White
Nyback, Tomi
Black
Ruiz Lao, Eric
These players were listed by Chess-Results as not paired for this round.
AI-generated from published tournament facts.
Tomi Nyback defeated Eric Ruiz Lao on board 1, while Subramaniyam H Bharath beat Antoine Rodriguez and Jan Subelj defeated Jan Kokoszczynski in the opening round.
Other board winners included Mads Andersen over Sameer Sharma, Romain Edouard against Dinmukhammed Makhanbetali, and Pierre Laurent-Paoli over Lukas Picha. Ruben Domingo Nuñez and Ioannis Tsilimparis drew on board 25, as did Erdene Baasansuren and Iason Makrylakis on board 29.
Carl Cederstam received a forfeit win against Rafael Carruana Fuentes on board 39. Round 1 of the Granada Chess Open 2026 is complete.