WE 5 Primavera scacchistica veronese - A
32 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in Verona, Italy. 5 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2127, and top seed was Andrei M. Kossarev (🇮🇹 ITA, FM, 2268).
Luca Ballotti (🇮🇹 ITA, CM, 2214) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Andrei M. Kossarev (4.5) and Roberto Negro (3.5). Ballotti shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Matteo Zamboni (1884) beat Harry Bryant (CM, 2115), a +231-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Ballotti takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).
CM Luca Ballotti drew with FM Andrei M. Kossarev (Black).
CM Luca Ballotti 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Andrei M. Kossarev 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMLuca Ballotti | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2FMAndrei M. Kossarev | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3CMHarry Bryant | — | — | * | — |
| 4Jacopo Gennari | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballotti, LucaCM | 2214 | ITA | +29B | +11N | +3B | =2N | +7B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 12.75 | 2451 | +23.8 |
| 2 | Kossarev, Andrei M.FM | 2268 | ITA | +17N | +13B | +7N | =1B | +4N | 4.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 13.75 | 2450 | +17.0 |
| 3 | Negro, Roberto | 2121 | ITA | +22N | +10B | −1N | =13B | +14N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 8.75 | 2177 | +7.8 |
| 4 | Gennari, Jacopo | 2155 | ITA | =25N | +15B | +14N | +8B | −2B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 8.75 | 2197 | +6.6 |
| 5 | Bryant, HarryCM | 2115 | ENG | −16N | +27B | +17N | =10B | +13N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 2094 | -4.0 |
| 6 | Vezzosi, PaoloIM | 2118 | ITA | +28B | −9N | +18B | =20N | +15B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 7.25 | 2072 | -2.6 |
| 7 | Canella, Jacopo | 2070 | ITA | +27B | +16N | −2B | +9N | −1N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 2116 | +6.6 |
| 8 | Unterweger, Jonas | 2125 | ITA | +18B | +12N | =9B | −4N | =11B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 8.50 | 2082 | -10.4 |
| 9 | Bordignon, Angelo | 1971 | ITA | +21N | +6B | =8N | −7B | =10N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 8.50 | 2096 | +17.6 |
| 10 | Altissimo, Tiziano | 1975 | ITA | +24B | −3N | +26B | =5N | =9B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.25 | 2058 | +22.8 |
| 11 | Bevilacqua, Maurizio | 2027 | ITA | +23N | −1B | =25N | +21B | =8N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.25 | 2068 | +5.6 |
| 12 | Buglisi, Massimo | 1983 | ITA | +32N | −8B | +30N | −14B | +20B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 2014 | +5.0 |
| 13 | Engl, Stefan | 2026 | ITA | +31B | −2N | +16B | =3N | −5B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 4.75 | 2050 | +2.8 |
| 14 | Tona, Leonardo | 2030 | ITA | =26B | +19N | −4B | +12N | −3B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 2038 | +2.0 |
| 15 | Soncin, Riccardo | 1881 | ITA | =19B | −4N | +22N | +25B | −6N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 2032 | +38.4 |
| 16 | Zamboni, Matteo | 1884 | ITA | +5B | −7B | −13N | +26N | =19B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 2029 | +18.8 |
| 17 | Buqa, Brajan | 1956 | ITA | −2B | +31N | −5B | +27N | =18B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 2.75 | 2008 | +11.2 |
| 18 | Peretti, Eva | 1915 | ITA | −8N | +32B | −6N | +30B | =17N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1960 | +11.6 |
| 19 | Giraldi, Edoardo | 2058 | ITA | =15N | −14B | =21N | +23B | =16N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1900 | -20.4 |
| 20 | Bodini, Ludovico | 1957 | ITA | +30B | F | +23N | =6B | −12N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 2027 | +7.4 |
| 21 | Fanelli, Paolo | 1834 | ITA | −9B | +28N | =19B | −11N | =24B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1886 | +6.2 |
| 22 | Bortolazzi, Michele | 1893 | ITA | −3B | =24N | −15B | =28N | +26B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1851 | -6.6 |
| 23 | Gennari, Leone | 1871 | ITA | −11B | +29N | −20B | −19N | +28B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1902 | +3.8 |
| 24 | Interlandi, Patrizio | 1846 | ITA | −10N | =22B | F | +31B | =21N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1891 | +4.8 |
| 25 | Fanchin, Matteo | 1935 | ITA | =4B | =26N | =11B | −15N | −29N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1827 | -29.6 |
| 26 | Soncin, Denis | 1875 | ITA | =14N | =25B | −10N | −16B | −22N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1703 | -20.6 |
| 27 | Garista, Eugenio | 1882 | ITA | −7N | −5N | +29B | −17B | −30N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1727 | -19.2 |
| 28 | Cara Romeo, LaviniaWCM | 1890 | ITA | −6N | −21B | =31N | =22B | −23N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 1.25 | 1676 | -54.4 |
| 29 | Privitera, Franco | 1940 | ITA | −1N | −23B | −27N | F | +25B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1783 | -17.0 |
| 30 | Zanin, Stefano | 1754 | ITA | −20N | F | −12B | −18N | +27B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1741 | -1.4 |
| 31 | Engl, Alexander | 1861 | ITA | −13N | −17B | =28B | −24N | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1608 | -22.6 |
| 32 | De Minico, Stefano | 1846 | ITA | −12B | −18N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1149 | -14.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Soncin, RiccardoITA+38.42.5 pts · #20
- 2Ballotti, LucaCMITA+23.84.5 pts · #1
- 3Altissimo, TizianoITA+22.83.0 pts · #7
- 1Cara Romeo, LaviniaWCMITA-54.41.0 pts · #29
- 2Fanchin, MatteoITA-29.61.5 pts · #25
- 3Engl, AlexanderITA-22.60.5 pts · #31
- R1+231 Elo gap
- R2+147 Elo gap
- R5+128 Elo gap