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WE 28 Amatori - A

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11 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Gravina di Catania, Italy. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1902, and top seed was Alessandro Santagati (🇮🇹 ITA, FM, 2199).

Alessandro Santagati (🇮🇹 ITA, FM, 2199) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Lavinia Cara Romeo (4.0) and Andrea Fortunato Isgro` (2.5). Santagati won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Andrea Annaloro (1827) beat Antonio Seminara (1964), a +137-point gap.

Location
🇮🇹Gravina di Catania, Italy
Dates
20 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇹FMAlessandro Santagati2199
Avg top 10
1,902
Participants
11
Titled players · 2
FM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇹Italy×11
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

FM Alessandro Santagati led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
5
2
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Santagati5Cara Romeo4Gitto2.5Annaloro2.5Isgro`2.5Marino2
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

FM Alessandro Santagati never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Alessandro Santagati beat WCM Lavinia Cara Romeo (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Alessandro Santagati 5 wins (R1–R5)WCM Lavinia Cara Romeo 4 wins (R2–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMAlessandro Santagati*
1
1
1
2WCMLavinia Cara Romeo
0
*——
3Salvatore Graziano Gitto
0
—*—
4Andrea Annaloro
0
——*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Santagati, AlessandroFM2199ITA+2B+5N+3B+6N+4B5.011.513.513.502692+14.6
2Cara Romeo, LaviniaWCM1891ITA−1N+8B+7B+9N+3B4.011.012.07.002134+58.4
3Isgro`, Andrea Fortunato1935ITA+11B+7N−1N=4B−2N2.513.513.53.251922-2.6
4Gitto, Salvatore Graziano1909ITA−7N+11B+9B=3N−1N2.510.510.52.251899-2.4
5Annaloro, Andrea1827ITA+10B−1B=6N−8N+11B2.59.59.52.001931+12.0
6Salafia, Dario1899ITA+8B=9N=5B−1B−7N2.011.012.03.251800-30.0
7Marino, Andrea1801ITA+4B−3B−2NF+6B2.011.011.04.501909+23.6
8Ciraulo, Basilio Vladimir1783ITA−6N−2NF+5B=9B1.59.59.53.001755-6.8
9Sorce, Gaetano1751ITAF=6B−4N−2B=8N1.010.010.01.751678-14.4
10Seminara, Antonio1964ITA−5NF+11NFF1.02.52.50.001819-7.8
11Consoli, Gabriele1809ITA−3N−4N−10BF−5N0.08.58.50.001109-58.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets