I Festival de Ajedrez La Manga Sub 2400
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60 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Cartagena (Murcia), Spain. 12 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2254, and top seed was Andres Merario Alarcon (🇪🇸 ESP, IM, 2397).
Andres Merario Alarcon (🇪🇸 ESP, IM, 2397) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Arun Kataria (6.0) and Orelvis Perez Mitjans (5.5). Merario Alarcon won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Alvaro Gea Garcia (1811) beat Orelvis Perez Mitjans (GM, 2209), a +398-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Cartagena (Murcia), Spain
Dates
27 Mar 2026 → 29 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 12
GM×2
IM×1
FM×3
CM×4
WGM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 7 represented
🇪🇸Spain×54
🇨🇺Cuba×1
🇨🇴Colombia×1
🇲🇽Mexico×1
🇬🇧England×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM Andres Merario Alarcon led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
25
8
3
4
1
1
1
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
IM Andres Merario Alarcon held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Andres Merario Alarcon drew with FM Arun Kataria (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
IM Andres Merario Alarcon 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)FM Arun Kataria 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Orelvis Perez Mitjans 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMAndres Merario Alarcon | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2FMArun Kataria | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3GMOrelvis Perez Mitjans | — | — | * | — |
| 4FMAlejandro Castellanos Gomez | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merario Alarcon, AndresIM | 2397 | ESP | +8B | +11N | +5B | =2N | +20B | +7N | +4B | 6.5 | 29.5 | 33.0 | 30.00 | 2558 | +9.0 |
| 2 | Arun KatariaFM | 2296 | IND | +47N | +14B | +21N | =1B | =4N | +6B | +27N | 6.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 23.25 | 2451 | +25.6 |
| 3 | Perez Mitjans, OrelvisGM | 2209 | ESP | +51B | +28N | −6B | =15N | +39B | +20N | +9B | 5.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 18.00 | 2251 | +4.1 |
| 4 | Castellanos Gomez, AlejandroFM | 2302 | ESP | +25B | =33N | +24B | +6N | =2B | +5B | −1N | 5.0 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 21.00 | 2279 | +0.6 |
| 5 | Ibanez Koblash, DanielCM | 2148 | ESP | +45N | +18B | −1N | +16B | +32B | −4N | +15B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 17.50 | 2253 | +40.8 |
| 6 | Gea Garcia, Alvaro | 1811 | ESP | +16N | +13B | +3N | −4B | +15B | −2N | =10B | 4.5 | 29.5 | 33.5 | 20.25 | 2256 | +146.4 |
| 7 | Perez Epinin, Gines | 2156 | ESP | +40N | =17B | +12N | =9N | +8B | −1B | =22N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 17.50 | 2177 | +5.2 |
| 8 | Belmonte Blasco, Maximo | 1982 | ESP | −1N | +52B | +34N | +14B | −7N | =30B | +21B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 14.25 | 2229 | +89.2 |
| 9 | Vigoa Apecheche, YaniraWGM | 2231 | USA | +26N | +39B | =20N | =7B | =22B | +17N | −3N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 15.75 | 2149 | -12.2 |
| 10 | Lucas Vega, Ivan | 2187 | ESP | +36N | =12B | +17N | −20B | +40N | =22B | =6N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 15.75 | 2047 | -21.2 |
| 11 | Nunez Lucero, FranciscoCM | 2054 | ESP | +41N | −1B | =26N | −40B | +48N | +35B | +32N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 12.25 | 2074 | +3.4 |
| 12 | Hidalgo Santana, Fernando | 2040 | ESP | +29B | =10N | −7B | −43N | +55B | +42N | +23B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 13.25 | 2056 | +4.6 |
| 13 | Castillo Garcia, Pau | 2120 | ESP | +49B | −6N | +25B | −22N | +44B | +50N | =31B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 11.75 | 2052 | -8.6 |
| 14 | Munoz Valles, Jorge | 2086 | ESP | +19B | −2N | +44B | −8N | +38B | −31N | +50B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 11.50 | 2054 | -4.2 |
| 15 | Ortega Herrera, Paris Francisco | 2110 | ESP | +55N | =32B | +35N | =3B | −6N | +43B | −5N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 11.25 | 2039 | -22.0 |
| 16 | Sanchez Criado, LluisCM | 2030 | ESP | −6B | +49N | +37B | −5N | =23B | +34N | =18B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 11.75 | 2007 | -3.2 |
| 17 | Fernandez Gonzalez, Francisco 1975 | 1995 | ESP | +48B | =7N | −10B | +55N | +24B | −9B | =25N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 11.00 | 2095 | +19.2 |
| 18 | Blanco Galvez, Julian | 1983 | ESP | +58N | −5N | +50B | =21B | =30N | =32B | =16N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 9.50 | 2025 | +10.0 |
| 19 | Sikharulidze Andronova, Ilya | 1856 | ESP | −14N | −47B | +36N | −34B | +57N | +54B | +39N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 2011 | +28.0 |
| 20 | Rodriguez Dogmoch, Kyran | 1995 | ESP | +57N | +34B | =9B | +10N | −1N | −3B | −30N | 3.5 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 10.75 | 2158 | +42.8 |
| 21 | Martinez Sanchez, Antonio Manuel | 2093 | ESP | +52N | +42B | −2B | =18N | +33B | −27B | −8N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 9.50 | 2039 | -9.8 |
| 22 | Garceran Perez, Alejandro | 2000 | ESP | F | F | +29B | +13B | =9N | =10N | =7B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 14.75 | 2254 | +67.2 |
| 23 | Plazas Ros, Juan Jose | 1863 | ESP | =24N | −27B | +48N | =35B | =16N | +39B | −12N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 9.75 | 2042 | +60.8 |
| 24 | Martinez Soriano, Pablo 2009 | 2103 | ESP | =23B | +56N | −4N | +42B | −17N | =28B | =44N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 8.75 | 1957 | -49.6 |
| 25 | Picazo Picazo, Pedro Jesus | 1964 | ESP | −4N | +41B | −13N | +52B | F | +33N | =17B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 9.50 | 2082 | +18.2 |
| 26 | Machin Arbelo, Pedro Alexis | 1914 | ESP | −9B | +59N | =11B | −33N | −53N | +36B | +41N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.75 | 2001 | +15.2 |
| 27 | Renteria Becerra, Jorge EliecerFM | 2267 | COL | =43B | +23N | +33B | F | F | +21N | −2B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 11.25 | 2193 | -5.6 |
| 28 | Rodriguez Canovas, Elena | 2026 | ESP | +54N | −3B | −42N | +45B | F | =24N | +38B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 8.75 | 2011 | -2.4 |
| 29 | Garcia Pascual, Angel | 1830 | ESP | −12N | +36B | −22N | −47B | +58N | =41B | +51N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 6.75 | 1900 | +25.2 |
| 30 | Zaragoza Alanis, Miguel ArnulfoCM | 2164 | MEX | +38B | F | F | =39N | =18B | =8N | +20B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 12.00 | 2131 | -6.1 |
| 31 | Plaskett, H JamesGM | 2326 | ENG | −32N | +45B | +47N | F | F | +14B | =13N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 10.75 | 2161 | -7.7 |
| 32 | Martinez Gonzalez, Miguel A. | 1971 | ESP | +31B | =15N | +53B | F | −5N | =18N | −11B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 9.50 | 2123 | +22.6 |
| 33 | Perez Pastora, Evarist | 2037 | ESP | +46N | =4B | −27N | +26B | −21N | −25B | =37N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 10.00 | 1984 | -11.4 |
| 34 | Fernandez Bustamante, Leancy B.WFM | 2152 | CUB | +37B | −20N | −8B | +19N | F | −16B | +40N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.50 | 1936 | -32.4 |
| 35 | Molina Cano, Ruben | 1991 | ESP | =56B | +43N | −15B | =23N | =37B | −11N | =42B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 7.75 | 1866 | -23.6 |
| 36 | Santos Saura, Iobhar | 1891 | ESP | −10B | −29N | −19B | +59N | +46B | −26N | +49B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 1854 | -8.8 |
| 37 | Repiso Alvarez, Jorge | 1873 | ESP | −34N | +58B | −16N | +54B | =35N | −53B | =33B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 1921 | +7.4 |
| 38 | Navarro Viana, Juan Gonzalo | 1886 | ESP | −30N | +57B | −39N | +58B | −14N | +47B | −28N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 3.50 | 1910 | +6.8 |
| 39 | Galian Garcia, Carlos | 2062 | ESP | +59B | −9N | +38B | =30B | −3N | −23N | −19B | 2.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 4.75 | 1905 | -29.4 |
| 40 | Poyato Duran, David | 1882 | ESP | −7B | =48N | +56B | +11N | −10B | −44N | −34B | 2.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 7.00 | 1900 | +0.2 |
| 41 | Iglesias Montes, Lucas | 1838 | ESP | −11B | −25N | +49B | −44N | +56B | =29N | −26B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 5.25 | 1797 | -17.6 |
| 42 | Picazo Palacios, Jose Maria | 1850 | ESP | +60B | −21N | +28B | −24N | F | −12B | =35N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 1997 | +21.2 |
| 43 | Galindo Montoya, Diego | 1927 | ESP | =27N | −35B | +46N | +12B | F | −15N | F | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 8.75 | 2047 | +14.4 |
| 44 | Persson Bogdanovic, Nils Oskar | 1928 | ESP | F | F | −14N | +41B | −13N | +40B | =24B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.75 | 2006 | +10.2 |
| 45 | Campoy Fructuoso, Javier | 1869 | ESP | −5B | −31N | +59B | −28N | F | =48B | +54N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.50 | 1927 | +5.4 |
| 46 | Parra Gonzalez, Ruben | 1827 | ESP | −33B | =51N | −43B | =56N | −36N | +58B | =55B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1759 | -27.2 |
| 47 | Rojas Fernandez, Andres | 1956 | ESP | −2B | +19N | −31B | +29N | −50B | −38N | F | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 7.50 | 1867 | -17.8 |
| 48 | Lopez Vicente, Pascual | 1808 | ESP | −17N | =40B | −23B | +49N | −11B | =45N | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.50 | 1797 | -2.2 |
| 49 | Torroglosa Minarro, Juan Jose | 1868 | ESP | −13N | −16B | −41N | −48B | +59N | +57B | −36N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.00 | 1742 | -24.8 |
| 50 | Ferrandez Lozano, Salvador Andres | 1755 | ESP | F | F | −18N | +51B | +47N | −13B | −14N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.00 | 1939 | +41.6 |
| 51 | Martinez Bastida, Jose Carlos | 1911 | ESP | −3N | =46B | =54B | −50N | F | +55N | −29B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.50 | 1758 | -25.8 |
| 52 | Tomas Gomariz, Adrian | 1857 | ESP | −21B | −8N | +57B | −25N | −54N | =56B | =58N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 1701 | -59.6 |
| 53 | Ezcurra Garzo, Adrian | 2116 | ESP | F | F | −32N | F | +26B | +37N | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.50 | 2044 | -10.0 |
| 54 | Molina Molina, Carlos Javier | 1809 | ESP | −28B | F | =51N | −37N | +52B | −19N | −45B | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.00 | 1706 | -15.4 |
| 55 | Galiano Martinez, Antonio | 1866 | ESP | −15B | +60N | F | −17B | −12N | −51B | =46N | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.25 | 1800 | -10.4 |
| 56 | Munoz Nortes, Jose Antonio | 1732 | ESP | =35N | −24B | −40N | =46B | −41N | =52N | F | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.75 | 1723 | -2.8 |
| 57 | Martinez Garcia, Antonio Javier | 1768 | ESP | −20B | −38N | −52N | F | −19B | −49N | +59B | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 1611 | -21.4 |
| 58 | Manzano Lopez, Juan Manuel 1968 | 1661 | ESP | −18B | −37N | F | −38N | −29B | −46N | =52B | 0.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.00 | 1475 | -17.6 |
| 59 | Pol Plazas, Pedro | 1843 | ESP | −39N | −26B | −45N | −36B | −49B | F | −57N | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 1096 | -51.6 |
| 60 | Cano Mateos, Pablo | 2073 | ESP | −42N | −55B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1058 | -31.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gea Garcia, AlvaroESP+146.44.5 pts · #8
- 2Belmonte Blasco, MaximoESP+89.24.5 pts · #11
- 3Garceran Perez, AlejandroESP+67.23.5 pts · #20
Top rating losers
- 1Tomas Gomariz, AdrianESP-59.62.0 pts · #48
- 2Pol Plazas, PedroESP-51.60.0 pts · #59
- 3Martinez Soriano, Pablo 2009ESP-49.63.5 pts · #29
Biggest upsets
- R3+398 Elo gap
- R1+355 Elo gap
- R2+309 Elo gap