CP Trapani 2026
34 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 10 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Petrosino, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1770, and top seed was Davide Montalto (🇮🇹 ITA, 2044).
Davide Montalto (🇮🇹 ITA, 2044) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Nicolo` Licari (5.5) and Pietro Mattarella (4.5). Montalto shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Francesco Fardella (1460) beat Francesco Bianco (1694), a +234-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 5.5/6. Montalto takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (22.0).
Davide Montalto drew with Nicolo` Licari (Black).
Davide Montalto 3 wins (R1–R3)Nicolo` Licari 3 wins (R1–R3)Pietro Mattarella 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Davide Montalto | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Nicolo` Licari | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Pietro Mattarella | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Giuseppe Pellegrino | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montalto, Davide | 2044 | ITA | +25B | +4N | +11B | =2N | +6B | +3N | 5.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 21.25 | 2119 | +13.2 |
| 2 | Licari, Nicolo` | 1791 | ITA | +22N | +9B | +12N | =1B | +5N | +8B | 5.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 20.25 | 2076 | +66.8 |
| 3 | Mattarella, Pietro | 1875 | ITA | +14N | +23B | +8N | =5B | +7N | −1B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 15.50 | 1920 | +9.2 |
| 4 | Pellegrino, Giuseppe | 1671 | ITA | +28N | −1B | +20N | +22B | +12N | =7B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 11.00 | 1806 | +17.0 |
| 5 | Gigante, Giovanni | 1741 | ITA | +27B | +15N | +18B | =3N | −2B | =6N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 11.75 | 1693 | -4.8 |
| 6 | Lembo, Francesco | 1649 | ITA | +29N | =7B | +23N | +9B | −1N | =5B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 11.00 | 1834 | +77.6 |
| 7 | Fontana, Giulio | 1809 | ITA | +20B | =6N | +24B | +11N | −3B | =4N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 12.25 | 1775 | -3.2 |
| 8 | Mangiaracina, Andrea | 1623 | ITA | +26B | +32N | −3B | +10N | +16B | −2N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 10.00 | 1727 | +21.2 |
| 9 | Fontana, Edoardo | 1670 | ITA | +19B | −2N | +27B | −6N | +18B | +16N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 10.00 | 855 | -41.6 |
| 10 | Montalto, Alessio | 1536 | ITA | +30N | −11B | +17N | −8B | +22N | +15N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 9.00 | 1573 | +8.4 |
| 11 | Agoglitta, Martin | 1695 | ITA | +34B | +10N | −1N | −7B | +20N | =12B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.25 | 1684 | -1.2 |
| 12 | Mancuso, Luigi | 1572 | ITA | +33B | +24N | −2B | +18N | −4B | =11N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.25 | 1622 | +9.6 |
| 13 | Basone, Francesco | 1507 | ITA | −18B | +21N | =19B | +30N | −15B | +17N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 7.75 | 786 | -15.2 |
| 14 | Canale, Ilaria | 1479 | ITA | −3B | −19N | +26B | =21N | +29B | +30N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.25 | 1057 | -3.2 |
| 15 | Arini, Mario | 1586 | ITA | +16N | −5B | −22N | +31B | +13N | −10B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 7.50 | 1352 | -24.4 |
| 16 | Sciacca, Francesco | 0 | ITA | −15B | +34N | +25B | +19N | −8N | −9B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 1396 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Burzotta, Salvatore | 0 | ITA | −32B | +33N | −10B | +25N | +23N | −13B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1507 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Struppa, Samuel | 0 | ITA | +13N | +?B | −5N | −12B | −9N | =20B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.75 | 1439 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Carollo, Vito | 0 | ITA | −9N | +14B | =13N | −16B | +21B | −24N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 7.75 | 1493 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Fardella, Francesco | 1460 | ITA | −7N | +28B | −4B | +24N | −11B | =18N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 4.25 | 1521 | +9.2 |
| 21 | Canale, Giovanni | 0 | ITA | −23N | −13B | +28N | =14B | −19N | +22B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 4.75 | 1421 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Palermo, Gabriele Salvatore | 1423 | ITA | −2B | +26N | +15B | −4N | −10B | −21N | 2.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 5.00 | 1453 | +6.4 |
| 23 | Felicetti, Yuri | 1671 | ITA | +21B | −3N | −6B | +27N | −17B | −26N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 4.50 | 897 | -37.6 |
| 24 | Bianco, Francesco | 1694 | ITA | +31N | −12B | −7N | −20B | F | +19B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 813 | -72.0 |
| 25 | Agrusa, Alessandro | 1481 | ITA | −1N | +31B | −16N | −17B | F | +29N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 1078 | -3.2 |
| 26 | Fazio, Samuele | 0 | ITA | −8N | −22B | −14N | +28B | F | +23B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1346 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Agrusa, Chiara | 0 | ITA | −5N | +29B | −9N | −23B | F | +31N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 894 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Carollo, Ettore | 0 | ITA | −4B | −20N | −21B | −26N | +?N | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 766 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Conticello, Leonardo | 0 | ITA | −6B | −27N | F | +?B | −14N | −25B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 685 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 552012620 | 0 | — | −10B | F | +?N | −13B | F | −14B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Cammarata, Elisa | 0 | ITA | −24B | −25N | +33B | −15N | F | −27B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 786 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Titone, Simone Pietro | 1711 | ITA | +17N | −8B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 823 | -24.8 |
| 33 | Seguenti, Antonino | 0 | ITA | −12N | −17B | −31N | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Cacciato, Francesco | 0 | ITA | −11N | −16B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 882 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lembo, FrancescoITA+77.64.0 pts · #6
- 2Licari, Nicolo`ITA+66.85.5 pts · #2
- 3Mangiaracina, AndreaITA+21.24.0 pts · #8
- 1Bianco, FrancescoITA-72.02.0 pts · #28
- 2Fontana, EdoardoITA-41.64.0 pts · #31
- 3Felicetti, YuriITA-37.62.0 pts · #25
- R4+234 Elo gap
- R3+163 Elo gap
- R2+122 Elo gap