Benidorm Chess Open 2026 · Group A

Benidorm Chess Open 2026 — Group A Round 2

Best game of the round

FM Carlos Enrique Mena Crespo (2260) vs Guillermo Horcajada Reales (2138), 1-0, King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Advance Line — replay the game

Critical game

FM Shane Melaugh (2147) vs GM Felix-Antonio Ilinca (2507), 0-1, Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation — replay the game

Biggest upset

WCM Sasvatha A (1830) vs FM Vladyslav Sydoryka (2401), 1/2-1/2, Trompowsky Attack — replay the game

Games

• FM Shane Melaugh (2147) – GM Felix-Antonio Ilinca (2507) 0-1 game
• CM Damian Daniel (2134) – GM Lalit Babu M R (2489) 1/2-1/2 game
• GM Helgi Ass Gretarsson (2405) – Sebastian-Ionut Pavel (2153) 1-0 game
• Stepan Bukharkov (2124) – FM Michal Redzisz (2280) 1-0 game
• Rocco Enrico Vairo (2119) – IM Stanislav Tsyhanchuk (2270) 0-1 game
• FM Carlos Enrique Mena Crespo (2260) – Guillermo Horcajada Reales (2138) 1-0 game
• Ethan Cole (2109) – FM Ramon Ibanez Aullana (2253) 0-1 game
• FM Andre Mendez Machado (2250) – Jan Bara (2126) 1-0 game
• Andres Zamora Beamud (2014) – FM Daniel Gomez Anadon (2205) 0-1 game
• WFM Adhara Rodriguez Redondo (2200) – Giuseppe Enmanuel Boyer Censore (2112) 1-0 game
• Zhanbolat Amankos (1983) – IM Stephen R Mannion (2191) 1/2-1/2 game
• Balaguru Vinodhkumar (2166) – WFM Marium Fatima (1973) 1/2-1/2 game
• Asier Gonzalez Pereira (2165) – Alejandro Pinazo Acosta (1818) 1-0 game
• WFM Bhagyashree Patil (1950) – FM John Delaney (2161) 1-0 game
• WCM Sasvatha A (1830) – FM Vladyslav Sydoryka (2401) 1/2-1/2 game
• GM Kristian Stuvik Holm (2500) – Ayaan Arora (2059) 1-0 game
• FM Georgi Tomov (2280) – Junior Machado Hernandez (2034) 1-0 game
• Kyran Rodriguez Dogmoch (2064) – Hector Fernando Gomez Sanjuan (2232) 1-0 game
• FM Miroslav Baturin-Vinogradov (2216) – FM Maiorescu-Dorin Titu (2032) 1-0 game
• WGM Tatiana Grabuzova (2189) – Juan Sendra Tormo (2017) 1/2-1/2 game
• Israel Segarra Victorio (2185) – Yannick Woods (2017) 1-0 game
• Kota Nagataki (2036) – Iker Gonzalez Salazar (2184) 1/2-1/2 game
• CM Juan Francisco Defez Gomez (2005) – IM Rafael Rodriguez Lopez (2165) 0-1 game
• CM Luc Hoffman (2162) – David Cortijo Tocino (2008) 1-0 game
• David Nechifor (1999) – Denys Farkash (2154) 0-1 game
• Javier Atienza Alvarez (2151) – Johannes Bertram (1979) 1-0 game
• Jose Antonio O`Neill Y Daneiko (1969) – CM Max Wahlund (2123) 0-1 game
• Alessio Trovato (1880) – Valery Grigoryev (2086) 0-1 game

Standings after round 2

1. Ilinca, Felix-Antonio
2. Gretarsson, Helgi Ass
3. Tsyhanchuk, Stanislav
4. Mena Crespo, Carlos Enrique
5. Ibanez Aullana, Ramon
6. Mendez Machado, Andre
7. Gomez Anadon, Daniel
8. Rodriguez Redondo, Adhara
9. Gonzalez Pereira, Asier
10. Holm, Kristian Stuvik

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