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
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇹Italy×13
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMaurizio Pinton led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Maurizio Pinton | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Francesco Furnari | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Francesco Buzzanca | — | — | * | — |
| 4Antonello Napoli Costa | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pinton, Maurizio | 1807 | ITA | +11B | +5N | +2B | +9N | +6B | 5.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 2490 | +34.6 |
| 2 | Furnari, Francesco | 1736 | ITA | +10B | +6B | −1N | +5N | +7B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 7.50 | 1939 | +25.0 |
| 3 | Napoli Costa, Antonello | 1829 | ITA | −5N | =9B | +11N | =6B | +10N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 4.25 | 1734 | -11.2 |
| 4 | Buzzanca, Francesco | 1739 | ITA | +12N | F | −7B | +11N | +9B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.50 | 1800 | +5.8 |
| 5 | Grasso, Giuseppe | 1657 | ITA | +3B | −1B | =6N | −2B | =8N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1717 | +7.0 |
| 6 | Merlino, Raffaele | 1846 | ITA | +13B | −2N | =5B | =3N | −1N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 3.50 | 1679 | -45.2 |
| 7 | Germano`, Salvatore | 1583 | ITA | +8B | F | +4N | F | −2N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 1859 | +22.2 |
| 8 | Arrigo, Stefano | 1727 | ITA | −7N | −11B | =10N | +12B | =5B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1556 | -23.2 |
| 9 | Conti Gennaro, Mirko | 1545 | ITA | F | =3N | +13B | −1B | −4N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1687 | +12.8 |
| 10 | Guidara, Marianna | 1599 | ITA | −2N | F | =8B | +13N | −3B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1666 | +12.4 |
| 11 | Gumina, Pierpaolo | 1641 | ITA | −1N | +8N | −3B | −4B | −12N | 1.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1509 | -36.0 |
| 12 | Zangla, Giuseppe | 1637 | ITA | −4B | −13N | F | −8N | +11B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1518 | -12.0 |
| 13 | Agnello, Mario | 1719 | ITA | −6N | +12B | −9N | −10B | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1465 | -26.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pinton, MaurizioITA+34.65.0 pts · #1
- 2Furnari, FrancescoITA+25.04.0 pts · #2
- 3Germano`, SalvatoreITA+22.22.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Merlino, RaffaeleITA-45.22.0 pts · #6
- 2Gumina, PierpaoloITA-36.01.0 pts · #13
- 3Agnello, MarioITA-26.61.0 pts · #11
Biggest upsets
- R3+174 Elo gap
- R1+172 Elo gap
- R3+156 Elo gap