WE Citta' di San Cataldo - B
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 09 May 2025 to 11 May 2025 in San Cataldo, Italy. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1686, and top seed was Rustam Karimov (🇩🇪 GER, 1746).
Rustam Karimov (🇩🇪 GER, 1746) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Gabriele D`amico (4.0) and Salvatore Antonio Verde (3.5). Karimov won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Luca Antonino Catalano (1637) beat Piernicola Cervellione (1742), a +105-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Karimov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.0).
Piernicola Cervellione won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rustam Karimov | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Gabriele D`amico | — | * | — | — |
| 3Piernicola Cervellione | — | — | * | — |
| 4Salvatore Antonio Verde | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karimov, Rustam | 1746 | GER | =6N | +10B | =8N | +7B | +3B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 11.75 | 1879 | +15.6 |
| 2 | D`amico, Gabriele | 1726 | ITA | +15N | =8B | =6N | +9B | +5B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 9.25 | 1873 | +17.4 |
| 3 | Verde, Salvatore Antonio | 1663 | ITA | +9N | +5B | +7N | =8B | −1N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 9.75 | 1801 | +18.4 |
| 4 | Cervellione, Piernicola | 1742 | ITA | −5B | =13N | +18B | +14N | +8B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1794 | +6.8 |
| 5 | Catalano, Luca Antonino | 1637 | ITA | +4N | −3N | +14B | +6B | −2N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 1762 | +18.2 |
| 6 | Picone Chiodo, Luigi | 1643 | ITA | =1B | +18N | =2B | −5N | +13B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1744 | +28.0 |
| 7 | Cilia, Gianfranco | 1628 | ITA | +11N | +16B | −3B | −1N | +12B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1745 | +16.4 |
| 8 | Franceschino, Luca | 1659 | ITA | +12B | =2N | =1B | =3N | −4N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 7.75 | 1698 | +5.6 |
| 9 | Chiodo, Cataldo | 1601 | ITA | −3B | +11B | +13N | −2N | =10B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 1655 | +7.6 |
| 10 | Motta, Mattia Stefano | 1606 | ITA | =14B | −1N | =12B | +16B | =9N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1661 | +15.2 |
| 11 | Serio, Vittorio | 1682 | ITA | −7B | −9N | +15B | =12N | +14B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1630 | -12.8 |
| 12 | Calamera, Angelo | 1597 | ITA | −8N | +15B | =10N | =11B | −7N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1568 | -6.2 |
| 13 | Sorce, Gaetano | 1605 | ITA | =16N | =4B | −9B | +17N | −6N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1570 | -10.4 |
| 14 | Infantino, Carmelo | 1678 | ITA | =10N | +17B | −5N | −4B | −11N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.25 | 1492 | -50.0 |
| 15 | Terenzi, Flavio | 1634 | ITA | −2B | −12N | −11N | F | +17B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1449 | -19.0 |
| 16 | Orlando, Santo | 1671 | ITA | =13B | −7N | =17B | −10N | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1404 | -28.0 |
| 17 | Guagenti, Salvatore | 1552 | ITA | =18B | −14N | =16N | −13B | −15N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 1408 | -34.0 |
| 18 | Vetri, Gianluca | 1654 | ITA | =17N | −6B | −4N | F | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1373 | -20.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Picone Chiodo, LuigiITA+28.03.0 pts · #6
- 2Verde, Salvatore AntonioITA+18.43.5 pts · #4
- 3Catalano, Luca AntoninoITA+18.23.0 pts · #5
- 1Infantino, CarmeloITA-50.01.5 pts · #14
- 2Guagenti, SalvatoreITA-34.01.0 pts · #16
- 3Orlando, SantoITA-28.01.0 pts · #17
- R1+105 Elo gap