OP 53 Settimanale Scacco matto
32 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 04 Aug 2025 to 30 Aug 2025 in Marsala, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1745, and top seed was Davide Montalto (🇮🇹 ITA, 1969).
Federica Montalto (🇮🇹 ITA, 1847) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Gianvito Genovese (5.0) and Nicolo` Licari (5.0). Montalto shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Edoardo Fontana (1638) beat Gianvito Genovese (1855), a +217-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 3 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
3 players finish on 5.0/6. Montalto takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (20.5).
Gianvito Genovese beat Federica Montalto (White).
Gianvito Genovese 4 wins (R3–R6)Federica Montalto 5 wins (R1–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gianvito Genovese | * | 1 | — | 0 |
| 2Federica Montalto | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Nicolo` Licari | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4Edoardo Fontana | 1 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montalto, Federica | 1847 | ITA | +23B | +6N | +7B | +9N | +4B | −2N | 5.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 17.50 | 1926 | +12.0 |
| 2 | Genovese, Gianvito | 1855 | ITA | +29N | −5B | +12N | +10B | +6N | +1B | 5.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 16.50 | 1943 | +15.0 |
| 3 | Licari, Nicolo` | 1676 | ITA | +27N | +24B | =10N | =4B | +5N | +7B | 5.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 15.25 | 1937 | +63.2 |
| 4 | Cerami, Giuseppe | 1718 | ITA | +28B | +18N | +5B | =3N | −1N | =9B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 12.25 | 1744 | +3.6 |
| 5 | Fontana, Edoardo | 1638 | ITA | +30B | +2N | −4N | +24B | −3B | +13N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 11.00 | 1744 | +28.8 |
| 6 | Titone, Simone Pietro | 1628 | ITA | +15N | −1B | +23N | +14N | −2B | +20B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 10.50 | 1729 | +20.8 |
| 7 | Pellegrino, Giuseppe | 1669 | ITA | +32B | +19N | −1N | +18B | +9B | −3N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 8.50 | 1714 | +6.2 |
| 8 | Montalto, Alessio | 1498 | ITA | F | F | +27N | +21B | +23N | +18B | 4.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 2307 | +41.2 |
| 9 | Mancuso, Luigi | 1601 | ITA | +31B | +14N | +20B | −1B | −7N | =4N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 8.50 | 1670 | +12.4 |
| 10 | Montalto, Davide | 1969 | ITA | +12B | +17N | =3B | −2N | +19B | F | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 11.00 | 1814 | -28.0 |
| 11 | Lembo, Francesco | 0 | ITA | F | −23N | +32B | +29B | =18N | +19N | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.75 | 1581 | +27.6 |
| 12 | Fardella, Francesco | 1480 | ITA | −10N | +25B | −2B | +28N | −13B | +26N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 983 | -19.6 |
| 13 | Peralta, Francesco | 1615 | ITA | F | −20N | +15B | +16B | +12N | −5B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 9.00 | 1560 | -3.0 |
| 14 | Errera, Dario Vito Francesco | 1793 | ITA | +16N | −9B | +29N | −6B | +24N | F | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1540 | -24.2 |
| 15 | Felicetti, Yuri | 0 | ITA | −6B | F | −13N | +25B | +29N | +24B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1543 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Burzotta, Salvatore | 0 | ITA | −14B | +31N | −19B | −13N | +30B | +27N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 834 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Alagna, Mario | 1654 | ITA | +25N | −10B | F | F | +22N | +23B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.50 | 1696 | +2.8 |
| 18 | Basone, Francesco | 1592 | ITA | +26N | −4B | +21N | −7N | =11B | −8N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 6.25 | 1261 | -61.6 |
| 19 | Canale, Ilaria | 1489 | ITA | +21N | −7B | +16N | =20B | −10N | −11B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 6.75 | 870 | -36.4 |
| 20 | Slesarev, Richard | 0 | ITA | F | +13B | −9N | =19N | +27B | −6N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 1498 | -28.4 |
| 21 | Sciacca, Francesco | 0 | ITA | −19B | +32N | −18B | −8N | =28B | +29N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.75 | 1312 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Palermo, Gabriele Salvatore | 0 | ITA | −24N | =27B | +25N | F | −17B | +28N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 773 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Sturiano, Gioele | 1423 | ITA | −1N | +11B | −6B | +30N | −8B | −17N | 2.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 4.50 | 1370 | -15.2 |
| 24 | Montalto, Lorenzo | 1493 | ITA | +22B | −3N | +28B | −5N | −14B | −15N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 904 | -28.4 |
| 25 | Conticello, Leonardo | 0 | ITA | −17B | −12N | −22B | −15N | +32B | +30N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 767 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 552013006 | 0 | — | −18B | −28N | −30B | +32N | +31B | −12B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 736 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Canale, Giovanni | 0 | ITA | −3B | =22N | −8B | +31N | −20N | −16B | 1.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 2.25 | 789 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Cammarata, Elisa | 0 | ITA | −4N | +26B | −24N | −12B | =21N | −22B | 1.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 3.25 | 763 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Licari, Carlo Salvatore | 1437 | ITA | −2B | +30N | −14B | −11N | −15B | −21B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 1.00 | 893 | -26.8 |
| 30 | Fazio, Samuele | 0 | ITA | −5N | −29B | +26N | −23B | −16N | −25B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 699 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 552012174 | 0 | — | −9N | −16B | F | −27B | −26N | +32N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 801 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Cerami, Antonino | 0 | ITA | −7N | −21B | −11N | −26B | −25N | −31B | 0.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 759 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Licari, Nicolo`ITA+63.25.0 pts · #3
- 2Montalto, AlessioITA+41.24.0 pts · #10
- 3Fontana, EdoardoITA+28.84.0 pts · #5
- 1Basone, FrancescoITA-61.62.5 pts · #19
- 2Canale, IlariaITA-36.42.5 pts · #23
- 3Montalto, LorenzoITA-28.42.0 pts · #27
- R2+217 Elo gap
- R2+192 Elo gap
- R4+165 Elo gap