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8 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Sept 2025 to 27 Sept 2025 in Palermo, Italy. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1867, and top seed was Federico Montalbano (🇮🇹 ITA, 2169).

Federico Montalbano (🇮🇹 ITA, 2169) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Emanuele Passiglia (3.5) and Giuseppe Ottavio Messina (3.0). Montalbano won solo starting round 2.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Gianluca Stella (1700) beat Gabriele Galofaro (1842), a +142-point gap.

Location
🇮🇹Palermo, Italy
Dates
24 Sept 2025 → 27 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
1,867
Participants
8
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇹Italy×7
🇪🇸Spain×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Federico Montalbano led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
4
1
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R2–R5 · LEAD HELD

Federico Montalbano never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Federico Montalbano beat Emanuele Passiglia (Black).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

Federico Montalbano won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Montalbano, Federico2169ITA+4B+2N+6B+5N=3N4.511.513.512.002233+4.8
2Passiglia, Emanuele1855ITA+7N1B+4N=6B+8B3.511.011.05.502007+19.0
3Messina, Giuseppe Ottavio1915ITA6N+8B=5N+7N=1B3.011.011.05.501936+3.0
4Borras Julian, Teodoro1846ESP1N+7B2B+8N=5B2.512.512.53.251867+1.2
5Li Vigni, Massimo1878ITA+8B=6N=3B1B=4N2.512.012.03.751901+2.2
6Galofaro, Gabriele1842ITA+3B=5B1N=2N7B2.013.515.56.001831-3.0
7Stella, Gianluca1700ITA2B4N+8N3B+6N2.011.011.02.001766+8.2
8Dentale, Antonio1731ITA5N3N7B4B2N0.011.513.50.001039-35.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets