WE 8 Trofeo Kaltern - A

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47 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 17 Oct 2025 to 19 Oct 2025 in Caldaro sulla Strada del Vino, Italy. 13 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2242, and top seed was Nicholas Paltrinieri (🇮🇹 ITA, FM, 2372).

Angelo Damia (🇮🇹 ITA, IM, 2191) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Niccolo` Casadio (4.0) and Nicholas Paltrinieri (4.0). Damia won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Sebastian Doetterl (1800) beat Angelo Bordignon (2033), a +233-point gap.

Location

🇮🇹Caldaro sulla Strada del Vino, Italy

Dates

17 Oct 2025 → 19 Oct 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇹FMNicholas Paltrinieri2372

Avg top 10

2,242

Participants

Titled players · 13

IM×1

FM×8

CM×3

WCM×1

Federations · 7 represented

🇮🇹Italy×25

🇩🇪Germany×11

🇦🇹Austria×7

🇩🇰Denmark×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇺🇸United States of America×1

🇧🇮Burundi×1

Top 3

🥇
IMAngelo Damia
🇮🇹ITA·2191
4.5pts·2467perf+14.2
🥈
FMNiccolo` Casadio
🇮🇹ITA·2186
4.0pts·2421perf+29.8
🥉
FMNicholas Paltrinieri
🇮🇹ITA·2372
4.0pts·2340perf-2.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

IM Angelo Damia led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Damia4.5Unterweger4Mueller4Paltrinieri4Casadio4Olivetti3.5

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

IM Angelo Damia held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Angelo Damia beat Jonas Unterweger (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Angelo Damia 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Ralf Mueller 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMAngelo Damia	*	1	—	—
2Jonas Unterweger	0	*	—	—
3FMRalf Mueller	—	—	*	—
4FMNicholas Paltrinieri	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Damia, AngeloIM	2191	ITA	+23B	+17N	+4B	+7N	=2B	4.5	14.0	16.5	14.50	2467	+14.2
2	Casadio, Niccolo`FM	2186	ITA	+26N	+43B	+6B	=3N	=1N	4.0	14.5	15.5	11.25	2421	+29.8
3	Paltrinieri, NicholasFM	2372	ITA	+38B	=11N	+14B	=2B	+12N	4.0	13.0	14.5	11.00	2340	-2.2
4	Unterweger, Jonas	2110	ITA	+40N	+8B	−1N	+31B	+13N	4.0	13.0	14.5	10.00	2298	+49.2
5	Mueller, RalfFM	2309	GER	=18B	+39N	+11B	+9N	=6B	4.0	12.5	14.0	11.00	2361	+4.3
6	Ezra Paul ChambersFM	2362	BDI	+15N	+12B	−2N	+19B	=5N	3.5	14.0	16.5	10.50	2278	-7.4
7	Olivetti, DavideFM	2210	ITA	+25N	+34B	+13N	−1B	=8N	3.5	13.5	15.5	9.25	2271	+8.8
8	Steindl, JohannesFM	2235	AUT	+16B	−4N	+33B	+17N	=7B	3.5	13.0	15.0	9.25	2230	+0.4
9	Bonagura, StefanoFM	2238	ITA	+20N	=19B	+10N	−5B	+24N	3.5	12.5	15.0	9.75	2254	+3.0
10	Budai, Leonardo	2072	ITA	=32N	+22B	−9B	+20N	+21B	3.5	11.0	13.0	8.50	2174	+28.0
11	Hake, Nils	2126	AUT	+29B	=3B	−5N	+23N	=14B	3.0	13.5	16.0	8.50	2207	+22.0
12	Bodrov, Timofey	2095	UKR	+44B	−6N	+18B	+16N	−3B	3.0	13.0	13.5	6.00	2180	+10.2
13	Bauer, ThomasCM	2179	AUT	+28B	+30N	−7B	+27N	−4B	3.0	12.5	15.0	7.50	2127	-6.2
14	Leitner, Gerald	2124	AUT	=22N	+35B	−3N	+26B	=11N	3.0	12.0	14.0	7.25	2130	+1.2
15	Tellarini, LorenzoCM	1985	ITA	−6B	+44N	+28B	=21N	=17B	3.0	11.0	11.5	5.50	2145	+39.2
16	Budjav, Enkhjargal	1957	AUT	−8N	+40B	+34N	−12B	+31N	3.0	10.5	12.0	5.50	2086	+17.0
17	Budai, Federico	2057	ITA	+42N	−1B	+25N	−8B	=15N	2.5	13.5	14.5	5.00	2038	-5.2
18	Kranewitter, NorbertCM	1972	AUT	=5N	=24B	−12N	+22B	=28N	2.5	12.0	14.5	7.00	2074	+12.2
19	Narr, Kevin	2072	GER	+37B	=9N	=21B	−6N	=23B	2.5	12.0	14.0	6.25	2110	+4.2
20	Perli, Tommaso	1958	ITA	−9B	+37N	=24N	−10B	+40N	2.5	11.5	13.0	4.75	2035	+18.8
21	Maurer, JochenFM	2138	GER	=35N	+31B	=19N	=15B	−10N	2.5	11.0	13.0	5.75	1972	-20.6
22	Comisso, Daniele	1921	ITA	=14B	−10N	+36B	−18N	+38B	2.5	11.0	12.5	5.00	1992	+18.4
23	Danduprolu, Ridhi VarmaWCM	1945	USA	−1N	+42B	+43N	−11B	=19N	2.5	11.0	12.0	3.25	2052	+27.6
24	Pedersen, Henrik Bolding	2115	DEN	=39B	=18N	=20B	+33N	−9B	2.5	10.5	12.0	5.25	2026	-11.4
25	Grassi, Sebastiano	1946	ITA	−7B	+41N	−17B	+37N	=27B	2.5	10.5	12.0	4.75	2000	+13.2
26	Gebhardt, Uwe	1942	GER	−2B	+46N	=38B	−14N	+39B	2.5	10.0	10.5	2.75	1992	+6.2
27	Bordignon, Angelo	2033	ITA	−31N	+36B	+45N	−13B	=25N	2.5	9.5	10.0	3.75	1910	-15.4
28	Lange, Fynn Jeremy	1930	GER	−13N	+47B	−15N	+42B	=18B	2.5	9.5	10.0	2.75	1954	+5.6
29	Benassi, Valentino	1925	ITA	−11N	=38N	=32B	+45B	=33N	2.5	8.5	9.0	3.25	1958	+8.4
30	Sedlmayr, David	1993	GER	+45B	−13B	−31N	=32N	+46B	2.5	7.5	8.0	2.00	1889	-13.6
31	Doetterl, Sebastian	1800	GER	+27B	−21N	+30B	−4N	−16B	2.0	12.0	14.5	5.00	1974	+39.6
32	Bianchini, Giulio	1867	ITA	=10B	−33N	=29N	=30B	=34N	2.0	10.5	12.5	5.25	1952	+20.8
33	Bernardi, Ruben	2069	ITA	=36N	+32B	−8N	−24B	=29B	2.0	10.5	12.5	4.25	1925	-19.2
34	Giraldi, Edoardo	2058	ITA	+41B	−7N	−16B	=39N	=32B	2.0	10.0	11.5	3.25	1880	-23.8
35	Leitner, Mathias	1930	AUT	=21B	−14N	=39B	=46N	=36B	2.0	9.0	9.5	3.25	1890	-6.2
36	Tavano, Leonardo	1842	ITA	=33B	−27N	−22N	+44B	=35N	2.0	9.0	9.5	2.50	1894	+12.8
37	Jekel, Wolfgang	1865	GER	−19N	−20B	+47N	−25B	+42N	2.0	8.5	9.0	1.50	1850	-2.6
38	Storch, Raoul	1987	GER	−3N	=29B	=26N	=40B	−22N	1.5	11.5	13.0	3.25	1855	-30.0
39	Valente, Luca	1891	ITA	=24N	−5B	=35N	=34B	−26N	1.5	11.0	13.0	3.25	1918	+1.6
40	Niederstaetter, Harald	1883	ITA	−4B	−16N	+41B	=38N	−20B	1.5	11.0	12.5	2.25	1813	-9.8
41	Heppt, Daniel	1835	GER	−34N	−25B	−40N	+47B	=45N	1.5	6.5	7.0	0.75	1745	-25.2
42	Puechler, Ruben	1830	ITA	−17B	−23N	+44B	−28N	−37B	1.0	9.5	10.0	0.50	1695	-15.8
43	Thurner, Markus	2040	ITA	+46B	−2N	−23B	F	F	1.0	7.0	7.0	0.50	1857	-14.4
44	Somvi, Julian	1877	ITA	−12N	−15B	−42N	−36N	=47B	0.5	9.0	9.5	0.25	1545	-71.6
45	Schebek, Paul	1780	GER	−30N	F	−27B	−29N	=41B	0.5	9.0	9.0	0.75	1625	-26.0
46	Sottroi, Carlo	1815	ITA	−43N	−26B	F	=35B	−30N	0.5	8.0	8.0	1.00	1654	-13.2
47	De Nisi, Roberta	1801	ITA	F	−28N	−37B	−41N	=44N	0.5	6.5	6.5	0.25	1555	-21.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Unterweger, JonasITA
+49.2
4.0 pts · #2
2Doetterl, SebastianGER
+39.6
2.0 pts · #33
3Tellarini, LorenzoCMITA
+39.2
3.0 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Somvi, JulianITA
-71.6
0.5 pts · #44
2Storch, RaoulGER
-30.0
1.5 pts · #39
3Schebek, PaulGER
-26.0
0.5 pts · #47

Biggest upsets

R1+233 Elo gap
Doetterl, Sebastian1800 beat Bordignon, Angelo2033
R3+193 Elo gap
Doetterl, Sebastian1800 beat Sedlmayr, David1993
R3+176 Elo gap
FMCasadio, Niccolo`2186 beat FMEzra Paul Chambers2362