FE Greco Memorial 2025 - Circuito Greco Cup - A
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28 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Aug 2025 to 30 Aug 2025 in Roccaraso, Italy. 13 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2307, and top seed was Yuri Solodovnichenko (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2537).
Boris Chatalbashev (🇩🇰 DEN, GM, 2493) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Edoardo Di Benedetto (7.5) and Yuri Solodovnichenko (7.0). Chatalbashev shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Enrico Cecere (2001) beat Pasquale Romagno (2225), a +224-point gap.
Location
🇮🇹Roccaraso, Italy
Dates
23 Aug 2025 → 30 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 13
GM×2
IM×1
FM×5
CM×3
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇮🇹Italy×20
🇮🇳India×4
🇬🇧England×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇩🇰Denmark×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsGM Boris Chatalbashev led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE28 Aug
GM Boris Chatalbashev takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Boris Chatalbashev drew with IM Edoardo Di Benedetto (White).
R5–R9 · WIN STREAK
GM Boris Chatalbashev won 5 in a row (R5–R9).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMBoris Chatalbashev | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2IMEdoardo Di Benedetto | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3GMYuri Solodovnichenko | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4FMJoshuaede Cappelletto | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chatalbashev, BorisGM | 2493 | DEN | +21B | +16N | =2B | =3N | +6B | +8N | +4B | +5N | +9B | 8.0 | 45.5 | 48.0 | 40.75 | 2597 | +9.9 |
| 2 | Di Benedetto, EdoardoIM | 2419 | ITA | +10N | +8B | =1N | +4B | +5N | =3B | =6N | +11N | +12B | 7.5 | 46.5 | 51.0 | 40.75 | 2498 | +10.3 |
| 3 | Solodovnichenko, YuriGM | 2537 | UKR | +14N | +5B | =4N | =1B | +15N | =2N | +8B | +6B | =7N | 7.0 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 37.50 | 2482 | -3.1 |
| 4 | Cappelletto, JoshuaedeFM | 2327 | ITA | +9B | +6N | =3B | −2N | +11B | +7B | −1N | +13B | =5B | 6.0 | 48.5 | 53.0 | 31.25 | 2412 | +20.8 |
| 5 | Ballotti, LucaCM | 2238 | ITA | +17B | −3N | +21B | +22N | −2B | +9N | +14B | −1B | =4N | 5.5 | 44.0 | 46.5 | 21.00 | 2297 | +14.6 |
| 6 | Petcu, GabrielFM | 2191 | ITA | +18N | −4B | +27N | +19B | −1N | +15B | =2B | −3N | +11B | 5.5 | 43.5 | 44.5 | 19.75 | 2285 | +43.2 |
| 7 | Paduano, ClaudioFM | 2280 | ITA | =15N | =19B | −9N | +25B | +20B | −4N | +24B | +8N | =3B | 5.5 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 19.00 | 2198 | -15.6 |
| 8 | Cecere, Enrico | 2001 | ITA | +13B | −2N | +26B | +9N | +12B | −1B | −3N | −7B | +14N | 5.0 | 46.0 | 47.5 | 19.50 | 2257 | +53.6 |
| 9 | Brunetti, Alessandro | 2064 | ITA | −4N | +13N | +7B | −8B | +16N | −5B | +15N | +14B | −1N | 5.0 | 42.5 | 46.5 | 22.00 | 2250 | +82.0 |
| 10 | Fezza, Davide | 2070 | ITA | −2B | −25N | =18B | +28N | +21B | +12N | −11B | +20N | =16B | 5.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 13.75 | 2122 | +11.6 |
| 11 | Pellizzieri, Fabio Angelo | 2135 | ITA | =12B | −22N | +25B | +17N | −4N | +26B | +10N | −2B | −6N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.0 | 14.25 | 2117 | -5.0 |
| 12 | Tavoletti, Cosimo Damiano | 1965 | ITA | =11N | +24B | =20B | =14N | −8N | −10B | +22N | +17B | −2N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 14.75 | 2077 | +24.8 |
| 13 | Romagno, Pasquale | 2225 | ITA | −8N | −9B | +23N | +27B | +22B | −14N | +21B | −4N | =18N | 4.5 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 10.25 | 2037 | -84.0 |
| 14 | Messina, Enrico | 2071 | ITA | −3B | =17N | +28B | =12B | +19N | +13B | −5N | −9N | −8B | 4.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 11.75 | 2054 | -6.2 |
| 15 | Costantino, Claudio EmanueleCM | 2036 | ITA | =7B | +28N | =22B | +20N | −3B | −6N | −9B | −16N | +25B | 4.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 8.50 | 2076 | +13.6 |
| 16 | Brozzi, DaniloFM | 2221 | ITA | +25B | −1B | −19N | =21N | −9B | F | +27N | +15B | =10N | 4.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 10.25 | 2080 | -54.7 |
| 17 | Stirpe, Claudio | 2006 | ITA | −5N | =14B | +24N | −11B | =26N | =20B | +19N | −12N | =23B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 31.0 | 11.00 | 2022 | +3.8 |
| 18 | Garofalo, Pietro | 1986 | ITA | −6B | −21N | =10N | +23B | =25N | =19B | −20N | =24N | =13B | 3.5 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 10.75 | 1987 | -0.6 |
| 19 | Sai Kiran Y | 2017 | IND | F | =7N | +16B | −6N | −14B | =18N | −17B | +23N | F | 3.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 11.00 | 2052 | +5.2 |
| 20 | Niharika ChallaWCM | 2026 | IND | F | +23B | =12N | −15B | −7N | =17N | +18B | −10B | F | 3.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 10.25 | 1992 | -7.6 |
| 21 | Han, QixiangFM | 2070 | ENG | −1N | +18B | −5N | =16B | −10N | +25B | −13N | F | F | 2.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 7.00 | 2070 | -7.2 |
| 22 | Athvik M | 1962 | IND | F | +11B | =15N | −5B | −13N | −24N | −12B | +25N | F | 2.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 8.00 | 1992 | +6.4 |
| 23 | Ventura, Sergio | 1958 | ITA | =26B | −20N | −13B | −18N | F | =27B | +25N | −19B | =17N | 2.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 4.75 | 1893 | -13.6 |
| 24 | Sunyuktha C M NWFM | 2057 | IND | F | −12N | −17B | F | +27N | +22B | −7N | =18B | F | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.25 | 1959 | -17.2 |
| 25 | Cardarelli, Angelo | 1998 | ITA | −16N | +10B | −11N | −7N | =18B | −21N | −23B | −22B | −15N | 1.5 | 31.5 | 34.0 | 6.75 | 1806 | -41.8 |
| 26 | Nannelli, PaoloCM | 2120 | ITA | =23N | =27B | −8N | F | =17B | −11N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.75 | 1850 | -36.0 |
| 27 | Han, Qixuan | 1896 | ENG | F | =26N | −6B | −13N | −24B | =23N | −16B | F | F | 1.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 2.00 | 1856 | -13.2 |
| 28 | Maione, Melissa | 1890 | ITA | F | −15B | −14N | −10B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 1258 | -16.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Brunetti, AlessandroITA+82.05.0 pts · #8
- 2Cecere, EnricoITA+53.65.0 pts · #10
- 3Petcu, GabrielFMITA+43.25.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Romagno, PasqualeITA-84.04.5 pts · #12
- 2Brozzi, DaniloFMITA-54.74.0 pts · #16
- 3Cardarelli, AngeloITA-41.81.5 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R1+224 Elo gap
- R3+216 Elo gap
- R3+204 Elo gap