The athlete from Escola Xadrez Pontevedra-Universidade de Vigo, David Fernández Lago, won the silver medal at the XXXV Spanish Individual Absolute Championship of the Spanish Federation of Sports for the Blind (FEDC). The competition took place in the Andalusian town of Bailén and brought together 52 chess players.
Fernández Lago achieved four victories and four draws, accumulating a total of six points. He finished half a point behind the champion, Catalan player Gavril Draghici, while Roberto Clemente took the bronze medal.
A member of the university club's first team, Fernández had a strong start to the tournament, securing two wins against players from the Madrid federation and a draw against Valeriano Septien from the Canary Islands. After defeating Pedro José Rubio from Andalusia, he drew his match against Draghici. A fourth victory against Basque player Óscar Sáez and a draw in the penultimate round allowed him to enter the final round with a chance for the title.
Both completed their final board with draws, which made the representative of the Catalan federation the Spanish champion, with Fernández Lago taking silver and Clemente taking bronze.
This silver medal adds to Fernández Lago's record, which includes two Spanish Absolute Championship titles from the FEDC (2023 and 2024) and a bronze medal in 2025, the same year he was also runner-up in the Spanish rapid chess championship.
