WE Citta' di Sanremo 2025 - A
Open SwissStandard
50 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in Sanremo, Italy. 3 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2025, and top seed was Igor Efimov (🇲🇨 MNC, GM, 2331).
Igor Efimov (🇲🇨 MNC, GM, 2331) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Andre Pacteau (4.0) and Paolo Formento (4.0). Efimov broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Mickael Schang (1524) beat Gianni Rossi Cassani (1756), a +232-point gap.
Location
🇮🇹Sanremo, Italy
Dates
28 Nov 2025 → 30 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 3
GM×1
FM×1
WIM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇮🇹Italy×34
🇫🇷France×11
🇲🇨Monaco×2
🇬🇧England×1
🇧🇪Belgium×1
🇦🇱Albania×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGM Igor Efimov led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
20
9
3
4
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
GM Igor Efimov held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
GM Igor Efimov 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Paolo Formento 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMIgor Efimov | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Stefano De Gregori | — | * | — | — |
| 3FMPaolo Formento | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Davide Misuraca | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Efimov, IgorGM | 2331 | MNC | +30B | +29N | +7B | =3N | +6B | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 13.00 | 2382 | +3.2 |
| 2 | Pacteau, Andre | 2066 | FRA | =19B | +35N | +4B | +8N | =3B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 12.75 | 2144 | +11.0 |
| 3 | Formento, PaoloFM | 2310 | ITA | +31N | +25B | +14N | =1B | =2N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 11.75 | 2265 | -0.3 |
| 4 | De Gregori, Stefano | 1776 | ITA | +37N | +9B | −2N | +14B | +15B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 2112 | +84.4 |
| 5 | Misuraca, Davide | 1877 | ITA | +50B | +22N | =8B | =20N | +16B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 8.50 | 2045 | +21.0 |
| 6 | Barbero, Filippo | 1975 | ITA | +16B | =23N | +19B | +10B | −1N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 10.25 | 2041 | +8.2 |
| 7 | Flamand, Arthur | 1882 | FRA | +26N | +21B | −1N | +17B | =10N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 9.75 | 2019 | +16.0 |
| 8 | Herbin, Alexandre | 1942 | FRA | +36N | +34B | =5N | −2B | +21N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 8.50 | 1985 | +6.2 |
| 9 | Giuberchio, Cesare | 1921 | ITA | +38B | −4N | +30B | +27N | =11B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1896 | -2.6 |
| 10 | Mercandelli, Claudio | 1871 | ITA | +47B | +33N | +15B | −6N | =7B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.75 | 1935 | +10.6 |
| 11 | Dambrain, Matthieu | 1744 | ITA | +43N | −14B | +42N | +23B | =9N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 6.25 | 1889 | +19.8 |
| 12 | Dubois, MartineWIM | 1873 | MNC | −22N | =26B | +47N | +24B | +19N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.25 | 1838 | -3.8 |
| 13 | Mangiaracina, Franck | 1819 | FRA | =32N | =24B | +31N | =21B | +20B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 8.00 | 1928 | +14.2 |
| 14 | Lanzillotta, Daniele | 1890 | ITA | +28B | +11N | −3B | −4N | +30B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 8.00 | 1920 | +4.0 |
| 15 | Ariaudo, Claudio | 1898 | ITA | +41N | +17B | −10N | +40B | −4N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1845 | -6.8 |
| 16 | Guglielmotto, Graziano | 1722 | ITA | −6N | +44B | +25N | +29B | −5N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1887 | +22.0 |
| 17 | Dapelo, Simone | 1771 | ITA | +46B | −15N | +37B | −7N | +39B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1766 | +0.2 |
| 18 | Fecit, Mattia | 1631 | FRA | =27B | −19N | =38B | +35N | +34N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 1820 | +26.0 |
| 19 | Bodereau, Marc | 1731 | FRA | =2N | +18B | −6N | +22B | −12B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 1839 | +12.4 |
| 20 | Martre, Michel | 2031 | BEL | =24N | +32B | =23N | =5B | −13N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 1777 | -61.2 |
| 21 | Ciccarelli, Marco | 1742 | ITA | +39B | −7N | +33B | =13N | −8B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 1738 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Bonello, Mattia | 1655 | ITA | +12B | −5B | =34N | −19N | +41B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1789 | +35.6 |
| 23 | Prince, Alan R | 1803 | ENG | +44N | =6B | =20B | −11N | =28B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.25 | 1815 | +1.2 |
| 24 | Piazza, Alessandro | 1730 | ITA | =20B | =13N | =29B | −12N | +37B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1822 | +11.2 |
| 25 | Mongelli, Ferdinando | 1786 | ITA | +45B | −3N | −16B | =32N | +36N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1782 | -3.2 |
| 26 | Ugliotti, Edoardo Giovanni | 1680 | ITA | −7B | =12N | =46B | =33N | +38B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 1711 | +7.6 |
| 27 | Platino, Maurizio | 1780 | ITA | =18N | =42B | +36N | −9B | =40N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 1718 | -8.0 |
| 28 | Ruggeri, Claudio | 1687 | ITA | −14N | −43B | +44N | +42B | =23N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1683 | -0.6 |
| 29 | Montani, Riccardo | 1804 | ITA | +49B | −1B | =24N | −16N | =32B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.25 | 1718 | -14.2 |
| 30 | Lecini, Medin | 1742 | ALB | −1N | +49B | −9N | +43B | −14N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 1750 | -2.8 |
| 31 | Losi, Paolo | 1736 | ITA | −3B | +45N | −13B | =37N | =33B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.75 | 1667 | -11.6 |
| 32 | Pambieri, Victor | 1651 | ITA | =13B | −20N | =35B | =25B | =29N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1768 | +26.0 |
| 33 | Schang, Mickael | 1524 | FRA | +40N | −10B | −21N | =26B | =31N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1685 | +18.8 |
| 34 | Megna, Giuseppe | 1778 | ITA | +48B | −8N | =22B | =39N | −18B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1603 | -23.2 |
| 35 | Cai, Roberto | 1760 | ITA | =42N | −2B | =32N | −18B | +43N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1616 | -20.2 |
| 36 | Kirikov, Petr | 1717 | FRA | −8B | +48N | −27B | +45N | −25B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1681 | -10.4 |
| 37 | Alticozzi, Matteo | 1583 | ITA | −4B | +38N | −17N | =31B | −24N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1592 | +1.0 |
| 38 | Maritano, Emanuele | 1691 | ITA | −9N | −37B | =18N | +47B | −26N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1544 | -40.8 |
| 39 | Salvade`, Stefano | 1502 | ITA | −21N | F | +41B | =34B | −17N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1659 | +24.8 |
| 40 | Rossi Cassani, Gianni | 1756 | ITA | −33B | F | +43N | −15N | =27B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1593 | -17.4 |
| 41 | Parodi, Philippe | 1687 | FRA | −15B | =46N | −39N | +48B | −22N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1508 | -24.6 |
| 42 | Rei-Rosa, Jean-Jacques | 1573 | FRA | =35B | =27N | −11B | −28N | −45B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.25 | 1481 | -10.0 |
| 43 | Mezzapesa, Juliette | 1518 | FRA | −11B | +28N | −40B | −30N | −35B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1498 | -2.2 |
| 44 | Guido, Pierpaolo | 1636 | ITA | −23B | −16N | −28B | F | +48N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1517 | -12.0 |
| 45 | De Paulis, Sergio Carlo | 1632 | ITA | −25N | −31B | F | −36B | +42N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1509 | -12.4 |
| 46 | Toska, Alban | 1580 | ITA | −17N | =41B | =26N | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1589 | +0.4 |
| 47 | Malinverni, Carlo | 1651 | ITA | −10N | F | −12B | −38N | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1012 | -17.6 |
| 48 | Donnoli, Giorgio | 1627 | ITA | −34N | −36B | F | −41N | −44B | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 905 | -31.6 |
| 49 | Bonino, Silvano | 1639 | ITA | −29N | −30N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 973 | -12.8 |
| 50 | Tagliano, Maurizio | 1676 | ITA | −5N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1076 | -4.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1De Gregori, StefanoITA+84.44.0 pts · #2
- 2Bonello, MattiaITA+35.62.5 pts · #21
- 3Pambieri, VictorITA+26.02.0 pts · #36
Top rating losers
- 1Martre, MichelBEL-61.22.5 pts · #23
- 2Maritano, EmanueleITA-40.81.5 pts · #41
- 3Donnoli, GiorgioITA-31.60.0 pts · #48
Biggest upsets
- R1+232 Elo gap
- R1+218 Elo gap
- R5+212 Elo gap