Absoluto CTL Avila 2026
19 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 11 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Avila, Spain. Top 10 Elo average was 1697, and top seed was Dario Gonzalez Chapado (🇪🇸 ESP, 2020).
Dario Gonzalez Chapado (🇪🇸 ESP, 2020) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Manuel Jimenez Moran (3.5) and Miguel Angel Echarte Fernandez (3.5). Gonzalez Chapado won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Andres Garrido Ajates (1490) beat Alvaro 1999 Martin Martin (1594), a +104-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsDario Gonzalez Chapado led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Dario Gonzalez Chapado never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Dario Gonzalez Chapado won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzalez Chapado, Dario | 2020 | ESP | +11N | +8B | +4N | +5B | =2N | 4.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 12.25 | 2078 | +10.4 |
| 2 | Jimenez Moran, Manuel | 1817 | ESP | +13N | −4B | +18N | +7B | =1B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 7.25 | 2014 | +10.2 |
| 3 | Echarte Fernandez, Miguel Angel | 1660 | ESP | +15B | F | =8N | +9B | +6N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.75 | 1829 | +11.4 |
| 4 | Munoz Fernandez, Carlos | 0 | ESP | +12N | +2N | −1B | F | +10B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 1803 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Galan Saez, Luis Carlos | 1914 | ESP | +6B | F | +7N | −1N | +14B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 1843 | -5.2 |
| 6 | Garrido Ajates, Andres | 1490 | ESP | −5N | +17B | +13N | +8B | −3B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1588 | +11.6 |
| 7 | Aparicio Martin, Dario | 1622 | ESP | +17N | +18B | −5B | −2N | +12N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1644 | +1.6 |
| 8 | Martin Martin, Alvaro 1999 | 1594 | ESP | +16B | −1N | =3B | −6N | +17B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.75 | 1440 | -24.8 |
| 9 | Hernansanz Jimenez, Alfonso Daniel | 1589 | ESP | +14N | F | =10B | −3N | +11B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 1614 | +4.0 |
| 10 | Blanco Vazquez, Juan Antonio | 1640 | ESP | F | +12B | =9N | +11B | −4N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 1842 | +28.4 |
| 11 | Trenado Sanchez, Cesar | 1542 | ESP | −1B | +15N | +19B | −10N | −9N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 924 | -35.2 |
| 12 | Garrido de Andres, Daniel | 1576 | ESP | −4B | −10N | +15B | +16N | −7B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 831 | -34.0 |
| 13 | Garrido Ajates, Daniela | 0 | ESP | −2B | +16N | −6B | −14N | +15B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 853 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 553049543 | 0 | — | −9B | F | +17N | +13B | −5N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 952 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 553063163 | 0 | — | −3N | −11B | −12N | +18B | −13N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 793 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Lita, Iosif Nicodim | 0 | ESP | −8N | −13B | F | −12B | +18N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 783 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 535073152 | 0 | — | −7B | −6N | −14B | F | −8N | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 767 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 553049500 | 0 | — | F | −7N | −2B | −15N | −16B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 920 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 535073900 | 0 | — | F | F | −11N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 742 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Blanco Vazquez, Juan AntonioESP+28.42.5 pts · #3
- 2Garrido Ajates, AndresESP+11.63.0 pts · #9
- 3Echarte Fernandez, Miguel AngelESP+11.43.5 pts · #4
- 1Trenado Sanchez, CesarESP-35.22.0 pts · #13
- 2Garrido de Andres, DanielESP-34.02.0 pts · #15
- 3Martin Martin, Alvaro 1999ESP-24.82.5 pts · #10
- R4+104 Elo gap