CR Sardegna 2025
Open SwissStandard
45 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 30 May 2025 to 02 Jun 2025 in Oristano, Italy. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1988, and top seed was Francesco Sonis (🇮🇹 ITA, GM, 2570).
Francesco Sonis (🇮🇹 ITA, GM, 2570) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Alessandro Altea (5.0) and Giancarlo Buchicchio (5.0). Sonis won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Lorenzo Zanda (1487) beat Emanuele Cancedda (1818), a +331-point gap.
Location
🇮🇹Oristano, Italy
Dates
30 May 2025 → 02 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
GM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇹Italy×44
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsGM Francesco Sonis led from R5; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
21
9
3
2
1
1
1
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
GM Francesco Sonis never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Francesco Sonis beat Alessandro Altea (Black).
R1–R7 · WIN STREAK
GM Francesco Sonis won 7 in a row (R1–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMFrancesco Sonis | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Alessandro Altea | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Mario Carrus | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Filippo Cugia | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonis, FrancescoGM | 2570 | ITA | +23B | +10N | +12B | +3N | +4B | +2N | +7B | 7.0 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 31.00 | 2970 | +5.6 |
| 2 | Altea, Alessandro | 2083 | ITA | +19B | +11N | =6B | +15N | +3B | −1B | =5N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 33.5 | 21.75 | 2066 | +1.0 |
| 3 | Buchicchio, Giancarlo | 2029 | ITA | +14N | +18B | +5N | −1B | −2N | +25B | +10N | 5.0 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 20.00 | 2018 | +3.4 |
| 4 | Cugia, Filippo | 1925 | ITA | +27B | +28N | +22B | +6N | −1N | +10B | −15N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 18.00 | 2019 | +36.0 |
| 5 | Carrus, Mario | 1827 | ITA | +41B | +31N | −3B | +26N | =22B | +11N | =2B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 14.75 | 1930 | +22.4 |
| 6 | Ardu, Luigi | 1829 | ITA | +25N | +21B | =2N | −4B | −9N | +23B | +14N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 17.00 | 1838 | +3.8 |
| 7 | Cancedda, Emanuele | 1818 | ITA | +37N | −8B | =16N | +40B | +29N | +13B | −1N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 12.50 | 1801 | -4.4 |
| 8 | Zanda, Lorenzo | 1487 | ITA | +13B | +7N | −15B | −10N | +32B | +29N | =9N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 16.25 | 1838 | +126.0 |
| 9 | Pitzeri, Daniel Michele | 1724 | ITA | +26B | −22N | +32B | =11N | +6B | =12N | =8B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 16.25 | 1836 | +40.8 |
| 10 | Isaia, Daniele | 1723 | ITA | +30N | −1B | +14N | +8B | +20N | −4N | −3B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 32.5 | 15.50 | 1828 | +17.8 |
| 11 | Garofano, Davide | 1715 | ITA | +35N | −2B | +25N | =9B | +18N | −5B | =20N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 13.25 | 1785 | +18.8 |
| 12 | Spiga, Giovanni | 1859 | ITA | +40N | +16B | −1N | +18B | =13N | =9B | F | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 13.75 | 1899 | +10.0 |
| 13 | Altea, Luca | 1724 | ITA | −8N | +44B | +21N | +34B | =12B | −7N | =17N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 10.00 | 1613 | -15.0 |
| 14 | Dessi`, Raffaele Salvatore | 1575 | ITA | −3B | +45N | −10B | +31N | +26B | +16N | −6B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 9.50 | 1686 | +30.0 |
| 15 | Ventrice, Lorenzo | 1790 | ITA | +24B | F | +8N | −2B | +17N | F | +4B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 17.00 | 1961 | +43.2 |
| 16 | Secchi, Antonio | 1661 | ITA | +42B | −12N | =7B | =27N | +33N | −14B | +25N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 10.25 | 1655 | -1.6 |
| 17 | Carta, Emanuele | 1598 | ITA | −22B | =24N | +35B | +39N | −15B | +28N | =13B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 10.25 | 1669 | +13.2 |
| 18 | Scanu, Nicolo` | 1701 | ITA | +45B | −3N | +31B | −12N | −11B | +39N | +27B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.00 | 1652 | -7.8 |
| 19 | Di Pinto, Vincenzo | 1576 | ITA | −2N | −26B | +37N | +30B | +34N | −21B | +33N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 9.50 | 1611 | +3.2 |
| 20 | Nessi, Davide | 1833 | ITA | +36B | =32N | +39B | −22N | −10B | +38N | =11B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 8.75 | 1679 | -21.0 |
| 21 | Soru, Christian | 1659 | ITA | +43B | −6N | −13B | +41N | +27B | +19N | F | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 9.00 | 1719 | +8.2 |
| 22 | De Ieso, Lorenzo | 2110 | ITA | +17N | +9B | −4N | +20B | =5N | F | F | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 15.00 | 1953 | -29.6 |
| 23 | D`andria, Edoardo Antonio | 1643 | ITA | −1N | =37B | −34N | +36B | +35B | −6N | +38B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 7.00 | 1648 | -5.2 |
| 24 | D`andria, Camilla | 1510 | ITA | −15N | =17B | +44N | −29B | −25N | +35B | +31N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.50 | 1471 | -12.4 |
| 25 | Scintu, Niccolo | 1543 | ITA | −6B | +42N | −11B | +28N | +24B | −3N | −16B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 7.50 | 1598 | +11.2 |
| 26 | Caredda, Giuseppe | 1478 | ITA | −9N | +19N | +28B | −5B | −14N | −33B | +36B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 9.00 | 1592 | +18.8 |
| 27 | Cocco, Tore | 1569 | ITA | −4N | +30B | =29N | =16B | −21N | +34B | −18N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 8.50 | 1565 | -4.4 |
| 28 | Olivieri, Guglielmo | 1680 | ITA | +38N | −4B | −26N | −25B | +30N | −17B | +34N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 7.00 | 1364 | -40.2 |
| 29 | Battasi, Antonio Domenico | 1715 | ITA | −31B | +41N | =27B | +24N | −7B | −8B | =40N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 6.75 | 1513 | -37.0 |
| 30 | Tolu, Silvio | 1475 | ITA | −10B | −27N | +36B | −19N | −28B | +41N | +39B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 4.50 | 1481 | +0.8 |
| 31 | Garofano, Lucia | 1445 | ITA | +29N | −5B | −18N | −14B | +41B | =32N | −24B | 2.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 5.25 | 1544 | +27.2 |
| 32 | Moretti, Lorenzo | 1659 | ITA | +34N | =20B | −9N | =33B | −8N | =31B | F | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.50 | 1462 | -52.4 |
| 33 | Sabiu, Sebastiano Augusto | 1562 | ITA | F | −39N | +38B | =32N | −16B | +26N | −19B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.25 | 1507 | -13.2 |
| 34 | Nieddu, Giacomo | 0 | ITA | −32B | +36N | +23B | −13N | −19B | −27N | −28B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 5.50 | 1471 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Margaritella, Carlo | 0 | ITA | −11B | F | −17N | +42B | −23N | −24N | +43B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.00 | 817 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Marteddu, Gianfranco | 1552 | ITA | −20N | −34B | −30N | −23N | +44B | +42B | −26N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.00 | 807 | -35.0 |
| 37 | Spiga, Enrico | 1516 | ITA | −7B | =23N | −19B | +43N | =39B | F | F | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 1406 | -15.6 |
| 38 | Garbarino, Margherita | 0 | ITA | −28B | F | −33N | +44B | +40N | −20B | −23N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.50 | 1418 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Podda, Mattia | 0 | ITA | F | +33B | −20N | −17B | =37N | −18B | −30N | 1.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.50 | 1421 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Garbarino, Anna | 1562 | ITA | −12B | F | F | −7N | −38B | +43N | =29B | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.50 | 1525 | -6.4 |
| 41 | Garofano, Matteo | 1537 | ITA | −5N | −29B | +45N | −21B | −31N | −30B | F | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 825 | -78.8 |
| 42 | FIDE 23406712 | 0 | — | −16N | −25B | F | −35N | −43B | −36N | +44N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 785 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Nurchis, Nicholas | 0 | ITA | −21N | F | F | −37B | +42N | −40B | −35N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 783 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Sabiu, Giandomenico | 0 | ITA | F | −13N | −24B | −38N | −36N | F | −42B | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 795 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Garau, Victoria | 0 | ITA | −18N | −14B | −41B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 804 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zanda, LorenzoITA+126.04.5 pts · #8
- 2Ventrice, LorenzoITA+43.24.0 pts · #11
- 3Pitzeri, Daniel MicheleITA+40.84.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Garofano, MatteoITA-78.81.0 pts · #39
- 2Moretti, LorenzoITA-52.42.5 pts · #31
- 3Olivieri, GuglielmoITA-40.23.0 pts · #36
Biggest upsets
- R2+331 Elo gap
- R1+270 Elo gap
- R1+237 Elo gap