FE 4 Bella Italia - A

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60 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 Aug 2025 to 23 Aug 2025 in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy. 34 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2438, and top seed was Yago De Moura Santiago (🇧🇷 BRA, GM, 2488).

Renato R. Quintiliano (🇧🇷 BRA, GM, 2486) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Diego Rafael Di Berardino (7.0) and Yago De Moura Santiago (7.0). Quintiliano shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Athvik M (1962) beat Massimiliano Botta (FM, 2262), a +300-point gap.

Location

🇮🇹Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy

Dates

17 Aug 2025 → 23 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇷GMYago De Moura Santiago2488

Avg top 10

2,438

Participants

Titled players · 34

GM×5

IM×4

FM×12

CM×6

WIM×3

WFM×3

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇮🇹Italy×25

🇮🇳India×8

🇵🇱Poland×4

🇧🇷Brazil×3

🇬🇧England×2

🇦🇩Andorra×2

🇮🇸Iceland×2

🇦🇹Austria×2

Top 3

🥇
GMRenato R. Quintiliano
🇧🇷BRA·2486
7.0pts·2558perf+8.7
🥈
IMDiego Rafael Di Berardino
🇧🇷BRA·2448
7.0pts·2545perf+12.7
🥉
GMYago De Moura Santiago
🇧🇷BRA·2488
7.0pts·2472perf+0.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Di Berardino7Quintiliano7Santiago7Grigoryan6.5Valsecchi6.5Cina`6

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.0/9. Quintiliano takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (47.0).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Diego Rafael Di Berardino drew with GM Renato R. Quintiliano (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Diego Rafael Di Berardino 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Renato R. Quintiliano 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Yago De Moura Santiago 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMDiego Rafael Di Berardino	*	½	—	1
2GMRenato R. Quintiliano	½	*	½	—
3GMYago De Moura Santiago	—	½	*	—
4GMKaren H. Grigoryan	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Quintiliano, Renato R.GM	2486	BRA	+32B	+49N	+7B	+6N	=2B	+12N	=3B	=11N	=8B	7.0	47.0	50.0	37.25	2558	+8.7
2	Di Berardino, Diego RafaelIM	2448	BRA	+47N	+18B	+45N	=11B	=1N	+4B	=6N	=5B	+12N	7.0	45.0	48.0	35.50	2545	+12.7
3	Santiago, Yago De MouraGM	2488	BRA	=34N	+39B	−27N	+45B	+18N	+13B	=1N	+16B	+6N	7.0	41.0	44.0	34.00	2472	+0.8
4	Grigoryan, Karen H.GM	2468	ARM	+17B	=13N	=37B	+7N	+30B	−2N	+12B	=8N	+11B	6.5	44.5	48.5	33.75	2437	-1.7
5	Valsecchi, AlessioGM	2450	ITA	+35B	−7N	+23B	−30N	+38B	+21N	+9B	=2N	+15B	6.5	42.0	46.0	32.50	2381	-5.0
6	Aguero Jimenez, Luis LazaroGM	2481	CUB	+22N	+9B	+16N	−1B	+28N	=8B	=2B	+15N	−3B	6.0	48.0	52.5	32.00	2479	+0.9
7	Siva Kumar, Nirish KumarFM	2214	MAS	+51N	+5B	−1N	−4B	=29N	+48B	+20N	=13B	+17N	6.0	43.0	46.0	27.50	2371	+36.6
8	Urbani, GabrielFM	2304	ITA	+59B	+43N	=11B	−12N	+54B	=6N	+27B	=4B	=1N	6.0	41.0	42.5	24.50	2407	+26.2
9	Hercegovac, NevenFM	2242	ITA	+41B	−6N	+35B	−14N	+46B	+42N	−5N	+25B	+19B	6.0	38.5	41.5	24.00	2292	+12.0
10	Cina`, VittorioFM	2323	ITA	+57N	=14B	+31N	−27B	=33N	=30B	=29N	+26B	+21N	6.0	36.0	38.0	24.75	2240	-16.2
11	Martinovici, IliaIM	2456	MDA	+33N	+30B	=8N	=2N	=19B	+14B	=16N	=1B	−4N	5.5	45.5	49.5	28.00	2369	-7.7
12	Jacobsen, Mikkel ManosriFM	2271	DEN	+42N	=31B	+25N	+8B	+27N	−1B	−4N	+28B	−2B	5.5	44.5	48.0	25.50	2359	+23.0
13	Birkisson, Bardur OrnFM	2232	ISL	+36B	=4B	=28N	=32N	+24B	−3N	=17B	=7N	+29B	5.5	42.5	46.5	26.50	2291	+14.4
14	Tsiapko, Andrii	2126	POL	+56B	=10N	=15B	+9B	=16N	−11N	=19B	=27N	=20B	5.0	42.0	44.5	23.75	2298	+78.4
15	Ribera Veganzones, SerniFM	2338	AND	+29N	=25B	=14N	=18B	+48N	=27B	+22N	−6B	−5N	5.0	41.5	44.5	22.25	2260	-17.6
16	Kalosha, Zhiulien OleksiiFM	2334	ITA	+58B	+54N	−6B	+21N	=14B	+19N	=11B	−3N	−22B	5.0	41.0	43.0	19.75	2285	-10.0
17	Felix, RaphaelFM	2106	RSA	−4N	+36B	−20N	+31B	+45N	=28B	=13N	+23B	−7B	5.0	40.5	43.5	21.00	2233	+52.4
18	Pandey SrishtiWIM	2202	IND	+24B	−2N	+41B	=15N	−3B	−32N	=31B	+46N	+35B	5.0	39.5	42.5	20.00	2206	+0.2
19	Ribera Veganzones, Josep MariaCM	2157	AND	=50N	=55B	+46N	+20B	=11N	−16B	=14N	+30B	−9N	5.0	36.5	39.0	20.00	2223	+14.6
20	Botta, MassimilianoFM	2262	ITA	+46B	−45N	+17B	−19N	+32B	=33N	−7B	+31N	=14N	5.0	36.0	39.0	20.50	2126	-30.8
21	Bauer, ThomasCM	2191	AUT	−43N	+57B	+29N	−16B	+53N	−5B	+34N	+33B	−10B	5.0	36.0	38.0	17.00	2198	+0.8
22	Mrudul DehankarWIM	2110	IND	−6B	−41N	+51B	+40N	+35B	+49N	−15B	F	+16N	5.0	34.5	37.5	19.00	2285	+34.2
23	Birkisson, Bjorn HolmCM	2163	ISL	+44B	=28B	−5N	−33B	=47N	+46N	+38B	−17N	+39B	5.0	34.5	37.5	18.25	2177	+1.4
24	Sipos, StefaniaWCM	1998	HUN	−18N	=47B	+34N	+25B	−13N	−37B	+54B	=39N	+32B	5.0	34.5	37.0	19.00	2180	+43.0
25	Albertini, Luca	2144	ITA	+60B	=15N	−12B	−24N	=55B	+41N	+49B	−9N	+36B	5.0	34.5	36.0	15.75	2166	+4.8
26	Cichon, Bartlomiej	2145	POL	−31N	−46B	+36N	−53B	+50N	+55B	+42B	−10N	+40B	5.0	30.0	32.5	17.00	2082	-15.4
27	Mehta Naitik RCM	2239	IND	=39N	+34B	+3B	+10N	−12B	=15N	−8N	=14B	F	4.5	42.5	42.5	24.00	2292	+12.2
28	Bettalli, FrancescoIM	2435	ITA	+38B	=23N	=13B	+37N	−6B	=17N	+32B	−12N	F	4.5	39.0	39.0	19.75	2248	-16.8
29	Sunyuktha C M NWFM	2057	IND	−15B	+60N	−21B	+41N	=7B	+54N	=10B	=32N	−13N	4.5	37.5	39.0	15.50	2170	+25.6
30	Olivetti, DavideFM	2205	ITA	+40B	−11N	+38B	+5B	−4N	=10N	=33B	−19N	F	4.0	41.5	41.5	19.50	2250	+8.0
31	Catanzaro, Claudio	1959	ITA	+26B	=12N	−10B	−17N	=34N	+47B	=18N	−20B	=38B	4.0	39.5	42.5	17.25	2130	+70.7
32	Gerlach, FelixCM	2120	GER	−1N	+53B	+52N	=13B	−20N	+18B	−28N	=29B	−24N	4.0	39.5	42.0	15.50	2141	+2.0
33	Mazzini, Mauro	2075	ITA	−11B	+40N	=49B	+23N	=10B	=20B	=30N	−21N	F	4.0	37.5	37.5	18.00	2233	+31.4
34	Verga, Francesco	2121	ITA	=3B	−27N	−24B	+59N	=31B	+36N	−21B	−40N	+41B	4.0	37.0	38.5	14.50	2063	-30.0
35	Costache, Andrei Eugeniu	2068	ROU	−5N	+51B	−9N	+43B	−22N	+53B	−37N	+42B	−18N	4.0	36.5	39.0	12.50	2095	+5.8
36	Sai Kiran Y	2017	IND	−13N	−17N	−26B	+60N	+44B	−34B	+43N	+48B	−25N	4.0	34.5	36.0	11.50	2046	+7.2
37	Apaar SaxenaFM	2204	IND	=55N	+50B	=4N	−28B	−42N	+24N	+35B	F	F	4.0	34.0	34.0	16.50	2187	-2.4
38	Ortobelli Lozza, Marco	2064	ITA	−28N	+44B	−30N	+52B	−5N	+45B	−23N	=49B	=31N	4.0	33.5	36.5	13.00	2108	+13.2
39	Tellarini, LorenzoCM	2019	ITA	=27B	−3N	−47N	−58B	+57N	+50B	+48N	=24B	−23N	4.0	32.5	34.5	12.75	2076	+23.6
40	Puglia, Francesco	2008	ITA	−30N	−33B	+57N	−22B	=58N	=51B	+47N	+34B	−26N	4.0	30.0	32.0	11.50	2047	+9.8
41	Cichon, Jakub	2022	POL	−9N	+22B	−18N	−29B	+56N	−25B	=55N	+53B	−34N	3.5	34.5	37.0	11.25	2014	-2.8
42	Paleologu, Vladimir	2027	SUI	−12B	F	=56N	+44N	+37B	−9B	−26N	−35N	+52B	3.5	33.5	33.5	11.75	2057	+4.4
43	Soulier, Alfred	1974	ENG	+21B	−8B	−48N	−35N	=52B	=58N	−36B	+59N	=44B	3.5	30.5	32.0	10.75	2001	+8.8
44	Baldi, Matteo	1971	ITA	−23N	−38N	+58B	−42B	−36N	=57B	=45N	+47B	=43N	3.5	28.0	30.0	9.25	1959	-6.8
45	Athvik M	1962	IND	+48N	+20B	−2B	−3N	−17B	−38N	=44B	=52N	F	3.0	37.5	40.5	11.25	2067	+18.2
46	Niharika ChallaWFM	2026	IND	−20N	+26N	−19B	+56B	−9N	−23B	+51N	−18B	F	3.0	37.0	39.5	10.50	2053	+3.8
47	Mayorga Araya, SofiaWIM	2064	CRC	−2B	=24N	+39B	−49N	=23B	−31N	−40B	−44N	+60B	3.0	35.5	37.0	10.50	1962	-33.8
48	Hofegger, Jakob	2148	AUT	−45B	=59N	+43B	+55N	−15B	−7N	−39B	−36N	=56N	3.0	30.5	32.0	8.00	1930	-52.4
49	Pein, MalcolmIM	2259	ENG	+53N	−1B	=33N	+47B	F	−22B	−25N	=38N	F	3.0	30.5	30.5	9.50	2088	-16.0
50	Natoli, Alessia	1964	POL	=19B	−37N	+59B	−54N	−26B	−39N	=56N	−51B	+53N	3.0	28.5	30.0	7.75	1949	-8.8
51	Capaliku, Aleks	2009	ITA	−7B	−35N	−22N	=57B	+59B	=40N	−46B	+50N	F	3.0	28.5	28.5	7.50	1970	-9.8
52	Geraci, Sergio	1955	ITA	−54B	+58N	−32B	−38N	=43N	=56B	=53N	=45B	−42N	3.0	25.5	27.5	7.75	1907	-22.4
53	Canova, Luca	2025	ITA	−49B	−32N	+60B	+26N	−21B	−35N	=52B	−41N	−50B	2.5	30.5	32.0	8.00	1910	-28.2
54	Sala, GiuliaWFM	2131	ITA	+52N	−16B	=55N	+50B	−8N	−29B	−24N	F	F	2.5	29.0	29.0	7.25	1986	-49.7
55	Grendene, Luca	2001	ITA	=37B	=19N	=54B	−48B	=25N	−26N	=41B	F	F	2.5	28.0	28.0	10.00	2034	+10.4
56	Soncin, Riccardo	1942	ITA	−14N	F	=42B	−46N	−41B	=52N	=50B	=60N	=48B	2.5	25.5	25.5	7.00	1887	-22.8
57	Fassio, Luca Cesare	2036	ITA	−10B	−21N	−40B	=51N	−39B	=44N	=60N	F	=59B	2.0	28.5	28.5	4.75	1871	-35.2
58	Moreto Quintana, Alex	2042	ESP	−16N	−52B	−44N	+39N	=40B	=43B	F	F	F	2.0	23.0	23.0	7.75	1919	-20.8
59	Lagrotteria, Salvatore	2033	ITA	−8N	=48B	−50N	−34B	−51N	=60B	F	−43B	=57N	1.5	26.0	26.0	3.25	1813	-43.8
60	El Bzizi, Anas	1957	ITA	−25N	−29B	−53N	−36B	F	=59N	=57B	=56B	−47N	1.5	25.0	25.0	3.00	1789	-64.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tsiapko, AndriiPOL
+78.4
5.0 pts · #25
2Catanzaro, ClaudioITA
+70.7
4.0 pts · #32
3Felix, RaphaelFMRSA
+52.4
5.0 pts · #22

Top rating losers

1El Bzizi, AnasITA
-64.4
1.5 pts · #60
2Hofegger, JakobAUT
-52.4
3.0 pts · #51
3Sala, GiuliaWFMITA
-49.7
2.5 pts · #53

Biggest upsets

R2+300 Elo gap
Athvik M1962 beat FMBotta, Massimiliano2262
R3+249 Elo gap
CMMehta Naitik R2239 beat GMSantiago, Yago De Moura2488
R4+245 Elo gap
FMOlivetti, Davide2205 beat GMValsecchi, Alessio2450