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WE 3 Citta' di Caltanissetta - A

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18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Sept 2025 to 14 Sept 2025 in Caltanissetta, Italy. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1952, and top seed was Virgilio Vuelban (🇵🇭 PHI, IM, 2197).

Federico Giammona (🇮🇹 ITA, FM, 2157) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Virgilio Vuelban (4.5) and Fabrizio Ganci (4.0). Giammona shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Tunca Bozbiyik (1787) beat Davide Rizzo (1919), a +132-point gap.

Location
🇮🇹Caltanissetta, Italy
Dates
12 Sept 2025 → 14 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇵🇭IMVirgilio Vuelban2197
Avg top 10
1,952
Participants
18
Titled players · 3
IM×1
FM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇮🇹Italy×16
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇵🇭Philippines×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
8
4
2
2
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Giammona4.5Vuelban4.5Ganci4Dinamo3.5Savarino3Mazzamuto2.5
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Giammona takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Federico Giammona drew with IM Virgilio Vuelban (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Federico Giammona 3 wins (R1–R3)IM Virgilio Vuelban 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMFederico Giammona*
½
1
—
2IMVirgilio Vuelban
½
*——
3Fabrizio Ganci
0
—*—
4Giulio Dinamo———*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Giammona, FedericoFM2157ITA+11B+9N+3B=2N+5B4.513.515.513.252317+33.2
2Vuelban, VirgilioIM2197PHI+18N+15B+5N=1B+8N4.511.011.08.752280+4.1
3Ganci, Fabrizio2045ITA+16N+8B−1N+10B+6N4.011.012.58.002133+11.0
4Dinamo, Giulio1786ITA−5N+18B+15N=6B+10N3.59.09.04.752023+31.8
5Savarino, Matteo Pio1915ITA+4B+12N−2B+15N−1N3.014.516.07.002030+14.4
6Mazzamuto, Salvatore Lorenzo1836ITA−12B+16N+13B=4N−3B2.511.513.05.251836-0.4
7Rizzo, Davide1919ITA−9B=14N−11B+18N+17B2.57.57.52.501811-14.8
8Lo Grande, Gaetano1770ITAF−3N+9B+12N−2B2.012.512.54.001945+15.8
9Bozbiyik, Tunca1787TUR+7N−1B−8N+16B−13N2.011.012.54.001812+1.0
10Messina, Giuseppe Ottavio1915ITA+17NF+14B−3N−4B2.011.011.03.501865-5.4
11Lombardo, Antonio1812ITA−1N−17B+7N−13B+18B2.010.510.52.501824-0.8
12Rizzo, Gaetano1777ITA+6N−5B+17N−8B−14B2.09.511.04.001758-2.8
13Lorito, Francesco1786ITA−15BF−6N+11N+9B2.08.08.04.001828+4.6
14Cara Romeo, LaviniaWCM1836ITAF=7B−10N=17B+12N2.08.08.04.001851+3.6
15Rota, Giacomo1875ITA+13N−2N−4B−5B=16N1.513.014.52.751745-18.6
16Sileci, Salvatore1788ITA−3B−6B+18N−9N=15B1.510.010.00.751725-8.6
17Licenziato, Filippo Maria1787ITA−10B+11N−12B=14N−7N1.58.510.53.001703-23.6
18Carmeni, Giovanni1828ITA−2B−4N−16B−7B−11N0.012.514.00.001100-42.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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