FE Verona 2026 - B
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46 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 06 Jan 2026 in Verona, Italy. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1743, and top seed was Emilio De Paoli (🇮🇹 ITA, 1793).
Maddalena Buccio (🇮🇹 ITA, 1722) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Matteo Volpi (5.5) and Daniele Bertoldi (5.0). Buccio won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Sipan Hajian (1528) beat Raffaele Negro (1762), a +234-point gap.
Location
🇮🇹Verona, Italy
Dates
02 Jan 2026 → 06 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 5 represented
🇮🇹Italy×38
🇨🇭Switzerland×4
🇦🇲Armenia×1
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
🇦🇱Albania×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMaddalena Buccio led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
Maddalena Buccio held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Maddalena Buccio beat Matteo Volpi (White).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Maddalena Buccio won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Maddalena Buccio | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Matteo Volpi | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Daniele Bertoldi | ½ | — | * | ½ |
| 4James Zaupa | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buccio, Maddalena | 1722 | ITA | +30B | +8N | +10B | +34N | +2B | =3N | =4B | 6.0 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 25.00 | 1974 | +78.4 |
| 2 | Volpi, Matteo | 1720 | ITA | +25B | +36N | =35N | +9B | −1N | +11B | +6N | 5.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 20.25 | 1842 | +18.6 |
| 3 | Bertoldi, Daniele | 1647 | ITA | +32B | =5N | +13B | =28N | +15B | =1B | =9N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 20.75 | 1864 | +82.8 |
| 4 | Quadri, Michael | 1690 | ITA | +41N | =6B | =7N | =14B | +12N | +20B | =1N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 19.00 | 1774 | +9.4 |
| 5 | Zaupa, James | 1710 | ITA | +38N | =3B | =11N | −6B | +29N | +14B | +16N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 17.75 | 1861 | +20.2 |
| 6 | Ceron, Francesco | 0 | ITA | +43B | =4N | =28B | +5N | =7B | +19N | −2B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 16.25 | 1754 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Nanni, Sergio | 1730 | ITA | +15B | =23N | =4B | =10N | =6N | =8B | +26N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 29.5 | 18.50 | 1769 | +6.0 |
| 8 | Franzoni, Gabriele | 1651 | ITA | +17N | −1B | −14N | +22B | +37N | =7N | +19B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 15.25 | 1753 | +34.8 |
| 9 | Soave, Riccardo | 1699 | ITA | +12B | +42N | =34B | −2N | +23B | =16N | =3B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 15.25 | 1679 | -5.2 |
| 10 | Mantuano, Nathan | 1658 | ITA | +46B | +19N | −1N | =7B | =27N | =17B | +21N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 13.50 | 1739 | +22.4 |
| 11 | Milano, Davide | 1573 | SUI | =28B | +21N | =5B | =19N | +34B | −2N | +29B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 14.75 | 1767 | +64.0 |
| 12 | Borgo Sartori, Jacopo | 0 | ITA | −9N | =31B | +41N | +24N | −4B | +33B | +20N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 13.00 | 1717 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Blasko Azzola, Manuel | 1740 | SUI | +29N | =37B | −3N | −15N | +24B | +31B | +23N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 14.00 | 1754 | +6.4 |
| 14 | Hajian, Sipan | 1528 | ARM | −19B | +32N | +8B | =4N | +28B | −5N | =18B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 15.00 | 1755 | +84.4 |
| 15 | Cristiani, Leonardo | 1575 | ITA | −7N | +44B | +33N | +13B | −3N | =27B | =17N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 12.25 | 1722 | +46.0 |
| 16 | Jamil, Amine | 1641 | ITA | −35N | +22B | +21N | +37B | =20N | =9B | −5B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 13.00 | 1645 | +0.6 |
| 17 | De Paoli, Emilio | 1793 | ITA | −8B | −28N | +39B | +30N | +38B | =10N | =15B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 11.25 | 1613 | -27.4 |
| 18 | Kofler, Albin Ernst | 1670 | ITA | +45N | −34N | +42B | −20B | +36N | =21B | =14N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 8.25 | 1571 | -11.2 |
| 19 | Ruperto, Michele | 1722 | ITA | +14N | −10B | +36N | =11B | +26N | −6B | −8N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 11.75 | 1669 | -7.6 |
| 20 | Krutil, Ladislav | 1738 | CZE | −36B | +30N | +40B | +18N | =16B | −4N | −12B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 11.00 | 1688 | -7.2 |
| 21 | Pedrali Noy, Federico | 0 | SUI | +31N | −11B | −16B | +40N | +43B | =18N | −10B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 8.50 | 1645 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Girardi, Michele | 0 | ITA | −24B | −16N | +32B | −8N | +30B | +36B | =25N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 9.75 | 1633 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Zerba, Fabio | 1655 | ITA | +44N | =7B | =37N | =27B | −9N | +34N | −13B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 8.50 | 1662 | +0.6 |
| 24 | Roversi, Stefano | 1680 | ITA | +22N | −35B | =26N | −12B | −13N | +41B | +36N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 8.75 | 1603 | -9.2 |
| 25 | Camponovo, Daniele | 1507 | SUI | −2N | −33B | +44N | −29B | +40B | +37N | =22B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 6.75 | 1594 | +21.6 |
| 26 | Pompele, Andrea | 1631 | ITA | −34B | +46N | =24B | +43N | −19B | +28N | −7B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 6.75 | 1659 | +3.8 |
| 27 | Niccoli, Paolo | 1727 | ITA | F | +38B | +29N | =23N | =10B | =15N | F | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 11.00 | 1755 | +3.8 |
| 28 | Vozhzhov, Leonard | 1727 | ITA | =11N | +17B | =6N | =3B | −14N | −26B | =31N | 3.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 12.50 | 1585 | -48.8 |
| 29 | Caffaratti, Paolo | 1639 | ITA | −13B | +39N | −27B | +25N | −5B | +38N | −11N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 7.50 | 1502 | -44.0 |
| 30 | Caraban, Eduard David | 1558 | ITA | −1N | −20B | +45N | −17B | −22N | +39B | +41N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 4.50 | 951 | -30.0 |
| 31 | Sessantini, Giacomo | 1671 | ITA | −21B | =12N | −43B | +41N | +32B | −13N | =28B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 8.25 | 1645 | -8.8 |
| 32 | Negro, Raffaele | 1762 | ITA | −3N | −14B | −22N | +45B | −31N | +42B | +40N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 1419 | -35.6 |
| 33 | Nico, Michele | 1695 | ITA | −42B | +25N | −15B | −38N | +39B | −12N | +37B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 7.50 | 1567 | -13.4 |
| 34 | Macca`, Stefano | 1734 | ITA | +26N | +18B | =9N | −1B | −11N | −23B | F | 2.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 9.75 | 1602 | -44.8 |
| 35 | Jasimi, Alfred | 1756 | ALB | +16B | +24N | =2B | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 10.25 | 1954 | +13.8 |
| 36 | Zonta, Riccardo | 1633 | ITA | +20N | −2B | −19B | +42N | −18B | −22N | −24B | 2.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 5.00 | 1466 | -20.0 |
| 37 | Minei, Giovanni | 1682 | ITA | +39B | =13N | =23B | −16N | −8B | −25B | −33N | 2.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 6.00 | 1375 | -45.4 |
| 38 | Marcon, Moreno | 1500 | ITA | −5B | −27N | +46B | +33B | −17N | −29B | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.50 | 1473 | -3.0 |
| 39 | Ghammouri, Mohamed Salah | 0 | ITA | −37N | −29B | −17N | +44B | −33N | −30N | +46B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 1.50 | 873 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Tiozzo, Marco | 1593 | ITA | F | +45B | −20N | −21B | −25N | +43N | −32B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 1483 | -11.4 |
| 41 | Fincati, Roberto | 0 | ITA | −4B | =43N | −12B | −31B | +42N | −24N | −30B | 1.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 2.25 | 1295 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Cortellino, Mauro | 0 | ITA | +33N | −9B | −18N | −36B | −41B | −32N | =44N | 1.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 3.50 | 1452 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Solinas, Roberto | 1696 | ITA | −6N | =41B | +31N | −26B | −21N | −40B | F | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.75 | 1510 | -15.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 28586794 | 0 | — | −23B | −15N | −25B | −39N | =45N | F | =42B | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.25 | 780 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Perbellini, Sandro | 0 | ITA | −18B | −40N | −30B | −32N | =44B | =46N | F | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.75 | 846 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Riggione, Filippo | 0 | ITA | −10N | −26B | −38N | F | F | =45B | −39N | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.50 | 797 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hajian, SipanARM+84.44.0 pts · #7
- 2Bertoldi, DanieleITA+82.85.0 pts · #2
- 3Buccio, MaddalenaITA+78.46.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Vozhzhov, LeonardITA-48.83.0 pts · #19
- 2Minei, GiovanniITA-45.42.0 pts · #38
- 3Macca`, StefanoITA-44.82.5 pts · #26
Biggest upsets
- R2+234 Elo gap
- R5+199 Elo gap
- R4+195 Elo gap