WE 3 Citta' di Caltanissetta - C
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Sept 2025 to 14 Sept 2025 in Caltanissetta, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1517, and top seed was Mauro Romeo (🇮🇹 ITA, 1587).
Samuele Vecchio (🇮🇹 ITA, 1543) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Carmelo Leggio (4.0) and Alessandro Lipani (3.5). Vecchio shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Alba Lombardo (1425) beat Mauro Romeo (1587), a +162-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsSamuele Vecchio led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Samuele Vecchio takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
Samuele Vecchio beat Carmelo Leggio (White).
Carmelo Leggio won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Samuele Vecchio | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Carmelo Leggio | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Alessandro Lipani | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4Leonardo Lo Conte | ½ | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vecchio, Samuele | 1543 | ITA | +16B | +15N | =5B | +2B | +3N | 4.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 10.25 | 1828 | +58.0 |
| 2 | Leggio, Carmelo | 1474 | ITA | +9B | +11N | +7B | −1N | +6B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 10.50 | 1670 | +32.4 |
| 3 | Lipani, Alessandro | 1566 | ITA | +8B | =4N | +13B | +5N | −1B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 10.25 | 1628 | +16.4 |
| 4 | Lombardo, Alba | 1425 | ITA | +10B | =3B | −6N | +9N | +7B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 9.75 | 1639 | +45.2 |
| 5 | Lo Conte, Leonardo | 1431 | ITA | +13B | +17N | =1N | −3B | +12N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 1635 | +43.6 |
| 6 | Lo Conte, Lorenzo | 1506 | ITA | −15B | +16N | +4B | +11B | −2N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 1435 | -15.6 |
| 7 | Cirrito, Massimo | 0 | ITA | +12B | +18N | −2N | +17B | −4N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1337 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Palermo, Giovanni | 1446 | ITA | −3N | −10N | +16B | +13N | +17B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1519 | +19.2 |
| 9 | Romeo, Mauro | 1587 | ITA | −2N | =12B | +14N | −4B | +11N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1380 | -46.4 |
| 10 | Guagenti, Salvatore | 1520 | ITA | −4N | +8B | −11N | =12B | +14N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1552 | +6.8 |
| 11 | Orlando, Luca | 0 | ITA | +14N | −2B | +10B | −6N | −9B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1440 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Criscione, Francesco | 1487 | ITA | −7N | =9N | +18B | =10N | −5B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1387 | -16.0 |
| 13 | Belli, Maria Giorgia | 1563 | ITA | −5N | +14B | −3N | −8B | +16N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1396 | -45.6 |
| 14 | Spedale, Nicholas | 1482 | ITA | −11B | −13N | −9B | +18N | −10B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 756 | -47.6 |
| 15 | Farruggello, Filippo | 1408 | ITA | +6N | −1B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1524 | +12.4 |
| 16 | Lalomia, Maria | 1428 | ITA | −1N | −6B | −8N | F | −13B | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 710 | -62.8 |
| 17 | FIDE 552013260 | 0 | — | F | −5B | F | −7N | −8N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 23497343 | 0 | — | F | −7B | −12N | −14B | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 684 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Vecchio, SamueleITA+58.04.5 pts · #1
- 2Lombardo, AlbaITA+45.23.5 pts · #5
- 3Lo Conte, LeonardoITA+43.63.5 pts · #4
- 1Lalomia, MariaITA-62.80.0 pts · #15
- 2Spedale, NicholasITA-47.61.0 pts · #16
- 3Romeo, MauroITA-46.42.5 pts · #11
- R4+162 Elo gap
- R1+132 Elo gap
- R4+117 Elo gap