OP U18 Citta' di Castello
Open SwissStandard
19 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 21 Dec 2025 in Citta' di Castello, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 948, and top seed was Francesco Cruciani (🇮🇹 ITA, 1776).
Francesco Cruciani (🇮🇹 ITA, 1776) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Davide Masucci (4.0) and Edoardo Banella (3.5). Cruciani won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇮🇹Citta' di Castello, Italy
Dates
21 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇹Italy×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFrancesco Cruciani led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
2
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1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Francesco Cruciani never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Francesco Cruciani beat Davide Masucci (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Francesco Cruciani 5 wins (R1–R5)Davide Masucci 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Francesco Cruciani | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Davide Masucci | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Sandro Maccaglia | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Emanuele Gobbi | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruciani, Francesco | 1776 | ITA | +12N | +2B | +4N | +3B | +8N | 5.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 2379 | +20.0 |
| 2 | Masucci, Davide | 0 | ITA | +9B | −1N | +11B | +6N | +10B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 10.00 | 1648 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Banella, Edoardo | 0 | ITA | +15N | +8B | +5N | −1N | =4B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 9.25 | 1645 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Maccaglia, Sandro | 1638 | ITA | +10B | +11N | −1B | +7N | =3N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 9.25 | 1693 | +10.0 |
| 5 | Gobbi, Emanuele | 0 | ITA | =6B | +16N | −3B | +11N | +9B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 7.50 | 1574 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Pontefice, Giulio | 1620 | ITA | =5N | +19B | =7N | −2B | +15B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.75 | 1438 | -9.6 |
| 7 | Giunti, Lorenzo | 1440 | ITA | =16B | +14N | =6B | −4B | +13N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 1434 | -0.4 |
| 8 | Tomassini, Sofia | 1523 | ITA | +17B | −3N | +14B | =9N | −1B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.25 | 977 | -7.6 |
| 9 | Daya, Abd El Karim | 0 | ITA | −2N | +13B | +12N | =8B | −5N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Falcinelli, Massimiliano | 0 | ITA | −4N | +18B | =15B | +16N | −2N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 834 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Castellari, Luce | 1486 | ITA | +13N | −4B | −2N | −5B | +18N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 834 | -12.4 |
| 12 | FIDE 23490926 | 0 | — | −1B | +17N | −9B | −15N | +16B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 977 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 552020118 | 0 | — | −11B | −9N | +17B | +14N | −7B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 664 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 23490993 | 0 | — | +18N | −7B | −8N | −13B | +17B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 681 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Lo Scalzo, Francesco | 0 | ITA | −3B | F | =10N | +12B | −6N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 819 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 23467940 | 0 | — | =7N | −5B | +18N | −10B | −12N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1438 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 552020100 | 0 | — | −8N | −12B | −13N | +18B | −14N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 552013820 | 0 | — | −14B | −10N | −16B | −17N | −11B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 552020126 | 0 | — | F | −6N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 819 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Cruciani, FrancescoITA+20.05.0 pts · #2
- 2Maccaglia, SandroITA+10.03.5 pts · #1
- 3Daya, Abd El KarimITA0.02.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Castellari, LuceITA-12.42.0 pts · #14
- 2Pontefice, GiulioITA-9.63.0 pts · #9
- 3Tomassini, SofiaITA-7.62.5 pts · #17