The 42nd Open Internacional d’Escacs d’Andorra 2026 concluded yesterday at the Hotel Panorama, delivering nine days of intense chess battles and remarkable underdog triumphs.
Organized by the Federació d’Escacs Valls d’Andorra, the flagship tournament brought together a competitive field of 208 participants from 33 national chess federations, including 13 Grandmasters (GMs) and 22 International Masters (IMs) competing for a share of the €12,000 prize pool.
The spotlight of the tournament belonged to 16-year-old Argentine International Master Francisco Fiorito, who put on a brilliant performance to claim clear first place with an impressive score of 7.5/9 points.
Navigating a tough field, the young prodigy finished half a point ahead of a dense pack of strong titled players tied at 7 points, taking home the trophy and the top prize of €2,500.
The standout story of the event came from Georgian WFM Lile Koridze. Entering the tournament as the 79th seed, Koridze defied the ratings to finish in 4th place overall with a phenomenal 7 points out of 9.
Her tournament run included remarkable victories over higher-rated grandmasters and international masters, earning her both a WGM norm and an IM norm in a single event.
Final standings:
1 IM Fiorito Francisco ARG 2452 – 7.5
2 GM Santos Ruiz Miguel ESP 2604 – 7
3 IM Larkin Vladyslav UKR 2506 – 7
4 WFM Koridze Lile GEO 2109 – 7
5 GM Guidarelli Laurent FRA 2458 – 7
6 Engel Bruno GER 2216 – 6.5
7 GM Shimanov Aleksandr FID 2581 – 6.5
8 GM Sosa Tomas ARG 2546 – 6.5
9 IM Czopor Maciej POL 2458 – 6.5
10 IM Akbas Umut Ata TUR 2459 – 6.5
11 GM Pichot Alan ESP 2562 – 6.5
12 GM Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel ESP 2486 – 6.5
13 IM Garcia Martin Marta ESP 2334 – 6.5
14 IM Jain Kashish Manoj IND 2394 – 6.5
15 IM Garcia Ramos Daniel ESP 2443 – 6.5
16 IM Zemach Nadav ISR 2406 – 6.5
17 IM Xie Kaifan CHN 2441 – 6.5
18 Vedant Garg IND 2218 – 6.5
19 GM Cuartas Jaime Alexander COL 2497 – 6
20 GM Sumets Andrey UKR 2501 – 6
21 IM Fiorito Fabian ARG 2331 – 6
22 GM Bogdanov Egor UKR 2493 – 6
23 FM Chassard Cedric GER 2262 – 6
24 Tsiapko Andrii POL 2273 – 6
25 GM Kogan Arthur ISR 2477 – 6
26 Nithin Babu IND 2306 – 6
27 FM John Veny Akkarakaran IND 2308 – 6
28 FM Zemach Roee ISR 2305 – 6
29 IM Ayats Llobera Gerard ESP 2438 – 6
30 Valle Luis Liam ESP 2107 – 6
31 IM Suarez Uriel Adrian ESP 2400 – 6
32 IM Hess Max GER 2385 – 6
33 FM Vaidyanathan Adithya ENG 2261 – 6
34 Yu Tianxiang Carlos CHN 2183 – 6
35 Chang Eli USA 1695 – 6
36 GM Arizmendi Martinez Julen Luis ESP 2465 – 5.5
37 IM Bettalli Francesco ITA 2396 – 5.5
38 IM Ladron De Guevara Pinto Paolo ESP 2413 – 5.5
39 IM Daaevik Wadhawan IND 2360 – 5.5
40 FM Fiedorek Michal POL 2356 – 5.5
41 FM Krivenko Dion EST 2311 – 5.5
42 IM Fiorito Joaquin ARG 2440 – 5.5
43 FM Valle Luis Leo ESP 2372 – 5.5
44 Jin Ruijun CHN 2236 – 5.5
45 CM Mehta Naitik R IND 2244 – 5.5
46 FM Casadio Niccolo` ITA 2336 – 5.5
47 WIM Schippke Manon FRA 2250 – 5.5
48 IM Fedorovsky Michael GER 2359 – 5.5
49 FM Syrov Arkadi GER 2321 – 5.5
50 CM Vemparala Nikash USA 2242 – 5.5
51 Saxena Vihaan USA 2085 – 5.5
52 FM Arias Igual Alejandro ESP 2196 – 5.5
53 FM Deshpande Aniruddha IND 2247 – 5.5
54 Kumbharathi Vedansh USA 2137 – 5.5
55 FM Calvo Gonzalez Jose Felix ESP 2345 – 5.5
56 WGM Khalafova Narmin AZE 2210 – 5.5
57 Silva Cerda Mark Valentin ESP 2166 – 5.5
58 FM Alvarez Albiol Victor ESP 2189 – 5.5
59 FM Volkov Dmitriy USA 2177 – 5.5
60 Schwarz David GER 2064 – 5.5
61 Gonzalez Garcia Marc AND 2140 – 5.5
62 Jordan Martinez David ESP 2134 – 5.5
63 Serra Pages Jordi ESP 2181 – 5.5
64 Tokarz Gabriela POL 2069 – 5.5
65 Zamora Beamud Andres AND 2025 – 5.5
66 IM Koepke Christian GER 2314 – 5
67 FM Pavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi IND 2223 – 5
68 FM Gomez Anadon Daniel AND 2176 – 5
69 FM Ribera Veganzones Serni AND 2303 – 5
70 Thomson Neil SCO 1999 – 5
71 GM Cuenca Jimenez Jose Fernando ESP 2509 – 5
72 WIM Fernandez Maria Florencia ARG 2183 – 5
73 CM Sharnarthi Shlok IND 2134 – 5
74 AIM Pack Edgar ENG 1855 – 5
75 CM Llopis De Aysa Manuel ESP 1991 – 5
76 FM Aashman Gupta IND 2284 – 5
77 WFM Tokarz Izabela POL 2078 – 5
78 Guix Torres David ESP 2081 – 5
79 Espuny Sanchis Anselm ESP 2001 – 5
80 FM Ayza Ballester Jordi ESP 2074 – 5
81 IM Camacho Collados Marcos ESP 2448 – 4.5
82 CM Kusiak Mateusz POL 2063 – 4.5
83 CM Bascunana Sanchez Pablo ESP 2189 – 4.5
84 FM Michaelides Konstantinos CYP 2243 – 4.5
85 Uddin Khanam Ayan ESP 1968 – 4.5
86 Cabarcos Baulina Manuel AND 1922 – 4.5
87 AIM Bevis Noah ENG 2009 – 4.5
88 Vaddhireddy Sai ENG 1953 – 4.5
89 Freeman Luke ENG 2013 – 4.5
90 Leonov Leonid AUT 2143 – 4.5
91 Rughani Mahin ENG 2054 – 4.5
92 Garcia Canals Gerard ESP 1964 – 4.5
93 Hernandez Torralba Jose Joaquin ESP 2114 – 4.5
94 Steffensen Elena DEN 2006 – 4.5
95 FM Thompson Ian D ENG 2001 – 4.5
96 Ye Zhanting K. IRL 1963 – 4.5
97 CM Bullen Alex WLS 2095 – 4.5
98 AIM Karthigeyan Kishan USA 1904 – 4.5
99 ACM Venkat Varun USA 1861 – 4.5
100 Bellpuig Mencos Gerard ESP 1941 – 4.5
101 AFM Czarnuch Dominic ENG 1926 – 4.5
102 FM Garcia Paolicchi Raul AND 2040 – 4.5
103 Canonge Lionel FRA 1948 – 4.5
104 Raggini Lionel FRA 2014 – 4.5
105 Pham Guerrero Sergi ESP 2018 – 4.5
106 Almutairi Abdullah Mohammed KSA 1780 – 4.5
107 Henderyckx Nathan BEL 1973 – 4.5
108 Romero Perera Eugeni ESP 1993 – 4.5
109 Mamah Isabelle TOG 1886 – 4.5
110 Sanchez Dengra Barbara ESP 1988 – 4.5
111 CM Zieba Hubert POL 2315 – 4
112 Ranfagni Stefano ITA 1953 – 4
113 WFM Guindy Esmat Susanne DEN 2054 – 4
114 Edelsteen Jorgen NOR 1976 – 4
115 FM Bruneau Laurent FRA 2147 – 4
116 FM Moral Garcia Serafin ESP 2295 – 4
117 Andres Garre Adrian ESP 1843 – 4
118 Shah Samuel ENG 1856 – 4
119 Garcia Amoros Pablo ESP 2069 – 4
120 Picatoste Verdejo Sergio ESP 1854 – 4
121 Pujol Zoilo Eudald ESP 1851 – 4
122 Custodio Criado Jofre ESP 1892 – 4
123 Pazarcioglu Ilker TUR 1703 – 4
124 WCM De Lomas Busquets Alba ESP 2068 – 4
125 FM Canal Oliveras Joan ESP 2124 – 4
126 Campos Palacios Daniel ESP 2002 – 4
127 Alharbi Turki Fahad KSA 0 – 4
128 Kennedy Aden ENG 1866 – 4
129 Lafarge Olivier FRA 1821 – 4
130 Chapman Luke ENG 1856 – 4
131 Bonnet Philippe FRA 1927 – 4
132 Rajendran Ishaan USA 1859 – 4
133 Saurel Mathys FRA 1797 – 4
134 Ferrigno Jean-Pierre FRA 1920 – 4
135 Valat Marc FRA 1802 – 4
136 Marquez Bernal Florencio ESP 1885 – 4
137 Sanz Parron Laura ESP 1818 – 4
138 Lainez Moreno Genis ESP 0 – 4
139 Guerra Malo Adrian ESP 1842 – 4
140 Masquelier Quentin BEL 1835 – 4
141 WCM Bibilashvili Lali GEO 1864 – 4
142 Linares Miralles Jordi ESP 1829 – 4
143 Toker Idan AND 1714 – 4
144 Pons Ruiz Joan Xavier ESP 1803 – 4
145 Alaqeel Abdulaziz Mohammed A. KSA 1756 – 4
146 Aso Miranda Carlos ESP 1827 – 4
147 Alcon Llosada Alex AND 1909 – 3.5
148 WFM Cornileau Juliette FRA 2124 – 3.5
149 AFM Kovalenko Andrey DMA 1823 – 3.5
150 Jordan Martinez Miguel ESP 2124 – 3.5
151 ACM Boganadham Ved Sudeep ENG 1844 – 3.5
152 Vernuks Vjaceslavs LAT 1780 – 3.5
153 Sanchez Murcia Daniel ESP 1825 – 3.5
154 Bruneau Lilian FRA 1758 – 3.5
155 Lyubimov Ian FRA 1845 – 3.5
156 Rechi Montes Aritz AND 1813 – 3.5
157 Homs Espinosa Alain ESP 1692 – 3.5
158 Montraveta Rodriguez Jose Maria AND 1882 – 3.5
159 ACM Hill Callum ENG 1690 – 3.5
160 Dubreuil Remy FRA 1734 – 3.5
161 Urena Casacuberta Lluis ESP 1927 – 3.5
162 Lemoine Luka FRA 1654 – 3.5
163 Ren Jason ENG 1757 – 3
164 Terris Gallego Rafael ESP 1859 – 3
165 Megagiannis Maximos GRE 1795 – 3
166 WCM Muratet Carmona Julia AND 1799 – 3
167 Mirza Gabriel IRL 1733 – 3
168 Horwood Alexander ENG 1558 – 3
169 Longo Alexandra FRA 1674 – 3
170 Tanco Salas Jesus Maria ESP 1685 – 3
171 Schaefer De Eguia Aik ESP 0 – 3
172 Bulacio Juan Manuel ARG 1704 – 3
173 Begna Filippo ITA 1693 – 3
174 Midoux Sebastien FRA 2192 – 3
175 Liu Anbo ENG 1570 – 3
176 Pinto Antonio Manuel POR 1633 – 3
177 Perez Artigues Ramon ESP 1624 – 3
178 Albou Alan FRA 1783 – 3
179 Wen Aiyu CHN 1522 – 3
180 Soissong Elisabeth FRA 1508 – 3
181 Payelle Marie-Laetitia FRA 1751 – 3
182 Muratet Casadevall Jordi ESP 1690 – 3
183 Alothman Ibrahim KSA 1648 – 3
184 Alshnaiber Yazeed KSA 1884 – 2.5
185 Hurtado Oldridge Felipe ESP 1873 – 2.5
186 Shakessi Hossein FRA 1659 – 2.5
187 Nilim Armaan ENG 1797 – 2.5
188 Brochet Thierry FRA 1584 – 2.5
189 Lopez Guerrero Alicia AND 1538 – 2.5
190 Giro Castellet Esteve ESP 1728 – 2.5
191 Wacker Manfred GER 1703 – 2
192 Linares Andres Antonio ESP 1619 – 2
193 Moscoso Rodriguez Joan AND 1619 – 2
194 Dominguez Oliver Pablo ESP 1524 – 2
195 Mancel Marvin FRA 1677 – 2
196 Genis Traveria Ferran ESP 1465 – 2
197 Serrano Salas Gabriel AND 0 – 2
198 Canalejo Alonso Gonzalo ESP 1519 – 2
199 Saunier Jean-Francois FRA 1683 – 2
200 Caron Damien FRA 2006 – 2
201 Reyes Sirkia Gael AND 1501 – 2
202 Barragan Sevilla Manel AND 1749 – 1.5
203 Benet Saniger Xavier ESP 1742 – 1.5
204 Rechi Comi Martino ITA 1486 – 1.5
205 Vanyo Perez Josep AND 1659 – 1.5
206 De La Riva Real Ariadna AND 1844 – 1
207 Buenafe Moya Jesus ESP 1874 – 0.5
208 Kirikov Petr FRA 1718 – 0
