WE 30 Grand Hotel Adriatico - A
46 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 19 Dec 2025 to 21 Dec 2025 in Montesilvano, Italy. 11 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2323, and top seed was Edoardo Di Benedetto (🇮🇹 ITA, IM, 2447).
Igor Glek (🇧🇪 BEL, GM, 2446) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Edoardo Di Benedetto (4.0) and Fulvio Zamengo (4.0). Glek shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Jorge Proietti Cobas (FM, 2052) beat Francesco Bettalli (IM, 2388), a +336-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 5 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 5 at the finish.
5 players finish on 4.0/5. Glek takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).
GM Igor Glek won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMJorge Proietti Cobas | * | — | — | — |
| 2FMNeven Hercegovac | — | * | — | — |
| 3GMIgor Glek | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4FMFulvio Zamengo | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glek, IgorGM | 2446 | BEL | +25N | +16B | +9N | =2B | =3N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 13.00 | 2463 | +2.5 |
| 2 | Di Benedetto, EdoardoIM | 2447 | ITA | +14B | +28N | +5B | =1N | =8B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 12.75 | 2507 | +5.0 |
| 3 | Zamengo, FulvioFM | 2357 | ITA | +35B | +19N | +12B | =7N | =1B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 10.75 | 2396 | +3.3 |
| 4 | Proietti Cobas, JorgeFM | 2052 | ITA | +29B | +6N | =18B | =8B | +17N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 11.50 | 2465 | +98.8 |
| 5 | Hercegovac, NevenFM | 2332 | ITA | +32N | +13B | −2N | +20B | +15N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 10.50 | 2322 | +2.6 |
| 6 | Bettalli, FrancescoIM | 2388 | ITA | +22N | −4B | +10B | +18N | =7B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 10.25 | 2216 | -8.3 |
| 7 | Ferrante, MarcoFM | 2130 | ITA | +46B | =10N | +27B | =3B | =6N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 2283 | +40.0 |
| 8 | Korneev, OlegGM | 2440 | ESP | =27B | +39N | +21B | =4N | =2N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 8.50 | 2274 | -6.6 |
| 9 | Brozzi, DaniloFM | 2207 | ITA | +40B | +23N | −1B | +19N | =12B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 2279 | +20.8 |
| 10 | Mukhamed, Nazir | 2024 | UKR | +45N | =7B | −6N | +37B | +26N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 2238 | +54.0 |
| 11 | Renzetti, Leonardo | 2020 | ITA | =36B | −27N | +29B | +35N | +28B | 3.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 6.25 | 2092 | +10.0 |
| 12 | Corvi, MarcoFM | 2191 | ITA | +37N | +20B | −3N | =13B | =9N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 7.25 | 2183 | -0.2 |
| 13 | Buiano, Fabio | 2036 | ITA | +43B | −5N | +39B | =12N | =14B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 2138 | +13.2 |
| 14 | Zincani, Riccardo | 2019 | ITA | −2N | =38B | +30N | +36B | =13N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 5.75 | 2090 | +7.6 |
| 15 | Menichelli, Alessandro | 1955 | ITA | F | +41B | +16N | +21N | −5B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 2266 | +30.8 |
| 16 | Martinelli, Valeria | 2057 | ITA | +44B | −1N | −15B | +39N | +29B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 2094 | +3.0 |
| 17 | Fargetta, Vittorio | 2268 | ITA | F | +36N | +23B | +28N | −4B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 2198 | -10.4 |
| 18 | Romagno, Pasquale | 2142 | ITA | =30N | +24B | =4N | −6B | =23N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 6.75 | 2052 | -22.8 |
| 19 | Di Bartolomeo, Adrian Mikail | 2054 | ITA | +34N | −3B | +40N | −9B | =20N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 2081 | +5.2 |
| 20 | Di Giacinto, Gaudio | 2026 | ITA | +31B | −12N | +42B | −5N | =19B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 2102 | +9.4 |
| 21 | Granaldi, Alessandro | 2045 | ITA | =24N | +30B | −8N | −15B | +37N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 2023 | -5.2 |
| 22 | Delizia, Costantino | 1962 | ITA | −6B | −29N | +24N | =33B | +36N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1968 | -2.0 |
| 23 | Delprato, Uberto | 2029 | ITA | +41N | −9B | −17N | +40B | =18B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 2081 | +6.4 |
| 24 | Bempensante, Andrea | 1870 | ITA | =21B | −18N | −22B | +44N | +35B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 2000 | +34.0 |
| 25 | Filippone, Matteo | 2013 | ITA | −1B | +44N | −28B | =31N | +45B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 2016 | -3.6 |
| 26 | Varvaglione, Antonio | 2153 | ITA | −39B | +46N | =35B | +27N | −10B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1961 | -24.8 |
| 27 | Ripa`, Daniele | 1989 | ITA | =8N | +11B | −7N | −26B | =33N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 6.25 | 2048 | +5.2 |
| 28 | Messina, Enrico | 2069 | ITA | +33N | −2B | +25N | −17B | −11N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 2059 | -3.8 |
| 29 | Marchenkov, Lorenzo | 1886 | ITA | −4N | +22B | −11N | +32B | −16N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 1936 | +12.8 |
| 30 | Davide, Roberto | 1920 | ITA | =18B | −21N | −14B | +43N | =31B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1912 | -3.2 |
| 31 | Rizzo, Gabriele | 1858 | ITA | −20N | =37B | =32N | =25B | =30N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1895 | +9.6 |
| 32 | Dilena, Giuseppe | 1947 | ITA | −5B | =43N | =31B | −29N | +39B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1900 | -17.6 |
| 33 | Scivittaro, Federico | 1907 | ITA | −28B | −42N | +41B | =22N | =27B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1919 | +2.0 |
| 34 | Chieppa, Giuseppe | 1886 | ITA | −19B | −35N | +46B | −38N | +40B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1878 | -1.4 |
| 35 | D Andrea, Stefano | 1956 | ITA | −3N | +34B | =26N | −11B | −24N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 3.25 | 1908 | -9.0 |
| 36 | Scatolini, Lorenzo | 1817 | ITA | =11N | −17B | +38N | −14N | −22B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1875 | +10.0 |
| 37 | Caracciolo, Matteo | 1929 | ITA | −12B | =31N | +43B | −10N | −21B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1846 | -11.8 |
| 38 | Cobas Ferrer, Dayamy | 1900 | ITA | F | =14N | −36B | +34B | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1907 | +0.6 |
| 39 | Bilous, Adrian | 1926 | UKR | +26N | −8B | −13N | −16B | −32N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 2.50 | 1864 | -17.2 |
| 40 | Tosi, Francesco | 1931 | ITA | −9N | +45B | −19B | −23N | −34N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 0.50 | 1764 | -21.0 |
| 41 | Gargiulo, Tristano | 1858 | ITA | −23B | −15N | −33N | F | +43B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1745 | -11.4 |
| 42 | Tellarini, LorenzoCM | 2075 | ITA | F | +33B | −20N | F | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1967 | -11.6 |
| 43 | Vespe, Francesco Antonio | 1859 | ITA | −13N | =32B | −37N | −30B | −41N | 0.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1572 | -29.4 |
| 44 | Di Resta, Flavio | 1895 | ITA | −16N | −25B | =45N | −24B | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.25 | 1624 | -49.6 |
| 45 | Bonvino, Gianluigi | 1845 | ITA | −10B | −40N | =44B | F | −25N | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.25 | 1644 | -34.4 |
| 46 | Santinelli, Michele | 1910 | ITA | −7N | −26B | −34N | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1256 | -19.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Proietti Cobas, JorgeFMITA+98.84.0 pts · #1
- 2Mukhamed, NazirUKR+54.03.5 pts · #10
- 3Ferrante, MarcoFMITA+40.03.5 pts · #8
- 1Di Resta, FlavioITA-49.60.5 pts · #44
- 2Bonvino, GianluigiITA-34.40.5 pts · #45
- 3Vespe, Francesco AntonioITA-29.40.5 pts · #43
- R2+336 Elo gap
- R1+227 Elo gap
- R5+216 Elo gap