WE Chessmate cruise - A
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFederico Montalbano led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Federico Montalbano never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Federico Montalbano beat Emanuele Passiglia (Black).
Federico Montalbano won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Federico Montalbano | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Emanuele Passiglia | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Giuseppe Ottavio Messina | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Teodoro Borras Julian | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montalbano, Federico | 2169 | ITA | +4B | +2N | +6B | +5N | =3N | 4.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 12.00 | 2233 | +4.8 |
| 2 | Passiglia, Emanuele | 1855 | ITA | +7N | −1B | +4N | =6B | +8B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 2007 | +19.0 |
| 3 | Messina, Giuseppe Ottavio | 1915 | ITA | −6N | +8B | =5N | +7N | =1B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 1936 | +3.0 |
| 4 | Borras Julian, Teodoro | 1846 | ESP | −1N | +7B | −2B | +8N | =5B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.25 | 1867 | +1.2 |
| 5 | Li Vigni, Massimo | 1878 | ITA | +8B | =6N | =3B | −1B | =4N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1901 | +2.2 |
| 6 | Galofaro, Gabriele | 1842 | ITA | +3B | =5B | −1N | =2N | −7B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 6.00 | 1831 | -3.0 |
| 7 | Stella, Gianluca | 1700 | ITA | −2B | −4N | +8N | −3B | +6N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1766 | +8.2 |
| 8 | Dentale, Antonio | 1731 | ITA | −5N | −3N | −7B | −4B | −2N | 0.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 1039 | -35.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Passiglia, EmanueleITA+19.03.5 pts · #2
- 2Stella, GianlucaITA+8.22.0 pts · #7
- 3Montalbano, FedericoITA+4.84.5 pts · #1
- 1Dentale, AntonioITA-35.40.0 pts · #8
- 2Galofaro, GabrieleITA-3.02.0 pts · #6
- 3Borras Julian, TeodoroESP1.22.5 pts · #4
- R5+142 Elo gap