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WE Citta' di San Cataldo - A

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14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 09 May 2025 to 11 May 2025 in San Cataldo, Italy. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1952, and top seed was Himal Gusain (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2523).

Himal Gusain (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2523) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Christian Chieffalo (3.5) and Salvatore Culle' (3.5). Gusain won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Christian Chieffalo (1801) beat Davide Rizzo (1951), a +150-point gap.

Location
🇮🇹San Cataldo, Italy
Dates
09 May 2025 → 11 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇳IMHimal Gusain2523
Avg top 10
1,952
Participants
14
Titled players · 1
IM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇹Italy×13
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

IM Himal Gusain led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
7
3
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Gusain5Chieffalo3.5Culle'3.5Savarino3Filetti2.5Rizzo2.5
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

IM Himal Gusain never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Himal Gusain beat Christian Chieffalo (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Himal Gusain 5 wins (R1–R5)Christian Chieffalo 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMHimal Gusain*
1
1
1
2Christian Chieffalo
0
*
½
—
3Salvatore Culle'
0
½
*—
4Matteo Pio Savarino
0
——*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Gusain, HimalIM2523IND+4N+5B+3N+2B+9N5.012.514.514.502922+4.0
2Chieffalo, Christian1801ITA+7N+6B+8N−1N=3B3.513.015.08.252098+75.2
3Culle', Salvatore1900ITA+12B+11N−1B+7B=2N3.512.013.06.252065+19.6
4Savarino, Matteo Pio1857ITA−1B+14N=12N=6B+7N3.010.510.53.752027+21.0
5Filetti, Massimiliano1824ITA+9B−1N=6N=8B=12B2.511.512.54.751932+12.2
6Rizzo, Davide1951ITA+10B−2N=5B=4N=11B2.511.012.55.501820-17.6
7Amico, Rosario1920ITA−2B+10N+11B−3N−4B2.012.013.53.501763-21.6
8Mancin, Michele1774ITA+14B=13N−2B=5N−10B2.08.58.51.5017740.0
9Messina, Giuseppe Ottavio1934ITA−5NF+14B+12N−1B2.08.58.51.001951-0.6
10Miosi, Francesco1839ITA−6N−7BF+13B+8N2.07.07.02.501887+5.2
11Dinamo, Giulio1779ITA+13B−3B−7NF=6N1.58.58.51.751831+5.0
12Lo Grande, Gaetano1779ITA−3NF=4B−9B=5N1.011.011.02.751686-9.0
13Grech, Gerlando1901ITA−11N=8BF−10NF0.55.55.51.001524-28.6
14Mauro, Gabriele1869ITA−8N−4B−9NFF0.07.07.00.001055-62.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets