XXVI Obert Internacional Escacs Foment Martinenc Grup B Rondas 2-5
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49 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 02 May 2026 to 23 May 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. Top 10 Elo average was 1854, and top seed was Eloi Aballanet Beltran (🇪🇸 ESP, 1917).
Pablo Camacho Alvarez (🇪🇸 ESP, 1859) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Lluc Castel Prieto (3.0) and Pablo Ji (3.0). Camacho Alvarez broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Pau Vizcaya Lopez (1490) beat Esther Fresneda Arias (1667), a +177-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Barcelona, Spain
Dates
02 May 2026 → 23 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇪🇸Spain×49
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsPablo Camacho Alvarez led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
Pablo Camacho Alvarez held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
R3 · LATE SURGE
German Walter Travella was #11 at R3, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camacho Alvarez, Pablo | 1859 | ESP | F | +37B | +40N | =8B | +36N | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.25 | 2114 | +20.4 |
| 2 | Castel Prieto, Lluc | 1648 | ESP | F | =17B | +10N | =9N | +18B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.75 | 2029 | +73.6 |
| 3 | Ji, Pablo | 1899 | ESP | F | F | +13N | +14B | +8N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 2549 | +17.4 |
| 4 | Campoy Prades, Marc | 1797 | ESP | F | =43B | =38B | +35N | +16B | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.75 | 1848 | +7.8 |
| 5 | Walter Travella, German | 1823 | ESP | F | +49B | −8N | +37B | +34N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1915 | +8.2 |
| 6 | Diaz Clemente, Gonzalo | 1718 | ESP | F | +48N | F | +43B | +20N | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2428 | +23.4 |
| 7 | Gimenez Santamaria, Miriam | 1691 | ESP | F | F | +48B | +38N | +26B | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 2520 | +67.2 |
| 8 | Mendez Garcia, Juan Ignacio | 1790 | ESP | F | +27N | +5B | =1N | −3B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.25 | 1975 | +19.2 |
| 9 | Esteban Bruguera, German | 1872 | ESP | F | =34B | +17N | =2B | =11N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.25 | 1870 | -0.8 |
| 10 | Esteban Cahua, Moises | 1821 | ESP | F | =39N | −2B | +15N | +12B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 1825 | -0.6 |
| 11 | Peiron Lluch, Jose Daniel | 1850 | ESP | F | +15N | =36B | =12N | =9B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 1879 | +3.0 |
| 12 | Hurtado Insa, Francesc | 1738 | ESP | F | +21B | +43N | =11B | −10N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 1799 | +7.6 |
| 13 | Aparicio Escudero, Hector F. | 1712 | ESP | F | =26B | −3B | +42N | +19B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 1820 | +8.4 |
| 14 | Rodriguez Fontanet, Eric | 1739 | ESP | F | +28N | +35B | −3N | =25N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 1855 | +12.8 |
| 15 | Escolano Bobkov, Alex | 1685 | ESP | F | −11B | +22N | −10B | +32N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1777 | +11.2 |
| 16 | Barroso Vilanova, Daniel | 1747 | ESP | F | =30B | +33N | =25B | −4N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1741 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Roque Perello, Oriol | 1810 | ESP | F | =2N | −9B | +45N | =27B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1775 | -4.2 |
| 18 | Darias Mateos, Alejandro | 1813 | ESP | F | =45B | +25N | =34B | −2N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.25 | 1740 | -8.4 |
| 19 | Carrey Abellan, Enric | 1773 | ESP | F | +47B | −37N | +39B | −13N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1727 | -3.6 |
| 20 | Codina Blasco, Joan | 1779 | ESP | F | −29N | +44B | +49N | −6B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1669 | -10.4 |
| 21 | Rodriguez Batuecas, Jordi | 1663 | ESP | F | −12N | +31B | F | +43N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1764 | +8.6 |
| 22 | Gonzalez Muelas, Javier | 1753 | ESP | F | F | −15B | +30N | +45B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1807 | +4.6 |
| 23 | Orte Guerrero, Axel | 1735 | ESP | F | =44N | F | +46N | =39B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 1798 | +23.2 |
| 24 | Vizcaya Lopez, Pau | 1490 | ESP | F | −41B | F | +48N | +35B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1779 | +46.0 |
| 25 | Rius Colomer, Lluis Albert | 1872 | ESP | F | =36N | −18B | =16N | =14B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1686 | -22.8 |
| 26 | Caballero Cordoba, Manuel | 1800 | ESP | F | =13N | +29B | F | −7N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1698 | -8.0 |
| 27 | Aballanet Beltran, Eloi | 1917 | ESP | F | −8B | F | +41N | =17N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1761 | -12.2 |
| 28 | Zevallos Medina, Nicolas | 1598 | ESP | F | −14B | =47N | =31B | =29N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.75 | 1621 | +7.2 |
| 29 | Roca Llorca, Josep | 1708 | ESP | F | +20B | −26N | F | =28B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.75 | 1713 | +1.2 |
| 30 | Orte del Molino, Jordi | 1696 | ESP | F | =16N | F | −22B | +46N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1694 | +0.4 |
| 31 | Pons Gramage, Toni | 1690 | ESP | F | F | −21N | =28N | +44B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 1625 | -6.0 |
| 32 | Guzman Lopez, Leonardo | 1746 | ESP | F | −35N | =46B | +44N | −15B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1568 | -27.6 |
| 33 | Perez Canigueral, Pau | 1625 | ESP | F | =38N | −16B | F | +47N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1724 | +18.8 |
| 34 | Roche Peris, Eduard | 1765 | ESP | F | =9N | F | =18N | −5B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1718 | -3.2 |
| 35 | Fresneda Arias, Esther | 1667 | ESP | F | +32B | −14N | −4B | −24N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1479 | -18.4 |
| 36 | Naveros Hernandez, Gerard | 1785 | ESP | F | =25B | =11N | F | −1B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1743 | -8.4 |
| 37 | Betharte Chapeaux, Amauris Elvis | 1679 | ESP | F | −1N | +19B | −5N | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1693 | -1.0 |
| 38 | Otones Pacheco, Juan | 1733 | ESP | F | =33B | =4N | −7B | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 1561 | -13.8 |
| 39 | Jorba Juez, Guillem | 1779 | ESP | F | =10B | F | −19N | =23N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1622 | -13.2 |
| 40 | Rius Marse, Josep | 1800 | ESP | F | +42B | −1B | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1066 | -8.4 |
| 41 | Tornay Araujo, Marc | 1711 | ESP | F | +24N | F | −27B | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.00 | 1704 | +2.8 |
| 42 | Garcia Corpas, Oliver | 0 | ESP | F | −40N | F | −13B | +49B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1590 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Silva Cerda, Arnau Alonso | 1478 | ESP | F | =4N | −12B | −6N | −21B | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1397 | -13.2 |
| 44 | Sanchez Ferrer, Jan | 1586 | ESP | F | =23B | −20N | −32B | −31N | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1380 | -46.4 |
| 45 | Minguez Mendoza, Mar | 1602 | ESP | F | =18N | F | −17B | −22N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1521 | -14.0 |
| 46 | Herreros De Tejada Viladrich, Marc | 1645 | ESP | F | F | =32N | −23B | −30B | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1404 | -26.4 |
| 47 | Mestres Blanch, Joan Carles | 1697 | ESP | F | −19N | =28B | F | −33B | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1376 | -23.8 |
| 48 | Sanchez Ferrer, Max | 1585 | ESP | F | −6B | −7N | −24B | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 826 | -60.8 |
| 49 | Gibert Juan, Ramon | 1622 | ESP | F | −5N | F | −20B | −42N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 998 | -10.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Castel Prieto, LlucESP+73.63.0 pts · #3
- 2Gimenez Santamaria, MiriamESP+67.23.0 pts · #7
- 3Vizcaya Lopez, PauESP+46.02.0 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Sanchez Ferrer, MaxESP-60.80.0 pts · #48
- 2Sanchez Ferrer, JanESP-46.40.5 pts · #45
- 3Guzman Lopez, LeonardoESP-27.61.5 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R5+177 Elo gap
- R3+173 Elo gap
- R5+165 Elo gap