OP 13 Pro Loco

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38 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 05 Dec 2025 to 07 Dec 2025 in Gioia del Colle, Italy. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1880, and top seed was Nebojsa Nikcevic (🇲🇪 MNE, GM, 2318).

Nebojsa Nikcevic (🇲🇪 MNE, GM, 2318) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Fabio Angelo Pellizzieri (4.0) and Roberto Fortunato (3.5). Nikcevic won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Antonino Altobelli (1444) beat Rocco Eugenio Ragone (1749), a +305-point gap.

Location

🇮🇹Gioia del Colle, Italy

Dates

05 Dec 2025 → 07 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇪GMNebojsa Nikcevic2318

Avg top 10

1,880

Participants

Titled players · 1

GM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇮🇹Italy×35

🇧🇷Brazil×1

🇲🇪Montenegro×1

Top 3

🥇
GMNebojsa Nikcevic
🇲🇪MNE·2318
5.0pts·2797perf+7.2
🥈
Fabio Angelo Pellizzieri
🇮🇹ITA·2128
4.0pts·2089perf+1.6
🥉
Roberto Fortunato
🇮🇹ITA·1736
3.5pts·1819perf+8.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

GM Nebojsa Nikcevic led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Nikcevic5Pellizzieri4Spinelli3.5Fortunato3.5Jatta3.5Lopalco3.5

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

GM Nebojsa Nikcevic never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Nebojsa Nikcevic beat Fabio Angelo Pellizzieri (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Nebojsa Nikcevic 5 wins (R1–R5)Fabio Angelo Pellizzieri 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMNebojsa Nikcevic	*	1	—	—
2Fabio Angelo Pellizzieri	0	*	—	1
3Sergio Spinelli	—	—	*	½
4Roberto Fortunato	—	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Nikcevic, NebojsaGM	2318	MNE	+10N	+11B	+14N	+2B	+8N	5.0	13.0	15.5	15.50	2797	+7.2
2	Pellizzieri, Fabio Angelo	2128	ITA	+34B	+4N	+3B	−1N	+15B	4.0	14.5	15.0	10.00	2089	+1.6
3	Fortunato, Roberto	1736	ITA	+37N	+20B	−2N	=7B	+18N	3.5	12.5	12.5	6.75	1819	+8.8
4	Pennacchia, Domenico	1643	ITA	+22N	−2B	=12N	+21B	+14N	3.5	12.0	14.5	9.00	1879	+20.8
5	Jatta, Francesco	1704	ITA	+25N	−6B	+10N	+20B	=9B	3.5	12.0	14.0	9.00	1726	+7.2
6	Lopalco, Alessandro	1535	ITA	+28B	+5N	−8B	+30N	=13B	3.5	11.5	13.0	8.50	1929	+98.0
7	Spinelli, Sergio	1544	ITA	+19N	+17B	−15B	=3N	+16B	3.5	11.0	13.5	9.25	1862	+84.0
8	Altini, Ruggiero	2101	ITA	F	+24B	+6N	+16N	−1B	3.0	13.0	13.0	8.00	2050	+0.2
9	Martiradonna, Vito	1777	ITA	F	+12B	=13N	+11B	=5N	3.0	12.5	12.5	9.25	1840	+5.0
10	Palmiotto, Michele	1551	ITA	−1B	+36N	−5B	+27N	+28B	3.0	12.5	12.5	4.00	1677	+15.6
11	Giove, Domenico	1679	ITA	+27B	−1N	+25B	−9N	+26B	3.0	12.0	14.0	6.00	1686	-0.8
12	De Gioia, Fabrizio	0	ITA	+31B	−9N	=4B	=17B	+24N	3.0	11.0	12.5	6.50	1708	0.0
13	Romito, Donato	1762	ITA	F	+23N	=9B	+24B	=6N	3.0	11.0	11.0	7.75	1821	+6.2
14	Campanella, Giuseppe	1714	ITA	+26B	+18N	−1B	=15N	−4B	2.5	13.5	15.5	5.75	1696	-4.2
15	Mariano, Marco	1703	ITA	F	+21B	+7N	=14B	−2N	2.5	12.5	12.5	7.25	1787	+9.2
16	Stripoli, Samuel	1654	ITA	=21N	+30B	+19N	−8B	−7N	2.5	11.5	13.0	5.25	1781	+22.4
17	Ardillo, Domenico	1685	ITA	+36B	−7N	=18B	=12N	=23B	2.5	11.5	11.5	4.00	1425	-42.0
18	Aulisio, Nicole	1559	ITA	+32N	−14B	=17N	+22B	−3B	2.5	11.0	12.5	5.25	1440	-15.6
19	Borino, Paolo	1777	ITA	−7B	+26N	−16B	+25N	=20B	2.5	10.5	12.5	5.25	1535	-29.6
20	Galeone, Antonio Bonaventura	1586	ITA	+35B	−3N	+33B	−5N	=19N	2.5	10.5	11.0	2.75	1470	-7.6
21	Dibitonto, Francesco	0	ITA	=16B	−15N	+31B	−4N	+32B	2.5	10.0	11.5	4.25	1584	0.0
22	Laterza, Claudio	0	ITA	−4B	=31N	+34B	−18N	+30B	2.5	9.0	9.5	2.75	1610	0.0
23	Viglianti, Emanuele	1534	ITA	=30N	−13B	=35N	+33B	=17N	2.5	8.0	8.5	3.25	1605	+4.6
24	Dibenedetto, Francesco	1649	ITA	+33B	−8N	+27B	−13N	−12B	2.0	11.0	12.0	3.00	1107	-17.2
25	Altobelli, Antonino	1444	ITA	−5B	+28N	−11N	−19B	+35N	2.0	11.0	11.5	2.50	1536	+8.0
26	Garofalo, Raffaele	1458	ITA	−14N	−19B	+29N	+35B	−11N	2.0	10.0	10.5	2.50	1488	+1.6
27	De Mello, Thiago Castilho	0	BRA	−11N	+29B	−24N	−10B	+36N	2.0	10.0	10.0	2.00	1415	0.0
28	Ragone, Rocco Eugenio	1749	ITA	−6N	−25B	+32N	+36B	−10N	2.0	10.0	10.0	1.50	707	-96.0
29	Rizzo, Giacomo Maria	1548	ITA	F	−27N	−26B	+34N	+33N	2.0	5.5	5.5	1.50	1439	-11.6
30	Vitto, Gianluca	1742	ITA	=23B	−16N	+38B	−6B	−22N	1.5	11.0	11.0	1.25	1306	-65.6
31	Ricco, Andrea	1683	ITA	−12N	=22B	−21N	−32B	+34N	1.5	9.5	10.0	1.75	2220	+7.2
32	Volpicella, Martina	0	ITA	−18B	=34N	−28B	+31N	−21N	1.5	8.5	9.0	1.75	1517	0.0
33	Jatta, Daniele	0	ITA	−24N	+37B	−20N	−23N	−29B	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1332	0.0
34	Conte, Marcello	1548	ITA	−2N	=32B	−22N	−29B	−31B	0.5	10.0	11.5	0.75	884	-23.6
35	FIDE 23479442	0	—	−20N	F	=23B	−26N	−25B	0.5	9.0	9.0	1.25	1183	0.0
36	Cusano, Riccardo	0	ITA	−17N	−10B	F	−28N	−27B	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	862	0.0
37	Mancino, Armando	1531	ITA	−3B	−33N	F	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	941	-9.2
38	Boloian, Suren	1401	ITA	F	F	−30N	F	F	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.00	943	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Lopalco, AlessandroITA
+98.0
3.5 pts · #6
2Spinelli, SergioITA
+84.0
3.5 pts · #3
3Stripoli, SamuelITA
+22.4
2.5 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Ragone, Rocco EugenioITA
-96.0
2.0 pts · #37
2Vitto, GianlucaITA
-65.6
1.5 pts · #32
3Ardillo, DomenicoITA
-42.0
2.5 pts · #19

Biggest upsets

R2+305 Elo gap
Altobelli, Antonino1444 beat Ragone, Rocco Eugenio1749
R1+233 Elo gap
Spinelli, Sergio1544 beat Borino, Paolo1777
R1+214 Elo gap
Lopalco, Alessandro1535 beat Ragone, Rocco Eugenio1749