OP 2 Oktoberchess
Open SwissStandard
24 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 10 Oct 2025 to 12 Oct 2025 in Pordenone, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1695, and top seed was Daniele Cecotti (🇮🇹 ITA, 1798).
Marco Grudina (🇮🇹 ITA, 1756) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Francesco Foroni (4.0) and Enrico Perlin (4.0). Grudina shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇮🇹Pordenone, Italy
Dates
10 Oct 2025 → 12 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 45 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇹Italy×20
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R3; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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4
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3
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Francesco Foroni held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 4.0/5. Grudina takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Francesco Foroni drew with Marco Grudina (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Francesco Foroni | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Marco Grudina | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Enrico Perlin | — | — | * | — |
| 4Michele Perricone | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grudina, Marco | 1756 | ITA | +15B | +7N | =6N | +5B | =2B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 12.00 | 1916 | +16.4 |
| 2 | Foroni, Francesco | 1757 | ITA | +16N | +14B | +10N | =6B | =1N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 10.00 | 1879 | +15.2 |
| 3 | Perlin, Enrico | 1719 | ITA | F | +23B | +15N | +13N | +6B | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 2599 | +12.2 |
| 4 | De Luca, Stefano | 1569 | ITA | +13B | =5N | =11B | +7N | =12B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 9.25 | 1754 | +14.8 |
| 5 | Perricone, Michele | 1729 | ITA | +20N | =4B | +18N | −1N | +11B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 6.75 | 1746 | +2.0 |
| 6 | Cecotti, Daniele | 1798 | ITA | +17B | +9N | =1B | =2N | −3N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 9.00 | 1751 | -5.6 |
| 7 | Pescatore, Roberto | 1605 | ITA | +21N | −1B | +19N | −4B | +14N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1528 | -12.4 |
| 8 | Gregoris, Massimo | 0 | ITA | −14N | +16B | −9B | +23N | +13B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1465 | 0.0 |
| 9 | La Malfa, Stelio | 1653 | ITA | +23N | −6B | +8N | F | +10B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 1661 | +0.4 |
| 10 | Lauber, Alberto | 1521 | ITA | +12B | +24N | −2B | =11N | −9N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1381 | -19.2 |
| 11 | Lippi, Alberto | 1547 | ITA | +19N | =18B | =4N | =10B | −5N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.75 | 1550 | -1.2 |
| 12 | Riefolo, Giovanni | 0 | ITA | −10N | F | +24B | +18B | =4N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1606 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Moreno Madrid, Samuel Ernesto | 0 | ITA | −4N | +20B | +14N | −3B | −8N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1517 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Ceka, Alush Alessio | 1634 | ITA | +8B | −2N | −13B | +22N | −7B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 882 | -34.8 |
| 15 | Breda, Federico | 0 | ITA | −1N | +21B | −3B | +19N | −17B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 861 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Riggi, Marco | 1478 | ITA | −2B | −8N | −22B | +21N | +19B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 958 | -3.4 |
| 17 | Zamuner, Nico | 1514 | ITA | −6N | F | +20B | F | +15N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 999 | -6.0 |
| 18 | Barlotti, Gabriele | 1727 | ITA | +22B | =11N | −5B | −12N | F | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1448 | -14.6 |
| 19 | FIDE 23478489 | 0 | — | −11B | +22N | −7B | −15B | −16N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 747 | 0.0 |
| 20 | De Giusti, Luca | 0 | ITA | −5B | −13N | −17N | F | +22B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 817 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 552013464 | 0 | — | −7B | −15N | F | −16B | +23B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 744 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Della Barbera, Antonella | 0 | ITA | −18N | −19B | +16N | −14B | −20N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1490 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 23478411 | 0 | — | −9B | −3N | F | −8B | −21N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 888 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 23478446 | 0 | — | F | −10B | −12N | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 722 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Grudina, MarcoITA+16.44.0 pts · #3
- 2Foroni, FrancescoITA+15.24.0 pts · #1
- 3De Luca, StefanoITA+14.83.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Ceka, Alush AlessioITA-34.82.0 pts · #20
- 2Lauber, AlbertoITA-19.22.5 pts · #15
- 3Barlotti, GabrieleITA-14.61.5 pts · #14