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WE Brolo...la torre e la sua dama, bianca - A e B

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13 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Brolo, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1734, and top seed was Raffaele Merlino (🇮🇹 ITA, 1846).

Maurizio Pinton (🇮🇹 ITA, 1807) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Francesco Furnari (4.0) and Antonello Napoli Costa (3.0). Pinton won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Mirko Conti Gennaro (1545) beat Mario Agnello (1719), a +174-point gap.

Location
🇮🇹Brolo, Italy
Dates
13 Feb 2026 → 15 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇹Raffaele Merlino1846
Avg top 10
1,734
Participants
13
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇹Italy×13
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Maurizio Pinton led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
2
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

Maurizio Pinton never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Maurizio Pinton beat Francesco Furnari (White).

R1–R5 · WIN STREAK

Maurizio Pinton won 5 in a row (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Maurizio Pinton*
1
2Francesco Furnari
0
*
3Francesco Buzzanca*
4Antonello Napoli Costa*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Pinton, Maurizio1807ITA+11B+5N+2B+9N+6B5.09.510.510.502490+34.6
2Furnari, Francesco1736ITA+10B+6B1N+5N+7B4.011.012.57.501939+25.0
3Napoli Costa, Antonello1829ITA5N=9B+11N=6B+10N3.07.08.04.251734-11.2
4Buzzanca, Francesco1739ITA+12NF7B+11N+9B3.05.55.53.501800+5.8
5Grasso, Giuseppe1657ITA+3B1B=6N2B=8N2.014.016.05.001717+7.0
6Merlino, Raffaele1846ITA+13B2N=5B=3N1N2.014.015.03.501679-45.2
7Germano`, Salvatore1583ITA+8BF+4NF2N2.09.09.05.001859+22.2
8Arrigo, Stefano1727ITA7N11B=10N+12B=5B2.06.57.52.751556-23.2
9Conti Gennaro, Mirko1545ITAF=3N+13B1B4N1.512.012.02.501687+12.8
10Guidara, Marianna1599ITA2NF=8B+13N3B1.510.010.02.001666+12.4
11Gumina, Pierpaolo1641ITA1N+8N3B4B12N1.013.014.02.001509-36.0
12Zangla, Giuseppe1637ITA4B13NF8N+11B1.07.07.01.001518-12.0
13Agnello, Mario1719ITA6N+12B9N10BF1.06.06.01.001465-26.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets