FE 29 Grand Hotel Adriatico - A
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31 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Sept 2025 to 14 Sept 2025 in Montesilvano, Italy. 14 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2349, and top seed was Paulius Pultinevicius (🇱🇹 LTU, GM, 2529).
Paulius Pultinevicius (🇱🇹 LTU, GM, 2529) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Sebastian Poltorak (7.0) and Edoardo Di Benedetto (6.5). Pultinevicius won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Luca Ferraro (1945) beat Jorge Proietti Cobas (FM, 2144), a +199-point gap.
Location
🇮🇹Montesilvano, Italy
Dates
07 Sept 2025 → 14 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 14
GM×5
IM×2
FM×4
WIM×2
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇹Italy×15
🇦🇹Austria×2
🇵🇱Poland×2
🇵🇹Portugal×2
🇮🇱Israel×1
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇱🇹Lithuania×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsGM Paulius Pultinevicius led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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5
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R3–R9 · LEAD HELD
GM Paulius Pultinevicius held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Paulius Pultinevicius lost to IM Sebastian Poltorak (Black).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
GM Paulius Pultinevicius won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pultinevicius, PauliusGM | 2529 | LTU | +24B | +14N | +11B | +4N | +23B | −2N | =3B | +5N | +7B | 7.5 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 36.25 | 2568 | +5.7 |
| 2 | Poltorak, SebastianIM | 2405 | POL | =22N | +30B | +6N | =3B | +7N | +1B | −5N | +12B | +8N | 7.0 | 44.5 | 46.0 | 34.75 | 2456 | +8.4 |
| 3 | Di Benedetto, EdoardoIM | 2436 | ITA | +8B | +13N | =4B | =2N | =12B | +11N | =1N | +6B | =5B | 6.5 | 46.0 | 50.5 | 35.00 | 2480 | +7.4 |
| 4 | Horvath, CsabaGM | 2477 | HUN | +16N | +7B | =3N | −1B | −5N | +24B | =6N | +17B | +13N | 6.0 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 27.50 | 2394 | -6.1 |
| 5 | Glek, IgorGM | 2429 | BEL | F | +27N | +21B | =12N | +4B | +8N | +2B | −1B | =3N | 6.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 30.00 | 2464 | +6.4 |
| 6 | Kovacevic, BlazimirGM | 2379 | CRO | +27B | +18N | −2B | +13N | =8B | =12N | =4B | −3N | +11B | 5.5 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 23.25 | 2307 | -5.9 |
| 7 | Kalyani SirinWIM | 2163 | IND | +25B | −4N | +18B | +11N | −2B | +23N | =12B | +14N | −1N | 5.5 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 21.75 | 2330 | +71.8 |
| 8 | Silva, MarianaWFM | 2023 | POR | −3N | +26B | +9N | +15B | =6N | −5B | =17N | +23B | −2B | 5.0 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 20.25 | 2262 | +48.4 |
| 9 | Caruso, Augusto | 2138 | ITA | =15B | =31N | −8B | +22N | =20B | =25N | =13B | =16N | +19B | 5.0 | 33.5 | 35.0 | 19.00 | 2046 | -22.0 |
| 10 | Kinberg, Ofer | 1990 | ISR | −14N | −24N | =29B | +27N | +15B | −16B | +19N | =20B | +17N | 5.0 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 18.00 | 2075 | +20.0 |
| 11 | Siva Kumar, Nirish KumarFM | 2239 | MAS | +29N | +19B | −1N | −7B | +18N | −3B | =23N | +21B | −6N | 4.5 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 15.75 | 2206 | -8.2 |
| 12 | Kukushkin, IvanFM | 2139 | BUL | =30N | +20B | +15N | =5B | =3N | =6B | =7N | −2N | F | 4.5 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 21.00 | 2249 | +44.0 |
| 13 | Schacher, GerdFM | 2193 | ITA | +26N | −3B | +19N | −6B | =24N | =17B | =9N | +18B | −4B | 4.5 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 16.50 | 2184 | -3.0 |
| 14 | Djuric, StefanGM | 2235 | SRB | +10B | −1B | +24N | −23N | =25B | +20N | +16B | −7B | F | 4.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 18.00 | 2141 | -8.9 |
| 15 | Ferraro, Luca | 1945 | ITA | =9N | +17B | −12B | −8N | −10N | +26B | −18N | +24B | +23N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 15.50 | 2077 | +31.2 |
| 16 | Mayorga Araya, SofiaWIM | 2024 | CRC | −4B | =25N | +31B | −17N | +26B | +10N | −14N | =9B | =21N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 15.00 | 2105 | +32.3 |
| 17 | Unterfrauner, Albert | 2140 | ITA | =31B | −15N | =30B | +16B | +19N | =13N | =8B | −4N | −10B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 36.5 | 14.75 | 2016 | -30.4 |
| 18 | Pintor, Simao | 2117 | POR | +28B | −6B | −7N | +31N | −11B | =21N | +15B | −13N | =20B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 36.5 | 12.50 | 2054 | -15.2 |
| 19 | Mrozowski, Nikodem | 1965 | POL | +23B | −11N | −13B | +21N | −17B | +22N | −10B | +28B | −9N | 4.0 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 14.00 | 2058 | +43.2 |
| 20 | Geraci, Sergio | 1933 | ITA | =21B | −12N | +27B | =25N | =9N | −14B | =22B | =10N | =18N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 15.00 | 2038 | +48.0 |
| 21 | Simoli, Sergio | 2124 | ITA | =20N | =22B | −5N | −19B | +31N | =18B | +24N | −11N | =16B | 4.0 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 12.75 | 2037 | -21.6 |
| 22 | Filippone, Matteo | 2016 | ITA | =2B | =21N | −23B | −9B | +30N | −19B | =20N | =26N | +28B | 4.0 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 12.75 | 2020 | -2.0 |
| 23 | Proietti Cobas, JorgeFM | 2144 | ITA | −19N | +29B | +22N | +14B | −1N | −7B | =11B | −8N | −15B | 3.5 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 12.75 | 2044 | -53.2 |
| 24 | Di Giacinto, Gaudio | 2035 | ITA | −1N | +10B | −14B | +30N | =13B | −4N | −21B | −15N | =27N | 3.0 | 38.5 | 40.0 | 10.00 | 2022 | -8.0 |
| 25 | Sereinig, Eduard | 1967 | AUT | −7N | =16B | +28N | =20B | =14N | =9B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 11.50 | 2071 | +15.8 |
| 26 | Lugaresi, Gabriele | 1970 | ITA | −13B | −8N | F | +28B | −16N | −15N | =29B | =22B | =30N | 2.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 6.25 | 1870 | -42.0 |
| 27 | Fiorido, Giuseppe | 2008 | ITA | −6N | −5B | −20N | −10B | F | =29N | =31B | +30N | =24B | 2.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 4.75 | 1942 | -18.4 |
| 28 | Tonel, Giulia | 1931 | ITA | −18N | F | −25B | −26N | =29N | +31B | +30B | −19N | −22N | 2.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 4.00 | 1853 | -16.4 |
| 29 | Muellneritsch, Anton | 2000 | AUT | −11B | −23N | =10N | F | =28B | =27B | =26N | F | F | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.25 | 1922 | -13.2 |
| 30 | Castelfranchi, Carlo | 1955 | ITA | =12B | −2N | =17N | −24B | −22B | F | −28N | −27B | =26B | 1.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 5.50 | 1823 | -27.0 |
| 31 | Cristiani, Cesare | 1961 | ITA | =17N | =9B | −16N | −18B | −21B | −28N | =27N | F | F | 1.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 5.75 | 1839 | -19.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kalyani SirinWIMIND+71.85.5 pts · #6
- 2Silva, MarianaWFMPOR+48.45.0 pts · #8
- 3Geraci, SergioITA+48.04.0 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Proietti Cobas, JorgeFMITA-53.23.5 pts · #23
- 2Lugaresi, GabrieleITA-42.02.5 pts · #27
- 3Unterfrauner, AlbertITA-30.44.0 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R9+199 Elo gap
- R2+195 Elo gap
- R1+179 Elo gap