XL Campionat de Catalunya de Veterans 2026 - Grup 65
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32 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 09 May 2026 to 16 May 2026 in Salou (Tarragona), Spain. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2071, and top seed was Ruslan Pogorelov (🇪🇸 ESP, GM, 2278).
Anton Benet Catala (🇪🇸 ESP, 2108) won with 6.0/8, ahead of Ruslan Pogorelov (6.0) and Jordi De La Plaza Gras (6.0). Benet Catala took the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Juan Maria Roig Domingo (1483) beat Guillermo Buxade Roca (1898), a +415-point gap.
Location
🇪🇸Salou (Tarragona), Spain
Dates
09 May 2026 → 16 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Titled players · 1
GM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇪🇸Spain×32
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R4; 3 players tied at 6.0/8, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE12 May
Anton Benet Catala takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 6.0/8. Benet Catala takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (35.0).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Anton Benet Catala drew with Jordi De La Plaza Gras (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anton Benet Catala | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Jordi De La Plaza Gras | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3GMRuslan Pogorelov | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Jaume Vinals Rioja | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benet Catala, Anton | 2108 | ESP | +20N | +14B | =19N | +4N | =6B | +7B | =3N | =2N | 6.0 | 35.0 | 38.5 | 28.25 | 2221 | +22.8 |
| 2 | Pogorelov, RuslanGM | 2278 | ESP | +18N | −19B | +8N | +10B | +14N | =3B | +5N | =1B | 6.0 | 34.5 | 38.0 | 28.50 | 2210 | -4.3 |
| 3 | De La Plaza Gras, Jordi | 2021 | ESP | +13B | +22N | =12B | =19N | +4B | =2N | =1B | +8B | 6.0 | 34.0 | 37.0 | 27.25 | 2190 | +35.0 |
| 4 | Vinals Rioja, Jaume | 2009 | ESP | +29N | +27B | +5N | −1B | −3N | +11B | =7N | +10B | 5.5 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 21.00 | 2083 | +18.4 |
| 5 | Gutierrez Martinez, Xavier | 2188 | ESP | +21B | +15N | −4B | =12N | +9B | +6N | −2B | =7N | 5.0 | 34.5 | 38.0 | 22.00 | 2099 | -16.6 |
| 6 | Brusi Noguera, Ricardo Ll. | 2040 | ESP | +10N | −12B | +31N | +11B | =1N | −5B | =17N | +13B | 5.0 | 32.0 | 33.5 | 19.50 | 2028 | -1.8 |
| 7 | Fernandez Vicente, Carmelo | 2008 | ESP | −22B | +16N | +23B | +15N | +12B | −1N | =4B | =5B | 5.0 | 31.5 | 34.5 | 20.25 | 2042 | +8.0 |
| 8 | Tosan Pereira, Felipe | 2063 | ESP | +23B | =9N | −2B | +24N | =19B | +15N | +12B | −3N | 5.0 | 31.5 | 34.5 | 18.25 | 2081 | +3.2 |
| 9 | Palacin Martin, Ricardo | 1936 | ESP | +25N | =8B | =11N | =22B | −5N | =10B | +14N | +17B | 5.0 | 30.0 | 33.0 | 19.50 | 2024 | +18.2 |
| 10 | Chalmeta Torredemer, Enric | 1859 | ESP | −6B | +26N | +24B | −2N | +28B | =9N | +15B | −4N | 4.5 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 14.00 | 1962 | +17.6 |
| 11 | Coll Sola, Joan | 1942 | ESP | =16B | +28N | =9B | −6N | +13B | −4N | =23B | +12N | 4.5 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 16.00 | 1904 | -7.2 |
| 12 | Soler Bel, Josep | 1902 | ESP | +26B | +6N | =3N | =5B | −7N | +14B | −8N | −11B | 4.0 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 17.00 | 1984 | +17.6 |
| 13 | Alcaraz Lopez, Francesc | 1827 | ESP | −3N | +17B | −14N | +27B | −11N | +25B | +20N | −6N | 4.0 | 30.0 | 32.5 | 13.00 | 1870 | +10.2 |
| 14 | Navarro Perez, Pere | 1988 | ESP | +30B | −1N | +13B | +28N | −2B | −12N | −9B | +23N | 4.0 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 10.50 | 1903 | -34.4 |
| 15 | Rojas Fernandez, Andres | 1974 | ESP | +31N | −5B | +27N | −7B | +22N | −8B | −10N | +25B | 4.0 | 28.0 | 29.5 | 10.00 | 1867 | -19.8 |
| 16 | Pera Lucas, Eugeni | 1737 | ESP | =11N | −7B | =30B | =23N | =24B | =22N | +29N | =18B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 11.50 | 1869 | +27.2 |
| 17 | Vallbona Domingo, Joan | 1890 | ESP | −28B | −13N | +32B | =30N | +26B | +21N | =6B | −9N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 10.25 | 1880 | -0.8 |
| 18 | Regue Farran, Enric | 1889 | ESP | −2B | +32N | −28B | +31N | −21B | =23N | +26B | =16N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 8.50 | 1892 | -0.2 |
| 19 | Fernandez Alonso, Miguel Angel | 2002 | ESP | +32N | +2N | =1B | =3B | =8N | F | F | F | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 15.50 | 2195 | +25.6 |
| 20 | Lluverol Torrents, Salvador | 1880 | ESP | −1B | =30N | =22B | =26N | =23B | +28N | −13B | =24N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 8.50 | 1735 | -27.8 |
| 21 | Rodon Balcells, Jaume | 1882 | ESP | −5N | −31B | =25N | +29B | +18N | −17B | −24N | +30B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 9.00 | 1816 | -15.8 |
| 22 | Borras Julian, Teodoro | 1787 | ESP | +7N | −3B | =20N | =9N | −15B | =16B | =25N | F | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 12.75 | 1845 | +9.4 |
| 23 | Rodriguez Marcos, Josep Ramon | 1874 | ESP | −8N | +25B | −7N | =16B | =20N | =18B | =11N | −14B | 3.0 | 30.0 | 33.0 | 11.00 | 1815 | -13.6 |
| 24 | Buxade Roca, Guillermo | 1898 | ESP | −27N | +29B | −10N | −8B | =16N | F | +21B | =20B | 3.0 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 9.25 | 1767 | -22.8 |
| 25 | Belda Moreno, Manel | 1712 | ESP | −9B | −23N | =21B | +32N | +30B | −13N | =22B | −15N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 5.75 | 1762 | +8.2 |
| 26 | Pons Morlanes, Jordi | 1619 | ESP | −12N | −10B | +29N | =20B | −17N | +27B | −18N | −32N | 2.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 6.25 | 1667 | +7.4 |
| 27 | Roig Domingo, Juan Maria | 1483 | ESP | +24B | −4N | −15B | −13N | =31B | −26N | +32B | F | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 4.75 | 1698 | +29.4 |
| 28 | Sancho Sancho, Adolfo | 0 | ESP | +17N | −11B | +18N | −14B | −10N | −20B | F | F | 2.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 8.00 | 1783 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Rodriguez Barrios, Antoni | 1803 | ESP | −4B | −24N | −26B | −21N | +32B | +30N | −16B | F | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 2.50 | 1650 | -29.4 |
| 30 | Ferrer Pinol, Josep Maria | 1749 | ESP | −14N | =20B | =16N | =17B | −25N | −29B | F | −21N | 1.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 5.75 | 1612 | -22.8 |
| 31 | Feliu Pale, Joaquim | 1746 | ESP | −15B | +21N | −6B | −18B | =27N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 4.75 | 1705 | -6.2 |
| 32 | Leon Escoda, Manel | 1760 | ESP | −19B | −18B | −17N | −25B | −29N | F | −27N | +26B | 1.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 2.50 | 1462 | -47.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1De La Plaza Gras, JordiESP+35.06.0 pts · #2
- 2Roig Domingo, Juan MariaESP+29.42.5 pts · #25
- 3Pera Lucas, EugeniESP+27.24.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Leon Escoda, ManelESP-47.61.0 pts · #32
- 2Navarro Perez, PereESP-34.44.0 pts · #22
- 3Rodriguez Barrios, AntoniESP-29.42.0 pts · #29
Biggest upsets
- R1+415 Elo gap
- R7+277 Elo gap
- R2+276 Elo gap