FE 4 Bella Italia - B

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59 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 17 Aug 2025 to 23 Aug 2025 in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy. 4 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1993, and top seed was Saadi Araoune (🇩🇿 ALG, FM, 2091).

Saadi Araoune (🇩🇿 ALG, FM, 2091) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Dominik Szarwacki (5.5) and Andrej Stankovic (5.5). Araoune won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Christian Cavallo (1600) beat Giovanni Golino (1872), a +272-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 · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇩🇿FMSaadi Araoune2091

Avg top 10

1,993

Participants

Titled players · 4

FM×1

WFM×3

Federations · 8 represented

🇮🇹Italy×49

🇩🇿Algeria×3

🇵🇱Poland×1

🇸🇮Slovenia×1

🇭🇷Croatia×1

🇷🇴Romania×1

🇪🇸Spain×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
FMSaadi Araoune
🇩🇿ALG·2091
6.5pts·2357perf+31.2
🥈
Dominik Szarwacki
🇵🇱POL·2024
5.5pts·2140perf+18.6
🥉
Andrej Stankovic
🇭🇷CRO·1931
5.5pts·2082perf+24.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

FM Saadi Araoune led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Araoune6.5Stankovic5.5Szarwacki5.5Fucka5Sforza5Simoni5

R4–R7 · LEAD HELD

FM Saadi Araoune never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Saadi Araoune 6 wins (R1–R6)Andrej Stankovic 3 wins (R5–R7)Dominik Szarwacki 3 wins (R4–R6)

R4 · LATE SURGE

Andrej Stankovic was #11 at R4, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMSaadi Araoune	*	—	½	1
2Andrej Stankovic	—	*	—	—
3Dominik Szarwacki	½	—	*	0
4Samo Fucka	0	—	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Araoune, SaadiFM	2091	ALG	+28N	+24B	+11N	+16B	+4N	+7B	=2N	6.5	27.0	30.5	27.75	2357	+31.2
2	Szarwacki, Dominik	2024	POL	+10N	+29B	−4N	+25B	+14N	+15B	=1B	5.5	28.0	31.5	23.25	2140	+18.6
3	Stankovic, Andrej	1931	CRO	+36B	−33N	+43B	=47N	+12B	+24N	+9B	5.5	21.5	24.0	19.75	2082	+24.6
4	Fucka, Samo	1909	SLO	+54B	+26N	+2B	=9N	−1B	=5B	+16N	5.0	29.0	30.5	19.25	2081	+32.8
5	Simoni, Matteo	1946	ITA	+42B	=18N	=47B	=27N	+20B	=4N	+17B	5.0	23.5	26.0	18.50	1996	+19.2
6	Sforza, Michelangelo	1915	ITA	=46B	+58N	−15B	+26N	+47B	+21N	=8B	5.0	21.0	22.0	14.50	2001	+16.6
7	Rinaudo, Giada	1927	ITA	=35N	=17B	+30N	+33B	+18N	−1N	=14B	4.5	25.5	28.5	16.25	1973	+9.4
8	Soubirou, OrianeWFM	2067	FRA	+48B	=25N	+12B	=15N	−9B	+23N	=6N	4.5	25.5	28.0	17.25	1981	-14.2
9	Nassr, RymaWFM	1899	ALG	+55N	=34B	+35N	=4B	+8N	=16B	−3N	4.5	25.0	26.5	15.00	1986	+34.8
10	Soncin, Denis	1854	ITA	−2B	+59N	+19B	=13N	=31B	=25N	+24B	4.5	24.5	25.5	14.25	2008	+29.6
11	Bodini, Ludovico	1961	ITA	+37N	+39B	−1B	=20N	−15B	+48N	+25B	4.5	24.0	26.5	14.00	1986	+5.4
12	Velluti, Alberto	1869	ITA	+40N	=52B	−8N	+22B	−3N	+34B	+38N	4.5	23.0	25.0	14.00	1964	+19.4
13	Lupulescu, Adrian-Calin	1951	ROU	=17N	=27B	+53N	=10B	=25N	+28B	=15N	4.5	23.0	24.5	14.75	1940	-1.2
14	Molinari, Carlo	1907	ITA	−26B	+36N	+46B	+45N	−2B	+29N	=7N	4.5	22.5	25.0	13.75	1991	+16.6
15	Litrico, Paolo	1821	ITA	+19B	F	+6N	=8B	+11N	−2N	=13B	4.0	28.0	28.0	18.00	2100	+44.4
16	Valente, Luca	1965	ITA	+30N	+53B	+33B	−1N	=21B	=9N	−4B	4.0	26.5	28.0	12.25	1946	-6.0
17	Zanirato, Stefano	1836	ITA	=13B	=7N	+41B	−31N	+45B	+19N	−5N	4.0	24.5	27.0	14.00	1989	+29.6
18	Addante, Francesco	1849	ITA	+45N	=5B	=52N	+38B	−7B	=31N	=21B	4.0	22.5	24.5	12.75	1993	+55.2
19	Miola, Daniel	1931	ITA	−15N	+37B	−10N	+35B	+33N	−17B	+36B	4.0	21.5	24.5	12.00	1869	-11.0
20	Elitropi, Giorgio	1882	ITA	=58B	+51N	=27B	=11B	−5N	+41N	=31B	4.0	21.5	22.5	11.25	1874	0.0
21	Terletskyi, Oleh Mykola	1895	ITA	−34N	+54B	+39N	+52B	=16N	−6B	=18N	4.0	21.0	22.5	10.50	1910	+3.6
22	Riboldi, Raffaele	1736	ITA	=23B	+49N	−45B	−12N	=26B	+44N	+42B	4.0	20.5	23.0	12.25	1917	+34.0
23	De Martino, Daniele	1894	ITA	=22N	−35B	+40N	=34B	+50N	−8B	+33N	4.0	20.5	22.5	11.50	1828	-22.0
24	Niederstaetter, Harald	1897	ITA	+32B	−1N	=26B	+56N	+27B	−3B	−10N	3.5	27.0	28.5	10.25	1823	-13.6
25	Djerroud, ChahrazadWFM	1894	ALG	+59B	=8B	+34N	−2N	=13B	=10B	−11N	3.5	26.5	27.5	10.75	1907	+2.4
26	Vergara Meersohn, Dario Cienfuegos	1757	ITA	+14N	−4B	=24N	−6B	=22N	+49B	=37N	3.5	25.0	27.5	12.25	1869	+21.0
27	Gregory, Matteo	1726	ITA	+43B	=13N	=20N	=5B	−24N	=30B	=28N	3.5	24.0	27.0	13.25	1896	+31.2
28	Bernasconi, Roberto	1863	ITA	−1B	=32N	=51B	+46N	+42B	−13N	=27B	3.5	23.5	25.5	10.00	1822	-7.6
29	Mangili, Gabriele	1892	ITA	+57B	−2N	−38N	+39B	+40N	−14B	=32B	3.5	22.5	24.0	9.25	1828	-23.2
30	Pellicoro, Roberto	1849	ITA	−16B	+57N	−7B	−32N	+46B	=27N	+45B	3.5	20.5	22.0	8.25	1844	-1.0
31	Lantini, Marco	1907	ITA	−33N	F	+58B	+17B	=10N	=18B	=20N	3.5	20.5	20.5	11.25	1874	-4.6
32	Hennig, Ulf	1754	GER	−24N	=28B	=50N	+30B	=49N	=38B	=29N	3.5	19.5	21.5	10.75	1863	+20.4
33	Muffarotto, Matteo	1761	ITA	+31B	+3B	−16N	−7N	−19B	+56N	−23B	3.0	25.5	27.0	10.50	1836	+25.6
34	Zanchini, Domenico Francesco	1754	ITA	+21B	=9N	−25B	=23N	=41B	−12N	=43B	3.0	23.5	26.5	11.25	1842	+32.4
35	Len, Thomas	1806	ESP	=7B	+23N	−9B	−19N	=56B	=45N	=41B	3.0	22.5	24.0	9.75	1837	+5.2
36	Pasquotto, Mirko	1814	ITA	−3N	−14B	−37N	+58N	+53B	+40B	−19N	3.0	21.5	22.5	5.50	1782	-6.2
37	Magarini, Massimiliano	1843	ITA	−11B	−19N	+36B	−41N	=43B	+51N	=26B	3.0	21.0	23.0	8.25	1787	-19.1
38	Dino, Giuseppe	1961	ITA	=47B	=46N	+29B	−18N	=48B	=32N	−12B	3.0	20.5	23.0	9.00	1789	-33.2
39	Rainero, Luca Meng	1792	ITA	+41B	−11N	−21B	−29N	−44B	+55N	+48B	3.0	20.5	22.0	7.00	1825	+5.8
40	Magistri, Luca	1625	ITA	−12B	+48N	−23B	+44N	−29B	−36N	+56B	3.0	20.5	22.0	7.00	1782	+26.4
41	Solinas, Carlo	1910	ITA	−39N	+42B	−17N	+37B	=34N	−20B	=35N	3.0	20.0	23.0	9.00	1770	-27.2
42	Symonovych, Volodymyr	1822	ITA	−5N	−41N	+59B	+53B	−28N	+50B	−22N	3.0	19.0	20.0	4.50	1774	-9.6
43	Zavarise, Luca	1884	ITA	−27N	+55B	−3N	−50B	=37N	+59B	=34N	3.0	18.5	19.5	5.50	1729	-29.6
44	Gasperi, Fosco	1848	ITA	−52N	−45B	+55N	−40B	+39N	−22B	+50N	3.0	16.5	18.0	6.50	1746	-19.2
45	Orsi, Matteo	2002	ITA	−18B	+44N	+22N	−14B	−17N	=35B	−30N	2.5	23.0	26.0	8.50	1731	-50.6
46	Perera, Jeremy Dillon	1796	ITA	=6N	=38B	−14N	−28B	−30N	+57B	=49N	2.5	22.0	23.5	6.75	1770	-14.4
47	Baglioni, Giorgio	1839	ITA	=38N	+50B	=5N	=3B	−6N	F	F	2.5	20.5	20.5	8.75	1890	+7.2
48	Gregorig, Marco	1862	ITA	−8N	−40B	+54N	+51B	=38N	−11B	−39N	2.5	20.0	21.5	5.00	1725	-25.8
49	Predan, Luca	1878	ITA	=50N	−22B	−56N	+57B	=32B	−26N	=46B	2.5	17.0	18.5	5.50	1631	-46.8
50	Marinelli, Armando	1700	ITA	=49B	−47N	=32B	+43N	−23B	−42N	−44B	2.0	19.0	21.5	6.00	1688	-2.8
51	Cavallo, Christian	1600	ITA	F	−20B	=28N	−48N	=54B	−37B	+53N	2.0	16.0	16.0	4.00	1726	+34.0
52	Orsatti, Marcello	1962	ITA	+44B	=12N	=18B	−21N	F	F	F	2.0	15.5	15.5	7.25	1865	-10.6
53	Golino, Giovanni	1872	ITA	+56B	−16N	−13B	−42N	−36N	=54B	−51B	1.5	18.0	19.5	2.25	1567	-53.0
54	Falzone, Lorenzo	1783	ITA	−4N	−21N	−48B	=55B	=51N	=53N	−57B	1.5	16.5	18.0	2.50	1574	-72.0
55	Pumo, Salvatore	1756	ITA	−9B	−43N	−44B	=54N	=57N	−39B	=58N	1.5	16.5	17.5	2.00	1578	-30.4
56	Mahmoud, Karim	1644	ITA	−53N	F	+49B	−24B	=35N	−33B	−40N	1.5	16.5	16.5	4.00	1614	-5.4
57	Jamil, Amine	1729	ITA	−29N	−30B	F	−49N	=55B	−46N	+54N	1.5	15.0	15.0	2.25	1635	-28.8
58	Buccio, Maddalena	1718	ITA	=20N	−6B	−31N	−36B	−59N	F	=55B	1.0	18.0	18.0	2.75	1563	-42.8
59	Stivaletta, Andrea	1740	ITA	−25N	−10B	−42N	F	+58B	−43N	F	1.0	15.0	15.0	1.00	1594	-17.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Addante, FrancescoITA
+55.2
4.0 pts · #18
2Litrico, PaoloITA
+44.4
4.0 pts · #19
3Nassr, RymaWFMALG
+34.8
4.5 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Falzone, LorenzoITA
-72.0
1.5 pts · #57
2Golino, GiovanniITA
-53.0
1.5 pts · #56
3Orsi, MatteoITA
-50.6
2.5 pts · #46

Biggest upsets

R7+272 Elo gap
Cavallo, Christian1600 beat Golino, Giovanni1872
R2+237 Elo gap
Magistri, Luca1625 beat Gregorig, Marco1862
R3+234 Elo gap
Mahmoud, Karim1644 beat Predan, Luca1878