FE 2 Trinakria - A
SwissStandard
38 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Jul 2025 to 03 Aug 2025 in Palermo, Italy. 15 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2358, and top seed was Ilia Martinovici (🇲🇩 MDA, IM, 2457).
Ilia Martinovici (🇲🇩 MDA, IM, 2457) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad (7.0) and Alessio Valsecchi (7.0). Martinovici took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Federico Giammona (FM, 2058) beat Alessio Valsecchi (GM, 2450), a +392-point gap.
Location
🇮🇹Palermo, Italy
Dates
27 Jul 2025 → 03 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 15
GM×3
IM×5
FM×5
WIM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇹Italy×26
🇮🇳India×3
🇲🇪Montenegro×2
FIDE (no federation)×2
🇬🇷Greece×2
🇵🇭Philippines×1
🇿🇦South Africa×1
🇲🇩Moldova×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIM Ilia Martinovici led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE30 Jul
IM Ilia Martinovici takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Ilia Martinovici lost to GM Alessio Valsecchi (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
IM Ilia Martinovici 4 wins (R3–R6)GM Alessio Valsecchi 4 wins (R2–R5)IM Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMIlia Martinovici | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2GMAlessio Valsecchi | 1 | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3IMDhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4FMVittorio Cina` | 0 | 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 | 2457 | MDA | +34N | =18B | +9N | +4B | +2N | +11B | −3N | +6B | +13N | 7.5 | 45.5 | 48.5 | 39.25 | 2540 | +9.5 |
| 2 | Dhulipalla Bala Chandra PrasadIM | 2403 | IND | +5B | +17N | +11B | +6N | −1B | =3B | +23N | +19N | =8B | 7.0 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 35.75 | 2528 | +14.7 |
| 3 | Valsecchi, AlessioGM | 2450 | ITA | −12B | +25N | +28B | +18N | +19B | =2N | +1B | +5N | =4N | 7.0 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 36.00 | 2413 | -0.9 |
| 4 | Cina`, VittorioFM | 2302 | ITA | +15B | =22N | +12B | −1N | +26B | =23B | =6N | +11N | =3B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 29.25 | 2358 | +16.4 |
| 5 | La Barbera, Manfredi | 2048 | ITA | −2N | =33B | =27N | +21B | +10N | =13B | +14N | −3B | +19B | 5.5 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 25.75 | 2247 | +84.0 |
| 6 | Ashwath, R.FM | 2330 | IND | =26N | +20B | +31N | −2B | +29N | +22B | =4B | −1N | =9B | 5.5 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 23.25 | 2250 | -14.2 |
| 7 | Lekic, DusanIM | 2262 | MNE | +21N | −9B | −16N | +27B | +12N | =14B | =18N | =13B | +20N | 5.5 | 39.0 | 43.0 | 25.25 | 2176 | -8.9 |
| 8 | Kasparov, SergeyGM | 2447 | FID | =20N | +26B | −14N | +30B | =13N | =18B | =22N | +16B | =2N | 5.5 | 39.0 | 42.5 | 25.00 | 2231 | -20.0 |
| 9 | Noto, Federico | 2093 | ITA | +38B | +7N | −1B | −11N | −18B | +32N | +30N | +23B | =6N | 5.5 | 39.0 | 39.5 | 19.75 | 2266 | +78.4 |
| 10 | Ganci, Elio | 2161 | ITA | =25B | −24N | +15B | =12N | −5B | +34N | +29B | +22N | =11B | 5.5 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 22.50 | 2143 | -3.6 |
| 11 | Kulkarni BhaktiIM | 2356 | IND | +29N | +16B | −2N | +9B | +14N | −1N | =19B | −4B | =10N | 5.0 | 46.0 | 49.5 | 24.00 | 2260 | -10.4 |
| 12 | Giammona, FedericoFM | 2058 | ITA | +3N | =14B | −4N | =10B | −7B | =17N | +31B | =15N | +24B | 5.0 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 24.75 | 2218 | +70.4 |
| 13 | Vuelban, VirgilioIM | 2228 | PHI | =24B | +28N | −22B | +25N | =8B | =5N | +15B | =7N | −1B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 22.75 | 2180 | -5.3 |
| 14 | Zoncu, Roberto Alessio | 2193 | ITA | +36B | =12N | +8B | =22N | −11B | =7N | −5B | =17N | +18B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 21.75 | 2214 | +9.2 |
| 15 | Catanzaro, Claudio | 2002 | ITA | −4N | +32B | −10N | +37B | +16N | =20B | −13N | =12B | +23N | 5.0 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 19.25 | 2164 | +68.4 |
| 16 | Lo Presti, Giulio | 2119 | ITA | +37B | −11N | +7B | −19N | −15B | +24N | +28B | −8N | +22B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 19.00 | 2183 | +19.4 |
| 17 | Kostas, Panagiotis | 2146 | GRE | +33N | −2B | +21N | −23B | −28N | =12B | +35N | =14B | +27N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 20.00 | 2129 | -4.0 |
| 18 | Santagati, AlessandroFM | 2171 | ITA | +30N | =1N | =19B | −3B | +9N | =8N | =7B | =20B | −14N | 4.5 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 22.75 | 2232 | +12.6 |
| 19 | Varriale, Luca | 2196 | ITA | +27N | =31B | =18N | +16B | −3N | +28B | =11N | −2B | −5N | 4.5 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 19.00 | 2178 | -4.6 |
| 20 | Fabiano, GiuseppeFM | 2054 | ITA | =8B | −6N | −30B | +38N | +25B | =15N | +26B | =18N | −7B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 38.0 | 16.00 | 2111 | +10.6 |
| 21 | Gervasi, Pietro | 1986 | ITA | −7B | +38N | −17B | −5N | +33B | =31N | =24B | +29N | =25B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 35.0 | 13.25 | 2034 | +22.0 |
| 22 | Verga, Francesco | 2097 | ITA | +32N | =4B | +13N | =14B | =23N | −6N | =8B | −10B | −16N | 4.0 | 41.5 | 45.0 | 18.75 | 2183 | +35.3 |
| 23 | Nikcevic, NebojsaGM | 2341 | MNE | −28B | +36N | +24B | +17N | =22B | =4N | −2B | −9N | −15B | 4.0 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 16.00 | 2066 | -28.9 |
| 24 | Maida, Federico | 1972 | ITA | =13N | +10B | −23N | −29B | +35N | −16B | =21N | +32B | −12N | 4.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 16.75 | 2038 | +14.0 |
| 25 | Valguarnera, Girolamo | 1936 | ITA | =10N | −3B | +34N | −13B | −20N | −30B | +36N | +35B | =21N | 4.0 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 13.00 | 2026 | +18.8 |
| 26 | Imburgia, Giuseppe | 2010 | ITA | =6B | −8N | +35B | +31N | −4N | =29B | −20N | +30B | F | 4.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 14.50 | 2131 | +21.6 |
| 27 | Badenhorst, ChloeWFM | 1962 | RSA | −19B | =35N | =5B | −7N | −32B | +38N | +34B | +28N | −17B | 4.0 | 33.5 | 34.0 | 11.25 | 2006 | +18.8 |
| 28 | Bianchi, Marco | 2012 | ITA | +23N | −13B | −3N | +32B | +17B | −19N | −16N | −27B | =33N | 3.5 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 14.25 | 2058 | +6.4 |
| 29 | Ganci, Alberto | 2030 | ITA | −11B | =37N | +33B | +24N | −6B | =26N | −10N | −21B | =32N | 3.5 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 12.25 | 1983 | -27.7 |
| 30 | Di Chiara, Mauro | 1938 | ITA | −18B | =34B | +20N | −8N | =31B | +25N | −9B | −26N | =37N | 3.5 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 12.75 | 1994 | +10.4 |
| 31 | Miosi, Marco | 2085 | ITA | +35N | =19N | −6B | −26B | =30N | =21B | −12N | −33B | +36N | 3.5 | 33.5 | 35.5 | 11.25 | 1953 | -33.2 |
| 32 | Buffa, Elena | 1912 | ITA | −22B | −15N | +36B | −28N | +27N | −9B | +37B | −24N | =29B | 3.5 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 9.75 | 1924 | +2.4 |
| 33 | Sforza, Michelangelo | 1926 | ITA | −17B | =5N | −29N | =34B | −21N | −35B | +38B | +31N | =28B | 3.5 | 31.5 | 32.0 | 10.00 | 1939 | +2.4 |
| 34 | Kasparova, TatianaWIM | 2066 | FID | −1B | =30N | −25B | =33N | +37N | −10B | −27N | =36B | =35N | 3.0 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 8.00 | 1891 | -44.2 |
| 35 | Taormina, Antonino | 1898 | ITA | −31B | =27B | −26N | +36N | −24B | +33N | −17B | −25N | =34B | 3.0 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 9.00 | 1881 | -4.4 |
| 36 | Moglianesi, Davide | 1954 | ITA | −14N | −23B | −32N | −35B | +38B | =37N | −25B | =34N | −31B | 2.0 | 28.0 | 28.5 | 3.00 | 1808 | -70.0 |
| 37 | Berketis, Angelos | 1916 | GRE | −16N | =29B | F | −15N | −34B | =36B | −32N | =38N | =30B | 2.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 4.75 | 1798 | -24.2 |
| 38 | Puleio, Bernardo | 1904 | ITA | −9N | −21B | F | −20B | −36N | −27B | −33N | =37B | F | 0.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 1.00 | 1562 | -44.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1La Barbera, ManfrediITA+84.05.5 pts · #10
- 2Noto, FedericoITA+78.45.5 pts · #5
- 3Giammona, FedericoFMITA+70.45.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Moglianesi, DavideITA-70.02.0 pts · #37
- 2Puleio, BernardoITA-44.80.5 pts · #38
- 3Kasparova, TatianaWIMFID-44.23.0 pts · #35
Biggest upsets
- R1+392 Elo gap
- R9+339 Elo gap
- R1+329 Elo gap