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WE 2 Citta' di Sanremo - B

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20 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in Sanremo, Italy. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1576, and top seed was Andrea Facchini (🇫🇷 FRA, 1677).

Gioele Vivalda (🇮🇹 ITA, 1563) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Enrico Barbagallo (4.0) and Nicole Pambieri (3.5). Vivalda won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Cesar Roces (1505) beat Andrea Facchini (1677), a +172-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
Top seed
🇫🇷Andrea Facchini1677
Avg top 10
1,576
Participants
20
Federations · 3 represented
🇮🇹Italy×16
🇦🇷Argentina×1
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Gioele Vivalda led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
10
4
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Vivalda5Barbagallo4Stringaro3.5Pambieri3.5Fornet3Rama3
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Gioele Vivalda never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Gioele Vivalda beat Enrico Barbagallo (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Gioele Vivalda 5 wins (R1–R5)Enrico Barbagallo 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Gioele Vivalda*
1
—
1
2Enrico Barbagallo
0
*
1
—
3Manuel Stringaro—
0
*—
4Nicole Pambieri
0
——*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Vivalda, Gioele1563ITA+10N+3B+9B+2N+5B5.013.015.515.502297+65.2
2Barbagallo, Enrico1549ITA+20N+4B+5N−1B+7B4.014.514.59.501639+14.0
3Pambieri, Nicole1460ITA+15B−1N+6B=12N+9B3.513.015.08.751632+38.0
4Stringaro, Manuel0ITA+12B−2N+17B=9N+11N3.511.513.07.7516110.0
5Rama, Federico1474ITA+8N+13B−2B+14N−1N3.014.016.07.001646+44.0
6Fornet, Nicolas Francesco Antoine0ITA−13N+8B−3N+16N+14B3.010.512.57.001616-3.6
7Faretina, Jacopo1493ITA+17B=14B=11N+13B−2N3.010.512.05.751669+47.6
8Ciravegna, Matteo1621ITA−5B−6N+10N+19B+13N3.010.511.55.501519-11.6
9Roces, Cesar1505ARG+19B+11B−1N=4B−3N2.514.515.55.251441-4.6
10Anfossi, Luca0ITA−1B=15N−8B+17N+18N2.511.513.04.0015620.0
11Facchini, Andrea1677FRA+16B−9N=7B+15N−4B2.511.013.05.501615-13.6
12Borrelli, Vincenzo1504ITA−4N+20B=14N=3B=15N2.511.011.03.751539+2.8
13Cardaci, Simone1553ITA+6B−5N+16B−7N−8B2.012.014.05.001335-22.8
14Rama, Stefano1575ITA+18B=7N=12B−5B−6N2.011.513.04.251472-22.4
15Veropalumbo, Elena1583ITA−3N=10B+18N−11B=12B2.011.012.54.001424-35.6
16Bellino, Osvaldo1496ITA−11N+19B−13N−6B+20N2.08.58.51.00815-14.0
17Ciravegna, Simone1628ITA−7N=18B−4N−10B+19N1.510.511.51.751256-38.4
18Ramella, Fulvio1403ITA−14N=17N−15B+20N−10B1.58.08.00.7513230.0
19FIDE 5520186600—−9N−16N+20B−8N−17B1.09.09.00.007650.0
20FIDE 234905000—−2B−12N−19N−18B−16B0.010.011.00.006910.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets