FE 30 Citta' di Palermo - Memorial Baldassare Antonino Camarda - C

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66 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 18 Sept 2025 to 21 Sept 2025 in Palermo, Italy. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1564, and top seed was Gianfranco Scimone (🇮🇹 ITA, 1584).

Giovanni D`angelo (🇮🇹 ITA, 1556) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Matteo Brandi (5.5) and Jacopo Piscitello (5.0). D`angelo won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Alba Lombardo (1427) beat Mauro Mazzarella (1566), a +139-point gap.

Location

🇮🇹Palermo, Italy

Dates

18 Sept 2025 → 21 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇹Gianfranco Scimone1584

Avg top 10

1,564

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇮🇹Italy×60

🇷🇴Romania×1

Top 3

🥇
Giovanni D`angelo
🇮🇹ITA·1556
5.5pts·1725perf+56.4
🥈
Matteo Brandi
🇮🇹ITA·1545
5.5pts·1682perf+41.6
🥉
Jacopo Piscitello
🇮🇹ITA·1458
5.0pts·1659perf+64.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

D`angelo5.5Brandi5.5Borches5Bosco5Geraci5Croce5— ex-leaders:Meliled R6, #16

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.5/7. D`angelo takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.0).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Giovanni D`angelo 3 wins (R1–R3)Matteo Brandi 3 wins (R5–R7)

R6 · FORMER LEADER FALL

Marco Meli held the sole lead at R6 but finished #16.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Giovanni D`angelo	*	—	½	—
2Matteo Brandi	—	*	—	—
3Tudor-Mihail Borches	½	—	*	—
4Giovanni Bosco	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	D`angelo, Giovanni	1556	ITA	+48N	+14B	+15N	=5B	=17N	=6B	+10N	5.5	27.0	29.5	22.50	1725	+56.4
2	Brandi, Matteo	1545	ITA	+50N	−15B	+3N	=28B	+25N	+27B	+17N	5.5	24.0	26.5	20.75	1682	+41.6
3	Piscitello, Jacopo	1458	ITA	+7N	−4N	−2B	+52B	+23N	+35B	+16N	5.0	26.5	29.0	18.50	1659	+64.8
4	Croce, Erasmo	1538	ITA	+47N	+3B	=27N	=16B	+15N	=17B	=7N	5.0	25.5	28.0	19.75	1628	+15.0
5	Meli, Marco	1535	ITA	+24N	+46B	+31N	=1N	=29B	+16B	−6N	5.0	25.5	28.0	18.50	1591	+15.6
6	Borches, Tudor-Mihail	1475	ROU	+41B	F	=11N	+18B	+35N	=1N	+5B	5.0	25.0	25.0	20.00	1819	+103.2
7	Mazzeo, Alberto	1564	ITA	−3B	+57N	+40N	+34B	=27N	+18B	=4B	5.0	24.0	25.5	16.25	1619	+17.6
8	Bosco, Giovanni	1569	ITA	+39N	+34B	=16N	−17B	+28N	+29B	=9N	5.0	23.5	26.5	18.00	1658	+34.0
9	Geraci, Daniele	1544	ITA	+60B	−27N	+48B	+26N	+37B	=10N	=8B	5.0	22.5	24.0	15.75	1625	+12.8
10	Tronca, Federico	1508	ITA	+52N	−31B	+47N	+46B	+21N	=9B	−1B	4.5	23.0	25.5	14.00	1470	-8.8
11	Lo Iacono, Oscar	1535	ITA	+57B	+33N	=6B	−29N	+36B	−20N	+39B	4.5	22.0	23.5	13.50	1475	-8.0
12	Zito, Alessandro	1539	ITA	+55B	F	+25N	=27B	−16N	+22N	+20B	4.5	21.5	21.5	15.75	1640	+27.2
13	Mancino, Glenda	1528	ITA	+45B	=36N	−29B	+56N	=19N	=15B	+27N	4.5	21.0	23.0	14.00	1478	-10.8
14	Comparetto, Elias	1488	ITA	+51B	−1N	−46N	=47B	+58B	+36N	+32B	4.5	19.5	21.0	11.75	1556	+8.0
15	Vallone, Giorgio	1487	ITA	+61B	+2N	−1B	+32N	−4B	=13N	=21N	4.0	28.0	29.5	14.75	1544	+8.4
16	Di Liberto, Gabriel	1504	ITA	+58N	+43B	=8B	=4N	+12B	−5N	−3B	4.0	27.5	29.0	14.00	1534	+10.4
17	Sillitti, Giulia	1492	ITA	+63N	F	+38B	+8N	=1B	=4N	−2B	4.0	25.5	25.5	14.75	1625	+36.8
18	Castelli, Christian	1513	ITA	+49N	F	+36B	−6N	+30B	−7N	+33B	4.0	22.5	22.5	12.50	1367	-23.2
19	Lombardo, Alba	1427	ITA	+44N	F	−37B	+38N	=13B	=32N	+28B	4.0	20.5	20.5	13.50	1662	+76.0
20	Trovato, Gabriele	1512	ITA	−36B	F	+54N	+49B	+31N	+11B	−12N	4.0	20.0	20.0	12.50	1675	+26.8
21	Maniscalco, Francesco Maria	1542	ITA	+56N	F	+33B	=30N	−10B	+48N	=15B	4.0	20.0	20.0	11.75	1574	+4.8
22	Piazza, Claudio	1477	ITA	=59N	=30B	+43N	−35B	+46N	−12B	+37N	4.0	19.5	21.0	11.00	1547	+15.2
23	Pisciotta, Carlo Alberto	1514	ITA	−46B	+51N	−30B	+57N	−3B	+49N	+41B	4.0	19.0	20.5	9.50	1521	+1.2
24	Callari, Dario	0	ITA	−5B	−35B	+61N	F	+40N	+37B	+29N	4.0	19.0	19.0	11.00	1534	0.0
25	Sarrica, Irene	1488	ITA	+54N	F	−12B	+58N	−2B	+53N	+44B	4.0	18.5	18.5	8.50	1418	-10.8
26	Mariniuc, Teris Gabriel	1458	ITA	−38B	+61N	+44N	−9B	F	+59B	+35N	4.0	17.0	17.0	9.00	1552	+20.8
27	Schillaci, Ivan Francesco	1486	ITA	+66N	+9B	=4B	=12N	=7B	−2N	−13B	3.5	29.5	29.5	12.25	1484	-0.4
28	Lo Manto, Julian	1499	ITA	+53B	=38N	=32B	=2N	−8B	+30N	−19N	3.5	24.5	26.5	11.50	1383	-30.8
29	Riggio Di Fiore, Giulio	1483	ITA	+65B	F	+13N	+11B	=5N	−8N	−24B	3.5	23.5	23.5	12.00	1636	+32.8
30	Fardella, Giulio	1433	ITA	=32B	=22N	+23N	=21B	−18N	−28B	+47N	3.5	23.0	25.5	12.25	1460	0.0
31	Catania, Dario	1579	ITA	+40B	+10N	−5B	=37N	−20B	−39N	+46B	3.5	22.5	25.0	11.50	1447	-22.4
32	Alessi, Giove	1551	ITA	=30N	+42B	=28N	−15B	+53N	=19B	−14N	3.5	22.5	24.5	10.50	1290	-56.0
33	Giaccone, Emanuele Matteo	1434	ITA	+35N	−11B	−21N	+54B	=38N	+34B	−18N	3.5	22.0	24.0	10.00	1480	+12.4
34	Nicosia, Alessandra	1507	ITA	+62B	−8N	+55B	−7N	=48B	−33N	+53B	3.5	20.0	21.5	6.75	1184	-60.8
35	Bongiovanni, Riccardo	1552	ITA	−33B	+24N	+64B	+22N	−6B	−3N	−26B	3.0	25.5	26.5	9.00	1336	-70.0
36	Guarnaccia, Salvatore	0	ITA	+20N	=13B	−18N	+43B	−11N	−14B	=38N	3.0	24.5	27.5	10.75	1479	0.0
37	Magaddino, Alessandro	1527	ITA	=42N	+59B	+19N	=31B	−9N	−24N	−22B	3.0	23.5	25.0	8.75	1420	-24.8
38	Mazzarella, Mauro	1566	ITA	+26N	=28B	−17N	−19B	=33B	=46N	=36B	3.0	22.0	24.5	10.25	1391	-48.0
39	Di Grado, Mattia	1469	ITA	−8B	F	+42N	−53B	+47N	+31B	−11N	3.0	20.5	20.5	9.00	1435	-5.2
40	Pisciotta, Giorgio Emanuele	1473	ITA	−31N	F	−7B	+62N	−24B	+54B	+43N	3.0	19.0	19.0	6.50	1446	-4.4
41	Scimone, Gianfranco	1584	ITA	−6N	−47B	−58B	+66N	+42B	+50N	−23N	3.0	18.5	18.5	5.50	692	-25.0
42	Fraccone, Francesca	0	ITA	=37B	−32N	−39B	=51B	−41N	+52N	+59B	3.0	17.5	19.0	6.75	1213	0.0
43	Camarda, Giuseppe	1569	ITA	+64B	−16N	−22B	−36N	+62B	+55N	−40B	3.0	17.5	18.5	4.50	1286	-30.0
44	Scalia, Santo	1546	ITA	−19B	+62N	−26B	+55N	F	+56B	−25N	3.0	17.5	17.5	5.50	658	-37.2
45	Dominici, Mario	0	ITA	−13N	F	−49B	−50N	+51B	+60N	+55B	3.0	15.5	15.5	6.00	727	0.0
46	Fraccone, Roberto	0	ITA	+23N	−5N	+14B	−10N	−22B	=38B	−31N	2.5	25.5	28.5	10.00	1421	0.0
47	Borzilleri, Alessio	0	ITA	−4B	+41N	−10B	=14N	−39B	+58N	−30B	2.5	23.5	25.0	6.75	1367	0.0
48	Guarnaccia, Marco	1451	ITA	−1B	+65N	−9N	+63B	=34N	−21B	−56N	2.5	21.5	22.0	3.75	1217	-41.2
49	Guaia, Chiara	0	ITA	−18B	F	+45N	−20N	=50B	−23B	+60N	2.5	19.0	19.0	5.75	710	0.0
50	Gaetani, Federico	1411	ITA	−2B	F	−53N	+45B	=49N	−41B	+54N	2.5	18.0	18.0	6.25	764	0.0
51	Rizzotto, Cristian	0	ITA	−14N	−23B	−57B	=42N	−45N	+65B	+63N	2.5	17.5	18.0	3.50	698	0.0
52	Hariprasath, Aatheesh	0	ITA	−10B	F	+66N	−3N	=60B	−42B	+57N	2.5	15.5	15.5	2.25	683	0.0
53	Pirrone, Christian	0	ITA	−28N	F	+50B	+39N	−32B	−25B	−34N	2.0	20.0	20.0	5.50	1264	0.0
54	FIDE 552007987	0	—	−25B	+60N	−20B	−33N	+57B	−40N	−50B	2.0	18.5	20.0	3.00	676	0.0
55	FIDE 552013391	0	—	−12N	+66B	−34N	−44B	+63N	−43B	−45N	2.0	18.5	18.5	1.50	740	0.0
56	Arnetta, Sofia	0	ITA	−21B	F	+59N	−13B	F	−44N	+48B	2.0	15.5	15.5	4.00	1326	0.0
57	FIDE 23474661	0	—	−11N	−7B	+51N	−23B	−54N	=63B	−52B	1.5	20.5	22.0	3.25	736	0.0
58	Palermo, Alice	0	ITA	−16B	F	+41N	−25B	−14N	−47B	=65N	1.5	18.5	18.5	3.25	1322	0.0
59	Trapani, Gabriele	0	ITA	=22B	−37N	−56B	+61B	F	−26N	−42N	1.5	17.5	17.5	3.50	1215	0.0
60	Aiello, Chiara	0	ITA	−9N	−54B	−63N	+65B	=52N	−45B	−49B	1.5	16.5	17.0	1.75	743	0.0
61	Sciortino, Marta	0	ITA	−15N	−26B	−24B	−59N	+66B	=62N	F	1.5	15.0	15.0	0.75	688	0.0
62	FIDE 552013430	0	—	−34N	−44B	+65N	−40B	−43N	=61B	F	1.5	14.5	14.5	1.25	724	0.0
63	Puglisi, Alessio	0	ITA	−17B	−64N	+60B	−48N	−55B	=57N	−51B	1.5	14.0	15.0	2.25	669	0.0
64	Caldiero, Roberto	1461	ITA	−43N	+63B	−35N	F	F	F	F	1.0	7.5	7.5	1.50	761	-29.2
65	FIDE 552012077	0	—	−29N	−48B	−62B	−60N	F	−51N	=58B	0.5	13.0	13.0	0.75	669	0.0
66	Sciortino, Salvatore	0	ITA	−27B	−55N	−52B	−41B	−61N	F	F	0.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	733	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Borches, Tudor-MihailROU
+103.2
5.0 pts · #2
2Lombardo, AlbaITA
+76.0
4.0 pts · #8
3Piscitello, JacopoITA
+64.8
5.0 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Bongiovanni, RiccardoITA
-70.0
3.0 pts · #27
2Nicosia, AlessandraITA
-60.8
3.5 pts · #49
3Alessi, GioveITA
-56.0
3.5 pts · #37

Biggest upsets

R4+139 Elo gap
Lombardo, Alba1427 beat Mazzarella, Mauro1566
R1+119 Elo gap
Lombardo, Alba1427 beat Scalia, Santo1546
R1+118 Elo gap
Giaccone, Emanuele Matteo1434 beat Bongiovanni, Riccardo1552