FE 14 Citta' di Palmanova - D
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62 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 29 Dec 2025 in Palmanova, Italy. 7 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1677, and top seed was Marco Grudina (🇮🇹 ITA, 1787).
Marco Grudina (🇮🇹 ITA, 1787) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Christian Unterweger (4.5) and Antonio Comisso (4.0). Grudina shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Jacopo Parolin (1470) beat Paul Ritchie (1690), a +220-point gap.
Location
🇮🇹Palmanova, Italy
Dates
27 Dec 2025 → 29 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 7 represented
🇮🇹Italy×39
🇸🇮Slovenia×4
🇦🇹Austria×3
🇬🇧England×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇨🇭Switzerland×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
24
10
3
1
2
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Marco Grudina held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Grudina takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Marco Grudina 4 wins (R1–R4)Christian Unterweger 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marco Grudina | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Christian Unterweger | — | * | — | — |
| 3Antonio Comisso | ½ | — | * | ½ |
| 4Denny Pascolini | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grudina, Marco | 1787 | ITA | +37B | +29N | +15B | +17N | =3B | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 12.50 | 1925 | +12.0 |
| 2 | Unterweger, Christian | 1708 | ITA | +41B | =28N | +16B | +7N | +21B | 4.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 12.75 | 1816 | +7.4 |
| 3 | Comisso, Antonio | 1700 | ITA | +42N | +10B | =4N | +32B | =1N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 12.25 | 1825 | +15.6 |
| 4 | Pascolini, Denny | 1587 | ITA | +52B | +25N | =3B | =9N | +17B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 10.75 | 1755 | +34.4 |
| 5 | Mora, Flavia | 1650 | ITA | +53N | =11B | +47N | =14B | +20N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 9.25 | 1626 | -4.0 |
| 6 | Breznik, Marko | 1498 | SLO | +51N | −8B | +45N | +38B | +18N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 8.50 | 1748 | +40.4 |
| 7 | Sabadin, Gaddo | 0 | ITA | +20N | +30N | +39B | −2B | =10N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 9.25 | 1633 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Baklan, Kira | 1603 | UKR | +48B | +6N | =9B | −21N | +28B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 10.25 | 1632 | +4.8 |
| 9 | Cominelli, Mario | 1570 | ITA | +46B | +40N | =8N | =4B | =11N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.50 | 1571 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Kirchmayr, Raoul | 1555 | ITA | +36B | −3N | +37B | +26N | =7B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.25 | 1671 | +18.4 |
| 11 | Donina, Emma | 1543 | ITA | +62B | =5N | =12B | +39N | =9B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 1750 | +48.0 |
| 12 | Foroni, Francesco | 1774 | ITA | =24N | +50B | =11N | =19B | +14N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 9.25 | 1586 | -17.0 |
| 13 | Riggi, Marco | 1476 | ITA | +61B | −15N | +40B | =31N | +30B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.75 | 1614 | +10.8 |
| 14 | Parolin, Jacopo | 1470 | ITA | =16B | +22N | +31B | =5N | −12B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 9.00 | 1629 | +31.2 |
| 15 | Mauri, Alberto | 1589 | ITA | +45N | +13B | −1N | −20B | +34N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 1569 | -4.8 |
| 16 | Xanina, Filip | 0 | ITA | =14N | +23B | −2N | +50B | =19N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 1559 | +32.4 |
| 17 | Sartori, Giulia | 1504 | ITA | +60N | +18B | +38N | −1B | −4N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1659 | +31.6 |
| 18 | Omer, Hogr | 1665 | AUT | +27B | −17N | +25B | +29N | −6B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 8.50 | 1557 | -26.4 |
| 19 | Korecki, Flavia | 1527 | ITA | −40B | +46N | +27B | =12N | =16B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 8.25 | 1652 | +19.2 |
| 20 | Perissutti, Luca | 1499 | ITA | −7B | +54N | +57B | +15N | −5B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1620 | +5.6 |
| 21 | Ombrella, Massimo | 1557 | ITA | F | +43B | +55N | +8B | −2N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 1657 | +5.4 |
| 22 | Roppa, Antonio | 0 | ITA | =23N | −14B | =33N | +56B | +37B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 1486 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Muzzo, Riccardo | 1523 | ITA | =22B | −16N | +56B | +47N | =32N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 1294 | -24.8 |
| 24 | Ligutti, Leonardo | 1448 | ITA | =12B | −31N | =43B | +52N | +39B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.75 | 1697 | +36.0 |
| 25 | Morigi, Agostino | 1472 | ITA | +59N | −4B | −18N | +55B | +44N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 827 | -23.6 |
| 26 | Guan, Evan | 1482 | ENG | +58N | −38B | +44N | −10B | +43N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 776 | -29.6 |
| 27 | Pichler, Leonore | 1406 | AUT | −18N | +60B | −19N | +54B | +38N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1471 | +9.2 |
| 28 | Lapajne Melink, Jakob | 1523 | SLO | +44N | =2B | −32N | +51B | −8N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 5.75 | 1356 | -23.2 |
| 29 | Herega, Nastja | 1548 | SLO | +49N | −1B | +53N | −18B | =33N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 927 | -21.6 |
| 30 | Zuliani, Sebastiano | 1556 | ITA | +54N | −7B | +42N | =34B | −13N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1467 | -16.0 |
| 31 | Ritchie, Paul | 1690 | ENG | F | +24B | −14N | =13B | +41N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.75 | 1555 | -13.2 |
| 32 | Belfiore, Pablo | 1572 | ITA | F | +56N | +28B | −3N | =23B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1585 | +1.6 |
| 33 | Curzio, Jessica | 0 | ITA | −39B | =35N | =22B | +40N | =29B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1393 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Bellotto, Adriano | 1497 | ITA | +35B | −39N | +52B | =30N | −15B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 1320 | -12.2 |
| 35 | FIDE 552021181 | 0 | — | −34N | =33B | −50N | +61B | +55N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.25 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Morigi, Federico | 0 | ITA | −10N | −42B | +59N | +53B | =?B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1233 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Bidin, Andrea | 1458 | ITA | −1N | +49B | −10N | +45B | −22N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 871 | -19.6 |
| 38 | Pichler, Georg | 1597 | AUT | +57B | +26N | −17B | −6N | −27B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1280 | -67.2 |
| 39 | Furlan, Simone | 1598 | ITA | +33N | +34B | −7N | −11B | −24N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1364 | -41.6 |
| 40 | Pozzari, Renzo | 0 | ITA | +19N | −9B | −13N | −33B | +57N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1400 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Bruno, Sarah | 1439 | ITA | −2N | −44B | +49N | +46B | −31B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 899 | -14.4 |
| 42 | Barba, Pierluigi | 1422 | ITA | −3B | +36N | −30B | −43N | +50N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 832 | -19.2 |
| 43 | Pinazza, Giuseppe | 0 | SUI | =?B | −21N | =24N | +42B | −26B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1418 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Pravisani, Alessandro | 0 | ITA | −28B | +41N | −26B | +48N | −25B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1286 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Di Matteo, Matilde | 0 | ITA | −15B | +61N | −6B | −37N | +58B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 715 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 552021165 | 0 | — | −9N | −19B | +60N | −41N | +53B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 712 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Miotti, Alessio | 0 | ITA | F | +?N | −5B | −23B | +51N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1463 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Coiz, Zeno | 0 | ITA | −8N | −51B | +62N | −44B | +54N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 806 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Morigi, Sebastiano | 0 | ITA | −29B | −37N | −41B | +60N | +52B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 681 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 14683270 | 0 | — | =?B | −12N | +35B | −16N | −42B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1224 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Simonetto, Leonardo | 0 | ITA | −6B | +48N | =?B | −28N | −47B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1247 | 0.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 23481366 | 0 | — | −4N | +59B | −34N | −24B | −49N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 23481293 | 0 | — | −5B | +62N | −29B | −36N | −46N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 798 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Markovcic, Masa | 0 | SLO | −30B | −20B | +58N | −27N | −48B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 695 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Neumann, Paul | 0 | GER | F | +?N | −21B | −25N | −35B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1397 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Miotti, Angelica | 0 | ITA | F | −32B | −23N | −22N | +60B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 752 | 0.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 23464119 | 0 | — | −38N | +58B | −20N | −?N | −40B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 749 | 0.0 |
| 58 | FIDE 23481404 | 0 | — | −26B | −57N | −54B | +62B | −45N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 681 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 23481331 | 0 | — | −25B | −52N | −36B | F | +61N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 672 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 28555589 | 0 | — | −17B | −27N | −46B | −49B | −56N | 0.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 61 | FIDE 23481323 | 0 | — | −13N | −45B | F | −35N | −59B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 680 | 0.0 |
| 62 | FIDE 552021173 | 0 | — | −11N | −53B | −48B | −58N | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 720 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Donina, EmmaITA+48.03.5 pts · #7
- 2Breznik, MarkoSLO+40.44.0 pts · #13
- 3Ligutti, LeonardoITA+36.03.0 pts · #20
Top rating losers
- 1Pichler, GeorgAUT-67.22.0 pts · #32
- 2Furlan, SimoneITA-41.62.0 pts · #34
- 3Guan, EvanENG-29.63.0 pts · #57
Biggest upsets
- R3+220 Elo gap
- R5+191 Elo gap
- R5+167 Elo gap