CP La Spezia 2026
Open SwissStandard
41 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Sarzana, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1825, and top seed was Matteo Rotoni (🇮🇹 ITA, 2067).
Riccardo Mergoni (🇮🇹 ITA, 1840) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Pietro Franchi (4.0) and Sergio Pagano (3.5). Mergoni broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Antonio Di Martino (1444) beat Giuseppe Pandini (1725), a +281-point gap.
Location
🇮🇹Sarzana, 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×38
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsRiccardo Mergoni led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
16
5
1
3
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Riccardo Mergoni held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Riccardo Mergoni won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Riccardo Mergoni | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2Pietro Franchi | — | * | — | — |
| 3Alessandro Del Canale | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Sergio Pagano | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mergoni, Riccardo | 1840 | ITA | +29B | +9N | +6B | =4N | +3B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 14.25 | 2113 | +27.8 |
| 2 | Franchi, Pietro | 1735 | ITA | =24N | +31B | =5N | +22B | +18N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 9.25 | 1881 | +17.8 |
| 3 | Pagano, Sergio | 1808 | ITA | +19B | +15N | =10B | +13N | −1N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 10.00 | 1880 | +10.0 |
| 4 | Loberti, Tommaso | 1818 | ITA | +22N | +26B | =8N | =1B | =7N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 9.75 | 1930 | +29.6 |
| 5 | Foroni, Francesco | 1759 | ITA | +36B | =11N | =2B | +12N | =9B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 9.25 | 1845 | +8.8 |
| 6 | Del Canale, Alessandro | 1791 | ITA | +28N | +20B | −1N | =7B | +19N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 8.75 | 1825 | +5.0 |
| 7 | Scroglieri, Manuel | 1645 | ITA | =10B | +39N | +11B | =6N | =4B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 8.50 | 1831 | +29.2 |
| 8 | Rotoni, Matteo | 2067 | ITA | +12B | +14N | =4B | +18N | F | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 10.25 | 2070 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Viola, Giacomo | 1680 | ITA | +41N | −1B | +26N | +23B | =5N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.75 | 1871 | +41.2 |
| 10 | Caleffi, Cesare | 1882 | ITA | =7N | +33B | =3N | =20B | =13N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 7.75 | 1778 | -12.8 |
| 11 | Zambon, Valerio | 0 | ITA | +16N | =5B | −7N | =33B | +30N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1694 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Franco, Alessandro | 1648 | ITA | −8N | +37B | +21N | −5B | +23N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1782 | +12.2 |
| 13 | Cosci, Andrea | 1753 | ITA | +32N | =25B | +27N | −3B | =10B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 1702 | -4.2 |
| 14 | Marchini, Emilio Giuseppe | 1685 | ITA | +40N | −8B | −22N | +25B | +24N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1656 | -4.6 |
| 15 | Amadei, Alessandro | 1573 | ITA | +23N | −3B | −33N | +41B | +26N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1735 | +17.2 |
| 16 | Cappellari, Mario | 1666 | ITA | −11B | +34N | −23B | +35N | +27B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1743 | +8.0 |
| 17 | Pandini, Giuseppe | 1725 | ITA | −25N | =28B | +31N | =24B | +33N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1615 | -13.2 |
| 18 | Lasio, Millo | 1764 | ITA | +37N | =27B | +25N | −8B | −2B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1655 | -13.2 |
| 19 | Canossa, Elena | 1609 | ITA | −3N | +40B | =30N | +28B | −6B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1630 | +2.8 |
| 20 | Rossi, Roberto | 1701 | ITA | +38B | −6N | +35B | =10N | F | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1701 | +0.6 |
| 21 | Bertolini, Marcello | 0 | ITA | −27B | +36N | −12B | =34N | +22N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 1562 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Nocerino, Francesco | 1620 | ITA | −4B | +38N | +14B | −2N | −21B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1621 | +0.2 |
| 23 | Ferrari, Nicolo` | 1772 | ITA | −15B | +24B | +16N | −9N | −12B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 1540 | -61.2 |
| 24 | Mazzucchelli, Riccardo | 1508 | ITA | =2B | −23N | +29B | =17N | −14B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1639 | +17.2 |
| 25 | Di Martino, Antonio | 1444 | ITA | +17B | =13N | −18B | −14N | =29B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1641 | +44.8 |
| 26 | Shadram, Eshagh | 1736 | ITA | +34B | −4N | −9B | +36N | −15B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1554 | -24.4 |
| 27 | Giovine, Massimiliano | 1481 | ITA | +21N | =18N | −13B | =30B | −16N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1523 | +3.4 |
| 28 | Di Canosa, Matteo | 1588 | ITA | −6B | =17N | +39B | −19N | =32B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1472 | -24.0 |
| 29 | Gnetti, Pietro | 1640 | ITA | −1N | =32B | −24N | +38B | =25N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1386 | -26.4 |
| 30 | Pinarelli, Giuseppe | 1680 | ITA | =39B | =35N | =19B | =27N | −11B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1506 | -13.4 |
| 31 | Zampolini, Dario | 1567 | ITA | F | −2N | −17B | +40N | +34B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1534 | -5.6 |
| 32 | Perini Tavaroni, Alessandro | 1538 | ITA | −13B | =29N | −36B | +39N | =28N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1438 | -20.0 |
| 33 | Sanna, Mario | 1624 | ITA | F | −10N | +15B | =11N | −17B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1601 | -2.4 |
| 34 | Busani, Stefano | 1517 | ITA | −26N | −16B | +37N | =21B | −31N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1437 | -8.0 |
| 35 | Cecconi, Fabrizio | 1430 | ITA | F | =30B | −20N | −16B | +41N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1409 | -1.2 |
| 36 | Fontana, Matteo | 1544 | ITA | −5N | −21B | +32N | −26B | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1552 | +0.2 |
| 37 | Pedroni, Jacopo | 1551 | ITA | −18B | −12N | −34B | F | +39N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 843 | -46.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 552025772 | 0 | — | −20N | −22B | F | −29N | +40B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 854 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Serra, Giordano | 0 | ITA | =30N | −7B | −28N | −32B | −37B | 0.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1234 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 552018695 | 0 | — | −14B | −19N | F | −31B | −38N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 820 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 552018733 | 0 | — | −9B | F | F | −15N | −35B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 760 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Di Martino, AntonioITA+44.82.0 pts · #16
- 2Viola, GiacomoITA+41.23.5 pts · #13
- 3Loberti, TommasoITA+29.63.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Ferrari, Nicolo`ITA-61.22.0 pts · #22
- 2Pedroni, JacopoITA-46.01.0 pts · #41
- 3Gnetti, PietroITA-26.42.0 pts · #35
Biggest upsets
- R1+281 Elo gap
- R1+199 Elo gap
- R5+163 Elo gap