OP 5 Chess immersion

Open SwissStandard

32 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 07 Dec 2025 in Palmanova, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1699, and top seed was Marco Grudina (🇮🇹 ITA, 1787).

Riccardo Russo (🇮🇹 ITA, 1657) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Enrico Perlin (4.0) and David Despeyroux (4.0). Russo broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Alberto Lauber (1502) beat Michele Del Forno Sinicco (1757), a +255-point gap.

Location

🇮🇹Palmanova, Italy

Dates

07 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇹Marco Grudina1787

Avg top 10

1,699

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇹Italy×31

Top 3

🥇
Riccardo Russo
🇮🇹ITA·1657
4.5pts·1996perf+61.2
🥈
Enrico Perlin
🇮🇹ITA·1731
4.0pts·1833perf+11.8
🥉
David Despeyroux
🇮🇹ITA·1624
4.0pts·1886perf+55.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Riccardo Russo led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Russo4.5Stevic4Perlin4Poli4Despeyroux4Furlan3.5

R5–R5 · LEAD HELD

Riccardo Russo held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Riccardo Russo 3 wins (R1–R3)Massimiliano Stevic 3 wins (R3–R5)Enrico Perlin 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Riccardo Russo	*	—	½	—
2Massimiliano Stevic	—	*	—	—
3Enrico Perlin	½	—	*	1
4Diego Poli	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Russo, Riccardo	1657	ITA	+31N	+8B	+12N	=2N	+6B	4.5	13.5	13.5	11.50	1996	+61.2
2	Perlin, Enrico	1731	ITA	+17N	+13B	+5N	=1B	=3N	4.0	15.5	18.0	13.75	1833	+11.8
3	Despeyroux, David	1624	ITA	+22N	+4B	=9N	+10B	=2B	4.0	14.0	16.0	12.50	1886	+55.2
4	Stevic, Massimiliano	1760	ITA	+11B	−3N	+21B	+13N	+8B	4.0	13.0	15.0	11.00	1774	+2.6
5	Poli, Diego	1678	ITA	+20B	+19N	−2B	+11B	+9N	4.0	12.0	14.0	10.00	1845	+20.8
6	Furlan, Simone	1598	ITA	+18B	=16N	+14B	+7B	−1N	3.5	13.5	16.0	10.25	1686	+10.0
7	Monai, Cesare	1644	ITA	+27B	=14N	+26B	−6N	+16B	3.5	10.5	12.0	7.00	1692	+4.8
8	Ancora, Lorenzo	1522	ITA	+23B	−1N	+30B	+12B	−4N	3.0	13.5	14.5	6.00	1596	+10.4
9	Grudina, Marco	1787	ITA	=10N	+24B	=3B	+19N	−5B	3.0	13.0	15.0	7.50	1656	-15.6
10	Lauber, Alberto	1502	ITA	=9B	+28N	+16B	−3N	=15B	3.0	12.5	14.0	7.00	1662	+31.2
11	Perissutti, Luca	1499	ITA	−4N	+22B	+25B	−5N	+21B	3.0	12.0	13.5	5.50	1618	+10.8
12	Hamzallari, Bardhyl	1757	ITA	+21B	+25N	−1B	−8N	+20B	3.0	11.5	13.0	5.50	1605	-34.8
13	Lippi, Alberto	1547	ITA	+30B	−2N	+20B	−4B	+28N	3.0	11.5	12.5	4.50	1516	-3.0
14	Pravisani, Alessandro	0	ITA	+?B	=7B	−6N	=25N	+19B	3.0	10.5	10.5	4.50	1608	0.0
15	Riggi, Marco	1476	ITA	−16B	=27N	+31B	+26N	=10N	3.0	8.5	8.5	3.75	1437	-2.8
16	Del Forno Sinicco, Michele	1757	ITA	+15N	=6B	−10N	+23B	−7N	2.5	13.0	15.0	6.75	1476	-29.4
17	Russo, Raffaello	1458	ITA	−2B	+18N	−19B	+30N	=29N	2.5	10.0	11.0	4.25	844	-21.6
18	Curzio, Jessica	0	ITA	−6N	−17B	=?N	+32N	+26B	2.5	7.5	7.5	1.50	1265	0.0
19	Lucchesi, Mario	1553	ITA	+29N	−5B	+17N	−9B	−14N	2.0	12.5	14.0	4.00	1516	-3.4
20	Bruno, Sarah	1439	ITA	−5N	+29B	−13N	+24B	−12N	2.0	12.0	13.5	3.50	1444	-0.4
21	Bidin, Andrea	1458	ITA	−12N	+32B	−4N	+22B	−11N	2.0	12.0	12.0	2.00	873	-28.8
22	Coiz, Zeno	0	ITA	−3B	−11N	+32B	−21N	+?B	2.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1339	0.0
23	Salvador, Guido	0	ITA	−8N	F	+27B	−16N	+25B	2.0	8.5	8.5	3.00	1497	0.0
24	Zuliani, Sebastiano	1556	ITA	=26B	−9N	=28B	−20N	+30B	2.0	8.0	9.0	2.50	813	-35.6
25	Pascolini, Denny	1587	ITA	+32N	−12B	−11N	=14B	−23N	1.5	11.0	11.0	1.50	835	-35.2
26	Miotti, Angelica	0	ITA	=24N	+?B	−7N	−15B	−18N	1.5	11.0	11.0	1.00	1468	0.0
27	Buccino, Matilde	0	ITA	−7N	=15B	−23N	−28B	+31N	1.5	10.0	10.0	1.50	1369	0.0
28	Toninato, Davide	0	ITA	F	−10B	=24N	+27N	−13B	1.5	9.5	9.5	2.50	1266	0.0
29	Piani, Lorenzo	0	ITA	−19B	−20N	F	+?N	=17B	1.5	6.5	6.5	1.25	1409	0.0
30	Pozzari, Renzo	0	ITA	−13N	+31B	−8N	−17B	−24N	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	724	0.0
31	FIDE 23487526	0	—	−1B	−30N	−15N	F	−27B	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	769	0.0
32	Michelutti, Giorgio	0	ITA	−25B	−21N	−22N	−18B	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	723	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Russo, RiccardoITA
+61.2
4.5 pts · #4
2Despeyroux, DavidITA
+55.2
4.0 pts · #5
3Lauber, AlbertoITA
+31.2
3.0 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Zuliani, SebastianoITA
-35.6
2.0 pts · #27
2Pascolini, DennyITA
-35.2
1.5 pts · #32
3Hamzallari, BardhylITA
-34.8
3.0 pts · #8

Biggest upsets

R3+255 Elo gap
Lauber, Alberto1502 beat Del Forno Sinicco, Michele1757
R4+235 Elo gap
Ancora, Lorenzo1522 beat Hamzallari, Bardhyl1757
R2+136 Elo gap
Despeyroux, David1624 beat Stevic, Massimiliano1760