CP Udine e Gorizia 2026

Open SwissStandard

22 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 16 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Martignacco, Italy. Top 10 Elo average was 1805, and top seed was Ruggero Picco (🇮🇹 ITA, 1936).

Aleks Capaliku (🇮🇹 ITA, 1922) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Ruggero Picco (3.5) and Andre Carlos Salzano Masini (3.5). Capaliku won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 2: David Despeyroux (1716) beat Marcello Orsatti (1907), a +191-point gap.

Location

🇮🇹Martignacco, Italy

Dates

16 Jan 2026 → 18 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇹Ruggero Picco1936

Avg top 10

1,805

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇮🇹Italy×22

Top 3

🥇
Aleks Capaliku
🇮🇹ITA·1922
4.5pts·2105perf+15.0
🥈
Ruggero Picco
🇮🇹ITA·1936
3.5pts·1950perf+3.0
🥉
Andre Carlos Salzano Masini
🇮🇹ITA·1808
3.5pts·1914perf+15.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Aleks Capaliku led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Capaliku4.5Salzano Masini3.5Picco3.5Despeyroux3.5Orsatti3.5Parolin3

R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

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

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Aleks Capaliku drew with Andre Carlos Salzano Masini (White).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

Aleks Capaliku won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Aleks Capaliku	*	½	1	—
2Andre Carlos Salzano Masini	½	*	0	—
3Ruggero Picco	0	1	*	1
4David Despeyroux	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Capaliku, Aleks	1922	ITA	+21B	+8N	+2B	+10N	=3B	4.5	12.0	12.0	10.25	2105	+15.0
2	Picco, Ruggero	1936	ITA	+6N	+3B	−1N	+5B	=4N	3.5	15.0	18.0	11.75	1950	+3.0
3	Salzano Masini, Andre Carlos	1808	ITA	+7N	−2N	+19B	+11B	=1N	3.5	13.5	14.5	8.75	1914	+15.6
4	Orsatti, Marcello	1907	ITA	+17N	−5B	+7N	+13B	=2B	3.5	12.0	13.5	8.25	1844	-4.4
5	Despeyroux, David	1716	ITA	+22B	+4N	=13B	−2N	+9B	3.5	11.5	11.5	7.00	1871	+42.0
6	Dizorz, Marco	1651	ITA	−2B	=14N	+20B	=18N	+15B	3.0	9.0	10.0	4.75	1751	+9.8
7	Parolin, Jacopo	1503	ITA	−3B	+21N	−4B	+19N	+20B	3.0	9.0	9.0	2.00	1750	+61.2
8	Miotti, Alessio	0	ITA	+12N	−1B	−11N	+17B	=13N	2.5	11.5	13.0	5.00	1759	0.0
9	Perissutti, Luca	1529	ITA	=11N	+16B	−10N	+14B	−5N	2.5	10.5	12.5	5.25	1657	+15.4
10	Perlin, Enrico	1742	ITA	+20N	F	+9B	−1B	=12N	2.5	10.5	10.5	4.75	1754	+1.2
11	Clarini, Ivo	1858	ITA	=9B	=19N	+8B	−3N	=18B	2.5	10.0	11.0	5.00	1524	-25.2
12	De Gasperis, Fabio	1698	ITA	−8B	F	+16N	+15N	=10B	2.5	9.0	9.0	5.25	1908	+15.4
13	Fantini, Marco	1766	ITA	+14B	F	=5N	−4N	=8B	2.0	11.5	11.5	5.00	1709	-4.0
14	Pravisani, Alessandro	1497	ITA	−13N	=6B	+21N	−9N	=16B	2.0	9.5	9.5	2.50	1526	+4.8
15	Roiatti, Noris	1701	ITA	=16N	=18B	+17N	−12B	−6N	2.0	9.0	10.5	3.25	1502	-21.4
16	Curzio, Jessica	1451	ITA	=15B	−9N	−12B	+21B	=14N	2.0	9.0	9.0	2.00	1531	+17.2
17	Lippi, Alberto	1544	ITA	−4B	+22N	−15B	−8N	=19B	1.5	9.0	9.0	0.50	1586	+1.6
18	Roppa, Antonio	0	ITA	F	=15N	F	=6B	=11N	1.5	7.5	7.5	3.75	1736	0.0
19	Maestri, Roberto	1609	ITA	F	=11B	−3N	−7B	=17N	1.0	10.5	10.5	2.00	1486	-13.2
20	Ligutti, Leonardo	1483	ITA	−10B	F	−6N	+22B	−7N	1.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	1400	-18.4
21	Pascolini, Denny	1586	ITA	−1N	−7B	−14B	−16N	F	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	796	-40.6
22	Miotti, Angelica	1469	ITA	−5N	−17B	F	−20N	F	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	784	-43.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Parolin, JacopoITA
+61.2
3.0 pts · #6
2Despeyroux, DavidITA
+42.0
3.5 pts · #3
3Curzio, JessicaITA
+17.2
2.0 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Miotti, AngelicaITA
-43.2
0.0 pts · #21
2Pascolini, DennyITA
-40.6
0.0 pts · #22
3Clarini, IvoITA
-25.2
2.5 pts · #19

Biggest upsets

R2+191 Elo gap
Despeyroux, David1716 beat Orsatti, Marcello1907
R4+135 Elo gap
Curzio, Jessica1451 beat Pascolini, Denny1586
R4+106 Elo gap
Parolin, Jacopo1503 beat Maestri, Roberto1609