FE 67 Imperia - A

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54 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 31 Aug 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Imperia, Italy. 11 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2307, and top seed was Ilia Martinovici (🇲🇩 MDA, IM, 2456).

Ilia Martinovici (🇲🇩 MDA, IM, 2456) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Bogdan Lalic (6.5) and Nikolay A Legky (6.5). Martinovici shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Pietro Ballabio (1929) beat Enzo Martino (2170), a +241-point gap.

Location

🇮🇹Imperia, Italy

Dates

31 Aug 2025 → 07 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇩IMIlia Martinovici2456

Avg top 10

2,307

Participants

Titled players · 11

GM×3

IM×5

FM×3

Federations · 8 represented

🇮🇹Italy×40

🇦🇹Austria×2

🇩🇪Germany×2

🇧🇪Belgium×1

🇷🇸Serbia×1

🇵🇱Poland×1

🇧🇬Bulgaria×1

🇲🇨Monaco×1

Top 3

🥇
IMIlia Martinovici
🇲🇩MDA·2456
7.0pts·2437perf-0.5
🥈
GMBogdan Lalic
🇭🇷CRO·2317
6.5pts·2386perf+9.1
🥉
GMNikolay A Legky
🇫🇷FRA·2302
6.5pts·2375perf+9.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Ilia Martinovici led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Martinovici7Lalic6.5Genocchio6.5Legky6.5Fulgentini6Glek6

R8 · LEADER CHANGE06 Sept

IM Ilia Martinovici takes the sole lead (6.5/8).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Ilia Martinovici drew with GM Bogdan Lalic (White).

R1–R9 · UNBEATEN

IM Ilia Martinovici went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMIlia Martinovici	*	½	—	½
2GMBogdan Lalic	½	*	½	½
3IMDaniele Genocchio	—	½	*	½
4GMNikolay A Legky	½	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Martinovici, IliaIM	2456	MDA	+39B	=17N	+8B	+36N	=2B	=3N	+6B	+10N	=7B	7.0	44.5	48.0	36.00	2437	-0.5
2	Lalic, BogdanGM	2317	CRO	+44N	+12B	=16N	+9B	=1N	+19B	=5N	=4B	=3N	6.5	46.5	49.5	34.00	2386	+9.1
3	Legky, Nikolay AGM	2302	FRA	+32N	+15B	=11N	+16B	=5N	=1B	=4N	+20B	=2B	6.5	46.0	50.0	34.25	2375	+9.6
4	Genocchio, DanieleIM	2371	ITA	=47B	+31N	=17B	+11B	+14N	=6N	=3B	=2N	+18B	6.5	43.5	46.0	32.75	2341	-0.8
5	Fanninger, Leon	2217	AUT	=31B	+47N	+13B	=6N	=3B	+18N	=2B	=7N	=10B	6.0	45.0	47.5	30.25	2317	+24.4
6	Glek, IgorGM	2429	BEL	+49N	+54B	=9N	=5B	+24N	=4B	−1N	+15B	=11N	6.0	42.0	43.0	24.25	2334	-8.3
7	Fulgentini, Edoardo	2206	ITA	=40N	=29B	+32N	−14B	+38N	+25B	+13N	=5B	=1N	6.0	39.5	43.0	27.75	2206	+4.0
8	Carrideo, Simone	2186	ITA	=29N	+40B	−1N	+23B	=15N	+14B	=20N	=11B	=13N	5.5	41.0	44.5	25.25	2186	+0.8
9	Contin, DanielIM	2226	ITA	+28N	+14B	=6B	−2N	=18B	=21N	−15N	+37B	+19N	5.5	40.5	44.0	24.75	2179	-3.8
10	Sedina, ElenaIM	2234	ITA	+21B	+22N	=36B	F	=19N	+12B	+16N	−1B	=5N	5.5	40.5	40.5	26.50	2276	+5.1
11	Ahner, Thomas	2164	GER	+43N	+19B	=3B	−4N	−20B	+42N	+36B	=8N	=6B	5.5	40.0	43.0	23.00	2219	+14.2
12	Wunder, Niklas	2146	GER	+45B	−2N	+28B	=21N	+36B	−10N	=17B	=14N	+23B	5.5	38.5	41.5	22.25	2157	+3.6
13	Marangone, Erick	2107	ITA	+52N	=51B	−5N	=47B	+37N	+28B	−7B	+16N	=8B	5.5	34.5	36.0	19.00	2179	+38.0
14	Favaro, Alessandro	2070	ITA	+34B	−9N	+30B	+7N	−4B	−8N	+33B	=12B	=15N	5.0	42.0	46.0	23.25	2157	+20.0
15	Costalonga, Riccardo	2089	MNC	+26B	−3N	+42B	=38N	=8B	=17N	+9B	−6N	=14B	5.0	41.5	44.5	22.50	2166	+34.0
16	Baldeschi, Niccolo`	2202	ITA	+42B	+20N	=2B	−3N	=21B	+35N	−10B	−13B	+28N	5.0	41.0	44.0	21.00	2154	-22.0
17	La Barbera, Manfredi	2163	ITA	+50N	=1B	=4N	−19B	+49N	=15B	=12N	+25B	F	5.0	37.0	37.0	20.50	2242	+31.2
18	Rindone, Andrea	2137	ITA	F	=46B	+29N	+49B	=9N	−5B	+19N	+24B	−4N	5.0	35.5	35.5	19.00	2209	+30.4
19	Lizzul Coppe, Mirko	2046	ITA	+53B	−11N	+33B	+17N	=10B	−2N	−18B	+30N	−9B	4.5	41.0	42.5	17.25	2114	+15.6
20	Kukushkin, IvanFM	2073	BUL	+27N	−16B	=37N	+43B	+11N	=24B	=8B	−3N	F	4.5	38.0	38.0	19.75	2133	+28.4
21	Berzioli, Pietro Maria	1985	ITA	−10N	+52B	+54N	=12B	=16N	=9B	−24N	=22N	=30B	4.5	36.0	37.0	14.75	2124	+63.6
22	Dettori, Jan	2097	ITA	+41N	−10B	=43N	=37B	−28N	=27B	+32N	=21B	=25N	4.5	34.0	37.0	17.50	1992	-49.2
23	Martirosyan, Davide	2068	ITA	=46N	−38B	+31N	−8N	+30B	−36N	+34B	+28B	−12N	4.5	34.0	36.5	17.25	1981	-41.2
24	Martino, Enzo	2170	ITA	+30B	−36N	+48B	+35N	−6B	=20N	+21B	−18N	F	4.5	33.5	33.5	16.75	2110	-11.8
25	Zanchetta, Nicola	2106	ITA	−36B	−33N	+52B	+26N	+48B	−7N	+38B	−17N	=22B	4.5	33.0	34.5	13.75	2005	-23.2
26	Catalano, Leonardo	1922	ITA	−15N	+44B	−49N	−25B	+31N	=29B	=27N	+43B	=39N	4.5	31.5	33.5	16.00	2005	+20.0
27	Venturino, Federico	1910	ITA	−20B	−30N	+45B	=42N	=39B	=22N	=26B	=33N	+44B	4.5	31.0	34.0	15.75	1991	+19.6
28	Di Trapani, Luca	1984	ITA	−9B	+53N	−12N	+50B	+22B	−13N	+35B	−23N	−16B	4.0	36.5	38.0	12.00	2036	+12.2
29	Trevisan, Stefano	1963	ITA	=8B	=7N	−18B	+34N	−35B	=26N	=39B	+42N	F	4.0	35.5	35.5	16.75	2047	+34.0
30	Obrochta, Lena	1950	POL	−24N	+27B	−14N	+46B	−23N	+41B	=37N	−19B	=21N	4.0	34.5	37.0	14.50	1948	-0.4
31	Pernigotti, Jacopo	1984	ITA	=5N	−4B	−23B	=40N	−26B	+50N	+48B	=38N	=34B	4.0	34.5	36.5	12.50	1984	-3.2
32	Cardili, Mariano	1993	ITA	−3B	+34N	−7B	=33N	−42B	+52N	−22B	=44N	+43B	4.0	34.0	35.5	12.00	1992	-1.2
33	Bavagnoli, Gabriele	1948	ITA	−54N	+25B	−19N	=32B	=43N	+49B	−14N	=27B	=37N	4.0	31.0	32.0	14.00	1967	+4.6
34	Cericola, Michele Ettore	1906	ITA	−14N	−32B	+44N	−29B	+50N	=43B	−23N	+45B	=31N	4.0	30.5	32.5	11.50	1948	+21.6
35	Har-Even, Abir	2030	ISR	=38N	=37B	+46N	−24B	+29N	−16B	−28N	F	+42B	4.0	30.0	30.0	13.00	1983	-9.8
36	Ballabio, Pietro	1929	ITA	+25N	+24B	=10N	−1B	−12N	+23B	−11N	F	F	3.5	37.0	37.0	16.25	2174	+82.8
37	Grassi, Sebastiano	1844	ITA	F	=35N	=20B	=22N	−13B	+48N	=30B	−9N	=33B	3.5	34.0	34.0	12.50	2011	+65.6
38	Bachi, Jacopo	1846	ITA	=35B	+23N	=51N	=15B	−7B	=47N	−25N	=31B	F	3.5	32.5	32.5	13.25	2050	+74.8
39	Egartner, Wolfgang	2017	AUT	−1N	−43B	−41N	+45B	=27N	+46B	=29N	F	=26B	3.5	32.0	32.0	12.00	1949	-18.4
40	Peric, SlavisaIM	1969	SRB	=7B	−8N	−47B	=31B	−41N	−44N	=53B	+48N	+46B	3.5	29.0	30.5	10.25	1933	-4.9
41	Manella, Riccardo	1928	ITA	−22B	−42N	+39B	−48N	+40B	−30N	=44B	+50N	F	3.5	25.5	25.5	10.50	1952	+7.2
42	Villa, Simone	1968	ITA	−16N	+41B	−15N	=27B	+32N	−11B	=43N	−29B	−35N	3.0	35.5	38.5	11.25	1901	-34.0
43	Sassi, Ettore	1950	ITA	−11B	+39N	=22B	−20N	=33B	=34N	=42B	−26N	−32N	3.0	34.5	37.5	11.25	1885	-31.2
44	Nardoni, Matteo	2010	ITA	−2B	−26N	−34B	−52N	+53N	+40B	=41N	=32B	−27N	3.0	32.0	33.5	8.75	1849	-80.4
45	Martinenghi, Gabriel	1939	ITA	−12N	−49B	−27N	−39N	F	+53B	+52B	−34N	+48B	3.0	24.5	24.5	5.00	1890	-24.0
46	James, Chris	1899	SCO	=23B	=18N	−35B	−30N	=52B	−39N	−50B	+53N	−40N	2.5	28.0	29.5	7.00	1827	-17.4
47	Pedoni, Lorenzo	2016	ITA	=4N	−5B	+40N	=13N	F	=38B	F	F	F	2.5	25.0	25.0	11.25	2102	+9.4
48	Cedriano, Mattia	1999	ITA	−51N	+50B	−24N	+41B	−25N	−37B	−31N	−40B	−45N	2.0	28.5	30.5	5.50	1802	-92.4
49	Zerbin, Simone	2017	ITA	−6B	+45N	+26B	−18N	−17B	−33N	F	F	F	2.0	27.5	27.5	7.50	1963	-11.2
50	Barlocco, CarloFM	1946	ITA	−17B	−48N	+53B	−28N	−34B	−31B	+46N	−41B	F	2.0	26.5	26.5	4.00	1776	-35.4
51	Formento, PaoloFM	2316	ITA	+48B	=13N	=38B	F	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	11.0	11.0	6.50	2133	-5.6
52	Silvestri, Giuseppe	1932	ITA	−13B	−21N	−25N	+44B	=46N	−32B	−45N	F	−53B	1.5	28.5	28.5	4.25	1740	-37.4
53	Arun, Ria	1885	ITA	−19N	−28B	−50N	F	−44B	−45N	=40N	−46B	+52N	1.5	24.0	24.0	3.25	1715	-66.0
54	Briata, Federico	2163	ITA	+33B	−6N	−21B	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	14.5	14.5	4.00	1996	-13.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ballabio, PietroITA
+82.8
3.5 pts · #37
2Bachi, JacopoITA
+74.8
3.5 pts · #38
3Grassi, SebastianoITA
+65.6
3.5 pts · #36

Top rating losers

1Cedriano, MattiaITA
-92.4
2.0 pts · #50
2Nardoni, MatteoITA
-80.4
3.0 pts · #42
3Arun, RiaITA
-66.0
1.5 pts · #53

Biggest upsets

R2+241 Elo gap
Ballabio, Pietro1929 beat Martino, Enzo2170
R2+222 Elo gap
Bachi, Jacopo1846 beat Martirosyan, Davide2068
R3+178 Elo gap
Berzioli, Pietro Maria1985 beat Briata, Federico2163