XXXI Open Social Ruy Lopez Fundacion Vipren Rondas 3-6
34 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 07 Jun 2026 to 28 Jun 2026 in Chiclana de la Frontera (Cadiz), Spain. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1967, and top seed was Angel Ortiz Alfaro (🇪🇸 ESP, 2069).
Jose Manuel Perez Bellido (🇪🇸 ESP, 1917) won with 3.0/6, ahead of Fabio Cid Alarcon (3.0) and Luis Herrera Mellado (3.0). Perez Bellido won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Sergio Martinez Morvan (1713) beat Ernesto Lopez-tello Gonzalez (1884), a +171-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R5; 4 players tied at 3.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
Fabio Cid Alarcon held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.
4 players finish on 3.0/6. Perez Bellido takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.0).
Fabio Cid Alarcon beat Luis Herrera Mellado (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fabio Cid Alarcon | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Luis Herrera Mellado | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Jose Manuel Perez Bellido | — | — | * | — |
| 4Daniel Benitez Butron | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perez Bellido, Jose Manuel | 1917 | ESP | F | F | =13N | +11B | +16N | =5B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.75 | 2043 | +12.4 |
| 2 | Cid Alarcon, Fabio | 1977 | ESP | F | F | +12B | +6N | +3B | F | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 2655 | +20.4 |
| 3 | Herrera Mellado, Luis | 2007 | ESP | F | F | +27N | +16B | −2N | +10N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 2139 | +14.6 |
| 4 | Benitez Butron, Daniel | 1822 | ESP | F | F | =26N | +18B | +17N | =12B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.50 | 1929 | +20.8 |
| 5 | Insua Mellado, Jose LuisCM | 1960 | ESP | F | F | +10N | F | +14B | =1N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.50 | 2264 | +22.0 |
| 6 | Cid Alarcon, Saul | 1751 | ESP | F | F | +28B | −2B | +31N | =7N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1764 | +3.6 |
| 7 | Kowalski Rubiales, Leo | 1846 | ESP | F | F | −11N | +32B | +28N | =6B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.75 | 1668 | -27.6 |
| 8 | Carlet Peinado, Francisco Javier | 1730 | ESP | F | F | +30N | −10B | +21N | =16B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1832 | +11.0 |
| 9 | Iglesias Angulo, Manuel | 1596 | ESP | F | F | F | +30B | =26N | +18B | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.50 | 1857 | +39.6 |
| 10 | Iribarnegaray Chanrion, Gael Graeme | 1968 | ESP | F | F | −5B | +8N | +27N | −3B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1894 | -16.4 |
| 11 | Ye, Lexuan | 1739 | ESP | F | F | +7B | −1N | +22B | −19N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 1858 | +24.8 |
| 12 | Cabillas Martinez, Juan Luis | 1823 | ESP | F | F | −2N | +26B | =19B | =4N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1859 | +4.2 |
| 13 | Vargas Gradella, Diego | 1740 | ESP | F | F | =1B | =17B | +15N | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.25 | 1946 | +30.8 |
| 14 | Ortiz Alfaro, Angel | 2069 | ESP | F | F | +19N | +29B | −5N | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 2104 | +4.0 |
| 15 | Martinez Morvan, Sergio | 1713 | ESP | F | F | +34N | F | −13B | +27B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1961 | +41.2 |
| 16 | Roman Sanchez, Jesus Maria | 1933 | ESP | F | F | +20B | −3N | −1B | =8N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1708 | -22.6 |
| 17 | Diaz Vichi, Francisco | 1836 | ESP | F | F | +23B | =13N | −4B | −29N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1738 | -11.6 |
| 18 | Trujillo Zara, Sebastian | 1617 | ESP | F | F | +33B | −4N | =20B | −9N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1534 | -18.0 |
| 19 | Insua Conesa, Enrique | 1936 | ESP | F | F | −14B | F | =12N | +11B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1878 | -11.2 |
| 20 | Prieto Villegas, Jose Jorge | 1529 | ESP | F | F | −16N | −27B | =18N | +26B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.75 | 1688 | +12.6 |
| 21 | Sanchez Gomez, Sergio 1978 | 1568 | ESP | F | F | =25N | F | −8B | +28N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.75 | 1546 | -1.0 |
| 22 | Gonzalez Blazquez, Juan Manuel | 1705 | ESP | F | F | +24B | F | −11N | =31B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.75 | 1643 | -4.2 |
| 23 | Perez Odero, Gonzalo | 1702 | ESP | F | F | −17N | −28B | =24N | +33B | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1705 | +0.6 |
| 24 | Gonzalez Mendoza, Diego | 1739 | ESP | F | F | −22N | F | =23B | +30N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.25 | 1622 | -8.4 |
| 25 | Sotelo Menacho, Francisco | 1759 | ESP | F | F | =21B | F | +33N | F | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1747 | -0.4 |
| 26 | Gatica Garrido, Israel | 1686 | ESP | F | F | =4B | −12N | =9B | −20N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1498 | -37.2 |
| 27 | Lopez-tello Gonzalez, Ernesto | 1884 | ESP | F | F | −3B | +20N | −10B | −15N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1607 | -27.6 |
| 28 | FIDE 553064844 | 0 | — | F | F | −6N | +23N | −7B | −21B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1525 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Fernandez Montero, Francisco Manuel | 2016 | ESP | F | F | F | −14N | F | +17B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1957 | -3.2 |
| 30 | Alonso de la Huerta, Jose Antonio | 1468 | ESP | F | F | −8B | −9N | =32N | −24B | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.25 | 1319 | -12.8 |
| 31 | Romero Nunez, Adrian | 1454 | ESP | F | F | F | F | −6B | =22N | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 1533 | +6.4 |
| 32 | Moreno Ojeda, Angel Jesus | 1520 | ESP | F | F | F | −7N | =30B | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.25 | 1470 | -7.2 |
| 33 | Arana Almagro, Jose | 1545 | ESP | F | F | −18N | F | −25B | −23N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 886 | -18.6 |
| 34 | Fresno Garcia, Miguel Angel | 1859 | ESP | F | F | −15B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 904 | -28.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Martinez Morvan, SergioESP+41.22.0 pts · #13
- 2Iglesias Angulo, ManuelESP+39.62.5 pts · #7
- 3Vargas Gradella, DiegoESP+30.82.0 pts · #8
- 1Gatica Garrido, IsraelESP-37.21.0 pts · #25
- 2Fresno Garcia, Miguel AngelESP-28.80.0 pts · #33
- 3Lopez-tello Gonzalez, ErnestoESP-27.61.0 pts · #26
- R6+171 Elo gap
- R6+157 Elo gap
- R3+146 Elo gap