XL Open Basque Country Sestao 2025 aka Ajedrez Sestao 2025 aka Sestao Chess Open 2025 is taking place September 12 – September 18 in Spain. It is one of the top open tournaments of the European Chess Calendar (part of The Chess Calendar) for September and features 234 players from 33 countries. Among the participants are Elham Amar, Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli, Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera, Simen Agdestein, Pierre Laurent-Paoli, Fernando Peralta, Kirk Ghazarian, Yuri Solodovnichenko, Sion Radamantys Galaviz Medina, Timothe Razafindratsima, Aksel Bu Kvaloy, Loic Travadon, Julen Luis Arizmendi Martinez, Harry Grieve, Vladyslav Larkin, etc. Scroll down for the full participants list.
Live games will be daily on Chessdom.com
Sestao 2025 participants
1
GM
Amar, Elham
NOR
2584
2
GM
Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo
ESP
2583
3
GM
Albornoz Cabrera, Carlos Daniel
CUB
2572
4
GM
Agdestein, Simen
NOR
2563
5
GM
Laurent-Paoli, Pierre
FRA
2560
6
GM
Peralta, Fernando
ARG
2547
7
GM
Ghazarian, Kirk
USA
2518
8
GM
Solodovnichenko, Yuri
UKR
2518
9
IM
Galaviz Medina, Sion Radamantys
MEX
2498
10
IM
Razafindratsima, Timothe
FRA
2495
11
IM
Kvaloy, Aksel Bu
NOR
2490
12
IM
Travadon, Loic
FRA
2486
13
GM
Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis
ESP
2485
14
IM
Grieve, Harry
ENG
2484
15
IM
Larkin, Vladyslav
UKR
2484
16
IM
Petriashvili, Nikoloz
GEO
2465
17
IM
Haring, Filip
SVK
2464
18
IM
Gloeckler, Christian
GER
2452
19
GM
Poetsch, Hagen
GER
2449
20
IM
Fiorito, Francisco
ARG
2448
21
IM
Alonso Garcia, Aaron
ESP
2447
22
IM
Levin, Guy
ISR
2447
23
IM
Kanov, Nikola
BUL
2439
24
IM
Degraeve, Remy
FRA
2435
25
IM
Gkoumas, Georgios
GRE
2434
26
IM
Fiorito, Joaquin
ARG
2424
27
IM
Martinez Ramirez, Lennis
CUB
2424
28
IM
Noboa Silva, Kevin
ECU
2423
29
IM
Tutisani, Noe
GEO
2422
30
IM
Domingo Nunez, Ruben
ESP
2417
31
IM
Lohia, Sohum
ENG
2405
32
FM
Alvarez Calzadilla, Jose Avelino
CUB
2401
33
IM
Merario Alarcon, Andres
ESP
2400
34
FM
Perez Marimon, Jorge De Jesus
CUB
2387
35
IM
Shohat, Yotam
ISR
2382
36
IM
Leiva, Gianmarco
PER
2380
37
IM
Gomez Ledo, Roberto Carlos
CUB
2378
38
FM
Martinez Lopez, David
ESP
2370
39
GM
Khamrakulov, Ibragim S.
ESP
2364
40
FM
Aayush, Bhattacherjee
IND
2360
41
FM
Falkevall, Axel
SWE
2360
42
FM
Sherman, Raem
ISR
2357
43
FM
Becerra, Juan David
COL
2356
44
FM
Lopez Varela, Pablo
ESP
2354
45
FM
Trigo Urquijo, Sergio
ESP
2347
46
FM
Lux, Hugo De Melo
BRA
2345
47
FM
Domingo Nunez, Alejandro
ESP
2341
48
FM
Iglesias, Yosha
FRA
2336
49
FM
Ostensen, Nicolai Maxime
NOR
2335
50
FM
Ruiz Buendia, Miguel
ESP
2335
51
FM
Nemsadze, Daviti
GEO
2330
52
WGM
Rakshitta, Ravi
IND
2326
53
FM
Ezra, Paul Chambers
BDI
2316
54
FM
Loftgaard, Mikkel Vinh
DEN
2305
55
IM
Perez Garcia, Rodney Oscar
CUB
2302
56
FM
Iglesias Ferreira, Andres
ESP
2301
57
FM
Jacobsen, Mikkel Manosri
DEN
2296
58
IM
Fiorito, Fabian
ARG
2291
59
FM
Wernberg, Hugo
SWE
2285
60
CM
Bendayan Claros, Aaron
ESP
2275
61
FM
Eliseev, Sergey
NOR
2272
62
FM
Llari, Marc
FRA
2268
63
Ruiz Abad, Juan Manuel
ESP
2254
64
FM
Prieto Aranguren, Alain
ESP
2236
65
CM
Rodriguez Avila, Alvaro
ESP
2235
66
CM
Khoo-Thwe, Louis
NOR
2233
67
CM
Evenshaug, Amadeus Hestvik
NOR
2229
68
FM
Stefanou, Konstantinos
GRE
2228
69
FM
Kupervaser, Erez
ISR
2226
70
CM
Grebennikov, Nikolai A.
FID
2225
71
CM
Sarasketa Irastortza, Oier
ESP
2214
72
Saad, Gabriel
FRA
2212
73
WFM
Prado Acebo, Ines
ESP
2209
74
Barbazan Bilbao, Xabier
ESP
2209
75
Morante Rafael, Aritz
ESP
2208
76
Alvarez Serrano, Carlos
ESP
2203
77
CM
Torfoss, Sivert Schanche
NOR
2202
78
Perez Pacheco, Ricardo
ESP
2187
79
Aamodt, Peder Marcus
NOR
2183
80
Beneyto De Ramon, Guillermo
ESP
2181
81
WFM
Muniz Guevara, Amanda Maria
CUB
2177
82
CM
Zieba, Hubert
POL
2172
83
Shtemler, Lavi
ISR
2171
84
IM
Guerra Bastida, Diego
ESP
2169
85
IM
Vehi Bach, Victor Manuel
ESP
2167
86
WFM
Christodoulaki, Antonia
GRE
2165
87
FM
Lorscheid, Gerhard
GER
2160
88
WIM
Sucikova, Svetlana
SVK
2159
89
Midoux, Sebastien
FRA
2159
90
FM
Kochavi, Dana
ISR
2152
91
Sarkoezy, Benjamin
GER
2143
92
FM
Rey Malde, Henrique
ESP
2139
93
Kaewpitakkun, Pantham
NOR
2138
94
Olsen, William Alexander
NOR
2135
95
Sabirov, Rafael
GER
2133
96
Om, Batra
IND
2126
97
Mocic, Ivano
CRO
2125
98
WIM
Hapala, Elisabeth
AUT
2124
99
Roquero Redondo, Miguel
ESP
2121
100
Fernandez Garcia, Juan Carlos
ESP
2115
101
Ostolazaga Barragan, Eneko
ESP
2107
102
Gonzalez Pereira, Asier
ESP
2103
103
Gotsiridze, Davit
GEO
2101
104
FM
Morais, Thomas
FRA
2100
105
Pesuto, Ivan
ARG
2100
106
Bech, Havard Eriksen
NOR
2097
107
Curiel Garcia, Christian
ESP
2092
108
Neininger, Ralph
GER
2092
109
Arvola, Daniel
NOR
2091
110
Reguillaga Elias, Manex
ESP
2090
111
Parra Ordorica, Arnau
ESP
2085
112
FM
Lacrosse, Marc
BEL
2084
113
Revilla Rio, Francisco
ESP
2081
114
Zima, Teofil
POL
2063
115
Calleja Gonzalez, Unai
ESP
2057
116
Perez Carballo, David
ESP
2057
117
Legrand, Vincent
FRA
2045
118
Avadhoot, Lokesh Bhakti Brahme
IND
2044
119
Castillo Sanjuan, Daniel
ESP
2036
120
Rodriguez Dogmoch, Kyran
ESP
2028
121
Besga Lopez, Jose Angel
ESP
2026
122
Garigorta Martinez, Ibai
ESP
2015
123
Colloridi, Dominic
ESP
2012
124
Garcia Ortega, Joseba
ESP
2010
125
Moreto Quintana, Alex
ESP
2009
126
Hamm, Fabien
FRA
2007
127
Martin Ibisate, Xabier
ESP
2005
128
Pesuto, Nicolas Francesco
ARG
1999
129
CM
Fernandez-Diaz Mascort, Miquel
ESP
1990
130
Segura Del Frago, Imanol
ESP
1985
131
Shlaen, Rem
ISR
1972
132
AGM
Wang, Minqing
GER
1967
133
Urbieta Gabancho, Koldo
ESP
1963
134
WFM
Tokarz, Izabela
POL
1962
135
Geaney-O`brien, David
IRL
1961
136
Woznicki, Tomasz
POL
1959
137
Wu Martin, Eneko
ESP
1949
138
Pomares Munoz, Ruben
ESP
1948
139
Garcia De Eulate Latorre, Unai
ESP
1944
140
Rodriguez Gonzalez, Alex
ESP
1940
141
Perdiguero Herreros, Alejandro
ESP
1937
142
Fonteboa Lopez, Samuel
ESP
1936
143
Leniz Markes, Inaki
ESP
1935
144
Valdezate Suarez, Fernando
ESP
1934
145
Echevarria Uriarte, Ibai
ESP
1930
146
Marquinez Cabrejas, Francisco J.
ESP
1929
147
AFM
Dhanesh, Venkata Narayanaswamy
SGP
1928
148
Gomez Ferrer, Jesus
ESP
1928
149
Carballido Bouzas, Adan
ESP
1926
150
Peralta Garcia, Manuel
ESP
1925
151
Goldschmidt, Raimar Dr.
GER
1924
152
Munoz Ferreira, Ibon
ESP
1921
153
Aguirre Maiz, Aitor
ESP
1913
154
Tokarz, Gabriela
POL
1911
155
Kosma, Maria
GRE
1910
156
Galarza Docampo, Karmel
ESP
1909
157
Zapirain Bilbao, Mikel
ESP
1903
158
Martinez De Soria Gordon, Jose Manuel
ESP
1893
159
Parramon Arimany, Marc
ESP
1871
160
Barros Pecina, Daniel
ESP
1868
161
Meneses Arenas, Mikel
ESP
1859
162
Oriza De Castro, Inigo
ESP
1846
163
Blauhut, Anna
NOR
1841
164
Etxeberria Seijas, Ugaitz
ESP
1840
165
Diaz Perez, Jose Juan
ESP
1839
166
Salazar Gomez, Guzman
ESP
1835
167
Grande Gonzalez, Julen
ESP
1817
168
Garcinuno Gonzalez, David
ESP
1811
169
Manas Garcia, Lander
ESP
1810
170
Mirek, Sebastian
POL
1804
171
Mlynek, Maksymilian
POL
1789
172
Arechavaleta Garcia, Candido
ESP
1786
173
Bonaetxea Gutierrez, Aitor
ESP
1786
174
Tellier, Louise-Marie
BEL
1782
175
Gerrikabeitia Uriarte, Antxoka
ESP
1781
176
Garcia Alvarez, Juan Bautista
ESP
1779
177
Vercruysse, Kasper
BEL
1774
178
Reguillaga Otano, Juan
ESP
1761
179
Mirek, Szymon
POL
1754
180
Soria Ayarzaguena, Iker
ESP
1754
181
Armao, Olivier
FRA
1753
182
Cosgaya Garcia, Marcelino
ESP
1739
183
Ortega Martinez, Jorge
ESP
1735
184
Bravo Freire, Aitor
ESP
1732
185
Hellmann, Thomas
GER
1722
186
Sedano Rodriguez, Ruben
ESP
1718
187
Nordahl, Christine
NOR
1714
188
Ciprian Merlo, Ibai
ESP
1705
189
Kirikov, Petr
FRA
1704
190
Sanchez Serrano, Luis Ignacio
ESP
1704
191
Zarate Ivchenko, Andrei
ESP
1702
192
Barranco Yanez, Jaime
ESP
1698
193
Falomir Ballega, Sergi
ESP
1696
194
Ciruelos Clerencia, Juan Manuel
ESP
1695
195
Moreno Lazarev, Haritz
ESP
1695
196
Hansen, Jonah
GER
1694
197
Macias Reyes, Jose Luis
ESP
1693
198
Elias Gonzalez, Dario
ESP
1690
199
Azcondo Blanco, Juan Antonio
ESP
1687
200
Crespo Arce, Miguel Angel
ESP
1681
201
Moreno Mora, Milaydes Lourdes
ARU
1674
202
Pose Segura, Erik
ESP
1668
203
Lorenzo Aramburuzabala, Inaki
ESP
1667
204
De La Cruz Esteibarlanda, Ametz
ESP
1665
205
Felices Sanchez, Marco Antonio
ESP
1657
206
Shaffer, Alexander
PUR
1648
207
Domec Labarta, Ixidor
ESP
1635
208
Popadyuk, Olga
UKR
1627
209
Caycedo Pelaez, Oriana
ESP
1625
210
Fernandez Menendez, Markel
ESP
1625
211
Young, Anna Ovidia
NOR
1616
212
Luengas Velasco, Unai
ESP
1615
213
Martinez Goiriz, Jose Manuel
ESP
1608
214
Gonzalez Anuncibay, Juan Pablo
ESP
1598
215
Villanueva Vivanco, Valentin
ESP
1590
216
Perez Pacheco, Sergio
ESP
1581
217
Carmona Herrera, Ivan
ESP
1570
218
Setien Gomez, Jose Ignacio
ESP
1560
219
Ibarrola Gobantes, Jokin
ESP
1556
220
Doval Garmendia, Markel
ESP
1545
221
Goti Cordon, Luis Pedro
ESP
1511
222
Pesquera Lopez, Ibon
ESP
1492
223
Doval Garmendia, Aimar
ESP
1440
224
Agreda Rodriguez, Joan
ESP
0
225
Arconada Infante, Julen
ESP
0
226
Den Hertog, Adriaan
NED
0
227
Diaz Cantera, Mirari
ESP
0
228
Gartzia Gartzia, Mikel
ESP
0
229
Gutierrez Arias, Luis
ESP
0
230
Holgado Sanchez, Jon Ander
ESP
0
231
Ocio Fernandez, David
ESP
0
232
Redondo Burgos, Josu
ESP
0
233
Suero Castanos, Maria Angeles
ESP
0
234
Uriarte Aretxabala, Jose Ignacio
ESP
0
