FE 14 Citta' di Palmanova - A

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74 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 03 Jan 2026 in Palmanova, Italy. 47 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2477, and top seed was Vladimir Baklan (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2562).

Vladimir Baklan (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2562) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Yuri Solodovnichenko (6.5) and Vladyslav Larkin (6.5). Baklan shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Vlad Petroff (FM, 2020) beat Leon Skrbec (FM, 2289), a +269-point gap.

Location

🇮🇹Palmanova, Italy

Dates

27 Dec 2025 → 03 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 40 Moves in 100 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / / 40 Min. Incr. 30 Sec.

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇦GMVladimir Baklan2562

Avg top 10

2,477

Participants

Titled players · 47

GM×5

IM×12

FM×22

CM×4

WGM×1

WIM×1

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇮🇹Italy×30

🇸🇮Slovenia×7

🇵🇱Poland×5

🇺🇦Ukraine×4

🇫🇷France×3

🇭🇷Croatia×3

🇧🇪Belgium×2

🇳🇱Netherlands×2

Top 3

🥇
GMVladimir Baklan
🇺🇦UKR·2562
6.5pts·2550perf-0.3
🥈
GMYuri Solodovnichenko
🇺🇦UKR·2510
6.5pts·2532perf+3.4
🥉
IMVladyslav Larkin
🇺🇦UKR·2478
6.5pts·2520perf+5.5

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 6 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 6 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Larkin6.5Solodovnichenko6.5Kanov6.5Zamengo6.5Costa6.5Baklan6.5

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

6 players finish on 6.5/9. Baklan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (45.0).

R6–R9 · WIN STREAK

IM Nikola Kanov won 4 in a row (R6–R9).

R5 · LATE SURGE

IM Nikola Kanov was #29 at R5, climbed to #3 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMVladyslav Larkin	*	—	—	1
2GMYuri Solodovnichenko	—	*	—	—
3IMNikola Kanov	—	—	*	—
4FMFulvio Zamengo	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Baklan, VladimirGM	2562	UKR	+29B	+34N	=44B	=12N	+13B	=7N	+11B	=2N	=5N	6.5	45.0	49.0	34.75	2550	-0.3
2	Solodovnichenko, YuriGM	2510	UKR	+30B	=31N	+15B	=13N	=12B	=14N	+9B	=1B	+10N	6.5	44.5	49.0	35.25	2532	+3.4
3	Larkin, VladyslavIM	2478	UKR	+40N	=21B	=42N	+31B	+5B	=11N	=7B	=8N	+13B	6.5	43.5	47.5	34.25	2520	+5.5
4	Costa, LeonardoGM	2547	GER	=71N	+26B	=31N	+21B	=23N	=16B	=8B	+14N	+12B	6.5	42.0	43.5	32.25	2498	-3.7
5	Zamengo, FulvioFM	2357	ITA	=46B	+54N	+45B	=7B	−3N	+35B	+24N	+20N	=1B	6.5	41.5	45.0	30.25	2479	+15.4
6	Kanov, NikolaIM	2422	BUL	−61N	+60B	=64N	+26B	−42N	+55B	+19B	+30N	+11B	6.5	33.5	36.5	28.00	2383	-3.0
7	Di Benedetto, EdoardoIM	2447	ITA	+64B	=15N	+52B	=5N	+22B	=1B	=3N	=12N	=8B	6.0	45.0	48.0	29.75	2479	+4.3
8	Plenca, JadrankoIM	2433	CRO	+32B	=42N	+33B	=22N	+9B	=10B	=4N	=3B	=7N	6.0	44.5	48.5	31.75	2477	+5.8
9	Perossa, NicolasFM	2320	ITA	+51N	+70B	=10N	=23B	−8N	+33B	−2N	+43B	+19N	6.0	40.0	41.5	23.75	2391	+19.2
10	Gusain, HimalIM	2472	IND	+36B	+27N	=9B	+44N	=11B	=8N	=12B	=13N	−2B	5.5	44.5	48.5	27.75	2454	-1.5
11	Martinovici, IliaIM	2447	MDA	=53N	+55B	+24N	+14B	=10N	=3B	−1N	+16B	−6N	5.5	44.5	48.0	27.25	2439	+0.4
12	Poltorak, SebastianIM	2407	POL	+74N	=19B	+38N	=1B	=2N	+42B	=10N	=7B	−4N	5.5	44.5	44.5	23.25	2447	+6.2
13	Hovhannisyan, MherGM	2393	BEL	=54B	+46N	+67B	=2B	−1N	+27N	+22B	=10B	−3N	5.5	42.5	45.0	24.25	2401	+2.6
14	Hercegovac, NevenFM	2332	ITA	+60B	=33N	+43B	−11N	+36B	=2B	=23N	−4B	+32N	5.5	41.0	44.0	24.00	2370	+11.0
15	Skrbec, LeonFM	2289	SLO	+47B	=7B	−2N	−43N	+45B	+46N	=36B	+22N	=17B	5.5	39.5	43.5	25.00	2306	+6.0
16	Marn, JanFM	2386	SLO	+57B	−22N	+47B	=25N	+52B	=4N	=20B	−11N	+30B	5.5	39.0	42.5	23.75	2376	0.0
17	Bettalli, FrancescoIM	2388	ITA	=55N	=53B	+61N	=19B	−24N	+41B	+42N	=18B	=15N	5.5	36.5	39.5	23.00	2296	-10.1
18	Urbani, GabrielFM	2267	ITA	−70N	=51B	+48N	+64B	−20B	+56N	+44B	=17N	=40B	5.5	33.0	34.5	21.25	2286	+5.6
19	Casadio, Niccolo`FM	2232	ITA	+39B	=12N	=25B	=17N	+44B	=23B	−6N	+37N	−9B	5.0	42.5	46.5	23.50	2372	+33.8
20	Carnicelli, ValerioIM	2454	ITA	=26N	+71B	=21N	=42B	+18N	=24B	=16N	−5B	=28N	5.0	41.5	43.0	21.75	2322	-15.2
21	Yao, LanWGM	2307	ENG	+56B	=3N	=20B	−4N	=46B	+32N	−30B	+39N	=27B	5.0	40.5	44.0	22.75	2301	-0.6
22	Pegno, MattiaFM	2240	ITA	+68N	+16B	=23N	=8B	−7N	+65B	−13N	−15B	+43N	5.0	40.5	43.0	20.50	2341	+25.0
23	Bailet, PierreGM	2410	FRA	+63B	+49N	=22B	=9N	=4B	=19N	=14B	F	=24N	5.0	40.0	40.0	23.50	2388	-2.3
24	Maldonado Gonzales, StefanoFM	2266	ITA	=43B	+62N	−11B	+67N	+17B	=20N	−5B	=25N	=23B	5.0	39.5	42.0	20.50	2320	+13.6
25	Cina`, VittorioFM	2350	ITA	=38N	+48B	=19N	=16B	=33N	=28B	=43N	=24B	=26N	5.0	38.5	42.5	23.25	2236	-25.6
26	Centrih, Aleks	2192	SLO	=20B	−4N	+56B	−6N	+51B	−44N	+72B	+52N	=25B	5.0	37.5	38.5	16.50	2329	+29.8
27	Piddubna, BozhenaWIM	2291	UKR	+73N	−10B	+57N	=34B	=43N	−13B	+53N	=28B	=21N	5.0	36.5	37.0	16.75	2278	-2.8
28	Beliman, AlexandroFM	2255	ITA	=62B	−43N	+54B	=45N	+49B	=25N	=37B	=27N	=20B	5.0	35.0	38.0	20.75	2251	+2.4
29	Arsenie, Cristian Marc	2213	SUI	−1N	=72B	−51N	=48B	=68N	=66N	+45B	+54N	+44B	5.0	30.5	31.5	16.50	2202	-8.8
30	Heldenbergh, Nils	2205	BEL	−2N	−66B	+59N	+50B	=34N	+61B	+21N	−6B	−16N	4.5	38.5	41.0	17.75	2249	+9.6
31	Skawinski, ArkadiuszFM	2312	POL	+66N	=2B	=4B	−3N	=32B	=64N	=33B	+36N	F	4.5	38.5	38.5	19.50	2339	+3.2
32	Costantino, Claudio EmanueleCM	2160	ITA	−8N	=59B	=50N	+68B	=31N	−21B	+38N	+34B	−14B	4.5	37.5	40.0	17.50	2208	+20.0
33	Vojtek, VladimirFM	2216	SVK	+69N	=14B	−8N	+51B	=25B	−9N	=31N	+41B	F	4.5	37.0	37.0	17.50	2284	+15.6
34	Panelo, MarceloIM	2318	ARG	+72B	−1B	=53N	=27N	=30B	−36N	+46B	−32N	+47B	4.5	36.5	37.5	15.50	2204	-13.4
35	Kalosha, Zhiulien OleksiiFM	2282	ITA	=45B	−67N	+63B	=62N	+39B	−5N	+47B	−40N	=36B	4.5	34.0	36.5	17.25	2120	-36.4
36	Shefer, UriCM	2199	ISR	−10N	+73B	=70N	+66B	−14N	+34B	=15N	−31B	=35N	4.5	34.0	34.5	13.25	2240	+18.4
37	Herega, NejcFM	2302	SLO	=50N	−38B	=55N	+70B	+53N	=43B	=28N	−19B	=48N	4.5	33.5	35.0	15.25	2120	-41.6
38	Gimenez Menchon, CesarCM	2095	ESP	=25B	+37N	−12B	−52N	−47B	+67N	−32B	+66N	+55B	4.5	33.0	35.5	15.50	2198	+23.0
39	Beber, AnjaWCM	1998	SLO	−19N	+41B	−65N	+57B	−35N	+60B	=52N	−21B	+53N	4.5	32.5	35.5	16.25	2209	+95.2
40	Bakalarz, MietekIM	2204	LUX	−3B	=56N	−62B	+69N	=60B	+45N	F	+35B	=18N	4.5	32.0	32.0	16.50	2195	-0.6
41	von Schlippe, Nikolai	2131	GER	−44B	−39N	+73B	=47N	+70B	−17N	+49B	−33N	+51B	4.5	31.5	32.0	11.50	2158	+5.4
42	Reza, WojciechFM	2284	POL	+58N	=8B	=3B	=20N	+6B	−12N	−17B	=44N	F	4.0	42.5	42.5	20.75	2374	+19.8
43	Petroff, VladFM	2020	ROU	=24N	+28B	−14N	+15B	=27B	=37N	=25B	−9N	−22B	4.0	42.0	46.5	20.25	2249	+98.4
44	Horak, MartinFM	2364	CZE	+41N	+61B	=1N	−10B	−19N	+26B	−18N	=42B	−29N	4.0	41.0	44.0	17.75	2236	-29.8
45	Verga, Francesco	2050	ITA	=35N	+65B	−5N	=28B	−15N	−40B	−29N	+69B	+63N	4.0	37.0	39.0	12.75	2182	+29.8
46	Mandalinic, DavidCM	2127	CRO	=5N	−13B	+71N	=65B	=21N	−15B	−34N	+68B	=52B	4.0	36.0	37.5	13.00	2225	+22.8
47	Proietti Cobas, JorgeFM	2052	ITA	−15N	+74B	−16N	=41B	+38N	=52B	−35N	+61B	−34N	4.0	35.5	35.5	11.50	2185	+59.6
48	Mocic, Ivano	2090	CRO	F	−25N	−18B	=29N	+57B	=49N	=54B	+60N	=37B	4.0	34.0	34.0	15.00	2220	+54.0
49	Maglioni, Leonardo	2245	ITA	+59N	−23B	=66N	=53B	−28N	=48B	−41N	=58B	+60B	4.0	32.0	34.5	13.25	2098	-68.8
50	Mrozowski, Nikodem	2058	POL	=37B	−52N	=32B	−30N	=54N	+63B	−55N	=67B	+61N	4.0	30.0	32.5	13.50	2133	+36.0
51	Pycha, Patrik	2073	CZE	−9B	=18N	+29B	−33N	−26N	=68B	=58N	+59B	−41N	3.5	37.5	40.0	14.25	2076	-0.4
52	Maki-Uuro, MiikkaIM	2234	FIN	F	+50B	−7N	+38B	−16N	=47N	=39B	−26B	=46N	3.5	37.5	37.5	14.75	2126	-12.0
53	Kowalczyk, Rafal	2169	POL	=11B	=17N	=34B	=49N	−37B	+62N	−27B	=56N	−39B	3.5	37.0	40.0	14.50	2148	-6.8
54	Budai, Leonardo	2152	ITA	=13N	−5B	−28N	=73N	=50B	+59B	=48N	−29B	=58N	3.5	37.0	37.5	12.25	2083	-36.8
55	Bourgois, Bastien	2146	FRA	=17B	−11N	=37B	=72N	+67B	−6N	+50B	F	−38N	3.5	34.0	34.0	12.00	2187	+5.6
56	Campanile, Antonio	2060	ITA	−21N	=40B	−26N	+58N	+63B	−18B	=61N	=53B	F	3.5	33.0	33.0	12.00	2146	+17.2
57	Frescura, Davide	2136	ITA	−16N	+69B	−27B	−39N	−48N	−58B	=63N	+73B	+67N	3.5	30.0	30.5	6.50	2038	-25.0
58	Tona, Leonardo	2048	ITA	−42B	−64N	−60N	−56B	+73B	+57N	=51B	=49N	=54B	3.5	28.0	28.5	9.50	2063	+4.4
59	Di Girolamo, Nicolo`	2014	ITA	−49B	=32N	−30B	−63N	+69B	−54N	+73B	−51N	+66B	3.5	27.5	28.0	7.25	2042	+5.8
60	Budai, Federico	2093	ITA	−14N	−6N	+58B	=61B	=40N	−39N	+62B	−48B	−49N	3.0	35.5	38.5	10.25	2043	-27.2
61	Liloni, Francesco Mattia	2161	ITA	+6B	−44N	−17B	=60N	+66B	−30N	=56B	−47N	−50B	3.0	35.0	37.5	12.25	2065	-24.6
62	Galvan Cipriani, VivianaWFM	2006	ESP	=28N	−24B	+40N	=35B	−65N	−53B	−60N	−63B	+73N	3.0	31.5	32.0	9.75	2072	+13.4
63	Unterweger, Jonas	2159	ITA	−23N	=68B	−35N	+59B	−56N	−50N	=57B	+62N	−45B	3.0	31.0	33.5	9.50	1989	-82.8
64	Gregoric, Andraz	2188	SLO	−7N	+58B	=6B	−18N	+72N	=31B	F	F	F	3.0	27.0	27.0	10.00	2261	+10.8
65	Kozlovic, JernejFM	2301	SLO	=67B	−45N	+39B	=46N	+62B	−22N	F	F	F	3.0	23.0	23.0	10.75	2080	-32.8
66	Van Amerongen, Arjen	2068	NED	−31B	+30N	=49B	−36N	−61N	=29B	=68N	−38B	−59N	2.5	33.5	36.0	10.25	1995	-18.4
67	Ortobelli Lozza, Marco	2058	ITA	=65N	+35B	−13N	−24B	−55N	−38B	=69N	=50N	−57B	2.5	33.5	35.5	9.00	2018	-12.0
68	Schmuki, Roman	2006	SUI	−22B	=63N	F	−32N	=29B	=51N	=66B	−46N	=69N	2.5	29.5	29.5	8.00	1987	-4.6
69	Mazzi, Leonardo	1979	ITA	−33B	−57N	F	−40B	−59N	+73N	=67B	−45N	=68B	2.0	25.5	25.5	3.00	1899	-32.4
70	Lemasle, Raphael	2031	FRA	+18B	−9N	=36B	−37N	−41N	F	F	F	F	1.5	25.0	25.0	7.75	2095	+6.6
71	Belli, GiorgioFM	2206	ITA	=4B	−20N	−46B	+74N	F	F	F	F	F	1.5	15.5	15.5	3.25	2234	+0.2
72	Grendene, Luca	2070	ITA	−34N	=29N	F	=55B	−64B	F	−26N	F	F	1.0	21.0	21.0	4.25	1971	-22.8
73	Van Amerongen-Jansen, Peggy	2054	NED	−27B	−36N	−41N	=54B	−58N	−69B	−59N	−57N	−62B	0.5	31.0	33.0	1.75	1662	-68.0
74	Ceschia, IvanoFM	2157	ITA	−12B	−47N	F	−71B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	1422	-25.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Petroff, VladFMROU
+98.4
4.0 pts · #48
2Beber, AnjaWCMSLO
+95.2
4.5 pts · #36
3Proietti Cobas, JorgeFMITA
+59.6
4.0 pts · #49

Top rating losers

1Unterweger, JonasITA
-82.8
3.0 pts · #63
2Maglioni, LeonardoITA
-68.8
4.0 pts · #43
3Van Amerongen-Jansen, PeggyNED
-68.0
0.5 pts · #73

Biggest upsets

R4+269 Elo gap
FMPetroff, Vlad2020 beat FMSkrbec, Leon2289
R1+261 Elo gap
Liloni, Francesco Mattia2161 beat IMKanov, Nikola2422
R2+251 Elo gap
Verga, Francesco2050 beat FMKozlovic, Jernej2301