OP 2 Chess ta cosa bella

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76 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 Aug 2025 to 31 Aug 2025 in Isili, Italy. 2 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2030, and top seed was Matteo Pitzanti (🇮🇹 ITA, 2228).

Alessandro Altea (🇮🇹 ITA, 2084) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Ioana Gelip (6.0) and Matteo Pitzanti (5.5). Altea won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Matteo Piga (1753) beat Camelia-Adriana Ciobanu (WIM, 2124), a +371-point gap.

Location

🇮🇹Isili, Italy

Dates

29 Aug 2025 → 31 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇹Matteo Pitzanti2228

Avg top 10

2,030

Participants

Titled players · 2

WIM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇮🇹Italy×66

🇮🇪Ireland×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇬🇧England×1

Top 3

🥇
Alessandro Altea
🇮🇹ITA·2084
6.5pts·2364perf+38.6
🥈
WFMIoana Gelip
🇮🇪IRL·2150
6.0pts·2080perf-6.8
🥉
Matteo Pitzanti
🇮🇹ITA·2228
5.5pts·2120perf-11.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Alessandro Altea led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Altea6.5Gelip6De Ieso5.5Pitzanti5.5Bianchini5.5Ventrice5.5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

Alessandro Altea held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Alessandro Altea 6 wins (R1–R6)WFM Ioana Gelip 3 wins (R5–R7)Lorenzo De Ieso 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Alessandro Altea	*	—	1	½
2WFMIoana Gelip	—	*	—	—
3Lorenzo De Ieso	0	—	*	—
4Matteo Pitzanti	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Altea, Alessandro	2084	ITA	+22B	+10N	+23B	+15N	+21B	+4N	=3B	6.5	28.5	32.5	29.75	2364	+38.6
2	Gelip, IoanaWFM	2150	IRL	+41B	=18N	+25B	=17N	+9B	+14N	+8B	6.0	27.5	31.0	26.50	2080	-6.8
3	Pitzanti, Matteo	2228	ITA	+34N	=8B	+24N	=14B	+45N	+23B	=1N	5.5	28.0	31.0	23.00	2120	-11.8
4	De Ieso, Lorenzo	2061	ITA	+26N	+36B	+45N	+13B	=14N	−1B	+16N	5.5	27.5	30.5	21.75	2054	+2.8
5	Mascia, Germano	1982	ITA	+58B	+35N	+7B	−21N	+27B	=6N	+15B	5.5	27.0	29.5	22.75	2047	+26.8
6	Ventrice, Lorenzo	1816	ITA	+65B	+54N	−21B	+49N	+12B	=5B	+13N	5.5	25.0	27.0	20.25	1976	+56.4
7	Bianchini, Giulio	1814	ITA	+38N	+62B	−5N	+46B	+22N	=13B	+21N	5.5	24.5	26.5	18.75	1972	+55.2
8	Piga, Matteo	1753	ITA	+48B	=3N	+18B	+16N	=15B	+21N	−2N	5.0	29.0	32.0	21.00	2069	+108.8
9	Oliinyk, Oleh	1795	UKR	+29N	+42B	−13N	+41B	−2N	+46B	+22N	5.0	25.5	28.5	18.00	1838	+9.2
10	Nadal Masala, Jacopo Lluc	1678	ITA	+37N	−1B	−26N	+67B	+47N	+31B	+24N	5.0	25.0	27.0	16.50	1782	+16.0
11	Meloni, Matteo	1786	ITA	+64B	+43N	−15B	−22N	+39B	+49N	+32B	5.0	22.5	24.5	16.00	1765	-1.2
12	Zanda, Lorenzo	1602	ITA	+72N	−13B	+63N	+48B	−6N	+37B	+23N	5.0	22.5	23.5	13.50	1762	+36.8
13	Spiga, Giovanni	1859	ITA	+20B	+12N	+9B	−4N	+25B	=7N	−6B	4.5	31.0	35.0	21.25	1856	+3.6
14	Carrus, Mario	1849	ITA	+39B	+40N	+27B	=3N	=4B	−2B	=17N	4.5	29.0	32.5	18.75	1946	+18.2
15	Cugia, Filippo	1972	ITA	+56N	+51B	+11N	−1B	=8N	+35B	−5N	4.5	28.5	31.5	17.00	1886	-20.0
16	Di Pietro, Vincenzo	1851	ITA	+63N	+28B	=17N	−8B	+36N	+19N	−4B	4.5	27.0	29.0	16.25	1826	-1.4
17	Moretti, Lorenzo	1607	ITA	+75B	+19N	=16B	=2B	−23N	+44N	=14B	4.5	27.0	28.0	16.50	1884	+65.2
18	Scanu, Nicolo`	1718	ITA	+73N	=2B	−8N	+56B	+38N	−24B	+35N	4.5	25.0	26.0	14.00	1813	+13.8
19	Cancedda, Emanuele	1870	ITA	+47N	−17B	+33N	+28B	=35N	−16B	+26N	4.5	24.5	27.5	16.75	1722	-43.2
20	Bomboi, Gian Pietro	1515	ITA	−13N	+72B	−36N	+50B	=28N	+62B	+45N	4.5	20.0	21.0	11.00	1695	+40.4
21	Ciobanu, Camelia-AdrianaWIM	2124	ITA	+33N	+30B	+6N	+5B	−1N	−8B	−7B	4.0	32.0	36.0	19.00	1892	-34.2
22	Cabras Sanna, Ruben Federico	1586	ITA	−1N	+37B	+30N	+11B	−7B	+27N	−9B	4.0	30.0	33.5	16.50	1805	+66.4
23	Nicholson, David	1841	ITA	+66N	+46B	−1N	+40B	+17B	−3N	−12B	4.0	28.0	30.0	13.00	1795	-7.2
24	Sanna, Yuri	1969	ITA	+53B	−25N	−3B	+65N	+33B	+18N	−10B	4.0	26.0	28.0	13.50	1760	-29.6
25	Olivieri, Guglielmo	1640	ITA	+52N	+24B	−2N	+29B	−13N	−26N	+53B	4.0	25.5	28.5	14.00	1742	+12.4
26	Murrau, Raffaele	1554	ITA	−4B	+68N	+10B	−35N	+51N	+25B	−19B	4.0	25.5	27.5	14.00	1743	+54.4
27	Isaia, Daniele	1757	ITA	+59N	+50B	−14N	+42B	−5N	−22B	+47N	4.0	23.5	26.0	12.00	1655	-14.8
28	Carta, Emanuele	1596	ITA	+69B	−16N	+65B	−19N	=20B	+39N	=30B	4.0	23.0	25.0	11.75	1660	+17.6
29	Vallascas, Gabriel	1498	ITA	−9B	+55N	+54B	−25N	=40N	=36B	+46N	4.0	22.0	25.0	12.50	1641	+48.4
30	Zicconi, Antonello	1700	ITA	+74B	−21N	−22B	=32N	+54N	+56B	=28N	4.0	22.0	23.0	11.00	1661	-8.8
31	Nicholson Gringinger, Oskar	0	ENG	−40B	−39N	+74B	+53N	+43B	−10N	+49B	4.0	21.5	22.5	10.50	1576	0.0
32	Manca, Giuseppe	1582	ITA	−50N	+59B	=38N	=30B	+66N	+45B	−11N	4.0	21.0	23.0	11.25	1745	+25.6
33	Orru`, Andrea	1547	ITA	−21B	+74N	−19B	+68N	−24N	+52B	+51N	4.0	20.5	21.5	9.00	1662	+14.4
34	Sabiu, Sebastiano Augusto	1549	ITA	−3B	−48N	+69B	−37N	+68B	+64N	+55B	4.0	19.0	21.0	9.00	1489	-14.4
35	D`andria, Edoardo Antonio	1657	ITA	+67N	−5B	+47N	+26B	=19B	−15N	−18B	3.5	26.0	28.0	11.25	1713	+10.4
36	Secchi, Antonio	1659	ITA	+68B	−4N	+20B	=39N	−16B	=29N	=41B	3.5	25.5	27.5	12.00	1607	-11.4
37	Del Rio Barredo, Carlos	0	ITA	−10B	−22N	+55B	+34B	+42N	−12N	=40B	3.5	25.0	28.0	12.25	1540	0.0
38	Trincas, Davide	1427	ITA	−7B	+44N	=32B	+62N	−18B	=40N	=43B	3.5	24.5	26.5	11.00	1581	+20.8
39	Corbo, Giuseppe A.	1511	ITA	−14N	+31B	+51N	=36B	−11N	−28B	+62N	3.5	24.0	26.0	10.75	1628	+15.4
40	Onnis, Marco	1593	ITA	+31N	−14B	+66N	−23N	=29B	=38B	=37N	3.5	23.5	25.5	11.50	1562	-11.2
41	La Gaetana, Giacomo	1546	ITA	−2N	+73B	+50N	−9N	−44B	+66B	=36N	3.5	23.0	24.0	7.75	1637	+6.2
42	D`andria, Camilla	1558	ITA	+55B	−9N	+64B	−27N	−37B	+57N	=44B	3.5	22.0	24.0	9.75	1629	+14.0
43	Ponticelli, Giacomo	1561	ITA	+61N	−11B	+52N	−45B	−31N	+63B	=38N	3.5	21.0	23.0	9.25	1564	-2.4
44	Tiepido, Matteo	0	ITA	−62N	−38B	+73N	+63B	+41N	−17B	=42N	3.5	19.0	20.0	8.25	1492	0.0
45	Ardu, Luigi	1795	ITA	+57B	+49N	−4B	+43N	−3B	−32N	−20B	3.0	26.0	29.0	9.50	1662	-26.6
46	Dessi`, Raffaele Salvatore	1585	ITA	+60B	−23N	+57B	−7N	+64B	−9N	−29B	3.0	24.0	26.0	7.50	1524	-22.0
47	Nieddu, Matteo	1525	ITA	−19B	+75N	−35B	+52N	−10B	+48N	−27B	3.0	23.0	24.0	7.00	1435	-23.6
48	Garau, Victoria	1408	ITA	−8N	+34B	+58N	−12N	−49B	−47B	+66N	3.0	22.5	24.5	8.50	1529	+38.8
49	Cocco, Tore	1565	ITA	+70N	−45B	+67N	−6B	+48N	−11B	−31N	3.0	22.5	24.5	7.00	1510	-12.8
50	Putzolu, Claudia	0	ITA	+32B	−27N	−41B	−20N	+76B	−53N	+64B	3.0	21.0	21.0	6.00	1448	0.0
51	Lussu, Roberto	1647	ITA	+76B	−15N	−39B	+57N	−26B	+65N	−33B	3.0	21.0	21.0	5.00	1469	-62.8
52	Lai, Elisa	0	ITA	−25B	+53N	−43B	−47B	+58N	−33N	+65B	3.0	20.0	22.0	7.50	1500	0.0
53	Garbarino, Anna	1533	ITA	−24N	−52B	+72N	−31B	+67N	+50B	−25N	3.0	20.0	21.0	6.00	992	-18.0
54	Pitzalis, Luigi	1573	ITA	+71B	−6B	−29N	−64N	−30B	+72B	+67N	3.0	19.5	20.5	5.00	820	-71.2
55	Vallascas, Ginevra	0	ITA	−42N	−29B	−37N	+75B	+73N	+59B	−34N	3.0	18.5	19.5	4.50	1314	0.0
56	Porceddu, Efisio	1537	ITA	−15B	+76N	F	−18N	+60B	−30N	+63B	3.0	17.5	17.5	4.50	1526	-5.6
57	Cancedda, Vincenzo	1483	ITA	−45N	+70B	−46N	−51B	+72N	−42B	+69N	3.0	16.5	17.5	5.00	850	-46.4
58	Nieddu, Giacomo	1542	ITA	−5N	−67B	−48B	+69N	−52B	+60N	=61B	2.5	18.5	20.5	5.75	878	-30.0
59	Sini, Andrea	1437	ITA	−27B	−32N	=60B	+74N	−62B	−55N	+70N	2.5	17.5	18.5	4.25	833	-30.8
60	Patta, Basilio	0	ITA	−46N	−66B	=59N	+70B	−56N	−58B	+73N	2.5	15.0	16.0	4.25	1154	0.0
61	Todde, Luigi	0	ITA	−43B	−64N	+75N	−66B	−63N	+73B	=58N	2.5	13.0	14.0	3.25	1154	0.0
62	Margaritella, Carlo	1561	ITA	+44B	−7N	F	−38B	+59N	−20N	−39B	2.0	23.0	23.0	6.00	1319	-62.0
63	Podda, Mattia	1520	ITA	−16B	+69N	−12B	−44N	+61B	−43N	−56N	2.0	22.0	24.0	4.50	843	-56.0
64	Salis, Valentina Marta	1486	ITA	−11N	+61B	−42N	+54B	−46N	−34B	−50N	2.0	21.5	24.0	5.50	1370	-26.4
65	Gazale, Grazia	1491	ITA	−6N	+71B	−28N	−24B	+70N	−51B	−52N	2.0	21.5	23.5	4.00	941	-34.0
66	Caredda, Giuseppe	1497	ITA	−23B	+60N	−40B	+61N	−32B	−41N	−48B	2.0	20.5	23.0	5.00	795	-38.4
67	Garbarino, Carlo	0	ITA	−35B	+58N	−49B	−10N	−53B	+71N	−54B	2.0	20.0	22.0	4.50	1320	0.0
68	Floris, Christian	0	ITA	−36N	−26B	+71N	−33B	−34N	−70B	+75N	2.0	19.5	20.5	3.00	777	0.0
69	FIDE 552013057	0	—	−28N	−63B	−34N	−58B	+74B	+76N	−57B	2.0	16.5	16.5	1.00	738	0.0
70	FIDE 23440899	0	—	−49B	−57N	+76B	−60N	−65B	+68N	−59B	2.0	15.0	15.0	2.00	694	0.0
71	FIDE 23447877	0	—	−54N	−65N	−68B	−73B	+75N	−67B	+72N	2.0	11.0	12.0	2.00	733	0.0
72	FIDE 552013049	0	—	−12B	−20N	−53B	+76N	−57B	−54N	−71B	1.0	20.5	20.5	0.00	750	0.0
73	Caddeo, Roberto	0	ITA	−18B	−41N	−44B	+71N	−55B	−61N	−60B	1.0	19.5	21.5	2.00	832	0.0
74	FIDE 23468289	0	—	−30N	−33B	−31N	−59B	−69N	−75B	+76N	1.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	761	0.0
75	FIDE 23468351	0	—	−17N	−47B	−61B	−55N	−71B	+74N	−68B	1.0	17.0	18.0	1.00	766	0.0
76	FIDE 23468343	0	—	−51N	−56B	−70N	−72B	−50N	−69B	−74B	0.0	14.0	15.0	0.00	798	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Piga, MatteoITA
+108.8
5.0 pts · #10
2Cabras Sanna, Ruben FedericoITA
+66.4
4.0 pts · #29
3Moretti, LorenzoITA
+65.2
4.5 pts · #37

Top rating losers

1Pitzalis, LuigiITA
-71.2
3.0 pts · #74
2Lussu, RobertoITA
-62.8
3.0 pts · #41
3Margaritella, CarloITA
-62.0
2.0 pts · #51

Biggest upsets

R6+371 Elo gap
Piga, Matteo1753 beat WIMCiobanu, Camelia-Adriana2124
R2+329 Elo gap
Olivieri, Guglielmo1640 beat Sanna, Yuri1969
R7+310 Elo gap
Bianchini, Giulio1814 beat WIMCiobanu, Camelia-Adriana2124