OP 2 Scacchi al Filo
21 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 08 Nov 2025 to 09 Nov 2025 in Cremona, Italy. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1785, and top seed was Jacopo Pernigotti (🇮🇹 ITA, 1997).
Fabrizio Leoni (🇮🇹 ITA, 1850) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Simone Varini (4.0) and Damiano Terrone (3.5). Leoni shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Gabriele Leoni (1522) beat Saera Takahashi (1687), a +165-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Fabrizio Leoni held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Leoni takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
Fabrizio Leoni lost to Simone Varini (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fabrizio Leoni | * | 0 | — | — |
| 2Simone Varini | 1 | * | — | — |
| 3Jacopo Pernigotti | — | — | * | — |
| 4Damiano Terrone | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leoni, Fabrizio | 1850 | ITA | +4B | +7N | +10B | +6N | −2B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 12.00 | 1985 | +16.8 |
| 2 | Varini, Simone | 1843 | ITA | F | +18B | +13N | +8B | +1N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.00 | 2499 | +39.6 |
| 3 | Terrone, Damiano | 1678 | ITA | +9B | −6N | +16B | =10N | +11B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 8.75 | 1794 | +14.8 |
| 4 | De Falco, Alfredo | 1568 | ITA | −1N | +21B | =15B | +12N | +10B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1833 | +27.4 |
| 5 | Pernigotti, Jacopo | 1997 | ITA | F | =13B | +7N | +14B | +6N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.00 | 2064 | +12.4 |
| 6 | Romagnoli, Franco | 1974 | ITA | +19N | +3B | +14N | −1B | −5B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 1837 | -14.6 |
| 7 | Soregaroli, Michele | 1673 | ITA | +11N | −1B | −5B | +17N | +15B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1803 | +33.6 |
| 8 | Vacchiano, Massimo | 1737 | ITA | +16B | −10N | +9B | −2N | +13B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 1689 | -10.8 |
| 9 | Cavaliere, Riccardo | 1518 | ITA | −3N | +17B | −8N | +20B | +14N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1693 | +46.8 |
| 10 | Volpati, Antonio | 1671 | ITA | +21N | +8B | −1N | =3B | −4N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.75 | 1622 | -6.0 |
| 11 | Dall`olmo, Maria Cristina | 1518 | ITA | −7B | =12N | +18N | +16B | −3N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1557 | +6.4 |
| 12 | Takahashi, Saera | 1687 | JPN | −13N | =11B | +20N | −4B | +18N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1430 | -27.8 |
| 13 | Leoni, Gabriele | 1522 | ITA | +12B | =5N | −2B | =15N | −8N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 5.25 | 1712 | +44.4 |
| 14 | Dumitriu, Ciprian | 1672 | ROU | +20B | +15N | −6B | −5N | −9B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1669 | -6.0 |
| 15 | Cattaneo, Dario | 1743 | ITA | +17N | −14B | =4N | =13B | −7N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1521 | -29.6 |
| 16 | Rocchi, Renato | 1541 | ITA | −8N | +19B | −3N | −11N | +17B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1549 | +0.4 |
| 17 | Scovazzi, Tullio | 1546 | ITA | −15B | −9N | +19N | −7B | −16N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1380 | -20.0 |
| 18 | Salerno, Filippo | 0 | ITA | F | −2N | −11B | +21N | −12B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 883 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Marchiano, Nicola | 1626 | ITA | −6B | −16N | −17B | F | +20N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1440 | -42.0 |
| 20 | Testa, Alessandro | 1471 | ITA | −14N | F | −12B | −9N | −19B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 826 | -23.6 |
| 21 | FIDE 23497149 | 0 | — | −10B | −4N | F | −18B | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 820 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Cavaliere, RiccardoITA+46.83.0 pts · #4
- 2Leoni, GabrieleITA+44.42.0 pts · #11
- 3Varini, SimoneITA+39.64.0 pts · #8
- 1Marchiano, NicolaITA-42.01.0 pts · #18
- 2Cattaneo, DarioITA-29.62.0 pts · #12
- 3Takahashi, SaeraJPN-27.82.5 pts · #15
- R1+165 Elo gap
- R5+154 Elo gap
- R4+124 Elo gap