WE 8 Hotel Mediterranee - B
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34 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025 in Genova, Italy. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1800, and top seed was Federico Zambiasi (🇮🇹 ITA, 1850).
Angelo Valentini (🇮🇹 ITA, 1792) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Michele Lombardi (4.0) and Marko Nikolovski (4.0). Valentini won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Inti Mahatma Franco Teves (1586) beat Rustam Karimov (1761), a +175-point gap.
Location
🇮🇹Genova, Italy
Dates
27 Jun 2025 → 29 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇹Italy×33
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE29 Jun
Alessandro D`amato takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 4.0/5. Valentini takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Michele Lombardi 4 wins (R2–R5)Angelo Valentini 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Michele Lombardi | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Marko Nikolovski | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3Angelo Valentini | — | 1 | * | 0 |
| 4Alessandro D`amato | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentini, Angelo | 1792 | ITA | +33B | +14N | +3B | −4N | +11B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 10.50 | 1913 | +12.4 |
| 2 | Lombardi, Michele | 1838 | ITA | F | +17B | +16N | +7B | +4N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 2546 | +30.6 |
| 3 | Nikolovski, Marko | 1763 | ITA | +29N | +31B | −1N | +21B | +10N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 1932 | +41.2 |
| 4 | D`amato, Alessandro | 1796 | ITA | =19N | +26B | +18N | +1B | −2B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.75 | 1894 | +13.2 |
| 5 | Dutto, Sebastiano | 1756 | ITA | +20N | −7B | +30N | =8B | +18N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 7.50 | 1845 | +12.0 |
| 6 | Pedemonte, Claudio Giovanni | 1672 | ITA | −9B | +22N | =8B | +23N | +15N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 1875 | +27.2 |
| 7 | Zambiasi, Federico | 1850 | ITA | +27B | +5N | =10B | −2N | =13B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 1843 | -1.0 |
| 8 | Carradori, Niccolo` | 1710 | ITA | =12N | +34B | =6N | =5N | =9B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 1800 | +12.6 |
| 9 | Greco, Filippo | 1788 | ITA | +6N | =16B | =12N | =13B | =8N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 9.25 | 1813 | +3.4 |
| 10 | Salvago, Vincenzo | 1786 | ITA | +24B | +11N | =7N | =15B | −3B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.75 | 1806 | +3.2 |
| 11 | Franco Teves, Inti Mahatma | 1586 | ITA | +28N | −10B | +20N | +16B | −1N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1807 | +58.8 |
| 12 | Mantegna, Danilo | 1807 | ITA | =8B | +23N | =9B | −14N | +19N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1798 | -2.0 |
| 13 | Andreoli, William | 1754 | ITA | =32B | +25N | =15B | =9N | =7N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 1819 | +18.4 |
| 14 | Chiesa, Giuseppe | 1732 | ITA | +30N | −1B | +17N | +12B | F | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 1886 | +15.6 |
| 15 | Balducci, Alessandro | 1818 | ITA | =18N | +19B | =13N | =10N | −6B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 6.75 | 1727 | -12.4 |
| 16 | Karimov, Rustam | 1761 | GER | +22B | =9N | −2B | −11N | +27B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1711 | -6.4 |
| 17 | Troyano, Thomas | 1581 | ITA | +21B | −2N | −14B | +22B | =20N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 5.25 | 1706 | +33.2 |
| 18 | Venerandi, Niccolo | 1715 | ITA | =15B | +32N | −4B | +26N | −5B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1734 | +2.6 |
| 19 | Giuffrida, Ignazio | 1710 | ITA | =4B | −15N | +24B | +25N | −12B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 1744 | +4.8 |
| 20 | Molina, Massimo | 1609 | ITA | −5B | +27N | −11B | +31N | =17B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1635 | +7.2 |
| 21 | Corba, Kevin | 1725 | ITA | −17N | +29B | +31N | −3N | −23B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1566 | -21.6 |
| 22 | Redamante, Marzio | 1624 | ITA | −16N | −6B | +33B | −17N | +32B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1467 | -16.0 |
| 23 | Tarable, Pietro | 1688 | ITA | F | −12B | +34N | −6B | +21N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1706 | +1.8 |
| 24 | Conti, Marco | 1649 | ITA | −10N | =28B | −19N | =29B | +30N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1616 | -4.8 |
| 25 | La Licata, Matteo | 1650 | ITA | F | −13B | +28N | −19B | +29N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1704 | +6.0 |
| 26 | Longo, Giovanni | 1673 | ITA | F | −4N | +32B | −18B | +28N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1716 | +5.0 |
| 27 | Baggiani, Fabio | 1719 | ITA | −7N | −20B | =29N | +30B | −16N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1539 | -24.2 |
| 28 | Vello, Bruno | 1728 | ITA | −11B | =24N | −25B | +32N | −26B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1488 | -32.6 |
| 29 | Donnoli, Giorgio | 1625 | ITA | −3B | −21N | =27B | =24N | −25B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 1.75 | 1461 | -19.6 |
| 30 | Rivera, Maurizio | 1594 | ITA | −14B | +33N | −5B | −27N | −24B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 0.50 | 914 | -27.0 |
| 31 | Valenza, Tommaso | 1534 | ITA | F | −3N | −21B | −20B | +34N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1487 | -4.8 |
| 32 | Gallani, Matteo | 1608 | ITA | =13N | −18B | −26N | −28B | −22N | 0.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1332 | -60.8 |
| 33 | Ruggiero, Nicola | 0 | ITA | −1N | −30B | −22N | =34B | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.25 | 1335 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Pini, Davide | 1619 | ITA | F | −8N | −23B | =33N | −31B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.25 | 844 | -28.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Franco Teves, Inti MahatmaITA+58.83.0 pts · #8
- 2Nikolovski, MarkoITA+41.24.0 pts · #2
- 3Troyano, ThomasITA+33.22.5 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Gallani, MatteoITA-60.80.5 pts · #32
- 2Vello, BrunoITA-32.61.5 pts · #26
- 3Pini, DavideITA-28.00.5 pts · #33
Biggest upsets
- R4+175 Elo gap
- R5+146 Elo gap
- R1+144 Elo gap