A great result for Beraun Bera Xake at the 2026 Gipuzkoa Chess Championship (Absoluto), played in Azkoitia, Eibar and Elgoibar. Iker García Arana finished as Gipuzkoa runner-up, and his clubmate Paul Sierra González took fourth place.
Thanks to these results, both players are promoted to Preferente, the top category of chess in Gipuzkoa. We are delighted at the club: only a few years ago, results like these seemed unthinkable.
“These successes reward the work of a club founded in 1992 with five teams in competition,” says Juan Manuel Riesco, director of the club's Chess School.
Fancy playing? The School has classes for all ages, including complete beginners: in person on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 17:00 to 20:00 at our premises in Errenteria, and online too.
And remember: registration is open for the 5th Open Activo de Reyes, which will be played on 2 January 2027 in Errenteria.
This news item has also been published in El Diario Vasco.
Zorionak: congratulations, Iker and Paul!
