 12 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇸IMAndres Merario Alarcon2412

Avg top 10

2,250

Participants

Titled players · 10

IM×2

FM×5

CM×2

WIM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇪🇸Spain×65

Top 3

🥇
IMIsmael Alshameary Puente
🇪🇸ESP·2341
6.0pts·2468perf+9.7
🥈
IMAndres Merario Alarcon
🇪🇸ESP·2412
6.0pts·2468perf+4.1
🥉
FMFrancisco Miguel Callejas Rojas
🇪🇸ESP·2281
5.5pts·2393perf+19.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Alshameary Puente6Merario Alarcon6Gonzalez Amate5.5Callejas Rojas5.5Gamez Matamoros5Esquivias Quintero5

R6–R7 · LEAD HELD

IM Ismael Alshameary Puente held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Alshameary Puente takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Ismael Alshameary Puente beat IM Andres Merario Alarcon (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMIsmael Alshameary Puente	*	1	½	½
2IMAndres Merario Alarcon	0	*	—	—
3Manuel Gonzalez Amate	½	—	*	—
4FMFrancisco Miguel Callejas Rojas	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Alshameary Puente, IsmaelIM	2341	ESP	+45N	+17B	+18N	+2B	=3N	+6B	=4N	6.0	30.5	33.0	27.50	2468	+9.7
2	Merario Alarcon, AndresIM	2412	ESP	+38B	+27N	+8B	−1N	+12B	+10N	+5B	6.0	28.0	31.0	25.00	2468	+4.1
3	Callejas Rojas, Francisco MiguelFM	2281	ESP	+39N	+48B	+11N	+20B	=1B	−5N	+12B	5.5	27.0	29.5	21.50	2393	+19.2
4	Gonzalez Amate, Manuel	2139	ESP	+19B	+52N	=5B	=8N	+57N	+9B	=1B	5.5	26.0	28.0	20.25	2325	+32.0
5	Esquivias Quintero, Luis ManuelFM	2258	ESP	+49N	+6B	=4N	+25B	=9N	+3B	−2N	5.0	30.0	32.5	21.50	2287	+7.8
6	Gamez Matamoros, AndresCM	2044	ESP	+58B	−5N	+33B	+26N	+11B	−1N	+18B	5.0	26.5	28.0	17.00	2249	+76.0
7	Moral Garcia, SerafinFM	2262	ESP	+13B	=24N	=26B	+23N	−10B	+31N	+16B	5.0	24.0	27.5	19.50	2203	-7.6
8	Kowalski Rubiales, NicholasCM	2187	ESP	+22N	+31B	−2N	=4B	=25N	=13B	+24N	4.5	27.0	30.5	17.75	2198	+6.4
9	Herrero Pena, Laura	1965	ESP	=15N	+37B	+17N	+36B	=5B	−4N	=11B	4.5	27.0	30.0	17.50	2250	+106.4
10	Galvez Ruiz, Antonio	2134	ESP	=32N	+56B	=23N	+22B	+7N	−2B	=14N	4.5	26.5	28.5	16.75	2142	+8.0
11	Alonso Vargas, David	2146	ESP	+44N	+14B	−3B	+52N	−6N	+21B	=9N	4.5	26.5	28.5	15.75	2119	-7.2
12	Jimenez Freniche, David	2114	ESP	+46N	+62B	=20N	+15B	−2N	+19B	−3N	4.5	26.5	27.0	13.50	2202	+38.0
13	Guirado Lara, Pablo	1993	ESP	−7N	+61B	=14N	=29B	+37B	=8N	+34B	4.5	24.0	25.0	13.75	2134	+53.2
14	Xu, Chenjie	1925	ESP	+47B	−11N	=13B	=28N	+38B	+27N	=10B	4.5	23.5	26.0	15.25	2161	+89.2
15	Riera Brito, Raul	2149	ESP	=9B	+54N	+30B	−12N	−24B	+26N	+28B	4.5	23.0	25.0	14.75	2097	-16.4
16	Alba Fernandez, Nicolas	2151	ESP	+33N	=23B	−25N	+46B	+45N	+24B	−7N	4.5	21.5	24.0	13.75	2143	-0.4
17	Gaitan Galstyan, Narek	2064	ESP	+53B	−1N	−9B	+58N	+52B	+57N	=23B	4.5	20.0	21.5	9.25	2093	+11.6
18	Guillen Martinez, Hugo	2178	ESP	+21N	+28B	−1B	F	+39N	+22B	−6N	4.0	25.5	27.5	14.50	2180	+2.0
19	Gutierrez Castillo, PalomaWIM	1960	ESP	−4N	+35B	+31N	=45B	+36N	−12N	=25B	4.0	23.5	26.0	13.00	2130	+32.0
20	Truter, MaximilianFM	2236	ESP	+57B	+42N	=12B	−3N	=27B	=28N	=40B	4.0	23.0	25.0	12.25	2120	-39.6
21	Canadas Martin, Borja	1969	ESP	−18B	+59N	=27B	+47N	=34B	−11N	+42B	4.0	21.0	22.5	10.50	2095	+24.2
22	Ramos Saavedra, Mario	1981	ESP	−8B	+58N	+65B	−10N	+42B	−18N	+36N	4.0	20.5	20.5	7.50	2076	+18.8
23	Millan Luque, Victor	1995	ESP	F	=16N	=10B	−7B	+29N	+25B	=17N	3.5	25.5	25.5	13.75	2142	+24.2
24	Ibanez Macias, Julen	2049	ESP	+29N	=7B	−36N	+41B	+15N	−16N	−8B	3.5	25.0	28.0	13.50	2096	+18.0
25	Sanchez Lopez, Jesus	2072	ESP	=30B	+55N	+16B	−5N	=8B	−23N	=19N	3.5	25.0	27.0	12.50	2029	-6.6
26	Cansino Fashho, Manuel	1966	ESP	=36N	+32B	=7N	−6B	=40N	−15B	+45N	3.5	24.0	26.5	11.50	2085	+42.8
27	Alape Gonzalez, Juan David	2066	ESP	+60N	−2B	=21N	+54B	=20N	−14B	=32N	3.5	24.0	25.5	9.25	2053	-8.0
28	Roman Verdier, Alberto	1999	ESP	+65N	−18N	=41B	=14B	+46N	=20B	−15N	3.5	22.5	22.5	8.25	2011	+5.2
29	Morell Altozano, Nicolas	1828	ESP	−24B	+49B	=37N	=13N	−23B	+38N	=31B	3.5	21.0	23.5	11.00	2024	+70.0
30	Mana Sierra, Manuel	1919	ESP	=25N	+64B	−15N	=40B	−32N	+39B	=35N	3.5	21.0	21.5	8.50	2048	+47.6
31	Gonzalez Rueda, Jose Luis	2028	ESP	+59B	−8N	−19B	+63N	+53B	−7B	=29N	3.5	20.5	21.0	5.75	1952	-26.8
32	Espinola Gomez, Alvaro	1960	ESP	=10B	−26N	=55B	=48N	+30B	=47N	=27B	3.5	20.0	22.0	11.00	1992	+12.4
33	Siliceo Capilla, Alfonso	1965	ESP	−16B	+50B	−6N	−34N	=58B	+54N	+48B	3.5	20.0	21.5	7.75	2032	+12.4
34	Conde Chamizo, Pablo	2060	ESP	F	F	+49N	+33B	=21N	+45B	−13N	3.5	17.0	17.0	10.50	2131	+9.4
35	Carrillo Haro, Jorge	2051	ESP	−43B	−19N	−58B	+56B	+65N	+53N	=30B	3.5	16.0	16.0	5.75	1838	-73.2
36	Ortiz Alfaro, Angel	2163	ESP	=26B	+43N	+24B	−9N	−19B	=41N	−22B	3.0	22.5	25.5	9.75	1907	-93.6
37	Belmonte Blasco, Maximo	2116	ESP	=54B	−9N	=29B	F	−13N	+52N	+41B	3.0	20.5	22.5	7.75	1941	-54.0
38	Calle Moreau, Jose Domingo	1998	ESP	−2N	−46B	+61N	+62B	−14N	−29B	+54B	3.0	19.5	20.0	3.50	1878	-23.0
39	Maranon Canton, Antonio	1994	ESP	−3B	−53N	+59B	+55N	−18B	−30N	+56B	3.0	19.0	20.5	5.50	1881	-21.6
40	Ruiz Lao, Eric	2020	ESP	=55B	=41N	=53B	=30N	=26B	F	=20N	3.0	18.5	20.5	9.00	1947	-22.4
41	Rodriguez Morilla, Joaquin	1932	ESP	=64N	=40B	=28N	−24N	+48B	=36B	−37N	3.0	18.5	19.0	7.50	2019	+15.4
42	Escobar Garcia, Alberto	2029	ESP	+63N	−20B	−46N	+65B	−22N	+43B	−21N	3.0	18.0	18.0	3.50	1872	-56.8
43	Asensio Ramon, Ismael	1843	ESP	+35N	−36B	−45N	F	+55B	−42N	+52B	3.0	17.0	19.0	7.50	1991	+22.0
44	Mateos Atienza, Alberto	1961	ESP	−11B	=47N	−54B	−51N	=56B	+55N	+53B	3.0	15.5	17.5	6.25	1891	-13.2
45	Diaz Rodriguez, Jose Antonio	1996	ESP	−1B	+60N	+43B	=19N	−16B	−34N	−26B	2.5	24.5	26.0	6.50	1932	-14.2
46	Munoz Garcia, Jesus	1948	ESP	−12B	+38N	+42B	−16N	−28B	=49N	F	2.5	21.0	23.5	7.25	1990	+5.8
47	Leiva Raya, Nicolas	2077	ESP	−14N	=44B	+56N	−21B	=54N	=32B	F	2.5	19.5	21.5	6.25	1863	-34.4
48	Cesar Maestre, Eduardo	2051	ESP	+61N	−3N	−52B	=32B	−41N	+60B	−33N	2.5	19.0	20.0	4.25	1880	-51.5
49	Molina Murillo, David	1988	ESP	−5B	−29N	−34B	+61N	+62N	=46B	F	2.5	18.0	18.5	2.75	1866	-37.6
50	Gonzalez Galvan, Juan ManuelFM	2183	ESP	−52B	−33N	+60B	=53N	+51B	F	F	2.5	14.5	14.5	5.00	1956	-28.4
51	Ruiz Casado, Francisco Javier	2027	ESP	=56N	F	F	+44B	−50N	+63B	F	2.5	10.5	10.5	4.50	2011	-0.8
52	Sanjuan Garcia, Miguel	1972	ESP	+50N	−4B	+48N	−11B	−17N	−37B	−43N	2.0	23.0	25.5	5.00	1919	-10.4
53	Villegas Fernandez, Juan	1900	ESP	−17N	+39B	=40N	=50B	−31N	−35B	−44N	2.0	20.5	23.0	5.75	1885	-8.0
54	Llamas Rodriguez, Javier	1954	ESP	=37N	−15B	+44N	−27N	=47B	−33B	−38N	2.0	20.5	23.0	5.75	1889	-25.2
55	Garcia Villar, Juan David	1732	ESP	=40N	−25B	=32N	−39B	−43N	−44B	+62B	2.0	19.0	19.5	3.75	1763	+3.6
56	Navarro Munoz, Jorge Alexander	1749	ESP	=51B	−10N	−47B	−35N	=44N	+65B	−39N	2.0	19.0	19.0	2.75	1835	+20.8
57	Alvarez Morales, Miguel	1981	ESP	−20N	+63B	+62N	F	−4B	−17B	F	2.0	19.0	19.0	1.00	1889	-11.0
58	Collado Moral, Adrian	1787	ESP	−6N	−22B	+35N	−17B	=33N	F	F	1.5	20.5	20.5	5.25	1872	+18.8
59	Mullor Pena, Claudia	1757	ESP	−31N	−21B	−39N	−60B	=61B	F	+63N	1.5	13.5	13.5	1.00	1728	-5.0
60	Carruana Fuentes, Rafael	1918	ESP	−27B	−45B	−50N	+59N	=63B	−48N	F	1.5	13.0	13.0	1.75	1777	-22.0
61	Fornieles Bretones, Antonio	1846	ESP	−48B	−13N	−38B	−49B	=59N	=62N	F	1.0	14.5	14.5	1.00	1624	-63.2
62	Sosa Rios, Natalia	1595	ESP	F	−12N	−57B	−38N	−49B	=61B	−55N	0.5	15.0	15.0	0.50	1523	-14.0
63	Camacho Belmonte, Angel Luis	1770	ESP	−42B	−57N	F	−31B	=60N	−51N	−59B	0.5	14.0	14.0	0.75	1556	-43.6
64	Rodriguez Dogmoch, Kyran	2089	ESP	=41B	−30N	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	6.5	6.5	1.50	1733	-37.2
65	Hernandez Tellez, Ada Angela	1711	ESP	−28B	F	−22N	−42N	−35B	−56N	F	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	1162	-41.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Herrero Pena, LauraESP
+106.4
4.5 pts · #17
2Xu, ChenjieESP
+89.2
4.5 pts · #8
3Gamez Matamoros, AndresCMESP
+76.0
5.0 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Ortiz Alfaro, AngelESP
-93.6
3.0 pts · #43
2Carrillo Haro, JorgeESP
-73.2
3.5 pts · #31
3Fornieles Bretones, AntonioESP
-63.2
1.0 pts · #61

Biggest upsets

R3+264 Elo gap
Collado Moral, Adrian1787 beat Carrillo Haro, Jorge2051
R2+218 Elo gap
Siliceo Capilla, Alfonso1965 beat FMGonzalez Galvan, Juan Manuel2183
R1+211 Elo gap
Sanjuan Garcia, Miguel1972 beat FMGonzalez Galvan, Juan Manuel2183