CP Genova 2026
32 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Genova, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1844, and top seed was Massimiliano Traverso (🇮🇹 ITA, 1926).
Massimiliano Traverso (🇮🇹 ITA, 1926) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Federico Zambiasi (4.0) and Roberto Serapiglia (4.0). Traverso shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Mario Pizzigoni (1557) beat Giuseppe Sordini (1791), a +234-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 5 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 5 at the finish.
5 players finish on 4.0/5. Traverso takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
Roberto Serapiglia won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Davide Cusato held the sole lead at R3 but finished #19.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Federico Zambiasi | * | — | — | — |
| 2Massimiliano Traverso | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Roberto Serapiglia | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Cristian De Gaspari | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Traverso, Massimiliano | 1926 | ITA | +8B | +22N | =6B | +10B | =3N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 11.75 | 2026 | +11.4 |
| 2 | Zambiasi, Federico | 1873 | ITA | +5B | =23N | =13B | +15N | +14B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 11.00 | 1929 | +7.0 |
| 3 | Serapiglia, Roberto | 1842 | ITA | =24B | +26N | +23B | +6N | =1B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 9.25 | 2057 | +18.4 |
| 4 | De Gaspari, Cristian | 1892 | ITA | −13N | +25B | +28N | +7B | +9N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 9.00 | 1902 | +2.0 |
| 5 | Chiesa, Giuseppe | 1709 | ITA | −2N | +31B | +30N | +16B | +10N | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1923 | +22.4 |
| 6 | D`amato, Alessandro | 1801 | ITA | +28N | +18B | =1N | −3B | +17N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 1903 | +14.6 |
| 7 | Levrero, Marco | 1776 | ITA | =15B | +12N | +14B | −4N | +13B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 9.25 | 1880 | +14.2 |
| 8 | Nicolis, Claudio | 1739 | ITA | −1N | +27B | =18N | =11B | +21N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 1771 | +4.6 |
| 9 | Acquarone, Francesco | 0 | ITA | −16N | +32B | +20B | +19N | −4B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1834 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Cusato, Davide | 1781 | ITA | +27N | +30B | +19B | −1N | −5B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1770 | -1.2 |
| 11 | La Licata, Matteo | 1665 | ITA | −14B | =20N | +24B | =8N | +23B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 5.75 | 1747 | +8.8 |
| 12 | Pedemonte, Claudio Giovanni | 1645 | ITA | =17N | −7B | =25N | +30B | +22N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1765 | +12.8 |
| 13 | Fiorito, Giovanni | 1731 | ITA | +4B | =14N | =2N | =17B | −7N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 8.50 | 1839 | +14.4 |
| 14 | Milieni, Fabrizio | 1829 | ITA | +11N | =13B | −7N | +18B | −2N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 6.75 | 1719 | -14.0 |
| 15 | Pizzigoni, Mario | 1557 | ITA | =7N | +29B | =17N | −2B | =16N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.25 | 1801 | +60.0 |
| 16 | Rivara, Massimo | 1741 | ITA | +9B | −19N | +26B | −5N | =15B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.75 | 1580 | -17.4 |
| 17 | Bellone, Giuseppe | 1823 | ITA | =12B | +24N | =15B | =13N | −6B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1596 | -24.2 |
| 18 | Porcile, Lorenzo | 1548 | ITA | +21B | −6N | =8B | −14N | +24B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1699 | +27.6 |
| 19 | Lombardi, Michele | 1863 | ITA | +25N | +16B | −10N | −9B | =26N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 1784 | -7.4 |
| 20 | Verda, Damiano | 1803 | ITA | F | =11B | −9N | +25B | +27N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 1919 | +7.6 |
| 21 | Tacconi, Antonio | 1774 | ITA | −18N | −28B | +31N | +23N | −8B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1541 | -31.0 |
| 22 | Di Carlo, Adriano | 1766 | ITA | +31N | −1B | F | +27N | −12B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1669 | -9.8 |
| 23 | Molina, Massimo | 1618 | ITA | +29N | =2B | −3N | −21B | −11N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1640 | +4.0 |
| 24 | Cassio, Valerio | 1672 | ITA | =3N | −17B | −11N | +31B | −18N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1532 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Baggiani, Fabio | 1695 | ITA | −19B | −4N | =12B | −20N | +31B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1597 | -13.2 |
| 26 | Gallani, Matteo | 1539 | ITA | +32N | −3B | −16N | F | =19B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1717 | +31.2 |
| 27 | Camera, Giampaolo | 1580 | ITA | −10B | −8N | +29N | −22B | −20B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1536 | -4.8 |
| 28 | Romani, Ivano | 1632 | ITA | −6B | +21N | −4B | F | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1698 | +9.2 |
| 29 | Sordini, Giuseppe | 1791 | ITA | −23B | −15N | −27B | F | +30N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 784 | -45.8 |
| 30 | Vannozzi, Giorgio | 0 | ITA | F | −10N | −5B | −12N | −29B | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 932 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Scovazzi, Tullio | 1527 | ITA | −22B | −5N | −21B | −24N | −25N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 937 | -18.6 |
| 32 | Dapelo, Simone | 1773 | ITA | −26B | −9N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 739 | -15.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pizzigoni, MarioITA+60.02.5 pts · #11
- 2Gallani, MatteoITA+31.21.5 pts · #20
- 3Porcile, LorenzoITA+27.62.5 pts · #23
- 1Sordini, GiuseppeITA-45.81.0 pts · #30
- 2Tacconi, AntonioITA-31.02.0 pts · #16
- 3Bellone, GiuseppeITA-24.22.5 pts · #26
- R2+234 Elo gap
- R1+234 Elo gap
- R1+226 Elo gap