FE 16 Dolomiti - A
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33 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Jun 2025 to 14 Jun 2025 in Forni di Sopra, Italy. 12 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2242, and top seed was Martin Petrov (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2534).
Himal Gusain (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2490) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Martin Petrov (8.0) and Madalin Andronescu (6.5). Gusain shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Madalin Andronescu (2069) beat Vasilios Kotronias (GM, 2429), a +360-point gap.
Location
🇮🇹Forni di Sopra, Italy
Dates
07 Jun 2025 → 14 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 12
GM×2
IM×1
FM×4
CM×2
WIM×1
WFM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇹Italy×17
🇸🇦Saudi Arabia×5
🇷🇴Romania×3
🇫🇮Finland×2
🇬🇷Greece×2
🇮🇳India×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇧🇬Bulgaria×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 8.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
13
4
2
3
1
3
2
2
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R5–R9 · LEAD HELD
GM Martin Petrov held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 8.0/9. Gusain takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Martin Petrov drew with IM Himal Gusain (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMMartin Petrov | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2IMHimal Gusain | ½ | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Madalin Andronescu | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4GMVasilios Kotronias | ½ | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gusain, HimalIM | 2490 | IND | +11B | +5N | +3B | =2N | =4B | +6N | +7B | +12N | +8B | 8.0 | 46.5 | 51.5 | 44.50 | 2545 | +6.5 |
| 2 | Petrov, MartinGM | 2534 | BUL | +31N | +27B | +13N | =1B | +7N | =4B | +3N | +5B | +9N | 8.0 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 38.50 | 2554 | +3.6 |
| 3 | Andronescu, Madalin | 2069 | ROU | +33N | +15B | −1N | +10B | +8N | +9B | −2B | +4N | =5N | 6.5 | 47.0 | 48.0 | 29.25 | 2324 | +56.0 |
| 4 | Kotronias, VasiliosGM | 2429 | GRE | +10N | =7B | +14N | +6B | =1N | =2N | =5B | −3B | +11N | 6.0 | 48.5 | 53.0 | 33.25 | 2309 | -9.3 |
| 5 | Pirvulescu, EkaterinaWFM | 2100 | ROU | +25N | −1B | =21N | +18B | +13N | +27B | =4N | −2N | =3B | 5.5 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 23.25 | 2232 | +27.4 |
| 6 | Vincenti, LeonardoFM | 2199 | ITA | =8B | +20N | +22B | −4N | +16B | −1B | −9N | +31N | +14B | 5.5 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 21.00 | 2188 | -0.5 |
| 7 | Grapsa, GeorgiaWFM | 2069 | GRE | +17B | =4N | +9B | =8N | −2B | +16N | −1N | −10B | +22B | 5.0 | 46.0 | 49.5 | 23.00 | 2157 | +15.6 |
| 8 | Tellarini, LorenzoCM | 1962 | ITA | =6N | +32B | +19N | =7B | −3B | =12N | +15N | =9B | −1N | 5.0 | 43.5 | 45.5 | 20.75 | 2179 | +97.6 |
| 9 | Franco Valencia, AngelaWIM | 2091 | COL | +30N | =14B | −7N | +21B | +24B | −3N | +6B | =8N | −2B | 5.0 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 20.25 | 2124 | +5.6 |
| 10 | Bordignon, Angelo | 1971 | ITA | −4B | +17N | +12B | −3N | =20B | −14N | +26B | +7N | =24B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 21.25 | 2104 | +29.2 |
| 11 | Lagrotteria, Salvatore | 2000 | ITA | −1N | =25B | +26N | =14B | +15N | −19B | +18N | +13B | −4B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 20.25 | 2158 | +33.0 |
| 12 | Koskinen, HenriFM | 2131 | FIN | =26N | =24B | −10N | +31B | +18N | =8B | +19N | −1B | =13N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 18.50 | 2096 | -9.6 |
| 13 | Ortobelli Lozza, Marco | 2040 | ITA | +16B | +19N | −2B | =24N | −5B | +20N | =14B | −11N | =12B | 4.5 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 19.00 | 2091 | +20.4 |
| 14 | Centamore, Alberto | 2141 | ITA | +23B | =9N | −4B | =11N | =22N | +10B | =13N | =24B | −6N | 4.5 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 19.25 | 2072 | -34.8 |
| 15 | Paasikangas, JohannaFM | 2112 | FIN | +21B | −3N | +23B | −16N | −11B | +25N | −8B | =20N | +31B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 14.50 | 1963 | -34.8 |
| 16 | ALKHATEEB, TURKI ABDULLAH S | 1810 | KSA | −13N | +28B | +27N | +15B | −6N | −7B | =22N | =19B | =17N | 4.5 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 16.50 | 2054 | +103.6 |
| 17 | Aljameel, Sultan Anwar | 1824 | KSA | −7N | −10B | =28N | +26B | −19N | +30B | +23B | =22N | =16B | 4.5 | 31.5 | 34.0 | 14.50 | 1975 | +34.0 |
| 18 | Pirvulescu, Adrian | 1910 | ROU | −27N | +31B | +20B | −5N | −12B | +32N | −11B | =28N | +23B | 4.5 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 13.00 | 2031 | +30.4 |
| 19 | Vidal, LlewellynFM | 2186 | FRA | +28N | −13B | −8B | =23N | +17B | +11N | −12B | =16N | F | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 16.50 | 1958 | -44.2 |
| 20 | Fiorido, Giuseppe | 2034 | ITA | +29N | −6B | −18N | +33B | =10N | −13B | =21N | =15B | =25B | 4.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 11.75 | 1923 | -26.0 |
| 21 | Bellincampi, StefanoCM | 1922 | ITA | −15N | +33B | =5B | −9N | =32B | =23N | =20B | =25N | =29B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 11.25 | 1938 | +3.4 |
| 22 | Budai, Federico | 2002 | ITA | F | +26B | −6N | =25N | =14B | =24N | =16B | =17B | −7N | 3.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 13.00 | 1941 | -28.0 |
| 23 | Lugaresi, Gabriele | 1937 | ITA | −14N | +30B | −15N | =19B | =33N | =21B | −17N | +32B | −18N | 3.5 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 9.00 | 1900 | -21.6 |
| 24 | Budai, Leonardo | 1975 | ITA | F | =12N | +29B | =13B | −9N | =22B | F | =14N | =10N | 3.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 13.75 | 2026 | +19.6 |
| 25 | Alzamil, Abdulaziz | 1918 | KSA | −5B | =11N | +32N | =22B | −27N | −15B | F | =21B | =20N | 3.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 10.25 | 1947 | +4.8 |
| 26 | Comisso, Daniele | 1936 | ITA | =12B | −22N | −11B | −17N | F | +29B | −10N | =30B | +28N | 3.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 9.25 | 1863 | -34.4 |
| 27 | Fontana, Enrico | 2097 | ITA | +18B | −2N | −16B | +29N | +25B | −5N | F | F | F | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 10.00 | 2006 | -14.8 |
| 28 | Ranfagni, Stefano | 1960 | ITA | −19B | −16N | =17B | −32N | +31N | =33B | =29N | =18B | −26B | 3.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 8.25 | 1798 | -39.0 |
| 29 | Al Mutlaq, Ibrahim A | 1807 | KSA | −20B | F | −24N | −27B | =30N | −26N | =28B | +33B | =21N | 2.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 5.75 | 1815 | +0.6 |
| 30 | Predan, Luca | 1902 | ITA | −9B | −23N | −31N | F | =29B | −17N | =32B | =26N | +33B | 2.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 4.75 | 1788 | -24.2 |
| 31 | Simoni, Matteo | 2012 | ITA | −2B | −18N | +30B | −12N | −28B | F | +33N | −6B | −15N | 2.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 3.50 | 1862 | -66.4 |
| 32 | Serea, Gabriele | 2004 | ITA | F | −8N | −25B | +28B | =21N | −18B | =30N | −23N | F | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 6.25 | 1771 | -88.8 |
| 33 | Alem, Ali Hussain | 1823 | KSA | −3B | −21N | F | −20N | =23B | =28N | −31B | −29N | −30N | 1.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 3.25 | 1633 | -32.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1ALKHATEEB, TURKI ABDULLAH SKSA+103.64.5 pts · #14
- 2Tellarini, LorenzoCMITA+97.65.0 pts · #7
- 3Andronescu, MadalinROU+56.06.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Serea, GabrieleITA-88.82.0 pts · #31
- 2Simoni, MatteoITA-66.42.0 pts · #32
- 3Vidal, LlewellynFMFRA-44.24.0 pts · #21
Biggest upsets
- R8+360 Elo gap
- R4+302 Elo gap
- R3+287 Elo gap